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NEW ENGLAND FARMER. 



Marcli 23, 1831. 



MISCEL.L,A]VY. 



From the American Farmer. 

 THE FARMER'S VERNAL OD 



The farmer's joyous season, 



Comes gaily tripping on ; 

 Its heralds are the gentle airs, 



Warm'd by a genial sun. 

 And now he wends him o'er each field. 



Each hedge and fence along; 

 And through the groves and o'er the hills, 



His gladden'd herds among. 



And joyously he views them all. 



From dreary winter free ; 

 And feels as doth the mariner. 



Just from the boisterous sea. 

 Though herbage sere and leafless boughs, 



Arrest the careless view ; 

 He sees the living germs that peep, 



Their winter shelters through. 



And gladsomely he greets them all, 



Those little buds of hope ; 

 Which soon will 'neath the genial sun. 



Their fragrant flowrets ope ; 

 From which he'll see the future fruit. 



Emerge and ripen soon ; 

 And thence the farmer's store of joy — 



Of hope the promised boon. 



0! deem not tame such pleasures. 



As come with spring's return. 

 To fill the farmer's bosom, — 



Nor yet their ofTeiings spurn. 

 For Oh! of earth the sweetest, 



The purest joys we sing ; 

 Are those the farmer feeleth 



At the return of spring. 



they continued their work from day to day, with 

 not one drop of spirits, till all the iron was handed 

 out and brought to shore, and not a man had a 

 finger frozen. 



Doctor Franklin was once a member of a body in 

 which it was contended that a certain amount of 

 property (50 dollars, we think) should be required to 

 constitute a right to vote. The Doctor was oppos- 

 ed to it. ' Today,' he said, 'a man may own a Jack- 

 ass, and he is entitled to vote ; but before the ne.xt 

 election comes, the jackass dies. The man, in the 

 meantime has become more experienced — his know- 

 ledge of government and his acquaintance with man- 

 kind are more e.xtensive — and he is therefore belter 

 qualified to make a proper selection of rulers ; but 

 the jackass is dead and the man cannot vote. 

 Now, gentlemen, pray inform me, in whom is the 

 I right of suffrage ? Is it in the man, or in the 

 jackass ?' 



The young princess Esterhazy was a great favor- 

 ite of George 4th. At a ball given in honor of his 

 majesty's birth-day, the young ladies were each 

 expected to kneel and present him with a nosegay ; 

 but the princess declared that she was of royal 

 blood, and would not submit to such degradation. 

 The king received her graciously notwithstanding 

 this obstinacy ; but the governess sent the child to 

 bed immediately after dinner. ' It is very good for 

 digestion,' said the little princess. This enraged the 

 governess so much that she took her out of bed, and 

 whipped her soundly. ' It is very good to circulate 

 the blood,' said the princess. Next day the gov- 

 erness resigned. — Life of George ith. 



We find the following story in the Journal of 

 Commerce, which may not be an unseasonable 

 hint at this time : 



Not far from the year 1796, a brig from Rus- 

 sia laden with iron, ran aground upon a sand bar, 

 that makes off from Newport, R. I. 



The master was disposed to unlade and get her 

 off; but the weatlier was extremly cold, and 

 none could be found to uudertake the task, as the 

 vessel was at a distance from the shore, covered 

 with ice, and exposed to the full effect of wind 

 and cold. 



Capt. G — , a packet-master of Newport, res- 

 spected for his integrity and who abstained from 

 the use of spirits, at length engaged to unload the 

 brig and procure liis own hands. — Six men vvere 

 employed in the hold, which (the vessel being 

 bilged) was full of water. Tliey began the work 

 with free, but temperate use of spirits, thinking 

 they should need it then if ever. But after two 

 hours' labor, they all gave out, chilled through. 

 After refreshing and warming, they made a second 

 attempt, using cider only the remainder of the 

 day. They now succeeded better, but still they 

 Buffered much from the cold. The second day 

 they consented to follow the directions of Capt. G. 

 and drank nothing but milk porridge, made rich, 

 and taken as hot as the stomach would bear it. 

 The weather was equally severe as before, but 

 they were now able to continue their work from 

 four to seven hours at a time, and then came up, 

 as Capt. G. expressed it, 'smoking hot.' With this 

 simple beverage handed round every half hour, 



A formal old gentleman, finding his horse uneasy 

 under the saddle, alighted, and called to his servant 

 in the following manner : — ' Tom ; take off the sad- 

 dle off my bay horse, and put it on the ground ; then 

 take the saddle from thy gray horse, and put 

 on my bay horse — lastly, put the other saddle upon 

 thy gray horse.' — The fellow gaped all the while at 

 this very long preachment, and at last cried out, 

 'Lack-a-day, Sir, could you not have said, at once, 

 change the saddles ?' 



