The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1906-10-30


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slVo R1e nest lett1r oiF ne
fellel of tenor cautious ana
aoneo.slInlt tlil. Diplomatic ana intaiiii-
.tble. IN this pretty phrase lie begius=
II trust, my dear friend, you casi OBJ
tlfn an appointments. President Tyler
see lis sons, hut they were not in.
Couldn't yon slip on yourself and sea
/ tie PRESIDENT But perhaps your an.
] plica ton had better be made through
some one who Inns Influence with tho
PxecutiyC. ! have heard sou say John
q Kennedy had regard for you and
Will be glad to serrc you Would lie
NOT -
This letter chilled the poets hopes
Still he does rot Giy.s up the idea, for
Is not Holm F. Kennedy one of The
few tTle friends fnte has given him?
IL VIII be remembered that IL was
Kennedy who had obuaIncd for him
the post OF editor Of the Southern Lit
ernTy Messenger IIid who helped him
with money and advice through many
a dark hour All the advantages Of a
PERSONAL visit presented themselves.
mt whore was nc money? Afree N
tilp attempts to raise It he writes sud-
y to Thomas:
would to God I could come to
Washington. but you know tho old
story-I have no money; not enough
to take me there. to say nothing OF get
ting back. 1t is a hard thing to be
poor, but as am kept SO by 0u honest
motive dare not complain. air. Ken
nedy has at all times been a true
friend to me. He was the first true
friend I ever had. He will be willing
to help me, I know. but needs urging.
for he Is always head over heels In
business. Thomas, may I depend on
you:''
From here the story moves swiftly.
Little or nothing was done by Thomas
for his friend, who. beyond speaking
to Robert Tyler. son OF the president.
did little for Poe. Bob Tyler. himself
literary dilettante, underworld to Sc
cure Poe a position in the Philadelphia
custom house. but his pull WIS not
elastic enough. The custom house Of
fcaIs promptly resented his interfer-
ence and fatty turned his candidate
down a cabinet crisis. the principal
event of the Tyler regime. was APP
proachIng. aud Bob knew it was of
little use to try TO interest his father
in poets or poetry.
Still. Thomas. by half satisfactory
letters, Kept the hope alive for year.
He must have known how frall the
promises were. but the poet believed
In them and him. His anxiety for the
post was heightened by first signs OF
ia Virginia. his beautiful
child wife. and 1t meant delicacies
and probably her life Poe was not
Idle while lac vailed. however. With
the wIII-o'-the.wisp OF government
service .lazzlinG his eyes lie still dug
away NJ the grub worms beneath his
feel. The ma Enzine scheme had grown
into tangible shape and promised cup
port made the future sslnguinc. 1t |
vas as much In the hope OF obtaining I
support from President Tyler and his |
cabinet rs getting the long desired |
clcrkship that Poe came to Washing |
ton III 1915. leaving NirSinia and Mrs. |
GLENN in Philadelphia
Arriving in Washington. the poet |
g-as given royal welcome by Thomas
lnd friends. Roarl had been engaged /
FOR him nj the Widow Barrett's. In
New York avenue. near Thirteenth and
n streets. y W. Thomas and Rob
Tyler We'd with each other in slow
ng the visitor the sights Of Washing
ON. liut here their interest ended
ryler read Poc'S poems, and Poe read
Ms and hiEhly praised them. which
greatly pleased the play poet