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NEW ENGLAND FARMER. 



From the J^ew-York Evtning Post. 



Whoever can read the following lines without being 

 sensibly touched with their unusual beauty, posses 

 sea no feelings in common with me. 

 FADED HOURS. 



BY J. R. SUTKRMIESTER. 



Oh ! for my bright and faded hours, 



When life was like a summer stream. 

 On whose gay banks the virgin flowers, 



Blushed in the morning rosy beam — 

 Or danced upon the stream that bare, 



Its store officii perfume along — 

 While the wood robin poured on air. 



The ravishing delights of song. 

 The sun looked from his lofty cloud, 



While flowed its sparkling waters fair — 

 And went upon his path way proud, 



And strew a brighter lustre there — 

 And smiled upon the golden heaven, 



And on the earth's sweet loveliness. 

 Where light and joy and song were given 



The glad and fairy scene to bless '. 

 Aye, these were bright and joyous hours. 



When youth awoke from boyhood's dream : 

 To see life's Eden dressed in flowers. 



While young hope basked in morning's beam. 

 And proffered thanks to heaven above, 



(While glowed his fond and grateful breast) 

 Who spread for him that scene of love, 



And made him so supremely blest. 

 That scene of love — where hath it gone ? 



Where hath its charm and beauty sped ? 

 My hours of youth that o'er me shone — 



Where have their light and splendor fled ? 

 Into the silent lapse of years — 



And I am left on earth to mourn 1 

 And I am left to drop my tears 



O'er mem'ry's lone and icy urn I 

 Yet, why pour forth the voice of wail, 



O'er feeling's blighted coronal .' 

 Ere many gorgeous suns shall fail, 



I shall be gather'd in my pall. 

 Oh '■ my dark hours on earth are few — 



My hopes are crush'd — my heart is riven — 

 And 1 shall soon bid life adieu, 



To seek enduring joys in heaven ! 

 Rintbec!!, 1024. 



SMtscrllcTins. 



Translated for the Charleston Courier, from a French 

 paper. 



THE DOG OF COGNIOU. 



A paper merchant established at Marseflles, 

 went in 1718 on a journey to Toulon, and was 

 assassinated on his return in the wood of Co^- 

 niou. Notwithstanding the strict enquiries made 

 by the son and widow of the deceased, they 

 could not fall upon the track of the murderer. 



Six months thus passed away, ubout which 

 time the merchant's son entered one day a 

 coffee-house, where several persons were peace- 

 ably assembled. Immediately his father's dog, 

 that had accompanied him, sprung with fury 

 upon a tall lean man who was enjoying the com- 

 pany of ladies. Astonished at this sudden at- 

 tack, every one rushed forward to reslrain the 

 furious animal — they heat him with slicks, 

 strove to draw him off by force — but all in 

 vain — the dog redoubled his rage, and continued 

 \o bite his fictim, who was pale with fright. 



They then applied to his master, who with 

 the utmost difficulty made him release his pri- 

 soner, and could only do so by quickly leaving 

 the place, when the dog followed him. But hav- 

 ing gone about a hundred steps, the animal re- 

 turned re-entered the coffee-house, and again 

 sprung upon the man. 



There was at this alarming scene, an indivi- 

 dual who had been connected in business with 

 the deceased — and he asked the son, who was 

 struck with amazement, if his father had not 

 that dog with him on his melancholy journey to 

 Toulon. Yes, replied the son, he returned to 

 the house long before we had intelligence of 

 the calamity which has ruined us. 



During this private conversation, the master 

 who had seized a cord and fastened it round the 

 dog's neck, was holding him with difficulty — 

 when his friend added — If I do not deceive my- 

 self, that man is the murderer of your father — 

 remain while they are discussing the adventure, 

 and 1 will go to the commissary for a guard. 



Returning soon after he arrested the indivi- 

 dual suspected, and conducted him to prison. 

 On searching him, they discovered the mer- 

 chant's watch and other jewels, of which he 

 had deprived the unhappy man. It was proved 

 besides, that on the day of the murder, the ac- 

 cused had been seen by a girl coming out of the 

 wood of Cogniou. And these proofs, strength- 

 ened by other circumstances, condemned the 

 accused, who avowed his crime to the confes- 

 sor on the scaffold. 



The following fact is gravely stated by a late 

 English Traveller, and no donbt but as gravely 

 swallowed by his English readers. " One thing 

 at least I must speak of, on account of its ex- 

 traordinary nature ; the Ainericans, I forgot the 

 year, in order to destroy the Dutch shipping in 

 the Texel, conveysd three several casks of a 

 peculiar worm, which they emptied into those 

 waters ; the result was, that they ate their way 

 into the hulks of the vessels, which in a short 

 time became completely rotten. A piece of 

 the timber thus rendered useless, is preserved 

 in spirits at this cabinet, (at Brussels) contain- 

 ing still the destructive agents, in the holes 

 which they had made. I mention this circum- 

 stance, because I do not remember that we have 

 any such curiosity at our British Museum." 



