New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1872-05-18

them good. In Herefordshire they had abolished alto
gether truck and older payments, which was great
Improvement Poor laDorers were fed on bread and
drenched with bad cider, and thus brought
20 the parish. through intestinal feebleness,
long before their time. Mr.. Strange, who
had got little education in his youth, spoke like self
possessed sensible young man. He related that they
had moonlight meeting in Goucestershire the other
night, when old took his hat, or something on
his head when his white locks streamed in the WIND ana
picturesque sverIness in the moonlight The Old
said that II the prospect OF union and sehelp mad
come earlier in his day what blessing IL would have
been him and bis children. When he heard OF TINS ag
taou for improving their position he Thought tnat the
Lord had come down from Heaven to help them. Poor
old man. He had very patient at the Lords re-
naming away long The story affected the meeting
being told with some pathos The speakers had mostly
nut on their best coats which slightly disguised their
agricultural calling Mr.. Arch looked like ambitious
shoemaker his clOselybutoned, welworn black over
coat. Mr. Strange would have passed very well ror
parish clerk
A short time ago a letter came TO me from MI DIS
raeis County of Bucinghamshre, asking II something
conla NOT he done 70 draw attention the condition OF
the farmboys OF that county poor boy named ueoree
Knbbs letter said found dead on the roadioe On
cold and biting morning In March, 1870 he was ony
nine years old and had been at work bhree years io
farmer at Beckhampstead The only witness was Iei-
owaborer little boy Of eleven years old They were
sent ont early in the morning Of Indictment day TO
drive in beifers 70 the town of Winslow distance OF
from seven 10 eight miles. The youngest child wanted
n take some food with him, 1t supposed he mad
had M breakfast but the farmer told them they need
NOT take food as they would be home by II O'clock
ourney of Is miles, and drive six heifers half the dis
lance was too much the poor things. Rain and eet
fell on the Journey They delivered the cattle at pubic
house at Wnslow, where they were directed Ihey got
half pint OF beer with three pennyworh OF brandy IN
IT, TO warm them which they drank between them.
They did not venture TO ask for food and none was
given them They trudged mile or two on their way
back when the youngest said he would go to his aunt
Fmmas and the eeven-year old boy went on, and got
home cold and The poor Lad Knibbs fell on his lace
and was found some hours afterward, when he
had long been dead The poor father wandered ABOUT
aSnQht till II o'clock looking for his boy and did sit up
for him till O'Clock in the morning Next day he found
ont where the body of his had been carried The
letter received informed that the farmer who en-
ployed the poor man stopped out OF his wages the time
he was employed looking for his dead child This Ii only
fair Illustration Of the condition 0fpenury and depend
ence in which the greater portion Of the buckingham
shire laborers really are. The Telegraph has begun TO
explore the condition the Scotch agricultural aDorer
The Scotch field IS fruitful Farming is carried
ont more scientifically than England rule, but the
condition Of the patient aborer equally needs revising
there The conservative Globe reports tonight that the
wages OF agricultural aborers about 10 be raised al
over the country Public opinion aceeeratng the force
OF agitation.