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NKW ENGLAND FARMER. 



Feb. 23, 1826. 



MISCELLANIES. 



FLOWERS. 



Now let us range both far and wide. 

 Through ail the garden's boasted pride. 

 Here Jasmines sjiread the silver flowV, 

 To deck ihe wall or wave the bow'r j 

 The Woodbines mix in antiTous play, 



And breathe their fi-agranl lives away, 

 'i he rising Myrdes form a shade 5 

 There Rosi'S blush and sent the glade j 

 The Orange with a vernal face. 

 Wears every rich autumnal gra<-e j 



While the young blossoms here unfold, 

 There .shines the fruit like pendant gokl ; 

 Citrons their balmy sweets exhale, 



And triumph in the distant gale. 



A PUN. 



ON MISS ANN BREAD. 

 While toasts their lovely graces spread. 



And fops around them flutter; 

 I 'II be content with Atme Bread, 



And won't have any Bict-het: 



An Irishman ol the name of M'Manus, who eame over in one 

 f the Belfast boats, and who has been for some time suspected 

 1; trafficing in dead bodies by the loungers about the Bromielaw 

 juay, received some very unroui-teous usage at their hands. It 



KiniJ.tss ii. .•Sickiuss — iSoiliing cm produce; iNunierotis account..) have been jriven of canine 

 more sincere admiration and heiirl felt gratitude, ! sagacity, ainono- which may be reckoned the one 

 than the kind anxiety and assiduous tittentiuns of 1 related in this paper last week in the story of 

 an atfectionate friend in sickness. Every tender I "Captain Greij." Some of our readers, we are 

 effort to mitigate distress, accompanied by the , informed, doubt the truth 01 that story. We can 

 gentle and soft accents of sympathy and love, fills "^'i of course, from our own knowledge, attest to 

 tlie soul with emotions not to be described, even its authenticity, though from the character of the 

 while its frairile tenement is writhing with excru- writer alone, we ran hardly doubt it ; for he was 

 dating pain I The pleasure of alleviating distress "'" '" 'he habit of stating things as facts with- 

 is so unalloyed, both to those who receive the oi't satisfactory proof of their being snbstan- 

 kind offices of endearing humanity an<l esteem, ti''ll.v correct. We have within a short time had 

 and to those who chenrfully and tenderly bestow several remarkable instances related to us, which 

 them, that every person of a reflective and in^en- "P""" nearly as wonderful as thit displayed by the 

 nous mind, will cultivnte this peerless virtue, by <'>'? i" the story above mentioned. Rev. Mr. 



praetisinir those acts of goodness wbich are at- W informs us that his fathor, living in Wor- 



tended with a reward so sweet. He who would 'hinaton, owned a doir, that was particularly at- 



witness a performance of the holiest rites of "pure taihed to him. He [.Mr W ,] was engaged 



and undefiled religion." may behol-l them in the to teach a school at a distance of about 6ve miles 

 patient and gentle offices of affection — bending fi'O'" his father's house ; and usually returned 

 over the bed of anguish— welting the parched ''onie on Saturday evening On the second Sat- 

 Hps — cooling the fevptish brow, and soothing the "rday evening, the dog met hun a' about a mile 

 soul with the voice of tenderness. from his father's house. This he continued thro' 



. the winter, always meeting him at the same spot 



From the American Advocate. j on S iturday, between seven and ei^lit o'clock ; 



INSTINCT. but never, as was ascertaitipd by spveral members 



been distinct 



How wonderful is instinct, as we find it display of the family, goinu- that way at any other time, 



pel that hts only merchandise^ cd in the nutneroua dumb animals — and how near. Another instance is relatpd by a gentleman livinir 



as usual was "a .<^w/^■l■c^" he was most unceremoniously laid notwithstanding the boasted powers of nian, does in this village, who informs us that he has no 



lioK! of by the by slanders, who appeared to act in concert, and •. 1 . u 1 tiu i„ u. c-„ i .. .1^1 > , 



being borne in triumph to the nearest crane, a rope was Wd It approach to human reason! There are many doubt, from several e.vperiments lately made by 



about his middle, and he was swung round over the river, where instances recorded, in which brute animals have him. that I is do? fully unilerstands considerable of 



iigforaminuiehkeihegohlenfleere,orB«,/6f^AHo;jar- Rxhibited si.ch wonderful powers as to make it the conversation whi.h takps place in the family, 

 . Abcrfod. amidst the shouts of laughter of his tormentors, 1 /- • . , j , 1 1 ,1 , .>..■. .■;!, 



indescribable queerness of the poor fellow's appearance, very difficult to find the diviiling line between in- and that he knows, as well as his children, when 



he hung for 



at the indescribable queerness ol the poor lellow's appearance. 



