Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1898-10-22
Found Characters
For Dickens.

Every one who has readcharl., NJ,
ems wonderful stories OF evsr,,t.,- '' W.
and Of the underworld OF t,nf,. ..'
wondered where tho novelist $50.
such knowledge Of "how ib.
hnlf lives" and especially wb,,.
mot the characters he 10 miput,l,
plcts In word and sotlon.
The man who introduced the r,r.,..
20 Fagin, the Artfui Dodaor $50.
Weller and other famous chrrs,t-,.',
now resident Of Milwaukee. i..'.uu
Lowman IL the name he witt.
tlnguiah himself from the baiar.. 10 W.
human family. and up 20 "a yoar w
appended the word "wntcbmana D.
It 10 doaignate his occupation. ''
Years ago Mt Lowman vage,....
detective in London. lio was yor,,..''',
energetic then, with his lie arrsad.--
OUT before MN oncrlns q pasture fg,
his ambition. II ia all rotroaprct p,,.
While he was netting as private ~
tcctlve In the English capital .n tt'..
days of Ions ago. before Do borar III.
journey down the Hhadowy slide of f's.
he conceived the idea that ha mIsb, 4
OF use to Dickens IN introduc.nr bIs, =.
bone OF the odd character tr.I f.'
qucntcd the resorts " the grcnt cIt,
There was little money o. ha .sr,.,
ns private detective. owing 10 tbe r.,.,.-
petition as well as The jsailuf, of err,.
land Yard. A. last resort he b.t..t
himself TO the home VI the novelist ,.1
after repeated attcmptn finally r..r.i
an audience and laid his plans b.s.,.
Air. Dickens.
whom do you knowT" asked pek.
ems.
AN the hlactguardsand bihctic-sses
thieves and Hmurgloru and good t.,t
of the liars In town" answered Oh. hi.
yatc detective.
"You1i do me-" replied pist.,,
laughing. "fli take you on tho sr1t1'
The two started out that same bsy
10 look Tor characters Tor tho no,s,,,,
20 immortallzc In hlH works The pi,s
adopted was for f.owman 20 invite tt.
models to tho Green Dragon or rons
other hoatelfy. and Dickens would i,
there In disguise TO meet and gosi.,
with them at the bar. and thon ~.
novelist. the detective aud iha aoi
cove would adjourn 20 the pafitf
whore n fcw bottles OF wine or nu.i =
ale would loosen the tongue OF the man.
I aud II he could be- utilized he was at.
On for a type Ia the novclIHta raI.rI.
/ Hamiycl Weller was found one dfr y.
| Mt. Lowman driving the stage rlr
/ SUFFOLK to London. The coach was f.L
and Sir. Lowmnn was Informed hath
would have TO come up TOP" Hhs
/ wanted to ride. He took bin seat aiaa..
/ side the driver, and before they bal
/ gone far he developed enough % ts.
| title himself TO be preserved aa SAM.
/ vel Weller, one OF the famous char.
/ actors In the works Of Dickens. glri.
| vel was invited 10 the Blue lion isl
/ In nvc minutes after Dickens fruI
/ he was full INT into his dcscflrta .
that boy snmivcl." Dickens otanA
for samivci junior his position az bots
10 Pickwlek. the little man with tih
/ head and white wniHtcoat and tre..
/ tuclca whom Mr.. Lowman says be- hlt
often seen trotting about london. Il
was Lowmnn who conducted ST.. Dick
ona TO the Old Curiosity shop Ia quest
| OF book. and there the novelist ana
Little Noli'n grandfather smoked many
a pipe together while the former gath
cred the pathetic story Of the old man
and his Idol.
Dickens, In disguise and guided BY
| Mr.. Lowmnn. visited the lowest dives
/ In London. and II was on these jour
ncyinFs that he picked up such chafac-
tera as Bin Skies and Qullp. Diekeas
| was disguised by his guide a. a tramp
| ana the two used 20 loaf about TIE
Hlums until they found what they were
after. They were sometimes accom-
| panied by a ntenographer on Their
trips. and not only the characters were
! reproduced by the novelist, but The
atcnographlc notes furnished thelrexafi
language 10 DO woven into tho story.
The novelist was never taken 10 ne
homes OF his characters who were IN
der the bans OF the law. They were
never 30 far betrayed by the detective
but they were invited 10 some taproom'
where Dickens met and talked VIVA
treated them and stored up hh ma
tcrlal to be used In his ntorioa liiu'
boy sick In a hospital. was transform
ed into Paul Dombcy. and o. such has
worked upon the sympathy OF thou'
sands. pombey and son were taheh
from real life az discovered 10 the nov
cllst by His detective guide, and ne
senior Domboy Ia the only one Of The
whole list Of characters whom the de'
tectlve does not seem to hold In hlgh
regard.