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NEW ENGLAND FARMER. 



Br T. C. FESSENBEW. 



" Let us do good unto all nun.'''' 

 Let us do good to all mankind. 



For such is charity's behest, 

 Thus happiness we here shall find, 



And be hereafter ever blest. 

 The benefits which we bestow 



When honest indig:ence we aid. 

 If not requited here below 



In heaven will amply be repaid. 

 For unto men of liberal mind, 



Friends to the needy and distrett, 

 The Great Bestower will be kind, 



In blessing others they are blest. 

 Of wealth and power art thou possest. 



Remember whence the loan accrues. 

 That God appoints the poor distrest 



To be receivers of his dues. 



Of all that you possess below 



Death may deprive you any hour, 

 But what you rightfully bestow. 



Is placed beyond the tyrant's power. 

 'Tis yours to give the child of need. 



His due supplies of earthly kind. 

 Likewise that ' meat and drink indeed,'' 



Which nourishes the immortal mind. 



'Tis yours to bid the needy know 

 Both how to live and how to die, 



What gives them usefulness below. 

 And gains them happiness on high. 



\or moves the man in any sphere. 



However limited or low, 

 Who cannot give at least the tear 



Of sympithy to want and woe. 



And sometimes sympathy is all, 



Which e'en a Croesus could impart, 



.\nd drops, whicli flow at pity's rail. 

 Are balm of Gilead to tlie heart. 



O, then let all, be good to all, 

 For such is charity's behest, 

 Be never deaf to misery's call. 

 And thou in blessing shalt be blest. 



i^fscfllanp. 



"C.^TCH A VV HAZEL ASLEEP." 



" Thy spirit, independence, let me share, 



Lord of the lion heart and eagle eye ; 

 Thy steps I follow with my bosom bare, 



Nor heed the storm that howls along the sky." 



A number of our ship cnrpenters, who recent- 

 ly turned out for higher wages, and a few sail- 

 maUers, hired a small sloop for the purpose of 

 celebrating the fourth of .)uly at the capes o( 

 the Delaware. On reaching the [liace, howev- 

 er, they were unable lo realize their anticipat- 

 ed enjoyment, and being iiili nf gin and inde- 

 pendence, they, after weighty deliberation, re- 

 solved upon ciuising in pursiiit of adventures. 

 Their stores were ample, and having appointed 

 a " commodore,'''' they set sail with '* buoyant 

 hearts and spirits free as air." 



After cruizing for some time without success, 

 the United States' schr. Weazel hove in view 

 and gave to the almost drooping spirits of their 

 commodore the hope of accomplisliing some- 

 thmg worthy of himself I shall not pretend to 

 desciibe the soul piercing flash that darted 



through the mist of the liquor from his half-' 

 bunged eye, when he first beheld his destined 

 prey, wounding the bosom of the amorous wa- 

 ters, that kissed the prow in sport and wanton- 

 ness. Nor shall I describe the shout of joy 

 which arose from the gallant crew, and rent the 

 troubled air, when orders were given to " bear 

 down upon her," and iliake het yield submissive 

 to their power. 



This order was promptly obeyed : up went 

 the sails : each man lo his post ; and as the belli- 

 gerent forces floated towards each other, there 

 was 



" A calm as still as death. 



And the boldest held his breath 



For a time." 

 But when within fl musket shot, the commodore, 

 with a degree of promptness which distinguish- 

 es our American commanders, ordered the 

 schooner to send her papers aboard immediate- 

 ly, or dread impending ruin. Captain Zantin- 

 ger, who was at a loss to understand the nature 

 of the demand, manifested, as the commodore 

 thought some reluctance in complying; when, 

 in order to enforce obedience to this modest 

 request, a musket was tired from the cabin win- 

 dow of the sloop. Captain Zantinger, unwilling 

 that the commodore should have all the fun on 

 his side, ordered a twelve pounder to be tired 

 over them, and squared off to give a second 

 broadside if necessary ; but on the clearing up 

 of the smoke, the pot-valor of our commodore 

 evaporated, and he, with half his crew, were 

 di'scovercd on their knees, exclaiming, "•' as you 

 are brave be merciful." 



The boat was then sent aboard, not with 

 papers, but with orders to bring the commodore, 

 with his crew, aboard the schooner, where they 



ivcre esHiniiici), niiil Captain Ziintinjjcr li.Tving 



satistied himself that they were true and loyal 

 citizens of this commonwealth, in pursuit of 

 pleasure, after detaining them for four hours, 

 [lermitted them to return lo Iheirsloop, on their 

 promising that they would never attempt to 

 " catch a weazel asleep again." — Phil. Aurora. 



