Weekly expositor. (Brockway Centre, Mich.) 1882-1894, 1890-06-06
BY SARAH MABIE BRIGHAM.
CHAPTER 6.-CoNTrNUED.
Copyrighted, 1886.

CHAPTER 6.-CoNrINUED.
We entered another building which
proved TO be a workshop. Old rakes wa
CONS, plows and all kinds of farming i'm
plements were being repaired by the men.
"No idlers here" he said as we walked
through. There were no idlers but what
seemed strange was that some were sing
ing and some whistling which told Of con-
tentment
THAT is a saving in two ways" said Sir
Wren, as we left the building. Things
are under shelter and then, when they are
needed in the busy season, we will not
have to lose valuable time during good
weather for them TO be repaired"
81 see the philosophy of that" said, as
we entered the blacksmith shop. Here one
man was shoeing horse, another fixing u
buggy spring, and all were usefully en-
plSyed.
This is n sample of the way about four
hundred people are employed in the cold
winter weather. In summer my land is
well cultivated and made to produce large
returns" he said, as we left the shop
where all were busy.
"Do they earn their wage 81" I asked.
eyes, and a good per cent of profit"
"Where do they live?r
Follow me and see," he said We
walked round 10 one side of the estate
where street was laid out, and lots of
about one-half acre with neat little
frame house, pig pen and COW stable
on each
"Here," he said ais where my people live
give this house and lot free of charge to
any man with family while he works for
me-"
81 see each ole has a pig pen and a COW
stable"
Eyes, / give the men a COW and a pig II
they hire by the year.
"These cottages would rent for five or
six pounds a year"
81 know they would But would rath-
er have happy, contented men and women
than the rent. Then, too, / believe i re-
ceive more than the rent in extra work"
How neat and clean it all looks" L re-
marked with warm approval. could not
help contrasting this with the tenant vii
lage on my own estate.
II tell them,'' said Sir Wren, "that
cleanliness adds to their comfort l also
try to inspire them with a desire TO keep
their places neat. l believe tenants in
general would keep their places more tidy,
but they fear their rent will be raised il
they make any improvement"
II think Annie was right" said, rs we
entered the house This plan is better
Tor the people than the old rent system"
II could never submit to that" said Sir
Wren, with decision. 1T is too CALLING
Tor the tenant and too tempting for the
landlord who has nothing to do but grind
,ut of the tenant farmers all he can, while
he tenant must live on the poorest food
and in the meanest novels, that the rent
may be paid when due, to save eviction"
az know that is true" / said. az have
been over my estate and find want and
misery at nearly every door Why in some
novels with neither floor nor windows, /
have found five or six persons, COW and
the pigs all crowded together; they say
they must shelter the COW so she will give
more milk; and the pigs will die If not
sheltered from the cold. l turn from such
places, sick at heart. What can be done!
lido not wonder that men are crying out
against such degradation. / am willing
to assist PaFnell or any one else who can
make a change for the better"
81 believe Parnell has done more for the
Irish people than any other man il the
past century"
I'm what way"
he mas taught the people 10 MINK. Ills
clear, calm manner, and firm command of
himself has given him power to command
Others. Even his enemies admire him.
His English lineage and education has
given him a prestige that will assist him
in the coming struggle Then his impris-
onment has made him hero for the Irish
people"
ayes, Sir Wren,'' said "that is true.
/ remember the influence it had on my
own mind. Then the Irish are quick to
make hero of any one who has suffered
for their cause. They have keenly sensi-
tive hearts ready to respond to the call for
sympathy, while the English are cooler
and calculate the results that may be de-
rived from it."
you have read the English heart to
some purpose. We are not so imaginative
nor so quick to feel the power of old asso-
Citations as the Irish.
THAT brings to mind something / saw
not very long ago. An American and my
self were walking past an old tenant
house when we saw little child crying
by the open door. She was beautiful, but
dressed with filthy rags. Ny friend stop
ped and said:
"'What is the matter little onef'