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NEW KNGLAM) F\1L>IEU. 



Oct. 16, 1829. 



MISCELLANIES. 



OCTOBER. 



BY T. O. KKSSENDE.X. 

 Now failing foliage grepbt ihe eye 



0( every rapi tpcdalor, 

 Willi every sort of hnllianl dye, 



Which can he found in nature. 



But surly niglil, the wrial day 



or «>lar li^hl is clipping. 

 And cliurli-ih froRl, Irom every spray, 



lis every leaf is stripping. / 



Tall trees reduced to nakedness, 



Their long arms sadly waving, 

 Seem making signals of distress, 



AinitUt the tempest raving. 



Though DOW the stin, in full retreat, 

 Seems shorn of half his splendor, 



liis iniiigalcd light and heal, 

 Life's prime essentials render. 



Rich Autumn gives us many n day 



Of mo-it delicious weather, 

 I'liat prudent cultivators may 



Their precious products gather^ 



THE MlSBANDiMAiN'S SONG. 

 Written for the Anniversary of the Alerrimack 

 Agricultural Society, by Philip Carrigai.n, Esq. 

 and sunjj at tlie Dinner table at Hopkinton, Octo- 

 ber 8, 18-i'J. 



When an Emperor of China ascendeth the throne, 

 He goes to the plough-land, (a custom long known,) 

 And to prove ns a palron to Farmers he *s thorough. 

 Tarns Farmer himself, till he turns a good furrow. 

 Haw Buck, and get Bright, and gee Bonny, gee o. 



Tliough no party politics mix with our dishes. 

 It sure is no treason to uticr our wishes, 

 That wc ne'er may have rulers, so dull in Iho extreme, 

 But are (it to hold plough, or at least drive the team. 

 Haw Buck, Spc. 



As ofl comes our great day for premium and bounty. 

 It proves what f,it things still abound in our County, 

 All good, when applied to riijlii uses aud cases. 

 But make a sad jumble when put in wrong places. 

 Hjw Buck, S^r. 



Thus, calf head and mutlonhead, of the prime sort. 

 Are goodun the table, but poor^tufl" in Court ; 

 And pumpkins and pumpkin-heads, also, because 

 Tliey miike vi;ry good puddings, but very bad laws. 

 Haw Buck, S^c, 



Some swine loo, have long (to our shame be it spokeo,) 

 Evaded the sialiiic for ringing and yoking, 

 Cheated hogrecvesby walking, (a terrible bore) 

 Erect on their hind legs, instead of all four. 

 Haw Buck, )fc. 



Hut waving lliese evils, our theme let us raise, 

 And owaril lo our l-'armers the premium of praise; 

 Not those who do n'l look lo their fences in time, 

 Or those w ho 'd be twaddlers, but have no fence lo climb. 

 Haw Buck, ffc, 



Nnr must wo omit, in our annnal ditlies, 

 How ladies refine and improve our Commillccs; 

 Men hiiflier prize beauty, than skill, howc'er rare, 

 But the Fair are /ui'r judges of works of the Fair. 

 Haw Buck, lie. 



Whalc'cr be llin- Tariff's or Factories' iloom, 



B* out' toast loud and full, " Sfeed Uie Plough atui Ihe Loom ; " 



Then tor those whose bright charms inspire heart and pen. 

 May tlieir huitxmdt in all Odngt prove true UUSBARO-MICB. 

 Haw Buck, 6lc. 



THE ROSE. 



BT MRS SIOOCR.NET. 



I saw a rose in perfi-ct lieauiy ; it rcstcil grace- 

 fully iif)iin its 8talk, and ii.H perfume filled the air. 

