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NEW ENGLAND FARMER, 



DEC. ai, 1841 



M I S C E L L A N.E U S 



A Mother's Love " A riiollicr's love ! How 



thrilling the sound ! The angel spirit that watched 

 over onr infant years, shieldi^d us from danger and 

 cheered us with her smiles! O, how faithfully 

 does memory cling to the fast fading nienientues of 

 a parent's home, to remind us of tiie sweet coun- 

 cils of a mother's tongue. And oh! how instinct- 

 ively do we hang over the sense of liuyhood, bright- 

 ened by the recollection of that wakeful eye thai 

 never closed while a single wave of misfortune or 

 danger sighed around her child. Like the lone 

 stiir of heaven, in the deep siditude of nature's 

 night, she sits the presiding divinity of the family 

 mansion, its delight and its charm, its stay and its 

 hope, when all around her is overshadowed with 

 the gloom of despondency and despair. The cher- 

 ished object of her affection has risen to manhood's 

 years, and exchanged the sportive morn of be- 

 ing fur the busy and stirring adventures of the 

 world ; and yet, wherever he may wander — to 

 ■whatever clime or country inclination or duty may 

 invite his wayward footsteps — whether facing the 

 ■wintry storm on the billowy deep, or buffeting the 

 mountain snows — the undying prayer of a mother's 

 love lingers on his path and sheds its holiest in- 

 cense upon his pillow." — Selected. 



Crows Oidivitted. — .\ premium on crow.s' heads 

 in Connecticut, as well as a desire on the part of 

 a farmer of that State to save his corn by diminish- 

 ing tlieir number, induced him to place a dead ani- 

 mal near a piece of woodland, where lie had erected 

 a suitable brush house, in which to ensconse him- 

 self, within proper shooting distance of the decoy. 

 Flocks of crows visited and feasted upon the ani- 

 mal when the farmer was absent from his retreat, 

 but whenever he was lying in wait for them with 

 his gun, no one would venture to approach it, al- 

 though witli wistful eyes and watery mouths they 

 beheld their favorite viands from the tops of the 

 neighboring trees. He continued to visit the decoy 

 house for several days, and with anxious solicitude 

 awaited the approach of the wily crows, but no one 

 would venture to dine upon the delicious dead 

 liorse while he was there secreted. Discouraged 

 by his want of success, he stated the circumstance 

 to liis neighbor, who at once informed iiim that he 

 could succeed in shooting them, which his discom- 

 ■fited friend had strong doubtings about. However, 

 they both immediately repaired with their guns to 

 the brush house, and after a short time the neigh- 

 bor requested his unsuccessful friend to take his 

 gun with him and go home, while he remained in 

 the retreat. He set across the field towards his 

 house, and as soon as he was out of shooting dis- 

 tance from the animal, down came the crows to 

 their repast, and the neighbor firing among lliem, 

 killed a large number. The farmer, seeing his 

 friend's success, returned to him and observed, 

 " The crows are cunning critters, but they can't 

 count." — Selected. 



may double his reward, and I put him at defi- 

 ance." 



Stephen Hopkins, the Quaker patriot of Rhode 

 Island, had been afflicted with a paralytic stroke, 

 ill conse(|iieiice of which his hand trembled badly. 

 John Adams usually acted as his amanuensis, and 

 at the signing of the Declaration of Independence, 

 asked him if he should sign his name for him. He 

 replied, "No! 1 will siyn it myself:— if we are 

 hung for signing it, you shall not be hung for sign- 

 ing it for me."' Mr Adams, then, in imitation of 

 Hopkins, took his pen, clasped his wrist with his 

 left hand went through the tremulous motion of 

 signing his own name, and in the language of Hop- 

 kin.s, emphatically said, •' If my hand trembles, 

 John Bull will find my heart won't !" which, Mr 

 Adams said, electrified all Congress, and made the 

 most timid firm in their purpose. — Selected. 



JVovel Resting Place The Rev. Mr Moffat, 



Missionary in Southern Africa, thus describes one 

 of the lu.\uries of the desert : 



" Being ignorant of the locality, and not know- 

 ing where the dangerous inhabitants (Bushmen) 

 might be, we made no fire, lest we should be dis- 

 covered. Olid we had nothing to roast. There 

 were no trees, and we lay down between ridges or 

 hills of deep sand. The wind was cold and we 

 had but little covering. The plan adopted by Mr 

 H.ienzell, a Moravian Missionary, in similar cir- 

 cumstances, occurred to me, and like him I made 

 a hole in the sand and buried myself, leaving the 

 head out. I soon felt very comfortable, and extoll- 

 ing the plan, one of my companions imitated my 

 ex.imple, and got under the earth. I then told 

 him that the missionary whom ■we were imitating, 

 having once submerged himself in the sand near 

 the sea-shore, was occasionally disturbed by huge 

 crabs a|)proachlng him, and these his faithful dog 

 kept at a distance. My compani(m asked : 



' And what are we to do if a lion comes?" 



