THE FARMER'S MAGAZINE. 



had better servant* at a less cost than at preseut ; and 

 the increase of wages was only spent in finery and 

 nonsense, which was one fruit of the education given 

 them at the National school*. They were told by 

 maoy landlords and country gentlemen that they ought 

 to do as their grandfathers did, and keep more men 

 and women servants in the house. But they were not 

 to be got: the first thing a girl inquired, in applying 

 for a place, was, ' Is there much work ? Are the wages 

 good } Do you keep cows }' People complained of 

 the price of butter and cheese ; but one great reason 



was that there were no dairy-maids. Whatever Mr. 

 Inspector Mitchell might say, he believed these to be 

 fruits of the modern system of education ; and he 

 believed that such an education would not improve the 

 morals, however it might the knowledge, of the agri- 

 cultural labourer." 



When Mr. Colville, at the Sparkenhoe Club a year 

 or two since, began to talk about dairies and milk and 

 butter and cheese, he should have had Mr. Hawkins 

 to support him. Education is not all " book-larning," 

 tambour, crochet, " high life, and the musical glasses." 



PRESENTATION OF TESTIMONIALS TO MR. AND MRS. BREEDON EVERARD, 

 BY THE WORKING CLASSES OF GROBY. 



On Thursday evening, October 29th, a deputation from 

 the working classes of Groby waited upon Mr. and Mrs. 

 EverarJ, at their residence, for the purpose of presenting 

 them with testimonials expressive of their affection and 

 sympathy. 



Previous to the commencement of the proceedings, the 

 deputation, consisting of seven persons, appointed from their 

 own body a chairman, who introduced the business of the 

 evening, by saying : We are assembled together as the re- 

 presentatives of the working classes of Grob}% to express 

 our sympathy and regard for the many favours and bless- 

 ings we have received at the haads of our worthy benefac- 

 tors, either directly or indirectly ; and to testify those feel- 

 ings, we are about to beg their acceptance of these small 

 tokens of our gratitude— a copy of the Holy Scriptures to 

 Mr. Everard, and a Church Service to Mrs. Everard. 

 Although trifling in themselves, they are accompanied with 

 many a grateful heart, mingled with many an earnest 

 prayer, that the blessing of God may attend them in all 

 their future undertakings ; and although the dark cloud of 

 Providence has passed over them, and concealed for a time 

 the bright anticipations of their future prospects, yet all, we 

 trust, will work together for their present and eternal good. 

 With regard to Air. and Mrs. Everard, I could say much in 

 their praise, but not too much. Mr. Everard, as a gentle- 

 man and a neighbour, is well deserving of the appellation ; 

 and as an employer, stands in this neighbourhood without a 

 rival. Mrs. Everard, as a lady, has distinguished herself 

 in so many acts of kindness as to merit our highest esteem. 



One of the deputation then spoke as follows : Mr. Chair- 

 man and friends, it is with mingled feelings of sorrow and 

 joy that I rise to speak ou this occasion, because part of our 

 business has reference to sympathy. I am sorry that an oc- 

 casion for sympathy, under the circumstances, should occur ; 

 but I rtjoice that we arc called to sympathize with those who 

 are worthy, and have also justly gained our high esteem. We 

 are come to express our sympathy with Mr. Everard ; we do 

 soon account of capital sunk in his farm and premises. You 

 all know something of the large outlay he has made, and also 

 of the lost labour of his enlightened and energetic mind, and 

 of his blighted hopes for the future. Mr. Everard's powerful 

 intellect has for years been brought to bear upon agricultural 

 pursuits with great success during the past and well-laid plans 

 for the future ; and to have all at once blighted by one unex- 

 pected act calls aloud for sympathy. We sympathize with 

 Mr. Everard's feelings ; and where is there a heart so hard 

 that could not feel, when they heard or read the touching 



statement made by him in the adjoining room a fortnight ago, 

 in reference to home, family associations, and the poor, and 

 their affection towards him ? I trust this evening will prove, 

 beyond all doubt, that Mr. Everard lives, and will live, in the 

 affections of the workinjf classes of Groby. We have now a 

 more pleasing duty to perform — to express our high esteem, 

 aud to state the reason why we esteem Mr. Everard as an 

 employer. Allow me to refer to the number of his old servants, 

 some of whom have been with him from the commencement 

 of his briUiaut career, aud others a long time; this fact tells 

 its own story : for this reason we esteem him. From all the 

 testimony I can gather (and I have a good opportunity of 

 knowing), there is a growiusc attachment between master 

 and servants: we deeply deplore the snapping of these ties, 

 while we rejoice in their present existence. Let us now have 

 a peep at his farm, and round his greatly improved house and 

 premises. If we hai done so a short time since, where could 

 we find work that wanted doing without also finding men 

 doing it ? ^Vhy, sir, if all Old England's farmers were to do 

 as Mr. Everard has done, working men would be worth 20 

 per cent, more than they are now, aud we should be able to 

 do without foreign corn. This fact tells us he ia a spirited 

 employer, and not only a blessing to the village, but also to 

 the nation : this forms another basis of our esteem. We be- 

 lieve Mr. Everard is a man — yes, a man in every sense of 

 the word ; we think that term the highest gi^en to our race. 

 Whatever titles are given, from esquire to prince, no addition 

 is given to the greatness of the term man, because it is the 

 one God has been pleased to give : 



" A wit's a feather, and a chief's a rod, 

 An honest man's the noblest work of God." 



And now we come to the climax ; on this point Mr. Everard 

 is a philanthropist. He does not proudly say, " I have a right 

 to do as I please with my own," nor does he selfishly clutch all 

 be can get. No ; he believes this truth, " The earth is the 

 Lord's, and the fulness thereof." He reme i hers that the 

 Lord has many poor to be taken eare of ; he acts upon the 

 principle of only being a steward for the King of Heaven ; he 

 has many times, no doubt, felt the luxury of doing good. I 

 believe, sir, there is scarcely a family in the village, that is not 

 the better for Mr. Everard living in it, either directly or in- 

 directly. This fact may not be known to all the parties 

 themselves, for Mr. Everard works in private, as well as in 

 public, for the good of his neighbours; he has tried to raise 

 the lowly, and help those that are weak ; relieved those who 

 were in distress, and sent consolation to the afflicted : thus, 

 the afflicted have been for years bis constant care. I can very 



