The Charleston daily news. [volume] (Charleston, S.C.) 1865-1873, 1872-12-27
"SAIREY CAMP"

In gloomier gloom night falls again.
"sAIREY CAMP"
Some Unpublished Sketches of Dickens
In 1s47 Dickens thought Of writing 3 small IL
lustrated volume, describing his amateur tnea-
tr,cal tour, with Lemon, Forster, Leech, Jer-
.o,d and others. Itwas to be called "PIjians
pro;iss:n and was to bear upon the title page
-. descrintion as an Account Of late E1pedi-
Hon into the North, for an AM ateur Theatrical
Benefit, written by Mrs. Camp (Who was an
J, eve yitness.) Inscribed to Mrs. Harris, edited
nv Charles Dickens. It was never nn1shed'
and the following fragment OF it is now for the
f,rst time published by MIR. Forster:
,,.s a.,.p's ACCOUNT OF HEB CONNECTION WITH
THIS AFTAIR.
(which Mrs. Harr1s's own Words 70 me was
...,e. .Sairey Camp says she why not go to
W1sroateP Srimps,' says that dear creatur, ~
to yonr liking, Sairey: why not go 70 mngaIe gtt
for week, pripg your consueootlon up VIZ
~; sr;nons and come back to them loving arts az
s,,p snnws and wallies Of you blooming? ssirey,
Mrs Harris says, you are but poorly. Don't
5sn,oe it. Mira Camp, for books ls IN your looks.
Wo., T,nst have rest. Your mind, she says, 1s
tho atrone for you; it gets you down and ereaas
nnon Won, ssirey. 1t is useless TO disgmge sne
fsnt-she blade is wearing out me snesm.
.atia - sav and viii not deceive you, maam,
that am the woman could wish to be-. me
fiIna ,f worrit as had with Mrs. Colhpef, the
haker's lady, which was 30 bad In nef mino ao
wlth her first that she would not 30 mucn aS
iook at bottled stout, ana kepS W Erusi
+Tronsh the mouth, has agued me, Mrs: harris.
p... r,o,am 7 ssys to her, talk not OF Margate:
ta 2aS, = T do 90 anywheres it is elsewheres and
W .Snt tbare, Sairey.' says Mrs. Harris, solemn,
smIenoe GS s fb;s mystery? II I have ever deceived
az ,,ardest working, soberest, and best OF
Snneen. which her namels well beknown ls ..
Camp, midwife, Ki1Esgste street. ses Mrs n aarris
18th vth the tears standing in her eyes, rewea!
yonr intentions.' Yes, Mrs, Harris, says, :!
Iii Wall knows you, Mrs. Harris; we'll you
Enows me. well We both knows wot the cnaIac-
tars % of one anotherls. Mrs. Harris then: l
ssid. i have heerd as there !s e1peol5lon
going down to Mapjestr ana AVespoo., pay,
sotine. III goes anywhere for change, It IS
ssong with THAT Mrs. Harris clasps her
hands. and drops into chair as II her time
100 cnme-which know'd it couldn't be by
,iobts oI tor ak weeks odd. And have lived
ta near she says; OF Sairey Camp, as always
kept herself respectable, IN company WIN play
aSarmed-not regular play actors-hammer.
toors. THANK Evansl' say Mrs. Harrls, and
bustiges INTO flood Of tears.
GWRan the sweet creature had o. Hpoged her
.elf with o sip of brandy and water warm,
and sueared pleasant with little nutmeg IN
r.. / proceeds in these words, 'Mrs. Harrls, l
am told that these hsmmertoors are nttert ~
and artistickle,' 'Sairey,' says that best OF
-;nm;,, with . rshiFee- and -sN#a$-fofop9I 30
nn - WIGHT be worse. Il likewise hears, says
10 her. that they're goin play acting Tor the
benefit of two litterfy men-ohe as mas nao
lis wrongs q long time ago, ana mas gos nus
-;obts tt last, and one as made many people
v nsrry in in his lime, but is dull. and sick, and
ionely fIis own sef, indeed. sairey,' says AIs.
