New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1888-05-13

Injured the .usceptblcs of his friend. Leigh Hunt,
ThS Connecting them ne With sRmpo Although tho
novelist felt that 1t was wrong In being thus tempted 10
pecnlarc, Of hi. friend. and their natural traits Of
character, be apparently found II Irresistible Harold
skmpols's likeness to that Of hi. PROTOTYPE was 50
mark: unfortunately, part In the plot vas as.
signed to him which, no fascinating foele' o.
Story i, long one, and we'll told by Others thai
repetition Of It is unnecessary: Snnse II 10 nay ma,
from only and often expressed his re-
gret that he had made the character speak TOO much
For the character of Lawrence Boythorn he was
similarly Indebted 10 another friend, walter savage
Lnpior Boythorn forms strong and not unpeas-
Ing contrast 70 skmpoc, that the consequences
arising from the portrayal were not so disastrous az
made as diorou. trait. were employed to enrich wIth'
out impalrng attractive person IN the tale;
abuses and delays Afforded Dickens valuable hint 10
lis treatment Of the great Chancery SUM- In BLEAK
One of the sutton. that great case was "a llttla
mad woman in squeezed bonnet, who Is always IN
court from It's sitting to rs ns ana IVA ia SS n
ler favor . She carries some small letters 10
hsr rccue which she c.. her documents, principally ally
name Of The Little Old Lady, was flitc AMI her por
.t was taken from M one who nn1T he, ,b %9 b ~
(1apcery Courts generally in court, and that she was
tho victim OF some prolonged chancery suit which had
Another character in Bleak House can be lden,l.
fed The portrait Of that expert detective Inspector.
Ducket was taken from the late Mr.. Field, chief 81
detective police who frequently had the honor Of &C.
companyng Dickens during his exploration OF inc
Ms. whore no found so much material for his famous
stories. ar., 81.
Two Cities occurred to the 'nth9r while acting with
doubt that tho idea was still further promoted by a
peruss Of caryle. French enc Revolution Written ~
Mr.. Coillns's play named Richard wariour Is remark
able for extreme 'cltdcnla and other good qualities,
he availcd himself Of that conception Of the character
by reproduens the same qualities In me person OF
may therefore be considered as the original form
Of sydney Carton
SOur Mutual Frlcnd,' the illustrator OF that work,
Mr. Marcus Stone, told Dickens OF .n extraordinary
requirements 1t wa. the establishment OF Mr. Venus,
presorvcr OF animal. and birds, and artcuator OF
eS Same sT Mr. Sens ms
working bench. My young mans bench "a A Vice;
Bones ssn e B %iTST
various. Every thing within reach OF your hand In
good preservation. The mouldy ones stop. what's
in those hampers over there again don't quite re;
member say, human various. Cats Artlcniaied
English baby: Dogs. Ducks. Glass eyes; various s,
Mummicd bird. Dried cuticc, various Oh dear , mol
gerald has Identified the shop 40 ~ 81 And tS"n
whose window is filled with as dsagrceahle category
OF objects as was found in the establishment OF the
apothccary in Romeo and JulIct'-.luIlls; Jaw and
OF all kinds. prepared skins, and everything un,
pleasant IN the anatomical line The PrC dTse Ss 2,
prototype o. Mr.. Venus. "Thls original character,
writes Mr. Fitzgerald, excited much attention and
frlcnd OF tho great writer as we'll as OF inc prsens
chroncler passing through this street was irrc;isuo
attrsctd BY th, shop and its SonGptsRsp by a Gae
Il am convinced have found tho original OF
"venr,7'; on which said Mr.. Dickens; ioa .os airy
right 20 Any orc who then visited tho place eoula
recognize the dngy. gloomy Interior the artIcuIacd
skeleton in the corner, the genial ait OF thch s
and aust but now the place j. d.,s IN second hand
clothing for ladies. , r.o,, .o,
In tho unfinished story Of Edwin Drooa 9 cO.
sdcred by Longtoow one OF the noyeIS. isl, indJ
beautiful works there arc gwen but very snT he psk
cations of tho prototypes OF the character, rom
urc Of tho opiumcacr and her den was dr % Felas
nature Inc former being TIM. described by Mr. fe We
who accompanied the novelist to the a sP,' kind Of
,T Inn so 9" ,n old bottle and IN. words which
dickens puts into tho mouth OF this wrccheG leaned
in Edwin Brood We heard her c'oon as We ican'"
over the tattcrcd bed in which she was lying u,,
visitor on being shown over Rochester Ian, n1d
few years ago by chance sssoa tnh b' ,ar one OF
tho characters in his last novel ea,a ne ,,cccsteJ
question IS whether am not Iope0 a.,S,rItIes OK
mrdies NAV be- recognized in Mr.. John Brooher ..
lghsm Tho origin of some o. the han ser hat OK
Jasper is common ono in The old city, ana or r,ta
Is on adaptation Of Trood The cosnomeln, u hni '
| landlord of the Sir JOhn fal"thh n. ~
Notc-Sincc this article Written, an si,r.,
Dickon.lsn Interest was elected by an amusing m ,bc
sion I'm an action for damages recently hcau III This
High Court OF Justice before Baron ttnuuI orgtn
was nothing less than Tho Identification OF o me-
| 90 The namc OF pIckwck Mr.. Henry Fioldlng DC
| ems n SON of the novelist. was retained a ,IaI he
| Tor tho defence and In the course OF inc TO Ne
| intlmated that no meant TO call as Wltnes' ''
| Pickwick - .rrrony,.
| paron Hudileston-" Plckwck Is very anpIry,prr
.,o wI,ncss 70 DO called BY Dickens" u.a"sn, ean
Mr. Dichens-"I fully believe that the so" mirht
| fns. 81 N
cali Mr. Pckwickp Laughtcr. Ara u MAJ nj
your Lordship 10 learn that the wines, ts pckvck
Stb. gr.ndnephew, / b.licvc-of MI MOSS 80 every
| who kept coach at Bath, ard ina, ,ases pick.
reason 20 believe that IL was from WI, ,rrck was
nacS thst tho name Of the immortal p ckW, thai
taken darcssy YOUR LorashP wiz ioIIowcr Of Mr.
that very eccentric and faithful follo"o u,.I. tho
| p5cbwioS-sam Weller-secing tho nane :, was A
coach wa. Indignant. because he ihout. md he was
pcrsonsl reflection upon his empIoye., upon
accordingly anxious TO inhlct eondgh p""'''''
| tho offender o.. ,he airression,
| Mr. rtck-ns having apooeiaed FOR INC ,ronr tor
and afmittcd that the temptation ""' w.
| him resumed the conduct OF tbs case