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MISCEIiLANIES. 



FOR THE NEW ENGLAND FARMER. 



Think not, dear Inez, that I grieve 



O'er pluasurcs past, anil hopes o'erlhr(>\\ n j 



Or, hecLiit'ss onci ur.a:iaioruI, pa5s 



The sweets with which my path is slrown ; 



For many a sweet slil! lin/^ers there, 



In spite oCtiinc, disease, nini caie. 



And do not think I eiivv iliose 



Whose brighter lotcchpses ininej 



For well I know, what briglilesl shows. 



Not aiiraijs most deserves lo shine. 



And well I know it is ;he heart 



Where happiness must live — 



And well I know how small the part 



External things can give. 



Think not I mourn la " discontent, 



That life is not what once it seem'd j 



That all its goods and ills are blent, 



And darkness shows, where light had beam'd- 



It is not so. — Though 't was myself, 



That led your thought astray ; 



And now, perchance, you will not heed 



Whaie'er the muse may say. 



I did what njight not seem so kind 



Upon a transient view — 



I smiled on those not half so loved, 



And '• kept my tears for you." 



'T is sweet to hearts by torrow prest, 



(Who has not sorrow known ?) 



To lean upon a gentle breast, 



We know is all our own. 



Our ()'t!7i.'— ah no — I did not mean 



What such a word would prove — 



1 only meant, — 't was sweet to lean. 



Upon the breast we love. 



NEW ENGLAND FARMEIl. 



ii neighlioriii!; house of eiitpi-taimiioiit, with a view, 

 as tlipy suiil, to '■ break a boitle of wine logethei-, 

 and bid farewell to tlicir bacheloir<l]i|i." V/liile 

 taking the wine, a sharp dispute yrose between 

 some gentlemen, who happened to be present. — 

 Unfortunately, the two brotlicrs took sides, and as 

 the dispnlo went on, one gave tlie other the He. — 

 From this moment hard words were uttered on 

 both sides, and their passions rose to the highest 

 pitch. A challenge was given by the one, and 

 aoL-cpted by the other. No delay was desired — 

 their seconds were chosen, and the duel fought 

 immediately. Both tired at the word, and botli 

 sliots took effect. Both fell, and lived long enough 

 to shake hands and forgive each other — soon after 

 both closed their eyes in death ! — The reader is 

 left to conceive of the distress and sorrow of tlie 

 two young married ladies and their frieiris, for 

 such cannot be described. 



March 13, 1829. 



SEEOS WIIOI.ESALE AND RETAIL,. 



For sale at llic Seed Kstabli^hmenl, connected with the office 

 o( llio New Kn*^litnd Kanner, No. 52 Nordi Market t^treet, Bos- 

 ton, tlie largi'sl vai iety ot'^ecds to be found in New England — 

 nl'iiie crops ol' iy:?8. 'J'he greatest care lias t)een taken to have 

 them raised Ity our most expenciiced seed growers, and to have 

 the sorts pet teetly genuine. 'I'hey are oilereu for sale l>y the 

 linshel. pound, or paper, on (avorable terms. Eacli package 

 tiir retail is accompanied with short directions on its tnanage- 

 nient. The Ibllowing comprise some oi our most prominent 

 ?oiis, rainphiel catalogues gratis. 



SELECTED FOR THE NEW ENGLAND FARMER. 

 CAUSES OF INTEMPERANCE. 



Mr Fessenden — The following extract from 

 » y/je Yankee" may not be consideredinappropri- 

 ate in your valuable paper. 



" It is not enough that our youth have congre- 

 gated together to encourage temperance. Our 

 very children must do so, or their mothers for 

 them : fur who after all, tire the chief tempters of 

 posterity? Our women — our mothers — our wives. 

 They mingle the taste of strong litiuor with the 

 child's pap ; — their soups and sauces tire flavored 

 with it — their pi'.ddings and jjies. The appetite 

 of the babe gives way, and he is stimulated anew. 

 If he will not take wine openly, a.? wine, sitting up 

 to the table and throwing oft' a bumper like a 

 man, he must be cheated into swallowing it — it 

 must be sugared and spieeil, and flavored with 

 ormige peel— anything to make a drunkard of 

 him. 



