The Benton weekly record., 1882-08-10

2 Oh Herc an a!lanuenals of EI1arG
: Dickens. we're you not?'2
ssyessI did shorthand work for A[t
Dickens for eighteen months. I did nc
take dietations for any one Of his novelt
/ only his fugitiYo pieces. Iie dictated t
:, me .Hnoat Of his articles In AH the Yeo
Bound. Ha was very clever mar 70 tIlos
under him. He always treated r1e yer
Well indeed. Most people seem to thin
Dickens was a ready writer This Is by n
means the case. He used to come into hi
office in St. Catherine street about o'clocI
ii the morning and begin debating. Il
would wfsIk p=a1d down the floor .aevora
times after debating = sentence or q para
graph. and ask lx1e 20 read it. / would d,
SO, aud lie would, in nine cases =out.of ton
order me 10 strike ont certain words AM
Insert Others. He was generally tired on
atIl o'clork, and went down to his clul
on the Strand. A very singular thing wa!
that he never dictated the closing para,
graph Of lais story. fJa always finished
It Himself. used Go look IN the paper fol
1t, and found that 'se had changed. il very
greatly from what he had dictated to me.
Dickens bad q very odd habit Of comb.
lag his hair, lie would comb it Il hundred
4 times IL q day. He seemed never to tire
u it. The first thing he did on coming
into the office Was to comb E1is hair. I have
seen him dictate q sentence Or two, and
then begin oonbing. Wneni1e got through
he dictated another santence. He was very
careful about his Writings. He wanted
/ eVery sentence 70 he rs perfect as possible
! before letting IL 80 10 press.
/ Dickens ts4sa af odd fellow regarding
| the company he sought. / have kllo,y,l
-! him, while | Wsa employed by him. to 90
down 10 the Seyef Di=ls, about the worst
riace IN Jsoll15o.l, and sleep and e4t there.
lie roasted 'te herring where the eeat dill.
and slept with the poorcet, I1o lowell l0sY
society. Hc never seemed 20 happy aa
when seated in "a paoas eoHae-i1ouse, with q
crowd of tEia 5oa.at classes talking around
1iLh. Ile aeser missed Il word 6]lat was
5aitE, and WIS The cloapar observer I ever
saw. -Soel4It1g escaped E1iu.. When I was
working for him i1e was nc the zenith Of
his fame, jest before his death; aud even
then ile loved these careless. loIIicking
rounds among ft1e poor f,a5for tI1as1 high
toned dinner =
rs he 40 great ! mixer Us he 11as the
reputation of I1eiHs
l1sEe. 5=sW him t2ruslk snyaelf. / have
seen him aeEerat times exilllarafetl, how
ever. Tie only drank the best OF wine.
bit be drank that very freely. Sherry was
his especial fayorite, and t1e never refused
q glass Of I1ne old sherry He was an in
satiabIe cigArette-snooker, and when dc
tating to me always had cigarette In his
ls-outa. H. was . very spruce man, too.
lie brushed his coat frequently, and chang-
e63 his collars several times in tlaY. He
VAS every bic a. humorous III bis speech "a
IN hEs writings. When he was ii a peeu-
liarlY fine l1anlor he coHld keep you laugh
ing BY the jour with his witty talk. He
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