THE FARMER'S MONTHLY VISITOR. 



June, 1842. 



unwilling to go nway without seeing his fair pupil, 

 and having a word or two with her. 



Mrs. Grand arose w ithout replying and left the 

 room. In a few minutes she returned with Fanny 

 whose heiKlitened color, and slight embarrass- 

 ment and agitation, told the yoimg man at once, 

 that since lie had last met her, new thoughts and 

 emotions had stirred in her bosom. 



We will not linger to detail the particulars of 

 this interview, nor to chronicle the wonderful 

 improvement apparent at each new lesson that 

 she received from her excellent teacher. Cer- 

 tain it was that she never seemed tired of ac- 

 quiring, nor her preceptor of teaching her. From 

 mere penmanship her attention was soon turned 

 to books, and day after day, and week after 

 week, nay, and month after month, Fanny Lin- 

 coln wandered by the fountains of learning, and 

 explored new regions of knowledge opened to 

 her eager thoughts, with Francis Beverly, her 

 faithfuf Mentor^ ever by her side. In a month 

 from the time that she took her first lesson, she 

 wrote to her brother with her own hand, and 

 so much did it resemble that in which Frank 

 had written, imitating as he had, purposely, a 

 woman's small light chirography, that the differ- 

 ence was not known. The correspondence be- 

 tween thein now became exceedingly interest- 

 ing. He was, it appeared, a lawyer of standing 

 and intelligence in Charleston, South Carolina, 

 engaged in an extensive practice, important 

 biisiiiess, he said, would keep him asvay from 

 her at least six months, but he urged her to 

 come to him at once. But she wrote to him 

 that she would prefer remaining with the kind 

 friends, though poor and humble in life, who 

 had been to her tather and mother when there 

 was none to take her in, until he could come 

 to her. He then sent her a considerable sutri 

 of money, and ke|)t up with her a frequent cor- 

 respondence, in which he seemed desirous of 

 learning as much of her cast of mind and hab- 

 its of thinking as possible. All these letter.», in 

 the simplicity of her heart, she submitted to 

 Frank, and also her answers ; and any sugges- 

 tions of his were jjroiTiptly adopted by the niaid- 



The frequent visits of the young man to Mi-s. 

 Grand's soon became village talk, greatly to the 

 annoyance of his stately sister Isabella, who let 

 no opportimity pass of remonstrating with biiii 

 upon the subject. This he took all very kind- 

 ly, and still continued to pursue his own course. 

 One evening as they sat together, she said to 

 him in a tone of concern — 



"I wish you would gi«e up your foolish vis 

 its to that Fanny Lincohi." 



" Why so, sister?" 



" Because, everybody is talking about you." 



" Well, and what do they say ?" inquired Frank 

 quite composedly. 



" Why, they say, of course, that you are go 

 ing to marry that girl," Isabella replied in ai 

 indignant tone. 



" Do they, indeed ! Well, really, it is strange 

 how things of this kind will get out." 



" Brother, what do you mean ?" exclaimed Isa- 

 bella, springing to her feel as suddeidy as if !i 

 pistol had been fired by her ear. 



"Why, 1 mean to marry Fauny Lincoln." re- 

 plied the young man in a calm tone of voice. 



For a few momeula the sister was so bewil- 

 dered and confounded that she could not speak 

 At length she said — 



" You but trifle with me, brother." 



" Indeed I do not," Frank said in a serious 

 tone. " 1 have spent fom- months now, in the 

 daily study of Fanny Lincoln's character, and 

 am prepared to pronounce her far superior to 

 any young lady that it has been thus far my lot 

 to meet." 



Poor Isabella was for a time mute with sur- 

 prise. 



" Surely," she at length said, " my brother 

 is not going to disgrace himself and his sister 

 thus !" 



" How can it be disgrace to marry Fanny Lin- 

 coln ?" he asked. 



" Who is she, or what is she, but the servant 

 of a dairyman's wife?" Isabella replied with 

 warmth. 



