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MISCELLANEOUS 



■ Filial Jlffeclion. — A Roman woman ^vas accused 

 of a crime before the prsetor ; was tried, condemn- 

 ed tj death, and delivered over to the jailer of the 

 prison, with orders to inflict the sentence of pun- 

 ishment. This man was kind in his feelings, and 

 being unwilling to shed blood, he determined to 

 let the woman starve to death, in preference to 

 destroying her by violent means. He therefore 

 confined her closely to her cell, and admitted no 

 one to see her, except her daughter, whom he first 

 carefully examined, to siscertain that she did not 

 bear about her any provisions, to avert the intended 

 punishment of her mother. At the end of a week, 

 the jailer was surprised to find his prisoner still 

 alive, and but little emaciated. His suspicions 

 were roused, and he determined to watch what 

 passed at the ne.\t interview of the mother and 

 daughter. He did so, and what a spectacle met 

 his eyes ! He saw the daughter uncover lier 

 breast, and ofiering it to her parent, thus furnish 

 the nourishment which sustained her. Overcome 

 by the filial tenderness and devotion of the act, ho 

 immediately related it to the pristor, who reported 

 it to the consul, but not before the people had 

 learned it ; so that the chief magistrate was soon 

 surrounded by an immense crowd of the citizens, 

 all iiuploring the pardon of the mother for the 

 sake of the Roman daughter. 'I'his was readily 

 granted; and a pension out of the public treasury, 

 enabled the virtuous child to take upon herself the 

 support of the parent, whose life she had saved. 

 The renown of the Rou)an daughter has outlived 

 the monuuient which the Romans erected near the 

 prison in commemoration of her filial virtue. — St 

 lected. 



Benevolent Revenge. — Among the crowd which 

 attended the levees of Frederick the Great, was an 

 officer of great merit and bravery, but in reduced 

 circumstances. He wanted a pension ; and want 

 made him importunate. He had several times ad- 

 dressed the king, who always answered him, " Wait 

 awhile with patience — at present I can do nothing 

 for you." He did wait, and in vain. He then re- 

 newed his entreaties with so much earnestness, 

 that Frederick became seriously annoyed, and gave 

 orders that he should not again be admitted to the 

 palace. For some time he heard nothing more of 

 the officer. At last he almost forgot him. One 

 day a satirical publication was shown to him, in 

 which he was treated with great severity. Such 

 things had often appeared before, and it had al- 

 ways been his iiabit to disregard them. In this in- 

 stance, however, there was a point and severity in 

 the remarks, which provoked the king, and he of- 

 fered a reward of fifty louis'dors for the discovery 

 of the author. The next day, the oflicer made his 

 appearance at the gate of the palace, and asked to 

 be admitted. The sentinels refused him, accord- 

 ing to their orders. The officer persisted, alleg- 

 ing that it was of the utmost importance that he 

 should see the king, and at last he succeeded in 

 gaining admission. " What brings you here 

 again?" asked Frederick. "The reward of fifty 

 louis'dors, and not my pension," was the answer. 

 " I am the author of the satire: imprison me, and 

 inflict on me the penalty of the law ; but send the 

 amount of the reward to my wife and children, to 

 save them from starvation." " You shall be sent 

 to Spandau," said the monarch — meaning the place 



where state prisoners were always confined. "Send 

 me there, but send the reward at the same time to 

 my family." Frederick immediately wrote and 

 sealed a letter, which he directed the officer to 

 take with him to the commandant of Spandau, with 

 strict injunctions not to open it until after dinner. 

 He then ordered a strong guard, and the officer 

 found himself in a f;iir way to be confined for some 

 time. When he arrived at Spandau, he delivered 

 the letter as directed, and the commandant and 

 himself sat down together to dine, the -officer in a 

 state of no very pleasant suspense as to the import 

 of the king's letter. At last, dinner being de- 

 spatched, the letter was opened, and was as fol- 

 lows : " The bearer of this letter is appointed com- 

 mandant of tlio fortress of Spandau. His wife 

 and children will he with him in a few hours, and 

 will bring with them fifty louis'dors. The late 

 commandant of Spandau will repair to Potsdam, 

 where he will find a better place destined for him." 

 Judge how great was the mutual surprise of both 

 parties, at the benevolent revenge of the king up- 

 on the author of the satire. How iew persons 

 would have merged the injury in the motive which 

 promjited it. — Selected. 



