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NEW ENGLAND FARMER. 



MAY 18. I8<a.| 



MISCELLANEOUS 



THE BLIND BOY. 



BV HISS HANNAH F. GOULD. 



Oh ! lell Dio the rorm oFilie summer air, 



Thai losses so gently tlio <;iirls oT my liair ; 



It breathes uii my liji, nnd it fans my warm cheek, 



Ynt gives ma no niiswi-r, though often I sptak. 



I Tci'I it piny o'er roe lerresliing and kind. 



Yet 1 caiiiiot toacli it — I 'm blind, oh ! I 'in blind ! 



And music, what is it ? nnd where does it dwell ? 

 I sink and 1 mount with its cadence and swell ; 

 While touched to my heart with its deep thrilling strain, 

 fill ple.isure, till pleasure is turning lo pain. 

 What brightness of hue is with music combined ? 

 Will »ny ono toll mc .' — 1 'in blind, oli ! I 'm blind ! 



The perfumes of (lowers tint are hovering nigh, 

 What are lliey .' on what kind nf wings do they fly i' 

 Arc not they sweet angels, that come tn delight 

 A poor little boy that knows nothing of sight.' 

 The sun, incon and stnrs are to mo undefined — 

 Oh ! toll me what light is — I'm blind, oh ! I'm blind ! 



A Good 'Vn. — ()!J Governor Saltonstali, of Con- 

 neclicut, who flouriiiisd some forty years since, was 

 a man of some humor, as well as perseverance, in 

 eflccling the ends be desired. Among other anec- 

 dotes told of him by the New London people, the 

 place wlieri; he resided, is the following. 



Of the various sects which have flourished for 

 ihcir day, nnd then ceased to e.\ist, was one known 

 as the Rc';(.r»fles, so called from their founder, a 

 John, or Tom, or some other Rogers, who settled 

 not far from the goodly town aforesaid. 



The distinguishing tenet of the sect, was their 

 denial of the propriety, and " sciipturalily" of the 

 form of marriage. They held that the union of 

 a man and a woman as husband and wife, should be 

 matter of agreement merely, nnd the couple 

 should come together and live as man and wife, 

 dispensing with all the forms of the marriage cove- 

 nant. Th(! old Governor used frequently to call 

 upon Rogers, nnd talk the matter over with him, 

 and endeavor to convince him of the impropriety of 

 living with Sarah ns he did. But neither John or 

 Sarah would yield or be convinced. Ttwas a.mat- 

 ter of conscience with them — they were very h%ppy 

 together as they were — of what use then could a 

 mere form bo .' Suppose they would thereby es- 

 onpc scandal ; were they not bound "to take up 

 the cross," and live according to the rules they 

 professed ? This was their reasoning, nnd the 

 Governor's logic was powerless. 



He was in the neighborhood of John one day, 

 and meeting with him, accepted an invitation to 

 dine with him. The conversation as usual turned 

 upon the old subject. 



" Now, .To!i|i," says the Governor, afler a long 

 discussion oi" llje point, " why will you not marry 

 Sarah ? Have you not taken her to bo your lawful 

 wife ?" 



" Yes, certainly," replies John, "but my con- 

 •cicncc will not permit mo to marry her, in the 

 forms of the world's people." 



"Very well. Hut you love her .^" 



" Yes." 



" And respect her .-" 



" Yes." 



" And cherish her, as bone of your hone, and 

 flesh of your flesh ?" 



" Yes, certainly," replies John. 



"And you, Sarah, have taken John lo be your 

 lawful husband ':" 



" Yes, certainly 1 hive." 



" And you love him, and obey him, and respect 

 him, and cherish him ?" 



" Certainly, I do." 



" Then," cried the Governor, rising, " in the name 

 of the laws of Cod and of the Commonwealth of Con- 

 tiecticut, 1 pronounce you to be husband and wife !" 



The ravings and rage of John and Sarah were of 

 no avail — the knot was tied by the highest authori- 

 ty of the State, and they were legally married in 

 Sfnte of their teeth. — Selected. 



A " Smith" mistaken for a Lord. — Lord Mor- 

 peth has of late been the " lion" of New Orleans. 

 'I'he Picayune says that the other day an odd look- 

 ing individual was slrolliog along St. Charles street, 

 when a wag pointed him out as Lord Morpeth. All 

 the loungers commenced immeiiiately falling in 

 behind, and following in his footsteps. The man 

 had scarcely walked three squares before there 

 were fifty curious persons moving along with him. 



AGRICVLiTURAI. IMPLBMEKTS, Ac. 



