The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1902-07-13
The Originals of Certain
of Dickens Characters.


The creation. of Charles Dickens are to be counted by
hundreds People and so in his novels they come
and 60 In real life see changing faces and catch
sna,ches Of conversation and then intimate friend appears
on the scene and you give him undivided attention
Both the principal and the minor characters in Dickens
works frequently drawn from life with but little
attempt at disguise From among this multitude of chaac
the following recognized and labeled by the great
writer's contemporaries
The stout and too susceptible Tracy Tupunan in Pick
wick is said to have been drawn from certain Mr. Winter
middieaged young man, who used be seen on fine af
ternoons, oging the in the Ladies' Mile in Hyde
park
MRS BARprLL.
1t has been asserted Mrs Bardell who sued Mr. Pick
wick for breach OF promise, was drawn with free but
faithful touch from Mrs. Ann Ellis who kept an eating
near Doctors Commons and who eomely plump
and agreeable.
Mr.. JUSTICE srARELEIdH
In the memorable trial Barde Pickwck Mr. Justice
staeleish carcaure by no means extravagan of Sir
Stephen Gaseee who had been junior judge the
Of common pleas. In this instance there is but slight at
tempt at disguise stareeigh is paraphrase Of
Gsselee.
MR. SERGEANT nuzYrz.
Mr. Sergeant Buzfuz who appeared for Mrs Bardell
is supposed represent Mr. Sergeant Bumpus clustering
barser of the old school, who dreaded in days
for the loud and insoent in which he buied wit
nesses.
Mr. Fang the coarse and nsoent police magistrate in
"Oliver Twist drawn without earioature, from
tain A. s. Laing that time the senior magistrate of Hatton
Garden police Office The absolute truth Of the portrait
which was at recognized led to Mr. Lainss removal
from office.
oHEERBLE
The Cheeryble Brothers. who figure adyautagcousy in
nicholas Nickleby" faithful character studies from
the two surviving partners in the firm Of William Grant
Bros who cotton spinners and calico printers
Manchester.
SIR LAURIE
Sir Peter Laurie who had great wealth both in
his private business and army the
original of Alderman Cute in The Chimes Sir Peter
who was Border Scot, has the additional distinction Of
having married the Miss Gordon with whom Thomas
lyle, when very young man, was in love
Mr. poMBsy
The head of the firm of Dombey Son, in the novel Of
the is supposed TO Mr. Thomas Chap
Wooden Midshipman What more the little shop showing
the sign OF the Wooden Midshipman may be by the
curious adjoining Leadenhal this very day
The immutabe Captain Cutie in the same novel was
drawn from Thomas Mainland, master Of merchantmen.
The captains fondness for misplaced said
have marked the conversation OF his original
TOMMY rRAppLgs
In David Copperheld" Dickens drew directly from life
admirable portrait of Sir Thomas alfourd we'll
known English barrcr and OF letters Tommy rad
dies. he called in the novel OF the authors
oldest and trues friends
MISS soMMERsoN,
Miss Esther Sonmersou in Bleak House believed to
lcar great resemblance Miss Sophia scn author of
Charles Lamb married to Edward Moxon, the pub
Usher Sophia lsen had complain OF her full
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sKIMPoLE.
AS for Harold Skmpoc in the novel if was
admitted by Dickens that Leigh Hunt rrepressjhy in
his mind when developing the character but he maintained
that he had mainly skeched certain OF the poets
isis, and had intention OF making the study feke
DETECTIVE BUCKET
The much admired Detective Bucket in BLEAK House, "
drawn from Inspector Field of Scotland Yard with
whom Charles Dickens very we'll acquainted 1t will
he remembered that Dickens published several papers in
which he described his wanderngs under the protective
cort OF the famous inspector,
sItAs
In Little Dorrit" Hard Times and "Our Mutual
Friend" many OF the characters known have been
taken from life, and the immortal Slas Wegs the last
named novel could still be London corner sitting
behind his little stock Of gingerbread and apples only few
yeas The hidoous old who keeps the opium
den in the unfinished story Of Edwin brood had been
visited by Dickens in person. Americans who had the
pleasure of meeting the genial Dean Hole during his visit
to the Uned States will have but little difficulty in recog
MIXING his double the Dean Of Coisterham in the
storythe mystery of which alas remain
solved