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NEW ENGLAND FARMER, 



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AIARCH 16, 1S4.J. 



MISCELLANEOUS. 



THE WIFE'S RKJOICING. 



ToNK ; — " There's nae luck about the house." 



And nre ye eurc the nevva is true, 



Anil ate yt sure he 's signed ? 

 J can't believe the joyful inle, 

 And leave my fears behind 

 If John has signed and drinks no more, 



The happiest wife nin 1 

 That ever swept i» collage hearth, 

 Or sungn lullaby ! 



l''or tjiere's nan luck about tho house. 



There 's nae' luck at a', 

 And gane 's the comfort o' the house, 

 8ince he to drink did fa' .' 



Whose eye so kind, whose hand eo alrong, 



\\ lioyc love so true will shine, 

 If ho has bent his heart and hand 



The total pledge to sign. 

 But what puts doubting in my head' 



I iriist he 'II taste no mi're ; 

 Be still, be still, my beating heart I 



Mark ! hark '■ he 's at the door I 



For there 's nae luck about the house, &<:. 



And blessings on the helping hands, 



That send him bnck to inc. 

 Haste, ha8ie,ye little ones, and run 



Your father's face to sec. 

 And are you sure, my John, you 've signed ? 



And are you sure 't is past.' 

 Then inino 's the happiest, brightest homo 

 On tcm'prance' shores at last ! 



There 'sheen nae luck about the house, 

 But now 't is comfort a' ! 

 And Heaven preper\'e my ain gude mar, 

 That ho may never fa'. 



him, which had been weighed and paid for, and Mr 

 S. had fjonc to the desk to g-et chanije for a note. 

 Happening to turn his head while there, be «aw in 

 a (jlasB that luing so as to reflect the store, a stout 

 aim roacli up and take from the shelf a licavy white 

 oak cheese. Instead of appearing suddenly and 

 rebuking the man for his tJiefl, end thereby losing, 

 his custom forever, the crafty old ganlleman gave 

 the thief his change as if nothing had happened, 

 and then, under the pretence of lifting the bag to 

 lay it on his horse, look hold of it. On doing bo, 

 it appeared heavier tlian he seemed to e.vpect, upon 

 which ho e.xolaimed, " lllcss mo! I must have 

 reckoned the weights wrong." 



" Oh, no," said the other, " you may be sure of 

 that, for I counted tlicin with yon." 



"Well, well, we won't dispute about the matter 

 — it's easily tried !"' replied Mr S., putting the bag 

 into the scale ogain. "There!" said he, " I told 

 you so — I knew I was right — made a mistake of 

 near twenty pounds: — however, if you don't want 

 it all, I 'II lake part of it out !" 



" No, no!" said the other, staying the hands of 

 Mr S. on his way to the strings of the bag, " I 

 rather guess I'll take the whole." And this he 

 did, paying fur his rascality by receiving skim milk 

 clitetc at tho price of fine wool. 



A Wool Stoby. — The following etory is told of 

 Mr Sheafe, founerly a grocer in Portsmouth, New 

 Hampshire : 



A man had purchased a <iuantity of wool fromV''"''^ ignorance. So by reflux influence, they en- 



middle ages in Europe. Erhard, Bodolt, of Augs- 

 burg, Uldrick Han, of Rome, Vandelin de Spira, 

 and Aldus Mauritius, of Venice, Gering, of Paris, 

 Anthony Koburger, of Nuremburg, Ulric Tel, of 

 Cologne, Tarotus, of Milan, Caxton, in England, 

 with many others, were eminent as men of learn- 

 ing ; the associates of the great ; respected and 

 honored by kings and princes. 



The Stephens, Robert and Henry, were two of 

 the most distinguished printers and scholars of the 

 sixteenth century. Their services in the cause of 

 classic literature cannot be overrated ; they were 

 giants in learning. 



Many instances might be cited corroborative of 

 the fact, that there is an intimate connexion be- 

 tween printing and knowledge, and that printers 

 have frequently been celebrated as authors, and 

 have risen from the manual labor of the press to 

 the most elevated rank in society and letters. 

