The southern enterprise. [volume] (Greenville, S.C.) 1854-1870, 1868-01-01
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EDITOR.
:. c.BAr1xY, prCr. and Associate Editor

J. c.sAlGxY, Yror. and Associate xaitor
Charles Dickens. Farewell to Him
In England Tho Literati at the
banquet Board Lord Lytton Rul-
wer} Presides The Speeches and
Incidents. s;I
\ 1oxDor, Nov 4.--Ths dinner given to
; Uhas Dickens on Saturday evening. on the
!. occasioa, Of bis departure for America, 10 q
!; high .historical event Nothing like Il has
ever occurrrd 30 London. DaIaty dishes
have indeed been served aud eaten in the
old Free Mason's tavern. before now, but
tho.s who gathered around have been al.
most always the members Of a guild, a
slass. a profession, a fragtpentof ,his great
world but the company that assembled to
honor Dickens. represented humanity. II
was )" federation Of the world in minis
ture edition. The poor artist, the poor
actor. from their respective aitics, who had
saved from scsniy enrnings the guinea
ne.dfui for tliis treat. eat side by side. wit,
the Chief Justice OF England, the Per Of
the realm. The humble citizens Of tho Re-
public OF Letters" rightly go named since
We have not Sovereign amohg us" as one
Of them once said--were sandwiched be
tween paunchy bankers and merchants
who had never forgotten the deline,tor Of
the Oheesytle Brothers" these were for
once on an equality. When this I" exceed
ingly miscellaneous assembly " (as an. aris-
tocrat 10 said to have remarked when he
catered heavsn) gathered In the reception
room ca Saturday evening. the one ques
tion was Who's whof7 A noble Lord
who had, no doubt, made M HE mind 10
strange bed fellows, shook lmnds warmly.
on entering with The white c,ava,ted usher
NJ the door, supposiog him 10 be the proper
receiver OF the company, My lord is a
little deaf and 30, when the ueller asked,
4" What name shall I announce q the noble.
man grasps his hand and exclaims, "Ah---
inieed. am very CAD indeed, sir, to
inske your aequaintance-seryl u Present'
,ly there came in a very large. fat man.
whose great olj-ct. il soon became plain,
wss to see all tho notablss as they came in
~--an Ajax not known t. fame, who a.ksd
only to see. Unconsciously, this big lro:h
or ha.i got such prominent rosition near
the door that all who entered Thought be
was the one selected TO play the part Of
assost, and go every gnest sprung Mt him and
wrung HE hand Not P"erani-n"t Dick.
ems himself was subjected TO such hand-
shaking az this amazed fellow. who, after
many truit!es efforts 20 explain that he was
nobody at all, rushed ftom the room In die.
may. A. last the bead waiter appeared at
the door and exclaimed: I" Gestlemen nun.
bered for table hay, please move this way
We. OF table A, supposing ourselves to be
meant, followed, and soon there was good.
ly company Of FIVE hundred thousands Of
Sickets could have been sold h,d the room
been suficient.) seated and ready 10 receive
sAe great guests OF the occasion. Az length
the doors were thrown open, and The WELL
known faces of Bulwer and Dickens ap-.
peared at il They were arm In arm. A
cry rang through the room. andksrchiefs
waved on the foor and In the galleries,
where was large company Of ladies in
Nali dress. and tho baud struck up grand
march. As Dickens parsed up the aisle,
his checks were on Gre, his eyes famed. =
He glanced around the room, on whose
~Alis al around were written In great
golden letters the names Of his work.-
Ahead he saw the English flag knit with
the Stars and stripes. and above them the
s,nrI % p;aku; Thae. 80 n,.;o,,.