The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1870-06-11

Suddenly and without warning or prs
paration, comes the sad news that CHARLES
DICKENS is dead. over remote lands and
under distant sc:s the telegraph has car.
ried its silent message; and now through.
out the CIVILIZED world, while the graz
novelist lies still unburicd, ali nations and
people simultaneously mourn lis loss. There
WINS no long suffering no melancholy decay
of powers, 10 days and nights of suspense.
The summons came quickly, and was quickly
answered.
1t is singular that the two great masters
Of fiction of tits generation, DICKENS and
THACFERAY should 10th have died in the
same sudden but peaceful way.
Ii is difficult to recall any other nan, whe.
ther Of let, rs OF o'any other profession, whose
death will he so widely mournel Tor DICK.
ENs's works have been translated into every
language, and have become part o. the popu.
lar literature o, every nation Probably 10
author las exercised 20 wide IN influence over
the thoughts and opinions OF tbs generation
rs Mr. DICKENS. II is TO his lasting pra Sc
that this influence has always been cxertcd
in behGlfof whatever was good and pure and
true. The pen that has now fallen from his
hand has traced many thousands of pages ;
but in them all there is nothing to DO 70
called or expunged, no line written TO stimu
late an evil thought or TO pander to n Lnse
appetite. He has taught us To lie humble in
prosperity, patient in adversely, loving to
cur iellowmen, aud revcrently mindful Of the
Source of oil blessings
None lave spoken in words of more car
nest eulogy of DICKEEs than did the gen
erous and large-hearted TnACKERAY, Con
trasting him with STERSE in his lecture on
the works of that humorst, he says " The
foul satyr's eyes leer out of the leaves con.
siantiy the last words the famous author
wrote were Lad ard wicked the last ] mes the
poor stricken wretch pcnned were Tor pity
and pardon, think of these pas; writer's
and of one who lives among us now, and am
grateful for the innocent laughter and the
sweet unsullcd pages which tho auth n of
David CoppcrGeld' gives to my children"
IL Mr.. DICKENS the poor of this world
have lost stoadfast friend. lie was HIM
self born, if not TO poverty, still 10 q low
estate and this fact he never desired to for
get Ills Irej Idces and thoughts and sym,
pathies were with the common people, and
not with the aristOcrRcy Of England ard
lis pen was ever earnest in their behalf, urg
ing their cause against the wealthy ruin +!
clusq TO the powerful pictures that he
drew OF the orprcss on practiscd upon Ger
tain classes ear lie traced some Of the most
beautiful measures Of reform that have Leu
passed of late years in Cir at Britain. A Par.
lumentary committee OF in Iuiry was not un
apt to follow the publication Of ono If h..
novels.
lie WAS likewise q great educator Hi
lessons were taught IN a del ghttul IN,
qu ct way, and were acquired by h.s Nler
almost insonsbly. Who IL there Of Thu
generation who can say how much Of til,
sense Of hUmor that he POSSESSES, and wllicl
constitutes one of the principal Gle
mrnts Of Happiness, WAS due 10 III
early read NJ OF tho delightful pogu
OF Pichwick,' David Corpcrfcld," and tn
rest Of tho illustrous scris2 Nor did Inc i'm
bN'' "o''N ~ ""'""' "iiif 10 '""Sht Hl'
readers how 10 look at things from a brpa,
nad generous point Of view. to be charitable
20 the weaknesses Of others, to be- toleran
and patient, and to str We t. assist each othc
through tho perplexities OF tits f.. TIA,
lessons Of the Sermon on the Mouut ar
written at large in his works. They are eraa
PARALLELS that contain those precious TRUTH
Al Le was man of the reople, 40 nls
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