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NEW E>^GLAND FARMER. 



May 4, I{ 



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PRESENTIMENT OF DEATH. 



BT BRUCE. 



Now spring: returns — but not to me returns 

 The vernal joy my better years liave known ; 

 Dim in my breast life's dying taper burns, 

 And all the joys of life Tvith health are flown. 



Starting and shivering in th' incSnstant wind, 

 Meagre and pale, the ghost of what I was. 

 Beneath some silent tree 1 lie reclined, 

 And count the silent moments as they pass. 



Oft morning dreams presage approaching fate — 

 (And morning dreams, as potts tell, are true) 

 Led by pale ghosts, I enter death's dark gate, 

 And bid the cheerful realms of light adieu. 



! hear the helpless wail, the shriek of woe, 

 1 see the muddy wave, the dreary shore, 

 The sluggish streams that slowly creep below. 

 Which mortals visit, and return no more. 



Farewell ! ye blooming fields, ye cheerful plains, 

 Enough for me the church-yard's lowly mound, 

 Where melancholy with awful silence reigns, 

 And the rank grass waves o'er the cheerless ground. 



There let me wander at the close of eve, 

 When sleep sits dewy on the wanderer's eyes, 

 The world and all its busy follies leave. 

 And talk with wisdom where my Daphnis lies. 



There let me sleep forgotten in the clay. 



When death shall close these weary, aching eyes, 



Rest in the hope of an eternal day. 



Till night is gone, and the last morn arise. 



j eil when they find you at home or at the place of 

 your business. 



! Never let hurry or confusion distract your mind 



I or dispossess you of self command. 



I Under the influence of such habits as these witli 

 a suitable dependence on Providence for a bless- 

 ing on the labor of your hands, you will have a 



I good foundation to rest your hope upon, for suc- 

 cess in whatever business you may be employed 



; in. [Md. Republican.] 



Descendfints of great Men. — Mons.J.F.Rousseau, 

 the last surviving member of the family of J. J. 

 Rousseau, has just died in Geneva, at an advanced 

 ; age. It is a remarkable fact, we believe, that 

 j there are scarcely any collateral kindred of men 

 ; of Genius in former times, now remaining in Eng- 

 land ; and not a single lineal descendant, except 

 : a female o^e, of Sliakospeare. In England, the 

 collateral branches appear to be confined to the 

 ' families of Dryden; Parnell, and Sandys, (the 

 i fine, old, relishing translator of Ovid.) Chaucer, 

 Spenser, and Milton, have left none ; Pope has 

 left none. Not a single other poet is lineally 

 I represented (luckily, perhaps for him;) ror Bacon, 

 nor Sir I. Newton, nor Sir J. Reynolds, nor Ho- 

 ! garth, nor Purcell, nor Steele, nor S.vift, nor Ad- 

 j disoD, nor Johnson, nor Marlborough, nor Peter- 

 j borough, nor any of the worthies of queen Eliza- 

 beth's reign, nor scarcely a v.-it of Charles the 

 (second. Was the fire too bright and selfconsum- 

 I ing, and so died away ; — Many of them had no 

 I children at all; and of others, the progeny was 

 ' sorry and spare. 



tJ shreu'd madman. — When the Eurl of Brt 

 v.'as brought before Lord Chancellor LouJ 

 ough to be examined upon application for j 

 ute of lunacy against him — " How many la 

 a sheep ?" '-Does your lordship mean," an 

 lord Bradford, " a live or a dead sheep ?"J 

 not the same thing ;" said the Chancellor., 

 my lord," said lord Bradford, " there is mtj 

 fcrence ; a living sheep may Iiave four 

 dead sheep has only cwo legs of mutton — ti 

 fore legs are shoulders." 



We seldom meet with a finer instance ol 

 est and primitive simplicity, than the rei 

 practice in the churches of Finland. PrevM 

 the concluding prayer of divine service, thi 

 ister reads out with an audible voice, a lislf 

 births, deaths, and marriages ; after which I 

 a statement of the sales of bouses made or J 

 to be made, and an account of the unclaitn^ 

 tors at the post-office. From all this we 

 that the Fins want nothing but a newspapei 

 their late Sovereign Ale.xander disliked a 

 paper, so they must continue to mingle hei 

 and earthly speculations as before. 



Luxurij — In a country where all the inhabi- 

 tants went barefooted, could luxury be imputed to 

 the first man who made a pair of shoes for him- 

 self? Or, rather, was he not a man of sense and 

 HiKTS TO MEN OF BUSINESS. industry? Is it not just the same with him who 



Superintend in person as much of your business P™J"ced the first shirt? With respect to the man 

 as practicable, and observe with a watchful eye "'''° ''^'^ '' washed and ironed, I consider him an 

 the management of what is necessarily committed "^solute genius abundant in resources, and quali- 

 to the agency of others. lied to govern a state. Those, however, who are 



Never lose sight of the powerful influence of "°' "s*^'^ ^° '•''^'^ clean shirts consider him as a 

 example, and he careful in the management of ^^'^^ efTeminate coxcomb, who was likely to cor- 

 your concerns, to recommend by your own person- 1 '"P*^ ^^^ nation. 



al practice uniform habits of active, interested and i iir „ ,,, ', ] TT ^, , 



..,. ,■ . ' <-u ai.u fVomen We are much amused with the reDlv 



persevering diligence to those in your emplov. r rr. . u ji • .i •. 



