The Republican journal. [volume] (Belfast, Me.) 1829-current, 1896-12-03
A Literary Sensation.
Piece of Fiction COnvuiseS South Boston from
Centre to circumference.

Centre to circumference.
The October number of The Century
contained short story entitled IA Little
Fool" the scene of which was laid in
South Boston. Its publication resulted
in something of a tempest in a teapot
among the people Of that locality, which
is perhaps not strange when one of the
characters is made to say: COZ course
there are a few nice people in South Bos-
ton; they had to live there because they
own factories and things. and have to be
near them; but then again, there are such
dreadful neighb orhoods there The
story is very bright and original and the
author name was given as Agnes Blake
Poor. This proved to be the writer's own
''real, true name, and she lives no
farther from Boston than Walnut street
in Brookline. She is related to Mr. c.
o. Poor of this city. The Boston Jour
nal gives the following interesting details
concerning Miss Poor her writings and
her surroundings:
A representative of the journal. who
called upon Miss Poor on Sunday, at her
home, found her a delightful person to
meet, although for the reasons which she
very readily gave, she did not feel at lib
erty to discuss the matter of the sayings
of "a Little Foof' at any great length.
The story was purely a piece of tic-
ton, said Miss Poor.
THE opinions printed in it are only
dramatic presentations of the ideas of the
characters.
Miss Poor has given out letter of ex-
PLANTATION through Mr.. Richard Watson
Glider, and kindly furnished the journal S
representative a copy This letter was
called OUT by protest sent to Mr.. Glider
by Rev Albert Eugene George, rector of
St. Matthew 5 Episcopal Church of South
Boston. and reads aS follows;
tni SORRY t. see by a letter over the sig
nature %. Albert Eugene George that some
Ias,4 ge- -l4 e stoIY h, me in the Century
Magazine tsI October, page S25 ct seq, en-
Iitej A Little Fool, ave hurt the feelings
"a r.e Suu+. Boston G uzen3 Association. /
H35 uv intention of thu sort
] Nalt-l o. .lustr tte the extreme iguo-
tauQ- H raoi otheI in which people of diff
rreut G.-rr Y clouts may live even when
I0t ill., aIst.t. -Ue,:a ~ around Boston, and
el.u~e ~Ourl Bo,tu i for Ole locality. be-
n-e IL. SiNr1a visits there | had been
-teU Is viii is great p tturesqUe capabilities,
lOuEs Very truly,
AGNES BLAKE Poor
II DON'T think i can saw anv mere than
tlis said Miss Poor con Mn Glider :
account. The matter concerns him more
than mr Tie asked me to write such a
letter and SUGGESTED that make if brjef
1id,a.
.'l v"uld hike to- have ii understood
tlou-E.r Miss Poor went ON. ..that /
have 1iica nd steps of my own accord in
thi, matter ut ALL MI Glider asked me
IL. wine line letter. should nor have
said ANYTHING more about if | had not
Ieen asked to de- 50 bv the rep0rters.'
Miss Poor added here some comments.
not wholly COMPLIMENTARY to reporters,
Who came out to interview her about her
story without having read it. as certain of
the craft had done.
Miss Poor lives with her father. Mr.. II.
Y. Poor, the publisher of Poor's Rail
road Manual Their home is at 3S9 Wal
nut Street. Br0oklue. one of the most de-
srabe portions of that aristocratic sub
urb.
The house is big and old, and with that
ATMOSPHERE which only time wealth and
the long residence in it of cultivated
family can give The big rooms are beau
tifully and richly furnished, but they are
evidently rooms in which people live and
work.
The house is verify ''foundel upon a
rock, for several rods of the high wall
which rises from the sidewalk in front OF
IT arv heWl from the solid rock itself The
grounds around it are spacious and unite
To- an unusual degree the charm of nature
and 7r- The family is one of the wealth
lest III Brookline and in social standing
among the first in town.