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NEW ENGLAND FARMER, 



2M5il©5iliaASS"S'. 



[ From the Mirror, ] 

 SUNSHINE AND STORM. 

 I iove the summer calm, — I love 

 Smooth seas below, blue skies above. 

 The placid lake, the unruffled stream. 

 The woods that rest beneath the beam ; 

 I love the silence deep that reigns 

 At highest noon o'er hills and plains; 

 And own that summer's gentle rule 

 Is soothing, soft and — beautiful. 



I love the summer's cloud — its darkling form 

 Has charms, — there 's grandeur in the storm ; 

 When the winds battle with the floods 

 And bow the mightiest of the woods. 

 When the loud thunder, crash on crasli. 

 Follows the lightning's herald flash, 

 And rocks and spires and towers are rent, 

 'T is startling, but — magnificent. M. S. 



BniLDiNG BY CONTRACT. — A Correspondent of 

 the New York Daily Advertiser, writing from 

 Lowell, gives the following amusing mamifactu- 

 ring story : — 



One of the most amusing stories I have heard 

 about manufacturing in this manufacturing region, 

 relates to the fabrication of buildings of tlie lar- 

 gest class. A contract was made with a b.iilder 

 in one of the interior towns of Massachusetts, to 

 build a country meeting house by a certain day. 

 The time approached within a few weeks, and 

 not a stick of timber was upon the ground. The 

 cellar was dug, and the foundation indeed laid ; 

 but it seemed from all appearances that the con- 

 tractor had given up all intention of performing 

 his agreement. A lawyer was consulted concern- 

 ing the proper njanner to proceed for damages ; 

 but, after some time longer delay, and I believe 

 within two or three weeks of the time, a long 

 train of carts and wagons entered the town, with 

 all parts of the meeting-house exactly prejiared, 

 fitted, and marked, fresh from the mills, where 

 the contractor made his meeting houses by the 

 job. Once on the ground, aud a sufficiency of 

 hands attending, the frame was raised in the 

 twinkling of an eye, the pews, pulpit, galleries, 

 &c. were knocked together, the building was 

 boarded, floored, shingled, glazed, and painted 

 without delay, every thing scrupulously performed 

 to the strict letter of the contract, up to the light- 

 ning rod, ball, and weather-cock, and the key de- 

 livered over to the building committee some days 

 before the stipulated time. 



QciTE SUPERFLUOUS. — Lady VVallis, seeing a 

 gentleman sauntering about in one of her parties, 

 said, 



' Pray, sir, do you play cards ? ' 



' No, niy lady.' 



' Do you dance ? ' 



' No,' repeated the saunterer. 



' Then, sir,' said she, ' give me leave to say, you 

 are neither useful nor ornamental.' 



Hyperbole. — A wag describing the poverty of 

 cows in Florida, remarked, that one wanted at 

 least six weeks' stall feeding before it would an- 

 swer for a skeleton ; and it had been known to 

 require two, and sometimes three of them to cause 

 one shadow. 



Cure for deafness. — When the late Rev. M 



A was considerably advanced in life, being 



in Edinburgh, at the General Assembly, he took 

 the opportunity of consulting the late Dr Cullen 

 for an occasional deafness which troubled him. 

 The doctor having made the necessary inquiries, 

 aud duly considered the case, wrote a prescrip- 

 tion, which he gave Mr A , who, in return, 



tendered a fee. 



' I thank you, sir,' said Dr C, ' but I have long 

 made it a rule never to accept a fee for advice to 

 a country cL'rgyman — he cannot aftbrd it, sir.' 



' Perhaps there are many who cannot,' said Mr 



A , ' but I can ; for my living is good, aud I 



have no family.' 



' What ! are you a bachelor ? ' cried Dr C. 



' I am,' replied Mr A . 



'Now, why did you not tell rae so at first? it 

 would have saved me much trouble,' said the face- 

 tious doctor. ' Destroy the prescription I have 

 given you. Go home aud get married as fast as 

 possible ; and I hazard my reputation that in a 

 month after you shall hear on the deafest side of 

 your head ! ' 



Things I hate A woman riding in a stage 



with seven band-boxes, and a squalling infant ; 

 a dull razor when I am in a hurry ; an album 

 sent me to ]iut rhymes into ; a long call when I 

 am busy ; hot tea in a hot day ; dinner at a half 

 hour after the time ; a cravat so full of holes that 

 I cannot find one layer whole ; gridiron bridges 

 and Portland side-walks ; a long prayer in church 

 when I don't know where to put my eyes or lay 

 my hands; the fumbling of a new beginner over 

 the keys of piano; a letter to write and nothing to 

 write about ; a hole in the heel of my stocking so 

 that I must walk lame to keep it in my shoes ; a 

 call upon a lady who keeps me waiting thirty min- 

 utes so that she may regulate her toilette ; three 

 or four yards of advice from one I know to be a 

 fool ; false curls on a lady's head badly put on ; 

 red gauze dresses with white shining through 

 them ; a man at a post oflice, who keeps me wait- 

 ing for him to read ten pages of the list of letters ; 

 and then that everlasting &c. &;c. when one has 

 nothing more to sav. 



