The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1870-06-29

mouthed-on the contrary being the most outspoken
extrpator OF shaIns, imp0sture, and IN his own all
less traduced, maligned, satrfzed nobody. Not even
ms censors For he had many such. II would DO
IKE aescending into tue catacomos OF criticism 30
now blatant in his p0sthumous praise, once rdcued
his pretensons TO deilneate anything beyond the
Maronettes al q peep-show; what lubant clappng
OF hands there was over Juplter's pseudO-ciasslc
joke, Irocunbtt huln D0z In reference to his first
under Braham's management at the 81. James,
quarter OF century back; and what litter OF sar
was evoked ~ as re-
appeared to be confined to perusal Of mis- own
writings. His first steps were beset with Rigoys,
do !" pointing out how thorough cOckney he was
once his foot on the nagways OF the hills OF NOR
Of s' certain screains sister Of the
school, that his works are stores or potnOuse
pleasantries. He won his way into universal iaver
In virtue OF an illassmilative genlality against
which no predeterminat0n or resistance was proof,
as In the case Of sydney Smith, who, with characte-
believed to be the cant OF Dickens popularity, and
promptly ended IN becoming an enthusiastic apostle
ali al s paedor nfalosts 'aI An Ecumenica
Council OF the English and reading races and races
all over the earth Is sitting, and forever WIN si!; IN
snecure guardianship Of the faith in Boz, and IN
his hierarchy Of pleasantest and most practcai
benefcences- the lot OF man by preach
ing and teaching the duty and the beauty of sharing
the common burden and enduring the mutual In.
frmity-and SO forever keeping green the memory
annals
GREEN IN THE MEMORY.
Long obituary notices OF Charles Dickens are given
In the Italian papers: The DtrsnO thinks tnat sam
zewit" will be immortal, like Perpetua and Don Alb
bondio IN Manzoni's "Promessl Spos," which nave
The Malone OF Florence, speaks Of the deceased
as the greatest OF modern English noveliSs and says
that his death will no doubt be lamented IN England
q q a Tr pal a mIfV n
lures OF life anu manners his humOr sometimes de-
generated into carlcature and his passion became
specks on the sun, visible only to the scientific OBJ
server and deprving the benehcent luminary OF
an snr nor aea at ne e most
novelist and the greatest social reformer OF his fellow
countrymen is just title OF glory that no other
modern writer has possessed In an equal degree"
There will be monuments TO him In marble and
bronze, the Nazt0ne says, but his finest monument
viii be the good he did for the poorer classes
"REMINISCENCES OF HIS YOUTH.
The editor of the London graphic relates some
particulars Of his personal acquaintance with the
late author as follows:-
The first time saw the idolized Boz In the flesh
was at fancy fair ia the Painted Hall OF Greenwich
Hospital, held, think for The benefit of the Snip
wrecked Mariners Society. He was then hand
some young man, with piercing bright eyes and
carefully arranged hair much, IN fact as he Is re-
presented In MactI5e's picture. The last time saw
him was a few weeks since, when had the pleasure
OF meeting him at dinner. To ali outward appear
anCe he then looked Ike q man who would live aud
work until he was four score. l was especially
struck by the brilliancy ana vivacity of his eyes,
There seemed as much life and animation In them Us
In twenty ordinary pairs OF eyes, was also struck
BY his sallor-like aspect. popularity observed by
many other persons. Yet, except MS two voyages
to America he had not been much ON the sea and
was not, believe, q particularly good SAILOR But
we all know his sympathy for seamen and 4 think,
without being fanclful that his NAUTICAL air may In
part be attributed to early Portsmouth associations
On this occasion Mr.. Dickens conversed with me
chiefly about Mr.. Carlyle's writings. for whose
miratiOn as he has practically shown in his rale OF
Two Citles;'' and he also related some interesting
anecdotes, one OF which may venture to transfer
to PRINT.
AMERICAN OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES LINCOLN.
1t was related to Mr. Dickens by the late Mr.. Ed.
win M. Stanton the famous Secretary of War
in the United States Cabinet. On Good FRI
day, 1885, there was Cabinet Council at Washing
ton, and Mr. Stanton CHANGED to enter the council
chamber some time AFTER the other members had
assembled. AS he entered he heard the President
say, 'Wel gentlemen, this is only amusement. /
think we had better now turn 10 business" During
the meeting he noticed that MIR. Lincoln was
markaby grave and sedate, and that instead Of
strolllng about the room, as was his usual WON'T
dealing out drol remarks, he sat bolt upright in MS
chair. On leaving the council Mr. Stanton asked
one OF the other Ministers why the Presidents man.
ner was so peculiar and received the following ex
planation:-''When we assembled to-day Mr.. Lincoln
sad Gentlemen, dreamed strange dream last
night for the third time and on each occasion some
thing remarkable has followed upon 1t. Alter the
first dream came the battle OF Bull run Mr. Dickens
could not remember the second event. and now the
uTedm mas come again. uTeaueU llaC was III u
boat on lake. drifting along without either
sails, when-' At this momenG you,n said the
Minister addressing Mr.. Stanton, Opened the door,
whereupOn the President checked himself and said,
Il think we had better turn to business Sowe have
lost the conclusion OF the dream" And it lost
for ever. The Council met at hafpast two, and on
the same evening President Lincoln lay dead, slain
by the pistol shot Of Wilkes Booth i cannot avoid
drawing parallel here. We shall never know the
end Of Mr.. LncOln's dream, and the "Mystery OF
Edwin brood" remains also an nscrutabe mystery,
parted from by the impenetraDle curtain OF death.
PosthumOus fame Is but a poor thing when 1t is
based simply on intellectual achievements
FAME.
Charles Dickens fame rests on a Surer basis. His
chief merit to my thinking lies in the fact that in
all his Creations humorous or pathetic, lie rressti-
by drew the sympathies Of his readers towards
the cause Of the humble, the suffering and
the oppressed, and ] firmly believe that
much Of the benencent legislation OF late
years is due to his teaching. If he had
entered Parliament he would probably have made
but Indifferent figure, for he cared little for mere
party politics; but at his desk, pen IN hand, he
welded power superior to that of o whole House
OF Commons, and It is to his eternal glory that this
power was uniformly exercised for worthy ends. II
Is no small matter in an age when the contrast be-
tween wealth and poverty, between inOrdlnate lux
ury and utter destitutiOn grows daily more start
ling, that OF genius should, for whole gene
ration, have used MS mental gifts for the purpose
bridging those terrible gulrs in modern cvlliza
ton.
BUST IN MEM0RIAM.
A London journal Of the 18th of June says
In fuflment of an intention which had been re-
Gently formed by the deceased himself, Mr.. WoOner
has been commissioned by the family to execute 4