Clearfield Republican. [volume] (Clearfield, Pa.) 1851-1937, 1879-12-03
CLEARFIELD, Pa, WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 8, 1877

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tho beginning of Dickens acquaintance
with an accomplished, kindly man, to
whose family he soon became closely
allied by marriage--which marriage
Influenced all Dickens future career.
On the 9th of January, 1887, a son
was born, who was named Charles,
and in the February following Dick
ems and his wife were living in their
lodgings at Chalk In March, 1898,
daughter was born. Dickens lived
later on in q cottage at Twickenham,
where he had balloon club for the
children. Atthc end of October 1889,
another daughter was born to him,
and before the close of the year Dick
ems moved into a splendid house on
the Devonshire Terrace. Then short
ly after he set about arranging a
homo for his father and mother In
the minst of the noveists cogitations
anent the famous raven in "Barnaby
Rudge," another son was born, on the
9th of February, 184l. This son was
named Walter Landor Dickens, but
only lived to manhood. He died in
Calcutta, on the last day OF 1863, at
the ago Of twenty-three. About 1S43
Mis- Gcorgina Hogarth, Mrs. Dickens
sister, came TO live with them, and re-
maincd member Of the household
until his death. On the 10Th of Janu-
ary, 1874, another son was born, who
received the name Of Francis jeffrey I;
on the 28th Of October, 1915, sixth
child and fourth son was born, who
was christened Alfred Tennyson on
the 18th of April, 1S47, a fifth son was
born, who was named Sydney Smith.
This son entered the Royal Navy and
survived his father only q year and
eleven months, being buried at sea on
the % of May, 1872. On the 9Th of
January, 1S49, was born another son
who was called Henry Fielding. In
1850, while engaged with that child
wife, Dora the heroine of "David Cop
perfeld," third daughter was born
to the novelist, and she was named
Dora. Soon after Dickens father died,
then Dora, his last daughter. On the
18th of March, 1852 his last child was
born and named Edward BuIwar Lyt-
ton.
And now after years of domestic
life Dickens separated from his wife.
In May, 1856, came q change in the
novclst's home at Gadshill. Thence
forward Dickens and his wife lived
apart. The eldest son went with the
mother, the other children remaining
with the novelist. In this arrange
ment Dickens acquesced in the wishes
of his wife, and the intercourse Of the
children with their mother was free
1t was a private separation, but after
wards referred to publicity in House
hold Words Dickens last days at
Gadshill, his death and burial, are all
fresh in the public mind, and now the
wife of his youth and the mother OF
his children has gone, and the grave
will shortly cover the faults and errors
OF both.
The real and personal estate left by
Dickens was calculated at s4G5, 900.
The only mention made by Dickens in
his will of his wife is in tho following
words IL desire here simply to record
the fact that my wife since our scpa
ration by consent, has been in the re.
ceIpt from me Of an annual income OF
e600 (s3,OO0), while all the great
charges Of numerous and expensive
family have devolved wholly upon
myself" No legacy was left 10 his
wife, while $4,000, beside personal
property OF large value, was left to his
beloved sistcr-in-law, Georgina.