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NEW ENGLA^'D FAK3IEE. 



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ReJttcHons on the state of Marriage, by a Married 

 Man. — TJie leading features in the character of a 

 good woman, are mildness, complaisance, and e- 

 quanimity of temper. The man, if he be a provi- 

 dent and worthy husband, is immersed in a thous- 

 and cares. His mind is anfitated, his memory load- 

 ed, and^ his body fati^nied. He retires from the 

 bustle of the world, chajjrined, perhaps, by disap- 

 pointment, angry at indolent or perfidious people, 

 and terrified lest his unavoidable conne.-iions with 

 such people should make him appear perfidious 

 himself Is this the time for the wife of liis bosom, 

 his dearest and most intimate friend, to add to his 

 ve.\-ations, to increase the fever of an overburthen- 

 ed mind by a contentious tongue, or a discontented 

 brow .' Business, in its most prosperous state, is 

 full of anxiety, labor and turmoil. O, how dear to 

 the memory of a man is the wife who clothes her 

 face in smiles, who uses gentle expressions, and 

 who makes her lap soft to receive and hush his 

 cares to rest. There is not in nature so fascinating 

 an object as a faithful, tender and affectionate wife". 



Washington Irving — Until a day or two since, 

 the last that we heard of our countryman Irving, 

 was, that he had gone to Spain for the purpose of 

 examining the manuscripts still extant amon-r the 

 archives of that nation, relating to Christopher 

 Columbus, preparatory to writing a history of his 

 life, but that he had afterwards abandoned the 

 project. The latter is so far true, that Mr Irving, 

 at first placing his principal dependence upon th'e 

 ancient manuscripts .fNavarette, and those fal- 

 ing short ofhis expectations, for a time gave up 

 his researches. But we are now happy to have it 

 in our power to say, that he has since discovered 

 other and important manuscript documents, which 

 have encouraged him to recommence the hio-hly 

 responsible work of presenting to the worfd a 

 biography of the discoverer of tlie Western 

 Continent, and that he is prosecuting it with all 

 diligence. His opportunities are propitious, as he 

 forms a part of the diplomatic family of Mr Ever- 

 ett, our Min.ster at Madrid, and, we understand, 

 has the facilities necessary for his undertaking. 



We congratulate our countrymen upon the pros- 

 pfcct, and that a history, of which we had despair- 

 ed, is likely to devolve upon one wlio has acquit- 

 ted himself so creditably in whatever he has thus 

 far undertaken. The Life of Napoleon, by Scott, 

 and of Columbus, by Irving, if well executed, will 

 form two of the most interesting features in the 

 literature of the present century. [N. Y. Times.] 



Lottery Gambling. — A police report in a Phila- 

 delphia paper sets in a strong light the consequen- 

 ces of this practice. An old man of good appear- 

 ance and well dressed, was brought up on a charge 

 of assault and battery, and larceny in picking the 

 pocket of a drunken Irishman. In answer to the 

 questions put to him by tho Mayor, the prisoner 

 declared "that he was nearly sixty years of age — 

 that he was reduced to poverty and desperation by 

 gambling in lotteries—that he liad within the last 

 forty years spent twenty three thousand dollars, or 

 more than 500 dollars a year, and that he had 

 never drawn a prize of any importance. 



Rapid Maturity. — In the neighborhood of Rio 

 Janeiro, the common garden-pea has been sown, 

 flowered, gathered, and tlie liaulms removed with- 

 in the short space of twenty-one days. 



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The YeUuio Serpent of J\Inrtinique. — This ser- they frequently conueiil tliemsenes anion'' 

 pent has for a long period been the object of much reeds ofwhich the roof of the cottages are for 

 dread, that alone perhaps has retarded the popu- jThey retreat also, during the day,into the hole '' 

 lation of the island for a century. In spite of the ' rats or crabs. These reptiles are seldom to 

 assiduity with which it is pursued, and the num-:seenin the towns, unless it be the youu 

 bers that are killed, it htill occasions annually the ; which are carried thither amono- bundles of 

 death of a considerable number of individuals, es- I der. The inefficacy of the efforts of man to 

 pecially among tho negroes. Its length is some- | stroy this plague has led to the introductioi 

 times greater than seven feet. It is called the yel- some English terriers of a particular kind, wl 

 low serpent because frequently found of that col- have already been very serviceable, 

 our, but there are some blackish, and others M. de Jones recommends the introduction of 



spotted uitli black. Its venomous denticles are serpent-bird of the Cape of Good Hope thatlc 



about fifteen lines long. Along the belly it has legged bird of prey ,which is of so essential ser 

 from 2'20 to 'MO scales, uniformly 69 on the under in south Africa. The experiment was tried 

 side of the tail. In other respects it h.-ts all the did not at first succeed. — Analyse des Travau. 



characteristics of the other species of its kind VAcademie Royale des Sciences. 



