Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1902-11-30
SUSAN ARCHER WEISS.

of the Talieys on the spot where the
LEG monument stands, being only q quar-
ter of a mile distant, an intimacy mad
sprung IN between the two families.
Upon his arrival the poet took lodgings
al Swans Tavern, rambling frnme
building on the corner Of Eighth and
Bread streets, then a fashionable resort.
kept in The CID Virginia style and redo
lert Of historic associations, but now
abandoned tc Arnenians and negroes and.
al object Of vigilance to the police. His
catering notice of Miss TalleE's poems
rad appeared soma time before. and.
hearing of her whereabouts. he came at
once to see fer. He was then about 20
years old and of his appearance Mrs.
Weiss says:
He was Of medium height and perfectly
erect; out, although distinguished looking,
| should not have called him-except for
his eyes-a handsome man. This he might
have been when younger, but at that
time he was pal'id. careworn, and aas-
gard. and heueat5 his well-kept dark
mousfache was visible an occasional
tvitcling of the upper lip, resembling
snser His eyes, however. unlike any
have ever seen, possessed a WonSesIul
beauty and charm. Large, and shaded by
long black lashes, they were steer gray
in color and of crystalline cle2Fhess.
the pupil expanding and contracting with
evory SHADE OF thought or emotion. Thar
rsye was full. open, and unshrlnsin3;
their usua! expansion dreamy and sad.
Now and again. however, he had a Wsy
of turning them asfiance and fixing them
,pon some unsuspecting individual, as
though taking his calIbre. Nothing es-
capel him. and in his requirements OF
women he was peculiarly fastidious, often
lar1enting that slight things repealed nm
against his better judgment
WAS CHIvALRoUS TO WOMEN.
"As l came into the parlor on the oc-
ras,on Of his first visit to us, he was
coated in an easy. graceful attitude, near
IN cceu window, quietly co7VcIs!ns. ho
rose as 1 entered. and, other guests oeine
,repsnt. stood with his hand resting on
the back Of his chair, awaiting nay greet
ing. His dark hair vas thrown eacA
from his broad forehead. and everything
about him, to the sn1aitest oetah .. ,''
simple black dress, seRpo'se the gentle
nan. His manner to wenacn Was ch.sa'-
rous use the expression as dtst.nee
from, polish or hish-breeeiEg ana diat1nc-
tive Of a quality which, while inseaHtls'
,ercent,he. was too subtle for deserfp-
lion. with strangers he was reserved
and di.nine6. and, young and sn}' n
stiact,yely receiled until l saw ms eSes
brighten as ise EXTENDED his hand. Insn
the barrier between US ine'Neo ~
were friends.
FREQUENT VISITS TO TALLEH-
VERRO.
Their acquaintance covered only three
months. but during that time they met
constantly. while between them existed
me sympathy which draws kindred ma
lures together with the instantnneousHess
~ magnet and steel, establishing n q
nornent a nearneEs in feciias, waich
,ife-lcng association without 1t cannot
produce. at
seemed to recognize irtuitively the nner
npt,,re Of the man. He was never the IN
sxpltcable being to me that others pro
n,I,nced him. While he said to her,
Near the beginning Of their acquaintance:
.I cannot express the pleasure, the asole
than pleasure feel in finding myself SO
completely comprehended by You. y
al often that / am so understood.
In coming to Tallyverro his habit vas
Ia remove his hat on entering the shadss
Of the avenue. carrying 1t behind MIN,
and walking linEcrinsly. as II en1oyans
the coolness On one Of these occasions.
arriving late. and being told that ms
Young friend had retired. Then, nc
said. II WIN 70 into the garden. Perhaps
T may sec her shadow he did, nnolns
hAr silhouetted upon bar chamber waA.