New-York tribune., 1880-02-08

dana The meal over comes a p.pe or mar, "
perhaps both, and at l:3o p. ~: nc - over and
the agricultural ab0rer turns hOncMaiu, n, ~ +Ia
simmer which is the one real family meal oi 'ho
day." -, o,, ovnoct look round
bs Garden and perhaps do little piece OF Woih, vi
examine the fattening progress Oh ms PIX. nnnnr
engaged, he receives the sunnI , tIon IN their noces
Possibly he has daughter home from scrvlce u9 d
guest who will contribute out OF ner wages oo ' if
domestic treasury. Under any ehousnSoid is tol
times are fairly prosperous and the h3usenou Is
crobv we'll managed, the meal VIII DC snps
There will be mutton and vegetables OF peeI-Fo. f
n prime cut but still eatabe ana nourlshne ,l ~ -
tbe master Of the household and the elders, OF
mess of bacon and potatoes, OF saVoIy IAtu. IL w.
chopped meat sage and onions ana whatexer othIi l
efobles the garden produces. AS ior the cuiI-
den tbev will have pudding and bread and treacie
or bread and dripping When tDls, wncn 10 a9'S i
the late dinner is disposed OF, our agIlcui.l "a,
horer NAV il IL be Summer and he Is not CON-
nlotev tagged out do stroke OF Work more IN tne
garden or if he take an Interest IN the news % .p
dav or rather of several days ago, dp htV ,he
ionrnal or else have the print reau aouu 10 hIn
ba il loss domesicated there IL the puOllc no"se
fascinating attraction which hard-tollnR n.lai.5
cannot ALWAYS resist But there is less
and disorderly conduct than 10rmerly anI ~ th
aiso the frennently successful competition OF tne
village club The hay and wheat harvest are e 1lie
great events of the year. ana inc most @ eopv and
ont i'm the fields till late. His children are near MN
nj work too Money passes into the uomestIc l eAl
chequer and his financial year comes 70 a 70
when the last wagon-load of wheat Is conveyed TO
the thresbing floor. The bills when MS soclal pet
ters hquidate at Christmas he deirays ae
tide If he has received credit rom any I ooi n it 20
men. Thus the year runs its course and as IL ~
with one wear so it with its successor Ills ch'i
dren grow up, are put to school, go OUT 10 work u
they are boys marry IN te 'ab tbey "r are iris or
take employment in the native industries OF tre m
town hard Dy. or with the sewing macnihe. ~
bring ND his family WELLS the greatest merit WuIc
the English agricultural labOrer can clam. Even
when this has been done years OF WORK may yeI 11
before him. Nor. old age grows upon hIn M VIII ~
ne he helpless He still do ODD lODs nc is ~
reccint of an annuity from the benefit society. he
is not likely TO be neglected by the squire OF 1nc
parson. "If he can possibly manage; H. say .Sr
the decent performance of the last offices connected
with his earthly career; but II TINS be lnprac'i&E ~
ble it does not give him much concern that le tne
parish will be called upon to pay portion OF tes9
expenses. His wages have not been excessive, anu
if his ola employers have once more 10 pun lhc'l
hands in their pockets on BIS accVan not m without
a touch of sardOnc philosophy, he passes away
The newspaper press. which is so important an
element in English life. described at consderaoic
length but not in the most flattering coors. Coh-
nored with the professions of law and medicine, the
journalist does not receive a liberal remuneration
There are few newspaper writers unless the editor
of journal, who realize more than SlO,OOO year.
probably not half the sum that is earned by law
yer or doctor who holds similar professlonal ehl
nence. There is more originality, freshness ana
vigor, the writer airms, in the newspaper press Oh
England, than in that of any other country IN Eu-
rope The French newspapers are sectarian' ra'ner
than national Neither IN Paris nor III the provinces
is there any great journal which speaks TO the peo-
n,e "a whole. English journalism represents inter
csts French journalism represents opinions. Still,
according to the author it is possible that the news
naper of the future IN England has yet to come INTO
being. Many persons believe that the present sys-
tenn is overloaded with leading articles, and that
journal which confined itself to brief comments on
the current news would command large success.
More intelligence and less criticism might improve
the condition of English journalism, though 1t
would not call for less ability or enterprise or the
part of the journalist.