Forest City press. (Forest City, Potter County, D.T. [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1911-11-09
DICKENS, Fills, IS
unlike HIS FATHER
Opinions of Famous Novelist
About New York Are Re-
versed BY Visitor.
From the New York World.

From the New York World.
Either New York has changed for
the better since Charles Dickens visited
these shores, or his jovial. twinkly-
eyed son. Alfred Tennyson Dickens. is
a salve artist and hot air merchant
without peer.
Dickens perc. .9hen he was here. had
nothing good to say about US. In fact.
when he returned to his dear Cad's
hill across the rolling wet he wrote Il
book telling Just what he thought of
US. His cutting remarks certainly
made an incision. The boo published.
he only once aftcrwaTd mentioned his
experiences here. and then as a ma
might speak OF he'll"
A very different visitor is Alfred
TennNson Dickens. who arrived i'm New
York last Tuesday. Dickens fills had
only been here one night when he de-
clared New York was the best place
this side of heaven to enjoN life in.
Everything here delighted him. The
great white way With it's n1yrlads OF
lights. impressed him more than amy
thing he had seen at the time he gave
this interview.
Like father. like son: Not this son.
The great novelist would have turned
three times i'm his grave if he had
heard his first offspring rudely reverse
his opinion about little old New York
SsAN OSAAN WV AAOCIbs Nv III aioN
agreed with the lear old dad on every
point.
Dickens pere said the ladies had
beautiful faces. but he was compelled
to stop there. Dickens fills said New
York women have wonderful figures.
Dickens pcre said he was done out OF
money on every side. Dickens fills said
the tipping evil here didn't begin to
compare With the nuisance abroad and
that he found prices very reasonable.
Dick. us pere said he was oppressed
by the prevailing seriousness and mel
ancholy air of business men here. Dick
ems fills said New York seems a and
festive even on a rainy day.
WHO is right--DicSens pere or Dick
ems fills?
The only way ] can account for u
difference of opinion is that New York
Dickens. lit is certainly very differ.
ent from what my father pictured it.
I'm agreeablN surprised. It's more like
Australia tina any place I've ever
seen. In fact. it's like Melbourne
only more So"
From this it will be gathered that
Alfred Tennyson Dickens is an Aus
tralian. And in fact he is a resident
of Melbourne. He left England in 1866
when he was 20. and for the last 45
years has lived in the Antipodes. Less
than a year ago he returned to Eng
M sALAO WV IN I'D IN AA'3 -
visit to America.
He is a stoutish person with Il puffy
red face. watery eyes and thin white
hair. :.Fne afternoon i saw him he was
dressed in u black cMtaway coat with
n high, standing collar and stock. If
his gray trousers had been Il little
tighter, especially around the bottoms.
I should have declared: Here is the
reincalnation OF Mr.. Micawber." He
certainly had all the outward char
acteristics of that wonderful old gem
tleman, And as l found out later [
would have been right. for MIR. Mi
father. and it is not surprising that
his grandson should resemble him.
II have been in America only 10 days
so my impressions cannot carry much
weight. but i will say father could not
have found it as 1 have found it,"
continued Alfred ~Tennyson's godson.
Blu of course when father was here
/ YOU didn't have Bronx cocktails and
the ~reincarnation of Mr.. Micawber
winked Significantly.
when did you learn about them?'
l sked
.At noon today. j had luncheon Will,
cocktails in Australia-we take our
whisky straight. I'm a discreet old
bachelor. so / can't say very much
about New York women. l haven't met
a single one as yet. but several have
brushed by me in the lobby of the
hotel that 1 would like to see more
Of"
If little old New York hasn't changed
for the better Dickens fills is more of
a diplomat thar Dickens pere. Any
way, We'll take his word for it.