«II]c jTarmcv's iliciitSjlr? bi^itor. 



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Tlie stones .shniilil lie sown in rlie antinnn, in 

 u ricli wai'rn siiil, lUHi tlie j'oiniL' plants will show 

 thernselvfs in tlie r(illo\viiii;s|i hm. 11' tliey Imve 

 a gdipii cliaiKic tli(! n-ees will proh^ildy be ready 

 to bud (lie first mmi'. TIih sei'oiul year they can 

 ht; tivnispl.uiled to ilio |)lai'e wln-re lln'y are to 

 remain, or sit in the nursery rows il' iiucndcd for 

 sale. 



In order to <:rn\v the Peach tincci'ssfnlly, it 

 shonlil have a warm sandy s.iil, made rri-h and 

 kept in cultivation; a siitiation shclleied iVoin 

 col<J winds: the sonth side ol" a Pine Giove 

 woidd li(! very favorahieto |ierlectiii;^ its Unit. I 

 liave known them to frnii wcdl the third year, 

 lint this is not coiMrimn. When tln.'y hear Inll, 

 the Irnit shoidd he thinneil ont, and tiic ero|i will 

 be lai:;vr, as il j;ives it all 0|i|iorlnniiy to swell 

 and attain to a ^ood size. 



Jt is III' no use to atteiii|it tin; enltivatioii of 

 Peaches on c-ild stiff' soils. When |ilanted ont 

 ill the Orchard, twelve I'eet apart is a !,'ond dis- 

 tance. They will require but little prniiinjr. 

 Shorlenin!; the new Wdod a litlle, will cause them 

 to set more fi liit buds lor the next year. A dress- 

 ilii; of Wdod ashes arnimd the niot of eaidi tree 

 will destroy the woini that lives upon the inside 

 bark. Il is a jxood plan to plaice a quantity of 

 leaves, or slraw-litler, aronnd the trees to keep 

 the groimil t'rozen, and prevent the sap startin;; 

 too early in the sprinir, and thereliy escape injury 

 I'roni late Hosts. Alterwaids dij; this coveiinjr 

 into the soil. 



A piof'essinnal gardener, IMr. Editor, inight 

 prolialily make a lonaer chapter than I have, by 

 Ihriiwinif a creat deal of mystery, or what I cail 

 quackery, about the cnlliv,Ltioii of this frnit, (as 

 they j^enerally do alioni every thinj.' else,) but I 

 believe the above is all that is necessary for any 

 plain (iirmer who laippens to live in a laiitnde 

 fivorable to its ■jrowlh, to insure to himself a 

 .-iipply of good friiir. HI. 



"Tu/ton Lawn,'" Mwton, Mass. Feb. II, 1843. 



A Gambling Hocse i.\ Paris. — What a con- 

 trast to the dark and gloomy slieeis of Paris, w ith 

 their irregiil:ir p;ivernent, was the brilliantly li^iht- 

 ed vestilinle, wiih its iriarhle pillars and sp.icions 

 siaii- rising graeel'nlly lieyiind it, ^^ hicli met mv 

 eyes as I entereil Ti'i'scati's. Following in the 

 crowd ot' persons who pressed their way along, I 

 reai'hed a large ante-chamlier, where sever.d ser- 

 vants ill rich liveries received the hats and cimes 

 of the visitors who thronged eagerly llirward, 

 their merry voices ••iiid gay laughter resounding 

 through the inched roof 



As the w ide doors were thrown open noiseless- 

 ly, 1 was quite nnprepiiied for the splendor ol'llie 

 scene. Here were not only olficeis of rank in all 

 the ii!\\:i of their brilliant niiiliirin, and civilians 

 in full dress, shinlMir in stars ami decni'.ations, but 

 ladies also, with that perfection of toilette only 

 known to Parisian women, their grai'efid figures 

 scattered through the groups, or promeudini: 

 slinvly up and down, conversing in a low tone : 

 while servants passed to and fro .vith chinnpagiie 

 and frnit ices on massive silver salvers, tlieir 

 lioisf less gesture and quiet demi'anor in perfect 

 keeping; with the hushed and tranquil look of all 

 aniinid. As I drew closer to the t.dile I could 

 mark that the stillness vv.is evtu! more remarka- 

 lile : not a voice was heard but of the croupier 

 of the table, as with ceaseless monotony he re- 

 peated — " fic'/es le jeii, messieurs! — Lejeu est fail. 

 jVoirc perd — el couUar s:uzne. Jiougc perj — et le 



coukur ;" the rattle of the rake and the chink 



of the gold iiillowed, ;i low muttered "sacre" be- 

 in^ the only sound that mingleil with them. I5nt 

 I could marii that allhougli the etitpiette of ruin 

 demanded this unbioken silence, passion worked 

 ill everv leature there. On one side was an old 

 man, his filmy eyes shaded by his h.-uid from the 

 strong glare of wax li;;lits, pecriiijr with eager- 

 ness, and tiemnhius lioui age and excitement as 

 the cariis fell li om the l)aid<ei's hands, his Iil.-rich- 

 ed lips mutteriuy: e.irh word a(ii<r tlie croujiier, 

 and his wasted cheek quivering as the chances 

 iiiidiued against hiui. Il^-e W';is a bold and man- 

 ly tare, flushed ;md heated, w liosc^ lilood-sliot eve 

 ran;_'ed quickly over ihi; boaid, while (■Vfvy now 

 and then some eftiirt to seem calm and smile 

 would cross the features, and in its working show 

 the dreadful struggle that was maintained within. 

