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iN E VV E N G L A N I) F A R M E R 



SEPT. 16, 183f. 



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MY OWN FIRE-SIDE, 



BY ALAHIC A. WATTS. 



*' It is a mystic circle that surrounds 

 Comforts and virtues never known beyond 

 Its sacred limits," — Soutuev. 



Let others seek for empty joys, 



At ball or concert, rout or play; 

 Whilst far from fashion's idle noise, 



Her gilded domes and trappings gay, 

 I while the wintery eve away — 



'Twixt book and lute, the honrs divide; 

 And marvel how I e'er cnuld stray 



From thee — my own fire side! 



My own fire-side! Those simple words 



Can bid the sweetest dreams arise; 

 Awaken feeling's tenderest chords, 



And fill with tears of joy my eyes: 

 What is there my wild heart can priic. 



That doth not in my sphere abide! 

 Haunt of my home-bred sympathies. 



My own — my own fire-side! 



A gentle form is near me rxjw; 



A small white hand is clasp'd in mine ; 

 I gaze upon her placid brow. 



And ask what joys can equal thine! 

 A babe, whose beauty's half divine. 



In sleep his mother's eyes doth hide; 

 Where may love seek a fitter shrine, 



Than thou — my own fire-side! 



What care I for the sullen roar 



Of winds without, that ravage earth'! 

 It doth but bid me prize the more 



The shelter of thy hallowed hearth — 

 To thoughts of hallowed bliss give birth; 



Then let the churlish tempest chide, 

 I cannot check the blameless mirth 



That glads — my own fire-side! 



My refuge ever from the storm 



Of this world's passion, strife, and care^ 

 Though thunder clouds the skies deform. 



Their fury cannot reach me there. 

 There, all is cheerful, calm and fair. 



Wrath, malice, envy, strife, or pride. 

 Have never made their hated lair 



By thee — my own fire side! 



Oh, may the yearnings, fond and sweet 



That bid m"y thoughts be all of thee. 

 Thus ever guide my wandering feet 



To thy heart soothing sanctuary! 

 Whate'er my future years may be! 



Let joy or grief my fate beiide; 

 Be still an Eden bright to me. 



My own — My Own Fire-side! 



Thy precincts are a charmed ring. 



Where no harsh feeling dares intrude; 

 Where life's vexations lose their stings; 



Where even grief is half subdued ; 

 And peace, the halcyon, loves to brood. 



Then let the pampered fool deride ; 

 I'll pay my debt of gratitude 



To thee — my own fire-side! 



Shrine of my household deities! 



Fair scene of home's unsullied joys! 

 To thee my burthen'd spirit flies, 



V\ hen fortune frowns, or care annoys; 

 Thine is the bliss that never cloys! 



The smile whose truth hath oft been tried ; 

 What, then, are this world's tinsel toys 



To thee — my own fire-side! 



[From tlie Northampton Courier.] 

 Mr Everett's Address ;it Amherst has been the 

 subject of remark and admiration here ever since 

 its delivery. No description could give an ade- 

 quate notion of the fascination of his eloquence, 

 or the beauty of his siilcndid-imastery. The sub- 

 dued stillness of liis itnmense audience for an hour 

 and a half, attested his power, and the tears which 

 moistened many rough cheeks — from eyes un- 

 used to weep — is irresistible evidence of the effect 

 of his brilliant efforts upon the minds and hearts 

 of his audience. Mr Everett gained laurels enough 



for one lirow that day, and won the admiration 

 and friendship of hundreds who before had never 

 heard him as a public spetiker. His elocution is 

 altogether fauUless and splendid, and coupled with 

 his manner of addressing his audience from the 

 stage, without notes, in our estimation he is with- 

 out a rival in this country. 



The honesty of labor and its reward. — In 

 the Fourth of July Oration of Edward Everett we 

 fmd the following valuable letter and its accom- 

 panying rcmark.s. 



