The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1886-01-13
rnAcKERAY, rRollopE AND DICKENS.

zone morning." continued Mr.. Lippin-
colt, ~ was sitting in this office when
bluff, hearty, broad.PAouldered, red.faCed
man walked In with quite bluster, and,
without announcing his name, said he
wanted me to publish book he had writ.
ten about America. / asked him who he
was, how long he had been here and what
he knew about the country. He said he
was Anthony Trollope, that he had been
in America ak weeks and Travelled North
and West, and was prepared TO give bic
Impressions Of America, her people and
institutions. told him l would publish
bis book and allow him a royalty Of 10
percent on It's sales. He agreed TO this.
divided the edition with the HNperS,
each house putting It's name on the copies
sold by each. When Trollope heard that
Harpers' name was attached to the book
he thought some trick had been played
upon him, and denounced US both 90
pirates, saying: "A plague upon both
your houAes.'
"DlCkens was q precious Bnob, but q
Jolly, good.hearted, genial fellow. His
marvellous success In the beginning DAG
zled and daSed him, and he felt bis oats
He had more animal spirits than any man
l ever knew, but l think much OF his sen.
Bibility was sentiment gotten up Tor the
occasion. He saw that sadness and sor.
row took In his writings and he made
regular business OF II, became, In short, =
professional heart.wringer. The frst
time he visited America he was very Top.
piBh In his dress, wore o proiusion ol
neckcloths, with snowy jewelry, etc., was,
In fact, what we now call a dude. His
hair was deliberately arranged, and he
wore II very long. As he grew cider, how.
ever, be got over these youthful follles,
and the last time he was here he was als
most entirely changed from the Dickens
OF q quarter Of . century before, who had
been treated In thig country like prince,
and went home and abused us like q Cab.
woman.
"ThackeAy was very different man
from Dickens. There was nothing Of the
Top or the snob about him. He was q
gentleman and would never have been
guilty Of accepting our hospitality and
then laughing a. Us. He had q hard time
Of Il In bio youth, Unlike Dickens, who
Bprang into immediate and immense pop
nlatity-tfom = newspaper reporter be.
coming, almost at a single bound, the
tnost successful writer Of the age ThaCk.
cray was nearly 40 before he scored his
arbt great success In the novel OF Vanity
Fair He was never 90 popular Gs
Dickens, but bis writings will outlive
those Of his rival. There Ia really more
In chem they are 4 more real picture oil
the age be intended 10 represent.
''ThackefAy was fond oi good dinner,
and enjoyed the terfApins and CanvtS.back
ducks which the Chesapeake supplies 90
bountiiully 10 our market, He was more
d home d 4 quiet social gathering than
at q big public dinner, He used 10 enjoy
the Saturday nights At the Century Club,
New York, where he once met Dr.. Kane,
kaoon alter the latter hal returned from
one Of bis voyages 10 the North Pole. The
Doctor told ThirkefAy how he had seen 4
sailor reading 'Pendehnlt by the light Of
4 train oil lamp beneath Polar glacier.
rlioNLs n. BENTON AND oUinA,
"WhSh Thomas II. Benton was whiting
his Thirty Year, In the Senate he wanted
10 make arrangements with me iof ita
publication, aud had the most exAggefAt.
al tdHh NJ ia NatA Tho lhgaai Auuff