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NEW ENGLAND FARMER, 



JTTNB 10, 1S39. 



mi.KS&w&^-t&'s^w. 



"FIFTEEN MI3SUTEg BEFORE THE TIME." 



If tliere is any one principle to wliicli the for- 

 mation of my character has been cliiefly indel)ted, 

 it is to this tnotto of a distinguished naval com- 

 mander. Nobody ever waited for Lord Nelson. 

 He made it an invariable rule to be present at ev- 

 ery appointment, and to be ready for every en- 

 terprise at least fifteen miuiUes before the time, 

 and to wait rather imjiatiently the arrival of the 

 moment allotted for acti(jn. When the hour had 

 fully come, and the delay of others rendered it 

 inexpedient to proceed, he looked upon his own 

 obligation as cancelled, withdrew immediately 

 from the place of rendezvous, and no inducement 

 could ever prevail upon him to return. 



The lesson inculcated by this motto, is to be in 

 time for every duty. It should be the standard 

 principle of every man who has any regard to 

 himself, or any regard to those with whom he 

 acts, to be truly punctual to all his engagements. 

 To himself it is a rule of incalculable importance, 

 aiid applies to every occupation and every pur- 

 suit. The ancients represented time under the 

 siiuilitude of an old man, with a single lock upon 

 his forehead, gravely but steadily approaching an 

 assembled multitude — aud whoever seized this 

 lock, and held him by it, was borne onward with 

 the most assured i)ledge that could be given, of 

 future success. But if any suffered him to pass 

 tliem, he spread the wings, which till then were 

 concealed behind him, and flew away with a 

 rapidity which rendered pursuit utterly vain. 

 Hence the homely adage, "Take time by the 

 forelock." Better be fifteen minutes too early 

 than one too late. Too late ! Alas, what a 

 crowd of sensations cluster around that ill-omened 

 phrase! The disappointments how numerous I 

 The disasters how sad ! The consequences, O 

 who can trace them, as they reach through all fu- 

 ture time and embosom themselves in the abyss 

 of eternity ! 



The imi)ortancc to one's self of being before 

 the time, may, perhaps, be more clearly illustrated 

 by an example. I have in my eye a young man 

 who was my classmate in college. There was 

 nothing in tlie structure of his mind or in its de- 

 velo|)oment peculiarly striking. It seemed to me 

 a mind cast in the ordinary mould, with no stamp 

 upon it of either genius or brilliancy. But I 

 marked the regularity with which he attended 

 upon all the duties of the institution. He was 

 ever before the time in the chapel, the recitation 

 room, the society's hall, or wherever else there 

 was a just claim upon his presence and atten- 

 tion. Nor did he ever oil'er as an excuse that he 

 was unprepared for any exercise to which he was 

 properly called. He took time by the forelock, 

 and had his lessons all thoroughly digested long 

 before the hour of recit-ation arrived. His essays 

 were all written a week in atlvatice of the time 

 when he was expected to read them, and, as leisure 

 offered, he would freipienlly remodel and rewrite 

 them. He left nothing to bo done at the eleventh 

 hour; but carried out the principle of ])UiK-tuality 

 into every thing that concerned him. The result 

 was, ho left many of his class lagging behind, 

 while he pressed onward with increasing energy, 

 and making every day a sensible increase to his 

 stock of knowledge. He was at last graduated 

 with a distinction which ho had not hoped to 



attain ; and, without entering into the minute (lar- 

 ticulars of his after life, sufKce it to say that he 

 became a minister of the everlasting Gospel, 

 where he carried out this same jirinciple in his 

 preparations for the sanctuary, in his family, in his 

 parochial visitations, and in the meetings of 

 icclcsiastical councils. Whoever else was be- 

 hind the time, with him there was but one unde- 

 viating rule. He was never tardy — never un- 

 prepared ; and by this means he acquired that 

 vigor of thought, that energy of style, and pathos 

 of utterance essentially requisite to distinguished 

 usefulness, as a herald of the cross. There was 

 nothing tame, or imbecile, or common-place in 

 any of his efforts. To himself, then, his habit of 

 punctuality was amazingly useful. And not less 

 so to others than to himself This example has 

 had a powerful influence in procuring a similar 

 habit among all those who were within its range. 

 Nor has he failed to impress the duty by those 

 arguments which every ingenious mind will admit 

 to be unanswerable. What right have I to cause 

 a number of men whom I have engaged to meet 

 at a particular hour, not only to waste their time, 

 but to become im])atient and fretful by my delay ? 

 I rob them of that which I can never restore — 

 the precious hours thus worse than wasted — I set 

 a pernicious example — I betray an imiJOrtant 

 trust — 1 tantalize with the sensibility of those 

 whom I am bound to respect, and cut off a por- 

 tion of their usefulness. In an individual case, 

 the loss which I have occasioned may be small, 

 but in the aggregate, the amount exceeds belief. 

 — Christian Observer. 



ASPARAGUS ROOTS. 



