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NEW ENGLAND FARMER. 



APRIl, 24, 1833. 



MISCELLANY. 



From Brainard's Poems. 

 SPRING. 



TO MISS ■ 



Other poets may muse on thy beauties, and sing 



Of thy birds and thy flowers, and tliy perfumes, sweet Spring! 



Tliey may wander enraptur'd by hills and by mountains, 



Or pensively pore by thy fresh gushing fountains 3 



Or sleep in the moonlight by favorite streams, 



Inspir'd by the whispering sylphs in tlieir dreams, 



And awake from their slumbers to hail the bright sun, 



When shining in dew the fresh morning comes on. 



But I've wet shoes and stockings, a cold in my throat. 



The head-ache, and tooth-ache, and quinsy to boot ; 



No dew from the caps of the flow'rets I sip,— 



'Tis nothing but boruset that moistens my lip ; 



Not a cress from the spring or the brook can be had : 



At morn, noon, and night, I get nothing but shad ; 



My whispering sylph is a broad-shoulder'd lass. 



And my bright sun — a warming pan made out of brass I 



Then be thou my genius ; for what can I do, 

 When I cannot see nature, but copy from you ? 

 If Spring be the season of beauty and youth, 

 Of health and of loveliness, kindness and truth ; 

 Of all that's inspiring, and all that is bright. 

 And all that is what we call /ks( about tiglit — 

 Why need I expose my sick muse to the weather. 

 When by going to you she will find all together ? 



ANKCDOTE OF SCHILI.ER. 



A GENTLEMAN that was Well acquainted with 

 the poet Schiller, informs me (says Dr. Beattie, in 

 his journal of a Residence in Germany) that in 

 order to assist the imagination in some of the rob- 

 ber scenes, he would at times shut himself up and 

 exclude every glimpse of day. At other times he 

 would hang his chamber with dark drapery, and 

 guiding his pen with a solitary taper, so stimulate 

 the imagination and jirosecute his work. 



CHEAP RECKONING. 



Some time since, a gentleman drove up to a tav- 

 ern in a gig, in one of our Ohio towns, and asked 

 the landlord if he could be accommodated for the 

 night ; being answered in the affirmative, he took 

 up his quarters, telling the landlord that he need 

 not give his horse any thing as he had plenty of 

 oats in his gig. In the morning he politely asked 

 for his 6)7/, when the landlord, (who had caught 

 such larks in his trap before,) presented the follow- 

 ing bill, to wit : — 



Mr. , Dr. 



To boot jack and slippers, nothing at all. 



To 3 glasses of water, nothing at all. 



To 3 hours fireside, nothing at all. 



To 5 anecdotes, nothing at all. 



To no hay, nothing at all. 



To lodging, 12^ cts. 



80AH 



Rec'd pajmenl in full — thank you, sir. 

 The gentleman went off in his gig, reading his 

 bill ; but what impression it made upon his nerv- 

 ous system, or his conduct at the next inn, I know 

 — Nothins; at all. 



A siNGnLARLY curious work, being an account 

 of the British Island prior to the invasion by Julius 

 Csesar, has U\tely been discovered in possession of 

 the Brahmins. In this valuable treasure of an- 

 tiquity, Britain was called by a name which signi- 

 fies the Holy Land ; the Thames, the Isis, and other 

 rivers, ate called by names similar to the present 

 ones ; and Stonehenge is described as a great 

 Hindoo Temple. The Asiatic Society at Calcutta 

 are said to be prtrparing for publication a transla- 

 tion of this interesting manuscript. 



CURE FOR THE tAZY FEVER. 



The following amusing extract is taken from 

 an old Book on Physic, entitled " The Breviary of 

 Health, by Andrew Boorde, Phisyche Doctoure, 

 an Englishman, anno, 1557." 



" The 151 chapitre doth shew of an e\'yll fever, 

 the which doth combat young persons named the 

 fever burden (lazy fever). Among all the fevers, 

 I had almost forgotten the fever burden with 

 which many yonge men, yong women, maydens, 

 and other yonge persons, bee sore infected now a 

 dayes. The cause of this infirmitee: — This fever 

 doth come naturally, or else by evyll and slothful 

 bringing up. If it to come by nature, then the 

 fever is incurable; for it can never get out of the 

 flesh thitt is bred in the bone. If it come by sloth- 

 ful bringing up, it may be helped by dilligent la- 

 bor. A remedy: There is nothyng for the fever 

 burden, as is tmgentum haculinum : that is to say 

 take a stick or wand, of a yard of length and more, 

 and let it be as great as a man's fynger, and with 

 it anoyiit the back and shoulders well, morning 

 and evening, and do this 21 days, and if this fever 

 wyl not be helpn in that tyme, let them be aware 

 of wagginge on the gallows : and whyles they do 

 take theyr medicine, put in lubberwort in thcyr 

 potage. 



