Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1867-12-13
THE DICnENS FEVER

Il issaad that when the Dickens deliriau v,s
a. tts worst &c Bcstop, the more sadsta psopJs
Of tbot ordinarily stsId town fed from its ex-
Ted precincts 70 escsPe hsyin tue ALL sbsorb
ing topic GioBed in their ears siI dav long Ana
it, said mat some OF them were found Wan.
ds-iEg listlessly snd aimIessIy around The
streets Of New York. Now that the lion bas
reached The latter city. we suppose the
gulstsr portion viii initiate the example OF
their Boston brethren, aud we shall soon ses
some OF the exiIes On Or thoroughfsrss try-
ing 70 escspe from the contagious turmoil Not
for Iong however. The famous enchauter. in
"sTingine Foonc the circle OF Ris engagements,
will sson visit the capital second time. AND
night welcome will he be. And lust here. we
cssire without Intending to detrsct in auy u,v
rom mai weicome, 10 express tina hope that
when ne gets among Us, our people will act
with their customary good sense under such
c-ou instances and refrain from the ridicuIous
manifestations which are so apt 20 mark In
sons places, the presence OF q foreign celeb
Eity.
There can Of course b. bu: one opinion as to
tns conspicuous merit OF Mr.. Dickens as a
writer aud. n reports Of competent and dis
passionate Judges can be relied on, his read
i7gs are also incompar able IN their way On
account OF these rare qualifications, he il en-.
stled 70 and should receive due rsspect ana
courteous attention from all Intelligent, and
sppreciauve people. They do not, however
s3cro sufiicientexcuse for the .oatyl.m alreaty
exhibited since his arrival in America, And
which will probably be continued In soma
form or other until he leaves the country
dov these demonstrations are r.lIshsd nv their
Distinguished object we canno: o. course. tall;
Dat 20 our mind they smack TOO much OF the
insane ova,ions which greet the .sCirea, Ameri-
car Pedestrian," the champion Doughnut
Eater, and others o: thst liz. in their trium-
pnal marches through thecoun:ry. 70 De either
PAlAtsole TO sensible well -bred gentleman or
sTe6ltaole TO our sense OF proprie:y.
Seriously speaking, there L. ground for Al.
Prehsrsion that the Lion Hunters OF thu pres
-nr day have not profted by the lesson taught
tSslr predecessors under similar circumstances
come nye-and-twenty years sgo, and that they
are likely 10 present targets for the grsa. nov
-ists shafts OF ridicule eQ ral IN numbers and
dimensions 10 those obtruded on bis notice on
ne occasion OF his former visit. They should
cot complain, therefore, II the results are now
~ tcey were then. anything bet gratifying To
our na.ionsI vanity
Washinrtonians are not, we know, easily
moved 20 extravagance in this respect. stiIi
mere is a good deal Of human nature here
specially IN the winter season-and, consid-
err the tendency OF he average American
70 sensations Of all kinds, an ain Jnitory hint
n sovsnce may not b. uncalisd for wepray
you. lerefore, good Mr.. and Nrs L. III ana
t2uiIy, repress your inclination 70 gush, ana
conceal your ears as well 8. you nav. Re-
member that Dir. Dickens is here mo- for The
purpose OF being wined and dIned or battered
90 tsvned into taxing back any o. lne saying,
your ancestors theught 80 unpleasant q quar-
'er OF century ago, bat on tbs very un-euti-
rental and every day busin4s. OF makiux
money. lie will also b. pretty apt 70 respect
you AL the more in thai you rsspes yourselves