The I'ropriclors of the New Kneland Agricultural 1 

 hoiisi- and Seed sllore No. 51 and 5-2 North Markelsll 

 would iiit'urm llieir customers and the public ijenerally^ 

 they have on hand the niosi extensive assortment of A 

 culluial and lluriiculturnl Tools to l>c rmmd m the Dj 

 Stales. Pari of which are the following : 



SEEDS FOR HOT BEOS. 



The New Era relates a story of a farmer whoso 

 son had been a long time ostensibly " studying 

 latin," in a popular academy. The farmer being 

 not perfectly sali-sfied with the course and progress 

 of tiie young hopeful, recalled him from school, and 

 placing him by the side of a cart one day, thus ad- 

 dressed him. " Now, Joseph, here is a fork, nnd 

 there is a heap of manure and a cart; what do you 

 call them in latin ?". " Forkibus, cartibus et ma- 

 nuribus," said Joseph. "Well, now," said the old 

 man, "if you don't take that forkabus pretty quicl- 

 nbus, and pilch that maiiiiribiis into that cartibus, 

 I 'II break your lazy backibus." Joseph went to 

 workibus forlhwithabus. 



I'nrsale by JOSEPH BRECK & CO., al the Newfti 

 land Agricultural Warehouse, No SI and 62 North Mut 

 Slrett, Boston. Marc 



The subscribers odor for sale a Croat »ariety of V( 

 ble Seeds desirable for the Hot bed, as follows, 

 before, behind and all around him, and all most im- Nonpariel Cabbage. I Early Cauliflower. 



.■ ,1 1 ■ r I 1 . f . o. II Early Hone do. " Broccoli, of »orl! 



pertinently scanning him from head to foot. Still ( [,.„,,J, sj.„'„,,, cncnmhcr. Celery, superior sons 



the crowd kept swelling, each telling the other j Kino Long Green do. Sweci Marjoram, 



that was Lord Morpeth, until the man began to i ^i^ P\»ai 

 grow pale nnd look excessively alarmed. 



lie looked at the mob around, growing thicker 

 every moment, with a stare of t!ie strangest bewil- 

 derment, and, to all appearance, seemed just about 

 to knock two or three down and run for his life, 

 when one man elbowed his way up to hiin, peeped 

 into his face, and exclaimed with sudden astonish- 

 ment — 



" Why Smith ! i.s it you ? They told me you 

 was Lord Morpeth !" 



The crowd was instantly taken with a leaving, 

 each one looking daggers al his neighbor for hav- 

 ing been so prodigiously gulled. 



FIiO\l'ER SEEDS. 



JO.SEPH BRECK & CO., Nos. 51 and 62 Norihlli 

 kcl slrecl, oifer for sale their us.ual variety of Flower Sect 

 comprising all thai are desirable for cullivation. 



Boston, March 9tb, 1842. 



FOR S.\LE, 



A few pairs of Mackay and Berkshire PIGS, from Ik 

 months oil. E. PHIN.NBY. 



Lexington, Feb. 9. 



TYF. rP CHAINS. 



Just received by 600 Chains for Iveing np Cnttle 

 These chains, introduced by E. H.' Dekbv, Esq. ol 9Ui 

 and Cnl. Jacqurs, for ihe purpose of securinj iiUllelol 

 stall, arc found tc be the safest and mo^l convenient 0* 

 of fastening cows and oxen to the siancliion. 



DRAFT AND TRACE CHAINS. 



400 pair Trace Chains, suitable for Ploughing. 

 200 " Truck and leading Chains. 

 200 " Drnfl Chains. For talc by J. BRECK kOC 

 No. C2 North Market st. 



FENCE CHAINS. 



Just received from England, 10,000 feel Chains, >iiiii 

 for Fences or other purposes. For sale by J. BIU I I 

 CO., No. 62 Norlh Market si. April 1 



ijiim Color. — A religions society in Connecticut, 

 met to decide what color they should paint their 

 meeting house. Some proposed one color, and 

 some another. At Inst says one, " I move we paint 

 it rum color; for deacon Smith has had his face 

 painted that color for a number of years, and it 

 grows brighter and brighter every year." — Seleclid. 



Why does the present year resemble the year 

 before last.' Itccause the year belore last was 

 1840, and this is eighteen hundred nnd forty tnn. 



An Irishman cautions the public against harbor- 

 ing or trusting his wife Peggy, on his account, as 

 he is not married to her. 



SITUATION -WANTED 



AS GARDNER— by one that has served a irgatoi) 

 prenlieeship in Europe, and has had seven years' tx\ 

 in ibis country. The best of reference given. Ao 

 D. at this oltice. Ha 



SON DIALS. 



Just receivcil a few of Sheldon & Mo»<rc's, Sun DiA 

 very nenl and useful article for the purpose ofgiving th« W 

 of day in the garden nr field. Price 76 cents. Fortibl 

 J. BRECK 4- CO., No 61 and 62 Norlh Market St. 



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