Valuable and Cheap Land — for Sale. 

 The subscriber offers for sale, 14,000 acres of chi 

 Land, situated in ihe town of Pinckney, county of L^ 

 and state of New York. Some of the land is impr<^ 

 and under cultivation. The country is remarkably h 

 tXq, being entirely free from the fever and ague and I 

 Ihe common bilious fevers which often afflict Ihe to 

 upon Lake Ontario, this town being 18 miles east of 

 lake. The soil is principally a sandy ioam, much « 

 covered with rich black njould. The limber is chi 

 Sugar Maple, Black Ash, Butternut, Beech, Elm, 

 The land yields first rale crops of Grass, Rye, Oat.s.l 

 ley. Potatoes and Flax; and on some lots,, good Wl 

 and Corn may be grown. To those wishing to obtain 

 perior grazing farms, a fine opportunily now olTers it 

 The produce of pasturage and hay from an acre of 

 larid, is very large, fully equalling if not surpassing 

 from the same quanlity of land in any oilier of the B 

 River townships. The land is admirably well wate 

 there being but few lots which have not duraMc/runi 

 streams upon them. The land is well adapted lo Orch 

 ing — Ihe Apple tree thriving very well in this cou 

 Slock of all kinds may be disposed cf with the least pi 

 ble trouble, and to the greatest advantage, Ihe dro 

 purchasing at the very doors of Ihe farmers, and pa; 

 Ihe highest cash pricesfor their cattle, which will rea 

 find purchasers at all seasons of the year. Several 

 mers at present residing on this town, were origii 

 from the New England Slates, and some of them I 

 Massachusetts, who are in thriving circumstances, 

 above described land is offered for sale at Ihe very 

 price of from two dollars and a half to three dollars 

 acre, lor the uncleaied land, and from three dollars a 

 half to five dollars and a half lor the improved lots, 

 land will be sold in lots to suit purchasers, and from 

 to five years' credit for payment, in annual inslalmi 

 will be given. As a further convenience to purcha: 

 the subscriber will receive in payment. Cattle, Sh 

 Perk, Grain or Grass Seed, for which products he 

 allow the highest cash prices. The title to the lai 

 indisputable, and good Warranty Deeds will be giT( 

 purchasers. Persons desirous of purchasing will pi 

 to apply to the subscriber, at Henderson Harbor, co 

 of Jefferson, Stateof New Yoik, or to David Canfi: 

 Esq. on the town. JAMES H. HENDERSO 



March 9. epl6t 



'I was charmed,' says Lord Oxford, 'with the 

 answer of a poor man in bedlam, who was insult- 

 ed by an apprentice, because he would not tell him 

 why he was confined. The unhappy creature at 

 last said, ' Because God Almighty deprived me of a 

 blessing which you never had.' 



Conversation. — It is a secret known but to few, 

 yet of no small use in the conduct of life, that when 

 you fall into a man's conversation, the first thing you 

 should consider is, whether he has a greater inclina- 

 tion to hear you, or that you should hear him. 



A good fashion to follow. — The state of society 

 in London is much changed of late; the great assem- 

 blies continue, but there are so many distinct sets, 

 and the custom of visiting of an evening so much 

 prevails, that several ladies who have influence in 

 society sit at home, and receive without the g-cne of 

 dressing and meeting in a crowd. They see their 

 friends in a quiet rational way and it must be admit- 

 ed this is a great novelty. 



The Aurora Borealis has for months past appeared 

 in England, with abrilliancy unequalled in that cli- 

 mate. A comet of unusual size and splendor, and 

 zodiaca( lights have likewise been seen. 



Ammunition ^£0 



01 the best quality and lowest prices, for sporti 

 constantly for sale at COPELAND'S POWDER STt 

 65 Broad Street. 



N. B. If the quality is not found satisfactory, il 

 be returned, and the money will be refunded, tf Ja 



Farm to be let on Halves. 

 About 30 acres of good land, with house, barn, 

 trees, &c, situated in Rosbiiry, near the city. App 

 this office. March 



Farm for Sale. 

 A fine opportunity to any person wishing to makc' 

 provements in farming is presented, by the offer for 

 of one of the best Farms for this purpose in the State 

 uated 9 miles from this city. A large part of the 

 alluvial soil, may be easily kept drained, and m; 

 ceedingly productive. A further description maybe 

 at this office. 3t March 



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J. & T. Doughty have issued the third number of 

 the Cabinet of Natural History, and American Rural 

 Sports. It is a beautiful and valuable book, and we 

 hope it meets abundant patronage. The drawings 

 are from the pencil of T. Doughty, whoso exquisite 

 landscapes everybody remembers, who takes any in- 

 terest in American talent. 



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