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MISCELLANY 



THE MOWER. 

 I'm a father of ploughmen, a son of the soil, 

 And mylifc never tires, for my pleasure is toil — 

 There are worse stains to bear than the sweat on the 



• brow. 

 And worse things to follow, my fiieud, than the plough. 



What is sorrow .' I think such a matter tlicie is, 

 But to me it showed never its ill-looking phiz. 

 Wliat is want ! To be idle, to steal, and to lie,— 

 And sickness ? the Doctor can tell, but not I. 



I suppose I must come to the scratch though at last. 

 For Time has a scythe that would cut down a mast, 

 Though now on the borders of three score and ten, 

 Your corners I cut, and can do it again. 



If the best of you willing to try with me feels. 

 Let hira strip to the cotton, and look to his heels — 

 Through the clover and timothy look at my swath. 

 Like the wake of a frigate,— stand out of my path. 



Sos. Cour. 



NEW ENGLAND FARMER. 



Temptation. — Dr Radcliffe, attending one of his 

 most intimate friends in a dangerous illness, refused, 

 with an unusual strain of generosity, to take a fee. 

 The patient insisted ; but the doctor was positive. — 

 When the cure was performed, and the physician 

 about to take his leave, ' Sir,' said his friend, ' in this 

 purse I have put every day's fee; nor must your 

 goodness get the better of my gratitude.' The doc- 

 tor eyed the purse, counted the days in a moment, 

 and then stretching forth his hand, said, ' Well, I 

 can hold out no longer ; single, 1 could have resisted 

 them for a twelve-month ; but altogetlier, they are 

 irresistible.— ^/iiopt. 



EPIGRAM. 



From llie Greek Anthology (Author unknown) 

 A Miser saw a little mouse 

 Running about his empty house; 

 And 'iiousey !' says he, 'pretty dear. 

 Tell me what errand brings you here.' 

 Then squatting in a distant nook. 

 The mouse replied with merry look, 

 ' Fear not, good sir ! to waste your hoard, 

 I come to lodge, and not to board.' 



ON A DANDV. 



A Dandy is a chap that would 

 Be a young lady if he could ; 

 But as he can't, does all he can. 

 To show the world he's not a man. 



FOR THE NEW EKGLAND FARMER. 



Who can behold the unbounded goodness of God, 

 in the wonderful works of nature, impressed with 

 a deeper sense of gratitude, than the Farmer .' 

 When he rises witli the lark, and looks around his 

 rural habitation, beholding liis fields waving in 

 magnificent splendor, and the bleating flocks of his 

 pasture, has he not the strongest proof of an all- 

 wise and beneficent Benefactor ? Truly, the far- 

 mer cannot but feel a realizing sense of his entire 

 dependence on tlie great Giver and Preserver of 

 all, when he witnesses the many rich favors and 

 blessings, wliich the Almighty hand is continually 

 showerinn' down upon him, — with what emotions of 

 gratitude must he feel impressed, when he beholds 

 all nature tuning her note to the praise of tiie great 

 Author of all good. M. L. G. 



Sir Stamford Raffles' children had imbibed from 

 him those tastes it was his pleasure to cultivate ; thus 

 it will not be wondered at, even at their early age, 

 that two young tigers and a bear were for sometime 

 in the children's apartments, under the charge of 

 their attendant, without being confined in cages ; — 

 and it was rather a curious scene to see the children, 

 the bear, the tigers, a blue mountain, and a favorite 

 cat, all playing together — the parrot's beak being 

 the only object of awe to the whole party. — Ibid. 



A cure for the Ague and Fever, that has never 

 fatted in 500 cases. l-'2 oz. of cloves, 1-2 oz. 

 cream tartar, 1 oz. of Peruvian bark, well pulver- 

 ised. Put them into a bottle of the best port wine, 

 and take the decoction or tincture on the well days, 

 as fast as the stomach will receive it. As there are 

 now more persons afflicted with the fever and ague 

 than at any other period, in the opinion of the fac- 

 ulty, the publication of the above recipe will entitle 

 you to the thanks of numbers who now labor un- 

 der that disorder. — Washingtoyi County Adv. 



A correspondent of a Provincial paper has fa- 

 vored the editor with the following splendid effu- 

 sion in praise of his beloved, who had at her own 

 disposal £200 : 



'The moon has got a bright round face. 



And so hast thou, my love, luo : 

 The stars shine brightly in their place, 



And sodostthou, my dove, too: 

 Thy eyes shine splendidly within their sockets, 

 Blore splendid still the shiners in thy pockets.' 



Plurality of Jf'ives. — A sailor, named William 

 Burch, who was committed last week by the magis- 

 trates at the Thames Police Office for polygamy, he 

 having three wives living, and being on the point of 

 marrying the fourth — appears to have studied the 

 following verse, from a popular sea-song, to some 

 purpose: 



' I have a wife at Portsmouth gates, 



Another at Goree ; 

 A Copper color at the Straits, 



And a Black at St Lucie.' Ibid. 



