The Cairo daily bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1870-1872, 1870-06-13
The Bulletin.
cgtPLES DICKENS.

CHdRLES DiChENN'
There have been no more t'u'u"s
ua.Is ..ri,,o, Than those in which ThaSk-
eray praises his friend and rival h'''''''
CHARLES Dickens around whose grave, yet
open. the English-spoasine people oil the
world are now crOwding with hoWcfs ana
twigs of laurel TO throw upon his coffin
lid. II may quarrel" he said, with Mr..
Dickens art n thousand and thousand
times. delight and wonder at his genius
recognize in it speak with awe and
rcyercnce-a commission from that Divine
BcncGccncc whose blessed task we know
il will one day be to wipe every tear from
every eye Thankfully ! take my share
of the feast of love and Kindness, which
this gentle, and generous, and charitable
soul has contributed to the happiness Of
the world. i take and enjoy my share,
and say Benediction for the meal And
who Of all the vast number of men and
women and children c-owliag into o.
living within the witchins influence q the
novelist spell, has no; wondered 4, the
genius of the man We now lament ami
recognized in him one OF the divincly
commissioned ministers Of the doctrine u
love and holy charity 1t j. true. tina, his
art has given to literature carcgiures
rather than pictures Of mon and women
who live and move and have their being
such rs the pen Of Thackeray skc;ched
but the satyr, eyes do not leer
ont Of any Of his pages; purity
drips from them continually, and
h,s characters breathe al atmosphere IN
which there is not the least tain, Of moral
corruption. He was, indeed, u novelist
skillful in tho use Of hi. material, and so
deeply imbucd with love Of hi. kind, with
pity for the SORROWS Of the unfortunate.
tina, lac became the friend of those who
walk In all the devious paths of lite. At
the doors Of palaces he received u hearty
welcome, and voices in the homes Of pow
orty were never weary calling him the
poor mans bcnefactor; and Heaven
bless thcm!-the children, how they
crowded about his fa,hcrly knee with
shouts of laughter and CHEEKY
voices of delight and love! And what
reason for wonder Is there that rich and
poor, old and young, should honor him!
Was hc not the common friend Of all
Did he no, introduce Joy TO many hearth.
stones at which distress was TOO constant
guest make luxurious Wealth smile over
fictitious pleasures, and weep tear, that
brought kind sentiments TO callous hearts,
over woes, fictitious I, Is true, but .kctchcd
hy his skillful pen from scenes in real life
~ .arrowful, too, as real Did be not,
without fear, bravcly a, knight Of hi,
metal should, attack abuses hoary with age,
and shaiicr them into pieces There was
power IN his pen. Il was morcpotcnt than
the rod Of Moses. That swallowed the Set
rcnt-rod- Of the mngicians and brought
water, gushing and sweet, from u barren
rock In wmorlc,s wilderness. but the
pen OF Dickens corrected many wrong. in
which The happinc.s Of mankind were in-
volved, made love and kindly fccllngs gu.h
from the heart Of Gallons indifference.
and the bells of Christmas ring swcctcr
music while the Christmas fro LlaloI
with a ruddicr light. And what a
store Of pleasant memories. Kind sympa.
uie' noble thought, gracious sermons that
blessed pen Of hi, has laid away for the u,
oiihc pre'cntand futurcgcncraiions' Who
can look At these and not blcs, the good
man whose gcniu, called those lcnciccut
treasure into existence, and who IS now
gone from writing Mystery, in which
hou'ani' Of people were interested. toeA-
r'rience the rcalIte. Of the future which
are'o great Mystery TO all the brood.
OF humanity who ingrr YET upon mi. I'D,
81 me grave. Nuunc-no uucl Aud 80,
God hlc'' the memory Il Charlie. Dichcr,'
Amen