New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1884-04-09
ATA1KABOUT CHARLES READE.
ess MEREDITH RRAps RECoLLEC lions.

SOME or THE NovELIsT's TRAiTs-HIs GENEROSITY
HOW HE WORKS.
The family TO which Charles Reade, the En-
eIish novelist, belongs Is Of the oldest county
families in England There tive branches one with
St. country in berkshire and the other about fifteen
miles oxford. 1t IS to the latter that the novelist
belongs in the rambling old fashioned house which
has been its for generations ne was born The
present squire is his second brother his eldest brother
who succeeded to the property nj their fathers death
having died several Yeas age Some five generations
hack one Reade family settled in tAis country IN
timate communication between the families has oeeh
kept up ever since. Tho American Reaes dropped the
final m the for reason General j. Acfeii'n
Read welkpovn diplomatic and consular ser'lceo'
this country is cousin of Charles Reade and has rom
his boyhood hcen intimate with the novelist
81 have lust received telegram from England said
General Read yesterday, which states that my cousin
has rallied and that ray Of hope. sincerely
trust this may be the ease but bronchitis l. reacherOus
e. nv and Charles Reade rs his seventeen year You
would not imagine you to see him. f)r he l. aInAh
OF splendid physique and does not by any means look
his age fact before the death OF near relative 10
whom he had than kind and the subsequent
death Of his favOrtc nephew both Of which shocks aged
him considerably he always locked good ten or fifteen
wears Younger than his actual age He Is large man,
tall and broad shouldered Indeed. he used to nave
theory that he not cOnshtutionaly strong as ne
would have been had he been feF inches shorter lie
Distance therefore its action would in the long run
ne Unmarried But then he Is full OF quaint notions and
concerts think Charles Reade rs one OF the best Ant-
est and most truly great men l have ever known. 10
appreciate him fully it is necessary to know him init
nlatey Generous fault he has been ever ready to
assist those distress not only with ms parse, but with
his time ana energy Any hint of injustice reused him to
leone Indignation, and he coud not rest until he had
done his brst so things right lave often thought
that the bitter war he aged on those WHO INA MN
personal injury did proceed much from selfish con
siderations from the he had that Injustice ad
been done t. an individual II mere accident that
that individual was himself but Il that tact that
rendered him more cogn liant the details OF the partic
ular injustice. Many people | know OF owe not only
THEN means livelihood. but their reason and lie them
selves 10 harcs Reae. The very relative whose death
so broke him down restored to the full possession Of
her faculties BY his constant care and attention
$50 opcn-handed he that late years his friends
demonstrated, with him and induced him look after
own interests than he had been IN the habit Of
dong When applied himself 60 business he keen
and shrcwd As you may masne from some OF ms own
works. lie made good deal OF money bS p9fcha>lh-
leases. He would notice OF house Ia let 20 H.
its value If he thought well of he would bay the
lease and in nut few instances that he did not
realize GOOD profit oy selling 1t again IN very snort
bcr meeting him in Paris once and hi, saying
70 me: Tlose fools OF London managers nave obliged
nae 10 make lot of money lately. 13l know drama
1taS the reI.rug Hen ami they would not accept 1t
bS 10 -5be In nTself aud bri is out in the prov
iDces N was success and now after forcing TO put
once asked him what he Thought OF the Ameri lean
system OF er icng. he declared himself strongly ia
Its favor Just think SAID ne, NAaJ me IAii- an
interview with shakespeare would have been.
lie Wa @ -rcat reader OK newspapers Anything tbal
struck aim ~ interesting or p iAcl WAich tended 20
support one ~ his humanitarian theories. Tas cut out
pastel M 'f-t ono scr b anu 9d
Facts OF a,J sort were rs H'p' niu
IRON hu once, which took long time TO I'LL iie
wanted complete set Of the Gazette DIES 1l1hun42 or
reeori OF ere i'm France for years and years. got It,
bat at the expense OF much time ana trouble. . ,
on a new work d. plots out the scheme. situations facts
and characters on three large sheets OF paHteoOaFl'
on and rapidly bat Win IcIucut references 10
M f5o r. E1 hand e aled to i've In tte house in
Albert window Of his study iooAn2 "T over tHe
Ptrt corporation wanted ' eaJ secession o. tAe
property. ana used all manner OF means 20 sct ne
tenants oat Ecade resisted til ana lo-lt L-tI9 Key
ssir year. finally winning the hsJiic lie cl,tcued his
bon.s or t,, tec1unt NaDoths Vineyard A siIi he
wrote IL I.oH oCLIn- C'e 1i we ain t ID, t 9,
tame deer FOR Dee passon9iely f"'d on on alHiS
Chrisud. Half dozen times day 10 would jump on
his tably I- Writing hom OUT one p"" ana pa,
pronounce ,uc formula: How do yoJ do. SIR Aou
must oAcI,. today, a. am very busy! lhen ti"
dog would Jump down aud hot commune WIN i-eli
s9sa5 Xyr a. t1,t Sid, o l.e mark i. damn and
unflyorablr 20 bronchial troubles He now lives IN q
bou-p pcAt to Dol, brothers. tine CXnIidsc Road. Tie
Ia ne. iron 4 with broUcht- tor years. lie iei
low OF ltalcn College. oxford, and always kept his
fellow rooms there When be hid All attack of orou-
chit, in London he Used 70 rush down to oxford wait
there until hc nd recovered ana fresh attack came on
and hc la % London for the change To restore hln
again. and then the same programme would oc gone
through.
he wa devoted 20 the country and his affection for
his old boloe was touching ne knew every NonI III ire
Village: and only that. but NO knew Tie maine %
every field Tor miles around, and would frequently dis
euss IA, origin Of the pastoral nomenclature. he even
projected q of dictionary OF these names with bue
accounts their history. He began article, too Oh
The influence OF climate family chaDctcr>ucs based
on the difference observable IN the portraits OF the In
9lsh and American branches OF our family FOR the last
i've generations -
Charles Ec3de is brllhant CORRESPONDENTS. He
N itry
can ON occasion fash fire Ike steel. Ne has larg"
share OF huu.Dr and can now the twinkle ia tntt
large brown eye ne the point OF funny stony
MADANE PITTS DELiGHTFLL TRIP.