Albuquerque evening herald. [volume] (Albuquerque, New Mexico) 1911-1914, 1912-07-06

Interesting "Reminiscences Of
Visit Of Famous Novelist 70
America at Dinner in Lon
don.


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fRy nssnanM uessse a. >. neuapa sglres
London. 1nly Whilela~ REID,
the tJnilod States ambassador. re-
called some interesting incidents u
the visit 20 America 81 Charles Dick
ems et n dinner given b. the RIOS club
In celebration of the centenary ~
the birth of the great novelist The
dinner was presided over ~ tho
Illabop ~ London and The company
Included the nurvipinn children
ami other feiatives Or Dickens.
A "a often happens At functions Of
the kind Ia England, the United
states Ambassador Was the cniet
speaker After paying tribute %
Dickens, who he aaid was recoanl5ed
IN America almost a. soon AZ IN his
own country. M. Reid mentioned
that he WAS one 81 y small numhnr
who remembered and participated In
ihs farewell banquet 10 Charles Dick
ems ~ the old Fourteenth street Del
monlco's IN New York; at the close
of hls second visit 10 America m
April iaes.
"ft WA n banquet" said Mr.. Reid.
mot only 90 n great novelist, who had
wriiton many things about our people
too near The truth TO be- popular a
the time. but also 90 a great editor IN
his own country. from great editors
IN the country which ne visited: and
Il WAS presided over BY the Ereateat
~ them. an editor 81 immortal NOM
Dry IN the history 81 the country
which he served IN IA Rravest
crisis and IN ~ graHdcst achieve
mcnt. Horace Greeley. A his right
|tnt Charles Dickens. and next 20 tho
guest sat a spoilers chevallor In tho
warfare Of opinion that preceded the
ciyil war-~oe0ygc william curtis.
man ~ letters worthy 20 be associated
with Mr.. Dickens. and an orator
worthy % speak on the same plat
form. There was "a Ions list 81 repre-
sentative members 81 the profession
SAD al cordial ana eager 90 make
the honOrrd guest feel welcome and
at h0me--as eager rs II jefferson
Brick had never been painted from
the life ~ fhe occupant OF y New
York editorial office"
Referring 10 the aIEregard. IN the
absence OF International copyright. of
Dickens moral right 10 the receipts
from the aale Of hts books. Mr.. Reid
asked. Does anyone happen 20 re-
member the precise terms Of the
British copyright account with Mrs
Harriet BeenhGr stowe. for novel
that was read here almost M widely
az some 81 Mr.. Dickens and wna
credited with almost as srcat a. rf-
/ feet on the progress OF the WORLD
q work TINT was tranalaSod into all
languages and sold Ia all iandb7 Can
We see the settlements of the English
copyright for the works Of a poet
named Henry Wadsworth L0nGfei-
low. who sold here as widely - Al
fTcs Tennyson; or OF the similar ac-
count for the contributions 10 our
common English literature by Ma
thnniei Hawthorne. Washington fry-
/ Ing, Ralph Waldo Emerson. James
Russell Lowell or Jchn Lathrop Mot
leyY"
The ambassadnF thought Il wiser IA
forget these mutual SHORTCOMINGS and
recall Instead tho spirit IN which
i Dickens dealt with them a. that ban.
quet al Delm0nlco'R forty years ago
and his promise "a have reproduced
ia every subsequent edition Of Mar.
tin Chuzzlewit ana Of the American
Notes the words he used on that &C.
casl0n--"a pledge most h0norabis
kept hy his family and publishers q
this day. The uplris seems 20 M
ssili 81 good omen Tor both England
and Americat
=" ~ would be better for this eIobi
10 be- Fiven by an earthquake, fires
by a comet. overgun BY ain IcoborG
land abandoned 20 the Arctic fox and
bear, than II should present the spec
tncie Of those two great nations. EACH
of whom has. In itR own way ans
hour. strlyen 20 hard and successfully
for freedom. ever again being -
rayed one against the other"
| cottage life. which used 10 be I
picturesque feature of rural finGiand
promises to become q thing OF tn
past. The cottages ara faillnH lnts
ruins and no noW ones ara being built
Thin condition II alao having Hefi
GUS effect on marriage IN tho Fufn
districts bridal couples 81 tho work
Ing clarsca cannot find homes mn,
the overcrowdinF has become 20 has
that alnm conditions are rtpfodueel
Ia the country. where space 1houls
be ample for All residential require
menln. II 10 said that the owners q
lAs land are declining 10 haild o.
the eround that The newly anaQte'
innd iaxen make the futuFe Of ~
holdings preearinus
~ Essex there orc parishes wher'
20 marriages have iaken place 90
flfieen years. ~ other places q rura
exodus u taking place an account o
Tho Condemnation M dcnilonse ~ ehl
old cottages. III the ueIahborhoud q
4 niunii holding district of nefhnliis'
several couples wbra Recently forces
b take loaHinaH IN the worknouf
lur want o. colfoes accommodations
FoF aa1aaeaa u sl14 muscles
whether induced BY ylelant e4nrcIs
ot injury. there y nothinE bette
THAN Chamberlnin'a Linlment TIL
Imminent also relieves fheumefl
palms. Fof esie by al druEglsig.