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NEW ENGLAND FARMER. 



[July 22^ 



»izscEz.i.Airaz:s. 



Bolivar. — Capt. Cochrane in his travels in 

 Coiombin, gives the following account of the 

 Liberator: — Bolivar is a good siTimmer, an el- 

 egant dancer, and fond of music; he is a very 

 pleasant companion at fable ; neither smokes nor 

 takes snuff, nor does he ever taste spirits. He 

 endeavours to check the flattery with which he 

 is not unfrequentiy assailed. At a ball which he 

 gave, a lady rendered herself very conspicuous 

 by loading him with obsequious and unfortunately 

 fulsome adulation. Bolivar at length said to her, 

 in a mild but firm tone : Madam, I had previ- 

 ously been informed of your character, and now 

 I perceive it myself. Believe me, a servile spirit 

 tecommends itself to no one, and, in a lady, is 

 highly to be despised." 



When Bolivar retired from Carthagena, at the 

 time it was besieged by Morillo, he proceeded 

 to Jamaica for the purpose, of endeavouring to 

 obtain whatever supplies were to be met with, 

 in order to render every possible aid to the Pat- 

 riot cause. — Some Spaniards who had taken up 

 their residence in thst island, and who equally 

 hated and dreaded Bolivar, formed the horrible 

 project of procuring his assassination. To ef- 

 fect this diabolical purpose, they bribed a negro, 

 who was to watch his opportunity, and stealing 

 upon the Patriot Chief while he was asleep, to 

 despatch him without any noise. The wretch, 

 under cover of the darkness of nighl, entered the 

 house where Bolivar had lixed his abode, ;ind 

 reached his usual bed-room ; he silently ap- 

 proached a hammock, and stabbed to the heart 

 the individual lying there, who imraetliateiy ex- 

 pired. The unfortunate man, however, who 

 was thus assassinated, proved to be, not Bolivar, 

 but his private secretary; the former, on tliai 

 very morning, having removed to another house. 

 Tlie murderer was almost immcdialely appre- 

 hended, and a few days afterwards hang-ed. He 

 confessed having been bribed by some Spaniards 

 to perpetrate the deed, — but through, as i! ap 

 peared, the guarded manner in which tliey had 

 communicated with him, he was ur.able to stale 

 their names ; suspicion, however, rea'ed on some 

 Spaniards who a few days previously bad quit- 

 ted the Island. Bolivar, on hearing of the assassin- 

 alioRofhis .secretary, exclaimed, " The Span- 

 iards by their crimes hasten the completion ol 

 our independence ; the certainty of this is a con- 

 solation under my present heart-rending afflic- 

 tion." 



and thus the magistrate of a mighty state is in- 

 stalled. — Look on this picture and then on that — 

 If as Englishmen, we blush at the comparison 

 in one respect, we feel a glow of exultationJn 

 another, at the superior wisdom and truer greiit- 

 ness of that country, which owes, at any rale, 

 its birth to ours. America is the child of Eng- 

 land, and is, perhaps, destined to perpetuate the 

 memory of its parent, who should feel nothing 

 like envy and jealousy at the endowments of 

 its illustrious offspring, and still less exhibit any 

 thing like derision at the imperfections ofbcr 

 incipient constitution and policy, whilst here we 

 are submitting to such things as the test .ic.'s, the 

 tithe system, a standing army, and enormous taxa- 

 tion ; and our neighbours, the Irish, to military 

 law and religious persecution. — English paper. 



The Triumph of Economy. — When the collec- 

 tion was making to build Bethlehem Hospital, 

 those who were employed to gither donations 

 for that purpose, went to a small house, thedoor 

 of which being half open, they overheard an 

 old man, the master, scolding his servantinaid 

 forliaving thrown away a match without using 

 both its enf^s. After diverting theniselvessome 

 time wilh the dispute, they presented them- 

 selves before (he old grntleman, and explained 

 the cause of their coming ; though, from what 

 had jusi pa'^sed, they entertained very liltle, if 

 any hopes of success. The supposed miser how- 

 ever, no sooner understood llio business, than he 

 slept into a closet, from whence he broU!,'lit a 

 b;ig and counted out (our hundred guinea»,'which 

 he generously gave them. No astonilhraent 

 could exceed that of the collectors, at tkis un- 

 expected reverse of their expectations; they 

 loudly testified their surprise ; and scrupled not 

 to inform their benefactor, that they hnd over- 

 heard his quarrel wilh the servant girl. " Gen- 

 llemen,"' said he, " your surprise is ociisioned 

 by a thing of very litlle importance. 1 keep 

 house, and save or spend money my own way ; 

 the first furnishes me with the means n domg 

 the other. With respect to benefactions and 

 donations, you may always expect most from 

 prudent people, who keep their own amounts." 

 When he had thus spoken, he beggettthem to 

 withdraw without the smallest cerennny ; to 

 prevent which he shut the door; notJthinking 

 half so much of the four hundred guinjas which 

 he b.Td just given awaj', as of the majcli which 

 had been carelessly thrown into the fie. — Eng- 

 lish paper. 



A country gentleman asked his son, who was 

 at college, what was meant by Baclielor of Arts f 

 " One," said the student, "who woos the arts, 

 but never weds them." 