 Bayle mentions a printer who printed a book from 

 liie head, selling up llie types as fast as he compos- 

 ed his sentences, without the intervention of man- 

 uscript, or eommitling his thoughts to paper. Sir 

 William Blackstone, the erninciit jurist and coin- 

 inenlator on English laws, was a printer by trade. 

 Franklin was brought up to the same art, and 

 George HI. King of England, was so pleased with 

 it, that he partially learnt the trade, and frequently 

 set up types after lie nscoiided the throne. In the 

 United States, tho memory of almost every man 

 who has moved much in society, will furnish him 

 instances in which practical printers have risen to 

 great eminence in the church, nl the bar, in the 

 halls of legislation, and in ihe cabinet of the Ex- 

 ecutive. The art of printing is indeed a noble art, 

 and every little type which the compositor arran- 

 ges, seems like a ray of knowledge sent out to die 



lighten his iiwn mind, inspire a thirst for learning, 

 while al the same time they furnish the only living 

 water which can satisfy his desires. — Savannah 

 Georgian. 



Pbl-iters. — There seems a natural aflinity be- 

 tween printing and learning. Most of the early 

 printers were men of great erudition, and acknuwl- 

 edged obilities ; the lights of the age in which 

 they lived, and who through the medium of their 

 preascs did much to scalier the darkness of the 



FL.OWBK. 8KKDS. 



JOSEPH BRKCK & CO., Nns. CI and 62 North Mar- 

 ket street, ofl'.r for sale their usual variety of Flower Seeds, 

 comprising all Ihat are desirable for culliTdtion. 



Hoslon, March 9lh, 1842. 



SKEDS FOR HOT BROS. 



The subscriliers offer for sale a ereot variety of Vegeta- 

 ble Seeds desirable for the Hot bed, as follows, 



Nonparicl Cobl.ago. 

 Early Hope do. 

 Early Synoi's Cucumber. 

 Fine I.ong Green do. 

 E-s Plant. 



Early Cauliflower. 



" Broccoli, of sorts. 

 Celery, superior sorts. 

 Sweet Marjorum. 



Forsale by JOSEPH BRECK & CO., »l tho Kew Eng- 

 land Agricultural Warehouse, No 61 and 6i Norlh Market 

 Street, Boslon. March 9. 



ADItllKISTRATOR'S SALE 



At I o'clock, P. M. on MOiNDA Y, March, 28lh, 18<a, will 

 be sold at public Auclion, a e""il Farm silualeri in Dover, 

 Mass, about 15 miles from Hoslon, ccmlainin^ about 60 acres 

 of t;onil land, having a young Orchard of Fruit Trees, viz: 

 '^''l.r "' ',''"'"'*' Quinces and Currants, with about ten acres 

 ol Woodlan.l wilh a House, Barn and sood water, and 

 XVoodblii'd, and olhor out buildings built about 10 years 



The above l''"arin will be sold at a reasonable price, l)y or 

 dcr ol an adniinislraior to tetlle the cstale. 



For further particulars inquire of I.ELAND MANN, near 

 the premises, or JOSEPH CALLENUEK, No. 3 Water st 



Uoslo 



Mnrch 9. 



FOlt 8 A LB), 



A few pairs of Mackay and Berkshire PIGS, from 2 to 4 

 ''s"'l- E. PHINNEY. 



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APPL.S1 PAREKS. 



Just received at the New England Agricultural ., 

 house, No 51 and 52 North Market Sireel, a good supn 

 Slanln/s Superior Apple Parcrs, a vcrv useful anicli-. ' 

 one ui these macliiucs a bushel of apples may be pared 

 a very iliori lime in the best po>sible manner, and witlign 

 saving ol ihe apple, as ibe oulsides may be taken oil alt 

 r('(|iiirt'<l thickness. The above is also for sale al N P. j 

 WILLIS, No, 4S North Market Street, SCVDDER, CU 

 DIS ii CO., and HOSMER& TAPPAN, Milk Street. , 



Sept. 1 6w JOSEPH BRECK & Ctt 



FENCE CHAINS. 



