Clarksville chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 186?-1872, 1870-10-08
from the Newark Courier.]
MENDIN0 DICKENS COAT.

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Tho solIow,n0 Il ent,rplv uew. IL
concs from one ~ whom = sssncjstIou
with Mr. nick ems was so com mon as
IN he without novelty. He was one
of the few who was wont to accom-
many the noveilst In his daily walks.
Tie foid the storv. lately to q number
ri friends, nmony WHOM, was the nyas-
ent writer
!" One emorniny--nerhans vou don't
recaIl ~ Mr. EiaI,ls--Mr :lickens
came In clad neculiarlv 81 huff over
cont and hat IL rntcI shoas and a
cana thar locked like cinh' Yo,,
eonl,I not ro1 and he becloned m me
anJ wa started off = ~
my Mr NJ h.~o ~ o;d "A r,o,,d IN mo mi,
morning Mr.. Dickens remark ed. ms
we waiked 10 the outskirts. of the
cjtv. hearing toward CraigIe,s bridge.
a I call IL odd. peca,,se the mood is
nor tne one wnien; nat,,re designed to
he NV 'cbarcteristic one. II Am an
author Now,I feel inst like acting
perhsus fbese rendi,svs have contrib
nte,I ~ make the feeling tend to hab-
final. Rut conl,i act----.n He
glanced m and fiit across his face the
liyhts and shadows of n half Dozen
diffarent chnractsrs. as fhourh the re-
mem hranca Of them. in randi sncces,-
sion. Ind caused them In be refIect.sI
In his own ncrson as thew nassed. ~
am singular co,npoupd. J he said.-
q Cep.rslIv an, cast .dnxv,, iii 7
work Chsracters com" and go hnt
NV exterior ,,snal,v shows ne sivns
thereof--cha rae ers old md new---,,1,w
7 conl,i not net then, - - : = - !
He looked straivht hefore him over
the iong hr;d~a and we incraassd o,,r
naca @ ana h,,rriad thrnuvh the PORT
p ap~J ,hro,nh Ta,,hr;.irs tI,is tina
r;ght I on nsst tha coI,sgs dna north.
ysst T nast % portar,s AZ North Tar. !.
brid%e AN and ~ sivn told me- we were on
the rnad Tn zrlinyton. We soom
cnm annon tint fnwnS living on the
nlain y,th its nraftv staeoia and tho
70 rga Of th., iii hevond ~ over which
biew q keen west wind as cxbilarat 4.
inc % avor ,,rsotbad InJaad tho a;y
haa ha invisaratad re ali ths wh;ia II
@ was rne,J s;w ,,iio;s IN w"ii, whan Snv
PonJ came @ into view Mr. Dick ans
90 mo IN a stan,lstiiI near whara the
main strsat o,,J Z Imoi road noat Ue
stnnnaS !, NJ iooi, al "var |" ,vh;ta fance
~ tha ra,d III ti,a roaS a,,arter ~
a naiIa% % nast a,,~rch wifi . rrocaf,l
steanle wos n honse that stnoi Will
;ts u,indo,vs inoh;n@ dawn the straet
Mr.. Dickens fixed his ewes ,,non the
hn,,sa ' nav" "'' w. Ni'''' '"s
|BiIi. .nbe said In n sort of low solIlo.
ouv q nil Gvraa tnre III. coats mud
Nancy mandsi r. for him He maid
her ~ thrustinr the nessiie intn her
aeat ,hn vi,Ia;sy ,s and w vot"t this mo. ny.
memt 7 s.ei lie nsr:onstin~ RiiI
SYKES. He sIinnesI H. hm6 overconf
siigLfIv fr,,m bis sho,,Idors wifi,
sudden strain. iheersi 4 rip. "That
e,II1 ~. d said ,,e' 0S.nmeH and IN
wa Il woitsI ~ AZ He G .tonoed' st the aon, S'
~ tia ho,,sa hrfore mentioned And
4 runw' The moment the hand Of some
i nnn Ins,de' ccw,insr ~ rs,s,scs,ss ~ fhe
r,"vin~ % ras 6s.rS az az ds'cr. i H. ,"h ~
: frs rs x,rn, I tissr - me cver M nick'
sns' Ha stor-i tiers al njd IN ,n-.fhs
very s sgrondfather,; ofhis own story
The Oid 1,nriositv Shon. A naie
face.l-oirl onened the door. Her }argf
aves rested IN the unfmr,,ad face q,
tke old man whose ewes were lifteT
tn hera q Neil - he Said In nm in.
descrihnb,v nathctic time Of voice.
t.is this Nall i've hesn Iookiny IN,
} her ali this weary while, aud ifyou--
lifyou are NV eyes are old. THE,
te}l me Won were buried. Snea}
Nell W
, What do Won want ? naked th,
Girl wonderiSgIv. 80
nI know Nell will mend nv Goa
for me-. These nr.. her eyes Wil
Won. Nell pn
WHis cont ia reaIlv torn said 7
for she IooEe ed as ihough sba WA
,, about to mn awav. 1TooL
Grandua viii - s,id the cir, an.
va antarsd e'
,vns =, advance os Arr p,oLo,s
Tn tLs si,t;n~ ronn, to Which tna rir
: iad the ,vnw sat an r,d ,adv In n c,,S;r
; saving ~ Wv - y N
q circc.,,co IA Him, - so;d t,,o r,rI
What"-"nS sau,s ~ '>' '0 e''
uSevs oh or rasnonded n yruf
voice from the hall. wav' We Turn
ed ana than Il nhssryed thst Mr
Dickans lad not vet come IN
O. Ant can she thread n needle o.,
said 6,r tha nnrnosa of rataining TN,
attention of the chilli who iooke q,
somewhot startled q Won do tha
Snr Lar o.,
40 no ~ sa,d tho u;r, asba doc
~ oil arloIf1 o.
yyho is th;s oant,amon aske,
fltbe oid lady q yor, GO 20, aIon,
! we'll enongR with th;s naadls Itha
! n siit thronah to the ave and nras
tha thr.od tbronrh Hara lot M,
show Won. y and she Threaded tn
, naedla IN satisfy M . c,,rionsitw van
, HSews ah o,iy an3;,, raSn,ndoJ n,
gr,T ynine hehinS "s - ThoairI ,,rn IN
, 81 Will n stara u and "o ".vad u, ~ srnr &
that now st"oJ hai ra,I;n;na o"e onafins In
, The dnor nost IL vas NJ hi
: hmt T shn",I % orS,w Iawa raonnn;na, nJo
him % IT, was Dill svIes se retSar =