The Dorset County Express and Agricultural Gazette.
Dorchester, Dorset, England, 1866-08-28 00:00:00

NM BROWN ON THR BOARD OF REALM

Brown he was a-readio' the per and says to me,
"s the Board of 'ealth was a-willtewrishin' ever/boar."
I says, "And very proper too, oily theyll aver make
toe believe an erbitewash bang 'eahh, not if all the
boards in the world was to my so."
80 Brown be says, " What would you do?" "
I says, "I'd 'eve • Board for to prevent them bullts
a-rannin' tip that lath and plaster-houses, with • bria
and • half, and on the ground with no foundations, as is
damp as cellars with pools of slush all round 'ore, and
the drains piton, and nothin' decent shoat 'sin sa isn't
so more lit for four or dye families to live in than pig-
sty,. as is penises to them, and human instate all
huddled together as is downeght shameful-4.t alone
the dirt and filth."
The rents as they pays too is downright rabary—and
can't get a room under half-a-crown a-week, aid that a
kitchen; end not all the whitewash as was ever put on
would make such places sweet and wholesome, with no
water laid on—and as to drains, they're pima I
But when you comes to think it well over, I don't see
as there is a Mae, fur every one will get the moat as he
can oat of his property, as is human Dakar' to grasp at
all, and brinp • deal of misery. Certainly I do think as
that 'Merino gent as give the money for to build decent
beams for poor people did just what the Board of Health
did ought to, Led Queen Wisteria would no doubt do
the same in a minnst if any one was just to mention it;
only of course she can't think of everything, though a.
feelin"art, 1111 she allowed in radio' them thousands the
other day for them as Is down with the cholera; and
what iri:!• one thing and another, I dare way never has
her hand out of her pocket, as the minim' is.
As to a deal as they says about sickness We very true,
but law bless you the poor is so pat out of their ways
in illness as they don't do Doan.' They ain't get no
time, and they ain't got a money, and ast's all about
it. Whatever's • poor woman to do as must stand at
the wash-tub all day, and pee out by live in the
morale,' a-leavin' • child Mho', may be, and 'll And it
at death's door by dinner time, It's all wrong, some-
how or other, and won't be got right in • hurry for all
their boards.
A lady come a talkie' very doe to me the Other day,
anyis' as all diatoms was dirt and neglect : and she'd
read • book as another lady wrote as went out to nuns
them soldiers in the Crimean were: and said as they'd
never be no measles, nor marlin fevers if rooms was hap'
well sired and clean.
I says, "She may be a very good lady, but she don't
know notbin abut main', nor Illness, to talk that rub.
biah ; manages is what might happen to the king upon
his throne."
Why for to hoar people talk, you'd think as it was
smoothie' wonderful for anyone to die, and did ought to
be preveated with • Board of Health. But that's all
my eye • though they might do • deal, them boards, to
make things better. Lot them look atter them as late
the 'oases, and not 'eve more than three or four in •
room ; and see as the men gets better wages, and send
them MB% drunken wagaboaes of man and women to
prison, and take care of the children.
Don't let them workhouse people be so 'aid on them
as Is decent and wants • little out-door relief; and see
as the butchers don't sell Ing.meg at a awful high prise•
and then look into the milkman's doings, as often sells
downright ; and see as them tradesmen don't cheat
In weights and measures as well as In what they sells,
and then Vraps you might have better 'ealth, and smoo-
thie' for to thank the board for. . . .

But it's all very fine for them to come a-swellin' about
like, as big as bull beef, as the sayin' ; sod turnia'
poor Greeters out of their rooms with all their hits of
niture in the middle of the open court for to white-
wash them; but it ain't pleasant to the hells's, and all
of sherry to, become them guardians is afraid as the
cholera will spread up to them, as did ought to do some-
thing more than whitewash. A great deal they ours
about the health of the poor if they wain% afraid of
keterhin' things theirselves. Not as I speaks of all them
as is well a, for there's thoesends that elves away their
money ; but what I finds fault with is that things
didn't ought to be allowed to get so bad.
It'. all very ADO to My to poor people you must live
well, as the doctor did to poor Nrv. Ellis, as went to the
dispensary for them awful pains in the head as was
drivin' her mad, and a•trivin' to support • sick "nsband
and five with her needle.

—iLys--,-;;Tttibil;ii-lie'd better order you change or
hair and carriage ridio'." Not as be could help her,
as Is generally remarkable kind them doctors, I will
say ; bat be knows very ccii SS all as she IrliOSS is about
Ire shillings a day, and can earn ninepenoe, and find her
own thread and needles.

--1:11.;-;TnaiT;r7WOni-a; • fair prim for what they
and then if they oomplains, why don't pay no attention
to 'em; bat nobody ossi,t live on half-a-crown a day
with a family—not in London. And then to say as tea
and sager is cheap; why whatever good is there is
that? I do believe as that teapot is downright ruin to
many ; it's all very well for an old woman as is pared
everythin' for to set • drenehin' hermit on tea with a
red herrin', as won't eat harf-a-quarten of bread in •
week ; but no one can't do a' aid day's work on that,
and leads to many a-takin' a drop of 'writs too frequent,
as is sure to end bad.
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I'm sure es there's any • one as would 'eve been
decant and honeat,but for poverty es lowers any one down
to nothin', and don't feel no pride as would keep a-many
from beggin', as when oboe took to is never got over
with them deceits as le downright degradie.
Then when spoke to they any., "H can we
cat • Uvin' as work won't keep life and soul together,
in • manner of speakin'. at them wage+ as is starvation
prices." Bo I any. "When them boards looks to that
they'll be dote' good."
But, law bless you, Brown was a-snorts' away like
a steam engine, so it ween't no use me a-sayire no more;
but theme my opinions, and will be to my dyin' day.—
Iran.