The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1883-06-17
NEW YORK LETTER.
A Payneful Subject-But Well aud
Gracefully Handled.
A New Vein Of News Struck and
Followed.
Events of Interest at the Metropolis.

OF John Howard Payne had found resting
place in the soil so dear to him.
Never had home. whose song and
dream was nothing more. There are few
who have not at some time or other shed
tear while listening to the melody and
words of Home, Sweet Home" yet for
thirty years his country suffered his 70.
mains to lie forgotten, In Airica's desert.
His genius was thoroughly recognized by
the Bohemians, who, ike 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 gentlemah in Africa, and among
others, this paragraph Appeared "A rude
cross marks the resting place OF John
Howard Payne, and although neglected MS
his grave is. the cross stands out boldly aud
begs recognition OF the traveller. On the
arm OF the cross are the simple words, John
Howard Payne; below, evidently scratched
with knife, scarcely div. aiDie, these
lines meet the eye
Pal life,
rain IN death
ivan Payne thy name,
= EL' W Thy country shame
How trniy does this tell the tale Ameri-
cans reward to genius, oblivion Thanks to
the appreciative kindness Of the philan-
thropist, Corcoran, the stain on Americas
pages is blurred. though it hardly can be
eiiaced. Strange to say, by a singular coin
cldence, on the same day of Paynes rein.
terment the house in which Poe
wrote 1.-THE Raven" was sold under the
hammer for hall Its value.
Two years ago while ! was skrmish ing
around with the great bohemian biogra.
pher, DR.. Bleyer, looking up notes tor
magazine article, we reached the little
town of Fordham, where Poe's house stands.
IL is pretty village about fourteen miles
from this city; and IL was from that place
that his devoted motherin.aw often trav-
elled ON loot TO the New York Times of.
tice to peddle her manuscript. We learned
that the house was occupied by a lady who
had formerly, or rather during Poe's lie,
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 Tor
tune. the old lady assented, and ar.
ranged our bed in the very room in
which Poe wrote his inmitable
for weirdness Subscription and quaint con.
ception, poem, the Raven.
The room Is on the attic floor of the
house, which Is simple two.story farm.
house, situated on II hill. with fine 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.
Cont.mplatinp realizing that this nlscs
was where the great poet suffered The bitier
hangs oi huuper remorse and disannoin,.
ment. Till he died an the very heds,ead ON
which wa were 10 sleen the words
of Bobby BuIn's mother when
abe pulled the cord that pavs
light TO the statue of her gifted ,on Ssa
Bobby, va ASK ed them for bread Int thav
give We stone !, came yiyidiv 10 mind, ami.
Inc 10 sleep I dreamed that cold ns the
world ia. when Gabrieii, trumnet cailed 10.
gether the INDUSTRIOUS men now no more ~
the throne. Poe. Payne and Burns hand in
hand would take their ripbtfni places in
ranks of peniu,. and gain ihe lanraIs do
MED them below.
am rathsr IN, of INV lima nj ,h., and
loo sentimentai an in st.rt in with ~.
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