 And then again a beautiful girl, hej- dark eye di- 

 lated almost to a look of wild insanity, her lips 



and red, and her fair ban. is cieiiched, while her 

 bosom heaved and fell as though some penl-np 

 agony was eating within her very heart. At thc^ 

 eiiil of the table was a vacant chair, b-side which 

 an officer in a Prussian uniform was standing, 

 while beliirc! hiui was a sui:ill lir.issclaspe<l box. 

 Curious to know whattliis meant, I tnrueil to see 

 to which <il tli<i'-e about me I ohuIii venture to 

 address a question, when suddenly my lun iosily 

 liecame satislled without (uiquirv. A loud voice 

 talking C'niian with a rongli accent — l\\f lieavy 

 tramp of a cavahy boot, clanking with l;ir!.e 

 spurs, annomiced thi' approach of some one who 

 cued little lor the coiivimiional silence of the 

 rooms; and, as the crowd opened, I .saw an ohi 

 man in bine fmiliirni, covered with stars, ellioiv 

 his way towards tin; chair; hisejeleows of shag- 

 i!y gray almost concealed his eyes as effectually 

 as his heavy moustache did his mouth. He walk- 

 ed lame, and leaned on a stick, which as he took 

 his place in the chair, Ik; placed unceremoniously 

 oil the table before him. Tlie box, whiidi was 

 opened the mouii-nl he s.it down, he now drew 

 towards him, and, plunging his hand into it, drew 

 liiith a liandl'ul of Napoleons, which, wiihoiit 

 w.-iitiur; to count, he threw on the table, uttering, 

 in a thick guttural voice, the one word " rouge." 

 The impassive coldness of the croupier, as he 

 prononnced his habiiual exordium, seemed to 

 move the old man's iuqiatienee, as he rattled his 

 fin:;ers hurriedly amoii;; tlie gold, and muttered 

 some broken w rds of' German between his tee'li. 

 The eiioriuous sum he betted drew every eye 

 towards his part of the table, of all which he 

 seemed totally r«'gardles,s, as he raked in his win- 

 ning, or frowned with a heavy lowering look as 

 often as foriuue turned against him. IMarshal 

 Rlncher^for it was he — was an iiiipassioni-d 

 gambler, and needed not the excitement of llie 

 champagne, which he drank eagerly from time 

 to time, to stimulate his passion for play. 



As I turned from the rouge et iioir table, I re- 

 marked that every now and then some person 

 left the room by a small door, which, concealed 

 by .-i minor, had escaped my altenlion when 1 

 entered. On inquiry, I found that this passage 

 led to a secret part of the establisluuent, which 

 only a certain set of players friMpiented, and where 

 tables were kept open the entire day and iiiiiht. 

 Curious to see the interior of this den of greater 

 iniipiity, I presented myself at it, and, on open- 

 ing, found myself in a narrow corridor, where a 

 servant demanded my billet. Having inl'ormed 

 him that I was merely there from motives of cu- 

 riosity, I offered him a Napoleon, which speedily 

 satisfied his scruples, lie c'ondncled me to the 

 end of the gallery, where, touching a spring, the 

 door opened, :iiid I tiiuiid myself in a room con- 

 siderably smaller than the srt/oii, and, with the 

 exception of being less brilliantly li;ihted, eipiaily 

 splendid in its ilecorations. .\roniMl on all sides 

 were small parliiions, like the cells in a London 

 coff'ee-house, where tables were provided for par- 

 lies to sup at. These were now unocciqiied, the 

 greater altr.aciioii of liigh pl.ay having firawii ev- 

 ery one around the table where the same moiio- 

 toiions sounds of the croupiir's voice, the sam<! 

 palter of the cards, and the same clinking of the 

 gold continued unceasingly. The silence of the 

 salon was as nothing to the stillness that reigned 

 here. Not a voice save the banker's was ever 

 heard — each better placed his money on the red 

 <ir black sipiare of the lalile without speaking — 

 and the massive rouleaus were passed backivarils 

 and foru arils with no other sound save the noise 

 of the rake. — Duhlin University Magazine. 



is fiistened to the enri of a pole nlioiit ten feet 

 long, which I put behind ine over my shoulder 



1 proceed a-uinst the wind, cnrryin{f"tlie loaded 



gun in th(^ irtlu'r hand. 



'•The deer, on seeing the light a])pro:ich, conies 

 to a stand, and looks steadily at the light. As I 

 am in a.lvaiice of the liurni.'.g torch, the animal 

 cannot see me, and however timid, may be a[i- 

 proaclied very near. When llfleeii or twenty 

 paces distant their eyes reflect the light, and, ex- 

 cept they are Larger, shine like those of a cat 

 when seen by candle light. The deer never of- 

 t'er to flee fiom ii lij;ht w hen jiidicionsly »p- 

 pro.irdied ; and the distance being short, it is a 

 point blank shot, as aim is t.ikeii right l>elweeii 

 the eyes. 



