The Tiffin weekly tribune. (Tiffin, Ohio) 1859-1868, 1866-10-25

sometimes advances very practical
ideas, which would be highly cstoem-
ed were they suggested by the Off
eial pen Of political writer.
/ Dickens tavol tie time for work.
is in the morning, lie rises very
early and sets to work at once
lie lightly breakfasts at about half
past nine and CONTINUES to work
until twelve O'Clock. At this hour
he lunches. After lunch he goes out
into the fields, mIl' docs not re-
turn home until half past six o.
clock. lie walks every day some
Ieist or ten miles. uo walks rap
! idly.
Dickens writing 10, as I have
said fine and regular. II is not
unlike Paul Fcyals hand. lie
keeps aud has had bound. the NAN
nseript OF some OF hls works. It
seems to me hi4 layorite novel is
HDavid Copperdeld." However,
he rarely speaks ofhis works but
when he is driven to talR of them,
he talks about himself with rare
impartiality, without vanity and
without false modesty. His con-
versation is striking by its yivacity,
natural tone, aud the absence OF
every thing like humbug and stud.
led attitude.
la England, where old abuses
are more difficult 60 uproot than
anywhere else, and where custom
acquires the force Of law, q foreign
or can scarcely conceive what tai!
ents and energy are required 10
overthrow detective institution
by attacking it openly Dickens
has never assumed the airs of q
Performer, either in his converse.
ton or writings; nevertheless, few
men have exercised SO much intlu.
ence as himself on the national
mind. The reforms which arc
just beginning to be introduced
into the incredible intricacy OF En- a
glish pleadings and legal practice
were prepare so to say, fnrtlvely,
several years ago in his works. by
cal ing public attention, and by
stigmatisine the rapacity of petit.
foggers. His raillery has none of
the brutality OF English sarcasm,
neither does it consist OF a cutting
word or d biting phrase, ms is tho
case with some Of our French wri-
ters. 1t is felt everywhere In the
ag-regate of the events and per-
sons he groups and makes act
against tho enemy whom he iu-
cessantly attacks.
Born at Lanlport, Portsmouth,
in February, MIR. Dickens is now
fifty three years o,d. Judging by
his gait and appearance, tho vi
vacity of his conversation, and tho
luster Of his gray.blue eyes, one
would scarcely think he was forty
years o'd. Nevertheless, his hair,
which still cnrls, is beginning to
silver, His family wished to ed
ucate him for tho bar. The two
years he passed in SOLICITORS Of.
flee (this solicitor was an intimate
friend OF his father) made him ia
miliar with the intricacies OF En-
glish law, and proved Of signal
service to him afterward in more
than one ofhis novels. To escape
the bar, and at the same time earn
a livelihood, he reported for the
True Sun, aud afterwarl for the
Morning Chronicle. 1t was in this
Ia ter newspaper he wrote some
short, detached articles, which
were aflerward collected and pub
lished under the title of Sketches
by Boz, In 1887 he began to pub
lish the Posthumous Papers Of the
Pickwick Club. 1t was published
in numbers, had an immense sue
cess, and established his reputa-
tion at once.
Charles Dickens possesses re-
markable talent for reading. He
reads admirably and with wonder
ful sp rit. | have been told by
several persons that he acts come
dy with rare perfection, aud that
it was formerly one of his iavorite
amusepents. he is, as | have al
ready said, on intimate footing
with Fechter, who has obtained an
immense success in the part Of
Hamlet, and who is now the man
ager and one of the chief actors Of
the Lyceum Theatcr.
After my first excursion tp Cad
shill, | returned there with ", and
bme Fechier, and stayed two or
ihreo days with him. II is impos-
sible for nybody t. be more ami
liable and kind to gnests tnan are +
MIR, Dickens and his family.
There are two enormous Now &
foundland dogs in the gard, which
visitors are warned not approach too
near, and two small dogs Of more
friendly humor. There is very little
seen Of the servants in his or any
other English house Tho service is
performed rapidly and noisel3ssly,
and nobody seems to pay it attention.
Dickens favorite wine is Bordeaux
wine. Dickens is extremely hospita'
bic. He is foud OF receiving eonr
pany Informally and intimately every
day Of the week, especially sunday,
despite the English eustome, which
is beginning to be modified aome-
what on this subject, A happy and
kindly nature, his eminently synina-
ghetto influence is charm Which
works on every one brought in con-
tact with him.
The case Of seven rebel vases fels
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