He was then rapidly lowered into the water and soused over stinct and what we call reason. We once wit- the Sabbath arrives, for on that day he never 



head and ears. This ceremonv was rei'ealed five or six times, , ,_ i- , i- ..l- j 1 .. , . r 11 1 l- 1 1 ■ . ., . 



nr.iu iihsianding the piteous appeals of the unfortunate resurrec- nessed such a illsplay ot thl- power in a duck, as attempts to follow him, which he invariaoly does 



■ ':' Hid the attempts of some humane by Slanders to release convinced us that dumb aniiiiuls are capable of other davs. 



■ ;;'"<■'' ^^f '"''^fiT^"^'', "»''"'¥■ P"li^e judging as to the effect to be produced by parti- " 



VI ii .1 liuii to the Onice. iVl'IManus is the same individual who, ■' ,*^ '^ . . , , '^, ' "^ ri«T>Tv r^r\i>^ 



ahoili tvvo weeks ago, was apprehended in Gallowgate with the cular action, with as much, and even more cor- *.AKi.V COKi>,dic. 



dead body ofa child under his coat.— Gfc^owCmr. j rectne»s than could be expectetl from a child of For sale at the Seed Esiablishmeni at ike New England Farm- 



. '^ er Uffice. a few hundi ed Ears ol the iu/Vi/ Tt'oWcti SiOu,r C<OTi. 

 I the same age. The circumstance was as tollows : This Corn was originally receive<l lii.m the Sioux tribe of In- 

 All men wish to be tretited with respect; there- ^ Being on a visit to the house of a friend, a num- dians. and is considered by Mr Pnnce. Mr Derby, and other 

 fore treat all with respect, and you yourself will : ber of ducks came near the door a niece of drv ^''"''r"™ who have inedit.tobe the most profitable sort that 

 , , f f J J oer 01 oiicivs came near iiie uoor, a piece 01 nry f^„ [,e raised by farmers, from us great produciiveness, and 

 ue respected. hard bread was thrown to them. One of them, from its ripening so early a- always to ensure a en p belore ihe 



. — ; ; J I after trying for a considerable ti'ne in vam tn autumnal frosis set in. Mr. Prince usually has the new corn A< 



V irtue 13 certainly the most noole and secure 1 ■ ' , ,, 



... , „ • I masticate and swallo.. .., v.„.,. .0, ^ 



possession a human being can have. Beauty is I ■ . •. . ,, , c ^ , .., j- i-; m ic r„.„f 



^ . . ■ iL ■ I • u learned It to a small pool of water, at a little dis- 1^ 10 lb rows, 



worn out by time, or impaired by sickness — rich-' „ .1. j ■ . l- l u 1 j •. Ai.so— The Earlv Jefferson Corn ; a very early White sort. 



11 .1 .1,1.. .u . 1 ; tance from the door, into which she dropped it, for the lable— with ihe common kinds of ear v an^ iaies««.t 



es lead youth rather to destruction than to wel- i ,. , r , • «• <• , 'or'nciaDie wun me common kuhis 01 ear.y and lale sweet 



^ , • , I , • , J and It soon became 'o soft, by the enect of the Com. 



tare, and without priulence are soon lavished . , n 1 . . -.u . , a= 1. Also every variety of Garden Seeds for hoi beds &c Will. 



,,,,., ... ., , , .. • water, as to enable her to eat it without difficulty. Aiao, every varieij or i.«rnei o. ens lornoiDeos. aic.—« ii- 

 away. While virtue alone, the only good that is , . , , , „ ...,■' ter Crook Neck t-quash, Early \ello« 1 ush Squash. Early 

 ever durable, always remains with the person 'hat ^"""^^ remarkable instance of sagacity in btrds, Scollop or Pattipat, wlme B„s^Squ=,-h, Warted Squash, Acorn 

 , 1 • , , I OL ■ f- L, L > . was related to us a few years since, by Rev. Dr. Squash, Valparaiso bqunvi, &e. «^c. 

 has once cherished her. bhe is prelerable both to ,, „ r, , . rh, .■ , r , . Also a lew pounds genuine Ruio llaea Seed.— This Seed 

 1.1 J 11 . . Hums, of Dorchester. I he bird referred to, is w!.« rawed hv T MeK-illi- b Fsn laie Pieslfiem ni die Rork. 

 wealth and a noble extraction. !<.,,■ , j- t ,• ■ was raiseu oy i . nieivun ,ji. tsq. laie nesicieni 01 tne BerK- 

 ____^. O' the IjOXia species, and is a native of India. It shire Agricultural bociely. aim is Irom superior roots, received 