Just received from England, 10,000 feet Chains, swl 

 for Fences or other purposes. For sale by J. BRB^ 

 CO., No. 62 North Market st. Aprils 



AGRICULTL'RAl. UIPL.E.11ENTS, Ac 



The I'rnprietnrs of the New Eneland Agricultural Wb 

 house :iiul Seed Slore No. 61 and 62 Norlh Market sir 

 Wdulil uilnrm their customers and the public (jeocrallyi 

 they have on banil the most extensive assortment of A 

 cultuinl and Horticultural Tools to be found in Ihe Ui 

 StatLs. Part ol which are the following: 



1000 Howard's Patent Cast 



Iron Ploughs 

 300 Common do. do. 

 200 Cultivators. 

 ino (Jrei^nc's Straw Cullers. 

 50 Willis' do. do. 

 100 Common do. do. 

 too Willis' Patent Corn 



Sliellers. 

 50 Common do do. 

 2i/0 Willis' Seed Sowers. 

 60 " Vegetable Cutlers 

 .'iO ('ommon do, do. 



200 Hand Corn Mills. 

 2uo (irain Cradles. 

 Kill Ox Yokes. 

 15(111 Doz- Scythe Stones. 

 300(1 '• Austin's Ri6es. 

 March 17. 



100 doz. Cast Steel Shovt^p' 

 150 " Common do, 

 100 " Spades. 



Grass .Scythes. 



Palent Snaiihs.c 



Common do. 



Hay Rakes. 



Garden do. 



Manure Forks. ^ 



Hay ilo. 



500 Pair Trace Chains. ■' 

 100 " Truck do. 

 100 Draft do. 



60O Tic up do. 



60 doz. Haller do. 

 1000 yards Fence do. 

 25 Grind Stones on rolla 



500 

 300 

 200 

 BliO 

 200 

 200 

 300 



GUl-:EN>S PATENT STRAW CUTTER. 



^ 



mom 

 Lexington, I'cb 



JOSEPH BRECK & CO. at Ihe New England A^ 

 lural Worehouse and Seed Store Nos. 51 onri 52 North] 

 ket Street, have for sale. Green's Palent Straw, Hay 

 Stalk Culler, operating on a mechanical principle not I 

 applied to any implemenl fur this purpose. Tlie most | 

 incut elTecIs of this npplicalicn, and some of the caasoii|t 

 peculiarities of the machine are : 



1 . So great a reduction of the quantum ol power reqnt 

 to use it, that the strength of a half grown boy is sur 

 to work it elficienlly. 



2. Wilh even ibis moriorale power, it easilycutstwot 

 ols a minute, which is lull twice as fasi as has been cli 

 by any other machine cvou when worked by hori 

 power. 



3. The knives, owing to the peculiar manner in which] 

 cut, require sharpening less often than those of any < 

 straw culler. 



4. The machine is simple in its construction, made an 

 together very strongly. It is Ihercl'ure not so liable 

 complicated machines in general use tu getnul of on 



BVN DIALS. 



Just received a few of Sheldon (l Mo;>re'8, Sun Did 

 very neat and useful article for the purpose of giving tbaj 

 of day in ihe garden or field. Price 75 cents. For I 

 J. U1U£C1^ $■ CO., No 61 Bud C2 North Market St. ^ ■ 



Sept IT ' 



NEW KNGLANU FARMER. 



A WEKKLT PAPER. 



Terms, $3 per year I'a advance, or:|2 5J if not ^ 

 nitbin thirty days. 



N. B. — I'oslinasters are perniitlcd by law to frank • 

 subscriptions and reiiiiilancss for newspapers, wuhoi 

 ezpenso to subscribers. 



TUTTLB AKD DBHNETT, FKIMTEaS. 



