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NEW ENGLAND FARMER. 



Feb. 4, 1831. 



MISCELLANY 



MOONLIGHT. 



When the fair moon, refulgent lamp of night, 

 O'er heaven's clear azure spreads her sacred light ; 

 When not a breath disturbs Ibe deep serene, 

 And not a cloud o'eicasts the solemn scene ; 

 Around her throne the vivid planets roll. 

 And stars uimunibered gild the glowing pole, 

 O'er the dark trees a yellower verdure shed. 

 And tip with silver every mountain's head ; 

 Then shine the vales, the rocks in prospect rise, 

 A flood of glory bursts from all the skies ; 

 The conscious swains, rejoicing in the sight. 

 Eye the blue vault, and bless the sacred light. 



FROM THE DESK OF POOR ROBERT THE SCRIBE. 

 Though now so cheap, the thing, I fear, 

 Will prove abominable dear. 



There is a wonderful magic in the word cheap. 

 The news that a inerchant lias got some articles 

 very low, sets a whole neighborhood agog. No 

 matter whether the thing is wanted or not, it must 

 be bought. And the worth of many a good plan- 

 tation is sqnandered in the purchase of things, 

 useless as the fifth wheel to a coach, merely be- 

 cause they are cheap. 



My aunt Eunice, whose wisdom is of the best 

 kind, for it is the wisdom of experience, used 

 often to warn us of the folly of buying things be- 

 Cftuso they were cheap. In her younger days it 

 was her province to tend the dairy, and every fifth 

 cheese was her : wn perquisite. Site had got an 

 hundred weight, and to market she went with her 

 cheese, intending witli the avails to lay in some 

 little necessary articles against an emergency. 



New York from Applebury lies S. S. W. two 

 days' journey when the roads are good. Aunt 

 Eunice had never been to the city before, but had 

 often heard of the amazing cheapness of things 

 there. Her cheese y-elded her, in silver money, tnvo 

 pounds ten shillings, to a farthing. Who so hap- 

 py as she ? Jlethinks I see her now, tripping 

 along Broadway — her cheeks ruddier than a Pear- 

 main — her hair dressed in the fashion of those days, 

 with a high commode, a little on one side, looking 

 so jaunty. 'J'lien her stays were laced unusually 

 tight, showing a waist slender as the cream churn 

 —-her stockings were of her own knitting, and 

 wliiter tlian the lily; and her high-heeled shoes 

 gave her an air of lightness and majesty. As 

 memory rolls back the wheels of time, and opens 

 to my ken the scenes of youth, other objects, in 

 ntiugled light and shade, rise to my view. I see, 

 all glowing with health and beauty, the smile of 

 one, whose smile was life and love. The song 

 that cheered my boyhood, reverberates on memo- 

 ry's car. But the form of beauty is lost in dark- 

 ness, and her voice is hushed in the tomb. There, 

 too, beloved Aunt, anil thou. Old Kobert, nuist ere 

 long mingle yoiu" dust with hers — and your hearts, 

 that still beat so cheerily, become still and cold as 

 the clods of the valley. Ye who have loved * * 

 * * but whither do I wander. 



From shop to shop my Aunt roved. A new 

 thimble — bright as silver — cost but sixpence, and 

 she bought it. Fans, ribbons, laces, trinkets and 

 gew-gaw-s, which her judgment did not approve, 

 sh« still purchased, because they came so very low. 

 She was not aware how fast her money wasted. 

 When a little tired of running, and satiated with 

 novelties, she returned to her lodgings and sat 

 down to count her cash. How great was her dis- 



appointment, to find more than three fourths of it 1 A doctor visiting his patient, a lady, rc(|iH-ir(l 

 squandered on things of no vahie ? Poor girl !! look at her tongue. She opened her monti, and i 

 1 1 1 .. I 1 ic .K„ ....f;„ioo =!,„ i,„,i the end ol her tongue out ; the doctor said, put 



she could not purchase half the a.t.cles she haJ . ^^^t a little further, madam, and was under the r 

 deemed indispensab.e ! ,„ , I cessity of repeating it several times, the lady o' 



She would sometimes tell the story herself, _but.p^,^ipg j,gj tongue out a trifling distance each tin 

 did not like very well to be told of it. But being j At length tlie doctor remarked, put it out as far 

 half in love, and having of course an itch for scrib- possible, madam. ' Mercy, doctor,' says she, 'y 

 bling poetry, she wrote an essay on the subject, , must think there is no end to a woman's tongue.' 

 from which my motto is extracted, 



When I see men leaving their business and J\i"ew Jf'ork on Farriery. 



crowding to a VENDUE, when there is not a sin- j Just received and for .sale at the Seed Store ronnecl 

 gle article to be sold they really want ; but wast- , with the New England Farmer Olfice, No. 52 Noi 

 ing their time, in drinking and bidding, because , ^^JJI'^^^'^^^'^^^^^.^^^^^^ 

 things go clieap — - and easy plan : being a treatise on all the diseases a 



When I see a youn<' woman changing her tow accidents to which the Horse is liable ; the causes a 



, , ^ , ■ 1 c .?■ .. „•„ .ivniptoras of each, and the most improved remedies e 



cloth for a parasol mstead of a petticoat, oi six [ ^J^yi;^ j.^^. ^^^ ^^^.^ j_^ ^^^^.^ ^^^^g. ^ijijijjgf,.^^,;^^^,^ , 



dollar bonnet instead of a bed-tick, I would give a , shoeing.S„i(h, Farrier, and Groom, how to acqu 

 pinch of my best Rappee if some kind friend would knowledge in the art of Farriery, and the prevenlion 



whisper her — 



Though now so cheap the thing, I fear, 



Will, in the end, prove monstrous dear. 

