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N E W E N G L A N h F A R M f. K 



MARCH 23. lf<:iG 



sasHssiEi.s.^Bsrs'. 



THE SAILOR'S FRIEND. 



On reading Mrs Sarah J. Hale's Report of the Seamen's 



Aid Society, Jan. 8th, 1836. 



By SAMOEL WOODWORTH, ESQ. 



The Sailor's best friend ? — It is woman — dear woman — 



She pities the errors she cannot approve, 

 But prizes his daring, which seems super-human, 



His coolness in peril — his ardor in love ; 

 His patience in bearing fatigue and privation. 



When dangers, or famine, or agonies press him, 

 Elicits irom woman the warm aspiration — 



'Oh ! pity the Sailor! God, bless him! God, bless 

 him! ' 



And Heaven will smile on his gallant behavior; 



For the true-hearted sailors of Old Galilee, 

 "Were called from their vessel to follow the Saviour, 

 Whose words were the truth — and the truth made 

 them free. 

 Me preached on their decks, and he walked on their 

 waters. 

 He stilled the rough tempast that rose to distress 

 them ; 

 He healeth every pain to their wives and their daughters. 

 He still loves the sailors — God, bless them ! — God, 

 bless them ! 



And woman — dear woman — with ardent devotion. 



Still follows the Saviour, and prays for the brave 

 Who, like the disciples, now plough the rough ocean, 



For His is the power to bless and to save. 

 She comforts the wife, and her babe on its pillow. 



Forbidding that poverty's hand should oppress her ; 

 She whispers of Hope, and the Tar on the billow 



She pities the Sailor ! — God, bless her ! — God, bless 

 her ! 



quality and extent of the work, in which there is 

 probahly a greater rliff'erence than in paintings. 

 Pictures of large size liave sometimes cost from 

 20 to $30,000. In Rome there are masters of this 

 art as well as of painting. — Mer. Jour. 



WHITE DUTCH CLOVEB. 



COO Ihs. very fine While Uulch Clover, (free from fo< 

 seed) jusl received from Hollaud, and tor sale by GEO. 

 BAKKETT. Feb. 3. 



Mosaic. — Painting in Mosaic, or the mode of 

 representing objects by the union of portions of 

 variously colored stone or glass, reduced to an 

 even surface, is an art which is hut little practised 

 or known in this country. The art of working in 

 Mosaic was known to the ancients, and was pro- 

 bably practi.sed in very remote ages, perhaps before 

 the invention of painting. The greater Mosaic 

 works of the ancients were principally devoted to 

 their halls and baths, and portions are very plainly 

 disclosed in excavations, which enable us to judge 

 sufiiciently of the extent of design and excellence 

 of the workmanship. 



The labor of this kind of work is very great, 

 large compositions requiring several years to exe- 

 cute, and the grinding and polishing of the picture 

 .ire extremely laborious. Artificial substances are 

 prepared of enamel and glass, of a vast variety of 

 shades, in order to obtain the suitable gradation of 

 color in the picture. At Rome, where this branch 

 of the fine arts is extensively carried on, all the 

 materials are compounded — and the present 

 number of tints in Mosaic is said to amount to 

 fifteen thousand, proceeding by a nicety almost 

 inconceivable. 



Sometimes fragments of the smallest surface 

 are used for Mosaic pictures — and it is said that 

 in a portrait of Pope Paul V., the face alone con- 

 sists of 1,700,000 portions, each no larger than a 

 grain of millet. The Mosaic of the cupola of St 

 Peters at Rome, on the other hand, is composed 

 of stones of from half an inch to two inches 

 square ; and pavements appear in pieces still 

 larger. The price of Mosaic depends on the 



Sir Walter Scott. — Every person, the least 

 acquainted with the history or character of this 

 great man, knows that, in many striking peculiar- 

 ities, he stood alone and unequalled. Whether 

 we consider the imlue or the aggregate amount of 

 his writings, he is foremost among those who have 

 contributed to the literature of the world. The 

 January number of Frazer's Magazine contains a 

 series of interesting reminiscences relative to the 

 last d.iys of Sir Walter, from which we glean a 

 few interesting particulars. By the failure of 

 CJonstable & Co. in 1825, Scott, who had endorsed 

 their paper to an unlimited extent, became liable 

 to the amount of £80,000, while his means to meet 

 these liabilities, did not jiiobably exceed £10,000. 

 It was under these discouraging circumstances 

 that he commenced the Herculean task of writing 

 himself out of debt, in which as is known he so 

 far succeeded, that at the time of his death the 

 claims were reduced to one third, so that in five 

 years he actually earned more than forty thousand 

 pounds sterling. This result, however, was ac- 

 complished by an intensity and constancy of labor, 

 to which his previous efforts had been nothing ; 

 at the cost of all his accustomed amusements, by 

 the sacrifice of bodily exercise, and as frequent 

 consequence of sleep. One of Constable's cred- 

 itors, holding a note endorsed by Walter Scott, 

 nearly rendered nugatory all the arrangements for 

 the gradual settlement of the claims, by absolutely 

 refusing to accept, even pro tempore, any part of 

 his demand. All or nothing was his ultimatum. 

