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NEW ENGLAND FARMER 



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OBITUARY. 



In this village, [Bratlleboroiigli] on the morning 

 of the 23(1 iiislant, Miss Elizabeth P. Fessenden, 

 afed 19, daughter of the late Mr Joseph Fessen- 

 den. During the rni)iil decline which brought 

 her to an early grave she hore her trials with un- 

 common firmness, and piously lesigned herself to 

 the disposal of that Being who never errs, and in 

 whoui she had early placed lier conlidence and 

 hope. She retained her senses to the last mo- 

 ments of life ; the ' last adieu ' to her friends was 

 affectionate and cheerful, and impressed them 

 with the pleasing assurance that she who was 

 lovelv in life was happy in the view of death. 



The following lines to the memory of Miss F. 

 have been communicated for publication. — Ver- 

 mont Phenix. 



1 saw thea once in thy yoiitiiful glee. 



When thy heart vas beating high, 

 And I scarcely thought as I gazed on thee, 



That one so fair could die. 



I saw thee amid the dance ai d song — 



Among the young and fair ; 

 Thy heart was the gayest in iho throng 



Thy foot the hghtest there. 



I saw thee agan, but oh ! liow changed ; 



Consumption's withering breath 

 Had dimni'd thine eye, and tiiy young cheek ting'd 



With the baleful hue of death. 



And loved ones gathered round thy bed, 



And watched with a tearful eye; 

 But their hopes were vain — thy spirit 6ed 



To realms beyond the sky. 



Oh ! who could see thee, lovely flower. 



So beautiful and dear. 

 Go down to the grave in the morning hour 



Without a bitter tear..' 



The fairest flowers first perish here — 



The fondest hopes first fade ; 

 And friends the loveliest and most dear, 



First in tiie tomb are 'laid. 



But kind was the voice that called thee home 



To a land of joy and peace, 

 Where the hand of death can never come. 



And the mourner's sorrows cease. 



(Prom the Sun. lay School T^aolier ftii.I Cliil.lren'e P. is.. 1.) 



DEATH OF A CHILD. 



She was even yet in childhood, but she seemed 

 Wasting in strength like a halif opened hud 

 Bowing upon its stem. She lay at rest, 

 Her young heart leaning with a perfect faith 

 Upon the word of God ; and thus her eye 

 Shone with such inward light, and her pale lips 

 Moved with such smiles, that even those who wept 

 Felt in their inmost hearts a thrill o^ joy. 



With what a marvellous vigor can the soul 

 Put forth its hidden strength, looking at Death 

 As at an angel from the courts of God ! 

 And with what beauty, at the closing hour, 

 Will childhood's sweet affections blossom out I 



There she lay ; — peaceful as if in slumber. 

 Pl thoughtful calmness resting on her brow. 

 And the long silken lashes of her eyes 

 Pressed meekly to each other ; while her heart 

 Seemed musing upon things that were to come, 



Or raised in silent worship- All was still ; 



There came no sound upon the summer air 



Except the birds' faint warble, or the voice 



Of the low murmuring stream. Her pulse had sloppep. 



And those who gathered round, leaned slowly o'er 



To see if yet she breathed ; — when suddenly 



She started in her bed, upright ; spread out her arais. 



And fixing upon space her kindling eyes 



As if she saw her glorious home in heaven, 



" How beautiful ! how beautiful !" she cried. 



And sinking on her pillow — passed away. 



