ably, and at last refused to make any more concessions of the kind. He then appealed to the Ministry of Education and begged for one more chance, pointing out the necessity of doing the work at once if it was to be done at all. The Ministry gave its consent, though with a pretty plain hint that this time would be the last. On this point it may be best to give Kristensen's own words from the preface to the 9th volume of his Jyske Folkeminder, published in 1888:
It would not have been in accordance with the traditions of Denmark if those in high places had been content to see the preservation of their folklore sacrificed to the requirements of a local school. In the year after the above was written, Kristensen had permission given him to employ a substitute to discharge his school duties for the space of five years, while Government allowed a considerable sum to cover the expenses of collecting and publishing. The result of this public-spirited action has been that for the past eight years this zealous collector has been able to devote most of his time to the work he has so much at heart, his headquarters being first at Hadsten Station, between Aarhus and Randers, and now at Mölholm near