 This Shylock nearly experienced the fate of his 

 prototype, for his debt was set aside on the ground 

 of usury, and he was glad to accept any terms he 

 could obtain. For his life of Bonaparte, which 

 he completed in one year, Sir Walter received 

 £14,000. Among his other most profitable under- 

 takings, was the new edition of his works and his 

 contributions to Lardner's Cyclopiedia. In some 

 instances £500 were oflfered liim for a few trifles 

 to be inserted in an annual. These facts go to 

 account for a result which, as it is unparalleled in 

 the history of literature, can, without explanation, 

 hardly he credited. 



Best time for Mental F.xertion. — Nature 

 has allotted the darkness of the night for repose 

 and the restoration by sleep of the exhausted en- 

 ergies of the body and mind. If study or compo- 

 sition be ardently engaged in towards that period 

 of the day, the increased action in tlie brain 

 which always accompanies activity of mind re- 

 quires a long time to subside ; and if the individual 

 be of an irritable hhbit, he will be sleepless for 

 hours, or perlia|)S tormented by unpleasant dreams. 

 If, nevertheless, the practice be continued, the 

 want of refreshing repose will ultimately induce 

 a state of irritability of the nervous system ap- 

 proaching to insanity. It is, therefore, of great 

 .•idvantage to engage in severer studies early in 

 the day, and devote the two or three hours pre- 

 ceding bed-time to light reading, music, or amu- 

 sing conversation. — Combe's Physiology. 



AUCTION. 



executor's sale. 



To he sold at Public Auolion, on Friday, Isf of April ne: 

 at 2 o'clock P. M. on ihe premises if not previously dispo& 

 ofal private sale, ihe FARM lately occupied by Heni 

 Jackson, deceased siiualcd on the main roa<i, midway b 

 Iween Fiichhurg and Leominsler. Said Farm contains 

 acres of land, conveniently divided for Mowing and Tilla| 

 an orchard, good Pasturage and a valuable Wood-lol, will 

 House, Barn and Wood-shed in good repair. For funk 

 information, apply to Mr PATCH, near the premises. Co 

 dilions at sale. 



Leominster, March 4, 1836. Bv order of the Executoi 



35.000 AVHITE MULBERRY TREES. 



The Subscriber will engage, if applied for soon, a part 

 whole of the above number of W'hile Mulberry 'i'rees, ve 

 Ihrifiy and in good order, to be delivered in the spring. 

 Feb. 3 G. C. BAKRETT. 



TO PAPER MAKERS. 



The subscriber has invented and put into operation 

 Messrs H. C. & W. Curlis's paper estahlisbmeni, Newto 

 Lower Falls, Mass. a machine for washing and rinsing felt 

 It is a decided improvement upon anything heretolbre used i 

 the same purpose. Any applications (or the abo\e macliiD 

 or any person wishing I'urlher information respecting it, » 

 be atiendcd to by addressing NEHE.VllAH HUNT; 



march 2. 3iis Newton Lower Falls, .Mass. 



TEAZLE SEED. 



Just received 50 lbs. i rime Teaile Seed. The importaui 



of thi 

 De( 



op merits the attention of ; 



16. 



cullurisls. 

 G. C.BARRETT. 



SITUATIOW WAIVTED AS GARDENER. 



A steady, active, married man is in want of a situation as 

 Gardener. He is conversant in every department of ihebui 

 ness, and is also acquainted wiih the management of a veg 

 lablefarm; understands taking care of Cows, Horses, &( 

 has lived in some of the most respectable places in Massach 

 setts and can produce tlie highest recommendations from h 

 former employers. Any communication directed to the ca 

 of J. D. Williams, Roxbury, or at this office, will receive ir 

 mediate attention. Fei>. 17. 



It is a quaint reinark of some writer, that " Pro- 

 fane swearers are the most foolish of sinners — 

 they serve the Evil One without wages." 



et, Boston 



FARM WANTED. 



base, a Farm, containing from 60 to S 

 of the city Inquire at 13 



SOUTHERN CLOVER. 



;ceived a few tierces of Southern Clover, for sale I 

 cli 16- GEORGE C. BARRETT. 



MORUS MULTICAULIS. 



For sale at the Nursery of William Kenrick, at Nonantu 

 Hill, in Newton, Mass. Moms Multicau/is or true Chine 

 Mulberry, by ihe single plant or the dozen— the 100 or ll 

 1000. 



Orders sent by mail direct, or left with Geo. C. Barret 

 who is agent, at the New England Farmer OIBce, will be a 

 tended to promptly. march 2. 



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