NEW ENGLAND FARMER. 



SEPT. 83, 1833 



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WRITTEN IN THE SAND. 



In merry boyhood there was one 



Who shared my youthful heart. 

 We swore no fortune and no fate 



Our destinies should part. 

 But as we twain to manhood grew, 



Time broke that golden liand. 

 And proved that mutual oath of ours 



Was written in the sand. 



Youth brought with it a gayer drfiam: 



A fond and loving one 

 Smiled on till love's ties seemed wound 



Too fast to be undone; 

 Faithful till death we pledged ourselves 



With willing heart and hand: 

 We lived to know that plighted vow 



Was written in the sand. 



Ambition whispered me to trust 



His promised path to fame, 

 And with devotion I assayed 



To play his desperate game; 

 What gained I but the blasting fire 



My own wild hopes had fanned^ 

 Alas, the promise I pursued, 



Was written in the sand. 



Wealth tempted me with golden hoards; 



Her proffers were to me 

 Like green and sunny isles to those 



Long tossed upon the sea ; 

 I grasped at gain, and day by day 



New schemes of profit planned — 

 The lurking phantom proved at last 



A writing in the sand. 



A crafty friend, in joyous guise. 



Upon my sorrow stole. 

 And with a madd'ning 'suasion urged 



The pleasure of the bowl ; 

 I listened — wo betide the hour! 



Till friendless, doomed, and damned, 

 I saw the mocking demon's words 



Were written in the sand. 



Flower Markets. — These in Pari* are held 

 four times eaoh week, (luring the summer, and form 

 an object of great interest to both strangers and 

 residents. At a reasonably early hour, on market 

 day, may be seen here collected the most choice 

 flowers and most beautiful women, the good taste 

 of the one refined by the delicacy of the other. 

 If such a market was to be instituted here and 

 held beneath the shade of the graceful elms in 

 our Mall, from six to ten o'clock every Saturday 

 morning, our florists woidd soon make it attrac- 

 tive to the beaux and belles, and would find a 

 ready sale for their charming productions. 



THE AVIPE. 



1 have often had occasion to remark the fortitude 

 with which women sustain the most overwhelming 

 reverses of fortune. Those disasters which break 

 down the spirit of a man, and prostrate him in the 

 dust, seem to call forth all the energies of the soft- 

 ei; sex, and give such intrepidity and elevation to 

 their character, that at times it approaches to sub- 

 limity. 



Nothing can be more touching, than to behold 

 a soft and tender female, who had been all weak- 

 ness and dependence, and alive to every trivial 

 roughness, while treading the prosperous paths of 



life, suddenly rising in mental force to be the 

 comforter and supporter of her husband under 

 misfortune, and abiding with unshrinking firmness, 

 the most bitter blasts of adversity. 



As the vine, which has long twined its graceful 

 foliage about the oak, and been lifted by it into 

 sunshine, will, when the liardy plant is rifled by 

 the thunderbolt, c ing round it with its caressing 

 tendril.s, and bind i\y its shattered boughs ; so is it 

 beautifully ordered by Providence, that woman, 

 who is the mere dependent and ornament of man 

 ill liis hu|>|iy hours, should be his stay and solace 

 when siiiitton vvitli sudilen cal.'iiiiify ; winding her- 

 self inlii llio ruiipid rcccssos (if his iiuture, tenderly 

 suppuning the dnjO|!iiig heatl, and binding up the 

 broken heart. 



I was once congratulating a friend, who had 

 around him a blooming family, knit together in 

 the strongest aflection. " 1 can wish you no better 

 lot," said he, with enthusiasni, " than to have a 

 wife and children. If you are prosperous, there 

 they are to share your pro.sperity ; if otherwise, 

 there they arc to comfort you." 



And, indeed, 1 have observed, that a married 

 inau falling into misfortune, is more apt to retrieve 

 his situation in the world than a single one ; partly, 

 because he is more stimulated to exertion by the 

 necessities of the helpless and beloved beings who 

 depend upon him for subsistence ; but ehieflv 

 becau.se his s;iirits are soothed ;uid relieved by 

 domestic endearments, and his self-respect' kept 

 alive by finding that though all abroad is darkness 

 and humiliation, yet there is still a little world of 

 love at home, of which he is the tnonarch. 



Whereas, a single man is apt to run to waste and 

 self-neglect ; to fancy himself lonely and aban- 

 doned, and his heart to fall to ruin, like some 

 deserted mansion, for want of an inhabitant. 



Irvina-. 



