Millard County Chronicle | 1911-05-18 | Page 1 | Dickens Made a Colonist

DICKENS MADE A COLONIST For Forty-five Years His Son Toiled In the Australian Bush. Forty-five years ago a keen, pless-snt pless-snt fared man In a green velvet waistcoat waist-coat might have been seen on the plat form at Waterloo Station. London. At l.ls side was a young fellow of 20. his face flushed with emotion. "Good by. my boy, snd God bless you." spoke the elder Din. "Do your duty snd keep up your pluck." The young man thought of all the good times he hsd had with bis father of all the wonderful talks, and games, and Journeys they hsd enjoyed together be and the best, the kindest father In all the world the tears sprang to Ms eyes. The two gripped hsnds sgsin and the train steamed away. And that night Englaud and lvndon and Rochester and Gad's IIIU were shut out for forty five years while the young msn worked snd dresmed and hoped In the Australian Aus-tralian bush. The elder msn wss Charles Dlck-ns the younger wss bis son. Alfred Tennyson Dickens, godson of the poet laureate. Forty five years pasd. And then one morning Alfred Tennyson Dickens, Dick-ens, no longer young, but with white hsir. arrived In bis native London. .