Anti-slavery bugle. [volume] (New-Lisbon, Ohio) 1845-1861, 1854-06-24

animal called game; and the penalty is twentvfveI
dollars, or three months imprisonment. lie Lcrs
ior mercy lie declares ho never touched rabbit
before. lie was never charged with doingso He
vows he VIII never touch rabbit again. lie as
sures them that he has not five dollars in the world
that his wife and little once will starye, if he is
sent to prison. could not stay to hear the de-
cision but | felt my old republican vengeance
rise, and could not help indulging in silent curses
ON English game laws and English tyranny.
What now2 Here is wall on the right side of
the road, nine feet high. No man on foot can see
over it. 1t is strongly built and it cost fyc dollars
a yard. 1t stretches two miles along the road ItI
surrounds park belonging to one of those magis-
trates sitting in judgement the poo. laborer who
was caught with rabbit in his hand lie has
spent eighteen thousand, may, fifty thousand dol
lars, to hide from the eyes of his near neghbors,
and passers by, the beauties of the natural scenery
around him. lie has gone a step farther. Inside
the wall, he has planted trees which rise above the
wall and promise soon to hide the park and its
sceenry from the man on horseback rs we'll as from
the man on foot.
The weather keeps dull We have not had as
much light and sunshine during the nine days we
Hu'c bccu III as WOulu MAKE one -Amerl-
can day. 1t seems as if the sun was sick, and
about to die. Even when he gets clear of the
clouds, he can only half shine. can hardly un-
derstOnd how men can love the dull, moist, mean-
choly climate of England, after enjoying the bright
and lightsome climate of America.
What is this? 1t is the Union Hguse-the poor
house, or the work-house, for the neighborhood.
This high wall in front is to prevent the paupers
from seeing what passes along the road, and per-
laps TO prevent those who pass by from catching
sight of their miserable pauper neghbors. Here
orphanage, idiocy and old age, want, disease and
crime, dwell alone, and waste, in sighs and tears
and vain regrets the remnants of their miserable
lives. And there is no comforter. Books are not
allowed, except the prayer book and the Bible.
Work is imposed task, and hated as curse
No high and elevated thoughts have ever entered
the mind Of the governor or matron If they had
the authorities would deny them utterance. The
object is to make assistance or relief to the pauper
painful possible and thus deter the poor from
seeking it.
But, my business calls, and l must 60. You
will hear from me again by and by. am sad and
sick at heart. The vice, the ignorance the wretch
edness every where prevailing. appall me, But
why lose heart? the state of things is improving.
1t 'cW improve. wonderful change for the bet
ter has taken place since l was young. No one
works for as little now as used to work for eight
and thirty years ago. And food is cheaper And
books are twenty times more plentiful. And every
year they are becoming still moro plentiful. And
twenty people can read where one could read when
was child. will hope, then, and rejoice, as
,rnll Oit IL, L,ya lo.to
still are coming.
Will you tell cur children we are still well? We
hope they are We want to hear from them
Love to them, dear, good creatures and love to all
our friends. !
Tours, very afectionately,
JOSEPH BARKER.
P.S. You ask no doubt what is the feeling
here with respect to the war,-and how does anti
slavery 80 on in England? You shall have your
answer in my next.