The "Ploughboy Debating Society" which 

 is composed of the Lyceum students, at the Ag- 

 ricultural Institution at Gardiner, Me. gave a 

 public exhibition in the town house on Tues- 

 day evening last and with politeness distributed 

 about 300 tickets. Their performances gare 

 universal satisfaction to the numercns and re- 

 spectable auditory, and were such as reflected 

 great credit on the young gentlemen who com- 

 pose the society. — Eastern Chronicle". 



A Confrast.— John Quincy Adams, President of 

 the United Slates, is the son of the second Pres- 

 ident that ever rnlod over America, the well 

 known and peaceful successor of Washington — 

 the Nuraa of the United States ; and if we may 

 ju<lgft fronj the principles « hich he hut taken 

 the first occixsion of loslii'ying, he is well worthy 

 of Iho honour which such an elevation confers. 

 The manly plainness and simplicity of the form 

 of his inauguralion deserves notice. Think of 

 the childish ceremonies, the idle pageantry, the 

 ridiculaut mummeries, the holy oil, the feathers, 

 furs, and frippery of a coronation in Europe, as 

 contrasted wilh this dignified scene ! At Wasli- 

 inglon, in the capilol, Mr Adams, in a plain suit 

 of black, ascends llie Speaker's chair, pronoun- 

 Res bis addrpss to his fellow citizens, walks to 

 the table of ihe judge, and on a volume of Ihe 

 lavtr-j •( the. United Stales reads bis oath of office, 



Look upon every day as a blank .•■jeet of pa- 

 per, put into your hands to be filled ii| ; r^mem 

 ber, the characters can never be exJunged, but 

 must remain through eni-less agrs;I)e careful 

 therefore, to write nothing but wnit you may 

 read with pleasure a thousand yeap hence. 

 Lady Pennington. 



Female Society. — At no time of lifil (says Lord 

 Bacon) shuuld a man give up thel thought of 

 enjoying the society of women — li youth, they 

 are our mistresses — at a riper age, oii companioits 

 — in old age, our nurses — and in ill ages., our 

 friends. 



JS'ew England Farmer. 



THE 4th volume of the Kew England Farmer will 

 commence ttie 29th of Julj inst. This work has 

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 tural Socitly, the Rhode Island Society for Ihe Encour^ 

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AgiiculturaV Socirtits, who may w'nih to have copies 

 to the amount of 10 or upwards reserved in the office 

 and bound, to be presented for premiums, &c. can have 

 them at a reasonable discount by sending their orders 

 soon. — This plan has been adopted by several Societies 

 the past ycnr. 



The Publisher hopes to be able to give a greater 

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 vfec. in the next volume, than in the preceding ones. 



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A writer addressing the English/Royal Socle 

 ly, talks of (Ac earthquoke which had the honor to 

 b& noticed bj/ their learned instiXutitn. 



Maine. 

 Fangor, Ezra Brewster 

 Bucksport, H. Little F.sq. 

 Castine, i\I. Chamberlain 

 Kllsworth, Lron.ird .larvis 

 Machias, A. Butterfield, 

 S. Berwick, W. A Hayes 



Massachutell.'. 

 Concord, Col. D. Phattack 

 Danvers, J. W. Proctor 

 E. Sandwich, }. Hall, Esq. 

 Falmouth, H. S. Wood 

 Milford Centre, P. Hunt 

 Nantucket, S. H. .lenks 



N. Bedford, j^^-.;;';^,,- 



Newburyport, E. Stedman 

 N. Bridge water.G.W -Pratt 

 Taunton, ^. W. Mortimer 

 Westhoro, L. Peters, F.sq. 

 Worcester, 1.. Higelow j 

 Pittsfield, J. A.Danforlh 

 Lenox. Hon. W. P. V\ alkor 



JV'et/i jhltfinpsliire. . 

 Concord, U. W. Bannister 

 1' ene, N. I'ana, ICsq. 

 i'ortsmoulh, J. W. Foster 



Wakefield, Doc. R. UusseU 

 Warner, L. Bartlett, Esq. 

 Walpole, S. Grant, Esq. 

 Orfoid, J. -Vann, Esq. 



T'ermonl. 

 Brattleboro, J. Fessenden 

 Vernon, C. Washburn, Esq. 

 Woodstock,.!. A. Pratt 



Rhode Island. 

 Bristol, L. W. I'rigEs, Esq. 

 Providence, K.Si V\ .Uhodes 

 Tiverton, P G. f^eabury 

 Newport, E. Rlumlbid 

 Warren, Hon. S. Haiidall 



Cpn«ef/(ci</. 

 E. Windsor, J. \\ ation, Jr. 



J\'ew York, 

 Ubany, .L Alexander, Esq, 

 'icneva, T. IK BurraU Esq. 



yracuse, J. Durnfoid. 



ilver Lake. R. Rose, Esq. 

 Prnvsyl'.nvia. 

 ~tockport, f*. Preston 

 Washington, A. lleeti. 

 I'hilade'lphia,.!. E. Halt 

 Mount Holly, iV. J. D.Palmer 

 Huotsburg, Ohio, L. Uuot. 



