Show poes loes graphic sketch of wissahickon hickon beauty beady when edgar allan aioo Po lived and worked in philadelphia from 1838 to 1811 1844 18 11 the scenic beauties ot of the WIs sal sahl ckon lickon valley impressed the root poet so muc h that ho he gave n vivid description of the region in a sketch with himself as the narrator the tale entitled morning on tha ilia wissahickon hickon reveals poo poe drifting in a skiff upon the surface of the tha stream during a sultry summer su intner day in hal slumber lie ho lets leta tits imagination na tion conjure up visions of 0 the wis sit bichon of indian days when picnics were undreamed of the picture Is 13 in striking contrast to tile popular conception of the hulf starved unhappy genius who wrote sue such h morbid works as the raven haven and the murders in the rue rua morgue while living at north seventh street where the one hundred and twenty fifth anniversary of tits lilg birthday was waa recently celebrated at a brilliant gathering of writers and other notables no ables the occasion also marked ala tl opening of the poe poa house ns as a to ilia his memory extolling the beauties of the tha WIs sa cahl hickon ckon poe ioe declai d that were wera it flowing nowling in england it 1 bould bo be the theme of every bard and nd the tha common topic or oc every if indeed ita is banks were not parcel parceled od oil oft in lots nt at exorbitant prices as aa building sites for the villas of the opulent |