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NEW ENGLAND FARMER. 



May 2, 1832. 



BI I S C E J^ L A N Y 



The following is from the Edinburgh Literary Jour- 

 nal, which vouches for its having been written •by the 

 noble author some years ago. 



HVMN. 



BY THE LORD CHANCELLOR. 



"There is a God," all nature cries; 



A thousand tongues proclaim 

 His Arm almighty, .Mind all-wise, 

 And bid each voice in chorus rise 



To magnify his name. 

 Thy name great Nature's Sire divine. 



Assiduous we adore ; 

 Rejecting godheads, at whose shrine 

 Benighted nations blood and wine 



In vain libations pour. 



Yon countless worlds in boundless space, 



Myriads of miles each hour 

 Their mighty orbs as curious trace, 

 As the blue circle studs the face 



Of that enamell'd flower. 



But Thou, too, mad'st that flowrft gay. 



To glitter in the dawn ; 

 The hand that tired the lamp of day, 

 The blazing comet launched avyay, 



Painted the velvet lawn. 



As falls the sparrow to the ground, 



Obedient to thy will, 

 By the same law those globes move round 

 Each drawing each, yet all still found 



One order to fulfil. 



FOR THE NEW ENGLAND FARMER. 



BROTHER JONATHAN'S ADVICE TO 



HIS SON. 

 Well, Charles, the long wished for day has ar- 

 rived ; from this time you are no longer under my 

 care an<l control ; you are now your cftvu man, 

 and the world is before you. Such has been your 

 obedience, industry, and deportment, during your 

 minority, that I have full confidence that you will 

 never willingly place a thorn in my pillow ; but 

 that you will, by industry, integrity and honesty, 

 play the man, and thereby establisli a character 

 for yourself. 



As you have been educated in the habits of 

 temperance and industry, I need not say much on 

 that score ; yet it cannot be too often repeated, 

 that at all events, shun the haunts of idlers, dram 

 shops, and all places of dissipation, as it is not rep- 

 utable to be seen at such places e.\cept on imperi- 

 ous necessity. 



For your general conduct in society : be pleas- 

 ant and obliging to your equals and inferiors; re- 

 spectful to your superiors and seniors; sincere 

 and upright with all. Avoid contention and strife, 

 and shun all bad company. Despise not the poor 

 and decrepit ; show pity to the unfortunate, and 

 extend charity to the needy, especially to those 

 who are worthy to receive it. Small injuries 

 treat with silent contempt — never retaliate, but 

 manfully defend yourself when necessary. 



Regard virtue as the great ornament of man ; 

 govern your passions. Let your language be pure 

 and speak with deliberation. Shun the unfruitful 

 works of darkness of every kind, and let your con- 

 duct be such as will bear the light of day. 



Should you be in the employment of another, 



be faithful to the man ; remembering, always, that 

 is business is your business and that his interest, 

 in a sense, is your interest. Pry not into the se- 

 crets of your neighbors, but keep your own and 

 the man's with whom you may live. 



Should you go into any business yourself— pur- 

 sue it early and late with resolution, and never put 

 off anything to be done tomorrow, that ought to 

 be done today. Never be above your business, 

 nor let your business drive you.; personally super- 

 intend it ; and let your uniform industry be a pat- 

 tern for those whom you may employ or have un- 

 der your care. Let your conmiands be under- 

 stood and promptly obeyed. 



As to dress — let it be decent and according to | ~*^^ 

 your employjnent. Be not anxious to follow the 

 fashions, but remember that cleanliness is a cardi- 

 nal virtue. Never judge the: character of a man 

 by his external appearance. 



Punctuality is of the utmost consequence ; by it 

 you may draw money (should you wish) at any 

 time from your neighbor's pockets. 



Let your accounts be accurately kept, both 

 debt and credit, and settle often. Reckon with 

 ourself once a year, perhaps about the first of 

 January is the best time. Make a close calcula- 

 tion and see in what latitude you are sailing ; see 

 where you have missed a figure, and let tliose er- 

 rors be as beacons and landmarks to warn you in 

 future. For the neglect of such reckoning, and 

 running on in a supp.bsed prosperous course, many 

 have been shipwrecked and ruined. Small debts 

 and interest are too often overlooked by debtors, 

 but creditors nevei' forget them ; hence bring 

 them all into the reckoning, whether for or against ; 

 they'often make a large item in the general ac- 

 count. 



Should you build a house, let it be no larger 

 than is necessary for the piu-pose dcsignetl ; for 

 buildings in the country larger than are necessary 

 are jioor property ; but in any case, let the cellar 

 be as large us the frame. 



