The Arkansaw traveler. (Little Rock, Ark.) 1882-1???, 1884-12-13
EpMuND YATES FRIENDS.


day, he was spoken to, on the same after
noon, by the great duke of Wellington
and Daniel O'Connell. He babe me re-
member the circumstance when grew
up.' The appearance of each OF these
men-the duke with his buttoned blue
coat, white duck trousers, and high stock,
with buckle showing at the back of his
neck, and o Connell, with round, good
humored, thoroughly lrish face, and
springy, jaunty walks perfectly vivid
in my memory. Mr.. George Jones, r.
A., painter of battle-pieces, ETC., who
died some years ago, specially prided
himself on his resemblance to the duke
ofWellington, and used 10 dress up to
the character Some enc mentioned the
likeness to the duke, and added, 1t must
be great, for people in the rect often
speak to him for your grace VERY
strange muttered the great man no
one ever spoke to me for Mr.. Jonesv"
CHARLES DICKENS IN 1854.
There were no photographs of cele.
brities to be purchased in those days, and
had formed my idea of Dickens per-
sonal appearance by the portrait of him,
by Maclise, prehxed to Nickleby,' the
soft and delicate face, with the long hair,
the immense stock, and the high-collared
waistcoat. He was nothing like that. In
deed, my mother, who saw him shortly
after this, and who had not met him for
fifteen years, declared she should not
have recognized him, for, save his eyes,
there was no trace ofthe original Dickens
about him. His hair, though worn still
somewhat long, was beginning to be
sparse his cheeks were shaved he had
a mustache and door-knocker beard
encircling his mouth and chin. His eyes
were wonderfully bright and piercing,
with keen, eager outlook; his bearing
hearty, and somewhat aggressive. He
wore on that occasion a loose Jacket and
wide trousers, and sat back in his chair.
with one leg under him ard his hand in
his pocket, very much as in Frith's por-
trait. Good Go /, how ike your t2:her!'
were his first words"
CHARLES MATHEWS AGAIN.
AS an amusing companion next in
order to Dickens should certainly rank
Charles Mathews. did not become in
timately acquainted with him until he
was erly IS. but | certainly never had
a younger, more amusing, more vivacious
friend. In his little house in Pelham Cres-
cent, ompton-which was crammed
frem attic to basement with works of art,
most of them drawings made by young
Charles Mathews when he went abroad
with the Blessingtons to study arch-
lecture 10 Italy-he was the cheeriest and
most agreeable of hosts. Smoking
capped and dressing-gowned-for he in
variably declined, either at home or
abroad, to give way to the convention
ality of evening dress-seated at the
head of his table after dinner, with one
of the worst cigars maginable-his to-
bacco was the only bad thing in his
house-in his mouth, he would not only
talk most admirably himself but be the
cause of excellent talk in others. There
blanche would forget that he was even
his hosts senior; and contribute his quota
of seasoned jest; there Arthur Sketcnley,
talented, though obese" as he would
describe himself, would be very funny
himself, and the cause of much more fun
in H. ]. Byron, who was never seen to
greater advantage than in Pelham Cres-
cent"
MARK TWAIN.
Mr.. Edmund Yates relates a charac-
teristic anecdo.e of a chance meeting
with Mark Twain "a comic scene oc-
Cured Just before leaving Ostend. We
we're about to cast off from the pier,
when suddenly there appeared, bearing
an odd-looking bag, and looking little
seedy with early rising, a gentleman
whom we recognized as Mark Twain, but
for whom the stold sailor at the gang
way had no recognition.
"'I am coming on board said Twain,
persuasively.
"'No, you ain't,' said the stalwart A.
B.-'no tramps here
&c whats that you say ? asked Twain.
"' No tramps here, repeated the sailor.
"'Well, now said Twain, IN his softest
and longest drawl, you are quite right,
am a tramp am the Tramp
Abroad and then we welcomed him
with shout"
YATES IN PHILADELPHIA.
Z" In Philadelphia lectured twice, in
the Academy of Music, to a very large
audience on each occasion. 1t was the
first time had stood On an enormous
stage, of which was the sole occupant,
facing an immense body of spectators !;
but they were exceptionally kind, ead ali
went excellently. The boss of my show
was a certain Mr.. Pdgh, the originator OF
the Star Course of Lectures. On his
handing my check to Simpson the latter
took occasion to remark that Mr.. Yates
had had fine audiences.
"'Splendid audiences, sir' said Mr..
Pugh.
A' And you are quite satisfied, Mr..
Pugh !?
"'Quite; shall be glad to see Mr.. Yates
again
This ought to have been sufficient,
but the faithful one tried him once more
"'And you liked what you heard OF
the lecture, Mr.. Pugh I!
what heard of it, sir! Why, look
here, young man, I've been running the
Star Course of Lectures for ten years, and
I've never heard a single word of any of