Elastic Maublf,. — From the quarries in Berk 

 shire county, Mass., are obtained specimens of 

 elastic white marble, of a lieautiful texture, and 

 susceptible of a high polish. If there are other 

 localities, they have not been very distinctly record- 

 ed. Su|iported at the two extremities, the slabs 

 spring like a board placed in a similar position, 

 though the bending is much less. Mineralogical 

 cabinets should all be furnished with samjiles of 

 this singular stone. — [Scientific Tracts.] 



Value of Hops in Diseases of the Skin 



One of the best external applications for many 

 eruptive diseases of the skin is a strong decoction 

 of Hops, in which the limbs or other affected 

 parts are to be bathed several times a day. The 

 decoction should not be used until it has become 

 perfectly cold. In bad ulcers of the leg, the 

 most satisfactory results have been repeatedly 

 realized from this simple preparation. — Med Mel, 



A farmer in Scotland sowing a field of turnips, 

 appropriated a ridge to the use of the public, with 

 this label, " You are requested to steal out of this 

 spot." 



Wine from the Common Bramble. — Five 

 measures of ripe fruit, with one of honey and six 

 of water, boiled, strained and left to ferment, then 

 boih.'d again and put in ca.sks to ferment, are said 

 to jjroduce an excellent wine. 



AVHITE MULBERRY SEED, Cion th of 1835. 



Just received fiO lbs. of White Mulberry Seed irrowlh of 

 183a, saved with much care from good, ihritly trees "cNnresslf 

 for the New England Seed Store. For sale by 



GEORGE C. BARRETT. 



N. R— As the quantity will probablv be inadt'quate for the 

 demand the next season orders should be sent early. 



July 29. ' 



FARM FOR SAIiE OR EXCHAKGE. 



Ancxrellent farm coniaining 70 acres, siluated in Marlbo- 

 rough. Mass., wilh a house and Iwtn llier.pon,(or sale, or would 

 be exchanged for properly in the cily of Boston. For terms 

 and pnriiculars inquire of G. C. liAKRETT at this oflice, or 

 N. v.. PROC'J'OR, Esq. of said Marlborough. Cm 



COMPLETE .SET OF THE FARMER. 



For sale at this oflice, one complete set of the New England 

 Farmer comprising iwelve volumes, neaily a d well bound, 

 and perfect Price S3 'io per volume, casA. ^. --' 



Feb. 



SPLENDID BULBOUS ROOTS. 



Just received at the New England Seed Slore, an assort- 

 ment of Bulbous Roots, comprising the finest varielies ot 

 Tuhps, splendid varicgaled red, yellow and mixed, wiih the 

 colors marked on each. 



Hyacinths. Double aud single, a fine assorlmeni, wilh the 

 colors mnrked on each. Also an assorlmeni of fine double 

 and single Hyacinlhs mixed wilhoul names. 



Hol.viiiitbus Narcisus, Fragranl while wiih single cups, 

 and cxlra sized rooH. " "^ ' 



VVe shall open in a few days a furllier supply of fine l!ii|. 

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

 kind ami color, which will complele a superb assorlmeni. 



SCILLA PERUVIANA, a rare bull., from the Archipe- 

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

 the garden, perfectly hardy Prices— 50 cts. 23 els and I2i 

 cts according to size. 



TUMPS, a large and splendid collection, growing in the 

 Horticultural Gardens coniiec ed wilh the New England 

 Seed Store. 

 Sep. 2. 



GRASS SEEDS, 



30 Casks Clover Seeds— prime quality. 10 do. Timothy • 



100 Bushels Red Top; 500 lbs. While Clover. ' 



For sale by GEO. C. BARRETT, 



New England Seed Store. 



AGRICULTURAL CHEMISTRY. 



Chaptals Agricultural Chemistry, first American Edition 

 from the French. Just published, price ^1,25. 



sep. 9. GEO. C. BARRETT. 



VALUABLE LEASE FOR SALE. 



The subscriber, wishing to remove to Ihe West wilh some 

 friends, will dispose of his (20 yeais' lease) 12 years unex- 

 pired oflndianHill Farm, containing about 175 acres of highly 

 pioduclive land which has for 8 years past been under a 

 rotation of crops and die rent spent in improvements. 



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

 of the rem might be expended in improvement fnun year to 

 year. The subscriber will sell the valuable slock of short 

 horned caltle, implements, &c., or not, as may be agreed on. 

 Application to be made previous to Ihe 15lh September. 



The situation is remarkably healthy. 



ROBERT WILKIE, Indian Hill Farm,4 1.2 miles from 

 Newburyport. Inquire also at this office. 



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