"I will tell you," Frank said, calmly. "She 

 ia the adopted daughter of Mrs. Grand, who has 

 raised her with all the care her condition would 



allow her to bestow. She is pure, and gentle, 

 and innocent — " 



"And ignorant, and vulgar, and forward, 



"Not by any means," Frank said, interrupting 

 his sister. " For four months she has been ap- 

 plying herself to books with an eagerness and 

 issiduity that has produced what I must call 

 ivonderVul results. Few young ladies of my ac- 

 piaintance, in this village, except indeed my sis- 

 ter, have mastered more subslantial volumes than 

 And what she reads she uiidcrstaiuls and 

 IIS. As to vidgaiiiy, Isabella, you are again 

 mistaken. Nature formed her a laily, in ujind 

 and action. Few, let me assure you, have more 

 ease of maimer or more true maidenly dignity 

 of character. And forward she is not, but is 

 ather inclined to shrink, and this shrinking dis- 

 position seems to increase more and more every 

 day." 



But nothing that Frank could say had any 

 effect in reconciling his sister. She would not 

 consent to see her, and solemnly declared, that 

 if he married her, and brought her to the house 

 she woidd leave it. 



It soon became known through all the village, 

 for Frank took no pains to conceal it, that he 

 was going to marry Fanny Lincoln. All won- 

 dered, but the young ladies in the high life of 

 the place, with their mothers, were indignant 

 that the young man should so disgrace hiinselt; 

 Poor Isabella was pitied, and sympathized with, 

 and one young lady actually volunteered to try 

 aud charm the lover off, all for the sake of her 

 dear Isabella; but to no pm-pose. Frank was 

 impenetrable. Fanny was talked about, and 

 sneered at, and made the subject of all kinds ot 

 ill-natured remarks; but she was happy in the 

 love of an honest and generous heart, and kiiew 

 nothing of the indignation that she was exciting. 

 "He needn't think to introduce the low crea- 

 ture here," said Miss Elvira Comstock to the 

 circle of yomig ladies who were passing an af- 

 ternoon with her. 



" Indeed he needn't," responded her sister 

 Thom?sine. " If he chooses to lower himself in 

 that way, let him, but such as Fanny Lincoln 

 never darkens our door." 



" What a strange preference !" reitiarked one. 

 "That proves what he is," said another. 

 " How much I have been deceived in my esti- 

 mation of him!" added another. 



" Well, girls, we have all made a happy es- 

 cape," said Elvira Comstock, " for there are some 

 of us, I am thinking, who would not have said 

 ' no' to Frank Beverly. 



" Indeed, then, you are mistaken if you think I 

 woidd," broke in one. 

 " I never liked hitn," said ai>other. 

 " I always thought him low minded," added a 

 third. 



" It is all just as I expected," remarked a IburtI 

 And then all joined in abusing Fiaidi Beverl 

 and Fanny Lincoln with might and main. 



But tiine wore on, and the period was fixed 

 for Frank's marriage : one week before it took 

 |)lace a stage brought to the town two strangers, 

 a gentleman and a lady, whose appearance at 

 once drew the attention of the gossiping villa- 

 gers. 



Scarcely half an hour elapsed after their arriv 

 al before the man walked out from the inn a 

 which they had stopped, and took his way to 

 wards Mrs. Grand's cottage. His knock at the 

 door was answered by Fanny. 



" Faimy Lincoln ?" said lie, in an inquiring 

 tone. 



'• That is my name, sir," replied the maiden, 

 her heart leaping in her bosom with a sudden 

 bound. 



'■And mine is Henry Lincohi," he said, and 

 instanllv the happy creature was clinging to liirh 

 and sobbing like a child, in the ecstacy of a new 

 delight. 



The wedding was celebrated at the old family 

 mansion of the Beverly's, where Frank and 

 sister resided. Among the guests were Elvira 

 Comstock, her sister, and indeed the whole 

 de of the village exclusives, each of whom vied 

 in attentions to the lovely bride, whose beauty 

 and excellence were all suddenly discovered and 

 appreciated. Ainong the most conspicuous of 

 the company were Henry Lincoln, the distin- 

 guished and wealthy member of the southern 



bar, and his young and beautiful wife, to whom 

 he had been married only a few months. 