"Ten days ago," said my friend, "wiltiin four 

 miles ol' my resideiu^e, in the e')urse of two 

 hours, we hung up five deer, which weie all I 

 wanted, or that 1 could use before the meat would 

 spoil." 



The hanging up, he SJiid, was thus:— When 

 he shot, the deer wa.s taken by his tnan, and 

 suspended to the branch of a tree, that neither a 

 panther or wolf shouUl carry him oft' in their 

 alisence. When they hail hung up wdiat they 

 wanted, they returned on their own trail, and 

 alier t.akiiig ont the eiitniils, shouldered their 

 deer each, and |iroceeded home, the man relnrn- 

 ing the following muriiing and one by one bring- 

 ing the balance. 



The deer are still quite plenty in the greater 

 portion of the State of Alabama, and may be 

 shot with little trouble, or purchased at a very 

 low price. The taste of the meat is pei-iiliar, 

 and to those iniacqiiainled, it is not at first much 

 esteemed. But the taste formed, in early or 

 after life, all other kinds of meat give place to 

 it. Our young Shakspeares may have their fill 

 of deer killing without moleslaiion. or conqdaint 

 from any one, and the planters can have, w ithout 

 money, plenty as gojid liii haunches as wealth 

 can elsewhere pjociire. SYLVL'S. 



Jan. 1843. 



r-'tir the Farai&r'd iMiiiuhly Visitor. 

 Blazing the eyes of the Deer. 



On a recent visit of an old I'rieiid, he made me 

 acipiaiiited with a mode of proenring venison in 

 Alabama that was new to me. He s.'id that dur- 

 ing the fall and winter seasons, he could at any 

 lime procure as much fresh deer meat as he 

 wanted, with very little trouble, without hoiuids 

 or trap.s, by blazing their eyes. 



His desciipiiun was as liillows: — "J always 

 kei'p fresh venison on hand," said he. "and when 

 my stock is running low, I i.'o to iiiv pine wiiod 

 pile and .select out some pine knots fidi of tur- 

 pentine, put my gun in order, -lud when the ni;;ht 

 has tiiirly closed in 1 repair to the usual haunts 

 of the deer iii the iieii;liboi hood, taking along 



. , a man to assist with ;i small dark lanlhoru. On 

 pmted, her ciieek marked with patches of white I reaching the woods we light u pine knot, which 



For the Farmer's Monthly Visitor. 

 Timber iu Bow. 

 The town of Bow, on account of its broken 

 smiace, is thought by many to be rather a poor 

 township of land. If I were to give an account 

 of some of the crops of rye and w heat w Inch 

 were raised by some of the tiirmers in this town 

 lastjear, possibly a Vi-\v (if the readers of the 

 Visitor, who may have heard of IJow, would 

 change their opinion. But I will reserve this for 

 another article. I wish now to speak of the 

 timber in Bmv. 



There have been iuiineii.se quantities of valua- 

 ble timlier taken from our forests in years past, 

 which have been floated down the Merrimack, 

 through the IMiurimack canal, and so on to Bos- 

 ton. Friend Rogers, John Brown, Esq. and sev- 

 eral others fiillowed the business of liiuibering 

 fiir a niiuiber of years, and sent down below 

 hundreds of thoiisaiiils of tons of pine and white 

 oak. Laige iiiasis for ships have gone out of our 

 wdods to the shipyards in the vicinity of Boston. 

 Since the death of the two men mentioned, the 

 lumbering business has fallen otf, but there is 

 considerable done at it this winter. A iMr. Per- 

 ley, of Oaiiver.s, or somewhere near there, owns 

 a large tract in the easterly part of the town, 

 from which much wood and timber h;is been 

 taken away. Near to this tract is aiiolhcr let 

 which was owned till lately by one of'tlie IMaiiu- 

 fjicturing Coiiqmiiies. Two men have bought it, 

 and are takini; out the timlier in fine onUr. The 

 abinidance of snow w liicli we htive this winter, 

 tiivois their eiiterpri.se very iiiiich. They recent- 

 ly cut a stick w liicli it took si.x or seven Mike of 

 cattle to draw out. It was 7'i I'eet long-, 4.f. lie! 

 diiinieter at the lint, and 18 inches at the top. It 

 is f(ir a mast. 



There is abundance yet of pine tiinbei of the 

 old growth in Bow. There are some of the 

 handsomest hard and Norway pine to be found 

 in our liiresis that I ever saw in the coiintrv. 

 Many of the trees measure over one hiindicd 

 leet in hei;ilit. The liberty pole on Wood hill is 

 of white pine, and nicasiires over '.10 feet. It is 

 one stick only. 



Chesniit grows in all parts of the lowii,exce))t 

 imiiicdiatcly upon the river. Many thousands 

 of sleepers for railroads have been carried from 



