The New York herald., 1879-11-16

ellers have laid SO much emphasis have returned
tended to be rude with answers meant to
be satisfactory, and have not spoken to
one man. woman - or nn,i,. ENID OF any de-
before parted. In the respects OF not being left
alone. and of being horribly disgusted by tobacco
chewing and tobacco spitte, / have suffered consd
erably The sight of slavery in Virrinia the hatred
of British feeling upon tho subject. and the
BILE hints of the impotent Indignation of tho south,
have panied me very much; ON the last head. of
course. have felt nothing but mingled pity and
amusement; on the other, sheer distress. Bnt how
much like the ingredients OF this great dish,
cannot but come back to the point at which started
and say that the dish itself against the grain
with me. and that don't like it.
FORREST AND MAcREApY.
In the same letter he says
Forrest breakfasted with us at Richmond last
Saturday-he was acting there, and invited him
and he spoke very gratefully ana very like man of
your kindness to him when he was in London.
This seems to refute the popular charges on this
subject.
YET THEY HAD READ HIM.
He speaks OF a reception at Hartford where dele
CATION of carmen presented themselves in a
body in their blue frocks. among a crowd of well
dressed ladies' and gentlemen. and bade me welcome
through their spokesman They had all read my books
and all perfectly understood them. II is not these
things have in my mind when say that the man
who comes to this country radical and goes home
again with his opinions unchanged must be o radical
has SO well considered the subject that he has no
chance of wavering.'
OF TALMAGE
To Milton he writes-
parties-partes- -partes--of course, every day
and night But it's not all parties. go
watch houses, the hospitals. the work houses
l out half the night in New York with two
night and went into every brothel. thieves house.
numbering hovel sailors' dancing place ana abode
of villany. both black and white. in the town.
went incog behind the scenes to the little theatre
where Mitchell is making fortune. He has been
rearing a little dog tor me. and has called him
"Boz." am going to bring him home. In a word.
20 everywhere. and hard life it ls But
ful to drink hardly anything. and not to smoke at
ever feel at all bilious. land am, thank God,
thoroughly well.
TIRADE on COPYRIGHT
In letter on the old subject of copyright he has
another ..fing' at the press, which he was con-
stantly abusing:-
Is it not horrible thing that scoundrcl book
sellers should grow rich here from publishing
books, the authors OF which do not reap
from their issue by scores OF thousands, and that
every vile blackguard and detestable newspaper so
filthy and bestia that no honest would admit
ono into his house for scullery doormat should be
by jowl with the coarsest and most obscene compa-
mons with which they must become connected, in
course OF time. in peoples minds? Is it tolerable
that besides being robbed and rihed author
should be forced to appear in any form, in any vu-
gar dress. in atrocious company that he should
nave no choice OF his audience. control over his
distorted text and that lie should be compelled
joste out of the the best in this
try who only ask to live by writing? vow before
high heaven that my blood boils at these enorm-
ties that when speak about them seem to grow
twenty feet high and to swell out in proportion.
"lsobbers that ye are, think to myself when get
upon my legs. "here goes"
-tf0g ~ A pLUrocRATIc GORGE.
Dickens could hit his own countrymen without
any hesitation well as Americans. is shown in
letter to Douglas Jerrold:-
Oh Heaven. il you could have been with at
q hospital dinner last Monday! There were
men there who made speeches and ex-
pressed such sentiments as any moderately intel
ngent dustman would have blushed through his
cindery bloom to have thought Of Sleek, slobbering
bow-paunched over-ted. apoplectic, snorting cat
tie. and the auditory eapng up in their delight!
never such illustration of the power of
purse felt degraded and debased by its
temptation, since have had eyes and ears. The alb
surdity of the thing was too horrible to laugh at 1t
was perfectly overwhelming. But II could have
partaken 1t with anybody VINO would have felt it
you would have done 1T would have had quite
another aspect; would at least. like o "cassic
mask (oh d. that word have had one funny side
to relieve it's dismal features.
DROPS POETRY.
In the following find him In genial mood. Ho
wants Mark Lcmon to meet him and writes him .
seductive letter in
rme-"Lesbia hath beaming eyc."
Lemon is a li.tlo nippcd.
And this Is Lemons trne position;
He not pale, he's not whiteliipped
Old Ocoan's rising FAILING billows,
That form the street called Saint Anuo's willers.
oh, my Lemon round and fat.
oh my bright, my right my tight 'un.
Don't stay u home. but come to Brightoni
Lemon has u Of friexe
But all 8 seldom Lemon wears It,
And svry moth that's hungry tears it,
oh. that coats the coat for me-
That braves the railway sparks and breezes,
TO smoke it, till its snoczes,
Thon my Lemon round and fist.
rb,nI h my ,,fa Gs,g, wbay my ya risnr my tight un
On Tuesday first, come down to Brightoui
IN cAPN CUrTLE VEIN
Here is jolly letter written to Clarkson Staned.
the famous marine painter. The Dick Sparkler al
luded to is himself-the Mark Porpuss. Mark
Lcmon:-
II. NJ. S. TAvIsroCK, Jan. q 1858.
Yoho, old salt! Neptun' ahoy You dou't forget,
messmet. rs you was to meet Dick Sparkler and
Mark porpuss on the fok'se OF the good ship Owssel
for when did S,snfell pass his word to 80
anywheers and not come? Well. Beiay. my heart
dav anS hour sead of owsseI Wors
Hail your shipmets, and they'll drop the side
and join you. like two new shlings droppin' into
swabs and give the lad with the tarry trousers,
which shines to me like di mngs bright
DAVID THE
We learn by letter to Arthur Ryland that "David
Copperfcld" Dickens favorite story. He says
III have been porting 'Copperheld (which is my
favoritc) with the idea Of getting u reading of
it, to be called by some such name as Young House,
keeping and Little Emily"
GAD's HILL.
In the year 1867 Dickens accomplished one of
the ambitions of his lfe--he became proprietor Of
Gad's Hill Place. where he made his home. The
story his attachment for the place is related by
him in . letter to NJ. do Cerjat:-
Down at Gads Hill. Rochester, in Kent
Shakespeare's Gad's Hill. where Falstaf engaged in
the robbery-is u quaint little country house OF
Queen Annes time. happened to be walking past
u year and a halt or so ago, with my sub
editor of Household Words when said to him
''You see that houscp 1t has always curious
interest for me. because when / q small boy
down in these parts thought it the most beautiful
house u suppose because Of its famous old cedar
treesl over seen. And my poor father used to bring
mo to look ut 1t aud used to say that f grew
mp to be clever man perhaps might own that
house or such another house. In remembrance of
which have always in passing looked TO If it