The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1867-12-10

and with the 6npoac announcement that 'Old Marley
dead door nail.n and that 'scgooge knew he
deaf tho reader began 10 warm up to bis work,
and the began to realize the fact that The rst
comedian Of present generation was before them,
acting characters Of Of the prettisst Of
dramas OF Dickens just as Dickens himself
would w.sh 1t 30 be done.
Too touss hrst spontaneously responded 70 the read
ing Mr. Dickens pictured the character Of Scrooge
Ga but he tight listed hand Al the grndstonc,
was scroogel slueezing, wrenehing graspng, scrap.
ing cuichlng coyssous old sinner External heat and
warm. cold could chill him. No wind that blew
bliersr than he, falling snow intent upon
weather didn't Know where 70 have him The heaviest
rain and snow aud bal. and seet could boast OF the
acsan'a a oyer n 10 only one rsspsahsy 0'n
And again there hearty round when be repeated
the Christmas Eve conversation between scrooge and
his nephew; and again when the increduous Scrooge
was visited by Marley's ghost
II came on through tho heavy door, and . spectre
coming in the dying fame eaped up az though Il CRIED
IL know him Merley's ghos, -
Inc same face the very same Marley IN bis pigIail
sparent; that Scrooge, observing bn. and looking
through his wastcoa could SEQ the Two buttons on his
scroore had often heard II said that Marley had no
bowels but re had never believed i until now.
No. nor did no believe It even now. Though no
looked the phantom through and through and saw II
standing before him; though he felt Ihs chilling in
ueneo OF its death cold and noticed the very tex
OF the folded kerchlef bound about head and
chm. b was stili increduous.
wb,, a now saa ssTSoss ssasc and cold as ever
"Mgchl' Marlsy's voice. no doubt about It
"Who are you7''
ASK who was.n
"Who were you thenf''
Tin life was your partner, Jacob Marley
"Can you--can you sit DOWN."
al cam
"Do it then"
md again there round of approving heads and
feet, With the reading OF old Fszzwiga joiy Christmas
festival
In came a fiddler with music book and up TO
the lofty desk and made orchestra of IT. and tuned
like nfty stomach aches In came Mrs. Fezzwig, one
substantial smile In three Miss Fezzi.
wigs, beanng and iovabe. In came the six young fol-
lowers whose hearis they broke. In all The young
and women poycd In the BUSINESS la the
bousemaid with her cousin baker. In the cook
with her brothers. particular friend he milSman In they
all cam after another; shyly, boldly;
some gracefully. some avkwardy some pushing some
pulling; 10 they all came, anyhow aud eveiyhow Away
they went twenty couple at once hands hail round
and back agaia her way; down tho middle and up
again, round and m various stages OF aecloDne
grou pings old Top couple always turning up wrong
place. top c1uplo starting OF again they
got there's all top couples at last aud not bottom ono
10 heip them
And there repeated expressions Of satisfaction
with tho happy family OF poor Cratchit over their
Christmas dinner, including Tiny Tim; and the
nephewa Christmas house warming and heart.
lily the joyous conclusion OF the story, with the
complete conversion OF old scrooge human sympa-
thies and good Deeds and the GROWING glory OF Tiny
Tim, "Goi bless us, every one.n
This readirg was a beautiful play and as dono by
Dickens 1t L. better than play for he only gives
the voice and character Of each individual but in such
fno relief that they all stand before us though only
solitary reader Is In reality on tho ground. blind
would them all distinctly.
Tho second reading OF the evenings biI tho breach
OF promise trial, Parden va Poxwck was tho farce
after tho tragedy high comedy; and though II is |
rataer commonplace OF lawsuit Dickens makes OF
II, by his nice touches OF cooring and lights shades
OF English character IN common life, OF the most |
elegant and amusing OF fsrces. Ho is In truth, = !
comedian Of the urst orlcr writer, reader and |
actor Compared with him Charles Matthews, as we |
him here, cold stiff and conventional In
word Is almost pity that IN becoming the popular
novelist no lost 20 the stage.
But good these pictures Of Bnglsh life pre.
ssn'cd nv Mr. Dickens hope that before his de- |
part1rc no viii give US view of bis paintings OF Amor-
can characters and society presented la ''sarn
Chnzslewir' and tho "Amorican Notes. in order 10
show from his own observations what New York and
what 10 IT, In this Interesting and gratifying oompar.
on to all New Workers, what could more wildly Illus.
rate the difference between city government costpg
wo thrcc nations and costing twenty -four mil
Ions year than this extract from tho American
sotss:''--
Once Ia Broadway Hero are the same lad les
rgh. ooiors walking 10 and fro n pairs and singly
yonder tho worry light blue parasol which passed
and repassed tue hoiei window twenty times while
we're nns mere We arc sons 70 cross here lake
hind THIS carriage, and select party Of half dozen
gentlemen hoes have jus, now turned the corner.
Here SOLITARY ioungIng homo ard by himself
He has DOLLY one ear having parted with the other
grant dogs tho OF his city ramhea But gots
very wa without H. and leads rowing, genuemaniy
a5sbond kind u hs somewhat answering that
club mon al nome. He oaves his lodgings every
ing NJ certain hour throws himself upon the town
geis through his day IN quito satisfactory
10 hnse sod regularly appears at the door Of his own
B,as lie " cree and easy, careless. indifferent kind
Of pig, having very large scquaintancs among other
ssh. than conversation, as no seldom troubles him.
sell to stop and exchange ciyiues but gruniins
nv VIE s sn,%s W s ss aaa ,mA TAX
bearing tsls bot his own which very sbor one,
for h Cd enemies tho dogs baye eesr al that Too, aud
respect ropnblcsa pig gong whereves he peAsss and
@IisSns v'a " ss', soce;y on an sa. e no. sips
aud tho baaeh.iss give h,m the II he prefer IL lie
area, philosopher, aud ssiaom moved uness by tie
-. h~ s~ ~" ,w,pioS sn nses gov may
whoc czrcsss gShlsKss Butchers door post; but he
rons os. 'sunh Is hfe al nesh = pcsAll' earies his
comfort ng himself with tho reelection that there Va
shout the iess to anticipate stray cabbage stalks any
rata
And TO exhibit progress In the matter OF amuse-
men,s he might sivc the li Of opera houses Tho
aires negro nstrcl companies rooms picture
galleries. concerts and readings 81 this day, r--ris
attn our sesety smusemerts as seen nv Mr. Dickens
tw eniy -Gss yeass axo, and thus poI,rayed:--
Arc there no amusemenDf Yes, there IL lecture,
way. from which that gisre OF HIGHT FRO
cecis and there he evening service ladies'
thrice week, ofener. For the young gentlemen
there II The counting house. the store, the barroon
the latter you may through these Windows pretty
fun. Hass TO the clsskins sound Of hammers break
ng ors cf Voc, and TO the cool gurng OF tho pounded
bits. Ia The Of mixing, they poured from
glass 20 giassi No amusemonts2 What these suck
srs OF cigars and svallo~ers OF strong drinks whose
hats and legs vo SEQ In every possble variety Of twist
newspapers which those pTccocous urchlns baw hug
down the street. aud which kept flied within, what
thev but anusemen'sY Not vapid waterish amuse-
mems eat good strong stun dealing round abuse and
bafggan namts pulling on the roofs Of private houses
as The HaluGg Devil dd In Spain; pimpng and pan
derng Coz ell degrees OF vicious asis and gorving with
coined lies The mosi sorscous maw imputirs " every