The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1896-03-17

pert methinks things would move differ
emily than they do. We have canvassed
this thing and printed a circular ask ing
for such an assistance. When IL came TO
sending them out our heart failed US.
We could not send out circular that any
one could construe that We had come
down to a beggar's ground and be worked
as a solicitor. Pride, MIR. Editor, would
not allow it. How soon this cloud will
lift is beyond our knowledge. As mother
used to say: 'sIt will all come out right
in Gods good time" That may be, but
it would still be pleasant to have part.of
II In our own time. would like TO SEQ
can enjoy 1t and enjoy working with
such an encouragement behind me.
A few words more. and we close this
sketch, the first that has ever appeared
IN print. Perhaps when we become better
known some one will write better
sketch.
We have now by us very. close to 100, 600
pages of manuscript. We have more than
loo, OO0 line for line inscriptions from the
burial grounds OF Rhode Island. We have
several volumes of documentary history
OF Rhode Island in hand. When II comes
to publishing, IL we venture hair
breadth from asking the State to aid US
we are met with such severe spirit OF
Dog In the Manger that II Is sad to con-
that We wonder that anything ever has
been written on our history or alb ut us.
We have written about our adversely
now let us say u word from the bright
side.
IL there was one man in the State that
could safely say we were eDcroaching or
are encroaciiing upon his field OF liter
ary work that man was John d. Austin.
Had he shown spirit of envy We could
tell why. On the contrary l have no
warmer friend. had no more earnest
wisher than he He has shown himself
a gentleman in every sense Of the term.
More than that he Is scholar. Others
can be named that have shown them
selves friendly. TIE press has ever been
our firm friend. We never asked but one
lawyer to sign petition for US who re-
fused, and am glad he did, because he
since has been i'm jail. While the press
and bar has been so very friendly toward
US, OF all the Providence clergy only
three have shown US patricle OF friend
ship. The others went as far the other
way. OF the doctors they have been
generally favorable.
Finally intend to do my bust and to
do as well as / can with our limited
means until such time in the future as
God wills it shall be otherwise
Here MIR. Editor you have our plain
story unadorned. unembellished and hot
lToOn lHt HnNll. III Is HOl0luB Dut u
severe struggle against great and orga-
nized opposition. Within the last two
years we have had three distinct offers 10
enter on the same work in other places,
but we hate to leave work unfinished.
To leave our Vital Record in its present
shape would be a confession of failure,
such q one as we do not care to have
thrown up against us at present. Were
our Vital Record finished, however, and
we could not carry out our wishes with
out still enduring as rigid poverty !ss we
have in the past, we should be tempted
to abandon our proposed history and
move into the adjoining state that has
offered US a respecta bic salary and steady
work upon kindred subjects.
Without another word, Mr.. Editor, We
close the note and thank ycu for having
given us an opportunity TO tell the peo-
pie through your paper the short and
simple ann Is OF the poor. -
JAMES N. ARNOLD.