Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1891-01-31
EDGAR ALLAN POE.
oecou EcTioNs or THE POETS LIFE
AT FoRo1AM, NY.
.,,,or,cs Awakened by tho Recent Death
of Father DOucet-The Foe COT
taSe aud "annabeI Leo."

.., Il the last inhabitants WHO IciheHh-
- Tdcar Allan Poe aud know him init
...,r daring the lattcr's two years So
..-., in that pretty little suburb. And TO
aud admirers Of shat mucn-slandered
49, ... ST., viii no ever matter for regret that
.,. pcy. Father Doucet Go whose death
-. have REFEREED dil mt leave US some
....t,rtic written or verbal testimony asto
.,,.,.-sonali;v Of the poet whose friend
.'1o, sc said 70 have enjoyed 20 IN unu-
l..,rcc N a peTiod perhaps the most
s'..''-..i,n. IA poc's varied and cvCnttul
~. Non, what lItilo can be gathered now
!. .,.,i4 seem probable that TINS intimacy
,.,f.l % the reverend father many 81
49,. delicate traits 81 a naturally retlcent
r.-,cior which have not been always
'.-.l.t.1 heretofore IN tho publCs estlma-
t.a o.. EDGAR Poo. o.,
.,..-f ~. Johns. ! was told that Poe fire.
.tr visited the college, generally IN
.f..--.-p or evening when the faculty
d.. lr,-urc and could entertain him.
lI.-e. often ou these occasions much de
.r su.rifs th's was 30 the tune OF
.r,~ lts vIlg's d.1thl. and, seeming 20
.....yrulthv. would Usually goaVay feel
-.f-.-l'.rl baVVertor few hours I'M
-.-..-al r.yV,r-Itlon. Sometimes. now
...- fsw.l.d lngor ON rs though dread
,,-. re.s5u 90 hls d.ath-sircScn nome,
..'. .r. t.>u,tahle fathers would provide
" g.tL bod. and the grateful poet
.i .rer1 the night with them. IL was
.'... .raurh that Poe could meet con-
.,-r.t- aud those afternoons and
..-.-- sp.ut ~ the college must have
t.refciql intellectual relief t. his
...y. mind, sympathetic listener
t.... .'vays delight 10 one possessing
...I-.-..u, e.uVersauond powers.
.....-h Poe was by no means Jesuit
...f....l.. Dee would naturally hud. with
,,. t-.al-uudct tolerance peculiar 10
.r.,.-4-y people. much that was con-
..-s .I.u iusplrIl. I'm On intercourse
. o.. -..uri and intelligent Jesuit
.... e ST. Johns College. an Insiltu-
-,,...h vas, founded. u may be noted
.-.. ,,ar. before be himself made his
.ia to-lla..
ArrWlItE FIGURE.
r.......ny personal recollection Of the
..t. Father ScuIiv showed me a
'... notice ot him that appeared some
....u tie college paper, from which
.....-..f lowing description:
vg.s IAN lar figure az the college
.........--a .l. Of retiring disposition
-..--. tt. people ot Foriham. lee was
$50. a, home with regard 10 81,
r...-- .o.,rai ~ be- something
+h. ..,r.suhora of fhe nloce
r.... ~ AMI troDob he 6ft.n
.. ..,,-ls. rrrrose of scoinr
' 3D.. ..r,ltc ~ students Il
.r. LIS mind IN wander NJ
.rs lawn and the beautiful
t.f -he college buildings. II
.... ...r-rt from this that he had
... -t... Vs Ind three special
...f.. e.-'.-e. E,v. Fathers Doucet
....-l a. he gcultv. and Gus.
..t .,'.t ,te f,w students of that
... -...y alive. n was ono Of
e...s tl.t fe c,ul1 make
.-'.. v,- b.. y.ut. 4, So. LINN
..'..' IT.l.A y ohqrpi,l, pres-
... s. -.-- intellectual .cauniruance,
.... .-a ,,,-, p utn forehead, with
N.' .''..i .'' .'', .. ~ i me. ',',,;
..--. ~. o. tr;ar sborn
...'.. ,,.,,coi Ar,.rice,,
.......,-. 49, ..o MIN and
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