Carson daily appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1873-1877, 1873-12-07

HcSNsS 10 tEstl JCUIEsit tt!s ioiItNius- uitA
Gle. which puts another aspect On on
oi Dickeus's happiest creations. ",
L--e heard something of the sort before
b3s have never seen it in quite 50 au
..ren:ic a shlpe:
Il have recently Tecsi-ed a letter from
an o,a friend and schoolfeliow, wh;cl
sIpears TO ne So far to exceed the In
t;res. Of merely private letter that
have obtained his leave to send a copy
oi i. to n 4 O. am sure that al who
-: en- interest in Dickens writings will
i,e glad to read :, communication which
throws some light uron one of his ,nost
:1:coEs fetioas. Ny friend writes from
sowss. in the North Riding, a village in
the neiehto,Eooi Of classic ground of
E1Seby:
We came here, IS it IS On the road
birth place. 1t IS a very fine country
fresh mountain air. DOthcboys Hall is
ha-p.no longer school. Mr.. Shaw,
tI.e original Of Squeers. married Miss
I.aiel,nar. who was Il SOFT of cousin of
- father. The schooLbuild;rcs are
;.;;i:e,l down. but the house (Dotheboys)
- still Very nice handsome one, with
large Offices. cow-houses. &c. We learn
FROM our land-laly that in the room
where we we're now sitting Unicorn
I'm, BcwsSl Dickens had lunch the day
lac AID Il friend rode over from Barnard
Castle t. see and I..ake sketches III Mr..
;,ilawe school, and this same cd lady,
lrs. Hi.hmooT, waited on them. Dick
rs was only here that DAY, but lie stayed
.n.gsr w Barnard Castle. AID got great
s.sal Of gossip. not too true, about the
s;i.gcl. from oso-. quan(lam
-.-s;;;sr q SLaws, and It had lot,' who
..li ia.lecd been turned Of for had cer-
....rt
e.. Mis- Hishmocr tells ME. rs indeed
-, ...,,:!-,r always says. thai Dosheboys
.;:i;i i = ,:lCSt exaggerated caIicature
:..:t ss,.l=l how tie description was in
.c!.ga respects so correct that everybody
= ..s:;.:e.; IL. Poor Shaw quite tool, ii
=, ie;3t. and d.! no more good, cot
ri,;i.sii. aud riraiYtic, :.rd soon died.
- sricoi went down fss: Mrs Shaw
.,.,,: G.c.i LyokeI.-i.eaEtoti. ECt = good
.iH4i - monty WIS left behind Ms !
Gi-;.I--s.sr says there We're an immense !
,c:i .r 81 oys. that 5ir. Shaw chartered |
&: e,,-cis! -o.ch 10 bling tLen from Lon |
don tii.i, place is On one az tire great |
cr,aci l.: reads between Work and Gias- |
..,-s' I'll that tLerc vas great joy in |
- ...a-e an TIE arrival Of the coach !
e-.=s IL precious freisA;-qri;e the event,
- t--5. = VAS. She says the boys were |
-. :. =, T.. well. and fed as well as oouid |
- t>.-.,t-sl ie. go . year; that there |
-..:--;.-s - things wrong, but 10 COM |
,'i;a.:-.s l,gre- ever made: that Shaw made |
i..c,sy. i,eclTSe on his own farm he |
grail the cows and led the sheep and |
.;.,s al;ch supplied :he boys food.
he house IS ii one cLd Of the vii |
age The coach-roati r,s-s past the |
zach. between tie LoUse and stables. |
My impressions = that Yorkshire |
IS. .ls...s 7re.e had. bat c3at 50 bad as |
I. .cI.eI,s makes oyt. and olaws was
-::::5-.i better HAT. most Of :,.aru There |
: s.-c'.. feeling Eere Of Indignation
against Dickens, wlo, 10 doUst. ruined
:.s.,r- SHAW
s. In his rep.y 70 my request to pub
III: Il ..i-.ve. any friend says:
-iiy. al means Use l.lF notes on Do
..tr!.7y.. thin. my information IS au-
';i=utiy. being gathered On the sE0:.
d. !. s-se :, re four iaTe c.I.cI-ica scocois'
~ cliirf,, in t;-- village, all knocked
=, u Nicholas NickIeby." Tie III
-tl,ita1ts furious. and no wonder
- -i:cula Ike, ~ WAY OF comment on
= iiir:ld's interesting Lotes ard IL
...ico o Dickens. to remind yoTrrtad-
= Hat tie gtc,t novelist. II his Preface
Q 'N,i4 o'as EicIieiy.' slys That his
: sc:iption OF Do,hebcys Hal! was not
;=,a,,i TO aprly 70 any particular man or
: ..oel, ii :l:at i, was u type Of York
AXE cheap schools in general. He
-:-:her distinctly and emrha.icaily as
e.ts tn; tie description, SO far from
eng exaggerated, falls far short of the
e:.;Il:::y tits quite possible thu. Dickens
made his description in
,.-la respects tco iIluch n portrait Of Sir.
INV, tine result of which appears to
ave hetn Tia: the latter fell a victim to
-e otloguy which was due TO Yorkshire
Lcoiins.sters generally. II the COM
arson be allowable, Shaw suffered like
.ouis WI. who was guiIiotined not so
..ch fog lis own sins IS for those Of
: scoundrer ancestors! But although
ilaw NAV have been comparatively in
oaent, l haze 10 doubt that Dickens
as, IN the main, right, and that Ecrk-
LIE schools and Yorkshire schoOlEaas-
rs were, on tie whole. such % he de-
:z..ses them. That these gentry and
:e;r Caves Of despair no longer exist is I
ne OF the many debts of gratitude
:iich his Acknowledgment eve to
ha-les D;ckens.' /.