The Lambertville record. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1872-1968, 1909-01-20

rot's e"frAdE AT breast Thi4 led
ho''o' -" h. - Hn5idI aid
being brought 10 the suffering lluiiN
in he little cottage al F0FdGuu
From the feeolleetions of these
friends LET us make Il composite pic
turc Of Poe. As II YOUNG man he WIS
of sinGularly attractive appearance
though moi strictly handsome; rnman-
tie of micn. with the pale east Of
thought adding the unusual effect of
pure intellee tualiy. His face WIS nj.
ways pallid The rather top heavy
breadth Of forehead lent an air of
melancholy Ia the general placid eNs
preston he wore Poe describes his
nose as Of II delicate Hebrew model
but not strongly so. He continues
An eye large. liquid. luminous; lips
somewhat thin and very pallld. hut on
a beautiful curve; II timely nodded
chin. speaking In its want OF prom
inence of Il want Of moral energy. hair
tblucll of a more than weblike soft
ness aud tenuity, left to grow all un-
needed, 50 thai it foated rather than
fell about the face"
With natural dignity Of presence,
smile, hut only at the right moment.
and gentle melodious voice. his en
trance into any company WAS an I'M
presslYe event In conversation he
WAS never bore, but ever ready l.
give freely Of his varied store II EN-
couraged lie had the Inherited taste
for dramatic Interpretation of genuine
literature and WAS constantly delight
ing private aud public audiences with
readings or recilinFs Of his own best
liked poems With all his ansteritN
he WIS n jovinl rs the resi- in The
circles Of good fellowship, sparkling
with wit. humor. quip or sntirleai Btbe
We an understand tie "hf@ 81
such i combination of d,alities fhe
poet, particularly when the aureoic OF
| fame troWns him king. Is ALWAYS in
/ peril of beiug Spoiled bN alteration, ST.
| 1t WIS inevitable that Poe world nj
Ways hive Il train of beauties. g'n
luScs, well lowered maids and ma
irons. waiting to do homage II hi
court His very first ellarmcf WIS ;
Young wife Nhom he in his teens
throhbiug with The memories al +"
mantle English hrfoincs and scciles
silently worshped rs HE only creature
liz. could e,ci luHe- OF course she sool
died but never oul OF The ardent pael
lovers soul Helen" der earth uamo
WIS Iane Which was foo prosai FOL
HIM huNered cvcrmorc in his pure
sky. the star of his vacant heart, the
inspiration of plob1by all his most
exquisite poems
After her came a succession ut true
and pure leNer- of Poo the poet. WON
ei wli0. married N not. overflow with
The affection Of all compelling sympa
llll t5l Gungcnial souls in Torment He
WAS carly married 10 h. child NIr
ginn eohelA but uncnltured daughter
uf n good woman, then in the crush
Ing struggles with grimA poverty. To
Which the years steadily added con.
sumption for the poor girl. cumulative
miscrits for the mother and eoIrodine
ngoncS of slow despair for the poet
victim of his uutcr fettcrs. There Was
Sarah Goyster, his first young liirt
who thirty years later IN his last
weeks af life was there II wealthy
widow. ready 10 marry and save him,
but too hate That WAS love, aud she
wore widows weeds for him Mrs
Osgood, Mrs Shew. Mrs lewis Mrs
Whitman most devoted Of them all,
also would have married him rs his
rcdceuei out of all The distressc3 Of
the Two and threc-qlartcr Years be-
tween his Wifc's death and his. liut
what need of words seemingly apOlu-
gete Tor Pos wealth of married We
mems loving friendship The only
SAY i'm. nncrcies vouchsufcd him were
these blessed outpourng9 of pure sym
patty mol the gushngs OF giddy but
tcrGies. hui the sisterly cheer Of nf
ture women. intellectual good and
pure II ever Il poor deN"tee ef family
affection uHd duty found his virtue =
lifelong hlundcr. from thc popular
worldly wise point nf Yow, il WAS Ed
gar Poe If fate had not dfifted him
into that little household IL Lis e#ttlpw
4 yearS h. might hive had Ids choice
1 Of the queens Of Soclcly va thc MORT II
nnd H. The south
The little family moved from liich-
moHd ia Now York in lS31 aud t.
Philadelphia tn 1873 1If9 Clcnm tells
how he Taught Virginia am go know
~ books md accomplishment Tho
home was always thc 9aur u sinfr
cottage plainly and scautily furnish
ed, and a odRer ia help pay The rent.
The women had heir hands fun all
the tiInc Poe kept u pei eiil and an
occasional bird to give poetical finish
to the sights and sounds Of his "home,
sweet home which was also his work
shop. Mrs GLENN thus Describes him:
Eddie Wa domestic in all his habits,
seldom leaving home Tor an hour unless
his darling Virginia or myself was with
him. lie was truly an aHectiOnate, kind
husband aud devoted son 10 me. He
was impulsige. generous, aifectionate and
noble IFS tastes were very simple and
/ ms admiration for all that was good ana
beautiful very great.
Poe became editor Of the Gentle
mans Magazine in Philadelphia and
left il in II year 10 edit Grahams lie
gained another 500 prize with his
Geld Bug After four years Of hard
work on these lines lie returned to edit
the New York Mirror and in 1915
gained world fImc-and $l0-by "The
Raven Al last, in this same year, he
became editor of The Broadway Jour
nal aud owner of II IN six months. In
spite OF his fame and brilliant labor
it died III two months from weakness
Of the money chest
Just when his ''Literati' papers i'll
I Godey's Lady's Book had raised him
to the pinnacle Of popularity libel