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NEW EiNGLANI) FARMEU. 



Feb. 12, 1S30. 



MISCELLANIES. 



Lines on the Tulip tree in Eiher Place, once the 

 Residence of Cardinal IVolsey, now that of John 

 Sjticer, Esq. 



Tree of the olden lime, bo niiiiL' 



To visit at lliy solemn shrine, 



When o'er thy dark nnjcslic houghs 



The moon u holy stillness throws. 



And pale thou stand'st beneath her light. 



The lonely genius of the night. 



O, who shall say what feet have trod 



I' pen thy root's encircling sod I 



What weeping cjes thy branches made 



Their hidden sorrow's grateful shade ! 



What mailed hand, amid thy bowers, 



Kor beauty's breast, despoil'd thy flowers; 



What knees in penitence have knelt; 



What mind its inspiration felt I 



Or, since thy lofty head was first 



A germ, in Karlh's waim bosom nursed. 



What waves of human life gone by. 



Through ages, to ICternity ! 



O, could thine own fall'n branches tell 

 What memories in their ruins dwell. 

 What mightier ruins they have known. 

 Of greatness in its strength o'ertlirown. 

 Would they not speak of many a name 

 Blurr'd or cnibalm'd by storied fame — 

 Of Henry's quill, and Wplsey's fall ! 

 Of the fair Boleyn's blood-stain'd pall ! 

 Of martyr'd Askew's virgin bier ! 

 Of grey hair'd Salisbury's rnadden'd fear ! 

 Of gallant Surrey's pen and plume. 

 His passion, promise, and his doom! 

 Of crowns and idols, altars broke 

 Uy Luther's heaven directed stroke. 

 And Britain's sons at once set free 

 In glorious Christian liberty ! 



DELIGHTS OF AN EMIGRANT'S LIFE 



The following humorous letter on the comforts of emi- 

 gration, is given in Mr Hood's Comic Annual. 



Squampash Flatts, 9th .\'ov. 1828. 

 " Dear Brother — Here we arc, thank Provi- 

 dence, safe and w(;ll, and in the finest country 

 you ever saw. At this moment I have before me 

 the sublime expanse of Sqiiampasli Flatt.s — the 

 majestic Mudiboo winding through the midst — 

 with the magnificent range of the Squab moun- 

 tains in the di.slance. But tlie jirospect is impos- 

 sible to describe in a letter! I might as well at- 

 teinj)! a Panorama in a pill bo.\ I We have fixed 

 our settlement on the left bank of the river. In 

 crossing the rapids we lost most of our heavy 

 baggage, and all o\ir iron work ; but by great good 

 fortune we saved Mrs Paisley's good piano, and 

 the childrcn'.s toys. Our infant city consists of 

 three log huts and one of clay, which, however, 

 on the second day, fell into the ground landlords. 

 We have now built it up again, and, all things 

 considered, are as comfortable as we could 

 expect — anil have christened our settlement New 

 London, in compliment to the old metropolis. 

 Wt have one of the log houses to ourselves — or, 

 at least, shall huve, when we have built a new 

 hog. sty. We burnt down the fust one in making 

 a bonfire to keep off the wdd lieasts, and for the 

 present, the pigs are in the parlor. As yet our 

 rooms are rather usefully than elegantly furnished. 

 We have gutted the Orand l'|)riglit, and it makes 

 a convenient cupboard ; the chairs were obliged 

 to blaze at our bivouacs — but thank licaven we 

 have never leisure to sit down, ami so do not miss 

 them. My boys are contented, and will be well 

 when they have got over some nwkward acci- 

 dents in lopping and felling. Mrs Paisley grum- 



bles a little, but it is her custom to lament when' 

 she is in the midst of comforts. She complains ofsn- 

 liludc, and .«nys she could enjoy the very stifTcstof 

 stiff visits. The first time we ligbleil a fire in 

 our new aboile, a large serpent came down the 

 chimney, which I looked upon as a good omen. 

