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M I S C E t. t, A N Y. 



THE REFUGE. 

 Lines addressed by the Author to liij nvo infant children, on 

 placing tliem at an Asylum for the Deaf and Uuinb. 



Come to these willing p;ates. 

 Ye blighted blossoms ol my early hope ! 

 Torn fiom your bleeding stem — unripe to die, 



Though spared to leverend age. No soirow waits 

 Within, to reach your lips her blackened cup — 

 That cup your hapless sire still vainly seeks to fly ! 



Come to these peaceful walls! 



As yet your little hands are warm in mine ; 



And, while on each by turns from swollen eyes, 



A father's tear of gushing anguish falls, 



More light ye seein to trace — nor can divine, 



Divine, luid halls so fair, wliy griefs mysterious rise! 



Come to these silent shades ! 

 Here, shelter'd safe from men — their woes and ways, 

 The good and kind shall guide your infant years; 



While gradual from your hearts the mem'ry fades 



Of the lone wretch who, distant, counts his days — 



Days rife with vain regrets, and traced in pilgrim tears ! 



Come to your living death ! 

 For, though your boon, yet my wrung bosom weeps 

 Its down trod flowers ; and marvels why 'twas given. 

 Mischance should chill ye with her mildew breath. 

 And press her marble fingers to your lips — 

 Lips howsoe'er I kiss— shall speak alone in Heaven! 



Come — for more dead (o me 

 Is that fond gentle form on whose soft breast 

 My first love, vows your early plants were hushed, 

 Than yours — beneath this cloistered destiny ! 

 O'er hope's pale leaves now let one ruin rest — 

 Rest, till my death struck heart cares not to count them, 

 crushed ! 



Come — for we part anon — 

 fefrangers will shield ye from that frowning glen, 

 The world — whose vvildering turns I hence pursue — 

 And haply, one day, shape your obsequies ! 



But, when they tell ye how youK sire hath fiown 

 Not from himself— (oh would he could !)— but you — 

 Say will your thoughtful bosoms love him then — 

 Then, though ye may not look to meet him 'neath the 

 skies .' 



Come — it were best forgot 

 What flattering visions soothed my soul's repose. 

 When fondly dreaming what my boy would be ; 

 But let them pass ! engorged by ravenous fate — 

 A sigh created, and a'tear can blot ! 

 While the lone heart that yields to such decree 

 Turns, breaking hence, as these kind portals close — 

 Close on its joys outlived, and hopes annihilate! 



Come, then — for here, at least. 

 No vials dread, of penitence and pain. 

 From folly's bitter streams, shall wait lor you ! 

 No grave keep ambush for love's dear caress. 



Nor slighted bliss send specti-es to your feast ! 

 May your ripe day no morning errors rue — 



And, though your sire himsell noblest remain 



Remain for aye— for you— God this last blessing bless ' 

 MONTGARNIER. 



NEW ENGLAND FARMER. 



April 27, li 



History of a Diamond.— There is a diamond at ] , Valuable and Cheap Land— for Sale 



present, we believe forming a part of the Crown The subscriber oilers for sale, 14,0ll(J acres of choic, 

 Jewels ot ^.norland, which has a singular history ap- ' Land, situated in the town of Pinckney, county of Lewi 

 pertaining to it. It formeriy belonged to Charles the and state of New York. Some ol the land is improveeL 

 Bold, the last Duke of Burgundy, who wore it in his ^'"1 under cultivation. The rountiy is remarkably heal 

 cap at the battle of Nancy, where his army was t'^'l' '"^'"g entirely free from the fever and ague and frorF 

 routed and he himself killed. This was in the year "'^' '^'""'"o" bilious fevers which often afflict the town, ,, 



upon Lnke Ontai lo, this town being 18 ndles east of thi } 

 lake. The soil is principally a sandy loam, rjiuch of i|f 

 covered with rich black 



1477. The diamond was found among the spoils of 

 battle by a Swiss soldier, and by him sold to a| 

 French gentleman named Sancy. The family of this ' 