' We arc safe," I replied, ''for he will never 

 eat heads when he can get whole bodies." This 

 removed his fears, and I do not remember to have 

 slept so comfortably during the whole journey, in 

 which we often had very sorry accommodations." 



AGRICUI4TCR/VL IMPLEMBXTS, *.c 



The Proprietors of the New England Agricultural W; 

 house and Seed Store No, 51 and 62 North MarLel sir 

 would inform their customers and ihe pulilic generally 

 they have on hand the most extensive assortment of A 

 culluial and Horticultural Tools to lie found in the Un 

 States. Part of which are the following : 



MUCK MANUAL.. 



For sale by JOSEPH BRECK & CO., The Muck IV 

 ual for Farmers. By Dr S. L. Dana; price $1. 

 Boston, April 13. 



" I 'm very hard pushed these times," as the 

 wheelbarrow said, when going up hill with a load 

 of stones. 



"Pa, has lightning got fists ?" " No, my child." 

 " I guess it has, Pa ; for I read in the paper that it 

 struck a man and knocked him down." 



Green. — "Let go the jib there ! let go that jib 

 quick !" bawled an eastern skipper to a green hand, 

 when his craft was caught in a squall. "I aint a 

 touching yur jib, " replied honest Jonathan. 



GREKN'.S PATENT STRAW CUTTEI 



JOSEPH BRECK & CO. at the New England Agri 

 tural Warehouse and Seed Store Nos. 51 and 52 North P 

 ket Street, have for sale, Green's Patent Straw, Hay 

 Stalk Cutter, operating on a mechanical principle not In 

 applied to any implement for this purpose. The most pi 

 inent effects of this application, and some of the conseq 

 peculiarities of the machine are : 



1. So great a reduction of the quantum of power requ 

 to use it, that the strength of a half grown boy is sullii 

 to work it efficiently. 



2. With even this moderate power, it easily cuts two h 

 els a minute, which is full twice as fast as has been clai 

 hy any other machine even when worked by horse or si 

 power. 



3. The knives, owing to the peculiar manner in which 

 cut. require sharpening less often than those of any ( 

 straw^ cutter. 



4. The machine is simple in its construction, made am 

 together very strongly. It is therefore not so liable a; 

 complicated machiiies m general use to get out oford< 



Revolutionary Jinecdotis. — It is well remembered 

 that a reward of £.500 was offered for the head of 

 John Hancock. When he signed the Declaration 

 of Independence, he did it with a bold hand, in a 

 conspicuous manner, and rose from his seat, point- 

 ing to the signature, and exclaimed, " There : John 

 Bull can read my name without spectacles. He 



" What do you suppose the world think of us .'" 

 inquired a pedantic young man of Dr. Johnson. 

 " Why I suppose," says the Doctor, "that they 

 think rne to be a bull-dog, and you a tin kettle tied 

 to my tail." 



"How 's Mr Smith — does he keep his bed yet?" 

 " I hav'nt heard that he has sold it," was the reply. 



Intemperance. — The Boston Post says the ther- 

 mometer got high before dinner the other day, and 

 fell down in the evening. 



TYK UP CHAINS. 



Just received by 500 Chains for lyeing up Cattle. 



These chains, introduced hy E. H. Derbv, Esq, of S» 

 and Col. Jacokes, for the purpose of securing cattle to 

 stall, are found tc be the safest and most convenient » 

 of fastening cows and oxen to the stanchion. 



For sale by JOSEPH BRECK & CO., No. 62 IJ» 

 Market st. 



DRAFT AND TRACE CHAINS. 



400 pair Trace Chains, suitable for Ploughing. 

 200 " Truck and leading Chains. 

 200 " Draft Chains. For sale by J. BRECK it ( 

 No. 52 North Market st. 



LACTOMETERS— a simple instrument for If 

 the quality of milk. For sale by J. BRECK & !'• 



AEW ENGLAND FARMER. 



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