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NEV/ ENGLAND FARMER. 



OUK TO l.NNOCENXE. 

 'Twas when the slow declining ray 



Had ting'd the cloud v.ith evening gold ; 

 No warbler pourM the melting lay, 



Ko sound disturb'd the sleeping fold. 



When by a murm'ring rill reclin'd, 



Sat wrapt in thought a wand'ring swain ; 



Calm peace compos'd his musing mind, 

 And thus he rais'd the flowing strain ; 



" Hail, Innocence I celestial maid ! 



What joys thy blushing charms reveal ! 

 Sweet as the arbour's cooling shade. 



And milder than the vernal gale. 



" On thee attends a radiant choir. 

 Soft smiling peace, and downy rest ; 



With love, that prompts the warblinj lyre, 

 And hope, that sooths the throbbing breast. 



" Grant, Heavenly Power, thy peaceful sway 

 May still my ruder thoughts control ; 



Thy hand to point my dubious way. 

 Thy voice to soothe the melting soul. 



''' Far in the shady sweet retreat, 



Let thought beguile the ling'ring hour ; 



Let quiet court the mossy seat, 



And twining olives form the bow'r. 



" Let dove-eyed peace her wreath bcttow, 

 And oft sit list'ning in the dale. 



While night's sweet warbler from the Ic.ugh 

 Tells to the grove her plaintive tale. 



" Soft as in Delia's snowy breast. 

 Let each consenting passion move ; 



Let angels watch its silent rest, 



And all its blissful dreams be love I" 



restored to life, he fawoed upon her with ca- 

 resses and joy. From that time he followed 

 her alway.e, and regarded her with a look of 

 content, which indicated that this sensible ani- 

 mal rejoiced in the benefits it had afforded. 



From the Charleston Courier. 

 THE SPANIEL AND THE MILLERVS DAUGHTER. 

 The only daughter of a wealthy Miller of 

 Spoletto, while playing with a large Spaniel, 

 fell into the Tiber without the accident being 

 perceived. The dog jumped immediately into 

 the water — reached the little girl, and seizing 

 her strongly by her garments, strove to bring 

 her ashore ; but her dress was too weak, and 

 yielding to the water, the courageous dog was 

 obliged to abandon his prize. 



Unable to succeed in an effort beyond his 

 power, the desolate creature ran iinmedinlely 

 to his master. Unfortunate man ! he was yet 

 ignorant of his calamity. The dog informs him 

 of it by the most intelligent sign. Guided by a 

 species of reason, he bore in his mouth the 

 bonnet of his little mistress, and laid it with 

 most piteous cries at the feet of his master. — 

 The wretched father, overwhelmed with awful 

 presentiments, exclaimed, at the distressing 

 sight, " Alas ! my daughter." Not, however, 

 losing presence of mind at the caiamitj' which 

 his mute interpreter had so eloquently reveal- 

 ed, he rushed to the bank of the river and 

 threw himself precipitately into the stream. 

 The faithful dog accompanies and guides him 

 the distance of several hundred yards. Prodi- 

 gious power of instinct ! Singular and h«|)py 

 preservation ! The Miller, once more a father, 

 has again in his arms his beloved child, already 

 carried far by the progress of the waves. She 

 is rescued from death almost at the moment of 

 expiring. Having reached the mill, with the 

 father carrying the chiid in his arms, the Span- 

 iel exhibited an equal anxiety with his master 

 for the fate of the girl ; and when he saw her 



From the Baltimore Federal Gazette. 

 BEG BLG SOCIETY. 

 At the last annual meeting of the " Female 

 Society for the extirpation of Bed Bugs, and 

 for ameliorating the condition of those who are 

 interested with them," held on the 5th inst. at 

 the sign of the Buggaboo, Mrs. Priscilla Pillow 

 was called to the chair, and Miss Sally Scratch 

 was apjiointed Secretary pro tem. The annual 

 report was then read — 



When on motion of Mrs. Sackingbottom, that 

 the society do now proceed to the election ol 

 officers for the ensuing year, seconded by Miss 

 Betsey Bedcord, the business was entered upon 

 forthwith, and on counting the ballots it appear- 

 ed that the following officers were duly elected : 

 Mrs. Rachel Ratsbane, President, 

 Mrs. Bridget Bedpost, i ^..^^ presidents, 

 Miss Susanna Sheets, ^ 

 Miss Charity Coverlid, Cor. Secretary, 

 Miss Sally Scratch, Rec. Secretary, 

 Mrs. Rose Bloodgood, Treasurer. 



MANAGFRS. 



Mrs. Priscilla Pillow, 

 Mrs. C. Sublimate, 

 Mrs. Lovey Whiskey, 

 Miss Tacy Turpentine, 

 Susan Soapit, 

 Hannah Brusli, 

 Harriet Huntem, 

 Dorothy Drownem, 

 Patience Pinchem, 

 Mary Mashem, 

 Prudence Stopem, 

 Ruth Rotem. 

 On motion of Miss Maria Mite, 

 Resolved, On account of the multiplicity of 

 business which the members have on hand, in 

 consequence of belonging to so many useful so- 

 cieties, that the Monthly and Quarterly meet- 

 ings of the Board be dispensed with. 