mould. The timber is chieflj 

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



gentleman preserved t^tis diainond for nearly a cen- ^'l^^-ls"^:-:::^-T^^a^::6:i 

 tury, and till the period when Henry in. of Prance, ■ " - ' ■ -• > 



after having lost his throne, employed a descendant 

 of this family, who was commander of the Swiss 

 troops in his service, to proceed to Switzerland for 

 the purpose of recruiting his forces from that coun- 

 try ; and having no pecuniary service to command, 



. , .Ea^ 

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

 and Corn may b& grown. To those wishing to obtain si» 

 perior grazing farms, a fine opportunity now offers itself, 

 The produce of pasturage and hay from an acre of thli 

 land, is very large, fully equalling if not surpassing thi 

 '■- the same quantity of land in any other of the Bla( 



he persuaded the sam» gentleman to borrow of his R'ver townships. The land is admirably well waterc 

 family the Sancy diamond, in order to deposit with "'""^ '"""^ "",' '^''' i?," «'hich have not durable runnii 

 the Swis., o-ovprnmpnf «^ Un„rl,„ f^r tl,o'^„,,„^..,f ;' ^"''^'".^ "P"" .'^em- The land is well adapted to Orchari 



Economy. — Without it, no one, let his income 

 be what it may, can hope for the confitlence of the 

 public; and e.xtravagance is certain to be accoin- 

 panied with poverty, and its votary almost invaria- 

 bly ends his life in want and wretchedness. By 

 recomraendiug economy, linwever, we wotild not 

 be thought to recommend niggardliness, which is 

 a viee as opposite to economy as is the most waste- 

 ful extravagance. Tlie man who, wrapped up 

 entirely in selfishness, refuses his aid to every 

 thing of public benefit, who lioards his ill gotten 

 gains in his own coflers, and whose only pleasure 

 is to extort from the hand of poverty the last pen- 

 ny, is not an economical man, he is an oppressor 

 and a niggard — A. H. Spectator. 



the Swiss government as security for the payment 

 of the troops. Accordingly the diamond was de- 

 spatched for this purpose by a confidential domestic, 

 who disappeared and could nowhere be heard of for 

 a great length of time. At last, however; it was as- 

 certained that he had been stopped by robbers and 

 assassinated, and his body buried in a forest. And 

 such confidence had his master in the prudence and 

 probity of his servant, that he searcJied and at last 

 discovered the place of his burial, and had the 

 corpse disinterred, when the diainond was found in 

 his stomach ; he having swallowed it when attacked 

 by the robbers. 



The Bear ivith the Tea-kettle.-— The following an- 

 ecdote evinces the hardihood of bears. Fish, which 

 forms their chief nourishment, and which they pro- 

 cure for themselves fVom the rivers, was last year 

 excessively scarce. A great famine consequently 

 existed among them, and, instead of retiring to their 

 dens, they wandered about the whole winter through, 

 even in the streets of St Peter and St Paul at Kam- 

 schatka. One of them, finding the outer gate of a 

 house open, entered, and the gate accidently closed 

 after him. The woman of the house had just placed a 

 large tea-machine, full of boiling water, in the court ; 

 the bear smelt it and burned his nose : provoked at 

 the pain, he vented all his fury upon the kettle, fold- 

 ed his fore-paws round it, pressed it with his whole 

 strength against his breast to crush it, and burnt him- 

 self, of course, still more and more. The horrible 

 growl which rage and pain forced from him brought 

 all the inhabitants of the neighborhood to the spot, 

 and poor Bruin was soon despatched by shots from 

 the windows. He has however, immortalized his 

 memory, and become a proverb amongst the town's 

 people for when any one injures himself by his own 

 violence, they call him ' the bear with the tea-kettle.' 

 — Kotzebue. 



MAJOR ANDRE. 



Mr Belsham, who is freer from mistakes respecting 

 American matters than any other British historian, Gordon 

 excepted, speaking of the sad fate of Major Andre, a 

 young British officer every way unfit for a spy, says — 

 that the high character of the American Commander, 

 would have derived additional lustre from indulging the 

 earnest and sole request of Major Andre to die as a sold- 

 ier and not as a felon. The fact was, (I had it from scv- 

 eial olficers of rank and high character), Washington 

 would not venture to risk the indulgence and merged his 

 personal feelings in necessity. Tlie BriUsh had hung 

 three or four Ameiican officers as spies with no regaid to 

 their feelings as gentlemen. When it was whispered in 

 camp that Andre would be sliot, there was a general 

 expression of discontent progressing to clamor. The of- 

 ficers said " What! shall we risk our lives, as several of 

 us have done, and some be taken and hanged like dogs, 

 and shall a detected British spy meet a milder fate ?"' 

