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NEW ENGLAND FARMER. 



ArailST 19, 1835 



?'??J?S©Ig]LIf,^!CfS'. 



ON THE DEATH OF MRS HEMANS. 



" Bring Jl(ywers,fr€shjlcncers^ o'er the bier to shed, 



A crawnfor the brow of the early dead." — F. Hanans. 



Gather flowers, and bring the fairest, 



Let them early, drooping wave ; 

 Hither group the sweetest, rarest. 



To wither round the poet's grave ! 

 Let their dying perfume faintly 



Here, like dew-drops, fall with tears — 

 Sigh, in aspirations saintly, 



O'er the home of hopes and fears. 



Mourn the Muse, whose strains once breathing 



All the soul of woman's love ; 

 Joyous chords, with gems enwreathing, 



Garlands her own hand had wove : 

 Songs that waked the chiefs to glory, 



Ere the battle's din was o'er ; 

 Songs of sweet, domestic story, 



Ye, alas ! are heard no more. 



Hearts, in apathetic slumbers. 



By her gentle, matchless mind, 

 She awakened with her numbers, 



And the soul of sense refined. 

 Fame has spread her songs of gladness, 



Echoed from the princely dome, 

 While her simple lays of sadness 



Bless the lowly cottage home. 



Once her trembling chords revealing 



Deepest thoughts, in mournful shade, 

 Vain a breaking heart concealing 



Hopes that promised, here betrayed ; 

 Hopes she had in spring time cherished — 



The bruised reed — the flower crush'd — 

 A delusive wreck — had perished, 



Ere her lyre and voice were hush'd. 



Mourn her loved and honored name. 



Which Genius to the world hath given : 

 Her soul, beyond the breath of fame. 



Shall find felicity in Heaven. 

 Her song of sorrow now hath ceased — 



Mute her lyre, and cold her hand ; 

 Her broken spirit God appeased. 



And called her to the belter land. 



Fear. — Charles Gustavus (the successor of 

 Christina of Sweden) was besieging Prague, when 

 a boor of most extraordinary visage desired ad- 

 mittance to hia tent, and, being allowed entrance 

 offered, by way of amusing the king, to devour a 

 whole liog, weighing two hundred weight, in liis 

 presence. The old General Konigsmare, who 

 stood by the king's side, and who, soldier as he 

 was, had not got rid of the prejudices of his child- 

 hood, hinted to his royal master tliat the pea.sant 

 ought to be burnt as a sorcerer. " Sir," said the 

 fellow, irritated at the remark, " if your majesty 

 will but make that old gentleman take off his 

 sword and his spurs I will eat him before your 

 face, before I begin the pig." General Konigs- 

 mare (who at the head of a body of Swedes had 

 performed wonders against the Austrians, and 

 who was looked upon as one of the bravest men 

 of the age) could not stand this proposal, especial- 

 ly as it was accompanied by a most hideous and 

 preternatural expansion of the frightful peasant's 

 jaws. Without uttering a word the veteran sud- 

 denly turned round, ran out of the court, and 

 thought not himself safe until he had arrived at 

 his quarters. 



The Rev. John Hartley, who has travelled as a 

 niisaionary in Greece, recortls in his Jom-nal the 

 following interesting scrij)tural illustration ; — 

 ' Having had n)y attention directed last night to 

 the words, (John x, 3,) — The sheep hear His voice 

 and He calhlh his own sheep hy name, fyc, 1 asked 

 my man if it was usual in Greece to give names 

 to sheep. He informed me that it was, and that 

 the sheep obeyed the shepljerd v/hen he called 

 them by their names. This morning I had an op- 

 l)ortunity, of verifying the truth of this remark. 

 Pas.singbya flock of sheep, Tasked the shepherd 

 the same question which I put to my servant, and 

 he gave me the same answer. I then bade him 

 to call one of his sheep. He did so, and it in- 

 stantly left its pasturage and its companions, and 

 ran up to the hand of the shepherd, with signs of 

 pleasure, and with a prompt obedience which I had 

 never before observed in any animal. It is also 

 true of the sheep in this country, that a stranger 

 will they not follow, but will flee from him ; for they 

 knoiv not the voice of strangers. Tlie shepherd 

 told me that many of his sheep are still wild ; 

 that they had not yet learned their names ; but 

 that by teaching they would all learn them. The 

 others which knew their names, he called tame. 



SII.K: COCOONS WANTED. 



The subscriber, • -couraged i.^> (be lale acl of the '„e(,:si :- 

 lure to reel and throw American Silk, wislies to purchase al 

 the AgriculUiral Warehouse in Boston, .S)lk Cocoons, and will 

 pay $3 [ler bushel for the best, and in proportion for poorer 

 ones. [ni6] G. C. ."BARRETT. 



