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NEW ENGLAND FARMER. 



August 3, 1827 



JiJtsccUanies. 



The following beautiful Epitaph ou the death of Mrs 

 Hawksworth, was writlcn liy her husband Dr. 

 Hawksworth, and is, -no think, a raocU-l of this spe- 

 cies of composition. 



ON THE DEATH OP MRS HAWKSWORTH. 



BV HER HUSBAND. 

 Whoe'er, like me, with boding anguish brin<js 

 His heart's whole treasure to fair Bristol's springs ; 

 Whoe'er, like me, to sooth disease and pain, 

 Shall pour these salutary streams in vain ; 

 Condemn'd like me to hear the faint reply, 

 To mark the flushing check, the sinking eye, 

 From the chill brow to wipe the damps of death, 

 And watch with dumb despair each shortening breath. 

 If chance direct him to this artless line. 

 Let the sad mourner know, his pangs were mine. 

 Ordained to lose the partner of my breast. 

 Whose beauty warm'd me, and whose virtue blest ; 

 Form'd every tie that bids the soul to prove 

 Her duty friendship, and that friendship, love ; 

 But yet, remembering that the parting sigh 

 Ordained the just to slumber — not to die ; 

 The falling tear I check'd and kiss'd the rod, 

 And not to earth resign'd her— but to God. 



SPANISH PROVERBS. 



Every body must live by liis own labor. 



It is better to be alone than in bad company. 



A widow's child is generally spoiled by the love 

 of his mother. 



Guardians & administrators generally live well, 

 but are frequently deficient in their accounts. 



We must take pains, if wc expect to get any 

 thing. 



a place now importing the chief part even of thi 

 kitchen vegetables, quantities of pork were ship 

 ped for Boston. In 1690 the first whale was taken 

 from the bcarh and a new direction given to the 

 pursuits of the inhabitants. The right whale wat 

 a visitant of the coast in the spring. He could no! 

 but attract the attention of adventurers and darinff 

 men. On the Capo they had already commenced 

 pursuing tliis game, and t!;o people here became 



MONEY DIGGERK. 



t)igging for money hid in the earth is a very 

 common thing, and in tliis state it is even consid- 

 ered an honourable and profitable employment. — 



We could name, if w-e pleased, at least five hun- 

 dred respectable men, who do, in the simplicity 

 and sincerity of their hearts, verily believe that 

 immense treasures lie concealed in the Green 

 Mountains, many of whom have been industriously 

 and perseveringly engaged in digging it up. — 

 Some of them have succeeded even beyond their 

 e.xpectations. One gentleman in Parkslown, on 

 the summit of the mountain, after digging with 

 unyielding confidence and unabaling diligence for 

 ten or twelve years, found a sufficient quantity ol 

 money to build him a commodious house for his 

 own convenience, and to fill it with comforts for 

 the weary traveller. On stopping lately to re- 

 fresh, wc were delighted by tlio view of an an- 

 chor, on the sign, emblematical of his hope of sue 



I He who has a wolf for his companion, must car- eager to share in the toil, the danger, and the 

 I ry a dog under liis cloak. profits of the pursuit. At the time above stated, 



The devil lies in a covetous man's chest. one Paddack came to this place, and the basines? 



I It is sound policy to suffer all extremities, rath- ; commenced from the south side of the island, on 



er than do a base action. the broad Atlantic. On the beach, where the 



Many drops make a shower ; light grains make ; waves have rolled unnoticed by the whaleman for 

 a heavy purse. almost a century, was all the activity and bustle 



Do not sign any writing which you have not consequent upon landing, in a single day, some- 

 read, nor drink any water which you have not times no less than eight fish. It is curious to see 

 seen. liow these fish departed farther and farther froui 



He that sells and lies, shall find the lie left in | the coast, uwi how the fishing, in consequence, 

 his purse. | has expanded from the shores of this little spot to 



Old reckonings make new quarrels. the North Atlantic ocean, in spite of obstructions 



Short reckonings make long friends. which it seems strange were ever overcome.- 



What we learn in our infancy remains forever. J\'untucket Journal. 



A regular diet cures more people than physic. 



Patience, application, and courage, overcome 

 all difficulties. 



Water drinkers are never drunk or never run 

 in debt. ^ 



The first wife sweeps, the second is a lady. 



There is no better looking-glass than an old 

 friend. 



