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NEW ENGLAND FARMER. 



^tsccllaHtrs. 



FOR THE NEW E^CLAND FARMER. 



MUSINGS. 



Where now are all those brightly tinted dreams 



Which in my youthful moments charmed my soul '! 



The world seemed then a paradise — and man 



Its bright inhabitant. Methought that love 



Reigned every where around, fair as the charms 



Of nature's spring. Where are they now ? alas ! 



As the dark clouds of midnight fly before 



The morning's opening dawn, — so have they fled, 



Nor " left a wreck behind." False, fir cling charms, 



Why fly so fast? Oppressed with grief and pain. 



Weighed down by poverty, I look around. 



But all are fled. Cease, my sad, throbbing heart, 



Beat not so wildly. What, though cringing foola. 



Who when the sun of aflJuence shone forth 



Resplendent and unclouded, hung around. 



Are gone where fickle fortune fails to cheer. 



Why should I mourn? A few, a very few, 



Months, weeks, or days, will finish out my span, 



Consign my body to its native dust, 



And raise my soul above the cares of earth. 



Beyond the reach of wretched, grovelling souls. 



* # * * 



Then let the clouds of sorrow gather black — 

 I^et the rude tempest howl, (he lightnings fly. 

 And the loud thunders roll — I will not shrink; 

 But looking upwards to the Power SrpKEMK, 

 On whom my everlasting hopes are fixed, 

 Will .smile securely at their harmless rage. 



Xforrislown, (Pa.) MORTIMER. 



The, Dreamers. — Sir William Johnson, wlio was 

 snperintenrlant of Indian Affairs in Amrrica, pre- 

 Tious (o the Revolution, recpived some lino suits 

 of clothes from England, ricbly lared, nhen 

 Hendrick, king of the five nations of Mohawks, 

 was present. The chief admirnd Ihem much, 

 but did not say anything at lli^ time. In a few 

 days Hendjick called on Sir William, and ac- 

 quainted him that he had had a remarkahle 

 dream. On Sir William's inquiring what it wa=, 

 he told him he had dreamed that he gave him 

 one of those fine suits which he had received 

 from over the great water. Sir William took 

 the hint, and immediately presented him with 

 one of the finest suits. Hendrick highly pleased 

 with this generosity, retired. A short lime after 

 this, Sir William happening to he in company 

 with Hendrick, told him that he also had had a 

 dream. Hendrick being very solicitous to know 

 what it wa:-, Sir William informed him that he 

 had dreamed that he (Hen.lrick) had made him 

 a present of a particular tract of land (the most 

 valuable on the Mohawk, of about 5000 acres ) 

 Hendrick presented him with the land immedi- 

 ately, with the shrewd remark : — " Now, Sir 

 William, I will never dream with yon again ; 

 you dream too hard for me." — The tract thus 

 obtained is called to this day, Jnhnson's Dream- 

 ing Land. =■ 



Rales for Young Tradcimfn and Apprentices. — 

 Be carelul not to encumber yoursolt with a house 

 of greater rent than the current profits of your 

 business will easily pay. Many young beginners 

 have halfundone themselves by "want of foresighl 

 in this one article, quarter-days are rl.imornus 

 visitants, and their dues must be sliced off from 

 the capital stock, if ibe product does not swell 



in pro[)ortion to the demand. Therefore, before 

 you attempt the dangerous exjiorimrnl, make 

 the exactost estimate possible, of the expense^ 

 you may incur, and the prospects you have to 

 make balance even ; and rather trade within 

 your compass, than beyond il ; it is easy to en- 

 large your risk, but not to contract il ; — and, 

 once out of your depth, it is a great hazard, it' 

 ever you recover your footing any more. 



It is a plain, but faithful saying, — Eat your 

 brown bread first : nor is there a belter rule lor 

 a young man's outset in the world. While you 

 continue single, you may live within as narrow 

 bounds as you please ; and it is then you must 

 begin to save, in order to be provided for the 

 more CBlarged expenses of your future family. 

 Besides, a plain, frugal life is then supported 

 most cheprfullv ; it is your own choice, and is 

 to be justified on the best and most honest of 

 principles in the world; and you have nobody's 

 pride to struggle with, or appetites to master, 

 but your own. As you advance in lif? and suc- 

 cess, it will be expected you should give your- 

 self greater indulgence ; and yon may then be 

 allowed lo do it l^ulh reasonably and safely. 



The facetious Doctor. — In the reign of George 

 II. the see of York falling vacant, his Majesty 

 being at a loss for a fit per-on to a[ipninl lo the 

 exalted situation, asked the opinion of the Rev. 

