New-York tribune., 1872-02-16

suplecG W osnecai patronage seemed to have marked
i,neoi,1fT aneo feature at Cad's Hll. -, .ro..o
o I'm many walks talks with Dickens, his converse
on the habits birds tho raven Of course Interesting
him particularly He always liked to have f,hn ,h
hopping about his grounds. and whoever mas rem @
new Preface TO "Bamahy Ridge" mus, Ishiu,o'a .o
several Of his old friends In that line He haa d duo
fund of canary bird anecdotes. and the pr lNd him
birds that picked up worms for living
infinite amusement. He would give capal lul1"sI iI
of the way robn-redbreas cocks ms hea 1ion m o NJ
preliminary IA dash forward In the direc.Iom " tu
wriggling victim. There Is sma crave ~ ,ricnJ and
to which Dickens would occasionally take ficna a h
II quite privilege to stand with nm nesuo W.,
What treat it was 20 with him TO the L. London m on
Geological Gardens, place he greatly degh'eu VI a az al
times lie knew The geological address Of every din
bird and fish OF any distinction, ana nc coull' od
the slightest hesitation on entering thc grour @ m In The
straghtway 10 the celebrities of claw or ioOt OF n, @
delight he took in the hppopoamis family was ilos ,h
hilaratng He entered iaInliariy into conversation WIN
the huge, unweldy creatures and they seemed 10
stand him. Indeed he spoke 10 all the unphllnogi ~, ~
habtants dircctnes aud tact which went nome % TO
them al once. He chaed with the monkeys coaAeu o
tigers and hamb0ozcd the snakes, with deKterliy n
approachahe. All the keepers knew MN, nc WIZ Vs. sun ~
loyal visitor and noticed they came up 10 nun ,,,c III
friendly way with feeling that they had syihpa'hcuo
listener always In Charles Dickens. a., .
There certain books Of which Dickens liked 1ere re
during his walks Among his especial were
the writings of Cobbett DeQunccy. the Lectures on
Moral Philosophy by sydney smith, and Caryies French
OF all Others which he read perpcua and OF which ne
never tired-thc book which always appeared more
brought to it, for observation-disclosures to be placed
before every other book. When writing the "Iale ol
Two Cities he asked Carlyle If he might one of the
works TO which he referred his history; whereupon
CARLYLE packed up and down to Gads Hill all his
reference volumes, aud Dickens read them faithfully;
But the more he read the more he was aStonshed ai
of Carlyle's brain and had come out and htted
themselves, each part Of one great whole making
and he always found himself turning away from the
books Of and rcrcdng with Increased wonder
this marvellous new growth There We're certain % noOhs
particularly hateful 10 him. and OF which ne never
spoke except IN terms Of most udlcrons Iaff @ io H, f
Barlow, III "sandiord ana Merton, ne talu WIS nc "a
enemy of ms boyhood and hs rst experience OF
bore lie had an almost supernatural nar9d lor bipGw,
bccausc he was 50 very Instructive ana always h'hB
doubts with regard to the VeTacity OF ollIDad ti
sailor and had belief whatever in The Wonderful
Lamp or The Enchanted Horse" Dickens rattiug his
mental cane the head OF Mr.. Barlow WAS as nueh
ricd in many of Hoods poems especially III that biting
ode Rae WILSON, and he would gesticulate with line
oe.cqgoa. 70 ,le ,Pe 'a,s Gns.g,-- .. r-.,
Ia parish stocks instead OF breec-es'
of his favorite books Pepyss Diary the curious
discovery of The key to which, and the odd characters
ties of tS writer were ncyerdilihg source oi interest
| and amusement to min. The vision OF Pepys hanging
round the OF the thcaer hoping for an invitation
10 20 H. not being able to keep away In spite Of prom
isc had made to himself that he wond spend no more
| money fOol>hy, delighted him. speaknE one day oI
Gray the author Of the Elcgy he said: mo poet ever
under his aim lie preferred smollet to Fielding,
putting Prregrine Pickle" above TON Jones'" or
the best novels Dy ms c0tcuporiies ne l"ats soho ne
| with warm commcndatiOn aud "Grlnith Gaunt ne
thought production OF very iSn merit V & Ws rcniI
In eurucst the first exhibition OF noundernG or
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located understandings he had no tolerance Tor. A.,
lie passiona'ey fond Of The theatcr loved me
lights and music and flowers ana the happy faces of the
audience lac accustomed 10 say tha ms loNe Oh e
theater failed and, no matter no" duli e pay ne
MAS careful while hC sat in thc box 10 make 10
which could hurt the feelings OF the actors snow
any lack of attention. HIS genuine enthusiasm Tor MF
Fechcr's acting most interesting lie loved to de-
seeing hn first, quite by accident in Paris having
stIoiled into little tncaicr there night. " lie
making love to womau," Dickens said, and he so Gle
well himself Dy the sentiment III when
he cnyelopcd her Aat thcy trod in purer ether and in
another sphere. quite lttcd out OF the present BY
heavens said 10 ysc Il man who can do tLis can
do thing Incyer saw two people more purely ana
instantly elevated 10y tie power OF love- Tie manner,
also, he continued I'm which he presses the mem oi
the dress of Lucy IN the Bride OF Lamnerncor Is some
thing wonderful The man has genus Ia lnm winch Is
Lie behind always a fascinating study
to Dickens. zone of the oddest sights greenro9n can
present he salH one day, lis when they are collecting
children for p.nommc For this purpose The pronpter
calls together all the women IN the ballet and begins
giving out their names III order whe they press aont
eager the chance OF increasing their pay by
the extra ptlance Their children VII receive. Mrs
ten' Mrs. b. how many . and on, until the re
stage poor their pay hard their lot love It
TOO well ever to adopt another vocation OF ne iree ~
| the pantomime, cider sisters IN the ballet. &c"
| We have given much space TO the prominent
figure in this picture gallery that we can only
call the attention Of readers to the interesting
chapters Oh Hawthorne and 1hackeray, and the curl
GUS collection of ancient letters from Miss Milford,
| The last named correspondence affords whimsical
| specimen of feminine copousncss of expression,
| felicity of detail, and large charity of judgment,
| strangely mingled with unrelenting prejudces.
Among other cherished fanccs her fondncss for
dogs Of which she loved 10 relate wonderful stories
! to Mr. Fields, thanking the Divine Providence for
having invented them, and like the English artist,
| Hamerton, regarding with wondering pity the man
who can lead a dogless life" She cultivated a simi-
lar weakness for several fayoritc American authors
whose gores she frequently describes in prismatic
cOlOr5.