Show I Why Dickens Left His Wife The real cause of Dickens separation j j from his wife has never been made puh 1 lie hut it was pretty well known to his intimates Buckstone of tho Haymarket Theatre said It was all the fault of Mrs Dickens Chapman the publisher of Chapman Hall simply observed in reply to my inquiry They were unfitted I for each other But Mark Lemon was infuriate he the closest intimate said Dickens was a scoundrel and Mrs D had been taken under Mrs Lemons protection pro-tection The secretwas revealed on the publication of Dickens will The first bequest is 1000 to Miss TTernan the daughter of a worthy woman and distinguished I dis-tinguished actress It seems that Dickens Dick-ens who had sent her to Italy for musical education became enamored of the girl and she bore him three children No more need be said James A Siddons in the Chicago Tribune II I I |