Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1895-03-16


cause they are going to give me $ioo.'
HE went" continued the doctor, "and
read poem which he'd written when
he was a boy. and which had never been
regarded as worth publishing IL was
weak, puer,le thing. But Poe read II.
having collected first his 500. Some one
OF the company ventured TO say that II
was far below Poe's other poems then
published. Poe arose at this and told
the party that he had written the poem
they had heard when he was IA years
old. and read II TO them to try the ac-
curacy Of their taste and poetic know
ledge. He got very little fame out OF
this scrape. and was roasted and scorched
IN the papers without mercy. / only ten
Il as showing the shallow vanity ana
lack OF honest worth In Poc's nature.
What do think OF Poe's RavenF
II Is more wonderful as verse than az
poetry. At the time II was written many
thought II was the work or Hurst, u
clever Irshman. who. while not mucn OF
a poet. was the most finished versiher
OF the day. But Poe wrote II. and hurst
didn't The idea OF the Raven ana It's
climbing and PIERCING was oo'aineu
from one OF the conversations In MI
North's 'Noctes Ambrosiana-' The style
OF the verse itself was gained from Mrs.
=
Courtship.' Oh, no. there was no Intended
plagiarism in II. Poe got $50 for "Ihe
Raven and s. verse for The Bells
which was written and published one
verse at time. No: they didn't pay
much to your poets. They paid more ior
prose. Graham. who founded Graham
Magazine, once paid Fennmore cooper
| 81. 900 for n short story called The Lost
Handkerchief
"How did Lady Geraldine's Courtship'
rum" / asked as the Doctor paused. Ia
never heard II being Poe's model Tor ine
Raven and was anxious TO make COM
parison.
.Tt canters like this" replied the Doc
tor "acd would scarcely fail TO remind
YOU Of Poe's masterpiece. which was writ
ten after.
Sob, how still the lady standethl IT'S
dream, a dream of mercies!
'Twixt the purple lattice curtains now
she standeth still and pale! %
IT'S a vision sure, OF mercies, sent 10
soften his self-curses.
Sent 10 sweep n patient quiet q ct 'he
tossing of his wall. ,
eyes" he said. now thronolng through
me, Parian statue stone;
Underneath that calm, white forehean'
are We ever burning torrid.
Der the desolate sand desert OF my heart
and life undoneY
With murmurOuS stir uncertain, III inc
air the purple curtain.
Swelleth in and swelleth out around her
motionless. pale brows; s. .,
While the gliding OF the river sends
ripping noise forever ,,,,
Through the opening easement, whitened
by the moonlight's slant repose.
THRASHED EDGAR ALLEN POE.
.Dldn't YOU and Poe have q fstic en-
COUNTER" l asked.
II gave him a thrashing once" retorted
the Doctor, with n sort or wrath whlCi
showed that he still applauded the deed.
poe. who. as stated. was in the sadly
too frequent habit, had pawned certain
Jewels he borrowed from a lady. she
| complained Poe made some remark about
her which reached the ears of her brotner'
who soon came after Poe with crab
tree cane. Poe walked into my ONCE
where | was writing, and asked Tor
pistol. saying that the brother in question
was looking for him with a cane, intend
ing TO beat him. / expressed sincere
hone that the brother might find Poe ana
eail HIM TO death This opened up the
avenue Of n discussion between Poe ana
myself. TO which gave climax by WHIP
ming Poe. But he was as bad as ever
afterward; 1t did him no good. ANA mere
the Doctor as he reposed on the piush
sofa. heaved a sigh as he thought OF now
inNincibly Undergraduate AHO ""N"'
1.-THE Raven was.
The ola writer of Sweet Alice" has in
his time printed many novels and dra-
mas. which In their day had great sue
cess. He was as much with stage foik
as he was with politicians; and was as
closely the friend of Edwin Forrest ana
the e.der Booth as he was with presidents
Polk and Tyler, during whose terms the
White House was as familiar to the young
poet-politician as his own home.
Joe jefferson is reckoned our greatest
comedian" replied the old Doctor. ana
| think so myself. Still. Jefferson is by no
means the actor which Charles Burke
Jefferson's half brother. was. Burke did
this same RIP Van Wrinkle business as
a German speciality. Jefferson initiated
him. Charlie Burke created Rip van
Wrinkle Joe jefferson learned 1t from
Burke"
While stretched on the sofa the caustic
Doctor scrubbed the following on the Con-
gress dying few feet away. 1t is tart
as a lemon. and would indicate that whlle
the old Doctor may not be able to see
his colleagues. he is quite capable OF APP
preciating them:
A New Litnny.
From CAB and doctrines pestilential.
From Outhwate's manner consequently
From Reeds old jokes by long use TAR
But frequent mended, patched, and var
Good Luck, deliver us!
From Wilson's Sugar Trust protection,
One-ouarter cent which met dissection,
From Boutelles speeches on Hawan,
Mixed up with bark and yelp and ki-yi,
Good Luck, deliver us!
From Geary's pointed Chinaphobia,
With which he never fails to probe We,
From Dockery's parsimonious portions,
And Bryans Populistic notions,
Good Luck, deliver us!
From Dlngley's courtesy to strangers.
From Hatch's cuddhng Of the Grangers'
From Springers very good lntenli,ons'
And Jones's hate Of soldiers pensions,
Good Luck, deliver us!
From Bailey's Constitutional scruples,
Which much our misery quadrupies'
From Murreys rum which sense can
And make a Quaker kick his mother,
Good Luck, deliver us!
From those Shakespearean quotations,
| by irosus In his great orations,
| From BANDS contempt OF golden money
| From Walkers vitrol and honey,
Good Luck, deliver US!
| From Holman's skinning of the Red Men
| From Morse's eulogies on dead men,
| From John Dunns eloquence, God bles:
| And other things which might distress US
| Good Luck, deliver us!
| From Dr. Everetts nomenclature.
| And Crisps invincible good nature,
| From that oblivion which hungers
| To swallow up this high, old Congress.
| Good Luck, deliver u.s.
II was sl5 o'clock A. NJ, and having
completed the foregoing litany az settinl
| forth the Impressions of Congress he wa.
| carrying to his home at Newark, the OLE
author OF Sweet Alice, Ben Bolt" wen
| calmly TO sleep on the lobby sofa, whii'
the House stormed on inside.
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