The First Saw Mill The old practice of 



making boards was to split up the logs with wedg- 

 es! and inconvenient as the practice was, it was 

 no easy thing to persuade the world that it could 

 be done in any better way. Saw mills were first 

 used in Europe in the 15th century ; but so lately 

 as 1555 an English Ambassador, having seen a 

 sawmill in France, thought it a novelty which de- 

 served a particular description. It is anmsiug to see 

 how the aversion to labor saving machinery has 

 always agitated England. The first saw mill was 

 established by a Dutchman, in 1663, but the pub- 

 lic outcry against the new fangled machine was 

 so violent, that the proprietor was forced to de- 

 camp with more expedition than ever did a Dutch- 

 man before. The criV was thus kept out of Eng- 

 land for several years, or rather generations ; but 

 in 1728, an unlucky timber merchant, hoping that 

 after so long a time the public would be less 

 watchful to its own interest, made a rash attempt 

 to construct another mill. The guardians of the 

 public welfare, however were on the alert, and a 

 conscientious mob at once collected and pulled the 

 mill to pieces. Such patriotic spirit could not al- 

 ways last, and though we have nowhere seen 

 the fact distinctly stated, there is reason to believe 

 that sawmills are used in England. 



VAI.VABI.E: WORK ON FRUITS, VEGETA- 

 BL,ES, SIIiK, &c. 



Ji'.st published and for sale bv (.Jeo. C. P.iRBETT, THE 

 NEW AMERICAN ORCHARUIST, or an account of the 

 Most vai.ubi.e varieties of fruit, of all climates, adapted 

 to cultivation in the Uiiitcd States, with their history, modes 

 of culture, management, uses, &c., and the culture of 

 silk; with an Appendix on Vegetables, Ornamental 

 Trees and Flowers. By VV1LLL\M KENRICK. 



A new edition, enlargeil and improved. A chapter on 

 " Climate "another chapter on Modern or Landscape Gardens, 

 — also, a Practical Treatise on Mulberry Plantations, and the 

 Culture of Silk, and the whole Class of Vegetables being now 

 for the 6rst time added and all that relates to them. 



1 vol. I2mo. 420 pages elegantly bound. Price ^L 



CHERRY STONES WANTED, 



For which a liberal price, will be paid. Apply at the office 

 of Ihe New Eng and Farmer. July 15. 



SILVER FIRS, &c. 



WiLLlAM Mann of Bangor, Me. will execute at short no- 

 lice orders for Silver Firs, Evergreens, *c. well packed and 

 n good order. gpril 8. 



WHITE MULBERRY SEED, GrowtU of 1835. 



Just received 50 lbs. of White Mulberry Seed growth o 

 1835, saved with much^care bom good, thrilty trees, expressir 

 for the New England Seed Store. For sale bv 



GEORGE C.TiARRETT. 



N. B — As Ihe quantity will probably be inadequate for the 

 demand the next season orders should be sent earl v. 



July 29. 



WHITE MULBERRY TREES W^ ANTED. 



The sobscriber is desirous of purchasing 100,000 White 

 Mulberry Trees, 3 years old, thrifty and of good size, for which 

 S3 per iOO will be paid G. C. BARRETT. 



Boston, July 29, 1835. 



COMPLETE SET OF THE FARMER. 



For Bale at this office, one complete set of the New England 

 Farmer coinjjrising twelve volumes, neatly ai.d well bound, 

 and perfect. Price gS 25 per volume, cash. Feb. 18, 



HORSE RAKE. 



Just received at the Agricultural Warehouse, a few fire* 

 rate Revolving Horse Rakes. 

 ~ Julys. 



Sometiines the tongue cuts off the head. 



If your friend be honey, do not eat him alto- 

 gether. 



The provisions suffer when the cat and the 

 mouse live on gtjod terms. 



Shave your own chin when the beard of your 

 son is grown. 



When you pass through the country of an one 

 eyed, make yourself an one-eyed. 



If you are so unhappy as to have a foolish 

 friend, be yourself wise. 



When there are many captains the ship sinks. 



If you cannot master the whole, yet do not for- 

 sake the whole. 



When things tire you at the head take them at 

 the tail,. 



Borrowed dresses give no warmth. 



W^ANTS A SITUATION AS GARDENER, 



A single man, who is well acquainted with bis business in all 

 its branches, and who can procure good recommendations from 

 his last employers. Enquire al G. C. Barrett's Agricullural 

 Warehouse, Boston, m6. 



FARM FOR SALE OR EXCHANGE. 



An excellent Farm containing 70 acres, situated in Marlbo 

 rough. Mass,, with a house and barn theteon,for sale, or would 

 be exchanged for property in the city of Boston. For terms 

 and particulais inquire of G. C. BARRETT al ihis office, or 

 N. B. PROCTOR, Esq. of said Marlborough. 6m 



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