A " Fish Slory.'''' — One of the lads belong- 

 ing to the T. H. Smith pilot boat informed 

 us yesterday forenoon, that on his passage to 

 Sanily Hook, he fell in with a whale about 80 

 feet long, and when near him he spouted into 

 the air a large j)orpoise, \.^iich reached (he 

 distance of at least 10 feet. 7"lie por[ioise fell, 

 head foremost, into the mouth of the whale, 

 and was no doubt immediately swallowed. 



JV'ea) York Gazette. 



A Wit in Chains. — On Thursday last a priso- 

 ner being placed at the bar at (he Mayors 

 Court in Philadelphia, being called on lo plead 

 to an indictment for Larceny, was told by the 

 erk (o hold up his riglit hand. The man im- 

 lediately hold up his left hand — " hold your 

 iglit hand" said the Clerk : " Please your ho- 

 nour" said the culprit, still keeping his left hand 

 1 p. " Please your honour, 1 am left handed ; 

 End sure my right hand is on my left shoulder." 



' Medicine. — The P.oston Medical Intelligencer 

 says, " (here is no doubt of the fact, that people 

 take too much medicine ; where ten actually 

 die of acute disease, ten more are doctored to 

 death at thier own solicitation " 



Philadelphia Society for Promoting Ag- 

 riculture. 



JOHN SCOTT, Chemist, late of Edinburgh, by hij 

 Wiix, made in the Year 1816, bequeathed the 

 sum of 54000, in the funded 3 per cent Slock of the U. S. 

 to the Corporation of the city of Philadelphia, to the in- 

 tent " that the interest and dividends, to become receiv- 

 able thereon, should be laid out in Premiums to be dis- 

 tributed among ingenious men and women, who make 

 useful inventions, but no such premium to exceed gSC: 

 and that therewith shall be given a Copper Medal with 

 this inscription — " To the most Deserving." — The 

 Select and Common Councils of the city of Philadelphia, 

 have entrusted "the Philadelphia .Society for piomot- 

 ing Agriculture," with the distribution of the -aforesaid 

 premiums and medals, and a Committee of that .'■Society 

 have been appointed to attend thereto. The subscrib- 

 ers named as that committee, give notice that they will 

 receive applications for the same. 



Certificates of the originality and utility of the in- 

 ventions must accompany the applications, which may 

 be directed " to the Committee of the Philadelphia 

 Society for promoting Agriculture, on Scott's legacy," 

 and iorwarded free of expense, through the post ofSce, 

 A ilescription of the inventions, must be given in 

 clear language, and correctly written, accompanied by 

 drawings in perspective and detail, where necessary to 

 illustrate it. Where the invention is a composition of 

 matter, specimens of the ingredients and of the composi- 

 tion of matter sufficient in quantity for the purpose of 

 experiment, and to preserve in the Cabinet of the Sgci- 

 etv will be expected. 



JAMES MEASE. 

 REUBEN HAINES 

 ROBERTS VAUX, 

 ROBERT HARE, 

 WM. H. KEATING, 

 ADAM ECKFELDT, 

 .'uly 10. Committee. 



Imported Bull— SIR ISAAC. 



Tins very fine young animal, just arrived from 

 England is of the true Htrefordshire breed, hav- 

 ing been presented to the " Massachusetts Society for 

 pr.A — ti*.^ Agriculture," hy Admiral Sir Isaac Coifip, 

 together with a superb COW of the same breed. They 

 have been placed by the Trustees on the Farm of John 

 Prince, Esq. at Jamaica Plain, in Roxbury for one year^ 

 He will be permitted this autumn to go to but few cows' 

 at Three dollars each, which must be paid in advance.' 



As many persons, however, who have nue cows, do 

 not wish to raise calves, Mr. P. will agree to take theffl 

 at six weeks old, at their veal value, and not charge 

 for the use of the Bull. — The Trustees hope by this! 

 means, many more fine animals will be raised for pub» 

 lick benefit. His colour is a beautiful dark nd. , 



The Pfrfigrf e which is furnished by one of the first 

 breeders of this stock in England says, " He was got by 

 VVaxey — Waxey was by Trojan, which was challenged 

 against ani/ htdl in Kvgland for 100 guineas. Wax- 

 ey's Dam was Brunette out of Margaret. ThisbuIPs 

 dam is Young Charmer own sister to the lirou-n ox that 

 won the' premium at Bath, last Christmas, and after- 

 wards was exhibited at Bristol for Show, and consider- j 

 ed the fattest ox in the kingdom. Young Charmer j 

 was out of Old Charmer, killed at Hereford for the 

 Chi'istmas Show of fat Beef and was superior to any 

 ther.'-." This pedigree might be extended further back, 

 but it is considered unnecessary to persons who will 

 view the animals. 



Ro.rburi/. July 15, 1824. 



R. GROVE'S Essnti on i,hce]i, in a pamphlet fom ] 

 ' for sale at this Office. July 10. 



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TO PRINTERS. 

 OR sale at this OtTice BALL SKINS, at the usual 

 price?. 



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