New-York tribune., 1888-08-26
PERSONAL.

at was my good-fortune when a resident Of Ers
land, says writer In The Globe Democrat OF st.
Louis, to form the acquaintance OF the great master
Of novelists, Char.o, Dickens picked him up bom
the street just he had been knocked down By one
cab end was in danger OF being run over by another
He was at the time, hc always was, reporter.
hat night tramped with him through the worst
siuins OF London. He told me his business, and In
some way We became friends, and often after that
accompanied him on his night walks; Many char.
me since then nom ihe page Of bis novels. ono
thing that impressed me about Dickens was that hs
his hand, did he seem to be paying any ateniIoa
Whatever TO what was going on around him; yet In
volumes Of Sketches by gaz, rScoenzed thai every
scenc sound or incident OF the trip had been ndelbly
Impressed upon his wonderful mimi"
The bones Of Howard of bingham lie in the parish
church OK Rcigatc, with monument nor memorial
save this Inscription on the coffin: Here lyeih tho
Body Of Charles Howardc Earle OF Nottingham Lords
High Admyral CT Englande, Ccncra of Quccne Eliza
beths Navy Royal al soa against the spany ards In
enard ff bs % n at ' Gs ylas Of S S e % 5sS d,y wss
December, IN the year OF our Lortle 1924 Aeiatls
suao eI.'
Rubnstein, the pianist, has many Photographs, but
none that he chershes more dearly than one OF which
he is accustomed to relate the following tale lie
was at the very outset OF bis profess onal career,
about TO give his first concert at town in Russian
Poland Rubinstcin sat at the box-once all day. but
not single person to buy tickets and the young
musician had sinking feeling at his heart. At lass,
however Polish jew entered and threw down
Toube. asking for SIX seats This rOubc proved tho
first Of many thousands OF coins that the atst was
TO pocket during his career years aiterwaFd Rubin
sein again passed through this Polish town, met this
friendly jew OF old, and had him photographed This
counterfeit the pianist would not part with now tor
many roubles.
Word comes of the death of General Sir James
Brnd hero Of the scpoy mutiny. I'VE tax OF VIZ
,or,a crosscss wrote distinguished officer 10 VI
the historians OF that war; bat bi1nd j. man VINO
Should be covered with them from head to foot.'
81 was recently lunchlng' writes Mrs Louise
Chandler Moulton at MIS-. Anna Lea Merftts, whoss
superb portrait Of Mr. Lowell some OF you have seem
The eauay satisfactory one Of Dr. Holmes is sim in
her studio. The new portraits saw there were OF
ladies' and children Lady Dundonald looked from one
canvas and on another was Mrs. Thcrne with her two
children: ard then there child whose ralne
cannot at this moment rccala fascinating wise ii;tle
creature who seemed like child oat of story
book-brightcr quaintcr, lovelcr than ono nnds IN
most nurseries | think could be happy forever IN
tha company OF Just such 5it OF humanity. But
the portlalt that most interested me- OF lAc All d,
that ~ Mrs Holman Hunt. TO begin with. Mrs Hunt
is one OF the most beautiful women IN iObIon anu wv,
portrait does her justice, which had hady supposed
that any portrait could since Us ~ hrr cbarmns
lace But Mrs Merritt had caught her In some happy
moment Her eyes were fairly LUMINOUS ~. y, m tn @
snirfcd fascinating face was alive. MIS- MERIT hss
been painting her for more than year, AT ihief'as
There will be great temperance rally at the Thou
sand Islands this week, IN witch active part VIII h
taken by Mr.. George W. Balm, Of Kentucky Mr. G. Z
| Foster. NJ r., Of Canada; Mr. Albert Griffin Judc'
Noah Davis Dr. III. X. Carroll, OF The lndepcn1eAt
the Rev Dr. G. H. Ball, OF Buffalo; ana MAJOR rang
born, Of Jersey City.