FiNE,lar<;e, three 3'enrs oid Uoots of Ihe Dulcti Asparagus 

 for sale by GEO. C. BAKRETT. aijriJ 15. 



PEAR STOCKS, &,c. 



A quanlily of good sized l^ear Slocks; Apple Slocks; 

 While and I'ink Flowering Horse Chesnuts, and Honey Lo- 

 cusls, ibr sale on very reasonable terms. Apply to 



April 29. GEO. C. BARRETT. 



FIiOWER SEEDS. 



An extensive collection o( splendid Annual, Biennial and 

 Perennial F'ower Seeds, comprising some new aud choice 

 variclic!.,for sale by GEO. C. liAltRETT. april 2'-i. 



SILVER FIRS, ifcc. 



WiLMAM Mann of Bangor, Me. will execute at short no- 

 tice orders for Silver Firs, Evergreens, ^c. well packed aud 

 ui good order, april 8. 



TREES FOR SALE, 



At W. Buckminster's Nursery, Framingham : — Apple 

 trees, Cherry trees, I'ear trees, I'each trees, Rock maple and 

 Larch trees. 



Also, Isabella Grape Vines, all of the first quality, at cus- 

 tomary prices. * march 4. 



4000 APPLE TREES 



For sale by the subscriber, at Fresh Pond, in Cambridge, 

 consisting of Baldwins, Russetts, Porters, Rivers, Siberian 

 Crabs, and Blue Pearmains, The trees are four years from 

 the bud aud are probably the best in Massachusetts. 



JONAS WYETH, 



Cambridge. April 8. 



YANKEEISMS. 



Skerse and skeerse for scarce ; furse for fierce ; 

 a spunky lad — a pocky tariial critter — both Scotch 

 in their origin as pawkee. 1 concaite — that's your 

 idee ; I guess you think yourc putty smart ; you 

 know considable, dont ye ? She's plaguy mis- 

 chiev-ous, accent always on the second syllable, 

 instead of the first. I'm tired some. I ai'nt tired 

 any. She wont go nor touch to. The mare's 

 got a colt and she go jiss as she's a mind to ; I'm 

 putty rugged now — how is't with yourself? — Oh: 

 I'm cleverly. She's in-vy-otis — accent on the se- 

 cond syllable. I should admire to go there ; he 

 looks put out considerable. I should like to borry 

 your tin pail (or your husband's shirt) if lain't no 

 piit out to ye. When he's to work he wunt wear 

 a hat — always wunt for wont and wont for wunt in 

 New England. J'yge for voyage. Mr A. wants 

 to know whether you'll let Si come an work with 

 him one day next week. Who ? — Isiail Jones. 

 Put to it to help enough myself. That's a terrible 

 team to travel through for all they're so pore. 

 Weather cloud up a liltle, and then begins to 

 scale off. There's no grow to that tree ; no fade 

 to that calico. I declare you don't look so fleshy 

 as you used to ; no bigness to you — nothing at 

 all of ye — as poor as a chicken — had a consider- 

 able long spat about it. Come, come ! — I'll settle 

 the hash betwixt ye I — Pesky hard — all of a did- 

 der — all of a titter — soggy — stubbed — uerly. — 

 Galaxy. 



" Are you going to educate your children," it 

 was asked of an old German farmer in reimsyl- 

 vania. 



" No : my oldest son learned to write, and he 

 forged my name," 



The reasoning of the farmer was just, if learn- 

 ing to write be the whole of education. 



PLEASANT AND VALUABLE KESIDEKCE FOR 



SALE. 



Situated in Dorchester on the Ptrnshhill turnpike, two miles 

 from l^oxbury street, containing 16 acres of excellent land 

 with a mansion house, farm house, two barns and outhouses 

 thereon, having a garden of one acre coniauiing valuable fruits 

 ttc. The situation is unrivalled, commanding a most exten- 

 sive prospect of the harbor and of I he country back. 



The houses are in complete repair and the whole farm undel 

 a good state of cultivation, with a good orchard of excellent 

 fruit. For terms and particulais inquire of Messrs LOT 

 WHEELRIGHT if SON, 40 Central Wharf, GEORGE 

 C, BARRKl'Tal this office, or JOSIAH WlLSOiN on the 

 premises. 



IMPROVED SHOUT HORNED STOCK. 



To be soUl, a number of fine animals, from li.e breed ol 

 Denton, Admiral, Wye Comet, &.C, Apply to A, Grekn- 

 WOOL), on the Welles farm, near Doctor Codman's Meeting- 

 House, in Dorchester, feb- 25, 



WANTS A SITUATION AS GARDENER, 



A single man, who is well acquainted with his business in al 

 its branches, and who can procure good recommendations Iron 

 his last employers. Enquire at G, C. Barrett's Agriculiura 

 Warehouse, Boston. , mG. 



ST HELENA POTATOES. 



200 buslie's of this very superior Potato for sale at Brimmci 

 iV Inches' store on the T wharf, al 80 cents per bushel bv MO' 

 SES HEALEY. april 2:' 



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