Justice. — When Frederick, of Prussia, was 

 building the palace of Sans Souci, he discovered 

 that the plan which ho had adopted for his gardens 

 would be much interfered with by a mill, which he 

 therefore determined to remove. Having sent for 

 the owner, he asked him what sum he would take 

 for the mill, naming at the same time its full value. 

 The man refused to sell it. The monarch doubled 

 and trebh^d the sum, and at last oflered to build 

 another mill, in a better situation, independent of 

 the price of the old one. Still the miller refused 

 to bargain. The mill, he said, had been the pos- 

 session of his great-grandfather, and he was deter- 

 mined to transmit it to his children as it had de- 

 scended to him. At last Frederick became pro- 

 voked, and told the man that he was silly to refuse 

 his offi'rs of payment, as it was in his power to ob- 

 tain the mill by force, without any compensation. 

 " Not while there is a court of justice at Berlin," 

 answered the miller, firmly ; alluding to the court 

 established by Frederick himself, for the redress of 

 injuries. The monarch was pleased at the frank 

 reply, because it intimated a confidence in his in- 

 tegrity and justice, and resolving to leave the mill 

 untouched, he altered at once the plan of his gar- 

 dens. — Sekcltd. 



Laughable Adventure. — A reverend clergyman 

 in Vermont, being apprehensive that the accumu. 

 lated weight of the snow upon the roof of his barn 

 might do some damage,-resolved to prevent it by 

 shoveling it off. He therefore ascended it, having 

 first, for fear the snow might all slide oft' at once, 

 and himself with it, fastened to his waist one end 

 of a rope, and giving the other to his wife, ho went 

 to work : but still fearing for his safety, '' My dear," 

 said he, " tie the rope round your waist." No 

 socmer than she had done this, thnn off went the 

 snow and the parson with it, and up went his wife. 

 Thus on one side of the barn hung the clergyman, 

 and on the other side hung his wife. She by 

 screaming lustily, soon attracted the attention of 

 a traveller on the road, who delivered them from 

 their ludicrous situation. — Exchange pap. 



To Make Chicken Slew. — Shut the door of the 

 hen coop, and throw in lighted fire-works. — Punch. 





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HOWARD'S IMPROVED EASY DRAUGHT PLOUGH. 



Great improvements hare lieen maile the past year in the 

 form and workmanship of these Ploughs ; the mould hi ard 

 has heen so formed as to lai/ the furrow nomplelehj oner, 

 lurniiiir in every particle of grass or sluhhle. andkavirt" the 

 srromui in the best possible vmnncr. The length of the 

 mould hoard has lit n very much increased, so that the 

 Plough works with the greatest ease, hoth with respect to 

 the holding and the team. The Committee at the late trial 

 of Ploughs at Worcester, say, 



" Should our opinion he asked as to which of the Ploui/hs 

 we should prefer tor use on a farm, we might perhaps say to 

 the inquirer, il your land is mostly light and easy to work, 

 try Prouty & Mears. hat \{ your land is hcavi/, hard orrocLij, 

 BEGIN WITH Mr. Howard's." 



At the- above mentioned irial the Howard Plough did 

 more work, with the same pewer of team, than any other 

 plough exhibited. No other turned more than twentyscen 

 and one half inches, to the 112 His. draught, while ihe 

 Howard Plough turned twentynine and one'half inches Ja 

 the same power of learn ! Alt acknowledge that Howard's ' 

 Ploughs are much the strongest and most substantially 

 made. 



There has been quiie an improvement made on the shoe, 

 or land side of this Plough, which can be renewed without 

 having to furnish a new landside: this shoe likewise seciiies 

 the mould hoard and landside together, and strengthens the 

 Plough very much. 



The price of the Ploughs is from S6 to Sl5. A Pious h, 

 sufficient for breaking up with four callle. will cost about 

 S;o 50, and with cutter Si, with wheel and cutter, S2 CO 

 e.\tra. 



The above Ploughs are for sale, wholesale and retail, at 

 the New England Agricultural Warehouse and Seed St.ue, 

 Nos. 51 & 53 North Market Street, by 



JOSEPH BRECK & CO. : 



GRINDSTONES ON FRICTION RObliEaS. 



Grindstones of different sizes, hung on friction rollera and 

 moved wilh a foot treader, is (ound to be a great improve- 

 ment on the old mode of hanging grindstones. Stonesjiung 

 in this manner are becoming daily more in use, and wherever 

 used, give universal satisfaction. The rollers can be attach- 

 ed to stones hung in the common way. For sale by J. 

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LACTOMETERS~a simple instrument for leslinff 

 the quality of milk. For sale by J. BRECK & CO. 



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