Hence the danger of preparing a child's appe- 

 tite for relishing the fiery plagues that are one 

 day or other to eat his heart away." 



•'' Behold, liow great a matter a little fire kindletli." 

 Some years ago, a young gentleman, Mr L — , 

 paid his addresses to the sister of Mr B — , with 

 whom he lived in the habits of intimacy and friend- 

 ship. And it so hapj)ened, that, at the same titne 

 Mr B — paiil his addresses to the sister of Mr L — . 

 At length these atteniiors ripened into nearer con 

 ne.xions, and the marriages of both the young gen- 

 tlemen were soletnnized at one and the same time 

 place. While the company were together. 



ECONOMY. 



" By fixed and permanent principles of economy estates are 

 acquired.'' 



Doctor Wheelock, first President of Dartmouth 

 College, made a visit to England to solicit pecti- 

 niary aid to enable him to carry into effect, his 

 benevolent object of eilucating a few children of 

 the wilderness. He received considerable sums 

 from generous individuals, and was advised to call 

 on a certain wealthy gentleman for further assist- 

 ance. He was received by a servant, and while 

 waiting for the getltleman, he heard him in the 

 adjoining room, sharply upbraiding a female ser- 

 vant, for having thrown a small remnant of a can- 

 dle into the fire : — On bearing this, the Doctor 

 said to himself, " I shall get nothing here." — the 

 gentleman, however, soon appeared, and when the 

 object of the Doctor's visit was made known to 

 him — he approved of the plan, an.d handed him a 

 bill, which the Doctor received without examina- 

 tion, expressed his gratitude and retired. Having 

 arrived at his lodgings, on looking at the bill, he 

 found, to his astonishment, that it was for 50 

 pounds — presuming his economical benefactor htid 

 made a mistake of 50 for 5, he, as an honest mitn, 

 returned v/ith the bill to the donor, who assured 

 hiin, that he had made no mistake — "But," said 

 the gentleman, " it is you, who have made the mis- 

 take — the conversation which you overheard, res- 

 pecting the remnant of the candle, gave yon a 

 wrong impression — it is that system of habitual 

 economy, which enables mc to contribute liberally 

 to the promotion of benevolent and charitable ob- 

 jects." 



Jslethod of fading the Course of the Air when the 

 JVhid is Slilt. — Place a basin of water in a free 

 exposure, throw a red hot cimler into it, and ob- 

 serve how the smoke which it produces inclines. 

 Sailors throw a live coal into the sea for the same 

 purpose, and al-o wet a finger, hold it up in the 

 air, and then by feeling which part becomes (by 

 evaporation) cool, they judge of the direction of 

 the current of air. An instrument on the last 

 principle has been invented by Dr B. M. M. Fos- 

 ter. — Mec. Mag. 



The Ellsworth Courier states, that there is in 

 Washington county. Me. a farmer 70 years of 

 age, who carries on the farming business on a 



and 



large scale, and who, to ascertain when )iis bodi- 

 ly energies begin to fail, is accustomed to jump 

 over a four feet fence on his premises, several 

 times a year. This is what Shakspeare calls a 

 the two young men, now brothers, stepped out to [ green old age— frosty, but kindly. 



A'dchokf, Green Glotie 

 Asparagus, Devonslnre 

 Graviseiid 

 Hattersea 

 barge white reading 

 Beans, {26 varieties,) including 

 the English broad beans 

 ilwarfs. pole, ifee. 

 Beets, true bong Blood 



Early hlnod 'J'nrnif) 

 Early White Scarcity 

 French Sugar, or Ambei 

 Orange 



Green, {for soups, &c.} 

 Borerote 



Broroli. Early White 

 Early Purple 

 barge Cape 

 Brussels ^prmtts 

 Cabbage, Early York 

 Early Dutch 

 Early Sugarloaf 

 Early Lou. Baliersea 

 Early Emperor 

 Early Wellinglon 

 Large Brrgen, &e. 

 Large Cape Savoy 

 Large Scotch 

 Large Geeen Glazed 

 Large Laie Drumhead 

 Tiee.or IflOO headed 

 Green Globe Savoy 

 Red Dutch 

 Yellow Savoy 

 Turnip Rooted, &c. 