 However, as Mrs P. is not partial to snakes, and 

 the heat is supposed to attract those reptiles, we 

 have di.apensed with fires ever since. — An for wild 

 beasts, we bear them howling and roaring round 

 the fence every night from dusk till daylight, but 

 we have only been inconvenienced by one lion. 

 The first time be came, in order to get rid of the 

 brute peaceably, we turned out an old ewe, with 

 which he was well satisfied ; — but ever since he 

 com(^s to us regular as clock work for bis mutton ; 

 and if we do not contrive to cut bis acquaintance, 

 we shall ■ hardly have a sheep in the flock. It 

 would have been easy to shoot him, being well 

 provided with muskets, but Barnaby mistook our 

 remnant of gunpowder for onion seed, and sowed 

 it all in the kitchen garden. We did try to trap 

 him into a pit-fall ; but after twice catching Mrs 

 P. and every one of the children in turn, it was 

 given up. They arc now, however, perfectly at 

 ease about the animal, for tliey never stir out of 

 doors at all ; and, to make them quite comfortable, 

 I have blocked up all the windows end barricaded 

 the door. We have lost only one of our number 

 since we came ; namely, Diggory, the market gar- 

 dener, from Glasgow, who went out one morning 

 to botanise, and never came back. I am much 

 surprised at his absconding, as he had nothing but 

 a spade to go off with. Chippendale, the carpen- 

 ter, was sent after him ; but did not return ; and 

 Gregory, tlie smith, has been after them these two 

 days. 1 have just despatched Mudge, the herds- 

 man, to look for all three, and hope he will soon 

 give a good account of them, as they are the 

 most useful men in the whole settlement, and, in 

 fact, indispensable to its very existence. The ri- 

 ver Mudiboo is deep and rajiid, and said to swarm 

 with alligators, though 1 have heard of but three 

 being seen at once, and none of these above eigh- 

 teen feet long ; this, however, is immaterial, as we 

 do not use the river fluid, which is thick and 

 dirty, but draw all our water from natural wells 

 and tanks. Poisonous springs are rather common, 

 but are easily distinguished by containing no fish, 

 or living animal. Those, however, which swarm 

 with frogs, toads, newts, efts, &c, are harmless, 

 and mny be safely used for culinary purposes. In 

 short, I know of no drawback but one, which, I 

 am sanguine, may be got over hereafter, and do 

 earnestly hope and advise, if things are no better 

 in England than when I left, you, and as many as 

 you can persuade, will sell off all, and come over 

 to this African Paradise." 



A postcript to the letter says, that the four men 

 had been killed by wihl beasts, that the Mudiboo 

 had overflowed, the Squampash Flatts were con- 

 verted into a swamp, and that they were all co- 

 ining back as fast as they could. 



more manageable materials for those cmploi 

 by printers, aiming especially to etch his com 

 .-ilioiis upon stone, in imitation of copperplate 

 gravings. While he was making experiments 

 ibis kind, with great industry but small succi 

 liis mother desireil him to write a list of the li 

 to be put into a washer-woman's bands. He li 

 pened not to have even the smallest slip of pa 

 at lianil, and as the case woulil not admit of de 

 be wrote it with ink made of lamp-bit 

 wux, and soap, on a polished stone which he I 

 prepareil for etching. Afterwards, when ab 

 to wipe the writing from the stone, he cone 

 the design of biting in the stone with aqua foi 

 applying printing ink, and taking impressions fi 

 it, as from wood engraving. To this thought 

 are indebted for lithography. 



Tomato Mustard and Krtchup. 

 For sale at the Agricultural Warehouse, No. 5J ' 

 Marke: street. Tomato Mustard, an excellent art 

 )>cer Bleaks, roast meats, &c. made in the best : 

 by a person regularly educated at the business in 1 

 — price iJO cents per bottle — also. Tomato Ketcln. 

 pared by the same person, in different sized b<'' 

 prices oO, or 33 cents per bottle. Oti. 



Powder at 2* per lb. 