 Many biooped to paze upon it, niuny bowed to 

 ta.ste its fiHfrriiiiee, and it.-< owner liiiiig over it with 

 deli;; lit. I passed it again, unci behold it was gone 

 — its root bad withered — the enclosure which sur- 

 rounded it was broken down. The spoiler liad 

 been there — he snw lliiit ninny admired it — he 

 knew it wjis dear to him who planted it, and be- 

 side it, li> had no other plant to love. Yet he 

 snatched it sccretlv from the hnml that cherished 

 it — be wore it in bis bosom till it hung its bead 

 and liuled ; and when he saw that its glory was 

 departed, lie (lung it rudely a«ay. I5ut it left a 

 thorn ill bis bosom, and vainly did be seek to ex- 

 tract it ; for it now pierces the spoiler, even in his 

 hour of mirth. And when I saw that man who 

 had loved the beauty of the rose, gathered agiun 

 its scattered leaves, or bound up its stalk which 

 the bands of violence bad broken, I looked ear- 

 nestly at the E)u)t where it f^rew, and my soul re- 

 ceived instruction. And I said, let her who is full 

 of beauty and admiration, sitting like the queen 

 of flowers in majesty among the daughters of 

 women, let her remember that siie staiideth upon 

 slippery places, " and be not high minded but 

 fear." » 



" My dear Tom," said old Sheridan, one da 

 bis son, " I wish you would take a wife." 

 have no objection, sir," said Tom, " tchuse 

 shall I take 1 " 



The Siamese Youths outdone. — It is truly an age 

 of eoiiicideiices and wonders ! The fame of the 

 Siamese youths is eclipsed by another prodigy. 

 The London Exaiiiiiier of August 2, contains a 

 description, accompanied with a wood engraving, 

 of a female infant, stated lo be now living in the 

 town of Sassari, in Sardinia, of the age of five 

 months, having two heads and four arms, or the 

 upper part of two well formed bodies, united -at 

 the breast ; the rest of tlie boily, with the legs are 

 of (inliiiary form and proportions. The child is 

 thill, but ill all respects well. One head is asleep 

 while the other is awake — one is nourished by 

 the niotber, and the other by a nurse, and they 

 ate nursed alternately. One bend sometimes cries 

 while the other is ipiict. The left bead is some- 

 what larger than the other. This account was 

 sent by one of the subscribers to the Examiner, 

 in a letter dated Geneva, July 23, 18'^9 — JV. Y. 

 Gazelle. 



The late Mr Gilftrl. — A few days iirevions to 

 the death of this eccentric genius, in a coiivivi,-il 

 party, he cballenged Mr VVoodworib for an iiii- 

 Iiromplti, of four lines, pletlging himself to coni- 

 |)Ose an air to it in as short a time as iMr W. oc- 

 cupied in furiiishin<; the poetry. The challengH 

 was accepted, and Mr Barret a|)pointed ns judge. 

 "Baron Vmi Carlos" iniiiirdiiitely drew five 

 sir.iigbt lims on a sheet of foolM-ap, while iMr \V. 

 tearing a leaf from his pocket-book, wrolo wilh a 

 pencil as follows : — 



lie who v/onld re.ieh Ihe shrine of fame, 



Musi climb n lofiy hill for'l, 

 £ro he can lKip4T to win a name 

 As bright ns ilinl of Gilleri. 

 These four lines were set lo an original air, said 

 by good jiidi^es to be very pretty, in two iii iiiites 

 and a biilf, the composer beating the poet by just 

 thirty seconds. — jV. Y. Mirror. 



Meanness — In 1629 Ben Jonson fell sick 

 was then poor, and lodged in an obscure a 

 his .Majesty (King Charles 1st) was siipplicali 

 his favor, who sent him ten gnincus; wbei 

 messenger delivered the sum, Ben took it 

 band, and said, " His Majesty has *ent me 

 guineas, because I am poor, ami live in an n 

 go, and tell him that his soul lives iu an al.V 

 Gibber's Lives of Poets. 



At the review of the lltb Regiment N'. II 

 litia, at Pembroke, Isi iiist. a terrible sliain 

 tiiok plai-e. The firing and smoke was ti- 

 <loiis. Killed, : wounded, Lieut. D. D. I'l- 

 the artillery, scorched by the fire of the ortli 

 losing one side of Ids clothes and a wli 

 missing, 0. 



