The Helena independent., 1891-12-07

b a capital likeness Of it's subject, in fea.
ure6 and expression, when he was in this
ity, rejecting the idiosyncrasies of the
nan as known by his works and the record
4 his life. It was painted in 1S43, six yenra
efore Pos's death, and when hs was thirty
wo years old. The expression Of tie face
J mystical, abBtractea, pathetic. The
orehead is broad and is very largely de-
eloped in the elocality of the TEN Pies and in
he regions to which the phrsno!ogists as.
tibe the ideal and imaginative faculties.
here is ''speculation in those ewes" and
hero are also emotion, suffering and despair.
he mouth is fastidious and on the lips ars
corn and oontempt-a certain helpless ex-
ression of scorn. A rather weak chin ter
linates an oval face, the cheeks Of which
re snnken, and along the sides Of which
re narrow whisker-ktrlps. Ths dark hair
{ the head ia cut rather short and curls
lightly. On every feature ind part of the
tcs, the peculiar traits and qualities of
'os are visible, profoundly and painfully
spressed. He looks here as Hamlet, the
Melancholy Dane, may have looked IN some
his moods. The portrait is very unlike
1e engravings that appear in the various
ditions Of Poe's works, and very unlike
40 man described in tho poem ON '"Iho
ortrnit of Poe" VI. s. ."
Ii thee nre any other original portraits
{ Poe thani the two here spoken of,
Ex-Mayor HALL of Now York, has
ecantly published his memories of Poe;
+ ut apprehend that he does not clearly re.
lomber the PERSONAL appearance OF the
switching American author, whom he saw
early half y century ago, ami who dad of
elirium tremens whom not yet forty years
| / have had some lively times with my
ootors in New York, and there can be no
arm in telling of1then4. Some time ago I
+ ot back here from foreiGn country, to
hich they had sent ma ns n last resort, and
l'om which they thought | would never
I,turn. had been laid up for long time
18th complication of maladiea which
lreatened to pnt an end to life, md an
minent member OF the medical faculty,
! worthy and vine practitioner, looked
tier the oase. Months passed away with
| u recovery. He came to think that the
Ilae looked desperate, and made his thought
InoWn with proper grnyity to others thnn
ysolf. what ID this progress?" I asked
m ono day, and lie admitted that II was
(ot a,,af ffavorabe soon after which VI it
fees. proper fn order 10 to fGs,as MAKE saeo a1s
the case and to SEQ
neither anything further could be
|one in 1t, he suggesoaa the calling Of n
L,uneil Of highly distinguished mcdicos,
nd next day the council was held in the
OK chamber ns lny nbed. They examined
10 case. in which they fouad anomalous
|,mptoma pnd it soon bscame evident from
|leir looks md whiapsrings-whioh were,
course, noticed by the patient--that they
ligHrded it as dangerous. They went into
h adjacent room to exchange views in
|'ivhte, and when they returned after
|me, to take another look ut mo, aaw by
10 increased Gobriety Of their faces, shat
ere was no hope. what la the progno-
[sr' / asked, this reply to which was a dry
[nile, and "What ID the price Of it?'' tho
|lswer to which came nert morning In tho
|,npe Of n bill for sbD for the consultation.
| order TO settle the whole businass bryond
pubt, another highly distinguished med
b. whom we will cal! Or, PantaRmel, and