New-York tribune., 1890-04-20
PUPILS ON THE FARM.
PAYING FOR THE PRIVILEGE or WohhiN"'
YOUNGER SONS CT ENGLISH GENTLEMEN LEARN

YOUNGER SONS CT ENGLISH GENTLEMEN LEARN
HOW TO DRIVE 4 PLOUGH AID BARGAIN.
The murder in Canada recently of an English Ian
who had come to America 10 learn iar'h'he 'dN vi
rcctcd considerable attention t. that caN W H""'s
fellows, who arc more common In inc west 'l'' "''
are here In some of the Northwestern cHeS' III
fact, like St Paul. Minneapolis an" "H"'''Pos, ~ -
everyday sight TO yonng hr1rshcr ia,u n""' m
the train with one cycglaSS screwed INTO HIS ia'c VI"
order that he may not see more thah he can 'o'"I
hend some one has been unkind enough 10 s"',
corduroy sut Of blouse and knickerpo'NcS' o''s"'
voo leather CATERS bnttoncd up TO the knee fore
and aft cap two guns that he may Shoot all inc p""i
lie expect, to find jus, outside the town. oos, an"
ahou. 800 pounds of baggage lie has come 10 iedrh
farming lie i a ccntemans son. accustohen I"
comparative Injury and ease all hl' me .N'",'e'
mcnts have been made for him by some rlp''N' '''
of whom there are a good many IN tnls business " Wv
chores" for his board and to pay 1loo do"n 10 '""
farming" That is to master the mysteries ol mar
csnr a horse 10 milk n COW, to drive Sulky plough
to drive scedcr 10 drive a mower To drive harvester
and possibly 10 drive bargain. ~ SOU" a. "0 "''
mastered the last accomplishment. ne echcra'N sco'
that he has been duped, leaves MS teacher anu 'o
out for himself.
The coarse food of the farmers table and the rough
society of his hired help. who get gooh wages ""ic
no cets nothing generally disgust him. however long
before he reaches the stage of cncailOn last nch'oheu
and the Young man starts for the nearest 'o"' hopns
10 find more congcnia employment. lie t"c' 10 "o
hotel and by the time he has discovered tla' 'eic i
no demand for any clas' OF un,hlled labor save Oh
the farm he is in debt 10 the landlord ana III eI'''
many cases brings ND in the hotel kitchen as walter
or di>hwa her or even a stable
one of the peculiar things about TINS class OF young
fellows I, the longing all OF them nave 10 20 oc aS'
and their evident inability TO criy that wiN' ao"s"
most of them receive Sums of from their friends
in the old country at regular intervals Inc iao'
seems to be that they are not wanted at home Their
n.rens seern clad or at least willing. To have their
boys undergo considerable hardship. with such dangers
TO morals and health as Western t"wh may p''o"'.
rather than to have them meet the Inevitable evils o
dlencss in England. For the prejudice against any
form of trade or business. outside the poic>>oIS' i
strong there vet and many an English gentleman
would rather have hi, boy washing dishes IN America
than standing behind counter in England OF conf>e
II i moi hcraldcd from the tops that dear kcgi
maid j., washing dishes In America, oh, no. he l.
ranching ii in the West
remember the case Of two young lads, sald
Dakota lawyer who was visiting New the othef
dav fresh from famous boys college IN England
What struc! me particularly when first saw them
WAS their cheerfulncss and their boots. They hau
heard of the splendid system Of checking luggage aS
they called IT, IN this country. that when they ""h
the Grand Trunk Railway at Montreal where tcN
landed and bought tickets for Minneapolis, by WAY
Of Chicago they took clean shirts ont OF their hoNc''
put the checks In their pockets and were mu'h sur
pri>cd not 10 find their trunks at Minneapolis when
they arrived. The ceremony Of customs examination
ON the border at Detroit, had escaped their notice
Their trunks not having been opened for the IN
,pccors were lying there STILL and would take at
least a week to get them again. II indeed they ever
at all. still the lads shohh thcir 'Isdir''>
and smiled everything.
Their boots. too. were amazing. The boys were
short for their AGES fifteen and sixteen but the boots
would have reached half way above the knees Of the
tallest man the settlement. and were big IN the
feet in proportion. Walking was difficult n them.
The boys almost seemed to take step up int" the
toes first and then pull the rest Of the boots along
after them at the second stride. In answer 10 Iuc>
tion~ about the for such roOmnc,,. they re
Piled that they had been led 20 believe that th" cold
wa, - intense IN the Northwest that II customary
for people all the socks they had at the same
time The boots too biz to 20 in their trunk,
80 they had them on the road expecting to ma
their shoes in their trunk, when they reached thc
destination. when they learned that mocca-ins we're
the only thing fit 10 wear In winter they gave the
big boots away. though they must have co-t @lj
pair. 'I.OOt- chrl-tenct the boys, ndlscrmliatrN
Then they produced their shoe, from their trunks.
whlrh had arrived. splendid shoes they were, bnt
the heels ,hod with great plate of iron. and The
solcs full Of bla>s peg, with potndng heads ~
BIZ a. peas. The shoes must have weighed five
and useful they would be doubt the stony, nintN
English roads and field. but the soft lOamy piaiic
lands Of the West where YOU could not find one stone
70 throw a bird In a cn-acrc lot. they were ahont
ictardng to lOcpmoOm a. the suctOnDoots OF Those
artists who walk on the ceiling.
Well the, went ont 10 the teacher who had
secured them and ! lost sight Of them for winIc:
one day came across such thn. sorry, dlseu,t"n
looking little chap, sitting 0n the back ,tcpa oi Il
hotel that barcA recognized him as one of the rosy
smiling boy, had laugncd al Il few months before
What's the matter, old man. said, what are
you doing here
Making the beds and washing the Dishes he
replied sOrrOWi fully. I'm boots with a ven
gcan'c, he added with nickcring smile.
Didn't they treat you well / asked.
"'Oh, they did ali they agreed 10 do he answered.
but It was not what We expected. YOU know. wish
had my hundred pounds back.
" Think NOn cOIHd have learned all you wan'ci
without paying for II = asked.
e., aud been paid II a day for learning lie sHld
"'Nhefc's yOur brother and what's he dong
"''""kiiS for a lot Of English fellows that nave
camp out at the Forks
"'Iiaa he too thrown his teacher ana his
coini"rtaic home with plain but substantial rare
the circular said | asked
c>, ,ad the lad. i think he'd Ike 10 90 Ia,
though. Dut the farmer will not have him. We broke
the contract and left him aid suppose he can refuse
10 renew IT, lie has our money safe, do yon see
Il saw, but what could ! do ~