Wilmington journal. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1844-1895, 1856-08-29
Dickens and ChadIb,r.,
BY "s MoKEp -

Some SIX months after the annsor.
house "-tne most delightful and Iu;S.S% Bleak
Dickens' later novels-a reverend pentsra"y Of
60 himself at the residence of the dstnsn Present
thor, and desired to see him. gulshed au.
He is not at home to anv ono -,
mouth 'eu' corner of his
Convey my card, Oh youth! to this Mr. H.,
ana snail await thee here's" saying which tn cksn'
end individual composes himself with dsan sue FEVER
glance heavenward N0eP Sigh and
The servant returns, with manner indicate
curiosity and tells the visitor that Mr. Dickn great
"Mr. Chadband!" gasps out the sutS Wn.ns is in
reverend gentleman presents himself 90 the
"Do see Dickens? 9" exclaims a hollou
edo behold Dickens do view Dickens ~ voice.
template Dickens do look on Dickens p, con-
voice pauses and the visitor wipes his se the
iorehead and looks calmly and santedly at tSa
thor of Pickwick and Nicholas Nicklebv ~ '"e az.
Dickens sits helplessly, like 10. at Sarooh,,-
Chadband had him in hand, and gasps ont waeO
ply, and desires to know what Mr.. Chadho iolnt 10.
"What do want: what do desire wSo vans
wish wish to know, wish to be informed ~t 40
to be told, why you used my sainted nameNThu wish
used my sainted of6ce.why you used nv ssi5 you
calling, for the mirth of sinners, and TO The do~ue1
of the holy cause of Herewith? o. N"ulase
Not word could the author of Bleak Hor.. .
culae He was petrifed with establishment O"Se att
in the house OF novel writer" exclaimed M, NJ am
band in continuation appealing at the same TIN Unaa
some Divine power in the ceiling 81 Am G ;n 70
habitation of the worldly, am in the dWo,i;n sne
mirth. am in the tents of the wicked. Am ~, Of
the roof OF the romancer. All the place Of Suue
of one who maketh worldly books" '''uence
Here MIR. Chadband's feelings became ent;-o,u
strong for him. and he remained silent b;O ooo WC
on the ceiling and his hands folded meeklv "a ~
vouty before him. This gave Dickens time r. co y.
his thoughts and renew his previous inquiry, H.
learned officially from the visitor that there va. nc
actual live Chadband, who for and in considero.aaa
OF the use of his name aforesaid in Bleak por.
requested certain number of those bits of nano 1
pieces of metal, which, as Mr. Skimpole remart"I
the world called money. If the said damages wos,
not settled Mr. Chadband informs the author w..
ne will soon hear of case in the courts of law onS
equity, more wonderful than Jaryndyce and law
dyce, to wit Chadband vs. Dickens.
The author thinks it best TO close the uneynao,.a
and exceedingly embarrassing case at once, BY nav
ing the amount demanded, which he does by rbo:SL
on his banker. Chadband receives it with mann.
expressive of ferbearance, forgiveness and benavO
ence and signs the release of his right 10 DANA o
with tears in his eyes, AS he retres he bestovs RI;
blessing on the house and household, and wall,
meekly and quickly into the streets Dickens faIl,
back in his chair, exhausted absolutely bv astonsh.
ment.
Now, no story is complete without moral Or a
point, which is the same thing. The whole tbno
was sham. The author was regularly taken in
] he affair was an artful dodge done up BY Yankee
from away down East, near the State Of Maine. who
crossed the Atlantic expressly to do it,