T) ^ ^ ,. ■ ■ . . I of one of Oapt. Heads companions on the summit 



iie prompt and explicit in your instructions to ^ ., /-■ j n i i j ,■ 



_ ^ \ ,,!■,, ' , ' '"'=''■" of the Cordilleras, when ail around was a surface 



your agents, and let it be understood bv them c ,, u i u i ■ u •. 1 1 ..i 



.u . , , .,, .'••""^ "J' wiciu of snow — " cheerless, wild and inhospitable as the 



view was, still it was sublime," — he observed to 

 one whose honest heart and thoughts clung to 

 Old England — " what a magnificent view ! what 

 can be more beautiful?" — After smiling for some 

 seconds, the Cornish lad replied, " them things, 

 sir, that do wear caps and aprons !" 



that you expect they will execute the same 

 strict conformity thereto. 



Let no common amusements interfere or mingle 

 with your business; make them entirely distinct 

 employments. 



Despatch at once, if possible whatever you take 

 in hand ; if interrupted by unavoidable interfer- 

 ence, resume and finish it as soon as the obstruc- 1 Mr Canning, in the late debate in the Erilisii 

 tion IS removed. | Parliament, on the emancipation of the Catholics, 



Beware of self indulgence, no business can pos- j related a story of his receiving a letter from the 

 sibly thrive under the shade of its influence. | Pope, and never daring to answer it, because he 



Do not assume to yourself more credit for what found, that, by statute, corresponding with the 

 you do, than you are entitled to, rather be con- 1 Pope was High Treason, and would make him an 

 tent with a little less ; the public mind will always : outlaw, so that any one might kill him with im- 

 discover where merit is due. ! punitv. [Palladium.l 



Familiarize yourself with your books, keep them 



" Why is tlie old style preserved in Russia .' — 

 Answer by a witty foreigner: "In order that 

 they may believe themselves only twelve days bo- 

 hind the rest of Europe, whereas their arrears ex- ! 

 ceed a centnrv." ■ 



accurately, and frequently investigate and adjust 

 their contents. This is an important item. 



Cultivate domestic habits, for this your family, 

 if you have one has a strong and undeniable claim; 

 besides, your customers will always behest plcas- 



Jl good Regulation. — A late law of CoJ 

 enacts, that ne postmaster, or assistant postal 

 shall act as agent for lottery oflices, or und| 

 colour of purchase, or otherwise, -end 

 tickets ; nor shall any postmaster receive i 

 postage, or frSnk lottery schemes, circula 

 tickets. For a violation of this provisioa 

 person off'onding shall suffer a penalty 

 dollars. [Boston Record 



Bellfounder. 

 The Norfolk trottr-r, imported July 1822 from El 



to s'and this season, 1827, at twenty dollars, 



dollar the groom — the money to be paid to the 

 THIS celebrated horse is a bright Bay, wit" 

 legs, standing 15 hands high ; his superior blooi 

 metry, and action excel PAery other trotting 

 He is allowed by the best Judges in Norfolk toi 

 fastest and best bred Horse ever sent out of thai 

 ty. He has proved himself a sure foal getter, 

 Stock for size and substance are not to be sur[ 

 they are selling at the highest prices of any H( 

 Norfolk. 



Bellfounder was got by that well known fs 

 high formed Trotter, Old Bellfounder, out of Vi 

 which trotted on the Norwich road in 1806 

 miles in one hour, and tho' she broke 15 tiint 

 gallop, and as often turned round, won her match. 

 1808 she trotted lu-inlil-tight miles in one hour and 

 minutes, and has also done many other great [ trfor: 

 ances against time. 



Bellfounder at five years old trotted Tieci inilu 

 Six minutes and in the following year was matched t 

 200 guineas to trot.A'ine miles in Tliirti/minules,viim 

 hf won easily by Ttcenly-tuo seconds. His 0»lit 

 shortly after challenged to porform with him Sivef^ 

 miles and a half in one hour, but il iras not occeplit,- 

 He has since eever bten saddled or matched. ' 



Old Bellfounder was a true descendant from Ihf orif 

 nal blood of the Fireawnys, which breed of H<W 

 stands unrivalled, either in this or any other Nation.- 

 Bellfounder is strongly recommended to the piiMie,!; 

 the subscriber as combining more useful proprieties thai 

 any other Horse in .^merica ; and will staiid diirin; 

 the season, at his stable in Charlestowr, where all in 

 quiries, post paid, will be attended to. 



SAMUF.L JAQIT,?, Jr. 



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