Prosperity of the west. — The following ex- 

 tracts of a letter from a young married Scotch 

 lady lately removed to the west, will give some 

 idea of the astonishing prosperity of that section 

 of our thriving country: — "Since my husband 

 and self, with our cow, sow, dog, and cat, came 

 to this part, we have been highly prospered ; our 

 pig has increased five-fold, our cat six-fold, our 

 dog four-fold, our cow has a beautiful little com- 

 panion — and ' last, though not least ' in our afl^ec- 

 tion, I have presented my husband with a fine 

 son, a little Yankee, of whom he is quite proud. 

 Our family now numbers twenty-three, which in- 

 crease is the fruit of barely twelve months. Isn't 

 this a country to prosper in ? We are all doing 

 well." — JVeto York Sun. 



Audacity. — The oflice of one of our city pa- 

 pers, (says the Philadelphia Saturday Courier,) 

 was broken open, and actually robbed, one night 

 last week, of the enormous sum of eighty-four 

 cents ! The fellows made a mistake in the shop, 

 for what could they expect to get from a poorprin- 

 ter? Rob a printer ! why the rascals ought to be 

 ashamed of themselves. 



SPL.EKDID BULBOUS ROOTS. 



Just received at the New Kngland Seed Store, an assort- 

 ment of Bulbous Roots, comprising the finest varieties of 

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

 colors marked on each. 



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

 colors marked on each. Also an assortment of fine double 

 and single Hyacinths mixed without names. 



Polyanthus Narcisus. Fragrant while with single cups, 

 and extra sized roots. 



We .shall open in a few days a further supply of fine Bul- 

 bous Roots from Holland, among which will be bulbs of every 

 kind and color, which will complete a superb assortment. 



SCILLA PERUVIANA, a rare bulh, from llie Archipe- 

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

 the garden, perfectly hardy. Prices — SOcts, 25 els and 12A 

 cts accortling (o size. 



TULIPS, a large and splendid collection, growing in the 

 Hnrticullural Gardens connec;ed with the New England 

 Seed Slore, 

 Sep, 2, 



WHITE MUIiBERRY SEED, Growth of 1835. 



Just received 50 lbs, of White Mulberry Seed growth of 

 1835, saved with much care from good, thrifty trees, expressly 

 for the New England Seed Store. For sale by 



GEORGE C. BARRETT. 



N. R, — As the quantity will probably be inadequate for the 

 demand the next season orders siiould be sent early. 



July 29. 



FARM FOR SALE OR EXCHANGE. 



An excellent Farm containing 70 acres, situated in Marlbo- 

 rough. Mass., witha house and barn therrf?on,forsale, or would 

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

 and parliculars inquire of G, C, BARRETT at this oflSce, or 

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



COMPLETE SET OF THE FARMER. 



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

 Farmer comprising twelve volumes, neatly a; d well bound, 

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



GRASS SEEDS. 



30 Casks Clover Seeds— prime qualilv, 10 do, Timothy; 

 100 Bushels Red Top; 600 lbs. While Clover, 



For sale by GEO, C, BARRETT, 



New England Seed Store. 



AGRICULTURAL CHEMISTRY. 



Chaptals Agricultural Chemistry, first American Edition 

 ■ " ■ Just published, price gl,25. 



Sep. 9. 



GEO, C, BARRETT. 



VALUABLE LEASE FOR SALE. 



The subscrrber, wishing to remove to the West with some 

 friends, will dispose of his {20 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 pari 

 of the rent might be expended in improvement from year to 

 year. The subscriber will sell the valuable slock of short 

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

 Application to be made previous to the 15lh September. 



The situation is remarkably heallhv, 



ROBERT WILKIE, Indian Hill Farm, 4 1-2 miles from 

 Newburyport, Inquire also at this office. 



THE TiEW ENGLAND FARMER 



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 payable at the end of (lie year — but those who pay within 

 sixty days from the time of subscribing, are entitled to a de- 

 duc'lion of fifty cents. 



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 being made in advance, 



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 Middlehury, Vt. — Wight Chapman, Merchant. 

 Hartford — GooiiwiN S^ Cf>. Booksellers. 

 Newburyport — Erenezer Stedman, Bookseller, 

 Portsmouth, N. H. — John W, Foster, Bookseller. 

 Woodstock, Vt. — J. A. Pratt. 

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 Halifax. N. S.— P, J, Holland, Esq. Editor of Recorder. 

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