A Farmers Year Being His Common Place book for 1898
A Farmers Year Being His Common Place book for 1898
Haggard Henry Rider
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Sir J. Gorst tells us that in that educational Utopia, the Upper Engadine, where the distances are great, the climate is inclement, and the difficulties of getting to school are enormous, such a thing as the unnecessary absence of a child is almost unknown, because of the very heavy and progressive fines which in that event are inflicted upon its parents. If I follow his meaning rightly, he seems to suggest that the regulations of the Upper Engadine might with advantage be introduced into Engla...nd, together with the progressive fines, which apparently, after three days' absence, would amount to about ten shillings, and after a week to I know not how much. Well, they may be a patient folk in the Upper Engadine, but the public would never stand it here. Indeed, many will think that such fines would be monstrous in this country, where the goods of numbers of the people prosecuted do not amount to a total value of five pounds. May 13. To-day the wages of all labourers on the farm were raised is.
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