Manure the eartli well and work it, and you 

 will obtain a cfood harvest 



".Vo Trvst." — This should be the motto in 

 every bar-ruom. If well observed, it would be for 

 the advantage both of the landlord and the cus- 

 tomer. The landlord, would sell less, but get 

 more money ; the customer would drink less, 

 work more, advance his own comfort and reputa- 

 tion, and the happiness of his family. A bar-book 

 is the ruin of thousands. It affords so great fa- 

 cility for a man to get rum when his pockets arc 



The happiness of a wife, and the cultivation of ! '='"P'^>'' ^h^' ho will take but little pains to fill 

 a vino depend on the care of a man. | them by industrious habits. Besides, the man 



People who take out, and do not put in, soon '•'•'^''° 'ikes his frequent drams, his slings, his gall 



bursters, his phlegm-cutters, his anti-fogmatics. 

 his eleven-o'clocks and his four-o'clocks, is not 

 aware what an enormous bill he is running up ; 



find the bottom, 



The best catch at dice is not to play. 



Giving alms never empties the purse. 



Children tell in the streets what they hear at! and if he were required to launch the ready" four 

 home. pence for every glass, would often look twice at 



Not to see a vi'orkman is the loss of one's money. '■''^ monj;y, before he allowed it to escape hi.- 



Ile that has no bread to spare must not keep a "igers. [Berkshire American.] 



Jog. ! ,: — 



Plough deep, and you will reap abundance of J"'^^ortaltty — Bautru, in presenting a poet ti. 

 corn. ■ " "emery, addressed him, Sir, I present to you 



A secret between two is God's secret ; a secret ^ P^""^"." ^^''° ^''" S'^"^ y°^ immortality ; but you 



-cess, while we left him industriously digging for | between three is every body's. ™"^' S'^e him something to live upon in the mean 



Love is shown by kind actions, and not by fair ''"°' 



speeches. 



more. Another gentleman on lake Champlain, we 

 were credibly informed, has actually dug up the 

 enormous sum of fifty thousand dollars ! The in- 

 credulous mnd unbelieving may stare at this as- 

 sertion, but it is nevertheless true : and we do not 

 hesitate to declare our belief that digging for 

 money is the most certain way for obtaining it. — 

 Much, however, depends on the skilful use of the 

 genuine mineral rod. DojiU dig too deep, is an 

 appropriate maxim with .-ill those wlio arc versed 

 in the art. Wood's Iron Plough, skilfully guided, 

 is sure to break the enchantment, and turn up the 

 glittering dust in every furrow. Countless treas- 

 ures yet remain in the earth. Speed the plough 



ply tlie r.oc — "twill all come to light. — Montpdier, 

 Vt. Watchman. 



At the Jersey Glass works near N. York, stain- 

 It IS better to go round the stream than drown ed and marble glass is manufactured. Coloring 

 in crossing. and ornamenting tlie common window wlass, is 



I he best work a mother can do, is to take care beautifully done, 

 of her children. . —»——- 



Saxony Sheep. 

 On Friday the 24th .August next, at 3 o'clock P. M 

 at Brighton near Boston, will be sold by public auc- 

 tion, a choice stock of about 100 Saxony Ram« ju«t 

 imported in the brig Comet, Capt. Mtef, from Ham- 

 burr. 



.fl little world — A few twigs, full of sap, were 

 placed in a small quantity of water for several 

 diiys, until a part of the sap became incorporated 

 with the water. A drop of this water was put on 

 the head of a large pin, and by the solar micro- 

 Scope it was found to contain more than 30,000 

 living creatures ! — Matthews on Sovad. 



Nothing great can be effected wihout trouble 

 and labour. 



J^antucket. — Perhaps there is not a community 

 in the world which has grown up to the magni- 

 tude of the town of Nantucket under such singu- 

 lar ,Tnd untoward circumstances. This island was 

 settled in 1030. The first civilized inhabitant was 

 Thomas Macy, who fled from the spirit of persecu- 

 tion, which would have inflicted its barbarous pun- 

 i.^hment upon him for protecting against the man- 

 dates of the puritans, a defenceless Quaker. It 

 was then inhabited by Indians. The whites clear- 

 ed the land and devoted themselves to ajricul- 

 ture, and it can hardly now be received with full 

 credit, that such was the fertility of the soil, the 

 first .■5ottler.=! were not only able to produce food 

 enough for their own consumption, but that fro.m 



r?ic?e slif ep were selected firui the purest blood in 

 the kingdom, and will be fouud st least, equal in point 

 of fineness of fleece and symmetrvof form to any here- 

 tofore imported. The salt will be perfectly free and 

 unlimited. 



Samples of the wor.l from difi"erent parts of each an- 

 imal may be seen .it .\o. AG Central street, or at lie 

 office of the auctioneers, at any time previous to (Iik 

 sale. COOl-lLKiF:, POOR A IlKAD. 



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