NEW ENGLAND FARMER. 



October 3. 1833. 



Miscellany 



THE POET'S SONG TO HIS WIFE. 



BV BAHRY CORNWALL,. 



How many summers, love, 



Have I been thine ? 

 How many days, thou dove, 



Hast thou been mine ? 

 Time, like a winged wind 



When't bends the fiowei's. 

 Hath left no mark behind, 



To count the hours ! 



Some weight of thought, though lotli. 



On thee he leaves; 

 Some lines ol care roiind both. 



Perhaps he weaves ; 

 Some fears—a soft regret 



For joys scarce known ; 

 Sweet looks, we half forget. 



All else is flown ! 

 Ah! with what thankless heart 



1 mourn and sing, 

 Look where your children start 



Like sudden spring ; 

 With tongues all sweet and low, 



Like a pleasant rhyme, 

 They tell how much 1 owe. 



To thee and thine ! 



all readers of a history which " the world lias by 

 heart." On many other occasions he was equally 

 efficient, though he did not happen to be at any titrie 

 en^ao-ed in fighting the enemy in the field. TWo 

 of^'hi's brotliers were at Bunker Hill. Universaly 

 respected hy his fellow citizens for his sou id 

 judgment, his energy, his industry, his pill: ic 

 spirit, his cordial benevolence, and, above all, )r 

 that staunch old fashioned honesty which kniw 

 no shadow of turning — his gray hairs were crow i- 

 ed with the praise of a Patriot, and his death w h 

 the peace of a Christian. He came to his gra| 

 at the venerable age-of 84. — Boston Courier. 



How to prepare Men for the State Prison.- - 

 Governor Lincoln of Massachusetts in one of I s 

 messages says of the State Prison at Chailestow : 

 " A most instructive result is also produced hy t e 

 curious and critical investigations of theClmpla i, 

 into the characters and lives of these niiseral e 

 men. Of 250 convicts, whom his inquiries r - 

 spected, he ascertained that 156 were led by inter - 

 perance to the commission of the offences f r 

 which they suffer; that 182 of the first nientio 

 ed number had lived in the habitual nc^hct and i ■ 

 olalion of the Sabbaih ; 82 were permitted to gro ' 

 tip from infancy, iifithont any regular employmen 

 68 had been truants to their parents while in thi ■ 

 minority ; 61 could not write, and many wc B 

 wholly unable to read. The intimate connexi^i 

 and association of ignorance with vice, of di 



REUBEN BROWN. 

 Died at Concord, Mass. on the 25th iilt. Mr 

 Reuben Brown, a rare specimen of that hardy, in- 

 dustrious, intelhgent and fearless yeomanry which, 

 e,r,x, ir^ni-s airo was the glory of the Common- _ 



Paint Oil. 



TflE subscribers, in again advertising their Prepared 

 Paint Oil, respectl'ully solicit notice to the tollowing cer- 

 titicates. 



Dorchester, Sept. 1, 1832. 

 This i3 to certify, that I painted my house in Dorches- 

 ter, white, in June last, with Downer &. Aulin's Paint 

 Oil. It dried well, with a good gloss, and there is every 

 indication that it will be a very lasting coat ; it paints a 

 very clear white, and will go f.iithcr, or cover more sur- 

 face, than an equal quantity of Linseed Oil. 



THOMAS MOSELEY. 

 Dorchester, Sept 5, 1832. 

 This is to certify, that 1, the subscriber, painted my 

 lio\ise and out buildings white, in May l.ist, with Messrs 

 Downer & Aus'.in's Prepared Paint Oil ; said Oil has 

 proved perfectly satisfactory. I shall give it the prefer- 

 ence to any Oil I have ever used, for any future outside 

 painting : have not used it in-doors. 



JOSHUA GARDNER. 

 This is to certify, that I had my house painted with 

 Downer & Austin's Paint Oil, in M.nxli last, and ground 

 part of the lead in the same oil, and found it to dry well, 

 with a good gloss, and up to this date there is no change. 

 DAiNlEL CHANDLER. 

 Lexington, Sept. 2, 1832. 



This is to certify, that I used Messrs Downer and Aus- 

 tin's Paint Oil, for painting several of my buildings, sit- 

 uated in Dorchester, in June last, and found it to dry 

 well, with a tough coat and good gloss, which still con- 

 tinues, and I am decidedly of opinion that it will be very 

 1 durable. I have observed that it will spread over a great 

 deal more surface than an equal quantity of Linseed Oil. 

 BL.NiJ. B.LEEDS. 

 This may certify, that I have used Messrs Downer & 

 Austin's Prepared Paint Oil, and am well saiistied with 

 it^ use, finding it to dry well, give a good body and gloss, 

 and I have no doubt of its durability. 

 Boston, Sept. 1, 1832. J. R. NEWELL. 



