New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1883-10-07
FROM THOMAS HOOD.
Q Union Row. Hlgh.st. /,

kOW, [
Camberwell, Feb, ls4ll.
Ny Dear Dickens: Your kind letter arrived very op,
poruney, when was a'a up 10 tne peg aoa u sSr'e9
am confined you know, 70 Stops but OF course nau
committed some sXcess-haYng that IeaIota SOut-tne
As 10 Inc revewgas ia the grand review at COOlenz
the beauty the country that was passed over was
sufficient reward. That 1t was written WITH klnu!y
feeling toward you, Is true; Tor books which put us IN
incline us toward the author IN particular so we love
Goldsmith for his Vicar OF Wakefield Add something
for the symplthie5 Of the BdeTSchag-and that felt
you had boon unfairly used In cSrtan erlI4ieTauu
you will have the whole anmus yet was CRITICAL TOO
Ny opinion OF your works Is q deliberate one
and In spite Of an early prejudice that BOZ
reached me abroad. with the rumor that
oue of the prominenCes stage coachman and the
other Boots (what bad grammar led me TO tnink That
the Boots was only anew strain OF I0manu,J 5ti
which my aversion. So strong was thls nOtlOh taU
or detect the soul OF goodness In things eyl the
goodness OF Pcwickedness atterward read Il icy
Whole set TO a friend Prussan officer, but English by
birth aud feeling that nc might enjoy It's Enghshness-
co on and prosper land 1 wish It most sincerely
though man In England has so legitimate right 10
keep my hands warm, anu wish could only get one
subscriber, gratis TO my Periodical-an agulsh remit
tent wish Bally had copy OF H. Win 'no he'' VI
lam Lodging out here partly for the sake Of the air,
"" watching the case" But som0 happy day. Lord
knows when, will certainly come Lord knows now 2
and see you In Devonshire drop the Ter
race because to me you are a county or two
distant many things az weather, health IAN, ana
not been to Oilers Tor months. Indeed as domestic
author beat those OF Douglas ana the mag II
persuaded that shall fancy myself some piece OF mousse
hold frnturc-mOst probably q chair. ,
In the meantime heartily grasp and shake the hand
you autographeay hold out TO me- ana ePIacG n yTn
es TO endure. II from nothing better thro the mere
difficulty Of falling in and consequently falling on, WIN
sacn other And yet friendship than that OF tho
NJ FTipDds
nv me bye, the last time saw you was very
happy errand aud you, OF course on peasuraOle one
Niue Osend TO fetch home my dear children yours 10
Ramsgate or Margae, the two steamers padding for
some no side by side May all our approaches be under
should You ever take an airing surray you would
be sure to nd about 100 yards nearer London imam the
Red Cap at Camberweh Green, Mr. Robinson's mouse
In Union Row. and you would DE certain 10 nhi e in
and TO receive literally such hospitality AS country
afford. viz Bread and cheese Tue last ifehu
Pray present my respects Mrs Dickens, and believe
"i' NV"''''''' THOMAS HOOD.
When Dickens visited America for the first time
us4I, he left his children under the care of his
friend Macready, the actor. 1t is to this arrange
ment that the following undated note refers:
FROM W. c. MACREADY.
CLARENCE TERRAoE-Thursday.
MY DEAR DICKENS: L have written what truly ana
strougy feel TO your wife, but not TO convey, tear,
tbe mil CONNECTION Ubat is 70 my mind as rooted the
consciousness of my own exstence) OF what Is duty
an must be source Of happiness TO her, in sufficiently
Impressive terms You cannot therefore, state too torc
bly, state, my impressions upon the subject nor explain
10 strongly how very anxious we snail Do 10 Iun
Ia the srotest every duty OF friendship IN our care
for and attention 70 your children. am very anxlOua
she shall view this matter In its proper light
and that she should make ali much happier
by the face she puts upon II. / hope and tIus
It will he smiling Oneand that the emotions OF pair
may he as few possible
God bless you, my dear Dickens;
Your faithful and aneetlonate FRIEND
w. Q. MACREADY.
Ps Ihave said nothing OF the great delight and en-
| joyment that lies before her In that grand country
because did not share so selfish argument but tn
reasons bear me-She MUST make herself happy Il
the thought OF being able to make such tour t such
| pdyII 1t is like o tempting OF Providence" not {
| do 80, .