Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1858-08-17
THE DICKENS DOMESTIC AFFAIR.

The DICKENS DOMESTIC AFFAIR.
- The following letters are in circulation among
the friends Of Mr.. and Mrs. Dickens. They
speak tor themselves ...a- -
TAVisr3ck HOUSE. TAvrsTocK SQUARE
LONDON, w. E., May Is, 1858.
MY DEAR hRrHUR-YOu have not only INV
full permission to show this, but + bes yo,, A ~
show, to any one who wishes to do me rigbt. or
70 any one who may have been misled into do.
ing me wrong. Faithfully, &c, CD
To Arthur Smith, ESQ. -.
TAyIsToCK HoUs Sc, TAvIsrocK SouaRy
LONDON, W. E., May 25, 1853
hrs Dickens and / have lived unhappily TO-
gether Tor many years. Hardly any one who
mas known rs intimately can fail to have known
that we are, In all respects of character and
temperament, wonderfully unsuited to each
otner suppose that no two people. NOT
vicious In themselves, ever were Joined to.
getner, who had a greater difficulty in under.
standing one another, or who had less in com.
mon An attached woman servant more friend
10 both OF us than servant who lived with ns
s'Ateeh years, and IS now married and who
was, ana stlll IS in Mrs. Dickens Confidence
anu Mlhe' ana VINO had the closest familiar ex-
perlence OF this unhappiness in London. in the
country, In France, in Italy, wherever we have
oeen, year alter year, month after month
week aiter week, day after day, will bear tes.
tlmony to this. '''
Nothlng has, on many occasions. stood he
tween US and separation but Mrs. Dickens
SISTER Ieorgine HOgarth. From the are OF
nIteeh sne mas devoted herself to our house and
our children She has been their nIavmata
nurse, lnstructress, friend, protectress. adviser
ana companion. In the manly Consideration
| towards Mrs. Dickens, which owe To INV wife
l. Will merely remark of her, that the nacn,
hsrliy OF her character has thrown ali the
cnlidren on some one else. do not know-I
| cannot by any stretch of fancy imagine-what
"Euiu nave become OF them but for this aunt,
VINO mas grown up with them, to whom thew
are devoted, and who has sacrificed the hest
part OF her youth and life to them.
one has demonstrated, reasoned, suffered and
toiieu' anu came again to prevent a separation
between Mrs Dickens and me. Mrs. Dicken.
mas Oiten expressed to her her sense of her
ahectionate care and devotion in the house
twelve months 'o '"''
For some years past Mrs. Dickens has been
IN Ine haoit OF representing to me that it would
DC DETER Tor her to go away and live opart
'hat her always increasing estrangement made
mental disorder under which she somet;mes 8
iaoor-mOre, that she felt herself unfit for the
lIie sne mad to lead as my wife, and that she
would be far better away. have nn;far,I' oIe
replied that we must bear our misfortnno and
hSnt the night out to the end; that the children
were the hrst consideration, and that feared
they must bind US together " in appearance ~
AT length, within these three weeks. il was
suggested to me by Forster that even for their
sakes, III would surely be better to reconstruct
anu re-arrange their unhappy home Tam-
powered him to treat with Mrs. Dickens ..
1ne friend OF both of US for one and twenty
years. Mrs Dickens wished to add on her mari
marx Lemon, and did So On Saturday Iast
Lemon wrote to Forster that Mrs. D;cksns
gratefully and thankfully accepted the
terms proposed to her.
vi tne pecuniary part of them, will only saw
lnat believe they are as generous as if Mr.
Dickens were o lady of distinction, and T a man
VI fortune. The remaining parts of them are
easily described-my eldest boy to live with
Mrs Dickens and take care of her NV eIde.t
girl to keep my hOuse-both my girl, and nil
my children but the eldest son. to live with mo
~ III tne cohIinued cOmpaniOnship of their aunt
oeorg.ne. LOT "hom they have all the tender
est affection that l have ever seen amonos,
young people, and who has a higher claim 9as
nave often declared for many yearsD unon
my affection, respect and gratitude, than anv.
body in this world
nope that no one who may become aeauajn-
ted Win what may write here, can possibly
De oeruei ana UNJUST, as TO put any miscon-
strucuon on our separation, SO far NV elder
children all understand il perfectly and Ill
accept 1t as Inevitable. There is NOT shadow
Oi doubt or cOnceaiment among us-my eldest
SON and L are one, as to il all
Two wicked persons who should have spoken
very Inherently of me, in consideration of
earned respect and gratitude, have las am
told, and indeed to my personal khowlsJgel
coupled with this separation the name of q
young lady for whom have great attachment
anu regard L will not repeat her name-I
honor IT too much. Upon nv soul and honor
there Is not on this earth moro virtuous and
spOtiess creature than that young lady know
her 10 De innocent and pure; and as good as
my own dear daughters Further. I am "nito
sure that Mrs. Dickens having received this as.
sdrance from me, must now believe it, in the
respect know her to have for me, and in the
perfect confidence / know her in her better
moments to repOse in my truthfulness.
va TINS mead again, there is not a shadow Of
doubt or concealment between my children and
me. All is open and plain among us as tbou oh
we were brothers and sisters. fhev are -
fectly certain that L would not deceive tbem
and the confidence among US is without a
fear II
May %, 1865.
1t having been stated to US that, in reference
to the differences which have resulted in the
separation Of Mr.. and Mrs Chas Dickens, GER
tam statements have been circulated that such
differences are Occasioned by circumstances
deeply affecting the moral character OF Mr.
Dickens and compromising the reputation and
good name OF others, we solemnly declare that
We now disbelieye such statements. We know
that they are not believed by Mrs Dickens.
and We pledge ourselves on all occasions 10
contradict them, Is entirely destitute Of foun-
dation
llere follow the signatures Of Mrs. Hogarth
ahd her youngest daughter. d. j. A.
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To those who have devoted attention to the din