Scribner's magazine . lf-resj^ect-ing community—have suffered a sen-sible demoralization. Not hatred nor uncharitableness has been the subtle influence, with the result thatNe^j^ort has come to mean less tothem and to others. The town is still—and may be in the future still more—an interesting j^lace to speculate aboutas a Xew England town of excellenttraditions and unequalled attractions,but unquestionably it has lost some-thing of its once very positive characterthrough contact with ideals and exam-ples by no means its own. Among theshoi>keei:)ers—especially among thosewhom recent changes
Scribner's magazine . lf-resj^ect-ing community—have suffered a sen-sible demoralization. Not hatred nor uncharitableness has been the subtle influence, with the result thatNe^j^ort has come to mean less tothem and to others. The town is still—and may be in the future still more—an interesting j^lace to speculate aboutas a Xew England town of excellenttraditions and unequalled attractions,but unquestionably it has lost some-thing of its once very positive characterthrough contact with ideals and exam-ples by no means its own. Among theshoi>keei:)ers—especially among thosewhom recent changes in businessmethods have rather relegated to thebusiness background—and among thehouseholders on the streets leadingfrom Thames Street to what used to becalled • the Hill, I am sure one wouldfind an echo of such a judgment. At first sight and to those who takebut a perfunctory view of Xewj^ort thismay seem of slight importance. But tomy own mind that which makes New-port what it is, is the balance hitherto. In Front of the Casino. result of this contact witli superior maintained between a self-resjiccting,forces, but certainly envy has had a organic, and permanent community and
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