 Alarming resignations would have been the consequence. 

 — Dr Waterhouse. 



' During a period of great excitement and resentment 

 in Boston, against Sir Francis Bernard, one of the Eng- 

 lish Commissioners, asked the Governor, if he was not 

 afraid to walk the streets and over his farm unarmed and 

 alone, ,' He replied not in the least. The Americans 

 are not aUoody-minded peojAc' — lb. 



the Apple tree thriving very well in this count' . 

 Slock of all kinds may be disposed of with the least possli 

 ble trouble, and to the greatest advantage, the drovei ' 

 purchasing at the very doors of the farmers, and payii 

 the highest cash prices for their cattle, which will read) 

 find purchasers at all seasons of the year. Several fi 

 mers at present residing on this town, were originally 

 from the New England States, and some of them from 

 MassacliMsetts, who are in thriving circumstances. The 

 above described land is offered for sale at the very low 

 price of fiom two dollars and a half to three dollars per 

 acre, for the uncleared land, and from three dollars and« 

 haU to five dollars and a half tor the improved lots. The 

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

 to five yeai-s' credit for payment, in annual inslahiienta, 

 will be given. As a further convenience to purchaser 

 the subscriber will receive in payment, Cattle, Shee| 

 Perk, Grain or Grass Seed, for which products he 

 allow the highest cash prices. The title to the land 

 indisputable, and good Warranty Deeils will be given (6 

 purchasers. Persons desirous of pui chasing will please 

 to apply to the subscriber, at Henderson Harbor, county 

 of Jefferson, State of New York, or to David Cak field, 

 Esq. on the town. JAMES H. HENDERSON. 



March 9. epl6t ■' 



Jlmmiinition ^J^ 



Of the best quality ai.u /i/icesf /in'ccs, for sporting-* 

 constantly for sale at COPELAND'S POWDER STOR^ 

 65 Broad Street. 



N. B. If the quality is not found satisfactory, it maf 

 be returned, and the money will be refunded, tf Jan. 7. 



Evergreens, Silver Firs, Sfc. 



The subscriber being engaged in the Seel 



business would be happy to receive orden 



for Forest Trees, Seeds, and Evergreens from 



Maine, and being Agent for J. B. Russell, 



Boston, and Prince 4- Sons, Flushing, N. Y. 



OMiers sent through them or otherwise, will be attended 

 to without delay. Particular directions for taking up and 

 packing is requested. WM. MANN. 



Augusta, .Me., March26. 6t '; 



A list of Mr Mann's prices for Evergreens, S^c, can \^ 

 seen at the New England Farmer office. 



Published every Wednesday Evening, at $i per annuit, 

 payable at the end of the year — but those Who pay within 

 si.vty days from the lime of subecribing, are entitled to a de- 

 duction uffifty cents. 



[jj= No paper will be sent to a distance without payment 

 being made in advance. 



Printed for J. B. Russell, by L R. Butts — by when) 

 all descriptions of Printing can be executed to meet the 

 wishes of customers. Orders for printing received by J. 9> 

 Russell, at the Agricultural Warehouse, No. 52 Nortll 

 Market Street. 



AGENTS. 



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Philadelphia— 1). & C. LANPRETH.Sa Chcslnul-slreet. 



Baltimore — G. 15. Smith, Editor of the American Farmer, 



Cincinnati— a. C. Parkhur5T,23 Lower Market-street. 



Albany — Hon. Jesse Huel, Albany Nursery. 



yl/Ziani/— Wm. Thorburn,347 Market-street. 



Flushing, N. Y. Wai. Prince & Sons, Prop. Lin. Bot. Garden 



Hactford — Goodwin &. Co. Booksellers. 



Neicbunjport, Ebenezer Stedman, Bookseller. 



Portsmouth, N. li. J. W. Foster, Bookseller. 



Portland, Ale. — Samuel Colman, Bookseller. 



Augusta, Me. Wm. Mann. 



Halifax, N. S.— P. J. Holland, Esq. Recorder Office. 



Montreal, L. C. — A. Bowman, Bookseller 



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