The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1893-10-11
7. =. BARNABY COMPANY.

challenge. New England has no sori OF
popularity that is not shared bv. all the
rural communities east of the +, Their Of
Waters. Indeed, the most easily dis
ti~nguishable New EnglHnders come to the
fair from within a few hours ride OF
Chicago.
There are. of course, Bostonese. They
are a peculiar people, what might prop
erly be called an chronological cult. They
are not wholly confined to Boston, but
have taken root in many places. But
Boston air is alone fitted for the perfect
production of the perfect article. 1t does
not submit | self to hybridization.
There are other equally Insignificant
variants. the dist lcl i've features Of
" hich are assumed and artificial also.
We stand on Common Ground.
b It in dress. manner, speech, culture.
appearance, the people OF all sections are
Cd substantial y common ground. They
l. ok alike. dress alike. talk alike, think
alike. believe alike. They all believe In
the o ie fii2. the one nation -ani espeei-
ally In their own state. So far as the
people at the fair give evidence there il
IN progress. and near consummsti on, a
rapid proc ess Of assimilation that has al
ready almost made OF q collection Of
distinct peoples one people.
The other evening Paine. tho fireworks
man, mad a cloud over the court II
honor. aud threw upon the cloud this
sentence, in ferry letters: "What hath
God Wr ughf." This line appeared upon
the heavens in characters OF glowing fire.
It's effect was almost startl ng. It was
certainly tremendously impressive.
1t affected the big crowd
profoundly and strangely. Had
the people not known the source OF
the letters they would rave been seized
with terror. But The thoux tful observer
of the people at the fair may very well
ask in awe and wonder. What hath God
wrought? ?" He is also convinced that
what God hath wrought Is but the first
glimmerings OF the revelation of what
his promises really i'm port to the people
of this, his chosen country.
A Great Lesson Taught.
How many OF the people who look
upon this great show realize that its bes
lesson ia what it teaches of the progress
OF the hu nan Z milv oward the rsaliz,-
ton of the aspirations Of prophets for
thousands OF yearsi Probably . large
proportion have some dim Sc Use Of the
divinity of the opportunity that compels
reflection and Thought upon these things.
and probably many feel the mute infu-
ence without being abe to def 10
it TO themselves. / saw man evidences
If his. / also saw many evidences Of the
absence or 1t. A great many people allow
the memory OF a tough steak ut a railroad
re .taurant TO obscure the whole fair he.
fore they are two hundred mil es away from
IL. That is hui nan nature as IL has uecome
vi lated and obsoured by personal neg ect.
III n person does not nourish nigh { ought,
high thought does not hunt around to
find the person.
or course one might write volumes of
funny things the people mt the fair do ana
say, and so one might OF the people at our
state fair, or Of the Gro ds on West
minis or street on any fair day. One can
sit anywhere on the grounds and let the
or wds entertain him. aud the entertain
ment would be rare and racy enough for
the palate OF the most jaded aud blase.
Never was such an opportunity offered
for the exercise of that noblest study of
mankind, man. q. +.