" I quote a sentence from it, in spite of the 

 hiimeliness of the details, for which 1 like it the 

 better, and becattse I wish to set before you, not 

 an ideal hero wraiiped in cloudy generalities and 

 a mist of vague panegyric, hut the real, identical 

 man, with all the pecidiarilies of his life and occu- 

 pation. ' Your letter,' says he, ' gave me the more 

 pleasure, as I received it among barbarians and an 

 uncouth set of people. Since you received my 

 letter of October last, 1 have not slept above three 

 or four nights in a l)i;d ; hut after walking a good 

 deal all day, I liave lain down before the fire, upon 

 a littie hay, straw, fodder, or a bear skin, which- 

 ever was to be had — with man, wife and chil- 

 dren, like dogs and oats; and happy is he who 

 gets the berth nearest the fire. Nothing would 

 make it pass oft' tolerab y, but a good rewartl. A 

 doubloon is my constant gain every day, that the 

 weather will permit my going out, and sometimes 

 six i)istoles. The coldness of the weather will 

 not alow of my making a long stay, as the lodg- 

 ing is rather too cold for the time of year. 1 have 

 never had my clothes ofl', hut have lain and slept 

 in them, except the few nights I have been in 

 Fredericksburg.' Jf there is an individual in the 

 morning of life, in this assembly, who has not yet 

 made his choice, between the flowery path of in- 

 dulgence and the rough ascent of honest industry, 

 — if there is one, who is ashamed to get his living 

 by any branch of honest labor, let him reflect, that 

 the youth who was carrying the theodolite and 

 surveyor's chain, through the mountain i)asses of 

 the Alleghanics, in the montli of March, — sleep- 

 ing on a bundle of hay before the fire, in a set- 

 tler's log cabin, and not ashamed to boast that he 

 did it for his doubloon a day, is George Washing- 

 ton ; that the lif : he led trained him up to com- 

 mand the armies of United America ; that the 

 money he earned was the basis of that fortune, 

 which enabled him afterwards to bestow his ser- 

 vices, without reward, on a bleeding and impover- 

 ished country ! 



For three years was the young Washington 

 employed, the greater part of the time, and when- 

 ever the season would permit, in this laborious and 

 healthful occupation ; and 1 know not if it would 

 be deemed tmbecoming, were a thoughful student 

 of our history to say, that lie could almost hear 

 the voice of Providence, in the language of Milton, 

 announce its high pin-pose — 



To exercise him in the wilderness ; — 

 There he shall first lay down tlie rudiments 

 Of his great welfare, ere I send him forth 

 To conquer ! " 



There is a degree of want by which the free- 

 dom of agency is almost destroyed ; and long 

 association with fortuitous companions will, at 

 length, relax the strictness of truth, and abate the 

 fervor of sincerity. — Johnson. 



All truth is valuable: and he that corrects the 

 public taste is a public benefactor. — lb. 



VALUABLE LEASE FOR SALE. 



The suliscrber, wishing to remove lo the West wilh some 

 friends, will dispose of his (^years' lease) 12 years unex- 

 pired of Indian Hill Farm, containing about 175 acres of highly 

 productive land which has for 8 years past been under a 

 rotation of crops and the rent spent in improvements. 



As the owner is still desirous of improving it a great part 

 of Ihe rent might he expended in improvement from year lo 

 year. The subscriber will sell the valuable stork of short 

 homed callle. implements, &c., or not, as may be agreed on. 

 Application lo be made previous to the I5lh September. 



The silualion is remarkably healthy. 



ROBKRT WII.KIE, Inoinn Hill "Farm,4 1-2 miles (rom 

 Newburyport. Inquire also at this office. 



SPLEIVDID BULBOUS ROOTS. 



Jusl received at ihe New England Seed .Store, an assort- 

 ment of Bulbous Roots, comprising the fines! varieties of 

 Tulips, splendid variegated red, yellow and mixed, wilh the 

 colors marked on each. 



Hyacinths. Double and single, a fine assortment, wilh the 

 colors marked on each. Also an assortment of fine double 

 and single Hyacinths mixed without names. 



Polyanthus Narcisus. Fragranl white with single cups, 

 and extra sized roots. 



\^■e shall open in a few days a further supply of fine Bul- 

 bous Roots from Holland, among which will be bulbs of e. ery 

 kind and color, which will complete a superb assortment. 



SCILLA PERUVIANA, a rare bulb, from the Archipe- 

 lago ; produces a splendid flower may be grown in pots or in 

 Ihe garden, perfeclly hardy. Prices — DOcls. 25cts and 12^ 

 cts according to size. 



TULIPS, a large and splendid collection, growing in the 

 Horticultural Gardens connec.ed with the New England 

 Seed Store, 

 sep 2. 



AVIHTE MULBERRY SEED, Grawth of 1835. 



Just received 50 lbs. of White Mulberry Seed growth of 

 1835, saved wilh much care from good, ihril'ty trees, expressly 

 tor Ihe New England Seed Store, For sale by 



GEORGE C. BARRETT, 



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

 demand the next season orders should be sent early. 



July 29. 



FARII FOR SALE OR EXCHANGE. 



.An excellent P'arin containing 70 acres, situated in Marlbo- 

 rough. Mass., wilh a house and barn lher.eon,tbi sale, or would 

 be exchanged for properly in the city of Boston. For lerms 

 and panic ulais inquire of G. C. BARRETT at ihis ofiice, or 

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



COMPLETE SET OP THE FARMER. 



Foa sale at this office, one complete set of the New England 

 Farmer comprising twelve volumes, neally a d well bound, 

 and perfect. Price ^3 -^ P^^ volume, cash. Feb, 18, 



GRASS SEEDS. 



Seeds — prime quality, 10 do. Timothy 

 — ■■ While Clover, 



30 Casks 

 100 Bushels Red Top; 500 lb 



For sale by GEO. C. BARRETT, 



New England Seed Store, 



AGRICULTURAL CHBMISTRT. 



Cbaptals Agricultural Chemistry, first American Edition 

 from the French. Jusl published, price $1,23. 



sep 9. GEO. C. BARRETT, 



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