The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1915-11-21

e was believed to exist until
this one was discovered in the
Mackenzie family. into which
she was adopted.
zinc several verses, aud u:uer another
assumed name criticised them IN favor
OF other lines scnt in 10y himself.
Some extended criticisms Of his own
poems II tales published anony-
mously In Il magazine during his life
time ave been acknowledged over his
signature later on in life. This may
have been the ,auSe for these lines.
published IA Grdham's Nnpd:i8C Tor
December. 1876. which have meyer
been reproduced. or alluded 10. since
Poe's death:
- ritE yensifrrF Ills vwN
rpfrRy.
When critics scourged him thcr. was
scope
For self-amcndmen, and for hope,
Reviewing his own verse. IN.
Has lone tn" decd feio-dc-sc,
After returnAs home from crliegc.
and much against his inclinationa. 1.
IL quite certain that, Poe went to work
In the Ellis & Allan counting house.
II which arm his patron. John Allan
was = partner.
Tie relations between r"c and Allan
about that time were strained. mainly
OH rot OF i'oc's gambling debts
contracted at, college. l'oa regarded
Allan IS a Close .,sted ScDtchman aad
Il croaker of the first water. lie him
self had not only made love ard los;
with his former sweetheart. but had
also w.'.lc at v%niicse both drank and
gam'd. \ c,.rkshlp - Il himdrum
counting room WAS irh-vuc to hI.
high spirits ana hc uulcniy determined
20 break the cnH.n # what il, COM
s.lered hi serfLuin To- Allan.
H. looks as If h. might haN" adopted
tho same d~'laiu-y Tactics in his work
at Ellis n Adams that Il" pursued
in his later conduct at West Point.
WHEN he purposely carmel his dis
m!ssa'. Instead IT po-ing over dusty
commercial tones. much ut his tim"
probably was devoted to- reading and
writing poetry. There ~ reason 20
believe that u draf, OF "Tamerlane and
Other Poems WAS made here. or at
le.ls, revised for the final publication,
SIlcl' "" Uiihe at ''">''H ldl'I III
the same year.
II is possible that further in,c>,i-
cations among tho Did manuscripts
Of the firm, OF Ellis q Allan may show
some Of hts routine work tnerc, al
though the probabilities are that his
duties we're purely rou,in" and may
not have called especially for his pen
nuarshlp,
Tive firm kept current files of the
newspapers of the day and had II
file of the Philadelphia Saturday
Evening Post extending over a long
period. I handled some Of these bulky
old volumes years afterward. but only
a few numbers OF the Post had any
notations left In them by Poe.
The poetry columns Of that periodi-
cal must have been a great consola-
ton TO Poe In those dreary md un-
happy hours and II would not he sur
prising II later on he was found to
have beep. al that early period. among
it's contributors. A bridal verse, at
,rib,lted 10 the Baltimore Bard" I
believe. attracted poe's attention AT
that time and may have inspired his
song OF Saw Thee on Thy Bridal pny."
The frs, lines in both verses are SINH
lar
Ru, be did not linScr long about
,ba, dinvv Nv TRANCE
coincidence This buiIdinr adioins hat
NJ the southern Liferarv Messeuoer
at R,chmond. on which publication
Poe ar,eruard made his first brilliant
s,cc... IN tho Itsr,rv world Roth
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