Deseret Evening News | 1908-03-04 | Page 4 | A Trifling Occupation

I A OccupatIon alon oll When Charles Dickens was In 11 Wash Washington ington he Ime met one ono morning on the thet steps t pH of ot a young Congress Congressman man noun from Tennessee whom the great t novelist lt hod offended by b his bluntness That morning Dickens was in great teat good humor I have hove said he ho found I nn an almost exact counterpart of Little Nell Noll Little Nell who queried the tho Ten Dickens ns looked him nil all over from head to foot toot and from toot foot to head be before before before fore ho answered My 11 Nell Oh Ohl said the I know you OU had your our daughter with you out outI I am ann speaking of the tha Little Nell of my m story RI The Old Curiosity Shop sir retorted Dickens ens flushing Oh said eald the Imperturbable Ten ne you write novels do you Z Dont you consider that a rather tri trifling tn fling thing occupation for tor a grownup man