The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1902-11-30
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:. c,iswoid's estimate In his "Female
' RttI'nas -'s,;eap Of Miss Susan Archer Talley
'Ycu q H W,issl Edgar Allan Poe says; While
lnsF ~ ~. her highly, we could scarcely expect
is p.' .re.ent TO avow what we think OF hef--
ir y ,anks already with the best OF them
N h time surpass mem an her uelee's
. " w ,o,ii Of inexperience and excessive
..sslay, while hef "e'''
1920 genius. 49,; =
" lh ~. the hand which penned II is dust,
now helpless invalid still
10 % .s,tsd BY her bedside in her room
Bys ~, its low windows looking out upon
b NslnV 40 pjth bloom, We go back in fancy
fifs- !, which the hapless poet was the
E.r~ ,,d through eyes once familiar with
& dit s ..9,,,gb spyglass, see him with tele-
10 ..-ness across the intervening years,
cIN nee co.. which impressed him we're printed
81 lDs .ia.isrslv in the Southern Literary Mes
SLY ~ ire proud father of the gifted girl,
~ mod from her earliest recollection, COW
W T., schoolbooks with oouplets IN printed
~ ls...rs before she had learned to write.
liz, nslss her school life she stumbled upon
4 po.t lines beginning
~ me ring Is or my hand
ArA the wreath is on my brow
!, Il. musical rhythm took a strong hold upon
w Ian fancy. II seemed very wonderful,
y go. 10 learn from her mother that their
49, w, lad lived in Richmond, and that Mr.,
,a.s. house, which she had visited the day
IT,, lad been his home, and from thenceforth
\. ssr,s in which he played as child and
", 4. s,.,s on the lawn which he had climbed
K IN objects Of deep interest to her
II ,.t,,. A,r first meeting with him, in July Is4o,
q. /, came to Richmond in the interest of
4. stvius. the magazine which was TO bring
r ~ tO,tune and fame, his sister and herself had
( s.,,r. neiphbors. Mrs Mackenzie, who adopted
+ IN. poe. had removed to Duncan's Lodge, near
& 4, Me- Of the Baptist college, and Talleyverro,
4, suburban home of the Talleys, on the spot
,h,r, the Lee monument stands being only
,r,t.r Of a mile distant, an intimacy had sprung
M b,tveen the two families.
lIru his arrival the poet took lodging at
sS,n, Tavern, a rambling frame building on
4, corner Of Eighth and Broad streets, then a
b,Siopsble resort, kept in the old Virginia style
IA r.dolent Of historic associations, but now
81 ,hudoned to Armenians and negroes and an OBJ
4 hi Of vigilance TO the police His fattering
notice Of Miss Talleys poems had appeared some
B tus before and, hearing of her whereabouts, he
& cam. at once to see her. He was then about
8 i, Years old, and Of his appearance Mrs. Weiss
a ar;
4 He was Of medium height and perfectly erect
+ ta although distinguished looking, l should not
Il lave called hni-except for his eyes--a hand
& Nn. man This he might have been when
+ younger but at that time he was pallid, careworn
. md haggard, and beneath his well-kept dark
Il noustaehe was visible an occasional twitching of
+ Il. upper lip resembling sheer, His eyes,
+ however, unlike any have ever seen, possessed
& wonderful beauty and charm. Large and shaded
n By long, black lashes, they were steel gray in
color and Of crystalline clearness the pupils ex-
B pindng and contracting with every shade of
E thought or emotion Their gaze was full, open,
ird unshrinking; their usual expression dreamy
md sad Now and again, however, he had a
way Of turning them askanee and fixing them
upon some unsuspecting individual, as though
taking his caliber, Nothing escaped him, and in
~ lequhements OF women he was peculiarly
i':idious, often lamenting that slight things re-
Fa'd him against his better judgment.
= = +
M came into the parlor on the occasion of
~ INST visit to us, he was seated in an easy,
graceful attitude, near an open window, quietly
~psIslng' lie rose as / entered, and other
guests being present stood with his hand rest
~ o. me back of his chair, awaiting my greet
~ MS dark hair was thrown back from his
g'n forehead, and everything about him, to
y smallest detail OF his simple black dress,
espoke the gentleman. His manner to women
" eaivalrous. use the expression as distinct
ION ,i polish or high-breeding and distinctive OF a
ygIg which while instantly perceptible, was too
's'le Tor description. With strangers he was
served and dignihed, and. young and shy
.',nctiVey reeoied until his eyes brighten
be extended his hand. Then the barrier be-
"Tta VS. melted and we we're friends"
lasr acquaintance covered only three months,
u curing that time they met constantly, while
$500 them existed the sympathy which draws
$3.50 natures together with the instantaneous
~. -, " magnet and steel, establishing in mo-
IN. nearness in feeling, which lifelong asso-
Gw without 1t can not produce
.Osas as vas Mrs Weiss says, ~ seemed
''sgnise intuitively the finer nature of the
~. ne was never the inexplicable being to me
o'AeTs Pronounced him" While he said
y. near the beginning of their acquaintance
80. not express the pleasure-the more than
s~...s ! ieel IN finding myself so completely
! S,sSaenoed by YOU 1t isn't often that am
49,. J. coming to Talleyverro his habit was to re-
U,Dn. nn hat on entering the shade Of the
Hp,.;s,,., carrying it behind him, and walking
~ ~ .9 as If enjoying the coolness. On
ia r.. =, occasions, arriving late and being
I. ~ ~ Iis young friend had retired. Then"
nav ! VIII go into the garden. Perhaps
hou,tsS not shadow He did, finding her sill
hsg !. upon her chamber wall, brushing her
1''A'd BY Time. ''A 'uNu'''"' ana 'n
\ y =
va, Dr..a evening, when number of persons
lever b...I happening to say that he had
va ssk.d the Raven" correctly rendered, he
,'a Dpsny ..pellbouud BY his deliyery A faint
~ oI falling rain hl..A.l -. -, -