 Russian 

 Late Imperial 

 Late Sugarloaf 

 Cardoon 

 Carrots, .\!tringham 



Early Flora, (for table) 

 ninoll Red 

 Lemon 

 Long Orange 

 Canlijloir-'r , Early and Late 

 Celerij, While solid 



Rose colored solid 

 Italian 



Celeriac.or turnip rooted 

 riirrril 

 Chirrs 



Corn Salad, or Vellikost 

 Cress, Cnrled or Peppergrass 

 Inroad leaved or Garden 

 Water 

 Cucumber, F'arly Frame 



E.irly "Green Cluster 

 .Siiort I'rickly 

 Long Prickly 

 I^ong Green Turkey 

 Long While Turkey 

 Long White Spiiied 

 Small Girkin, t^'C. 

 Egg Plant, Purple 

 White 

 Endire, Green 



While Curled 

 Pn-oftd leaved Batavian 

 Garden [iitruet 

 Gai lie ^rlts 



Indian Corn, (several varieties) 

 Purple curled 

 Green curled Scotch 

 Xeei, London 



Large Scotch 

 ■Ldtuce, Early Curled Silesia 

 Large Green head 

 Royal Cape (fine) 

 Imperial 

 liardy Green 

 Brown Dutch 

 Grand Admiral 

 Tenn^sball, or Rose 

 Drumhead 

 IVIagiium Bonum Cos 

 Bath Cos 

 Ice Cos 



^Vhi^e Cos, or Loaf 

 Green Cos 

 Melon, Pino Apple 

 Green Cilrou 

 Persian 

 Nutmeg 



Large Canteleupo 

 Pouiegrair.ue, or Musk 

 Carolina Water 

 Long Island Waaler 

 Afiplc seeded Water 

 Marjoram 



Mns'ard, While r.ad Brown 

 IVaslltrtinni 

 Mangel Wurt!:el 

 Olcra 



Onions, Potato 

 Tree 



White Portugal 

 Y^ellow 

 Large Red 

 Pttrs/fy, Siberian 



DwarfCurled 

 Curled or Double 

 Parsnip, Large Dutch swelling 

 Peas, Early Washington 

 Early double blossomed 

 Early Frame 

 Early Golden Hotspur 

 Early Charlton 

 Early Strawberry Dwarf 

 D\varf Blue Imperial 

 Dwarf Blue Prussian 

 D\\arf Spanish, or Fan 

 Dwarf Marrowfat 

 Dwarf Si:gar 

 RJatchless.orTali illarrow 

 Knighi'sTall Marrow 

 Tall Crooked pod Sugar 

 Peppers, Long or tJayenne 

 IVinato, or Squash 

 Cherry. (West India) 

 Pnmphiits, Fine Family 



Connectieul Field 

 Mnmmolh 

 Radish, F.atly Frame 



Shori top Scarlet 

 Long Salmon 

 Purple Short Top 

 Long \vhile,or Naples 

 Cherry 

 Violet colored 

 White Turnip RoolM 

 Black Fall or Spaoisli 

 Rhubarb Roots, (for taits) 

 Ruta Ba^a 



Salsafy, or vegetable oyster 

 Sea Kale 

 Skirret 

 Saffron, 



Spinach, New Zealand 

 Prickly, or Fall 

 Roundleaved summer 

 Sage 



Squash, Early bush summer 

 Long Crook Neck 

 Vegeiable Marrow 

 Acorn &c. 

 To7natos 



Turnij>s,eiiv^y white Dutch 

 Early Garden Stone 

 W hilc Flat, or Globe 

 Large Eng. NorlblK 

 Long Tankard 

 Long Yellow French 

 Yellow iMaltese 

 Yellow Aberdeen 

 "iVllovv Sione 

 Yellow Swedish 

 Dedham 

 Thyme — Sweet Basil— Btme- 

 set — Lavender — Rosemary — 

 Hyssop — Wormwood — Sum- 

 mer Savory— -Penny royal- 

 Spikenard— Dill— Balm-Tan- 

 sy — Bene, &e. 



Jl Situation Tf'anted, 

 For a young man and his wife in a private family. 41 febjt' 



