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*^\]c Samufs iHout!)!!) Visitor. 



to think our Tisbiiiy friend was |iaiMly ironical 

 when he (U'scrihi'd the ailvanlajre.s iiC sniull, in- 

 ferior catlle : if in earnest, his theory may lie a 

 good one for some imriions of Massaciinseils, 

 |ierha|i!i the ishmdj^of Nanicicket, IMailha'.s Vine- 

 yard and some of the Cape Coil towns — although 

 it is to lie ho|ii'd they may not a|i|ily to what 

 those |ilares may liecome in the march ol im- 

 liroveinetit. We arc sure, from onr own person- 

 al oliserviilion, that the small cattle, even if o( 

 the native hreeds, cannot Ions continue on the 

 irreeii paslnres of norlhern Vermont. Tlie 

 mixed Dnrham, Devonshire anri IloldernesK cat- 

 tle are doiiij; •rnat tliiiii;s for the jrraziers of the 

 Greeii IMomitaiiis : onr corresiiondent froni the 

 very Cai.'ada herders is correct in his (acts. The 

 size and qnalily of ca.ttle in that renion have 

 heeii inijiroved and i.-s last impruvinj,' lioni llie 

 introdnctiiin of the im[ir<:veil hreeds of England 

 anci Scotland.— jEi. F. M. Visitor. 



From Hill's N. H. Patriot. 



List of Capt. John Stnru's Rangers, in the 

 years 1757, '58, 39 and '60 from his pay roll. 



Andrew Gdman, 

 William Gaffield, 

 James Chase, 

 Jasper Bailey, 

 Joiiathnii Holihs, 

 Jasper Nuedham, 

 William G;irralls, 

 James Peters, 

 Tristram Barnerd, 

 Ja.m^ s BrodricI;, 

 F.dmimd Welilmr, 

 Kich.ird Kinision, 

 Adam Dickey, 

 Josiah Molan, 

 Eilw.-ird Gordon, 

 Asa Heath, 

 James Riiss, 

 Sargeant Kell, 

 Rohert Hnrd, 

 Krinsle\ i'otel, 

 James Binkly, 

 Daniel Abhott, 

 Daniel Newell, 

 James Roes, 

 Jacol) Colhy, 

 Rohert Dickey, 

 Josiah Sewall, 

 John George, 

 James Qnimby, 

 Reidien .'\llen, 

 Jolin Ev.-ms, 

 Alexander McNeil, 

 Nehemiah McNeil, 

 Josiah Sweat, 

 John .Martin. 



Caleb Dalloi), 

 Joseph George, 

 John Allen, 

 Nathaniel WcstOlt, 

 Edward Webber, 

 John Merlon, 

 .Ser,:.'eanl Jewell, 

 Wiiliam Peters, 

 John Fram, 

 Saninel Dniightcii, 

 Labels Raes, 

 James Flin:^, 

 Saninel Doherly, 

 Andrew Boyiuon, 

 James Colby, 

 Joseph H.all, 

 David Baker, 

 t^lisha Hutchins, 

 James Cr.aylon, 

 Samuel INIackey, 

 John Pane, 

 James liumphrey, 

 Genri-e Whaley, 

 John Peney, 

 Rohert Siewarf, 

 Jaiiies Henry Kinir, 

 Aliner Dickey, 

 William Ivini;-toi>, 

 John Rohison, 

 James .McGlahaii, 

 Alexander Dwimiel, 

 Roliert Hmnphrey, 

 Jotham Slobhs, 

 Jedediah Cram. 

 Total, 09. 



Above are the names of hnmblc indi\idiial9 ; — 

 bnt they are a part of the nnclens .aronnd which, 

 the Uevohitionary army was formed. These vet- 

 erans of the seven years war, v.'ere many or 

 most of them in the ranks of the 1st New Hamp- 

 shire Regiment, and by their experience and 

 coolness cheered and sustained thi! yonnger 

 soldiers, in their bloody encounter with the 

 choicest regiment of the Briiish Army, (ihe 

 Welsh Fnsileers) on ihe left wing, at Bmdier's 

 Hill. The order given to one part of the line, 

 was, "reserve yonr firo mitil tliey pass yon- 

 di r bank:" — to the other, " i-eserve yonr fin; 

 till yoii cat! see tlieir gaiters distinctly, and aim 

 at them." The conseqnencc was,, that almost 

 every shot told with fatal effect. Had they fired 

 lit any other mark, as the enemy vvero adv.ancing 

 np a hill, the shot wonid many of them have 

 |iassed over their bends. The troops w ho obey- 

 ed the first oril.r, were on the left of the Regi- 

 ment, and on more level ground than the right, 

 which was fythcr np the Hill. Col. Stark told 

 Doct. Bentley that after the enemy had been 

 broken and the smoke cleared away, they lay 

 before hiivi as thick as sheep in a pen. Ninety- 

 six privates were connted on ;he beach, the ex- 

 treme left, opposite to Moore's company, the- next 

 day after the action. There were no ofilcers 

 among them — they had been removed. 



