Old England.
The Bruce Herald quotes as follows from a letter received from a former Milton resident, who has had about a year's experience in the Old Country. — "1 do not care much for England, although I have got on very well. It is too poverty-stricken for mv liking. What would Ti ko: people say if they were charged Is ld per lb tor mutton, and Is for beef, which were the prices charged here last week. I generally take a scroll through the market on Saturday afternoon, and to see some of the poorer classes striking bargains wir h the butchers is a pitiable sight. After viewing the contents of the stall for some time, they will ask for *o many pounds of pluck,! or to weigh them a cow's heart. These are fact 3 I would not have believed if I had not witnessed them. It is a very hard thing for a poor man to live, but what with rates, taxes, and the high price tor provisions, he ia almost eaten away. Fancy a working man gottlng- only from 18s to 22s per week and out ol this having to pay rent and taxes."
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Feilding Star, Volume III, Issue 114, 9 June 1883, Page 3
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197Old England. Feilding Star, Volume III, Issue 114, 9 June 1883, Page 3
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