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on, Or one hundred ard eforty s9ear egtates in

eight eststes. waICh E,92 been abandoned - tue
parish OF 81. hru, co1.a.ned IN the aggregate
1890 aces one il S. DaEos'y, aud the oniy oae,
contained Lite NO - =. Joan continued ~,3.J1
twO u ere contained 3,st0 seventeen 10 Cla
rendnn contained - 71g n Por, Royal one con.
tanned LEO; N St. Dayids t~o contained ,6t2
ia St. Elizabeth SIX contained 1890, aid 10
" estmoreiaud two contained $50
The natural COuseg uencc OF th.S 10 TIE
EXT ERMiNArIoN OF THE MIDDLE GLASSES
No one who has lived in 4 slave country need
be told that il never supports middle class. Inc
inteHgent white operative, with no capital but
muscles his character and his AMBITION, will
never settle in country where all muscular
labor is performed by degraded caste W mere
Slavery exists there are but two classes, the
capitalist and the slave The union OF capital
and labor in the same person never occurs The
consequence is, that in Jamaica, where the moral
influence of Slavery yet abides, there are none
of those small prOpretors, so common through
ont the northern part OF the United States, who
with the savings from their daily wages buy
few acres of land, which they cultivate with their
own hands enlargiug from time TO time, as con
venience will permit, and on which they raise a
large proportion OF the articles required Tor their
family consumption. Had Jamaica such poPu-
lation we would never hear again OF her import
ing annually COO barrels OF flour, 10000 bushels
OF corn, 100000 pounds OF tobacco, l0.00OOoo or
100000 feet of lumber and sawed stuhi her
pound for butter is cents quart for milk, 3 to
cents piece for eggs, 25 cents r pound tor ham,
and @l6 to SIS for barrel Of -four. But, as /
have before stated Slavery and aosenteesm
together have distributed the iand IN prlnceiy
tracts TO large capitalists, whose interest mas ~
WAYS been supposed to be best consulted by
cnltvating two or three leading staples, to the
general neglect OF all articles OF home consump,
ton and by whom the multiplication OF small
land propretors has never been favored 1t is
not surpr sing therefore, that even IN this country
favored with climate and soil which almost sup
plies the wants of man, spontaneously, IL COSTS
quite as much TO live as IN the most expensive
cities Of the United States.
The remainder of Mr.. Bigelo" volume is de-
voted to the Illustration OF these views, and 1t is
bat Justice to say. that they ase presented with
great clearness ability, and effect In the course
of his argument, the author has occasion to alnde
to the extrayaganzas of Carlyle on the subject OF
West India Slavery, and nhcts on that writer
summary chastisement The whole Volume throws
much light on the question of British Colonial re
latiops. and may be consulted to advantage by all
who wish to understand that subject
THE DISTRICT SCHOOL AS IT WAS By OHE WHO
wrNT,ro r. Revised Edition, Boson; Philips S9np-
son < Co. New YORK: Strnger q Townsend i-no'
We are glad to see reprint Of this little work,
which, as quaint and lively sketch OF certain
prominent traits in New England society," well
deserves the popularity which it obtained on its
first publication. 1t has passed through two large
editions in this country, and was republlshed in
London a few years ago, as faithful picture OF
4 primitive Yankee institution. Several years
have now elapsed without reprint, although it
has been loudly called for from various sources.
The present edition has been carefully revised by
the author, Rev. Warren Burton, and will be vel
coined, we are sure, by all the lovers OF racy and
humorous narrative. Mr.. Burton possesses rare
talent for the deineaton of New England scenery
and manners; he has quick eye for the comic
md erotesoue; his command of appropriate
nbrases is quite remarkable and in this unique
production he has displayed his peculiar genius in
a very agreeable manner. The extracts winch
w e subion will probably be new to many oiour
readers, and those who have once had hearty
laueh over them viii not be sorry 10 renew their
acquaintance
THE OLD sCHoOL-HOUSE.
The Old Schoolhouse in District No 5, stood on
the top of very high hill on the north side Of
what was called the County road. The house of
Capt Clark, about ten rods oil, the only
human dwelling within quarter of mile. Phe
reason why this seminary OF letters was percbed
SO high in the air and 80 far from the homes OF
those who resorted TO it, this Here was the
center of the district as near as surveyors chain
could designate. The people east would not per
NIT the building to be carried one rod further west,
and those OF the opposite quarter were as 90
stnate on their side. So here it was placed and |
this continued to be literally the hill OF science
to generation alter generation OF learners or tilty
years.
The edGce was set half in Capt. Clark's field
and half in the road. The wood pile lay iii the
corner made by the east end and the stone wall!
The best roof it ever had over 1t was the change
full skv, which was little too leeky TO keep the
fuel at all times fit for combustion, without great
deal of putting and smoke. The door step was
broad unbewn rock, brought from the neighborlng |
pasture. 1t had not flat and even surface, but |
was considerably sloping from the door to the |
road so that, in icy times. the scholars IN passing
out used to snatch from the scant declivty the |
transitory pleasure OF slide. But look out Tor
slip-up, We careless for many time have | seen |
urchilI's head where his feet were but a second |
before. And once the most lofty and perpendicu- |
ar pedagOgue | ever knew, became suddenly |
horzontalized in his egre8s
But we have fingered round this door step long
enough. Before cross IT, however, let rs just
glance ct the outer side Of the structure It vas
never painted by man; but the clouds oil many
wears had stained it with their own dark hue
The nails were starting from their astness, and
fellow. capboards were becoming less closely and
warmly intimate. There were six windows,
which here and there stopped and distorted the
passage OF light by fractures, patches, and seams
o putty There were shutters of board, like
those Of a store which were Of no kind OF use
excepting to keep the windows from harm IN va
cations when they were the least liable TO hsrn, |
They might have been convenient screens against |
the SUMMER sun, were it not tina. their shade was
announcement darkness. Some Of these, from loss I
OF buttons were fastened back by poles w g,a
were occasionally thrown down in the needless a5
ness of play and not replaced I'LL repeated sans th
had broken pane of glass, or the patience o. eie
teacher To crown this description Of exteTngls
i must must say word about the roof The Shas,es
had N been battered apart by thousand rams ms
and excepting where the most detee:iSs - n9p
h i,lo exchanged for new ones, they Were q'I6y