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NEW ENGLAND FARMER. 



JCNE 1, IS! . 



MISCELLANEOUS 



"I recollected the conclusive evidence of his nt- 

 tachiiictit and dependence, whicli he had voluntari- 

 ly given in llie night, and F thought 1 would try 

 them ill another way ; so 1 packed up my thinga, 



MR CATLIN AND HIS HORSE CHARLKY 



In a former number of our magazine, we gave an I ^^^ ^^^^^ „,g ^^jjlp ^^ ^^^ ^^^^^ „,;j f^^^,„g "y 

 incident, extracted from Mr Cathn'i "Hercsting ] ^^^ j^^ ^^ l^i^^j j gi^rted on my route. After I 

 account of his adventures among the western Indi- ' ,jj,j gj^.^nced a (piarter of a mile, I looked back 

 ana. We now add another story from ll'c "ame , ^^j ^^^^ ,^1,^^ ^,^^j,^^^ ^^ j,^ l^.^ ^^^j nnj tail very 



work. The writer is giving an account of a Ion 

 journey through the wilds of the far west. — Mer- 

 ry's Museum. 



'• On this journey, while Charley and I were 



high, looking alternately at me and at the spot 

 where I had been encamped, and left a little fire 

 burning. 



In this condition lie stood and surveyed the 



twcntyfive days alone, we had much time, and the | prairies around for a while as I continued on. He 

 best of circuiiietancea, under which to learn what i gt length walked with a hurried step to the spot. 



we had as yet overlooked in e.ich other's charac- 

 ters, as well as to draw great pleasure and real 

 benefit from what we already had learned of each 

 other in our former travels. 



" I generally halted on the bank of some little 

 ■treani, at half an hour of sunset, where feed was 

 pood for Charley, and where I could get wood to 

 kindle my fire, and water for my coffee. The firat 

 thing was to undress Charley, and drive down his 

 picket to which he was fastened, to graze over a 

 circle that he could inscribe at the end of his laso. 

 In this wise lie busily fed himself until nightfall ; 

 and after my coffee was made and drank, I uni- 

 formly moved him up, with his picket by my head, 

 80 that I could lay my hand upon his laso in an 

 instant, in case of any alarm thai was liable to 

 drive him from me. 



"On one of these evenings, when he was graz- 

 ing as usual, he slipped the laso over his head, and 

 deliberately took his supper at his pleasure, wher- 

 ever he chose to prefer it, as he was slrolling 

 around. When night approached, I look the laso 

 in hand, and endeavored to catch him ; but I soon 

 •aw he was determined to enjoy a little freedom ; 

 and he continually evaded me until dark, when I 

 abandoned the pursuit, making up my mind that 

 I BJiould inevitably lose him, and be obliged to 

 perform the rest of my jonrney on foot. He Iiad 

 led me a chase of half a mile or more, when I left 

 him busily grazing, and returned to my little soli- 

 tary bivouac, and laid myself on my bear-skin and 

 went to sleep. 



"In the middle of the night I waked, whilst I 

 was lying on my back, and on half opening my 

 eyrs, I was instantly shocked to the soul by the 

 huge figure, as I thought, of an Indian, standing 

 over me, and in the very act of taking my scalp ! 

 The chill of horror that paralyzeil me for the first 

 nioiiient, held me still till I saw that there was no 

 need of moving — that my faithful horse Clmrloy, 

 had 'played shy ' till he had ' filled his belly,' and 

 had then moved up, from feelings of pure ntfection, 

 or from instinctive fear, or possibly from a due 

 share of both, and taken his position with his fore 

 fret at the edge of my bed, with Ins head hanging 

 directly over me, while lie was standing, fast asleep '. 

 " My nerves, which had been most violently 

 ■hocked, were soon quieted, and I fell asleep, and 

 to continued until sunrise in the morning, when 1 

 waked, and beheld my faithful servant at some con- 

 siderable distance, busily at work picking up his 

 breakfast amongst the cane-brake, along the banks 

 of the creek. I went as busily at work preparing 

 my own, which was eaten ; and after it, I had 

 another half hour of fruitless endeavors to catch 

 Charl'y, whilst he seemed ns mindful of mischief 

 as on the evening before, and continually tantnlized 

 me by turning round and round, and keeping out 

 of my reach. 



and seeing every thirtg gone, began to neigh very 

 violently, and at last started off at the fullest speed, 

 and overtook me, passing within a few paces of me, 

 and wheeling about at a few rods distance in front 

 of me, trembling like an aspen leaf. 



