The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1892-05-26

printed III nOuSeQOiu w OrQS, particular
ly stipulated that her proofs were not to
he touched "even by Mr. Dickens" On
W hIch Dickens remarks: That immor-
tai creature meaning HIMSELF had gone
over the proofs with great pains,-had of
course taken out the stitlings, hard plung-
ings, luuge1ngs and other COMMISSIONS
and had also taken out her weakenings
of her own effects. Very WE'LL said the
gifted man. she shall have her own way.
But after it's published show her this
proof, and ask her to consider whether
her story would have been the better or
worse for IT." This is a note of expert
ence which every editor who has had to
since writers of the widest sort of copy"
are apt to feel offended if word of it
has been touched.
Dickens as an actor is very frequently
spoken of in these letters, with entire
naturalness, since much of the cores
pondence concerns acting. The interest
ing fact is noticed by the editor, Law
renee Hutton, that in Wilkie Collins
melodrama, The Lighthouse" Carlyle
who was present as first nighter, COM
pared Dickens wild picturesqueness as
the old lighthouse keeper to Nicolas
Poussln's bacchanalian dance IN the Ma
tional gallery"
Dlcklns often collaborated with Col
Inns, and less often with others, in writ
ing stories or series of stories, for House
hold Words. Lit was IN this way that W as
written the brilliant and imaginative tale
! OF The Island of Silver Store; or the
Perils of Certain English Prisoners, and
their Treasure in Women. Children, Sill
yer and Jewels" which first appeared as
| Christmas story. The manuscript was
recently sold for $1,000, being one of the
| few which John Forster did not be-
queath to the English nation and so get
slowed IN the British museum This is
very magical. attractive, ID some points
most thrilling, in others most touching
| story. OF this Dickens wrote chapters
L and III, and Collins wrote chapter II
bit of whose copy is reproduced in fac
smile. This ought to have place In edi-
| tons of Dickens works; when 20 years
ago The Republican reprinted it on in
| ternal evidence as the work of Dickens,
there was some cavil as to the author
| ship, which Mr.. Hutton now settles. The
| perfect friendship between Dickens and
| Collins was most charming-but to what
| friend was not Dickens charming? and
to what friend did he ever fail in faith?
Dickens perfect appreciation of Collins
never failed. Nothing pleased him more
| IN all his acting than to do Richard War
dour in The Frozen Deep" He COM
mltted the text in long walks, as he wrote
ore day in 1856: "Took 20 miles to-day
and got up all Richards words, to the
great terror of Finchley, Neadson, Willes-
den and the adjacent country"
1t is pleasure to hear from Charles
Dickens after his death. We have been
| moved to look over the earlier volumes
OF Dickens letters, and while there may
be some things to cavil about since
| their editors were no doubt betrayed by
their personal fondness into using much
that is IN essence trivial yet the books
are thoroughly worth reading. There is
a good deal hitting off characters by the
| way, illustrative of the greet novelist's
faculty OF observation, by whose exercise
his unique persOnages were suggested
| For instance he writes to Mrs. Dickens
in February, 1888 Tin which month he be-
gan Nicholas Nickleby') about meeting
IN the coach 1.-The mistress of Yorkshire
school returning from the holiday stay in
London. She was very queer old lady,
and showed us long letter she was
| carrying to one of the boys from his
father, containing a severe lecture ZEN
forced and aided by many texts of scrip
! ture) on his refusing to eat boiled meat.
She was very communicative, drank a
great deal of brandy and water, and to-
ward evening became insensible, in which
state we left her." This is the study for
Mrs. SqueerS. His directions to the
artists who illustrated his wonderful
stories are very minute, and we'll followed,
as all will recognize who read the novels,
as they always should be read, with the
original pictures. He it was who chose
the incidents of illustration, and not the
artists, contrary to a frequent usage
which puts the book into the designers
hands, and obtain thereby sadly ill-chosen
pictures.
A charming letter is given, addressed
to boy who got so interested in the for
tunes of Nicholas Nickleby as to write to
him In suggestion of the proper treat
ment for the Squeers family RESPECTED
sir" Dickens begins, Il have given
Squesrs one cut on the neck and two on
the head, at which he became much sur
prlsed and began to cry, which being a
very cowardly thing is just what should
have expected from him, wouldn't you!"
And little further on: Fanny Squeers
shall be attended to, depend upon it,
Your drawing OF her is very like, except
that l don't thing the hair is quite curly
enough, the nose is particularly like hers,
and SO are her legs. She is is a nasty,
disagreeable thing, and | know it will
make her very cross when she sees 1t; and
what l say is that 1 hope it may" At
the end he had "P. 81 don't write
my name very plain, but you know what
1t ls, you know, SO never mind" How
ftAnCan1 Il
for boys now, cry instinctively, Yes, God
bless you, Charles Dickens, We do knowp'
as they read that.
In the early American tour he must
have written many letters, but few are
giveE here, and certainly he had some |
things to suffer; In every town where |
we stay we hold a regular levee or draw |
ing room, where l shake haads on an |
average with 500 to 600 people who pass
on from me to Kate, and are shaken /
again by her. do believe that if | had |
not lady with me l should have been /
obliged to go back to England. But for |
her they would never leave me alone by
day or night, as 1t ls, a slave this written
IN Baltimore comes to me now and then
IN the middle of the uight with a letter
and waits at the bedroom door for an
answer" ''H'other day / wrote to order
our rooms in Philadelphia to be ready on
a certain day, and was detained week
longer than 1 expected in New York. The
Philadelphia landlord not only charged
me half rent for the rooms, but board for
myself and Kate and Anne during the
whole time, too, If demonstrated.
he whole virtue of the newspapers would
be aroused directly. This is one OF the
ltterances that some of the America ms
nowled about, but the howl proves how
rue 1t was.
In these early days there is constant
eference to his wife, who was a pretty,
weetfaced woman then; there Is TAKEN
affection enough in them, but
lever bit of gush, nor Is there IN his let
ers to her unless the editors have omit
ed passages, which is unlikely. In one ]
atter from Parma he sends the message (
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