Treatise on Silk, tfc. 



This day received ai ihe Swd S^orc connected wiih i : 

 F.nirlani' Fanner, No. 62. .North Mai kei street. 



A melhodical 'J'realise on ihe Cuhivalion of the .M 

 Tree, en Ihe raising of .Si'k Worms, and on winding i 

 Ir.i-ii Ihe Cocoons; with plates, liy W:n. H. VeriM.u,( 

 Island.— Price g:.0O. i( ■ .Ai . 



T\tlip Roots. ^ 



For s.ile at Ihe Seed ^^lnre connected with the New 1 



F.irnier, 5- .N'firlh Market street, 

 A line collection of Ouieh Tulip Rows, of bright rc<l 



« bite. pink, and splendid variegated colors, at jflJiO i.. , 



— 12 1-2 cts single. if 



■ A/ottce. 

 .Subscribers lo the N'ew England Farmer are infot 

 ihey can have their volumes neaily and faiihlullv hi 

 ami lettered, at 73 cis per volume, bj leaving ihei 



office. 



Straiclterry Plants. 



For s.nlc at the Charlestown Vineyard, on Iho 

 Side of Bunker's Hill, oppoMie Chaile>lotvn tide 

 Wilniott's superb Strawlierry Plant.s.at 2.i cents p- - 

 potted, or S20 per huii-lred. Also, the I'ollouiiiu I . 

 $1 per bundled: Doivntnn Strawberry, Pine SiTuii 

 .Mulberry Strawberry. Baih Scjrict, and Koyjl .'<c 

 from the Inst nieniioned sort were produced li.. 

 Strawberrie.s in Boston market thi-i .season, wbieh - 

 onediillir per box. D.WID HAUtiEKSI- 



Otj-rhc above plants are for sale, also, «i J. l: 

 sell's .Seed Store, .No. 52, North Market street, 

 same price. An- 



Bremen Geese. 

 For sale 10 pair Bremen Geese of genuine hrpe<l. ei- 

 whiie ;— some of this bree<l. raised by ihe pa-Lvon wi 

 ihe nixive, have weii;he<l l!l lbs each when liresse 

 spit.— Inquire at ihe New England Farmer nlhee. 



Thornloti's Hrilish Ftora. 

 For sale at the .New 'England Farmer OtTice, .N 

 North Market Street, one copy oniv of The ili 

 Flora, or (Jonera and Species of Biitisli Plan I - 

 ranged alter the reformed sexual system, and ilhisi 

 by niimcrnus tables and directions; — bv R. J T) 

 ton, M. D. — London edition, price $:<.nO'|>or v»biii 

 in 'i vols, royal octavo, with 4-£i Plates. 



W7ii/c Mulberry SetJ. 



Just rccoirod at the Seed Store connected »i- 

 Hew England Farmer, No. .Vi, North Market-stri-i 



'JU lbs. White .Mulberry Seed, raised at Covi 

 Conn, this season, nnd saved expressly for us. 



ranted of the very tirst quality. 



rpt. 



Publish, 

 end ul ilie 

 linie ol s 



e\er\ I'ridny. ai 5** per aniiuni. pn>nl 

 i<r— bill ihose wIki pay wilhiu «i»l\ d'n\s 

 ■ibing. nre eiililleil lo a dedurlion ol liliy 

 l>er « ill Im* sent to a distance wiihuul p'aynifi 



ine* mtule III ittlvanre. 



Piiiiied for J. II. Kcssri.l. by 1. R Hi-tts— by » 

 all descriptions of Priming can Im» exiTireil lo ineei ili' 

 ol cusloniers ( )rilrr> for priming rei-eived |i> J. H. Kist 

 at the Acricullur.il Waiehuusc ISo. H Nurib Mark 



