The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1904-05-22

and he told me I was ono Of the few true
friends he had ever known, and MS We
j talked the tears rolled down his cheeks.
say canddy thatt thought n great de,tl
| OF The talented young man; Ind grown
to love him. ind 1 know that lie wotlld
| me in,icli Of his past life, one part of
whlcll he, said hc had confidcd 10 no other
| living soul. iis was that while 1t
| was generally believed that lie had
| gone TO Greece IN 1877 to offer his sett
| Vices o assist In putting down tho Turk
ish opptessors that he had done no such
thing. that about as near Europe rs he
ever got was Fort Independence, boston
har,or. where lie enlisted, and was ass
signed to Battery III First Artillery.
which was soon aftcrwnrd transferred To
Fortress Monroe. Va Pen told Inc Tint
for nearly two years he let his kindred
and friends believe that he wits hight
Ing viii, the Greeks, but ali the while
he WAS wearing The uniform aof Unclc
Sans soldiers. and leading IL sober anu
moral life. So closely had Poo guarded
ths that after his death both Ills ;ia-
mirrors ana traducers III every book, mag
nzino aud newshaper spoke Of Edgar Al
Ian Poc's enlulntinE the example or Lord
Byron, and spending more than II year
battling with tho Greeks. Even very rc-
cent writer's have held to this yarn. | 4
did not believe that Poe hnd told INC u
fnlselood about the enlistment at Boston
harbor, but to thoroughly satisfy myself
! gathered from the War Department. ut
Washinion this data. Which is Of record
and cannot be dsputcd:
UNDER ASSUMED NAME.
Edgar Allan Poe. alias II. a. Perry. en-
listed at Fort Independence, Boston llar-
Dor, MAY e69 1897. tic cnlistlng officer,
lieutenant IL Grscomb, giving he fol-
lowing descriptions: L.. a. Perry whi,r.
age %; height. five feet eight inches;
hair, brown: eyes. grey; complexion, fair.
Was transfcrrrcdito Fortress Monroe.
Va, with Battery II, First Artillery, was
having shown ability that attracted at
tcntion later he was made sergcant-ma-
jcl and was destined to rapid advance
mont when, on April IA, 1920. he Offered |
a substitute and was lonornbly dis
charged. When the substitute was Of
fored 1t became necessary to property To-
galize the papers that u. a. Perry give |
young sergeant-major declared himself
Edgar Allan Poe, and bis foster father
John Allan, Of Richmond, Va
Now, T do not think It would be easy to !
dispute these records. and vet Poe kept 1
his secret WE'LL. 1t might be added wlht
every evidence OF truth, too, that tho
chances are that Poe would have ,rc-
maincd in the army contented and salts
fled had 1t not been for the death Of |
his adopted mother, Mrs Allan, Of Rich
nlond, OH the 9th or February. nearly |
two months before he decided TO sever
his connection with the army. Poe loved |
this good woman.-lle told Inc so ofteE-
and when he learned Of her death lie |
Immediately Quit the service. Poe had his
faults. but i lnvcd him. and may his
soul rest In peace,
MEETS DAVY CROCKETT.
About myself? There's not much to
tell I was born in Moore county, North !
Carolina, March IA. 1914, and my father
was Atlas Jones. who was regarded as
one of the foremost lawyers OF that
state, and a. man of considerable wealth |
and Influence. When twelve years of
age moved with my parents to the
wilds Of Ternossece, Madison county. /
ana there first met Davy Crockett. and |
remember him as the greatest man .
ever saw. He was n frequent visitor TO
my fathers home, and they We're fast
friends, being OF the same political faith.
About the time we landed in Tennessee
Crockett was in the hardest part of u po-
litlcal campaign, and richly enjoyed |
hearing him and father talking over how
they would down the other side. And
they did, too It was my pleasure to
know him well. and spent a. considerable
portion OF my time at his home IN Obon
county. and many a fine hunt we have
had together. OF course Crockett was
q grown man and I only q STRIPPING of Il
lad, but we were fast friends. Xll the /
same.
IT never had two better friends than