New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1889-07-23
SOME FAMOUS PEOPLE.
REco1IEcmoNs OF GEORGE W; cHTLDs

Chrstasas stories l believe are to be found In this
prcfxed 10 each volume the covering sixteen: the
second eighteen pages Of gusrto paper These sEeiS
sro very curious. Here is a sample page:
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Taking (he body IN tow.
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Then follow sentences. written everywhere on the
page like this Work in the girl who was 70 have
boon married and made rich' etc There Is also this
'''' The Cup and the Lip
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The story written in small, oddly formed letters,
with frequent erssuros heavy, nghtbiue paper in
darkbiue ink II is marked as completed September
Q. 1865, and has postscript In lieu OF preface uder
wn oSme sSa li om Dcicnss hands, the
Of the compoiors in the printing Office remaining al 'ne
Il was through Dickens that 1 became acquainted
with Wnie Collins. one OF the most agreeable men ~
. r %S and S %nS %o families very
Mr. Colns's brother had married Mr. Dickenss daugn-
From Gad's Hin Place We went TO stowep one OF
the estates of the late Duke of Bucdn CHAM The aSs
S Se e beo %Sen MARQUIS Of nc chandos he
to this country in the suite OF the pnse Si fo S
him always an unaffected able and agreeable man man
II may be said of him that he was the hrso Enssh
aeSt e ~ Ras oSe Of an the most boabe Of
gave many Americans letters of Introduction 10 MIN;
and he entertained them royalty He was man O.. OF
much ability-an astute politician and successful
railroad manager He knew the name and the place
vented the ingenious trough cement by means OF
which engines in motion replenlsh their tanks with
length. One of It's attractions was unique chapel
built of. cedar and gold brought by the dukes an,
spain he was talking with priest, who described a
beautiful little church that had once stood on the SPOT
loss saying that 1t had been actually ploekcd hom
the sol and transported to England He never SuS
stowe was connected by the Duke with hts other
residence of wootton by means of railroad At this
wears and after which named my country seat
near Bryn Mawr, We also passed some pleasant days
planted by Queen Elizabeth. While at stowe We slept
10 the same rooms that had been occupied by Queen
Victoria when the Duke of buckingham father en-
tertained Her Majesty one week at cost OF 1000
Later when we were stopping at the Langham
Hotel, near the Dukes residence on ChandoS- ST.
had an amusing adventure. The Duke had asked me
to visit his church situated in that street and one
newonener 10 show me me ducal pew q The
servants pew?" he asked When related this ex-
40 amusing as one of his own He had gone one day,
he said. while chairman of the london and Northwest
ern Railway, the office Of the company and requested
one of the attendants to show him 10 the room Of
certain official. the head of department: The man
do you're too light weight II then transpired that
the official had advertised for porter ana me at
tendant mistook the Duke for an applicant 1or inc
The first vito Of TIE Duke Of buckingham was
lovely woman Miss Harvey and their marriage hsd
been one of love. Mrs. Chllds has still an emoroid
cred chair presented 70 her BY the paGhess Who had
mentoes have of the Duke t set OF photographs
Of his governmental colleagues. They were hcspnal
cared se to 70 Ts g Fountain Abbey the PICTURESQUE
property of Lord RipOn Earl de Grey whom IN
one * se Hi ERe9 Joint he commssien and asns
selves Of the invitation, special permission was a.
e t GSe bb1dnss We drove over from arroge
in carriages and enjoyed the taunt Immensely the
Ing. and when we rejoined her she told US that she
had owaheard party of visitors discussing our en-
Ssnotng at the Carriages, had said, Well, III wager
they're Americans; those people are admitted every
Altogether, our stay in England was very delight,
f made largely so by the number Oh ~ anu
at Bearwood7 the splendid home OF Mr. wafer; %
GThe London Times where We met Charles Kingsley
Archdeacon Benson, now Archbishop of Canterbury,
Lord Houghton and many other DISTINGUISHED per
sonages As mght be s1ned IRON IRON me bsd peoar
pleasure in making the acquaintance OF Lady FIahhnn
h aew my for w Wora a. a h9ns he
with her pieccs man and maid servant, her eoouhg
utcndls and a whole baggage wag0n-full OF uals'
distinctly recall her standing upon the W sw
and looking out oyer tho .st sea nointIns
Straight aS seaSs' ~PoTt9as' told her. "rve just
come from there" she said. . - A.,
Not only I'm England but on the Continent our TRIP
abroad was made very pleasant by The acgnen'd sye
ship and hospitality Of many Agreeable people meIe
In Rome. for instance, we passed some delightful
weeks with Longfellow. who had resided there for
families had become very well known and very popu
lar lie was much feted gave him dinner IA a,
writer's were present T. buchanan Read the artist
poet. was at that time in the Eternal w. and one
Longfellow's three daughters was discussed and Long
fellow observed that the picture was good one save
ns one Children to look as if she lad no arms lie
illustrated his criticism Win story SAYING at tne
fellows danghtcrsEone without ainsls
idly TO recall some salient divsrtng incidents In
my caieer acQuantan with notable mon. ! may
10 say a word two about man OF exal ed station
ana intellect-that modest monarch, Dom Pedro. En-
df the time when Dom Pedro, gazing at the portrait
Of Longfelow which hangs IN my library, exclaimed
lated his works into Por1uGesA and made known the
beauty of his we're 70 an Brazil 49,. o.-..,., p,
hfbuon. the Emperor was my guest and naturally
% tGS hm q S{ bo9se 20 S Inn the
late James l. Clagh0IT president of the Academy Of
Fine Arts who invited him TO visit the Academy. and
on HIS expressing desire 10 go, inquired what hour
would be most agreeable 10 his majesty :" SIX
o'ciooiv he said II a favOrlte hour with him
but Mr. Caghom. not knowing this was aghast How
ever promptly a. the appointed time be had the d.
Of the Academy on hand to greet The Emperor,
who exhibited unfeigned and very intelligent Inter
est In the art treasures of the building. When intro
duccd to DR. Ruschenberger president Of the Academy
of Natural Sciences he surprised the doctor and those
about him by saying, u know you as an author" and
he proceeded 10 the books the docor had written
some OF them being out of print
He accepted an invitation for the next day TO visit
the coal regions and set again his favorte hour Of
O'clock as the time 10 start. We went I'm Judga Pack
ers prva1s car. and visited various coal mines and
iron works the Emperors interest never tagging lie
seemed 10 understand all the details OF manufacture.
and paid particular attention N the BcsSemer and Sic
mems processes Of steeImaking curious incident
happened while at the Thomas Iron
Works Mr.. Thomas (whO introduced the process
of making iron with anthracite coal came 10
me and said that his granddaughter would like 10 be
10 fhe Emnnr0r as aha had previously met