Some idea may be formed of the infant com- 

 merce of New South Wales, from the cargo of 

 Lady Barlow, from Sidney to London. The 

 Colonial produces put on board that ship, con- 

 sisted of tine sea elephant oil, 264 tons ; fur 

 seal skins, 13.730; the oak or beet, 3679 solid 

 feet. — BeWs Weekly Messenger. 



Among a number of acts, which have receiv- 

 ed the Royal assent, is an act to allow dealers 

 to roast their own coffee, on certain condi- 

 tions. — Ibid. 



Agricultural Implements. 



FOR sale at the AnRuci.TuRAi, Estabi.ishmkni 

 No. 20, Merchants' Row, a great variety of nei 

 and useful FARMING and GARDEN TOOLS, amoB 

 which are the {^lowing, viz. : 



Nixon's Patent Cast Iron Plough ; Tice's do. ; Sea 

 ver and Fay's do. ; Wood's and Freebone's do. ; Ilov 

 ard's Cast and Wrought Iron do. ; do. Wrought do, 

 do. Double Mould Board and Expanding do. ; Sinclair 

 Side Hill Plough ; Beatson's Improved Scarifiers an 

 Cultivators ; Plarrison's and James' Patent Corn She! 

 Icrs; Jaquith's Threshing Machine; Willis' Pater 

 Straw and Hay Cutter, the most improved and best coi 

 structed machine for the purpose ever invented. One 

 the above Machines is now in use and may be seen i 

 Niles' Livery Stable, Hawley Place. — Also, SalTord 

 Patent Straw Cutters ; Hand Straw Cutters ; Bennet 

 Broad Cast Machine for Grass and other Seed ; Coi 

 and Turnip Drills ; Steven's Patent Steel Spring Hf 

 and Manure Forks ; Brade & Co's. Cast S^eel Hoe; 

 Wright's Steel Plated do. ; Common and Narrow do 

 Merrill's Steel Crook Neck do. ; Iron and Steel Pot 

 toe do. ; Turnip and small Garden do. of all kind 

 Garden and Pruning Shears ; Transplanting Trow« 

 and Forks ; English and American Shovels and Spade 

 Bisbee's polished Cast Steel Back Strapped Shovel, 

 new and very superior article ; Cam'sCast Steel Scythf 

 Brush and other -Scythes ; Common and Iron Pee 

 Garden Rakes, together with many other vaUial 

 Tools. — Also, a New ImprovedTree Brush for destroyi: 

 Caterpillars. 



(ty" A liberal discount made to dealers in the abo 

 articles. -^ptil 3. 



LEAD PIPE FOR AQUEDUCTS, Sic. 



THE subscribers being appointed Agents for vendin" 

 LORING'S IMPROVED LEAD PU^E, have con- 

 stantly on hand, at their Store, No. 20, Merchants' Row, 

 a supply of different sizes and thickucss. The manner 

 in which their Pipe is manufactured renders it superior 

 to the English or any other mannfacture, and comes at 

 a less price. Orders for any quantity or size will be 

 executed at the shortest notice. 



LINCOLN FEARING & CO. 



GARDEN AND FIELD SEEDS. 



JOSEPH BRIDGE, No. 25, Court-street, has jl 

 received per I..ondon I^acket, and for sale, an t 

 tensive variety of Agricultural and Horticultural See 

 which added to his former collection makes the gre 

 est assortment ni New England — among them are 

 bushels early and late Peas, of various sorts; 1501 

 Turnip, 100 lbs. RUTA BAGA, 200 lbs. Carrot, 1 1 

 lbs. Beet, 100 lbs. MANGEL WURTZEL, 50 1 i 

 Cabbages of sorts. Cauliflowers, 100 lbs. Radish of soi ' 

 Lettuce of sorts, Endive, Kail, Celery, SALSAFl ' 

 SCORZENERA, Onion, Leek, Sweet Marjora I 

 Thyme, Sage, summer and winter Savory, Lavend I 

 sweet Bazil, Chervil, Fennel!, Burnet, Grass Se«i 

 viz '. — Herds, red and white Clover, Foul Meadow, R 

 Top— with a terge collection of ORNAMENT/ 

 SEEDS. 



Garden Tools, viz : — Pruning and Budding Knivi 

 Pruning Saws, Pruning Shears, Clarden Reels and Lin' 

 transplanting Trowels, Rakes, Dutch or Pushing H* 

 Edging Irons. 



Gooseberry and Currant Bushes, Honeysuckles, Gl 

 den Roses, &c. 1200 Flower Pots with stands. -^ 



GREEN HOUSE PLANTS, a large variety, of 

 stantly for sale, such as Roses, Myrtles, Geraniap 

 Agapanthus, Orange Trees in fruit and blossom. Si 

 Multlflora or Garland Rose, Mountain Daisies, Lau^ 

 tines, &c. 50,000 THORNS or QUICKS for li 



ENGLISH CHEESE, and fine ENGLISH SPEI 

 PEAS. March 27. 



MANGEL WURTZEL SEED. 



FOR sale at this office a few pounds of . 

 TVurlsel Seed, raised by John Prince, Esq., 1 

 bury. April f 



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