I have made these remarks on the ciedit of a 

 work upon ISnnker Hill Battle which a friend j 

 hitply presented me — entitled " The vtil lifled." j 



Thinking the names of these fdd soldiers of 

 ||ie French war miulit be to yon, a matter of cu- 

 riosity, 1 liave copied them from an old manu- 

 script ill my possession. V. 



Site and f«ize ofGaideus. 



In the practical science of gardening, the first 

 point lijr deliheralion is the selection of a site.— 

 It is snHicient to remind those who are iiiakinv 

 the choice, that the position of those regions, 

 which all aniiipfily conceded to be the sonice ol 

 the nobles hnilsand of nneipialled plants — Media 

 ami Persia — v\as on fertile plains, gently declin- 

 ing towards the south, protected by momilaiii 

 ranges on the north, and intersecleil and iirigated 

 by iicqnent streams. These may satidy be taken 

 as moilel.s, whether our plats are measured in 

 square feet or acres. In most cases, un aspect 

 more norlhern would not be positively ohjection- 

 alile. Provided the limits will permit, a variety 

 will of com'se be secured, and a consequent con- 

 tinuance of bloom beyond that allowei! by a sin- 

 gle exposure. The Romans, in this whole mat'er 

 of location, were exlreinely fiistidions. What 

 shall ue, who olien place onr gardens not only 

 out of sight, but behind the stal/le-yard, because 

 tliere perhaps is a patch of unappropriated soil, 

 think of the enthusiasm of Pliny, who was so 

 passionately fond of his gardens, at the Villa 

 Lanrentia, that he contrived to see some part ol 

 them fi'om every apartment in the buildings, 

 even while he was b.;thing, and when he re- 

 cimed ; for his couch v\as .-o placed as to give 

 one liew at the bead, another at the foot, and 

 another at the back. "Jfyon have a country- 

 seat left yot: by an ancestor," said Varro, " in 

 an ill air or upon au ill soil, sell it and buy an- 

 other; sell it ibr .uiy thing rather tbati live upon 

 if." 



, A i-apital error of Americans is the neglect of 

 arl>lH~icidtnre in connection with floriculture. — 

 There has bec^n only one attempt at whatistecli- 

 nically culled aiboretum, this side Ihe seas; and 

 ordinary residences are most shamefully nakeil. 

 Foliage produced here with the greatest ease is 

 despised, because our territory is just clear tiom 

 a wiidernesJ. A barren is not men ly left, hut 

 often actually created in the imuiediate vicinity 

 of houses, which at a little distance are sur- 

 rounded by luxuriant verdure. Dwelling placi.s 

 instead of enb.niring, rather interrupt llie gen- 

 eral beauty of the scenery. They are invasions, 

 not impruvemeni.s, on the general freshness of 

 the sjiot. We are far enongli tiom catching the 

 animated admiration of Wadsworth, when he is 

 describing tluise " pastoral farms," near Tintern 

 .Mibey, that are "green to the very door." We 

 afieci the more artificial, glaring fiirius. Hence, 

 to a travelli'r, Ihe wooded intervals between New 

 England villages tu'e often more agreeable ilian 

 the vill.iges lhemselve.«. If the new settler on 

 the frontier is absolutely compelled to make the 

 pathway leading to his door, to lie among black- 

 ened cinders and scorched herlwge, let not us, 

 in the name of all that is decent, grow conten- 

 ted with misf'ortimes that liccrssity fVirces him 

 to endure. While ihe English have introdiii-ed, 

 within a century, lliirtefti or fourteen hmulred 

 foreign species of fbiest trees among their native 

 growth, we have been laying onr uplands open 

 to the sweeps of winds, the wear ol' waters, the 

 blaze of the sun ; robbing at once the soil of its 

 lt-i|ility, the climate of its salubrity, and the sei.se 

 of beauty of its ennobling gratilicatiou. We sh.dl 

 yet fimi ourselves emulating the Irish nidulity, 

 whose " mansion and park" are sometimes found 

 to amount to a naked house, in a naked grass 

 field, surrounded by ii stone wall. The leisure 

 moments of a few spruig mornings devoted to 

 the transplanting "of tree.s, indigenous and e.xoiic, 

 were most humanely spent, whether one would 

 inhale the fragrance of their blossoms, refresh 

 himself by their shade, taste the fruit of tlieir 

 boughs, or listen to the birds' voice.", " that sing 

 among the branches." Those moments would 

 carry t'rateful blessings, heyoml the narrow circle 

 of selfish interests, lo children and successors. 