Aug. 10 . 1S31. 



Medical School in Boston. 

 The Medical Lectures of Harvard University deliver- 

 ed in Boston will be commenced in the Autumn, at the 

 usual period, viz. on the third Wednesday in October. 

 Tliey will be continued four months. 



This extension in the term of the Lectures has been 

 thought necessary to afford time ior such a course of in- 

 struction and demonstration, as is deemed by ihe Faculty 

 to be requisite, under the advantages which have recent- 

 ly accrued to the School. 



The Legislature of Massachusetts, with an enlighten- 

 ed liberality, which does honor to our age and country, 

 have extended the protection of law to the cultivation of 

 Anatomy witiiin tliis Commonwealth. The advantages 

 which will hence result to students resorting to this 

 school will be sufficiently obvious. It will be tlie aim of 

 the Professors to carry into effect the intentions of the 

 Legislature, in such a manner as to evince at the same 

 time their respect for the rights of liumanity, and their 

 interest in the promotion of the healing art. 



The opportunities tor practical instruction at the Mas- 

 sachusetts General Hospital continue undiminished. 

 The course of Lectures will be — 

 On Anatomy and Surgery, by Dr Warren. 

 " Chemistry, by Dr Webster. 

 " Materia Medica, by Dr Bigelow. 

 " Obstetrics and Medical Jurisprudence, by Dr Chan- 



ning. 

 " Theory and Practce of Physic and on Clinical Me- 

 dicine, by Dr Jackson. 



WALTER CHANXING, 

 Dean of the Faculty of McilictTie. 

 Boston, Jime 15, \B3\. 6t* julylC 



Good Pilotage. — Nothing is more amusing than 

 the alacrity of Irishmen in getting into scrapes, and 

 the happy naivete and blunders, with which they en- 

 deavor to extricate themselves. 



A captain of a man of war, newly appointed to a 

 ship on the Irisli station, took the precaution, in ' beat- 

 ing out' of harbor, to apprise the pilot that he was 

 totally unacquainted with the coast, and therefore he 

 must rely entirely on the pilot's local knowledge for 

 the safety of his ship. 



' You are perfectly sure, pilot,' said the captain, 

 'you are well acquainted with the coast.' 



' Do I know my own name, Sir?' 



' Well, mind I warn you not to approach too near 

 the shore.' 



Lynn Mineral Spring Hotel, 



Ten miles from Boston, Six from Salem, and Five from Nahant. 



The subscriber most respectfully begs leave to inform 

 his friends and the public that he continues to keep that 

 delightful Summer retreat, the Lynn Mineral Spring 

 Hotel, which it will be his object to tender a genteel 

 and pleasant resort for Boarders, Parties of Pleasure, 

 transient Visitors, &.C. 



The salubrious qualities of the waters of this celebra- 

 ted Spring — the beautiful lake, on the borders of which 

 the establishment is situated, abounding with fish of va- 

 rious descriptions, and surrounded with the most wild 

 and romantic scenery — splendid Boats for sailing or fish- 

 ing — Bathing rooms on the margin of the lake, where the 

 warm or cold bath may at any time be taken — the de- 

 lightful situation of the House, wi'h its cmnfortabie and 

 well furnished apartments, with the fruit and flower Gar- 

 dens adjoi»ing, are attractions for those in pursuit of 

 health or pleasure, raiely excelled if equalled in any 

 part of the country. 



Every exertion shall be made to merit a continuance 

 of that patronage which has been so liberally bestowed. 



July 20. JAMES W. BARTON. 



Cocoons If'anted. 

 The Subscriber will pay cash fcr Cocoon: 



' Now make yourself asy, Sir ; in troth you may i 50 cents, according to quality. 



go to bed if you plase, 



' Then, shall we stand on ?' 



'Why, what else would we do?' 



' Yes, but there mm/ be hidden dangers which you 

 know nothing about.' 



'Dangers ? — I like to see the dangers dar hide 

 themselves from SIick,^Sure, don't I tell you I know 

 every rock on the coast ; {here the ship strikes) ' and 

 that's one of 'em I' — Ibid. 



An English lady being asked by a German on what 

 account she drank the waters of the Spa, replied 

 in French, ' Parceque je n' ai point d' esprit.' She 

 meant to say because she was out o( spirits ; but, by 

 a mistake in her French, she said, ' Because I have 

 no understanding.' Doctor .Johnson used to laugh 

 heartily at this, and say it was the reason why most 

 people frequented watering-places. 



Frederic II. met the Bishop of F,rmeland soon after 

 he had despoiled him of a large part of his revenue, 

 and after saying that he was his friend, notwith- 

 standing what liad happened, asked him if he retain- 

 ed sufficient good will to hide him under his bish- 

 op's mantle, in case St Peter should refuse to admit 

 his royal person into Paradise. ' Sire,' replied the 

 bishop, ' that will scarce be possible. Your majesty 

 has cut my mantle too short to admit of carrying any 

 cotitraband goods under it.' 



Dedham, July 15th, 18.31. 



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