Have an o])inion of your own, but ever keep 

 your mind open to conviction. Never despise a 

 man because he differs in opinion from you. As 

 to religious matters — be no stranger to your Bible, 

 and form your creed from its pages, but not from 

 the oj)inions of men. As to politics — endeavor to 

 understand in some measure, the government in 

 which you live, and the character and motives of 

 the men who direct it. Never give your vote to 

 a man who is unworthy to receive it ; and disdain 

 the man who would so disgrace human nature, as 

 to sell his vote for a glass of rum. 



Should you have the misfortune, by miscalcu- 

 lation, ti-eachery of others, or otherwise, to fail, 

 compound with your creditors, be honest, deliver 

 up all and begin the world anew. But remember, 

 Charles, that a debt is not morally paid when the 

 creditor relinquishes, reluctantly, a part to save the 

 remainder ; therefore, I say, be honest, and should 

 you ever after be able, ])ay those creditors both 

 principal and interest to the last cent ; and show 

 to the world tliat you have acted the. man and not 

 the knave. 



Lastly. Sliould you, some time hence, thiid? of 

 entering into a family state, be not in a hurry ; let 

 judgment control fancy. A thorough understand- 

 ing of the business of the kitchen is of the greatest 

 importance to any lady ; to say the least, the lady 

 who is unacquainted with this important accom- 

 plishment, is continually liable to imposition by her 

 servants. The sound of the gridiron to a hungry 



man, is better music than that of the ])iano. Seek 

 one who is prudent and discreet, in v\ hum there 

 is neatness and good sense ; such a one is of 

 " great price." " Dignity and honor," in domestic 

 life, " are her clothing and on Iier tongue is the 

 law of kindness." But mark tlie reverse ; " It is 

 better," said the wise prince, "to dwell in the 

 corner of the house top," or, if you please, in one 

 end of the garret, where motherwort and tansey 

 and many useless combustible matters are promis- 

 cuously thrown together, " than with a brawling 

 woinan in a wide house," where all the capacious 

 rooms arc richly garnished with the best of furni- 

 ture. 



Tall Meadow Oats Grass, &c. 



THIS day nk-civtd" at the New EtiRlnnd Seed Store, 

 50h North Market street, by .1. li. Russell : 



A fresh supply of Tall Meadow Oats Grass Seed, so 

 valuable on thin .wils for eiiher a hay crop or for grazing. 

 Taylor, a distinguished farmer, says of it, " It is 

 the hardiest grass I have ever seen ; and bears drought 

 and frost, and heat and cold, better than any 1 have ever 

 cultivated. It keeps possession of the ground in spite of 

 severe grazing. It furnishes ^letter grazing early in the 

 spring, late in the fall, and in dro'ight, than any grass 

 known to me; and if cut before the seed ripens, its hay 

 is as pbnsant and nutritive to stork, as any grass known 

 to me." — See also the opinion of Mr. Phinney, a most 

 judicious farmer, in the New England Farmer, vol. vii. 

 page 300. 



Also, — Lucerne Orcbard Grass, While and Red Clover, 

 Fowl Meadow, Barley .Buck Wheat, Spring Rye, Spring 

 Wheat, Broom Corn, Seed Corn, &.c. . IMarch 28. 



New American Gardener,— sixth edition. 



This day published by J. B. Russell and Carter & 

 Ilenilee : 



The New .American Gardener, a treatise on the culture 

 of Fruits, Vegetables, Flowers, Grape Vines, Strawber- 

 ries, Asparagus, kc. &c. By T. G. Fessenden, assisted 

 by several gentlemen. Sixth edition. Price $1 00. — 

 This we think may be considered the most popular and 

 practical work on Gardening, extant. March 28. 



Market Man wanted. 



A steady and industrious man, who is a good salesman 

 and ready reckoner, to take charge the present season, 

 of a Market Wagon to Salem, Lynn, and Marblehead 

 M.irkels. Preference will be given to one who is ac- 

 quainted with nrarketing in this vicinity. Application 

 may be made at the Reed farm in Lynn. 



Lynn, March 28, 1832. 4t 



Early Potatoes. 



FOR Sale at the Seed Store connected with the New 

 Ensl.md Farmer, 52 Nortli Market Street : 



A lew bushels of the prime, early I'otatoes, which 

 have taken ihe premium at the Massachusetts Horticul- 

 tural Society's Shows the two last'seasons ; and are con. 

 sidered the earliest variety in this vicinity. March 7. 



Published every Wednesd.iy Evfning, at^Sperannu 

 pavable at the end of tire .\ear — but those who pay withia 

 sixty days from the time of subsciibing, are entitled to a 

 deduction ot lifty ceirts. 



(CF No-paper wid be sent to a distance without payment 

 being made in advance. | 



Triritcd for J. B. Klsski.l, by I. R. Butts — by whom 

 all descriptions of Printini; c.nn be executed to meet the 

 wishes orcusti>meis. Orders for Printrn!^ received by J. B. 

 Russr.i.i., attire Agricultural Waieliouse, No. 52, Nortii 

 Market Street. 



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