 The |ilainest dwelling, brown and mossy, if it 

 have old elms waving over it, and claudiering 

 hoiieysnekles about its windows, is venerable and 

 homelike. The prim, upright affair, that breaks 

 all alone the moiniioiiy of a sandy level, looks 

 impertinent and stiff with its paints, mahogany, 

 .ind window blinds. As soon ;is possible, too, 

 we hope we shall exchange some of our fences 

 of bare white rail.s, for hedges of the various 

 thorns, or at least cover them with holly and ju- 

 niper. 



The size of gardens will of course vary with 

 forinue and opportunity. Sir William Temple 



recommends to English trolilemen from lour to 

 eight acies. These dimension.'* would include 

 the artificial heath, for which some of the Bihish 

 gardeners have a decided fancy. With us, rural 

 gardens in most cases can hardly exceed one or 

 two acres, often fair a single rood, and sometimes 

 hut a few rods. It is only to be rememhered, 

 that when the extent is limited, the form should 

 b.- somewhat regular, anil have as fesv Witva of 

 circumference as may be. Squares ap-e better 

 than polygons, and perliaps ovals belter than 

 squares, though on this pi-int opinions differ. If 

 the eye takes ill the wliiile outline at one view, 

 the bonndaiy should be such as to satisfy. A 

 larger enclosure, where the sight ranges indefi- 

 iiilely, will admit a more irregular shape. If vue 

 adopt, as is most profitable, the smaller style, we 

 have before us the fine examples trf Antwerp, 

 Amsterdam, and Brussels. Now, however, when 

 the cities of the Nesv World are young, and the 

 towns of the interior not densely occupied, is a 

 time more liivorable than any later period can he, 

 for making liberal ap|iropria'ioiis of laud for 

 pulilrr purposes. The subject of figure and 

 boundary just referred lo, nierits especial study. 

 Easy, graceful, flowing lines, are among the most 

 essential elements of a beautiful landscape. We 

 have seen two coiitrasled representations of a 

 connlry residence, in both of which the general 

 features are the same. In one, however, the 

 stiff, angular avenue, and awksvard ft-nce.s, make 

 the whole piece dry and harsh. In ihe other, 

 the curved walks and correspi.uiling disposition 

 of slirubliery give an air of neatness and ele- 

 gance. The change itself; fi-om the lirst to the 

 last is sli:;lii ; the effect is wholly of an opposite 

 kind. — Christian Examiner, 



.Anecdote of a Goose. — In Willoiigliby's 

 Ornithology we find tlie follow rng striking atiec- 

 dote : 



'-The following account of a Canada goose is 

 so extraordinary, that I am aware it would with 

 difficulty eaiu credit, were not a whole (larish 

 able to vouch liir the truth oC it. The Canada 

 geese are not liind of a poultry-yard, hut are 

 rather of a rambling disposition. One of these 

 birds, bowevcr, was observed to attach itself ii) 

 the strongest and most affectionate manner to 

 the house dog, and would never quit the keu- 

 nel except for the purpose of fijeding, whefi it 

 would return again immediately. It always sat 

 liy the dog, but never presumed to go into the 

 k"niiel, except in rainy weather. Whenever 

 the dog barked, the goose would cackle and run 

 at the |ierson she supposed the dog luuked at, 

 and try to bite him by the beets. Soiuetiines 

 she would attempt to feed wriih the dog; liut 

 this the dog. who treated his faHlifiil companion 

 rather with indifference, would not permit. This 

 bird would not go to roost wMlt ^he others at 

 night, unless driven by main force; and when 

 iji the morning she was turned into the field, 

 she would never stir from the yard gate, but sit 

 there the whole day in sight of the dog. At 

 last, orders were given that she should be no 

 longer molested, but suffered to accompany it 

 as she liked. Being thus left to herself, she ran 

 about the \ard with him all the night; and, what ■* 

 is particularly extraordinary, and can be attested 

 by the whole parish, whenever the dog went out 

 of the yard and rau inta the village, the goose 

 always accompanied him, contriving to keep up 

 with liiiii by the assistance of her wings; and in 

 this way of running and flying, followed him all 

 over the parish. This extraordinary affection of 

 the goose towards the dog, which coniiirued to 

 his death, two years after it was first observer!, 

 is sup)>o,sed to have originated fVom Ids having 

 accidentally saved fier iVom a fix in the very 

 moment of distress. While the dog was ill, the 

 goose never quitted hfin day or nigbt, not even 

 to t'i'iti]; and it was apprehended she would have 

 been starved to death had not orders been given 

 for a pan of corn to be set every day clo.se to the 

 kennel. At this time the goose generally sat in 

 the kennel, and would not suffer any one to ap- 

 proach, e.xcept the person who brought the dog's 

 or her own food. The end of this faithful bird 

 was melancholy ; for when the dog died, she 

 would still keep po.«session of the kermel ; and 

 a new house doL' being introduced, which in size 

 and color resembled that lately lost, the poor 

 goose was uulKippily deceived, and, going into the 



