Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1902-12-20

with checked mating We're only a
light stand with presentation volumes
OF the Brownings upon II. some nans-
ing shelves with few other books
ranged on them and four chairs
Poeis wife Virginia. only 70. was
still beautiful. her large black ewes
and dark hair accentuating her paI-
Tor. and Poe. proud. himself i'll and
bitter, with q sense Of the injustice OF
the world and his own inability IL
provide 1he comforts required for his
VIE was in constant fever OF arx-
ie1y.
As the summer went On Poe grew IA
bette-. and daily Virginia failed and
faded ard the resources Of The holIs4--
hold were being slowly reduced 10 The
Starving point. Autumn came. the
SNOW and the colo and the winter s.
cluslon and affairs grew desperate. the
wolf was already at the door when BY
hanpy chance This same Mrs Cove
u nose kind heart could prompt her to
% something better than her verses
called OF the Poes, and found the dy-
lnE wife III the summer sittina-raon
which mad been taken for h@r uSt
The scene is vividlv realized IN har
description. There was no clothing on
the bed. which was only straw. but Z
snoW-whIte counterpane and sheets
The weather was cold and the sick Iadv
fitd fhe dreadful chilis that accompany
tne hectic fever Of consumptior. Sne
IN On tie straw bed. wrapped in he~
husband great coat, with q large
tortoise shell cat on her bosom The
UDUg11T--Tyl
great usefulness. The coat and the
cat We're the sufferers only means az
warmth, excsDf as her husband held
her hands and her mother her feet
Mrs. GLENN was passionateiv fond of
he- daughter. and her distress on ap-
count Of her illness and poverty was
dreadful ~ see
Mrs. Poe died IN the little sitting
room on Saturday, January 81. 1877:
ana from here her husband. wearing
the military coat thai had but lately
Daen her bed covering. attended by q
few friends, followed her body TO its
last resting place
For seine time after his wife-s death
the little house remained the home Of
Poe and Mrs. Cleun- Friends came
occasionally to So them. and tine poet
srent many odd moments working
among mis- beds Of flowers. Besides
cat ne had q tame bobolink and q par
rot 10 share his affection and divert
his attention. He was fond OF being
out Of doors. and favorite walk was
over Lie then open country To the
westward tn High Bridge and long the
romantic shores Of the heavily wooded
Harlem river.
Much Of the beauty Of this region has
been cIt away 10 make the speedway
1cr the sportlGving drivers Of the
metropolis. The view I'D and down
the river from High Bridge. however.
Is still one Of breadth and impressive
beauty. AT the north. between the
nils. Won catch glimpse Of the
Palisades. and TO the south rise the
vague towers and misty pail Of smoke
that belong To the great city that Poe
never really learned TO know.
The granite arches Of High Bridge.
that rise nearly q hundred and fifty
feet above nigh water. form the SlIT.-
n0rrs Tor the aqueduct over which runs
q footway. and here Poe used to walk
O. lear n1usinE on the low parapef- The
ledge BACK OF his house, with its ex-
tended view. was another favorite
place where ne used to lfnger. and
many hours We're spent there by the
poet
The recent cutting Of q new roadway !
controlled the moving Of the Poe col
tase- and il nov stands right along
side Of a typical suburban house so
close that one can almost touch the
opposite wall from the veranda. The
Efesef1t owner keeps i in good repair |
On the Street enc there is badly
pafntet raven and 4 tin sign. inform |
ing the observer that Poe lived there.
Several Efforts have beer made |
toward purchasing tfe house and es-
tahlisnine II as memorial 10 Poe. and |
ii is hoped that this viii he done before /
ioaE. Across the street l. Poe Park. 4
the ground that formerly belonged 10 I
the house, and where the poet used to 4
enjoy the hiossominr Of tine cherry and |
ample trees.