... hard when shaken in transit; while when unloaded at home he thought it was the workhouse he had arrived at, and shricked loudly. The fact was he was born there—at the workhouse, that is, not at home. G. G. ...

... desire or hope for than that his children shall find him a corner in their humble cottage-the only alternative being the workhouse-wherein he may rest his weary bones, racked with rheumatism, the result of long years of exposure to all weathers, until ...

... another, as, for instance, while i\lary B--would deem the very thought of a new fur wrap as presaging instant removal to the workhouse, you and Melita both write me in serious chagrin that your exchequers decline altogether to admit of your indulging so late ...

... her away so as to l ...

... eyes looking uow fixedly at hilll. Of course it is. I would have rotted to death in an outhouse, I would have died in the workhouse, sooner than have attempted to mo\·e you or to ask for your compassion, had it been for myself alone- but- - I am very ...

... Let us depart and forget our sartorial shortcomings in a mild, very mild, gamble. I have a scheme I THE YouNG GIRL: The workhouse looms large before me! xvi. COUNTRY LIFE ILLUSTRATED. [Aug. 19th, 1899. there is a suggestion to be borrowed for a humbler ...

... be practically no harvest at all, consequently, there will be no work for the labourer, and in many cases nothing but the workhouse for master and man alike unless help, and-:slibstantial help, rs forthcoming, and that speedily. , 1: The Lord Mayor has ...

... is just on the outskirts of a small country Workhouse. It is separated from the number of vagrants travel. The house is just on the outskirts of a small country town, and about 300yds. off the Union Workhouse. It is separated from the street by a high ...

... toiled and done his part in the world, reared his children and paid his way, should have nothing to look forward to but a workhouse and a pauper's grave. After all, the number who need this help is not a very large one, and the cost, therefore, will not ...

... is credibly reported that men in active work have actually been compelled to lodge them se! ves and their families in the workhouse, and that the Guardians have been compelled to make special arrangements to meet the difficulty. It is indeed seriously, ...

... houses. The professional tramp hibernates like some other unpleasant creatures in winter. In March or April he leaves the workhouse or the slums, and his filthy and microbe-carrying presence haunts the sweet country-side till October. It is more difficult ...

... prospect before them is one of bard and ill-requited toil from youth to old age and a final dependence either on charity or the workhouse. Anyone who compares the exhaustive report of the Royal Commission appointed half a century ago to enquire into the condition ...