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village can be complete without a school, and no perfection of schools can be 

 maintained without the superintending visits of the heads of the village. I 

 cannot help speaking of one instance of the paternal care I am so anxious to 

 see general, irrelevant as it may be to the subject of Landscape Gardening. 

 In one instance, where I was called in to improve an extensive domain in 

 Cumberland, my patron and his lady were very benevolent, and turned 

 their attention particularly to the education of the children of the poor. In 

 addition to the general appendages to the mansion, there were erected, at a 

 convenient distance from it, ornamental and comfortable cottages for the 

 married servants; two separate schools, one for boys and the other for girls, 

 which were used both as day and Sunday schools ; also a cottage each for the 

 master and mistress of the schools ; and, in addition to these, I fixed the site 

 for a neat lodge for the back approach. These, together with the dahy and 

 farm buildings, presented the appearance of a neat picturesque village or 

 hamlet mingled with trees, which both added extent, variety, and importance 

 to the estate, and formed, with the mansion, a very complete whole. In these 

 schools the day boys receive more than ordinary education, and are in due 

 time provided with suitable places. Such as wish to be gardeners are prac- 

 tically educated in the gentleman's own gardens, where the range of glass is 

 immense, as well as the grounds extensive. The girls are taught, in addition 

 to general education, every kind of needlework, with the necessary routine 

 best fitted to prepare them for respectable places, which are (if possible) 

 provided for them also. To these schools the ladies pay frequent visits, and 

 assist there on Sundays. At certain times, both the Sunday and day scholars 

 have festivals, or holidays, when they are regaled with buns, tea, &c, and are 

 also permitted to walk in the pleasure grounds, and look into the plant and 

 forcing houses. I had the pleasure to be present on one of these occasions. 

 In the afternoon, the children were assembled together on the terrace and 

 regaled in the manner above noticed ; hints and appropriate advice, and 

 encouragement, being also given by their benefactor. He endeavoured to 

 impress upon their young minds the importance of honesty, loyalty, obedience 

 to parents, employers, and benefactors, but, above all tilings, to make the 

 Bible their study and guide. The neat and clean appearance of the children, 

 and their orderly behaviour, were very gratifying. We were cheered by the 

 singing of their little hymns, and, at dismissal, they all joined in singing 

 the national anthem, which they did with spirit and cheerfulness. 