"I called him by his familiar name, and walked 

 up to him with the bridle in my hand, which I put 

 over his head, as he held it down for me, and the 

 saddle on his back, as he actually stooped to re- 

 ceive it. I was soon arranged, and on his back, 

 when he started off upon his course as if he was 

 well contented and pleased, like hia rider, with the 

 manoeuvre which had brought us together again, 

 and aflfiirded us mutual relief from our awkward 

 positions. Though this alarming freak of Charley's 

 passed off and terminated so satisfactorily, yat I 

 thought such rather dangerous ones to play, and I 

 took good care, after that night, to keep him under 

 my strict authority, resolving to avoid further tricks 

 and experiments, till we got to the land of cultiva- 

 ted fields and steady habits." 



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GRKEN'S PATENT STRAW CLTTER. 



J0*;EPH BRECK & CO. m the New England A . 



ral Warehouse and Seed Sl.ire Nos, 51 an(lB2Norlli 

 kel Slreel, have for sale, Green's Palenl Straw, Ha 

 Stalk Cutler, operating on a mechanical principle nni I 

 applied to any implement for iliis purpose. The moM pra 

 iiienl effects of Ihis application, and some of the con^oqi* 

 peculiarities of ihe machine are : 



1 So great a reduction of the quantum of power rcquu 

 to use It, that the strength of a hall grown hoy is suffi^ 

 to work it efficiently. 



2 With even this moderate power, it easily cutslwo 

 els a minute, which is full twice as fast as has bceo cli 

 hj- any other machine even when worked by horee or • 



3. The knives, owing to tile peculiar manner in whickl 

 cm, require shari>ening less often than th»5e of any mV 

 siraw culler. , , 



i Tiie machine is simple in its construction, mode and f 

 Icelher very strongly. It is therefore not so linhle ai II 

 complicated machines in general use to get out ot order 



The Picayune tells this : — An Irishman engaged 

 a butcher to kill a hog for him. The butcher told 

 Pat to have the water boiled early, and he would 

 attend. In the morning he came, asked if the wa- 

 ter was boiled, and being answered aflirinatively, 

 killed the hog, and brought him to the scalding po- 

 sition. Ho then ordered the owner to bring out 

 the water. I'at obeyed — but judge the liutchcr's 

 surprise to find the water was cold. 



"Where is your boiling water?" said he. 



" An sure this is the same," replied Pat ; " Judy 

 an' I boiled it tn.it night! an surely we did, to as 

 to be in sason for ye." 



Exit the man of the knife, in a rage. 



li'ellerisms — " I can cure you," as the smoky 

 house said to the ham. 



" This is a prate prospect," as the prisoner said 

 when he peeped out of his cell window. 



" You have a turn for music," as the monkey 

 said to the organ-grinder. 



.\ Mr Peck having been elected a representative 

 to the (leneral Court, a joker congratulated him up- 

 on the result, and added that he might well be 

 proud of his constituents, ns they had shown them- 

 selves men of principle, and in selecting him for 

 their representative, were doubtless governed by 

 the motto, " Measures, not men." 



LACTOMETERS— a simple innlrument forletti 

 the quality of milk. For sale by J. BRECK (t CC 



DRAFT AND TRACE: CHAINS. 



400 pair Trace Chains, suitalile for Ploughing. 

 200i " Truck and leading Chains. 

 2U0 " Draft Chains. For sale hy J. BRECK kC 

 No. S2 North Market st. 



TTB VP CHAIHS. 



Just received by 600 Chains for lyeing up Cnltir 

 These chains, introduccti by E. H. Dekdv, Esq^ ol Sid 

 and Uiil. Jacqi'es, for ihe piirpnse <if securing Liiule loll 

 stall, are found tc he the safest and most cunrenient sv 

 of fastening cows and oxen to the slanchion. 



FLOWBR BGBDS. 



JOSEPH fiRECK & CO., Nos. 51 and 62 NntthMi 

 kct street, offer for sale their usual variety of Flower Std 

 comprising all ihat are desirable lor cullivalion. 



Boston, March 9th, 1842. 



Just I 



SDK DIALS. 



ceived a few of Sheldon & Moore's, Sun 



very neat and useful article for llio purpose of givinc ihf 

 of day in ihc garden or field. Price TS 



J. miECK 4- CO., No r.l and S2 Norlh Murkct Si. 



Sept I 



Retort Miilrimonial. — A young wife remonitra- 

 ted with her husband, a dissipated spendthrift, on 

 his conduct. " My love," sold he, " I am only like 

 the prodigal son, I shall reform by-and-by." " And 

 1 will be like the prodigal son too," she replied, 

 " for I will arise and go to my father," and accord- 

 ingly off she went 



NEW ENGLAND FARMER 



A WEKKLT PAPER. 



Terms, $2 per year tn arfvance, or$2 50 if not l* 

 within thirty days. 



N. B. — Pnslniastors are permitted by law to frinki 

 •ubscriptiiins and reniiltancn for newspaper*, 

 expeosa tu subscribers. 



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VVTTLI AID DUCHKTT, PRIMTCKS. 