Harris. you're an Inglish woman, ana THAT'S
~ .sNo. Mrs. Harris, says, that's very true;
hope iknows nay dootysand my country; but,
I Gays, i am informed ss there ls aues IN
this psrty. and that half a-dozen OF 'em, II not
mona, is IN various stages OF interesting
stste' Mrs. Harris, you and mo we'll knows
Si,st Ingeins often does. II l accompanies
this eIpsdition, unbeknown and second cladges
NAV not combine my calling with change OF
air. and prove service to my feller creetersr
ssairey,' was Mrs. Hsrris's reply, You was porn
S be blessing g bs s0Tat %th se yoa | But Geep your
distance till called in. Lord bless you, Mrs.
Camp: for people is known by the company
fhev Eeeps. and literary and artistickle society
nioht be the ruin OF you before you was
aware. with your best customers, both nck and
monthly, il they took pride IN themseiVes'
u.-MRs. CAMP Is DEsoRRTIvE-
aThe number Of the cab had Q seven IN IL, !
think. and ought to know-and II this should
meet his eye (which it was 9 black un new
done, that he saw with; the other was tIed u@p,l up
snhreIier and patten to the hackney coach
osice before he repents it. he was . young
m,n in a weskit with sleeves to it and strings
behind. and needn't hstter himself with sup.
poeuition Of escape, as give this decrlPton OF
him to the police tFo moment founa ne hsd
drove off with my Irc, erty; and II ne thlnks
there amt laws enoneh he's mocn misseoK-I
tell him that.
81 do assure you, Mrs. Harris, when stood
in the railway Office that morning, with my
bundle on my arm and one patten IN my hand,
Won might have knocked me down with
feather, farl ess pormapgers which was lump
inc against me continual and severe all round.
JWm drove about like brute animal, and al
most worritted into fits, when gentleman
vith large shirt cellar and q; hook nose, and q
ave like one Of Mr.. Sweedlepi ipes's hawks, and
long looks of hair, and whiskers that wouldn't
have no LADY as was engaged TO meet SUD.
denly a turning round corner for any sum OF
money you could offer me, says, laughing,
sHslloa, Mrs. Camp, what are you up tor 1
i DIDN'T Know Q1lu uUI1 mdn to<ooPp " .Ao
clothes,) but says family, II you're Chris,
tisn man, show me where to get second
cladge ticket for Manjestir, and have me put IN
q carriage, or shall dropP Which ne kindly
did. in q cheerful kind Of q way, skipping
about in the strangest manner as ever see,
making all kinds Of actions, and looking and
linking at me from unner the brim OF bis hat
(Which was good deal turned up) to that ex.
TENT that I should have thought he meant
something but for being 30 furried as not to
have no thought at all until was put In car
rage along with indivldgle-the politest as
ever I seeSin shepherds plaid suit, With
long gold watchguard hanging round his neck,
and his hand a trembling, through nervous
ness, worse than aspian leaf.
"'rm very 'appy, maam, he ssys-the
politest vice as ever heard Ito go down with
. lady belonging to our party
"'Our party, Sir = says.
"'Yes, ma'arn.' he says Pm Mr.. Wilson.
I'm going down with the wigs
stMrs. Harris, when he said he was agoing
down with the wigs, such was my state Of con-
fuqion and uorrit that thought he must be
connected with tho government it some ways
OF another, but directly moment he explains
himself, for he says:
WsThere's not q theater in London worth
mentioning that 7 don't attend punctua!ly.
There's five and twenty wigs IN these boxes,
ma'am,' he says, pintng toward heap Of
luggage, 'ss was worn at the Queens fancy ball
There's black wig, maam, he says, 'as was
worn by Kean; there's brown one, ma'am,
he says, 'as was worn by Kemble; there's q
yellow one, ma'am, he says, as was made for
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