New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1864-02-15
TIA NEcznoriau'.
rY CHARLES DIcKENo'

u.b.e boan observed by some Oh t'0
r,o,a, n the great English VItoF ""O Ill
.,no ,o, 20 brief record Of his having u''"
mag '''''' non should be written hy inc o'u co''
"aa~na hrotbor in arms who pens thcac NV go
- -, or,,n wrote himself and always WIN Wv
warmost generosity ..i.t, roo-e arc when
honroposcd to become the l'iS'f"to' VI '"' -,
ptir, 1,st shortly before Christmas, al the N'"o''
whom he told me that he had been in bed three
sara+ after these attacks. he was troubled win 'oo
";,,r,r,s (Which quito took Tic power Of WORK out
.IMy and that he lad it in his mind TO Try nc"
remedy which lie laughiIgly described lie was N,i!
cheerful and looked very bright In the I6A' VI ''''
day week he died.
Tho Ions, interval between those two porous -
marked in nv remembrance Il him By many OCCASIONS
when he Was supremacy humorous when lie was i'''
.;stibly cz;rayagat when he mas >oiieh'd '"0
when be was charming with children bui ny NoNc Wv
Irecor him more tendcily tLan by Two or ''cc '''
sta,t o.. cf the crowd Wien he Unexpectedly pf'S'''1
himself in NY room, announcing Eow that so'"o pas
saco in 4 certain book lid made lin CIV yes'eTdaN
ana tow tlat he had come to dinner e. because L'
cond, help IT," and must talk such passage over 40
cno car,cver have seen him more gonna ';'.'' n
J,sl fresh and honestly impusive, thah A' %
him Al tho.e4ines. 70 oaa To- su1"t tn'i 81 i
greatness and the goodness Of The Le'n' 'H" N' VS.
closed itself ,.A,,.h, nat 10
zoo much f;gHcd want VI caincs'hoas, a a, -
made q prctcusc # HTdervaiulnG ms al NM I'll
good for ihc ant that lc held ~ tlls' bDt W. -
,ron these topics il as never very sftN'N M" luV
iytlv image of linn IN ny NINA twisting po pr '
IN his hair ald stamping about MuS's' ~ "-'"' $50
en- Wien we ve associated in remembrance Of the late
A. DOUGLAS Jolrod, lie delivered iinio cs''tS 81.
Jondon IN the course o. which ne read MS '''l o.S
yt;r 20 Tatct describing the cyownup ciC '
= Ionr i.m, of Young chill'tn. No one Ac.iI'S ,
eo.d have doubted bis natural ScauetiesS ~ Us '..
.o.hiy gusicctcG manly cy,uTstAy WIN t"c 'A KY
,nw ~ He icad the paper most palmer, ANY anu "
SIMPLICITY of tenderness chat ccittnly m"N,u "u' :" ~
audience 20 tcrs This presently AFTER -, .iAl !.
- CI,f com ,hich pacc he had dispatched hi'aCc.t
% me Wit droli note tto Which lo aiierNild' '"'
verbal postscript urglng N" e. come q" iI ~
n sreech and tell them V 10 lie was, Tor i" toNpt''i
N lu two 4 tie electors had ever heard
n,o, and De Thought there might be a. uy or ',> 90
eight who had heard OF he lie ihlIod,.'N i'c 49,
INST mentioned with reference 90 his itle tirvi4ont
sneflGre. which was full of good sense so0d si1'S'
and good humor. .
syay with them remember his once asksg me ah
f.nt,sic gravity, when he hid been &" I''-' mere :
s,I.st SON th,n VS. better felt os 3, ODD ia T,f'rd
nj ,e,e- seeing boz without wanting instantly T. i''
rim sarcreignl Ithought 81 tis hen i""t o." Z
into Ms grave after be Was lad herc Tor io'tei doN
into It o,c- Tie shoulder o uo! 10 "AV" 80 'N .'
hind ,-.;.t-.. Eel.
familiar t'iuss suggestive al the voice, iooh, ln"Fe'
never never more 10 be encoSutecd on tins earth inal
,ie mind IRIS, turns in Do.eaycm cnt AiG tie ;ef
thugs that are known 81 iin IN the Wy o. Ms ~
sefefiol- his Quiet endurance his unseis thoueh J.
