The Arkansaw traveler., 1884-03-29
DICKENS WITH HIS CHILDREN
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4uite haoseS. Ana Wheh nc pAid hts frsi v.sa ;c America accompanied by Mrs. Dickens, they were left under :he care ei some relations and friends.
 Any one reading The Letters of Charles Dickens" must he touched by his f'equen; Allasion to these children, and by the love and tenderness expressed m his lengings io see them again.
 have vague rcmembrahee ot the return oi the travellers, and oi being bited up 10 a gate and kissing my iAthe, through the bAfs.
 cAnno; a, ali recall his appearance a, thIs rmc. bu, know from old petttans ,ha, his lace vas beautiful. think he was fond oi dress. and mus, have been rather dandy IT his way
 Carrying my memory further or can rememoei him as very handsome. He had a nos, beautiful mouth. sensitive. strong aHd inii et character. rAts was unfortunately. hidden when he took to wearing some years ai,er~a,a> -a beatd and nou>iaohe
 BG; ,his .s the onl, chance can rc- member in hun. aS Ia me hss fac never seemed te change a; al. lie hal always an active. young and ho,,sh -ieeSing hS- uEe. and l way of holding hls head Il little thrown back, winch was .ely ,hai- aetct .s,le
 Chat.cs Dickens was always a rtca. walker. bai in these days he fade as4 drove more than he did III late. yeals As ,ae ohlidreE grew oidef, there wtie evenings when they would ne a4.awe. Ia dfivc oat ,ntc the country. and then set GU; oi ;hc carnage and walk with papa
 l. seems now as |: the wild flowers winch ascsVi he g,,iheleti m these even ines n. ihc pretty ConntI, ltnos. ~vfe swct;ci and more beda.liat than any Shlch stew nowadays
 6h4ties Dickens brought ht,lc white Havana spantri with hum from knertea. aud t5H lha, tune there wcIe ..~ays sa- nous peiS about the house
 Perhaps, though yoa wouldn't call either an eA.ie ar a iAven a pol Inc eagle had :. ser, oi gtatto maie iot hun n the garden. to Nhich he WAS chalned. and heins ehainci. he VAS nei lutie Su, a an ob'ee' oi terror ,o the children A ihc fa- ven MAS.
 Bu. this raven. with his misehievous nature. delighted m frightening them and ever m hurting them. enc of the l,ule daughters had very chubby. rosy
 
 peek at them, until poor "Ta,les leds became Il constant subject for eommfset. ation and she would show her father fresh peeks and scratches many tunes IT 4 day
 The r.ven MAS especially wicked 10 the eagle foi he would s~oop down upon the food broush, io the eagle. take it fas, beyond reaCh and mount guard over IL Il Il. t.f.
 When he considered tha, he had tan talked the poor bud enough he would eat the food IS deliberately and slowly as possible, and then hop away perfectly eontentcd with hinselt. He was not the celebrated "t,rlp" of Barniby kudge. bui was gwen after thr death of that btid to my father
 In bringing UP h,s children. Charles Dickens was always most anxtous tu im- press upon them. that so long as they were homes, and ,Iuihiul SO would they algays be sure 0: hasing lgs,.ee done ,e them
 He was always, as has been observed before, tender with them m their small troubles and trials.
 When the tune came iot the eldest son to be sent io a boarding hooi. theEe vas grea, siiei m the nursery Al Jeyonslre Terrace. and Charles Dickens came ua- expe ,edly upon one of his daughters. who was pauing away so hooi .books and cry iHg bitterly all the tune
 To him ,he ,epaFaiion could not have seemed such | ,etnble one, A the hoy was ,er,ainly to come home once month II not on z week
 Ba. nc soothed the weeping hid and reasoned with her. unul a, la., Inc Sobs ceased and the poor a,hing linle hear, had found consola;lon m ,hc loving gym pathy shich could enter so readily into the feelings of hid.
 4 ,h.rd daughter vas born n Devon shire Terrace. bu, only livcd ,o De nine months old Her death was very sudden. and happened while Charles ekens AS prcsiatag al pubic dinner
 lie had been playing ~ith ,hc baby before starting for the dinner. and the little thing was then sell and as ufigh, IS poss 3ie.
 Al eyenIng CT ,~o after her death. some beAu,lful flowers were sent, and were bropgh, into the study and the father was about to take them up stars, and place them on the little dead baby sheu fe suddenly gave way completely
 l; is always very terrible to sec man weep, 5u: @ see yoar orn father weep. and 70 see this for ,ae hfs tune aA child IS agen.ling, bu; also Ills you ~lth q curious wonder
 When the move was made from De.on. thlre Terrace to Tayls,ock house a far larges and haadsoiner house ihAn Inc old home Charles Dickens p.ornifed his daughters a better bedroom than they lad ever rad before and told them ,ha, he should choose he bflghtest of papers for Il. But they we're nol 70 see tst gorgeous ap4ftEeh; untli l; was ready for ;he,r use.
 When ;he tune come for Inc move. and the two girls were sho~n tneir room. !: surpassed even the,f eapec,a- ton
 They Sund | fEl. oflove and thought tzl and ayF (y@xf