The Dallas weekly herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1885, 1883-06-21


or any considerable distance from New
York He did not think the government
would want to begin any civil suit IN
Washington.
NEW YORK LETTER.
A Painful Subject, but Well and Grace
fully Handled.
NEW YORK, June IA, 1SS3.-TSpecial Coz.
respondence.] LAT last at home" were
the significant words telegraphed from
Washington, announcing that the remains
of John Howard Payne had found resting
place in the soil so dear to him.
Never had a home, whose song and
dream was nothing more. There are few
who have not at some time or other shed a
tear while listening to the melody and
words of Home, Sweet Home" yet for
thirty years his country. suffered his re-
mains to lie forgotten, in Atrica's desert.
His genius was thoroughly recognized by
the Bohemians, who, like himself, were
homeless, and often in their revels the toast
to departed ones fell to Payne, and was
drunk in silence.
Some years ago journal recounted the
travels of gentleman in Africa, and among
-,
cross marks the resting-place of John
Howard Payne, and although neglected as
his grave is, the cross stands out boldly and
begs recognition of the traveller. On the
arm of the cross are the simple words, John
Howard Payne; below, evidently scratched
with q knife, scarcely discerDible, these
lines meet The eye:
Pain in life,
Pain in death;
Payne thy name,
Thy country shame!
How truly does this tell the tale Amerl-
cans reward to genius, oblivion. Thanks to
the appreciative kindness OF the philan-
thropist, Corcoran, the stain on America 4
pages is blurred, though it hardly can be
effaced. Strange to say, by singular coin
cidence, on the same day of Paynes rein
terment the house in which Poe
wrote 1.-THE Raven" was sold under the
hammer for half its value.
Two years ago while was skirmishing
around with the great bohemian biogra-
pher, DR.. Bleyer, looking up, notes TOR
magazine article, we reached the little
1t is pretty village about fourteen miles
from this city; and it was from that place
That his devoted mother.in.law often trav-
elled on foot to the New York Times Of
fee to peddle her manuscript. We learned
that the house was occupied by lady who
had formerly, or rather during Poe's life,
had been a great friend and admirer OF
him, and we strolled to the house and
begged that accommodations for the night
should be granted. Thanks to good for
tune, the old lady assented, and ar
ranged our bed in the very. room in
which Poe wrote his inimitable
for weirdness Subscription and quaint con-
ception, poem, the Raven.
The room is on sthe attic floor of the
house, which is simple two.story farm
house, situated on hill, with line view
of the beautiful surrounding country, and
is encompassed by large cherry orchard.
On entering the apartment we were shown
the very table and chairs on which Poe
usually wrote, and when we looked from
the odd little window, with its peculiar
shutters, into the moonlight, we could al
most hear the sharp-beaked raven rapping
for admission.
Contemplating, realizing, that this place
was where the great poet suffered the bitter
pangs of hunger, remorse and disappoint-
ment, till he died on the very bedstead on
which we were to sleep, the words
of Bobby Burns mother, when
she pulled the cord that gave
light to the statue of her gifted son. Yea,
Bobby, We asked them for bread but they
give We stone !" came wildly to mind; sink
ing 10 sleep dreamed that cold as the
world is, when Gabriel's trumpet called TO-
gether the illustrious men now no more to
the throne. Poe, Payne and Burns hand in
hand would take their rightful places in
ranks of genius, and gain the laurels de-
MED them below.
/ am rather out of my line of chat and
too sentimental so III start in with nay
practical views. The civil service examin-
ing board meets to-day at the custom
house, each member OF the board clothed
in an xxy-n face will attempt to prove to
the custom-house porters that in order TO
properly open a case marked linen,
but Containing silk, and fix 1t
so that the inspector can pass it as linen
and.check.it o. k. it is necessary to know
Diogones lived in a tub without false bot
toni and that Washington captured the
Hessians at Weehawken on Christmas
night while they were smuggling whiskey on
which up TO this day the government has
still 10 collect the duty and things OF that
ilk-go ahead you are on the right road and
while you are about IL teach the men that
civil service also means postal service, In
GLIDING the way to answer an inquirer In a
polite way: the custom-house officials
should learn this and profit thereby.
| went up 10 West Point yesterday TO
have q look at the last crop OF cadet sell
diers, they looked immense. the snow-whlte
trousers they wore contrasted well with
their milky faces. They looked IKE men
who were highly fit TO- play. draw, smoke,
and lie around the camp of frontier fort,
How many of them will be allotted 70
Texas heaven and the secretary OF war only
knows.
The salvation army struck US like q cy-
clone, and nightly they congregste on the
street corners Offering pilotage 70 heaven
gratis. One Of them button-holed me- be
shouted wildly that we should follow him
10 the place where the rest Of the gang OF
brother salvatore hung out, and they would
meet us with warm hearts. but be didn't
finish, / lodged the police
mans friendly club and sup
plied the words land empty seats
That salvstionist loves me not and vogs
I'm checked through without change-Do
sleeping-cars-to his satanic mnjesty's
Among the prominent Texans in town
ri. reel was a man from Dallas yclept
Hal. Al frsf be was suspected Of being the
No. fOr whom the British government is
looking. On examining his grip-fack moth
ing suspicious-appearing was found, save
BOZ Of cigars. 1 borrowed handful while
he wasn't looking. i am sorry, but you
must know that have not been an editor
long enough 70 enjoy cigars whose intes-
tines consist Of horse-bair. cob-Webs and
feefbers. The man IL supposed 70 be IN
Dallas nov, and when he returns the good
man shall take . drink with me
il VII Be one Of Mullignns oocE-talls-
Don't give Il sway. III lst the
barksspers Of Dallas into The e
crst Of the ''inEHjisnts o. the
drink, II IL mads b. the judieious
n1ring q Bay run; c.J me psPPs. D.