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thing for himself so very badly. He will 

 not show common- sense in his cottage if 

 it is his own choice or his clothing, or 

 his food, or in his general arrangements. 

 He will insist on poisoning the air of hi& 

 cottage, his well, or the stream that runs 

 past his door. He will not bestow half an 

 hour on some needful repair which he thinks 

 a landlord ought to do for him. He goes to 

 the worst market for his provisions, buying 

 everything on credit and in the smallest 

 quantities. He allows a waste that would 

 not be tolerated in wealthier households. 

 He will not second with home discipline 

 the efforts made to instruct his children at 

 the school. He will still permit it to be 

 almost impossible that his children shall be 

 taught in the same room or play in the same 

 ground with the children of his employer. In 

 a word, he will not do his part no easy one, 

 it is true, yet not impossible. He escapes 

 from thought, effort, and responsibility at the 

 village c public/ and lets his household go it? 

 way. Of course, he is only doing what many 

 of his betters are doing in his own class and 