BY BR. A. HUNTER. 'constructs a pendulous nest in a very curious ^LtwlsrE'lcuI.ENT'Ro.f^^^^^^^^^^ 



Jlccnslom yourself to rrfled.-Seek wisdom, and '"^'^"^/' of the grass which abounds in that coun- Seeds Pot and Swekt Herb Seeds MKr„c.«AL Hpr, 



you will be sure to finti her-but if you d^ not \[l^^ l\ '^ ^-P^nded from a limb of a tree, in the Seeds, B.Ri^Seeds. and more than 200 different kinds o. Or.- 

 look for her, she will not look for von 



me, in vain, to au.umnaiirosis set m. mr. rrmce usually has the new corn « 



. . I. • , /"'" g^nu'^'ir- by the first and secoiul vieeks m Augusl. The 



It, took It in her beaK and Corn is a bright yellow, the Ears being closely filled with from 



Do as you would bt done by. — Use yourself to 

 kindness and compassion, and you may e.'ipect 

 kindness and compassion in return. 



Obstinacy 

 proceeds from prid 

 rant pride, that refuses to be taught. 



True generosity is delicately rewarded. — Blame 



, 1.1. NAMENTiL Flower Seeds. 



ong narrow bag, and the entrance is As the rarirfy and ^HurKi^i/ of Seeds kept al this EstalilishmenI 



from the bottom. The place for the deposite of arc by far greater than at any other place in New England, or- 



ket, or the 



„, _. _,- - - --- - - -.- ,..-mptiiess. at 



midway up. The reason of the bird's building in i satisfactory prices. Dealers' in Seeds and Country Traders sup- 



bottom. The place for the deposite of arc by far greater than at anv other place in New Er 



1 is in a projection built in the side, about 4«''^.''°'' *,?,""''*'' Provinces, the MV.t liuliamark 

 ' ■> ' Southern Stales, can always be exeiuicd with pion 



up. The reason of the bird's building in j satisfactory prices. Dealers' in Seeds and Country Tr 

 mrJl '" ni. 'tVr „ , „f t=,^.,or this way, is to preserve its eggs and young froin P''«'- ^'"''•''esale or retail on the bcM terms 

 ■iikness. — Obstinacy ot temper , , , . ^ ,, , ■ l We have now on hand, of this years groviih, 



de— and in o-ener.al from igno- "'® dep edations of a small snake, in that conn- 200 lbs. Mangel Wunzelfc Sugar Beet, raised by 

 r „ . 'i,„ ." u.' ' try, which would destroy them. To take the e^gs 200 lbs. Onion Seed, Red, White and Yellow. 



try, which would destroy ( 

 out of a nest constructed 



J. Prince, Es(j. 



in this manner, the 



275 lbs. true Blood Beei. raised in Roxbury 

 250 lbs. Carrot, various kinds 



no man for what he cannot'help. Weim.stnot snake must first descend from the branch to which 2M lbs. Radish s..p^^^^^^^^^^ rwe have »b„„. ,n k i 1 



dl,l f,, t^n „ ,1 „ 1 , ft„- .1,0 =„„ >t IS suspended, and when at the bottom, turn and 10" '^"^''es P''»S;F"rlya"d la'P-rj^f" have about 50 bushels 

 dial to tell us tllC hour after the sun „ , ., . ,, , , theEarlyWa.shmglon Pea. which was |>ronounced by the le 



expect of the 

 is set. 



._ , ., . ,, , t 1 uic4:.aiiy tt n.^i.i..K,v,.i , on. .. i... i, ..,..- pronounced by I 



go up. But the outside especially near the bot- ,v^o could obtain it last year— as our supply was small— ilie 



torn, is so loosely put together, that when the earliest and most productive of any brought into the Boston 



Cure for Intemperance.— ll has recently been 'snake attempts to do this, the outer filaments slip | S^-'catllogues of the whole Establishmem. with directions for 

 discovered, that sulphuric acid, taken in spirits, off and he falls to the ground, which is the case | cultivating the morerare and delicaie seeds, comprising a para- 

 completely eradicates the inclination to use them 

 intemperately. It is said to be preferable to Cham- 



as often as he makes the attempt. What is more I !''''<'' of oSpages, furnished gratis. 

 wonderful, is, that when these birds migrate dur- 



10= Published every Friday, at Three Dollars per annun: 

 bers' remedy, boing more simple, cheap, and who!- ling the rainy seasons, to places not infested with .Fjay"^'" ai die end of^ the yeaj- ; butthose whopay wijhinsixjjj 

 !y innocent. , these reptiles, they built a common cup nest. 



■lays from the time of subscribing, arc entitled to a deduction of 



Fiflv Coifs. 



