1854. 



NEW ENGI^iND FARMER. 



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mured a word, nor in all her sickness, nor no evident excitement, to the spot where but a few 

 time, has a sharp word fell." ! moments before, he and his companion had been 



How chan"-ed were Ellen Jones feelings, as ere {seemingly safely fastened. Surprised to find his 

 she placed her head on her pillow that night she j horse [loose, and struck with liis singular conduct, 

 prayed "deliver us from evil." Then did she feel Mr. A. immediately followed, and iound the oth- 

 that no evil indeed had ever fallen upon her. And 



in after years, when she had become a useful and 

 a happy woman, did she often recur to that visit, 

 believin<r that God taught her there, that "to 



er lying in the water, entangled in the rope, and 

 struggling to keep his head from being submerged. 

 While Mr. A. proceeded to disengage the unfor- 

 tunate horse, his noble benefactor stood by, mani- 



life. 



Brentwood. 



make others happy, is one of the truest objects of I festing the utmost solicitude and sympathy, and 



when his mate was extricated from his situation, 

 and again upon his feet upon terra firma, tlie gen- 

 erous creature exhibited the most unquestionaI)le 

 signs of satisfaction and joy. That this intelli- 

 gent animal should have noticed the unfortunate 

 situation of his mate — that he should know where 



THE POOR MAN'S MAY. 



those who would limit the power of reasoning to 

 the "genus homo." — St. Anthony's Ex. 



We h.ive had repeated occa.-ion to extract some beautiful pas- 

 sages from poets wlio are now moving in the humblest walks of] 

 Ufe. Of these, John and Mary Saunders are worthy of especial i tO apply for rescue, and inhis efforts should sun- 

 note, for the extreme sweetness and simpUcity of their produc- j der a thrCC-fourths of an inch rope, and fin ally 

 tions. They do not aim at lofty subjects, but are content with j that he should exhibit SO high an Upproci^ion ot' 

 those that come peculiarly within their own observation. Hence] the event, are Curious circumstances to US, and cOUl- 

 their poems are natural, and because natural, they are pleasing, m^nd themselves to the thoui;;htful consideration 0\ 

 Sweet May I they tell me thou art come : 



Thou art not come to mc; 

 I cannot spare a single hour. 



Sweet May ! to welcome thee, 

 (iod knows how hard I've worked tliis week. 



To earn my children bread ; 

 And see, we have an empty board, — 



My children are unfed. 

 And art thou still the same sweet May 



My childhood loved so well, 

 When humming like a happy bee. 



Along some primrose dell, 

 I thought, ! what a lovely world 



Is this, dear God has given. 

 And wondered any one should seek 

 For any other heaven ? 



The hawthorn buds are come again, 



And apple blossoms too ; 

 And all the idle, happy birds 



May sing the long day through. 

 The old green lane awakes once more, 



And looks, perhaps, for me; 

 Alas ! green lane, my heart may die — 



I cannot come to thee. 



SINGULAR CASE OF INSTINCT IN A ' 

 HORSE. 



We do not remember ever to have heard of a 

 more remarkable exhibition of equinine intelli- 

 gence than was communicated to us a few days 

 since Ijy Mr. Allen, of this place. The circum- 

 stances as they were narrated to us are as fol- 

 lows : — 



Mr. A. had for a considerable time a span of 

 sprightly little horses, that he had never separa- 

 ted. In the stable, in the field, and tiie harness, 

 they have always been together. This has caused 



DEMOCRACY OF SCIENCE, 



EY JOSIAH nOLBROOK. 



Consolidation and diifusion are two operations 

 distinct and opposite. Both are witnessed in 

 wealth, government, religion, knowledge, and 

 nearly every thing human. However applied, the 

 one is despotic and. the otlier democratic. The na- 

 ture of man and the progress of society tend to con- 

 solidation at the expense of diffusion. The spirit 

 of republicanism is to promote diffusion and put 

 checks upon consolidation ; and that, too, as con- 

 nected witli all the leading interests of human 

 beings. 



Democracy of science is the subject now under 

 view. The true democracy of science is "to in- 

 crease AND DIFFUSE KNOWLEDGE AMONG MEn" 



the design of Smithson. This is also not only a 

 great, but the great object of national and State 

 policy — not to consolidate but diffuse knowledge ; 

 and knowledge interesting to all, especially farmers 

 and mechanics, as they constitute more than seven- 

 eighths of all civilized communities. " 



The development and the application of the na- 

 tural resources of our country stand first and fore- 

 most in furnishing that kind of knowledge inter- 

 esting to all. It shows possessions and the modes 

 of using them — strictly the "use of talents." 

 But with development and application tliere may 

 be diffusion ; there may also be consolidation. It 

 is one thing to liave our mineral resources devel- 

 oped, and a knowledge of them so diffused that 



a strong attachment to grow up between them. \ every farmer may know the character and capa 



A few days ago, he went with them out to Lake 

 Minnetooka, on a fishing excursion. Taking them 

 out of the carriage, he led them to the lake and 

 tied them several rods apart on a strip of grass 

 that grew upon the shore, and left them to feed. 

 Returning to the shantee, he threw hunself upon 

 the floor, to await the return of the party who 

 had repaired to the lake to fish. 



Not much time had elapsed before tlie sound of 

 ai)proaching horse's feet attracted his attention, 

 and a moment after, one of his horses appeared at 

 the door. The animal pul his head in, and givin 



bilitios of his own fields. It is quite another thmg 

 to have our country subjected to scientific explor- 

 ations, however full and complete, and the results 

 placed in ponderous volumes, and those volumes 

 confined to the shelves of college and State libra- 

 ries, to be little read and less understood. The one 

 is diffusion, the other consolidation. The one is 

 carrying out the purpose of scientific explorations, 

 and applying the knowledge obtiiined by them for 

 the benefit of those who need it, and those who 

 paid for it; the otlier is evidently a perversion of 

 funds designed for diffusive knowledge, wealtli. 



one neigh, returned at a slow gallop, yet under' morals, and power, to personal pride and individ- 