All but Fanny, from this time, forgot her hum- 

 ble origin, but she remained as affectionate and 

 as attentive as ever to the friends who had loved 

 md clierished her from childhood. Isabella 

 soon learned to appreciate her and to love her 

 tenderly, aud Frank Beverly ever after blessed 

 the day that brought F'anny Lincoln to the Vil- 

 lage Amanuensis. 



From the Wew Genesee Farmer. 

 Maine Report on Agricultnre. 

 The Report on Agriculture iircseuted at the 

 Agricultural mcetingheld in the Capitol, in Au- 

 gimta, Maine, January 3d, 1842, and signed by 

 James Bates, Chairman, is given in the Maine 

 Cultivator of January 22d. It is drawn up with 

 signal ability; and in u clear and direct manner 

 points out the most important objects of agricul- 

 tural iiir|uiry, experiment, and improvement. We 

 subjoin some extracts, and regret that our limits 

 forbid the insertion of the whole. 



Although Maine stands unrivalled in its inari- 

 ime faciliries and inexhaustible water power, is 

 ich in minerals and forests, its growth and pros- 

 lerity must mainly depend on its agricultural re- 

 sources; and that to develope these and increase 

 their jiroductiveness are objects worthy of the 

 best effort of its citizens and government. 



In bringing forth the productions of the earth, 

 he is the most successful agriculturist who ma- 

 nures and cultivates best. Whether a man cul- 

 tivates many acres or few— whether his soil bo 

 rich or poor — his precept and example arc most 

 important to the community, who makes the 

 greatest improvement of his means and position. 

 The man who turns a barren plain or heath to a 

 fruitful fiehl, or reclaims a worthless bog, which 

 was before only a nuisance, may do more for 

 himself, and be" of more use to his neighborhood 

 than he who cultivates the largest intervale liirin 

 in the Slate. We do not feel sure that there ex- 

 ists a correct public sentiment on this part of the 

 subject ; be that as it may, it cannot he concealed, 

 that much diversity of opinion exists as to the_ 

 best mode of cultivating almost every variety of 

 soil, and the kinds and conditions of manures and 

 the modes of applying them— and for the want of 

 the necessary information upon this subject, 

 much loss of labor annually results from ill di- 

 rected effort. Men must already be in possession 

 of facts of high practical importance ; which are 

 either not known or not duly estimated by oth- 

 ers; which if spread before the people, would 

 advance the interests of our entire agricultural 

 population. Such men possess the means and 

 infbrmalion necessary for instituting experiments 

 which would continually aid and increase such 

 advancement. 



In order to avail ourselves of what is already 

 known and to keep pace with improvements 

 which are daily developing themselves, measures 

 are required to diffuse extensively that know- 

 ledge which is already possessed by sotne, and 

 well conducted and judicious experiments are 

 needed to add to what is already known. 



They believe the time has arrived when in- 

 ducements should be held out for well conducted 

 and faithfully recorded experiments. 



1st, To test the comparative value of different 

 manures as applied to similar or dissimilar soils. 



2, The best mode of manulacturing manures, 

 and the titrie and manner of applying them. 



3, The most profitable crojis to be grown on 

 different varieties of soils, having reference to 

 locality, market, &c. 



4, Tlie best mode of preparingthe soil for, and 

 managing of, different crops. 



5, The advantages to be derived from admix- 

 ture of soils, by supplying those constituents, 

 found to be materially wanting, or in too small 

 proportion. The materials for doing this, exist- 

 ing in abundance in every part of the State. It 

 seems of great importance to ascertain not only 

 the best mode, but the time when, and place 

 where, increased production will compensate the 

 outlay of labor and expense. We doubt not the 

 time is approaching when our sandy jilains, stiflT 

 clays and stubborn bogs, will, by simple admix- 

 ture, with the addition of a small quantity of lime 

 or other alkaline substance, be rendered abund- 

 antly productive. 



6, To test the comparative value of tlio differ- 



