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NEW ENGLAND FARMER, 



Sept. 19, 18-ig. 



MISCELLANIES. 



{Front Baiteifs Lays of a Minstrel.) 



THE BRIDEMAID. 



The hridal is over, llie giiesis are all gone, 

 The tir'ule's only sister sits veepiiig alone ; 

 jriie wreath ul vvhiie ros'es is torn froiii her brow, 

 ■Vnd the heart of the brideniaid is desolate now. 



"With smiles and caresses she deok'd the fair bride, 



And then led her ibrth with atTcetionate pride ; 



She knev\' tfial together no moie the}' should dwell, 



Yet she smiled when she kissed her and whispcr'd farewell. 



She would not embitter a festival day, 

 !Nor send her sweet sister in sadiieas away; 

 She liears the bells nnging, she sees her depart, 

 She cannot veil longer the grief of her heart. 



' She thinks oJ each pleasure, each pain that endears. 

 The geiille companion of happier years ; 

 The wreath of white roses is torn from her brow, 

 And the heart of the brideniaid is desolate now. 



GRAVE CORRESPONDENCE. 



Dr. Schmidt, of the catliedral of Berlin, wrote 

 to Frederick II. in the following terms : 



" Sire — I acquaint your Majesty, first, that 

 there are wanting books of Psahns for the Royal 

 Family. I acquaint your Majesty, second, that 

 there wants wood to warm the Royal, seats. I 

 acquaint your Majesty, third, that the balustrade, 

 next the river, behind the churcli, is become ruin- 

 ous. Schmidt, Hacrist of the Cathedral." 



The King, much amused with the epistle, sent 

 the following answer : 



" I acquaint you, Mr. Sacrist Schmidt, first, 

 that those who want to sing may buy books. Sec- 

 ond, I acquaint Mr. Sacrist Sclunidt, that those 

 who want to be warm, may buy wood. Third, I 

 acquaint Mr. Sacrist Schmidt, that I shall no long- 

 er trust to the balustrade next tlie river. And I 

 acquaint Mr. Saciist Schmidt, fourth, that I will 

 not have any more correspondence with him. 



Frederick." 



Sentiments of the famous Mr. Perm ivith regard 

 to Marriage. — Never marry but for love, but see 

 tliat thou lovest what is lovely. If love be not 

 thy ci liefest motive, thou wjlt soon grow weary of 

 a married state, and stray from thy promise, to 

 search out thy pleasmes in forbidden places. 



Let not enjoyment lessen, but augment affec- 

 tion ; it being the basest of passions to like, when 

 we have not, wliat we sliglit when vvc possess. 



It is the difference betwixt love and lust, that 

 this is fi,\ed, that volatile ; love grows, lust wastes 

 by enjoyment. And the reason is, that one springs 

 from an union of souls, and the other from an un- 

 ion of sense. 



Tiiey have divers originals, and so have difier- 

 etit families ; tluit inward and deep, this superfi- 

 cial ; that tran.-ient, this permanent. 



Tiiey that marry for money cannot have the 

 triK' satisfaction of marriage, the requisite means 

 being wanting. 



Men are generally more careful of the breed of 

 their horses and their dogs, than of their children. 



Tiiose must be of the best sort, for shape, 

 strength, courage, and good conditions ; but as for 

 these, their own posterity, money shall answer all 

 things. With such, it makes the crooked strait, 

 sets squint eyes fight, cures madness, covers folly, 

 changes ill conditions, mends the skin, gives a 

 sweet breath, rejiairs honors, makes young, Avorks 

 wonders. 



O how sordid i.s man grown ! Man, the noblest 

 creature in tlie world i As n Cod on earth, and 

 the image of Iljin that made it : thus to mistake 

 earth for heaven, and worship gold for God. 



Anecdote. — A venerable Friend and a dashing 

 buck, driving their re.spective vehicles, met in a 

 narrow road, where neither could pass without 

 the consent of the other. After some dispute, as 

 to which should first turn out, the biick drew a 

 newspaper from his pocket, and set about perusing 

 it very diligently ; upon which the Friend, with 

 characteristic composure, asked, " Friend, has 

 thee another paper in thy pocket .'" " No !" — 

 "Then when thee has done reading the one in thy 

 hand, I would thank tliee to loan it me !" 



SuM.icH has become an article of traffic in 

 Virginia, where it grows spontaneously. It is 

 gathered in large quantities, and sold from one to 

 two dollars the hundred weight, to be used in (hy- 

 ing morocco leather. Thousands of dollars have 

 been paid for it the past summer. — Microcosm. 



The Agricultural Society o! South Carolina 

 reconiniend a public mart for the disposal of beef, 

 cattle, li^e stok, &c. to prevent impositions at 

 home a!id abroad. 



Empiricism reproved — When the revolutionary 

 government of France, at the suggestion of the 

 National Institute, attempted to introduce a new 

 meteorology, by dividing the quadrant uf the me- 

 ridian into one hundred, instead of ninety degrees, 

 a French navigator, finding himself much per- 

 plexed in the practical application of this new- 

 theory, sarcastically recommended to the Assem- 

 bly a decree ti at the earth should perform four 

 hundred revolutions in a year ! — Adams' Report on 

 Weiixhts and Measures. 



Montgomery has beautlfulL described Colum- 

 bus, while meditating on lii= ireat exjiedition, as 

 gazing with eager anticipation, towards the new 

 jvorld which he hoped to discover — 



" Lights of Heaven ! he cried, 

 Lead on ! 1 go to win a glorious bride, 

 By nature nursed beyond the jealous sea. 

 Denied to ages, but betrothed to ine." 



