The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1871-12-27

from me, never 10 DE brought oack any
more, can not be written. My whole
nature was so penetrated with the
grief and humiliation OF such considera-
tons, that even now, famous and Ca
ressed and happy, often forget IN my
dreams that have dear wife and
children; even that am man, and
wander desolately back to that time Of
my life. My mother and my brothers
and sisters Excepting Fanny in the
Royal Academy of Music) were still
encamped, with a young servant girl
from Chatham workhouse, in the two
parlors in the emptied house in Cover
street North. 1t was long way to 60
and return within the dinner hour, and
usually either carried my dinner with
me, or went and bought it at some
neighboring shop. IL the latter case II
was commonly saveloy and a penny
loaf; sometimes a fourpenny plate OF
beef from a cooks shop; sometimes a
plate of bread and cheese and a glass
of beer, from a miserable old public
house over the way-the Swan, if re
member right, or the Swan and some
thing else that l have forgotten. Once
I remember tucking my own bread
(which | had brought from home in the
mornipg) under my arm, wrapped uT
in a piece OF paper like book, and
going into the best dining'room in
Johnson's aamode-beef house in
Charles court, Drury lane, and magnl
fcently ordering small plate Of ala
mode beef to eat with it. What the
waiter thought of such a strange. little
appariton coming in all alone, dom
know but ] can see him now, staring
at me as / ate my dinner, and bringing
up the other waiter to look. gave
him halfpenny, and / wish, now, he
hadn't taken it.
A GLIMSiER OF LIGHT.
In these and other passages the read
er will recognize some of the earlier
parts of "Copperfeld." Mr.. John Dick
ems being unable to make any arrange
meut with his creditors, Mrs. Dickens
was Obliged to break up her poor house
hold in Cover street North, and go into
the Marshalsea. The autobiography
then proceeds: :,
The key of the house was sent back
to the landlord, who was very glad tc
get it; and | (small Cain that l was
except that / had never done harm to
any one) was handed over as a lodgel
to q reduced old lady, long known to
our family, in Little College street
Camden Town, who took children in tc
board, and had once dore 80 at Brlgh
ton, and who, with a few alterations
and embellishments, unconsciously be-
gan to sit for Mrs. Pipchin in "Dombey
when she took me in.
She had little brother and sister
under her care then, somebody's natur
al children, who were very irregularly
Maid for, and q widows little son. The
two boys and l slept in the same room
NV own exclusive breakfast Of a penny
cottage loaf aud a pennyworth OF milk
provided for myself. l kept another
small loaf and a quarter Of pound o
cheese on a particular shelf Ola partlcu
lar cupboard, to make my supper OF
when | came home at night. The!
made a hole in the six or seven shli
lings | know we'll; and was out a
the backing warehouse all day anI
had to support myself on that money al
the week. Isuppose my lodging wa
paid for by my father. l certainly dl'
not pay it myself, and I certainly hs'
no other assistance whatever, (the max
ing of nv clothes, l think, excepted
from Monday morning until Saturds!
night: No advice, no counsel, no en-
conrasement, no consolation, no sul
bort from any one that can call Il
mind.
90 HELP NE GOD.
Sundays Fanny and I passed in tn