New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1912-02-04
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"The owdacious treatment of the lug
gage which was more outrageous than n
man could bear" ne replied. Nearly every
trunk had suffered mutlation.
Not long after his arrival in this country
Dickens began TO suffer from what he
called an american catarrh,' which great
ly afflicted him and became more and more
aggravated as his readings progressed. The
winter was an unusually severe one, which
doubtless did not serve to mitigate the all
ment jn the least A lifelong devotee of
pedestrianism, on the theory that strenu-
Gus physical exercise would counteract the
effects of strenuous mental effort, he TOOK
long walks whenever circumstances per-
mtted The hotel keepers and others did
what they could to make him comfortable.
"My landlord" he wrote, referring TO the
manager of the Westminster Hotel, where
he stayed in New York, invented for me
drink Of brandy, rum and snow. called
It a Rocky Mountain sneezer, ana SAID IL
was to put down all less effectual sneez-
ing But it has not yet had the eject Dld
tell you that the favorite drink before
you get up is an eye opener These ulu
not reduce the nasal trouble, nor molllfy
the painful foot troubles which developed
the latter augmented, Dickens thought by
walking In the snow.
There were incidents I'm the course OF the
tour out OF which Dickens. with his tire
mendouS reservoir Of humor, used 10 get
nn for the benefit of his friends. At his
trst reading at Washington the reading
was varied for him by an incident which
had sequel.
In the Carol most ridiculous incident
occurred All OF a sudden / saw dog
leap out from among the seats in the
centre aisle and look very intently at me.
The general attention being fixed on me, ]
don't think anybody saw this dog. but
felt so sure Of his turning up again and
barking that / kept my eye wandering
about In search of him. He was a very
comic dog, and 1t was well for me that
was reading q comic part of the book But
when he bounced out into the centre aisle
again In an entirely new place, and (stiil
'ooKing intenty at mel tried the enect OF
PARK upon my proceedings, ! was selZcd
Win such paroxysm OF laughter that II
communicated itself to the audience, ana
We roared al one another, loud and long
Next night / thought / heard lin cop
perheh) a suddenly suppressed bark. IL
happened In this wise one OF our people
Standing just within the door, felt his leg
,ouehed, and, looking down, beheld the
uos staring intently at me, and eVideh'is
just about TO bark. In transport OF pres
.nce OF mind and fury. he instantly caush'
nun Up IN both hands and threw MIN over
.4s mead into the entry, wnere the cheeh
ssAefs received him like game at BAN
last night he came again, with anolhei
wy out our people were so Sharply oi
''e lookout for him that he didn't get IN
ne mad evidently promised TO pass th'
olher dog free"
D'ckens was interested in noting INK
s"anges In the American social structure
''en mad taken place I'm the interval SINS
~ previous ysit and commented on ie"
s''e OF these, OF course, was the negro uh
~ me new regime OF freedom He thous"
detected a prejudice against him ever
me cities OF the North. One of the eVi
eHees OF the manner In which siaVers
'''ed the cities he found In Piymou''
nuich, the church of ali churches "her'
"'f would least expect to find II.
When ! read In Mr. Beecher's chnrch a
.iobklyn.' he wrote, I'VE found the trun
N's had suppressed the fact that cefia"
'5per gallery holding 80 was the coioure'