After some desultory conversation on a very 

 (lelicale subject, which it would be improper to 

 publish, it was 



Besolvcd, That in order to keep peace at home, 

 the Treasurer be authorised to offers premium 

 of one hundred cents, for the best model of a 

 machine for Darning Stockings, which may ren- 

 der the superinlendance of the ladies of the 

 family, both old and young, unnecessary, to be 

 decided on at the next annual meeting. 



SALLY SCRATCH, Rec. Sec. 



LAST WEEK'S OMISSIONS. 



Imported Bull. — The ship Magnet lately arrived a 

 New Vork, has brought out a yearling bull of the sho* 

 horned Durham breed. This animal was bred by Ml 

 Sinitli, of Dishley, Leicestershire, is descended frcn 

 the celebrated bull Comet, sold in the year 1810, fi 

 one thousand guineas, and belongs to Mr. J. BrientnaT 

 of Woodbridge, N. J. This bull is of the same stoc 

 from which originated the bulls Denton, owned b 

 Stephen Williams, Esq. of Northborough, and Coeleb 

 belonging to Col. Jaques, of Charlestown. 



Indian Corn prestrttd from Crows. — An experience 

 farmer in Connecticut states that pieces of cloth dippe 

 in ^^lllphur and grease, and placed upon poles aboi 

 every 10 or 12 rods, through a piece of corn, will eflei 

 tually secure it trom the ravages of crows. He h.- 

 practised this method with success the last seven ye&t 



Ilrssian Fly. — The National Intelligencer states thi 

 this insect has made grea^ ravages in the wheat field 

 in the counties of Frederick and Shenandoah, Va. 



Commodore Porter has addressed a letter to the E<i 

 tor of the N. York Evening Post, complaining of abu 

 in the newspapers, and declaring that there have bei 

 no ])iracies committed since his arrival on the coa; 

 and that our commerce has been effectually protect! 

 by his squadron. ^— 



The Robert Fulton, arrived at Charleston, from H 

 vana, brings dates to May 7. Every thing was qui 

 there. Com. Porter had visited Havana, but was d 

 noticed, in any way, by the authorities. 



Price Qiie»lion. — The Duke of Holstein Oldenbe 

 has authorized the Medical College of Oldenberg 

 award the prize of 200 Holstein ducats for the best 3 

 swers relative to the causes of yellow fever ; wheth 

 iu the United States it resembles that of the tropic 

 climates ; whether it is a specific disease, endem 

 sporadic, contagious, and other points connected v» 

 its origin and results. The advertisement appears 

 the Philadelphia National Gazette. Dissertations i 

 to be transmitted to George Frick, Esq. Baltimore, a 

 will be received at Oldenberg prior to the 1st day 

 Oct. 1824. 



Lightning. — On the night of the 8th inst. the dw 

 ling house of Mr. George Miller, of Lyme, Con. ^ 

 struck with lightning and entirely consumed. Mr. 

 his wife, and one otlier person were asleep at the ti 

 (about 11 o'clock,) and barely escaped, taking w 

 them the beds oa which they were sleeping. 



The common method of drawing cylindrical 

 wire, consists in forcing the metal through cir- 

 cular openings in plates of iron, steel, or ."ome 

 other metal ; but it is soon observable that the 

 hole gets worn or deformed, and that the wire 

 then ceases to have the desired regularity. I\Ir. 

 Brookendon, of London, h;is nearly remedied 

 this inconvenience by passing the tnetalic thread 

 through conical holes made in diamonds, rubies, 

 sapphires, or other hard gems. It appears to 

 be unimportant whether the wire be introduced 

 at the large or the small opening of the conical 

 hole, but the best results, upon the whole, are 

 obtained when the wire is entered by the small- 

 er base, nod drawn through the larger one. 



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Mr. Sheldon Clark, of Oxford, has recently prese 

 ed to Yale College the sum of $5000. This is • 

 largest sum ever given to that Institution by any io 

 vidual. 



Robberies and flivrders. — The inhabitants of ' 

 southern section of Norfolk County, \'ir. have been 

 tremely harassed by runaway negroes, who hide th« 

 selves in forests, swamps, and other places difficult 

 access, and shoot the citizens while attending to tl 

 rural occupations. They have thus murdered sevf 

 individuals. The militia have lately been ordered 

 patrol the woodlands and swamps iu pursuit of tlL li 

 banditti. 



Extraordiiiari) Haid. — Some men who were engaj 

 in fishing for shad in the river Delaware, opposite T 

 icum Island, ihew up one hundred and eleven sturg, 

 at one haul. These sturgeon (says the N. York Sp 

 tator,) probably made a mistake in their geograpl 

 and mistook the Delaware lor the Hudson, and Phi 

 delphia for .\lbany. 



The celebrated Mr. Roscoe, of Liverpool, has 

 cently published a valuable work on Penal Jurisp 

 dence, in which he mentions that he has drawn lib 

 ally on American sources of information, and enum 

 ates them. An interesting correspondence with W 

 Tudor, Esq. of Boston, is contained in the Appendix 



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A great lire has taken place at Constantinople, 

 the quarters inhabited by the Christians, including 

 immense warehouses of the Franks, which are cal 

 the Treasure of the East, were a prey to an ocean 

 flames. A great number of Christians, of all set 

 were cruelly massacred by the Janissaries and I 

 Mussulman populace. 



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