The Restoration of the Jews to the city of Jeru- 

 salem and to their long lost and lovely country 

 that " flowed with milk and honey," it is said, is 

 about becoming a very serious point of considera- 

 tion among the cabinets of Europe. The com- 

 plicated state of Turkish affairs, and the dread 

 that Russia may acquire a footing on the Bos- 

 phorus and Asia Minor, have led the cabinets of 

 Europe to inquire into the propriety of establish- 

 ing an independent sovereignty in Palestine, as 

 they have already done in Greece. 



THE BENEVOLENT QUAKER. 



Doctor P., a Quaker of Philadelphia, is very 

 kind to the poor. In the times of sickness, pro- 

 duced by whatever cause, he is always ready and 

 willing to assist them. His benevolence, in such 

 cases, extends farther than his gratuitous services 

 as a physician. Of course he is beloved. 



Our streets are frequently somewhat crowded 

 with building materials — so much so as often, at 

 particular places, to prevent two vehicles from 

 passing each other, if the driver of either is dis- 

 posed to be obstinate. 



As the doctor was one day proceeding to visit 

 a patient, his progress was impeded by a dray — 

 the driver of which had stopped his horse in one of 

 those narrow passages. After waiting several min- 

 utes the doctor requested the drayman to allow 

 him to pass. The latter who had heard of, but 

 did not know the former, poured forth a volley of 

 the vilest abuse upon the "straight coat," and 

 swore he would not move till he thought proper. 



"Well, friend," said the doctor, "all I have to 

 observe is this: if thee should get sick, or if thy 

 family should ever be in distress, send for Dr. P. 

 and he will do all he can to assist thee." 



I need scarcely say ihat the heart of the dray- 

 man was subdued by the kindness of the man he 

 had abused. He was ashamed of his conduct — 

 stammered an apology, and removed the obstruc- 

 tion as speedily as possible. 



How true it is, that "a soft tongue breaketh the 

 bone." If the doctor had cursed the drayman till 



midniglit, he would have received nought but 

 cursing and blows in return. This may be thought 



a small matter, but it furnishes a useful lesson. 



Christian JMes. 



IiEAD. 



SHEET LEAD, of all dimensions; Pig Lead ; Lead Pipe 

 of all sizes ; Copper and Cast Iron Pumps, constantlv for sale 

 by ALBERT FEARING & CO. No. 1, City Wharf. 



Boston, March 13, lS;i'J. if 



FOR SALE, 



THAT valuable country seat and farm formerly o«iied by 

 E. H. llcrby and J. Crowninshield, Esqrs., and lately by Col. 

 Endicciii. situated in Danvcrs, within two miles of Salem and 

 tifteen of Boston. The buildings are in good repair, spacious 

 and elegant, and convenient for a genteel family, and also for a 

 farmer's, with barns, stables, &c., attached. There is an ex- 

 cellent garden, containing a gi-eat variety of choice fruits, 

 shrubs :uk1 flowers and a tasteful summer hou.se. The farm is 

 in a high state of cultivation, well watered and enclosed — it 

 produces large crops of hay, grain, and vegetables, besides ap- 

 ples, pears, peaches, apricots, plums, qumces and cherries ; 

 there is a nursery of young fruit trees, and a plantation of 

 5000 White Mulberries. 1 ne place has many advantages, and 

 is the most desirable country retreat in the vicinit}^. The build- 

 ing and garden, with from 10 to 100 acres of land, as the pur- 

 chaser may choose, are ofiered on liberal and accommodating 

 terms. Apply at this oflSce, or to AMOS KING. 



Danvcrs, March 27, 1833. 



MRS. P.\RMENT1ER at the Horticultural Botanic Garden, 

 Brooklvn. L. I. ofiers for sale a choice collection of Pear, Ap- 

 ple. Peach. Plum, Cherry, Quince, and other Fruit Trees. 

 Grapi- Vines. OrnameniiU Trees and Shrubs. Greenhouse 

 and Herbaceous Plants at moderate prices. 



At. so the Genuine Morus Multicaulis or Chinese Mulberry, 

 of which any quantity not exceeding ten thousand can be fur- 

 nished at reasonable prices. 



Orders may be sent by mail directed to Mrs. P. or left at 

 Mr. Geo. C. Barrett, Agricultural Warehouse, 52 North Mar- 

 ket street Boston. 



Ci M20 



FARM FOR SALE. 



A FARM pleasantly situated in Dorchester, 5J miles from 

 Roston, contaming about 1(K) acres of excellent land well fenced 

 with stone wall, with a Dwelling-house, Farm-house and a 

 large Barn with a large cellar under the same, all in good re- 

 pair. Has on it over 500 fruit trees of grafted and choice qual- 

 ilies,— is abundantly supplied witli waler It will be sold on 

 aroommodaling terms or exchanged for real estate in Boston. 

 For further particulars inquire atNo. 12, South Market Street, 

 Boston. April 3. 



-HTHITE MCI.BERRY TREES. 



FOR SALE 5000 Large White Mulberrv Trees, inquire at 

 this Otficc. If m27 



NOTICE. 



ARRANGEMENTS have been made to secure the Im- 

 ported Horse Numidia for the ensuing season at the Ten hill 

 slock farm. episif April 3. 



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