The Rhode-Island Republican. [volume] (Newport, R.I.) 1809-1841, 1827-12-06

WITHOUT any SoiDPcuSusIOii; hhu W supply
the same school with an instructress five
months at his own expense. We believe
such an advertisement has been sent to
this Office for insertion, annually, for the
last five or six years. II was always post
paid, and the proper sum for publishing it
enclosed. From the uniformity characte-
rizing all these anonymous communIca-
tons, both in the form Of the letters and in
the hand writing, we attribute them all TO
the same individual. lie seems not TO have
been influenced by particular attachment
to any one town, for his offers have been
made to several. Who he is we know not,
nor have we any clue to his name, profes-
sion, or residence. We have no desire to
unravel the mystery, for all the praise
which would be given TO such philanthro-
ply as he evidently possesses, can be as
well and as sincerely bestowed upon him
now, as if he stood contest before us. Al
all events, A. Il. is one to whom the Ian.
guoge of scripture may with peculiar apt
ness be spplied--"By their works shall ye
Lnow thcm.' The Providence American
alluding to the advertisement observes,
We cannot willingly romain silent in
reference 20 tire dislntercstcd conduct OF
this individual, designated as A. b. though
it would give us cause of sincere regret, u
the relation of the following facts, which
we derived from the Representatives of the
towns alluded to, should in tho slightest
degree be unacceptable 10 one who has
for 90 long period practiccd upon the
maxim, which teacheth the truly benevo-
lent when they DO a good action, TO let not
the left hand know what the right hand
doeth. Such examples are so rare that
the benefit Of them ought not to be with
held from the public.
In 1924 an advertisement, similar To the
above, purportisg that person would
teach school gratuitously in West Green
wich, in this state, induced some gentle
men in that town to write To "A. b. ut the
place designated, expressing desire to
val! themselves Of his offer. Soon after
an individual arrived IN West Greenwich,
and opened a school, which he taught IN
The hest manner for thrce months, refusing
to receive any compensation, md even IN
sisted on paving bis board and other Incl
dental expenses, which those whose chill
Al dren had been benefited by his instructions
were solicitous to relieve him f,om.--Thc
instructor was only known by the appci'a'
ton of mr.. "a. b." and the Master, a,
the end of tie school departed, leaving his
; best wishes with the people. The follow
, ING winter, 1925, the same offer was made
by "a. b." ~ teach school in Richmond
On application by letter, directed to Brat
rleborough, Vermont. lie was immedia'o-
, " written Ia, agrecably to the direction
and soon after opened his school in Rich
mond which was continued for thre,
: months and which gave moro saiieinctici
~ the parents than any school ever taugh
a IN the town The instructor, not only re
!, fused all pccuniary consideration, and 70.
4 sisted on bearing his own expenses, bn,
: on leaving tho place put SAG into the hand
of female, who had attended his school
e and was qualified for the task, IA com
c pensation for her continuing to keep tn
, school through the summer months, wh'cl
was accordingly dohe. last year the same
benevolent gentleman. whose rc1l namt
{ had not been usccrtained, gave notice tha
!. he would toach q school in Hopkin'on, !
written TO ut Amherst, n. III. Col. Barber
of that place, immediately wrote as direct
T. ed, and the gentleman soon arrived. TN
i school was attended by upwards OF hit.
. pupis. His qualifications as an !nslrncte
h we're of an high order, and the children
improved more Under his tuition than the,
: had ever done before. lie again rciuse
D the most earnest soil citations Oft parent
@ to be allowed to pay for his beard and th
70 incidental expenses of the school, permit
ting them only to furnish the wood an
II school room, himself gratui,ously supply
y, ing the scholars with nearly all the book
DR. necessary in their studies. The iDhab
VI tants, with becoming politencss, neve
pressed the disclosure of the name of III
y individual to whom they were so much II
debted, and he left them atthe close ofh
70 school entirely ignorant whether he pc
40 sessed any other design aton than the I'M
ials by which he had uniformly been know
~ Letters &c. directed to him, bore only II
lie superscriptioa TO mr.. "A. b." lie was
he Young gentleman Of prcpossessing aud
us miabie manners, and possessing well Gu
,s. tivatod mind.
rs We have been induced to state the
We facts. not with the wish of attracting pm
lie lie attention towards an individual as una
Or. suming as he has shown himself benev
-, lent but for the purpose of conveying.
;" some slight degree, en- expression Of 9
10 gratitude felt by those persons whose ch
he dren have been bono fitted by his instru
; il tions. Curiosity, without much regard
;r. consequences or feelings, is supposed to
:. prevailing trait in the character OF I
Ut Inhabitants Of country towns, and II is !
'ep little credtable to those of,hc towns tf
of have enjoyed the benefits of this gent
y. mans instructions. that be has never, dl