The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1870-06-21
Mr.. Dickens in Cincinnati in 1922.
Personal RecOllectiOnS Of a Lady.

Personal RecOllectiOns Of q Lady.
AS the death of Mr.. Dickens makes
every recollection OF him sacred to his ad
mirers, the following extracts from the
pase..hoek. on. young lady, written at the
time, may be interesting to some of on
readers; ....
Il went lust evening to party ut Judge
Walkers, given to the hero OF the day
Mr.. Charles Dickens, and, with others
Ind the honor Of an Introduction to him
M had gone to concert, and We
awaited her return, which made us late
When we reached the house Mr.. Dickens
had left the crowed rooms, and was in the
hall, with his wife, about taking his de-
parturc as we entered the door We were
introduced to him in our wrapping, and
in the furry and embarrassment of the
meeting one OF the party dropped u parcel
containing shoes, gloves, sc. Mr. Dick
ems, STOPPING, gathered them up and re.
stored them, with laughing remark, and
we bounded up stairs to get our things
off, fastening down again, we found him
with Mrs. Dickens, seated upon a sofa,
surrounded by group of ladies, Judge
Walker having requested him to delay his
departure for few moments, for the graf:
ifiCation Of some tardy friends who had
Just arrived, ourselves among the number.
Declining to re.enter the rooms where he
had already taken leave Of the guests, he
had seated himselfin the hall
Ale is young and handsome, has mel
low, beautiful eye, fine brow, and abund-
ant hair. His mouth is large, and his
smile so bright it seemed to shed light and
happiness all about him. His manner Is
casy-negligcnt-but not elegant. His
dress was loppish; in fact, he was over
dressed; yet his garments were worn so
easily they appeared TO be necessary
part OF him. He had dark coat, with
lighter pantalOOns; black wAistcoat
embroidered with cOlOred flowers and
about his neck, covering his white shirt
front, was black neckcloth, embrOider-
ed in CoIors, in which were placed two
large diamond pins connected by chain {;
q gold watch chain, and large red rose
in his button hole, completed his toilet
Mrs Dickens Is q large woman, hNv-
ing a great deal OF color, and is rather
coarse but she has good face and looks
amiable. She seemed to think that MIR.
Dickens was the attraction, and was per
fectly satisfied TO play second, happy in
the knowledge that she was his wife. She
wore pink silk dress trimmed with a
white blond fOunce, and had pink cord
and tassel wound about her head. She
spoke but little, yet smiled pleasantly at
all that was said.
"Hc appeared little weary, but an
swerCd the remarks made to him-tOr he
originated nOnG-in IN agreeable manner.
Mr.. Boards portrait of FGgin was so
placed in tho room that we could see il
from where we stood surrounding him.
One Of the ladies asked him If it was his
idea Of the Jew. He replied, Very
nearly! Another laughingly requested
that he would give her the rose he wore,
rs mementO. lie shook his head and
said, That would not do he could not
give il to one; the others would be jeal-
GUS A half dozen then insisted upon
having it, wlcrcupOn he proposed to d.
vide the leaves among them. In taking
the rose from his coat, either by design or
accident, the leaves lOosGned and fell upon
the floor, and amid considerable laughter,
the ladies stopped and gathered them. lie
remained some twenty minutes, perhaps,
in the hall, then took his leave. must
confess to considerable disappointment in
the personal of my idol. l felt that his
throne was shaken, although it never
CONld In DESTROYED"