SSicar Tor ''''is ''' bis ''''''.' ,'' -'' -. ~.
IL in the Reckless giyaety OF hi. youth, b- sairicai
pa laC gone astey done anes lie hHd caused II
10 Ncffr is petition for orgiyea-ss long before:
I've writ TIE foo1 ii fsucy of hi srsn;
~. asn'ess et tllt. stirling, n caused psui
III IDLE word tia, - wiAI back a.sis.
In no pages should take q upon myself at il. time
20 discourse OF bs books, bis refined knowledge y
churaet,r. Of Lis suhtle acquaintance Wah re Weak
on essayis Of his quaint and tOuciing ballads - us
mastery over the English language. Least o OIL IN
tlese pages enriched by his brilliant qualities ism We
s.st Of HE series, md beforehand accepted ~ Tie
svb.c through the strength of his great name.
f.is the table before me, there lies oil that lie led
written o: Liz latest end last story That u would be
very s.i 10 Any OHC-that it is inexpressiby so 10
Nrter-in is evidences OF matuIed designs never "a
Dc accomplished, Of intentions begun to be executed
eni dese1 never 10 be completed of carefg! prcpaga
Ion for long loadS Of thought that he never n
traverse and 70, shining goals that he never to
shat lave felt in paTusing It, has not been deeper
fhan the conviction that Do was IN the healiesl ye9G
Of bis powers when he wrought on this last labor in
respect Of earnest feeling faIscefng purpose character
incident and eiian loving sqteEeis blending
Tie whole believe it TO be much the best Of all his
become strongly attached 10 IL. and that 10
fIeat pains upon IT, 'ror- al slmosl every page
IT eohe" ..y ,uc.ure which must have cost Bin eS.
IRENE distress and which is master piece. There
are two cialren in t. touched with a hard loving
and tender as ever father caressed his little cId
with There is some Yong love pure ana innocent
md pretty as the truth And It is vely remarkable
that by reason II the singular construct ii The
story, more than main incident usual! belonging
10 the end such fiction il ptod u tho beSif ming
and thus there Is en- appToac, 20 cOmr,eteuess u q
~ I" o.. 60 ''"T persons, which could
hardly have boon better attained II tho - @-
zig or lad been foreseen
Tho as Inc lie vIUtc and the last prof he correct n
ale among these papers through which have - sorrow.
tiv made lbs way. The condition o. liz !lt.c pag "l
iaanuscrip. whore Death topped lis hand, shows That
&c he'd cerYcd chem about eAd often taken them " "
his poke. hero end there foI pati ut sion ud icT
hu.etion Tho last vo-is te corrected IN - fnt were;
grant that thot ChJs'na. Eyo when he lid bis head
beck his pillow nd threw up his arms as "a had DE
won't 70 do when very woaiy some coasi9l TOSS a
duty done aud Christian hope throughout lie lUi4bly
cherished may hcvU caused lis own heat 50 TO thGob
wien DC pr ed away 10 his Ecdcemcrs rcs;i
He was found peacefully lying as above described
composed uudsiGrbod and 20 Gl app afruce alocp
on the 2ith O.. December 1868 Ho vas only ia Dis ~
third yeal-90 young that tAc mCticI Wf" ',s
him il; hs fri sleep blessed him in his last. Twenty
years before lie Lad written after being IN white
squad.
And when, H. force expended,
The htrm.es. storm "ls ended,
Aud - the sunrise epieldid
Cane blustlns o. ito
Ition.ht, Cd day breaking,
sIy f;tio ara vaku,
And smiling 90 q nskilg
prayer AZ home for ne.
Those little girls had grown 10 be women when The
mournul day broke that SAW their fther lying DEAD
In those twenty Of companioDship with him. they
had learned much nom lin; and ole 81 theu. ls
literary course before her worthy Of Ter famous NAME
On he bright wntry day. the last Int one Of TIC Old