 DUPONT'S POWDER, qualily warranted, for t« ^ 

 Cop^lamVs Ammutiitipn Storr, C5 Broad si, al rttait. 

 SHOT, CAPS. &c. o( Ihe btsi quality— rheap for cash. 



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The art of lithographic printing was discovered 

 ncciilentally by Alois Seiiefolder, a student in the 

 university of Ingoldstadt, who had a passion for 

 dramatic coDiposition and so ravenous a desirn to 

 see his works in print, that, as he says himself, 

 l,e wished for nothing more than to possess a 

 small printing press and thus to be at once com- 

 posc'r, printer, and publisher himself With this 

 view, he labored to substitute less expensive and 



Green House Plants and Flowers. 



The subscriber, gardener lo J. PRiscr. i^. ai Jaa 

 Plains. Ftuxhury, has for sale a larje variety of plaau. (■ " 

 them 20 varieties of Camellia Japomca from S* "> S^ • 

 also flowers (or Botiquets ; and in the proper te^M^n, a \ ; 

 of hnrdy shrubs, plains, and fruil Irces ; aUi. n quanlMv > 

 for borders, nl reasonable orirrs. EDWaKU SA\ f 



Jamaica Plains, Jan. Id', 1830. 41 



jFYiie Stud Horse For Salt. 



A beauiiful dark bay siud, half Wood of ibe English dr • 

 horse, fifieen and a hrilf hands hifh, strong nnd well fa 

 eight \ears old the enduing spring, is oflcrcd for sale. Hi 

 sure loal getter, fine figure, kjiid in any harness, and < 

 fail lo give satisfaction. His stork has proved eicelki 

 have sold at goO, at (uur months old. .4pply (posi 

 J. B. Ri'SSKLL, I'ublisher of the New England Farmi 



eop4t J.t' ■ 



Hemp Seed. 

 For sale at the Seed Store connected with the New Ko 

 Farmer. 5C, North Market Street. 



A few bushels of prime Hemp Seed, for sowing, cro | 

 IliiS. (raised wliolly from the celebrated Vereei 

 cost 55 per bushel.) It is a small lot of u 



litv, and farmers who are turning their attention to lb 

 lure of this profitable ;)lant, can secure excellcoi st'inl, 

 per bushel, if applied for soon, if '"" 



Jan. 



Gardener Wanted. 



The subscrit>cr wishes to employ a gardener who undon 

 bis profession, and can produce satisfactory reioinnirndt 

 permanent employ and good eiicour.igemeui will fe s,\\n 

 plication may be made al ^18, Washingion-siteei. Bn>i«< 



Jan. 8. If THOMAS BPOIWI 



Seneca Oil. 

 A few gallons Senecn oil, for sale by 

 Jan. 8. -H • JON.VrilAN P. HAI.L. Ji 



No. 1. Cnlon.Mrc-l. W' 



Published every Friday, al $3 per annum, pil.^ able ! 

 end of the year — Nil those who pay within siin <li>\>. frt ^ 

 lime of Hiib'scribiiig, arc onliileil to n deduclioo ol lilii rei 



[j" No paper nill bo seni lo a distance wiihoui pawm ' 

 lug made in advance. 



Primed lor J. B. UussrLl, by I. R. Butts— !> 

 all descriptions of Priming can be executed to nint the 

 of customers. Orders for priming received tiyj. H. lit- 

 at Ihe Agricullural Warehouse Ko. 5S North UnrLri 



ACKNTS. 



AVic I'lirt— G TiioRBCBS & Sos,67 I.ilwrii 



Phihdelplil.t- I>. & C LiBiiUETii.M Chest 1" 



Bullimort—G. B. Smith, Ollice otihe Ameri< 



AHv>ii,—Uu». Jr>5»: Butt. 



Flushing, A'. 1'. Wm. Prisce &. Sows, Prop. I 



//jrf^.rJ— tloDiiwi.i & Sons. 



y/ayi>r. N. B.— p. J. UoLLAKO. Esq. Record, : 



