The Hawaiian gazette. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1865-1918, 1870-11-09
The Last of Dickens.

The current number Of Every Saturday con
tains the fragmentary chapter xii Of the ~The
Eystery of Edwin Brood" the last written words
of Charles Dickens, and the point in the story,
having reached which he laid down his pen for
ever An additional interest is impaired to this
fragment in the fact that scarce two hours had
elapsed after it was written before the author
was seized with his fatal illness. The chapter de-
velops how the old bag, keeper Of the opium den
in London with description Of which resort Il
will be remembered the noval opens. is engaged
IN closely following up Mr. John Jasper, but
wherefore we are left only to conjecture. The
scene is Cloisterham, whittier the old woman has
traced Jasper from London. The closing sen
tences narrate how she returns from the cathedral,
where she has been to satisfactorily identify the
person Of the choir-master, her opum-eating Gus
toner. As she leaves the cathedral she is aceos-
ted by.Mr. Datchery, who has struck up mys-
terious sort of acquaintance with the beldams
since her few hours sejourD 10 Closierham. the
basis of which seems to be her desire to know
who MIR. Jasper really is, and who pausss to speak
to her as he is about to enter his lodgings at Mrs
Tope's:
"WelI, mistress, good morning Have you
seen him ?"
1--WE seen him, Deary I've seen him p
"And you know him ?"
know him. Better for them all the RsvsF-
end Parsons know him n
Mrs. Topes care has spread a very neat, clean
breakfast for her lodger. Before sitting down to
it, he opens his eQrner-cupboard door; takes his
bit of chalk from its shelf; adds Que thick line
to the score, extending from the top OF the cup
board door to the bottom. and then fails 70 with
an appetite
And so, closing as abruptly and as suddenly as
the life Of Charl@ Dickens himself, comes TO an
end The Mystery Of Edwin Brood"
FRENCH LOxUaY-A correspondent at the seat
of war says: "A charge Of sybaritism seems sp-
pcable to great proportion Of the French army.
had conversation last night with one Of the
persons present at the capture Of Hagueaeau.
The French officers trunks we're, according to
his account, more than three times the sizs al
lowed in the Prussiau army, and furnished with
wonderful comfort Not only shirts dy ihe dor
en-. dress uniforms and table linen, bat trout
rods and giove-openers, were found in these cam
paigning trunks"
LITERAL OsEDIEScE.-The Emperor Paul, Of
Russia. once ordered that certain retail shops
should be all numbered ~No 1, etc Forthwith
every shop bore on its front. No. l, etc such
was the EmperOrs order. and it Eas literally
obeyed, for the Russians are literal people. Ons
day mandate was issued than no man should
walk the streets at night without lantern A
dotor set out on bis rounds, attended BY bis ser
want carrying bis lantern. The police allowed the
servant to pass bat arrested the doctor
II is related Of Won MoItke that. during sado-
wa, while the fighting was going on, his aides and
ordsrlies brought him reports nnd messages from
ime to time, on which. seated in bis tsat. with
his plan before him, be gave his osdsrs- A
length something vas said not readily intelIisi-
bic, be rose, mounted his horse gElIoped across
the country and straight thrOagh the lins Of Ere,
needless Of ball or bullet, and. having seen what
he wanted to see, gsIIoped back the SAME uay,
and quietly completed bis orders
LATER advices from Hong Kong report the
further assassination Of foreigners By the Chi
nese- It is reported that Chinese troops are be-
ing collected between Tie1tsin and Pskiu. noni-
naIy for the protection ~ foreigners. Strong
doubts are expressed as to that being the real IN
tention Of the movement