Dorchester, Sept. 2, 1832. 



hiteness with outrages upon the laws, are here dl- Dorchester, Sept. 2, 1832. 



tinctly traced, and famish an impressive lessth -pijjj jj t^ certify, that I had my dwelling house and 



upon the importance of knowledge and tenipeU out buildings, in Dorchester, painted white in .May last, 



ancc to individual welfare and social order, whidk wiih Downer & Austin's Paint Oil, and (bund it to dry 



should give a thrilling excitement to the advance-' 



wealth and the 



who was a native of Sudbury and a gran<lson of 

 the first minister of that ancient settlement, remov- 

 ed to Concord about the year 1771,, and was of 

 course just in season to witness the earliest scenes 

 of the great Drama of the Age. He did witness 

 them literally, indeed, for on the eventful morning 

 of the 19th of April, long before day-break, he was 

 on his way, alone, at the request of some of the 

 Concord autIiorities,to reconnoitre the advance of 

 the British to Lexington. He reached the " Com- 

 mon" jnst as they were seen marching up the 

 Boston road. He advised the American officers, 

 who were wholly unprepwcd to meet an enemy, 

 to withdraw ; but they declined, chiefly from the 

 firm belief, which their men shared with them, 

 that the British would never think of firing upon 

 them at all events. Mr Brown waited to see the 

 issue of the meeting— the blooil of the first mar- 

 tyrs of American liberty— and he then returned 

 rapidly to Concord and reported progress. His 

 work had now but commenced. His shop was 

 closed— a large saddler's establishment in whicli 

 he bad already fitted out si-vcral companies of 

 cavalry and infantry— and then his house— stand- 

 ing on the main road in the village— and his wife 

 with her infant children instructed to manage 

 for herself in the woods north of the town, with 

 many other females and infirm people of the 

 place. Mr Brown then mounted his horse again, 

 it being now about day-break, and commenced 

 the task of alarming the neighboring country. 

 And his efforts will need no comment when we 

 say that he rode that day about 120 miles in the 

 performance of this noble duty. The result of 

 the exertions in which no single man probably 



ousand patriotic Citizen and Magistrate." 



Legal Impudence. — Esq. Brazenface, who we 

 have stated to be notorious for abusing witnesses, 

 was one day examining a man, before the court, 

 respecting soine corn, and as usual, insulted him 

 with a thousand questions irrelevant to the case, 

 when the following dialogue ensued. 



Esq. B. What do you know respecting this 

 corn ? 



Witness. I helpeil plant it and sow it, sir. 



Esq.B. What else? 



Wit. When it was ripe, I helped gather it in- 

 to the barn, helped luisk it, and carried some of it 

 to the mill to be ground. 



Esq.B. ([n an angry tone.) Then what did 

 you do with the husks? 



Wit. I gave some of them to my horse, some 

 to my cow, and some to my hogs, and if you had 

 been there, you should have had your share of 

 them. 



A general burst of laughter was heard all round 

 the court-house, and Esq. Brazenface sat down in 

 mortification and chaurin. — Ind. Balance. 



We were quite amused the other day with an 

 answer given by a green looking chap to several 

 boys who were standing around him. He said, 

 " What looks the most like half a cheese''" They 

 immediately set their wits to work. Some guess- 

 ed the moon, others a grindstone split open, but 

 finally gave it up. " Why, you darned chowder- 

 heads, it's the other half, don't you know." 



Why are Adam and Eve the oldest sugar plant- 



well, bearing out a great gloss and forming atirmcoat; 

 ;loss still remains undiiiilni<hed, and there is no ap- 

 pearance of any change. I like it bellcr than any oil I 

 ever beiorc used, and have no doubt ii will lie very du- 

 rable. JOH.N FOX. 



I have used Downer &. Austin's Prepared Paint Oil on 

 my s<ed house and cottage in this tow n, and find it dries 

 with a fine tough coat, and more gloss than Linseed oil. 

 For outside painting, it is much more durable, as a given 

 quantity will cover more surface, or dilute a greater 

 quantity of lead than Linseed oil, and it possesses more 

 body, as its firm coat and real gloss plainly indicate. 



Lancaster, Sept. 14, lci32. J. B. KUSSELL. 



Nunieious other certificates could be procured attest- 

 ing to the strengih and superiority of this Oil for outsiile 

 p.iinling, but the above are deemed suffit ienl. At the 

 Oil Tactory can be seen a list of buildings in this city 

 and neighboiing towns, painted with the prepared Oil, 

 any of which can be readily designated hy the unusual 

 glots. One of the undersigned, (S. Down-r) had his 

 house, out buildings and fences painted white in March 

 last, and up lo this date there is no appearance of change, 

 and the gloss has not in the least diminished, clearly de- 

 DOling the strength of the 0:i, and promising great du- 

 rabflily. This Oii is found to cover about 25 per cent 

 more surface than an equal quantity of Linsetd Oil, in- 

 dependent of being 2-5 per cent cheaper in the price ; 

 as a corroboration of this fact, house No. 24 Atkinson 

 street was painted two corns with only 7 gallons and 3 

 qmrls— the house had not been painted lor SLVenteen 

 years, and now has a gooil gloss. It will also paint a 

 much clearer, better white, as the Oil is very light, ami 

 does not color tlie lead in using. 



Farther delails and facts, showing the incre.ising de- 

 mand, will be given on application at the Oil Factory, 

 head of Foster's wharf. DOWNER & AUSTIN. 



bore so active a part as himself, is well known to ers? Because they were the first to raise Cain 



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 sixty dajs from the time of subscribing, are entitled to a 

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Printed for J, B. Russell, by 1. R. BoTrs-by whom 

 all descriptions nf Printing can be executed tn meet the 

 wishes of customers. Orders for Printing received by J. B. 

 Russell, at the Agricultural Warehouse, Mo. 52. North 

 Market Street. 