Its celerity of motion, except in the lime of diges- 

 tion, is alarming. Its fierce instinct teuciies it to 

 dart out upon passengers, and coininonly it has al- 

 ready assumed a hostile position ere it is perceiv 



.Si7iiec .Mine. — A Buenos Ayrean paper n 

 tions, that a silver mine of extraordinary richi 



_ _ has been recently discovered in the provinc 



ed: "rolled up spirally, its head being the top of ^'^"'^''°*- ^^ is a. vein of native silver of nme i 

 the sort of cone which it forms, it takes but a mo- ^'"''^^ ^^^^ '•'' ^^'''''■'' ^^ '^s commencement, and 

 ment to reach its victim. M. Moiecau de Jonnes ■"'^-^' '^^" ^® "^"^ O"' "''■'' 'i '^'^i^el. It is said 



therp is every reason to believe that it extends 

 a great distance. 



asserts that it is able to erect itself upon its tail, 



and then exceeds a man in length. Its ear is very 



acute, and it is roused by a slight noise. Its eyes 



projecting and lively, by means of enlarging or ; f-,i ,»„„, ,„;„„,i k i in v. "<- 



•^ i ,." ,, ■, , , , ,° '6iJ steer, raised by Lemuel Pomeroy, Esq of 



contracting the pupil, can be made to look or not , •ii.,,,^ ,„„„ „„ij ., , i- i ,. , . , 



,1 ,. r . T. 1 111 jivulage, was sold by hiin last week to a dri 



like those oi cats. It keeps in dark places, and - - 



chooses sunset or lowering cloudy days, as the 

 seasons for taking its prey; it lives to a great age. 

 When the head of one is struck oflT, the body con- 

 tinues to be spontaneously agitated for eijiht hours, 

 and longer, if external force is applied. It has 

 been believed that a person may become 

 aware of its being near by the tainted smell which 

 it exhales, but nothing is more dangerous than 

 trusting to this indication — tliey do not all emit 

 this odour, and those which do, not at all times. — 

 The productiveness of this dangerous animal is 

 extraordinary ; from 30 to 60 younu' ones at a lit- 

 ter. At birth, they are from 8 to 19 inches in 

 length, and already possess all their faculties 



Grand Steer. — The Pitsfield Sun says a gr 



from Dutchess Co N. Y. for 150 dollars 

 weight was estimated by good judges to exc 

 ;3U00 pounds. 



Poor Ricliard's Almanac, the work of the 

 Benjamin Franklin, has been translated 

 French, and published in Paris. It has aire 

 reached its second edition. 



Ornamental and Fruit Trees, Shrubs, Plants, 

 D. & C. LANDRE'l H. 

 .N'ursery, Seedsmen, arid Florists, 



Philadklphia, 

 U.KVF. constantly on hand for sale, a vtry exter 

 collection of Fruit Trees,Hardy Ornamentai Trees 

 .Shrubs, Green House Plants, Bulbous Roots, Ga 

 Frequently 60 or 80 of them were discovered in [ ?eeds, &c. tc. not exceeded by any similar estab 

 gathering the crop of one field of sugar-canes, and | 'n«a'^'," 'he United States 

 these the offsprings of only one or two mothers. — 

 The immense breadths of cane afford them their 



In their selection of FRUITS for cultivation, _ 

 cart and attention has been paid, and from an iuti 

 , cy with the subject of many years, they believe it ( 

 principal retreats, and thus it is that the advance .judiciously. 



of cultivation is favorable to those noxious crea- i ''he OR.XAMENTAL PLANTS, both tender 

 tures, and increase instead of diminishing their 

 numbers. Their means of subsistence, no less 

 than their places of shelter, have been multip led, 

 as the prodigious quantity of rats which come 

 along with the Europeans now fill the whole island. 

 They prey upon birds, other reptiles, and all small 

 four-footed animals. 



What is, perhaps the mosit extraordinary thing 

 in the history of this serpent is, that all the Antil- 

 les are free from it with the exception of three — 

 Martinique, St. Lucia, and Beconia — the others 

 have no venomous serpent whatsoever. The Car- 

 ibbees pretend that they were introduced from tho 

 Continent, along with a hostile settlement ; hut it 

 is also possible that they may have been brought 

 by the currents, if it were only upon some of the j '^""^''i Boston, of whom priced Catalogues of 



trunks of trees which are so often hurried on with I '^''"'^ '"'^^ ^'' h^^' g^tis. tf. Vfc^ 15 



them 



hardy, which they are now cultivating, are some of 

 most esteeuitd and admired of both native and ex 

 origin. 



The GARDEN SEEDS, ofwhich a large and ge 

 ral assortment is cultivated, are exclusively of t 

 own rearing, for which purpose a number of acres 

 tached to the establishment are appropriated, and i 

 the moment they are planted, through all the var 

 stages of their growth and ripening are under their 

 niediate care and superintendence, consequently t 

 are enabled to assure purchasers not only of their ; 

 but quality. 



Persons ordering any of the articles on their c; 

 logue, m y be assured of having them well and sat 

 packed, and of every altenlion being paid to them, : 

 that thiy will jive satisfaction. 



Orders receivEd by Alessrs. PARKER & CODMi" 

 No. 9 C^ongress-srjuare, near the Exchange Co 



J.. , . »r .• • , !tt:j"r'"bli5hed every Friday at Three Dollars per 



It IS very dangerous at Martinque to pass the : nurn, payable at the end of the year-but those v 

 trunks of hollow trees iu the woods, as this ani- j pay within sixty days from the time of subscribing 

 mal frequently reposes there ; or to push the hand ; entitled to a deduction of Fifty Cents, 

 into birds-nests, where they often remain squatted ! Gentlemen who procure/rt responsible suhscrib. 



after having devoured the eggs of the young.— ' ^\^"''''''' '"•V"'''''' ''°'"?''^'''l"'; •, . 



Tj u .. 1- r r ^1 1 ^ New subscribers can be furnished with the preci 



Poultry are very attractive fare for them, and ;j„ „„bers of the current volume. 



