The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1912-01-14
BY PHILIP ALEXANDER BRUCE

him II permanent asylum under her
roof had he not been In the enjoyment
of Il small annuity from MIR. Allan.
which enabled him to meet his own cX-
pcnscs But her home. plain and bare
as 1t was. was as open to him now as
1t had been when he withdrew from tho
ranks of the regular army at Fortress
Monroe.
Mrs. GLENN Ccnsurcd.
Mrs. Weiss asserts that Mrs. GLENN
was very much censurvd after the pup
lie marriage in Itichmond for having
consented to her daughters union with
u man so much older than herself anu
SO much inclined even then TO dissipV-
ton At this time Virginia was only
fourteen years of age, and looked even
younger in face and figure.
Judging By appearances alone. the
criticism OF the mother docs not seem
unjust Mrs. Clemm's true reasons for
approving the match were probably
mixed. In the first place. she might
have honestly thought that VirgInia's
happiness, young as she vas would
be certainly promoted by IT, IL any In
ference was to be drawn from tho
dependency she had shown when her
cousin removed TO Richmond 10 take
part in the editorial management Of
the Messenger. 1t was the more cas-.
TO arrive at this conclusion when Poe,
himself was urging an early ma rria &C.
ana exhibiting every sign OF 1cprcs-
sion ut the prospect OF even a tempor-
AIRY separation, With the two per
sons directly concerned go fun Of
ragcrncss, Was IL unnatural that Mrs
GLENN. who had so few family ties to
solacc her, and no arm whatever 10
lean upon, should have yielded. even
though she herself may have looked
upon Virginia as being too young 10
contemplate wcdlock. and upon Edgar
as sim 10 DC tested as a proviier? Az
TO his personal merits. II should be
borne In mind that, during the whole
OF MS sot0urn In Baltimore, under the
same roof as her daughter and herself,
nc rad been strictly abstcmious and
temperate II she had heard of his
previous dissipation. was II extrayn-
giant IN ner 10 presume that maria ge
ana the responsibilities OF family lie
would bring 20 bear a powerful in
h"chcc TO prevent It's recurrence? She
nersci mas loft statement OF hor
reasons for iavorinG the union: I'm
ticnmond. myself AMI daughter know
thit VIC have some one to love and care
Tor us There lin RaitEmore) we had
no ono. Edgar is indeed son to me
and has always been So lie will.
am sure, DO all in his power to make
Us happy"
from tA's !:''e, Mrs. Clcmm's life
becomes comPl.tely Identified wlth tho
POT =. Nhcre"cr the husband and
"ife might be residing. there she ga.
TO be FOUND, with an arm. q. II were.
around each OF hcr two children. the,,
genial companion IN their brightest
hours. their sympathetic companion I'm
their darkest. Dr. GrIswold. who MAS
never Tcry friendly TO her, declares
VA, Whatever case In his circum-
stances Toe may have enjoyed he was
CHIEFLY indebtc-, for II TO his mother
in-law, who loved him with moro
than maternal devotion and con-
stancy."
An Ercntful Sojomrn.
During the cvcntful soiourn in tho
Httie cottage at Spring Hill. phhadcl
phia' MIS-. GLENN seems TO hay. nor
formed all the mental Offices, was u,ok.
'huhdrcss. and cleaner in turn: ana In
.nesc aiNerint characters exhibited ali
INC cfhcicncy Of practical experiences
h"'. IN addition, she was Il skilful cloak
ana drcssmakcr, by which cmp,ov.
incht' in her hours Of leisure. She wrs
h"'c I" increase the family's slender
income. vt Fordhnm. besides attend
ing 10 All The recurring work OF the
hitchcn and laundry, and dcvotiny
many hours to sewing, she KNITTED
pretty fancy pieces and small knick
'a'NS' winch she sold at the neigh.
curing store, Mrs. Grove Nichols. who
nad watched her from day to day In
Tue performances of this homelv ro,,p,,
of duties. spoke OF her as being a SORT
OF universal providence to her Is;ranro
chl!hreh- That these strange chill
arcn felt her absence kecnly. AL
thoGEh the separation may have hccn
ohly Tor a few days. is revealed 4, n
letter by Poe which has been prc
served. Mrs. GLENN was still in Phil
due'Phia' while the poet and his wife
were domictled in New York, whittier
.hey had gone in advance 10 choose n
boarding house. You can't imagine
now much we both do miss you" he
declared with simple directncss and
paipabic sincerity. Sissy had A hearty
cry last night because You and Caterina
tthe catj weren't here. The very
instant scrape together enough
money | will send il on"
Mrs. Clcmm's devotion to her SON
ih-law was not manifested simply In
caring Tor his home and in assisting
with her own industrious and skilful
hhh"s IN securing the precarious means
20 maintain and hold 1t; perhaps the
most important as well as the most
pathetic duty which She performed.
after the removal 10 New York. when
zoe. for the time being. had lost all
1919 'ai connection Win ma zines,
was to visit almost daily the Offices
TO dispose of tho articles which he
had been able to write in the intervals
between serious illnesses. She was
now about sixty gears OF age, tall in
person. diSniticJ In carriage. and with
manner :host fauaed and self-pos-
sesScd She Wore widows can,
which harmonized very thoroughly
win her snow-whitc hair and her
black dress. One who had seen her
recalled in after years "hsr stalwart
and quceniy air" The impression
which she made In New York as the
poets literary agent is thus vividly de-
&cribcd by Wills:
Our first knowledge OF Mr. Poe's re-
moyal TO this city was by q call which
we received from lady who intro
aucci herself TO us rs the mother OF
ms VIE. She was in search Of en-
plOymcnt for him. and shc oyruSnJ be-