This bride our pilgrim fathers found on these 

 unvisited shores. On her shady bowers no rude 

 spoiler had intruded. None of the corruptions 

 of the old world had foinid their way into her 

 bosom. She was worthy to be the bride of our 

 forcfatners, and to become the mother of a I'ace 

 of freotnen. — KnnirJes' .'ld,lrcss. 



EPIGRA3I. 



''■ On Tuesday next," says Tom to Ned, 

 '• I'll dine with llicc, and lake a bed." 

 "You may believe him,"' William cries, 

 " For where he dines he always lies." 



Gov. S. P. Maitland is about to prohibit the dis- 

 tillation of grain into ardent spirits, on account of 

 the scarcity of bread stuffs in Lower Canada, af- 

 ter the sliort harvest of the present season. We 

 cannot but hope that this measure may lead to 

 something of iinpirtance to the interests of iciu- 

 perancc in that couiury and our own. — jV. }'. D. 

 Advertiser. 



Cure for the Dysentery As this is the season 



most common for the prevalence of this distress- 

 ing complaint, an experienced man, though not a 

 physician, highly recommends the use of the high 

 Mallows. Take of the upper leaves and seed to- 

 gether, and boil them in milk. Let the sutfcring 

 patient take of it, for victuals and drink. It is 

 said to give, relief invariably, and safely to stop 

 the progress of the disorder. Probably the low 

 has the same heahng virtue. — Keene Stnlind. 



Best preparation of black lead for cleaning stoves, 

 — Mix powder of black lead with a little cominon 

 gin or the dregs of red Port wine, and lay it on 

 the stove with a piece of linen rag ; then with a 

 clean, dry and close, but not littrd brush, dipped 

 in dried black lead powder, rub it to a beautiful 

 brightness. This will be found to produce a much 

 finer and richer black varnish on the cast iron 

 than either boiling the black lead with small beer 

 and soap, or mixing it with white of egg, &c. 

 wbiph are the methods commoiilv practised. 



Domestic Encyclopedia. 



Remedy for Burns and Scalds. — Linseed oil and 

 hme water, of each equal parts. The bottle 

 .-hould be shaken previous to the application, as 

 the ingredients will separate. Apply lint or a 

 piece of linen to the burn, and keep it constantly 

 wet witli the aliove prC|iaration. 



THE NKW AMERICAiN GARDEIVIR. 



A work with this title, compiled by the Editor of the New 

 England Farmer, with the assistance of a number of scientific 

 .inii Fraciical H .riiculiuralists in llie vicinity oi I^oslon and New 

 YorK, IS just puWished by J. B. KcssEi.i., Proprietor of the 

 New England Farmer. The articles are arranged alpha- 

 hetually, and comprise the most uselul Vegetables and 

 Fiti'iTs which can lie convenienily and economically culti%ated 

 In the climate of New England and the .uiddle Stales; as well as 

 a 'i'reatise on Fi.owers, and on LANDSC-\rK or Piccuresqux 

 Gardens, on the general management of the Sit k Worm, 

 and the manufacture of Silk, and a Treatise on the culiureof 

 Grape Vines and the Stkaweebry. The article on Fruit 

 Trees contains an enumeraiion ard description of all the Apples- 

 Pears, Peaches, Cherries Plums, Nectarines, Apricots. &c. ifcc. 

 thai can be raised lo the most advaniage. anil ilieir relative lor* 

 wardness in bearing, which will be feund to be of incaltulalilc 

 benefit to gentlemen in laying oui orchards. Each ol the above 

 articles is furnished '>y gentlemen practically acquaiute<l with 

 the subjects on which incy have written. 



.\ list of the contents of the work will be found in the New 

 England Farmer for August f . 



Price gl.25— Six copies foi g6.(IO. 



Farm Wanted. 

 Vi'anted to purchase, or hire, on a long lease, from 150 lo .iflO 

 acres of the best land, located within thirty miles of Poston— ' 

 which a fair price will be given, ■\ddress '■ P. D." Bosi 

 through the [lost-office. fit Aug. i 



Seeds for the West Indies. 

 Merchants, masters of vessels and otht-rs trading tothc Wes-1 

 Indies, can be furnished with boxes of Seeds, assorted, suitable 

 for that market, at from §4 lo $b per box.— Each box contains 

 upwards of sixty different kinds of seeds, vegetable and orna- 

 mental, in quantities sufficient for a common kitchen garden.— 

 Likewise the greatest variety ef seeds to be found in New Eng- 

 land, by the pound or bushel, all warranted pure, and of the i 

 growth' of 1827. 



Onions for Sale. 

 Six hundred bushels of prime Onions, (While Portugal, and 

 Straw Coloured) raised by a gentleman in lliis vicinitv, are of- 

 fered for sale, to traders and others, by the bushel or barrel, on 

 very advantageous lerms. Enquire at the New England F' 

 mer Seed Siore. Aug 29 



Bleaching Salts. 



Just received at the New England Farmer Seed Store, Ko. 



52 North Market Streel, a further supply of Bleaching Salts, or 



chloride ol Lime, an account of whicli may be seen by referring 



10 page 401 ol the sixth vol. of tlie New England Farmer. i 



The Gardmer Lyceum has offered a premiunti -^^^~,{^--^pm,,, ,, g^per anmnn, payable a. the 

 of fifty dolars to encourage the- cultivation of|„„j„f,i,ey«,,_,;„i^h„,e who pay within sixiy days from tbel 

 Hemp ill j\I^ine. ^-^^^^ ^^ EnbOTbin<r. ;v,e emiilcd <n a dcduclion of lifly cents. 



