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paragraph 4 continues to be felt. The

Employment of such a

mow has been

during the lack three years

more than

once advocated to me by Mr. Food

himself, who thought the appointment

necessity

au

opinion that had my

Entire concurrence but one upon which

A

daylight, remaining among

them

throughout the day and supervising

their work in the character of a

foreman, personally digging with a using the sey the, hoe or

Shovel or

pruning knife or cheerfully doing any

be

otter hund of manual work whenever their practiced necessary for instruction and generally training

#

was unable to act for obvious reasons.

it

May

7.

I would repeat therefore

that the man

required for these gardens

is not a Superintendent or gentleman.

gardener but a modest labours

touring

now taken from that class in life

р

who are not ashamed to be seen about their daily duties in shirt sleeves, one who will not object to turn out with the cookies every morning ot

daylight

them for future gardeners by the Example of personal work in the many

details

regage

of

their trade. If we did not

the Frenchman recommended.

in Enclosed letter a

of

the kind

may be procured at home without

difficulty,

and in consideration of

climate might be offered wages as high

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