 Dr Mountain, who had raised himself, by his re- 

 markably facetious temper, from being (he son 

 of a beggar to the see of Durham. Tiie Doctor 

 wittily replied, " Hadst thou faith as a grain of 

 mustard seed, Ihou wouldst say to this ./l/ojiji/om 

 (at Ibe same lime laying his hand on his breast) 

 be removed, and be cast into the sea (see)." — 

 His majesty laughed heartily, and forthwith con- 

 ferred the preferment on the facetious Doctor. 



Fire. — The f(dlnwing directions are known 

 and practised by manv; but as a single person 

 may do carelessly what the prudence of others 

 can neither prevent nor remedy, it may be as 

 well to give Ihem what circulation we can. 



1. Never leave your fire alone for a quarter 

 of :in hour, without securing it by a fender, or 

 taking the andirons from the wood. All know 

 (hat an absence of 15 niiiiulcs is frequently pro- 

 Iracled lo an hour cr e\'en a da}'. 



2. Never leave wood, burnt or onburnt, slan 

 ding in the corner when there is a fire ; nor 

 leave wood and chips — much less linen or cofion 

 clothes near (lie fire-place, or on or against a 

 stove over night. 



3. A cat should not le left in the bou=e at 

 night. They have oflen, by gelling in (lie a-hes, 

 and having coals slick io them, communicaled 

 fire to the h( use. Dogs have been known to be 

 equally imprudent. 



4. A hearth should not be swepi later than 

 two hours belore lied-tlme. 



5. No one should carry a light, except in a 

 lanthorn, into the girrel, cellar, or any room 

 where there are loose combustibles; for if par- 

 ents do so, the eldest children may, and of course 

 the youn2:est n-ill. The careful should be care- 

 ful bow ihcy do what the careless would do 

 carelessly. 



6. Wood that is raked up, should be well 

 burned or seasoned, lest the air in it should rar- 

 ify and " snap." 



7. A candle or lamp should be snuffed before 

 carrying it about the house. 



8. Never go to bed, without a pail of water, I 

 an axe, and a candle are where you can find ' 

 Ihem. And lay your clothes in such a manner] 

 that you ran put them cm in the dark. 



9. Never give an alarm of fire, unless you be i 

 prelly sure you canm.I put it out wilhoiit further | 

 assistance; for a small fire may be easier extin- 

 gui'bed by one, than by twenty men. 



10. Keep the tloors and windoivs shut in a 

 room (hat is burning; and in removing I'urniture, 

 begin nearest the fire, and in the upper part of 

 the housp. 



11. Upon all such occasions, he as compo.sed 

 as possible. This kist rule is worth all llie rest. 



College Jokes. — The late Bishop of Brisl"ol, 

 master of Trinity College, disapproving of the 

 young men of his charge wearing trowsers in 

 ihe looep, Cossack fashion, gave orders that they 

 shorilrl be discontinued, and short breeches worn 

 instead of them. Ujion which a young mnn 

 archly said, " it was rather strange that a bishop 

 should contract Ihe loose habits of Ihe Universitv." 



Tliermometrical Observations. — A gentleman 

 perceiving a mnn swallowing liquor from a 

 thprmomelei, inquired of a by-slander the rea- 

 son of such a strange proceeding, lo which he 

 replied, "Oh ! he is gelling drunk by degrees.''' 



Curious Sign. — A periwig maker in London 

 had a sign jiainled in the front of his shop rep- 

 resenting (he rebellious son of David hauging 

 in the oak by the hair of his head, with this 

 whimsical couplet below • — 



O Absalom ! unhappy sprig ! 



Thou shouldst have worn a periwig. 



The following lines were addressed extempo- 

 re lo Gnrrick, the celebrated tragedian, on his 

 leaving England : 



When Garrick"s steps (he Alps hare trod. 



Prepared to enter mighty Rome, 

 The Aniphilheatre shall nod, 



And Hosciiis sluidder in bis tomb. 





FRUIT TREES, &c, 

 J 



AMES BLOODGOOD & CO. 



have for sale at their Nursery 

 at Flushing, on Long Island, near 

 New York, 

 Fruit and Forest Trees, } lowering Shrubs & Plants, 

 of the most a}iproved sorts. 



The Propriilors of this Nursery attend personally to 

 tlie inoculation and engraflins oi' all Ihi-ir Frvi/ Trees, 

 and purchasers may rely with confidence, that the 

 I Trees they order will prove genuine. 



Oiders left with Mr ziEnEDEE (_ ook, jr. No. 44 Slate 

 [Street, Boston, will be transmitted to us, and receive 

 our prompt and particular attention. Catalogues will 

 be delivered, and any inlonnation imparted respecting 

 the condition, &c. Hie. that may be required, on appli- 

 cation lo him. Sept. 4. 



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