South Branch intelligencer. [volume] (Romney, Va. [W. Va.]) 1830-1896, 1835-12-26

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antry who reside upon il are transfer
red with the estate.
"A great majority have only Gotta
ges, one portion of which is occupied
by the family, while the other is APP
propriated to domestic animals. Few,
if any, have beds-but sleep upon bare
boards, or upon parts Of the immense
stoves by which their houses are
warmed. Their food consists ofblack
bread, cabbage, and other vegetables,
without the addition of butter
In Poland, 'The mobiles are the pro-
prietors Of the land, the peasants are
slaves A recent traveller says, Il
travelled in every direction, and never
saw wheaton loaf to the eastward OF
the Rhine, in any part OF Northern
| Germany, Poland, or Denmark. The
common food Of the peasantry of Pc
land, the working men, is cabbage,po-
tatoes, sometimes, but not generally
peas, black bread, and soup, or rather
Cruel, without the addition Of butter OF
meat
In Austria, the mobiles are the pro-
prietors Of the land, and the peasants
are compelled to work for their mas
tiers during every day of the week, sx-
! cep.ing Sunday. The cultivators Of
the soil are in a state Of bondage.
4In Hungary, their state is, if posi-.
bic, still worse. The mobiles own thu
land, do no work, and pay no Taxes.
The laboring classes are obliged to re-
pair all highways and bridges; are IL
able at any time TO have soldiers quar-
tered upon them, and are compelled to
pay one-tenth OF the produce Of their
labor to the church, and one-ninsh 10
the lord whose land they occupy
Of.he people Of France, Seven and
half millions do not eat meat, nor
wheaton bread. They live upon bar
ley, rye, buckwheat, ehestnuts, and q
few potatoes 1--WE Jaw it stated the
other day, that acme wotkmen,w We for
get in what part oil New England, had
turnout, because their employers
would no. furnish them tea and coffee
at dinner
The common wages OF a hired labo.
rer, 10 France, is $s7 so for a man,
and SIS rs for women, annually.
THE taxes upon the land are equal TO
one-fifth OF its net products
In 1871, there were zoo, 900 hous-
es in Ireland. OF these lis, 900 we're
occupied by paupers-and more than
100000 had only one hearth. The
average wages Of laborsr is from
nine and a half 10 eleven cents day.
Among The laboring classes of the
industrious Scotch, fmeat, except on
Sundays, is rarely used.'
In England, the price Of labor va
ries. The Nottingham stocking wsa-
vers, as stated by them in a public ad
dress, after working from fourteen 10
sixteen hours in day, only earned
from four to seven shillMgs a week, &
were obliged to subsist upon bread and
| water, or potatoes and SALT
FAITH iNAFATHER's PRoMIsE,-l
impressed on my daug liter, says Mr..
| Cecil, the idea of faith in God, at We.
ry early age.-She was one day play
ing With few beads, which seemed to
delight her very much her whole
heart appeared absorbed in those
beads. 1 said to her, my dear you
have some pretty beads there, "yes
papa" she replied, well now throw
them behind the fire. The tears star
ted in her eyes, she looked earnestly
at me as though she ought to have a
reason for that sacrifice. swell, my
dear, do as you please, but you know
| never told you any thing but what
was for your good" She looked at
me few moments, then summoning
up all her forti,ude, she dashed them
into the fire. "Well, said /, there lei
them lie, you shall hear more about
them some other time" A short time
afterwards l bought her box full of
large beads and some toys besides.
When l returned home | opened the
treasury, and set them down before
her. She burst into tears Of ecstacy.
"Those, my child, are yours, because
you belisvd me when l told you it
would be better TO throw those few
paltry beads into the fire. | have
brought you what is infinitely more
valuable. But, my dear, remember
as long as you live what faith is. You
threw away your beads when | BID
you because you had faith in me that
never advised you but for your good
| Put the same confidence in God. Be-
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