The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1876-03-27
THE DICKENS CHILDREN.
Their Que rdian's State'nent-The Money they
Have IIad-NOt Paupers.


Have Had-Not Paupers.
To THE Enron OF THE SuN-Sir. Please
permit the administrator and guardian the use
OF your paper for saving a word or two In ex-
PLANTATION Of his views in the matter Of the
orphan relatives lin this country 4 Mr.. Charles
Dick, M. The gentleman In New YORK who fur
nishcd the material for the article on the DICK
ems children which appears In THE NEW IoRK
suN # 10th Inst. Sunday. NAV be pleased TO
know how exceedingly gratined felt IN reading
his very truthful AMI accurate statement of facts
as related TO the early history Of MIR. and Mr..
Augustus N. Dickens and their family. In Hit
nuis. am able to verify, To the very letter, this
story which my old acquaintance tells, and to
rejoice at this implied denial Of tho singular
measurements contained in an article on the
same subject.
10 bo involved, ever so slightly, in any discus
SION l. very repugnant to me, moro esp ecially Ia
this case, when want to say 80 much which
feel NAV vndida,e all parties. and which may
correct tho unfortunate ito ne ludicrpu-) errors
cont ined 70 that scufatiunai epis tie from Am-
boy. 1be desire to relieve my own fee ings, and
perform an act Of justice to the children Is VERY
strong within mo. Next to sir. 81. the gcntle-
man in Nov York, no one 10 this country. ! VIII
venture 10 assert knows more ~ the domestic
history 81 tie Dickens family, or felt greater
interest IN them Ctftcr their removal 10 Chi
caeo) than the writer. Subsequent to the
dc In Of Mira. d., within few davs of That
event, | ice utod the trust Of administrator
OF the estate aud guardian II the children MY
Intimacy with them. aud familiarity win their
condition and prosuects--ffOm Christmas, 1858,
to about the Lit OF August. ls1a- continued I'M
interrupted. until the rcriod to which was
compelled. hy reason OF a possible permanent
removal from Chicago, to relieve myself-wiih
| the reluctant consent Of Judge W N zee ~ Cook
| County Court-"f their further charge. and 70
| turn over to NV successors. Mr.. jeremiah Dean
| Of Freeport, Illinois. and Mr. Henry Keeling 81
! Ambuy-twO most worthy men-the CUSTODY
and Oh rye Of the children. Mr.. Keeling aud
| his +" had always been the very ktndcst and
beat friends Nr. ant RS. ID 'kcns rver knew
since their advent to Illinois. lie Official hles ut
| the Couu.v Court, Cni ago, exhibit the pccuni-
arr condition II their affairs IN g. 1st ~ August
ISL REJECT ITS ara or deposit there to NV credit
| for 81 G5 ~. paid over 10 Nr. De fnr account
| 81 Bcri ram Dickens. and Sl.a 32t fnr account ot
| AdTi IN. and kLIi1.,0 for ANY Dickens tue two
! last pfmed amounts (S3'2D were p'id to Mr..
| Keeling. when ! settled up the estate. about
S2oO1 appe1red ,- the result = my l,bors, aver
ugiug little over $50 apiece for the three hers
! Fortunate Investments and some slight aid On
two in.tnnces) derived from Charles Dickens,
! through the KIND intrrre-sion OF Mr.. Phillips Of
| London t.Is bertha Dirken-'s brotherl. and
many pl in and urgent appeals from myself.
| Z miiv. together with the thouehtiul socitude
| 81 Mr. W htpn ~ frceport. and the Doctor and
Nr. Keeling Of An hoy. enabled NE o more
| than double their slender pittancs. and tn pre-
| sent ten AZ tue close ~ my official connecti N
with an ayetoes Of over Sl''Jl apiece rs against
| about $SB iu 1893
Apurecia ins the integrity and many good
qualities 81 MIR. Keeling. ~ have Tor many
~ r. very seriously doubt the probability OF
his appropriating over $3.50 to deiray the eco
| uonicsl suuport OF two Of the little ones from
ls12 70 tho present Il ne. Mr.. \. was weIl-to-
do farmer in Amhov, owning considerable
valuable real est te ~ the town Of Amooy. ex-
elusive Of his farm. must doubt toe imnedl-
ate prospect % the workhouse for the children.
could more fully re- ute the dsagreeahle details