New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1864-01-18
Esom Oar Own Correspondent.

LoyDoS, Jan. . 1884.
Tie old year is past, and we have crossed the
threshold of the newa trite but inevitable rejection
without hich Il were hardly possible TO begin this let
ter maturity None of these icstones on the road TO
eternity can be left behind with Indifference and though
AIN going TO tempt the editorial scissors by moilns
on the subject may be SLOWED retrospective anu-
si.n 10 old dead and gone ls6-who VIII be two weeks
deader ~ tie time you get thsbefore setting ont on
his antred successor Here, In Enend the lest dayg
OF the doparted are more IGNORED than the first Of bis
acir as with Americans, perhaps characteristic na'
ons difference, aud only day has elapsed since W
we were morally enyeloped IN an atmosphere OF roaS'
beef and plum pudding hence no wonder that sighs
odor Of m should be waited the Atlantic In this
initatory paragraph. think Christmas le6a has been
slmos, ersaly celebrated IN England, certainly III
London. one heard and q il during the pass
week than anything else mention. The shops and
psntonines were unusually lvely and prosperous.
wish BY the way. that Nowyork managers would nat
uralise the hitter for the benefit OF young America
whose conceptions OF the Arabian Nights f8ry Land
Mother Goose ct cetersi susceptible oi sOTgeoE
realization utterly uudreau cd 81 IN the island OF Man
hattac. Ifanythng could tenant one to the serious ex
preston OF the wish ~ would were boy againl II
Should be the exhllarant raProus juvenile iaees Ilu
minated By Il Christmas pantomime.
/ was present. however. only three days ago; az
separately associated with the Christmas OF 1863; HLeh
melancholy IL was. CONT myself happy IN witness.
ing-the burial of William hak,peaco Ihaeseia! 81
Konsal Green Cemetery lOl VIII obtain 50 many sh9
such minute accounts Of tie funeral from the LondcH
press, that fear risking nay own impressions as =
work u supcrluty. Noshing could have oseh peuei'
more apprDi riate m0lc touching thao tne 9n,et.
solemn Gnpretenti0us gnins to earln OF sn thst
was mortal 81 the best ard braytst NOVELIST INST h'n
ever trod English ground in lie balmy morning. uh.ss
tina bright sunshine that shOne Ike Gods siulo on wv
hffp aud tie SfaAtl pbtns
OF the great London Metropolis, ne-Wth Vus , wv"
eNceptlous-upon az grand an sssemDiaye OF n'sness
and worth could Ice assembled on tais planet III ~.
OF him that was gone. A elsat crowd OK spe.'s ~
awaited tho arrival OF the funeral procession ~ slS
gates Of the ry and the steps 90 the hite
were fairly black with human beings when the ono
morning eoacl-folOgel by others pam ofs-
preached. When th. coffin appeared saw ne W., s
aside and weep az aiterward---sd TOD uieSo ad ~,
III Charles Dickens, was y! coarse the oo'e r,,h
al observers, and be bore pn0ho eurlostt! WI iv
these DARK handsome Vilaelons eyes oil ~, ht,i
lined face mobility OF feature, AID sclni! stay
worn in the French fashion, Win tne % ~onSSlv
hi, thin curing hair rather large ears sNu spcuu
oapao.Ons head. How different aou w. ~ ~ r;,a on1
spects how similar have beea the eai9els ~ hsr -
oi his dead iricnC from The day ~hen tAe issv, a.
very tall young IN spccaces, gho hla nder.
good deal IA fraserp hagashe Ala nol",ely nm.
various humorous pseudon!mr pus w" We sy.o,
nowu TO .le then limited Hiitish public as pVioo,,
altv' walked into Dickcns's chambers in iurm'a r
Inn and proposed 10 supply The loss OF poor sei
the artist (whc died Icy his own hand S5er
'ao i ~ I niota,M ability" which, strange TO ssy
pckens did not ind suitable. Then b; hnsen Sao
henl.up' enough and Ia Traddes with hs yO r,as
wife In the mouldy old inn and II the pieSen. pv,aVs
thereof do not romance was sometimes nam 20 avn,
handsome cloak that he possessed on Saturday ngnss
in order TO procure the whercwitha for su1 r,,
dinner Yet no wonder that no denufred al MS su.ui
Sketches for some time afterwards at least nitoe1
yeaTs aro when rhackeray he'd considerably improves
In drawing-became indeed excellent In pny
remember 10 have seen certain OF his PaaeA iuurus
tons over which he had evidently boggled TO the
of putting half dozen fingers upon hunui i 'SsSs
leaving the selection Of the vest aud Ibe eechsww