, 1870-08-28
The Originals OF Some OF Dickens,
Characters.

Characters.
From Aaeten.ns Life of Charie. DetenA,-
believe that Old Weller was drawn from
n original, wLo used 10 '4wo1k' stage
oaeh between London and Portsmouth, aud I,
nd brother on the sAme line. They passed
> each otler every day for many years with
mt a. Opportunity. Of exchanging words-a
5hlp-eleow being their only salute. When one
u these Intund brothers Of ths whip died, tho
jther took it TO heart and followed him in I
month. Ibis las. was Dickens nan- Per
laps Dickens nay have travelled With him; I
lid, before steam became omnipotent.
II Las been inserted ,hst MEs. Bardell, with
xhora no woman, spinster, wife, or widow,
Las ever sympath.zed. size was so terribly 1b-
snsd IN her designs upon Nr. Piek~ick-~1a
drawn, With fres but faithful touch. from .
NE=. Am Ellis, who kept an eating g-house near
Doctors Commons lin Enight-rder street,
bstwesn bt. Paula chnrchyarl and upper
Ihsmes street), and was eomely plump and
agreeable.
Z the memorable triA, Dardell against Pick
wick, the presiding functiolarv, Mr. Justice
StareleiSh, WAS acar1cature, by no mems e1,
ttaragsnt, Of Sir Stephen Gaaelee, who had !
Pleas, :. the time when Lord Wynfora "
y. Best) Was Chief Justice Of that court. NJ.
Sergeant Buztaz is supposed to represent NJ.
Sergeant Dumpus, clustering lawyer, who
WEE dreaded in those daye for the loud and in
solent manner in which he bullied witnesses.
The Cleefyhles, in the tale, were M.llam
Grant i Brothers, cotton spiuners and caleo
printers, near Manchester, and Dickens did
not cxAggerate the excellence OF their hnd
deposition noz the whole range OF their prae-
teal EtA- unobtrusive beuesolenee. There
we're four brothe1s-Niiiam. David, john,
and Charlee-apd tue eharac,e1istlca Of tho
family were the strength OF their fratetual
Affection, their oeneyulence and generosity,
and their success in business, which
furnished them with the means OF
exercising q rceulnely unbounded hos
pitality and munifcense. Their father vas
The vast property Of the brothers WAS inher-
tied by their soue and lephcws. 4 monument,
erected On pendle Hill, between Halnsbottom
a3.d bury, marks the spot where tho III otneis,
then starting in life. took survey OF & ats-
t1ict. great portion Of which wa snose1
quent.y their own by purchase. Mr. Dapiei
Grant chiefly lived IN Lis latter years. IN ~ h!s
house, Moslcy street, Manchester. Als
| friends, it was said, had general lnv!tatlon
to take tho usuai 5 o'clock dinner with - h.ln
tAined moro than nine frienda: There we're
ten pees in the Aall, one OF Which WAS alwale
occupied By Lis old broad bEin. As his
friends CAME IL, each appropriated one OF the
pegs. When The whole ton were thus cor'
| cred, the next conner, seeing that the party
was complete, left his card and compliments
with the rortly bntler, aud went elsewhere e
dine, tieterniulug, no doubt, tha: he would
endeasoE to arrive carlier next timo; AZ th3s
| hare heard. in their owl ueiEhoofhoou
William Grant and iis brothers, strongly war:
rants me in stating that Dickens account o.
their goodness aud primitive odllty OF mau'
ner, fottenel Ly Geniaiity and beneyoleuce
We eeIcrly too highly colored.
In Donlbey and Sou, several characters
! 81 kr,3, t.a.t fn
Doabey is supposed to represent Ar- Thomas
Chapman, shiF-owner, whose Offices were np
posite the Wooden Midshipman- I had til
houoz Of meeting Mr.. Chapman At dinner =
Lonshs the sGptr,, a@ r sue 1has ss ~ H. q Pa1m
be eat or ettxsl. AZ ihe case might he, bolt ny
/ a;r}t ~ il l,o kno,e not hos to bend-as a:il
IN TACT, A. il llc ilal swallowed the drawing
rocm poker iu his you'll, and had never i
gcsted;it. AZ If 10 n.alo Ir. Caapmaa hi
Io,,Ltelly identical with Dombcy, We hart
i,.uso Of :. Dombey i son. enc Perch, a:,ua
lv taken from funny little old CLAP name
: Stephen Haze, who was part clerk. part me
, | senEer. in MIR. Chapmsn's Office. Old so! Gil
, | was intended for little fullow named Nori
! Who kept yer. small shop in Leadralla
. etreet, exactly opposite tho Office " job
, Chapman 4 Co., IN wlicl, 1.-THE stock in trL
comprised chtonomcierH, barometerr, tel
, scopes, compasses, charts, maps, se1tant
. quat1rants, and specimens Of .eyery kind (
Instruments used in the working Of ship
slup'n diseoveries'' In front OF this stna
l shop stands figure carved in WOO
. and cnrionhly painted, OF = miniature mi
Q ehipman. with quadrant in his hand. as
0 al out taking an observation What id nor
Q may be seen, by the curious, adotunnS Lea
s erliall street to this very dag. lspeak Of i
+ wooden midshipman as I saw Linn in f65
|. Ho may have been swept away y What
It man, who wae introduced to Dickens on t
Il day when. with Thomas Chapman, Dan
d MncIiee, Johu Leech. Thomas Powell a
l, Samuel Rogers. be went to eoe Crosby Hi
!, EisbopGa!e street.
:: acter Of Wilkins aficawbez, who was alws
q waiting !" for something to tun, up," was
u lievcd, by many who thought themselves co
IL reteht to decide, to have been the autao
:: attempt to represent l,ss own father! Il Y
u said that The elder Dickens knew and did i,
80 wholly disap,rove Of the sketch. It will
:, reno mberel by the readers Of 's David G.
u peIfeld,' that though Mr.. Micawber IL rep
- Eented ~ careless in money nlattere, npt-
at get into debt. and addicted to get out Of it
H. means OF bills aid notes Of hand, he ne'
l. says or does anything ut variance with NJ
% |
ae .'fos something 10 turn up" and chi
I'D ing, III best ho can, in the meantif
p But lie il never mean, false nor dizh
10 est. and it t. Ills keen sense Of the right Il
es eventually places him in triumphant anta
" nism with that precious limb Of the law
,r. | disgrace 10 all honorable profession.
70 Urial Heap.
Ii, In "Dlesk House" at least three c1aract
e sre said to lave been drawn from real !
Il. There are Esther So1uerson, Boythornc,
st Ilarald skimpole. Among parties who ou
y: to havc known. Esther Somerson, who t
ad % much or the STORY of ..Dleak House,
tc- believed to bear great resemblance 10 !
y. Sophia Ieelin, author OF volume OF pot
ch published in 1877. Her eiater, prote3e
as Charles Lamb, was married 10 Edward Ma,
d. tho publisher, who benefited largely BY S.
or ue1 Rogers testamcntary provision. Sor
ID, Iselin has no cause to complain Of ler
l3t length in "Dleak House,