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NEW ENGLAND FARMER. 



[July i, 



ivizscz:i.i>ANiz:s. 



From the Rockingham Gazette. 



THE RISING MOON. 



The moon is up I how calm and slow- 

 She wheels above the hill ! 



The weary winds forget to blow, 

 And all the world lies still. 



The way-worn travellers with deli»ht 



The rising brightness see, 

 Revealing all the paths and plains, 



And gilding every tree. 



It glistens where the hurrying stream 



Its little rippling heaves ; 

 It falls upon the forest shade, 



And sparkles on the leaves. 



So once, on Judah's evening hills. 



The heavenly lustre spread ; 

 The gospel sounded from the blaze, 



And shepherds gazed with dread. 



And still that light upon the world 



In guiding splendor throws ; 

 Bright in the opening hours of life, 



And brighter at the close. 



The waning moon in time shall fail 



To walk the midnight skies ; 

 But God hath kindled tliis bright light 



With fire that never dies. 



FAirhj Rising. — To rise early is so (ruly the 

 one thing neetU'iil above nil — to tiiose who ;ire 

 candidates for either of those capital prizes — 

 Health, Wealth, or Wisdom, thfit it is the only 

 sure foundation for securing any chance of ob- 

 taiaiug either of them. 



" He that would thrive 



Must rise by Five ; — 



He that has thriven 



May lie till Seven." 

 Instances may be found (but very seldom) of 

 persons, who have set up lale becoming wealthy, 

 but they have paid for it the unwise price of 

 their iieallh. You cannot remember one solita- 

 ry example of a sluggard having ever obtained 

 one of these blessings of lii'o. '■ Shake (>S dull 

 sloth and early rise." There is no time spent 

 so stupidly as that which inconsiderate people 

 pass in a morning between sleeping and waking. 

 He who is awake may be at work or at play ; 

 he who is asleep is receiving the reireshmcnl 

 necessary to lit him for action ; but the hours 

 spent in dozing and slumbering are wasted, 

 without either pleasure or prolit. The sooner 

 vou leave your bed the seldomer you will be 

 confined to it. \Vhen old people have been ex- 

 amined in order to ascertain the cause of their 

 longevity, Ihey have uniformly agreed in one 

 thing only, that they " all went to bed and all 

 rose early." 



OB to the person at whose gin it had been so a- 

 droitly put up, with bill of costs for two passages 

 across the ocean, added to the price paid for it 

 according to its gravity in its first transfer. And 

 it is said on its arrival at its proper location, a 

 small child recognising an old acquaintance, im- 

 mediately cried out, " La, pa, here is the old 

 grindstone come back again." — Augusta paper. 



Olden times in England. — In the age next 

 preceding Queen Elizabeth, there were few 

 chimneys, even in the capital towns ; the fire 

 was laid to the wall, and the smoke issued at the 

 roof, or door, or window. The houses were 

 wattled, and plastered over with clay ; and all 

 the furniture and utensils were of wood. The 

 people slept on straw pallets, with a log of wood 

 for a pillow. 



Epidemic among Horses. — A Paris paper of 

 the 13th May, says, " The epidemic which has 

 raged for three months among llie horses of 

 Pans and several neighbouring places, contin- 

 ues to make great havoc. Its progress is par- 

 ticularly seen in the capital and the environs, 

 where the mortality increases to such a degree 

 that it has become impossible to trace limits to 

 its ravages or duration. Many horses ot great 

 value have fallen victim«, and all are threaten- 

 ed." 



Packing Cotton. — A person packed the diffcr- 

 'iit parts ol' a large broken grindstone in the cen- 

 tre of a bale of cotton, by the way perhaps of 

 helping to <lefray expenses, or by way of replac- 

 ing it with a whole one without loss. The col- 

 '.on was sold at a good price, and went to Liver- 

 pool, where it was disposed of to a manufactur- 

 er. On being opened, tlie grindstone was found 

 quietly and snugly bedded in \.\\i centre of the 

 bale, and not being a convenient article to man- 

 ul'acture into cloth, it was weighed and sent back 

 to Liverpool, from whence it was forwarded to 

 the shipper in Ibis country, and by liim was sent 



A Mother — There is something in sickness (hat 

 breaks down the pride of manhood; that softens 

 the heart, and brings it back to the feelings of in- 

 fancy. Who that has suflered, even in advanc- 

 ed life, in sickness and despondency— who that 

 has pined in a weary bed in the neglect and lone- 

 liness of a foreign land — but has thought of the 

 mother that loolted on his childhood, that smooth- 

 ed his pillow and administered to his help ? Oh ! 

 there is an endearing tenderness in the love of 

 a mother to her son that transcends all other af- 

 fections of the heart. It is neither to be chilled 

 by selfishness nor daunted by danger, nor weak- 

 ened by worthlessness, nor stifled by ingratitude. 

