The Morristown gazette. [volume] (Morristown, Tenn.) 1867-1920, 1881-01-05

by his reason or learning Danish tn
doubt he has once cherished.
THE PA YEN
.. BY EDGAR A. POE.
Once upon midnish. dreary, while pondered
\ weak and weary,
Over many quaint and curious volume Of for
gotten ore 3#.
While nodded, nearly mapping, suddenly Their
came tapping, s ..-
As of some one gently rapping, rapping at m!
chamber door;
% 'Tis some visitor" Inuttered, ''tapping at m!
chamber door '.s.-
Only this, and nothing more"
All distinctly remember it was in the bleal
December,
And each separate dying enlber wrought its ghos
upon the floor. .a
| Eagerly wished the morrow;-vsinly had sought
to borrow ............... III.
From my books surcease OF sorrow sorrow for
the lost Lenore- ''
! For the and radiant maiden whom the angels
| name Lenore- --rE s.,.
Nameless here for evermOre.
! And the silken sad uncertain rustling Of each
purple curtain ...."
Thrilled me-flled me with fantastic terrors never
felt before;
SO that now, to still the beating of my heart I
stood repeating
'''Tis some visitor entresting entrance at my
chamber door: ~ ~
| Some late visitor entreating entrance at my
chamber door, .
This it is, and nothing more"
Presently my soul grew stronger hesitating then
no longer,
''Sir," said I, cor Madam, truly your forgiveness
implore;
But the fact is was mapping, and so gently you
came rapping, - H..- -
And family you came tapping, tapping at my
chamber door, ..
That I scarce was sure heard you"-here I
opened wide the door;-Ga
Darkness there, and nothing more.
Deep into that darkness peering, long I stood
there, wondering, fearing,
Doubling, dreaming dreams no mortal ever dared
to dream before: .E s....
But tie silence was unbrOken, and the stiffness
gave no token, .... -.-.-
And the only word there spoken was the whispered
word ''Lenore!"
This whispered, and an e,ho murmured back the
word '.Lenore!'
Merely this, and nothing more s
Back into the chamber turning, al my soul within
me burning, '
Soon again I heard tapping, something louder
than before. ..f,. -.- .E .
"surely, said I, 'surely that is something at my
window lattice
Let me see, then, what thereat is, and this mys-
tery EXPLORE
Let my heart be still moment, and this mystery
expIore:- aH
Tis the wind, and nothing more"
Open here flung the shutter, when, with many
firt and hutter, s9.. ... ..ta
In there stepped q stately Raven of-the sanity
days of yore.
Not the least obeisance made he: not minute
stopped or stayed he;
But With rnien of lord or lady, perched above my
chamber door
chamber door
Perched and sat, and nothing more.
Then this ebony bird beguilng my sad fancy into
smiling,
By the grave and stern decorum OF the soun.e-
nance it wore,
"Though thy crest be shorn and shsven, thou"
said, "art sure no craven, ~
Ghastly, grim, and ancient Raven wandering from
the nightly shore -raa
Tell me what thy lordly name is the nights
Plutonian shore7"
Quoth the Raven, ''Nevermore."
Much marvelIed this ungainly fowl to hear dis
course 30 plainly,
Though it's answer little meaning-little relevancy
bore:
For we cannot help agreeing that no living hu-
man being y
Ever yet was blessed with seeing bird above his
chamber door ...,s.4.
Bird or beast upon the sculptured bust above his
chamber door,
With such name as ''Nevermore."
spoke only
That one word, as If his soul in that one word he
did outpour.
Nothing further then he uttered; not feather
then he auttered-- f5.iJ tas>st-.f ..s.ftf-
Till scarcely more than muttered, "othsr friends
have hown before ss...4r.
On the morrow he win leave me, as my hopes
have flown before"
Then the bird said, ''NeYer more"
Startled at the stiffness broken by reply so aptly
spoken,
''Doubtlesa," said /, 'What it utters is its only
stock and store, 4.-4 p
Caught from some unhappy master, whom unnsr-
ciful disaster
Followed fast and followed faster, TIL hts songs
one burden bore 4tE H
Tin tue dirges Of his hope that melancholy burden
bore, 4F tlsi ma '.,ag4 &
OF Never-never more +"
~a q
But the Raven still beguiling all my sad soul into
smiling, HLas rB,s
Straight wheeled cushioned seat in front Of
bird ana bust and door; ~
Then, upon the velvet sinking, betook myself to
linking fsaI ~ IL
Fancy unto fancy, thinking what this OninOus
bird Of yore- ~ ~ N ...e
What this grim, ungainly, shastly, gaunt, and ou-
mons bird of yore- sa'A.
Meant In cr6akins 4'Nevar more"
This Sat engaged in guessing, but no syllable
expressing
TO the fowl whose hery syes nov burned into my
bosoIns core
This and more sat divining, with my head Al
ease reclining
On the cushions velvet lining that the larnplisht
eloated DER, ftss U-tf a8
Bnt whose velvet violet lining with the iarnPlRat
gloating DER ais.e 3. +
SIZE saal psass ahf ssysE more
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