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Socials Mini-Journal: Life in the 1800

Jeush Villaluz *Here is an excerpt from the Journal of the 40 year old Mr. Andrew Birling, owner of five different estates and two fleets. His manor was built in the hills of Upper Canada.* Date: August 17 1803 Today was not going well. Three of my tenant farmers tried to stage a coup-de-etat; it seemed they wanted more pay, although the thought of that is quite boggling to me. They were whipped as punishment by the foreman before I got there, and fired immediately. I fired the Foreman there as well; a man who cant keep people in line isnt suited for this kind of work. People like these must be punished, I say. We were halfway to our destination according to our Coach Driver- and I attempted to sit back, the annoyance on my face still quite plain. My wife reassures me that every estate cant be in such horrible states; I however, wasnt so sure. You could see from her face that she was still excited about her new dress; a large gown that for all intents and purposes looked like she was forced into it. The dress was deep blue in colour one colour that worked quite well on me- and seemed to be in direct opposition to her face. Her smile was still evident, but not even that could brighten up the atrocity that was her outfit. Our Coach Driver opened the door after a brief stop. We stepped out onto the dirt path, clouds of dust almost invisible to the eye floating up from the ground. What I saw when I stepped out was absolutely beautiful. A large, elegant craft that looked like it could hold five months worth of cargo. The lead shipwright a quite stout man with an eye for sea vessels- looked upon the ship and our faces, his pleasure evident. With large sails, strong masts and a hull that looks like it could house 10000 worth of grain, it was some of his best work yet. With this investment almost paid off, it looked like my day finally had a turn for the better. Now, off to meet with a member of the clergy; a man who insists on calling himself Goole.

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