New-York tribune., 1909-01-02

Of interest for the student Of history: He vas
the possessor Of the skull Of Oliver Cromwell
L came into me wilkinson family several gen
erstioHs ago.
American tourists who visit English show
places nay be interested IN this frank state
-nent OF & guide made 20 NJ J !. Eissey. the
author Of al English book OF holiday travel;
You So. 81. as hoE gets i9, q Americans
what tells en- 80 I'm obliged TO pIL o; Z
never b satisfied rs quite harmless Il delights
history with eve-y room. aad ! obliges en- c the
hest q ny ability Used % get out of M oeI;h
Sates and geople no. beng 50 is9-ned G 5aen as as
Thea goi Oliver Cromwell a-hunt3ng after queen
euias. s61 r1aEe 2slsT no "a 1nistakes
Nj Eissey. by ne way. notes an amusing III
scrtption made BY a friend il the visitors book
Of at Inn where ne had been very uncomfortable.
Asked By the landlord 70 write something" IN
the book. this IS the terse something he wrote:
QuotA the -svea-,
Ire dislncI;nation OF many people 20 admit
that they have not read some vel! known piece
OF writing vas discussed in a speech the other
day ~ Nj Anthony Hope. He called u literary
saoobishness = know II needs ? little coGT-
age Re said to own you have not read al
Paradise Lost" and ne added There are
rorrranies in which 70 own that some u Jane
Austen's books entertain you less than others IS
worse than 70 draw invtdious comparisons oe-
tween different portions of Holy Writ me
Author" IT pessiuistic mood thinks ne might
have gone further than this.
II many social gatherings whs-s the EorHs q
n vii Hnd o1t where an answer IS colrteous.y ce
1Sa-cair zgva rad none q The xora= under dis
cuss;22 and NJ ~ ny on!y --Ezts-rezs 9-s
worthless CocE-z1-eaess. OF the present daT
The -=concfl.ation os Thackeray and Dickens
after -1ei- cua-rel-or rather after he author
Of David CoPpe-aeld~ Quarrelled with the
author y "Escoadr-ts described By Lady
Pri4stley II ta= language of Sir Theodore Ma
tin Thacke-ay and Martin we're taking tc-
z4--=- in the hall Of the Atheneurn. Then
DICKENS passed Up the staircase
Suddenly. Taacke-sy 6-ozs .1sy f-om -: a.a Z
c@r-1ok Dickens Just II rad rasched rae t9ot y
TzzcEerzv s1eaE aH3 presently hold o1r is hand
- T+-.z-= ire zrCo- lands : feE words were
ex-rz-zz6. and Immediately T1scke-ay -s-IrIe1 .
= o5-..-=s :: is sla RS .oosh esir4ngeraea-
should csass ana ttat ve should = . eaea otae7
IS re -sH6 - = Corle sEzEe Sa--s Dlca7[7 Li. =
rsl5 c,i- RS hard a-- some friendly words we're
- -G---+ - -as=- ? Impulse = Ike IS
tender -s-ur4. - which --e -up-l-e . : or
fsE -rezg= after reminded - re ,--t1e-t =
szat-- Dickens standing - --e 07e- E-z-e no
--r.~T T-z-rz-zy rad -,st been lowered. z-1 OK
f-- 5---- win q look % earnest sa17ess
Lady F-.azt.ey continues sad sequence oT
r-fa-,ng that on Christmas I've = that same
year she vent - Join family dinner party =
ke-z,ngr0r ~ which Trzc<erav vas expected -
he present rs p,zra A. ne -at.e had Zen
lad 6ut only a. hour before 80 news - rs
death had -eocred IA house
An Erg.ish~ran writing q r1s albums %
which -oong ladies' in -hA middle u the last
century expected al tae- literary friends 70
contribute remembers q story about Dickens
The novelist was 50 accustomed TO requests of
this kind that or ore occasion re brought with
him some verses to q beautiful girl on whose
PARENTS ne vas calling. Nobody asked him for
album poetry. and ne took them aTay. He after
-ard sent them 20 this sensible zirl b. post 7
had rr@ant." n wrote to put these lines into
you- album. but you, who ID nothing ike any
BODY e-sa did not produce one"