 But of all CHEAP things that in the end prove | and irapiovemenls, particularly adapted to this count 

 DEAR, Razors and SCHOOL MASTERS are ^yP'r.^/,M^?™'.h^^VeteiWy^Sujje™ 



Diseases. Preceded by a popular description of the a 

 mal functions in health, and showing the principles 

 which these are to be restored when disordered. By Jo 

 flinds. Veterinary Surgeon. With considerable additit 



the most abominable. One will mangle your flesh, 

 the other will mangle the education and morals of 

 your children. In too many neighborhoods, the 

 price, and not the qualifications of a master, is 

 looked at. For the difterciice of three dollars a 

 month, a man of sense and learning will be dis- 

 placed, to make way for a booby. 



Listen to old Robert. The future usefulness 

 and destiny of your children depend, in a great 

 measure, on their education and early habits. 

 Their education and their morals depend greatly 

 on their tutors. If their master be illiterate and 

 vicious, how can he impart knowledge and virtue 

 to vour children ? A man of learning will not — 

 cannot devote his time and talents for little or 

 nothing. No man deserves a liberal support bet- 

 ter than a school master. When, therefore, a man 

 offers to teach your children cheap, suspect him. 

 A child will learn more in one quarter at a good, 

 than in two ata poor school. It is cheaper, there- 

 fore, ill the end, to have a good school master at 

 twentyfive dollars a month, than a poor one at 

 fifteen dollars, for you save half the time. — Wilkes- 

 barre Gleaner. 



of the London Veterinary Medical Society. 



The amount of transportation during the last 

 summer on the Blackstone Canal from Providence 

 to Worcester and other places situated on the ca- 

 nal, was 9317 tons, and the transportation to 

 Providence from Worcester and other places de- 

 scribed was 5403, making a total of 14720 tons. 

 The amount of tolls received in the year was 12,- 

 006 dollars. 



Rail Road. — Notwithstanding the heavy fall of 

 snow last night, we understand that the Rail Road 

 Carriages, proceeded by a snow scraper, went up 

 to the Mills this morning at 9 o'clock as usual, 

 and also conveyed the passengers for Washington 

 as far as the half way house. This is another proof, 

 if any were wanting, that a fall of snow presents 

 no interniption to travelling on Rail Roads. — Bal- 

 timore paper, J 'Ati. 10. 



Wants a Situation. 

 A Gardener who can produce unquestionable reco 

 mendalions for honesty, sobriety, and good moral char: 

 ter, and who is perfectly acquainted with every bran 

 of gardening, and cultivation of Grapes, wishes a pern 

 nent situation in that capacity. He is a single man. 1 

 quire of J. B. Ru-sell, New "England Farmer office. 



Mason's Pocket Farrier, | 



Comprising a general description of that noble and ui k 

 lul animal the Horse ; fifth edition, with additions. I 

 which is added a Prize Essay on Mules. By S. W. Pon I 

 loy, Esq. of Brighton, Mass. And an appendix, conta I 

 ing observations and recipes for the cure ol most of t | 

 common distempers incident to Horses, Oxen, Coi , 

 Calves, Sbeep, Lambs. Swine, Oogs, &c, selected fr ' 

 ditferent authors. And an Addenda, containing the ann 

 of the Turf, American Stud Book, mode of training, ru ( 

 of RaciniT, &c. | 



Just published and for sale by R. P. & C. Williams, , 

 and 20 Comhill. 



Also, on liberal terms, a large assortment of Agricul I 

 ral. Historical, Theological, Law, and other Boo 1 

 Persons selecting Libraries, will find it for tboir adv; I 

 tage to call. 6t Dec. 31 j 



Durham Short Horns. ' 



For sale, several of the pure breed, descendants of I I 

 celebrated animals presented by Ad.-hiral Sir Isa. | 

 Coffin, to the Massachusetts Society for the Pronioli i 

 o( Agriculture. The pedigree of these animals can 

 given as far back as Hxibback, who was calved in IT 

 and is reputed the foundation of this much admired stoi I 

 Also, several Heifers bred from the same, of varit 

 grades, from half up to seven eighths blooded anim» 

 For particulars, inquire of E. Hersev Derby, Salem. 

 Salem, October, 1830. 



Choice of Geese. — In choosing your Geese for 

 the table, care should be taken that the feet and 

 legs be yellow, which is an indication of the bird 

 being young ; the legs of old geese are red. If 

 recently killed, the legs will be pliable, but if stale 

 they will generally be found dry and stiff. 



Published every Friday, at 53 per annum, payable att 

 end of the year-but those who pay within sixty days fromtJ 

 time ofsubscribing, are entitled to a deduction oflifly cen | 

 - [Cr No paper will be sent to a distance without payme i 

 being made in advance. 



Printed for J. B. Russell, by I. R. Butts— by who 

 all descriptions of Printing can be executed to meet tl 

 wishes of customers. Orders for printing received by J. i 

 RussF,LL, at the Agricultural Warehouse, No. 52 Not 

 Market Street. 



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