 She will sacrifice every comfort to his conven- 

 ience ; she will surrender every pleasure to his 

 enjoyment ; she will glory in his fame, and ex- 

 ult in his prosperity; and if adversity overtake 

 him, he will be dearer to her by misfortune ; 

 and ifd!<sgrace settle upon his name, she will siill 

 love and cherish him; and if all the world cast 

 him oft', she will be all the world lo him. 



Husband and Wife.— Among some, who have 

 read Blackstone, and more, who have not, the 

 erroneous and ungallant opinion prevails, that a 

 husband may chastise his wife, provided the 

 weapon he not thicker than his little finger. — 

 For the benelit of the ladies, the information of 

 the gentleman, and the honour of our land, it 

 should be known that this is not the law of South 

 Carolina. There was a decision of ourconslitu- 

 tional [supreme] court about Ihirteenyears since 

 pronounced by the late Judge Wilds, in the dig- 

 nified sweetness of his noble spirit, in which he 

 proclaimed the law of South Carolina on this sub- 

 ject, in the following graceful extract from the 

 llonoy Moon : 



" The man that lays his hand upon a woman. 

 Save in the way of kindness, is a wretch, 

 Whom t'were gross flattery to name a cou-ard.''' 



Russian Punishments. — A subaltern officer of 

 the Guards, having stabbed his captain in the 

 back while at exercise, the murderer was sen- 

 tenced by a Court Martial to run the gauntlet, 

 twelve times through 1000 men. The punish- 

 ment was inflicted yesterday, and the delinquent 

 expired immediately after. — St Petersburg Jour- 

 nal, April 23. 



Remorse seldom advances a man to fame, and 

 the tears which are received as an earnest of 

 our repentance by Heaven, do not wash away 

 our shame from the recollection of man. 



It is better to be laughed at than ruined ; bet- 

 ter to have a wife, who, like Martial's Mamur- 

 ra, cheapens every thing and buys nothing, than 

 to be impoverished by one whose pride will 

 cheapen nothing. 



Henry thp Fourth of France, was dignified 

 without" pridt', mild without pusillanimity, and 

 generous without prodigality. He used frequent- 

 ly to observe, that the satisfaction to be derived 

 from revenge was momentary ; but that which 

 was gained from clemency, la»tcd forever. 



A wit, reading the account of the death of Mr 

 Snowball, who put an end to his life for love, ex- 

 claimed — "Poor fellow! what a pity he did not 

 wait for a thaw, for then ha would have died a 

 natural death." 



37(6 Improved Durham Short Horned Bull ADMI- 

 RAL, and the Herefordshire Bull SIR ISAAC. 



THE Trustees of the Massachusetts Agricultural 

 Society will let out, upon reasonable terms, the 

 above named imported anim;il.<i. They were purchased 

 and ])resented to the Society uy .Admiral Coffin for the 

 benefit of his native state. Reliance may be placed ou 

 tlie purity of the stock. T lie Calves of Admiral have 

 proved very fine. He is now four years old, and is on 

 the farm efE. H. Derby, Esq. at Salem. His term 

 will expire there the IGlh of August, after which he 

 may be had for one y»ar, in any other county. 



The Hereford Bull is two ytars old,-^isnow on the 

 farm of John Prince, Esq. Roxbury. His term will 

 expire on the 12th July. Any person wishing him at 

 an earlier period will be accommodated. They an 

 both very gentle and fine-tempered. The stock of Ad- 

 miral are peculiarly calculated for the .S7aW and Dairy. 

 The Herclord breed have sometimes carried prizes in 

 England agsinst the " Shftrt Horns," as Eeef Callle.— 

 They are also admirable Draught cattle, and esteemed 



] good for the Dairy. 



The terms will be reasonable and advantageous to 



I the persons who shall take them for one year, and take 

 good care of them, as the great object of the Trustees 



: is to give an opportunity of crossing our native breeds 



! under the hope of improving them. — For terms apply 

 to JOHN LOWELL, or JOHN VRLNCE, Esq. Hoxbu- 



jry. BoTbury, .May M>23. 



NATHANIEL DEARBORN has removed from No. 

 33, to 64, Mark, t-street, up stairs — where he res- 

 pectfully solicits a continuance of public favor. Cards 

 of every dt scriplion engraved and printed — Door I'lates 

 and Stencil Plates furnished — Engravings on Wood — 

 seals, &c. executed to order. 



TO PRINTERS— For sale, a font of Pica, hut little 

 worn. Inquiry may be made of the Publisher of 

 the Farmer ; or a line may be dropped to M. H. Boston. 



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