R. C. W. 



A TACITURN PAIR. — An inilividual. not abund- 

 antly gifted with that atnenity which is as neces- 

 sary for self romfort as i. is pleasing to others in 

 the perpetual intercourse of social life, fancied 

 that he had justifiable cause for long, continued, 

 unliroken taciturnit}'. His wife, after setting some 

 time in the same room with him, in an annoying 

 and gloomy silence, suddenly started up and t, k- 

 ing a lighted candle, commenced a seemingly 

 anxious search after some missing object of deep 

 and overpowc-ing interest — looked over the 

 mantel piece, and removed all its ornaments, open- 

 ed and closed eveiij' drawer in the room, search- 

 ed under all the chairs, lifted up the rug, turned 

 up the edge of the carpet, raked in the ashes, ran- 

 sacked the tea-tackle, rninmaged the cellaret, and 

 repeatedly scrutinized the siime place over and 

 over again. At length, fidgeted beyond endur- 

 ance, his nerves wound up to such a pilch of cu- 

 riosity as to be on the point of cracking, his im- 

 patience absolutely boiled over, and at last, after 

 many severe struggles to maintain liis dignified tac- 

 iturnity, and positively unable to hold out any 

 longer, he relieved himself by giving vent to the 

 exclamation — 



•' My dear, what are you searching after — what 

 have you lost .'" 



" My dear, I was searching for your tongue. 

 Which has been missing this fortnight, and if you 

 had not found it for now, I should have supposed 

 it irretrievably mislaid." — Dost. Pearl. 



From tlie Sillt Culturist, 

 MORUS MtJL.TICAUl.IS IN EAST FLORIDA. 



In the last Silk Culturist there is an article under 

 this heading, giving some account of the Morus 

 multicaulis in the garden of the Rev. Mr Thotnas, 

 as seen about the middle of Dcbember last. .\ 

 cprrect account of the accidental experiment by 

 Mr Thomas, may be useful, perhaps, to the grow- 

 ers of the Morus multicaulis, and as it stands in 

 the article of E. H., alluded to, it may mislead 

 thetn. I take the liberty to send you a true his- 

 tory of the matter. 



In November of '33, I arrived in St Augustine 

 with fifty small plants of the Morus multicaulis, 

 obtained from Mrs Parnientier. They were the 

 first ever brought to Florida. Little attention was 

 bestowed on them. They were^ planted in a 

 crowded nursery, and allowed to vegetate as they 

 could till the spring of '35, when some of them 

 were laid and some cuttings taken from them. A 

 fev which had room to expand are now fruit 

 bearing trees, of some ten inches in circumfer- 

 ence. It was late in the spring, or perhaps June, 

 when I gave the Rev. Mr Thomas a few cuttings, 

 and with them h sprout with a fibre of root, which 

 >vas recommended to his special care. He gave 

 it a good situation, and its growth was remarkable. 

 In three months, I have no doubt it had increased 



in volume one hundred fold. At this time, about 

 the first of September, I advised Mr T. to lay if, 

 but he r"j)lied that it was so beautifid he disliked 

 to sp'iil it. He did, however, lay it in the early 

 part of September, and in three months njore, 

 when he was talking of a return to Carolina, 1 of- 

 fered liim ten dollars, I think, for the product of 

 the little plant I had given him six months before. 

 He probably got much more. The case, however, 

 was a remarkable one. 



D. Brown. 

 St Augustint, June 13, 1836. 



COCOONS AND RA^V SILK. 



Th' Noriltaniplon Silk Company, will pay Cash (,.r'.oc*>or i 

 and Kaw Si k at ihejr Eslablisliment at the Oil JHi'.l 1 ace a 

 Norlh.implon. 



'l"he C<'Coons should be slr'pped of the flrss, ar.d placed in 

 the sun three or four ilays in succession, to destroy the fhrys- 

 afK, a. id should not be paclied for traiisporialion li'l Miey have 

 been ^alhereil ^hree weeks. It ihey are put up t,elore well 

 ■cured, the damp iicss from the dead Chr>salis wil, cause them 

 to heat and render them useless. They should he carefully 

 packed in dry boxes or barrels — not pre**ed but .shaken down. 

 The Company will contract (or any quantity to 10,000 liushcts, 

 1o he delivered in good order at Norllianipn.n Tlic price 

 will be regulated according to quality. CuUivalors should be 

 aware llial a loss of fifty per cent is often made, by want of 

 attention in feeding. Consequently the price will vary — from 

 52 50 to g.5 00 per bushel Mil/ be paid, ll is the intention of 

 the company, that this shall be a permanent market for Co- 

 coons and Kaw Silk. Cocoons will be purchased Ity Itto 

 pound, as soon as the necessary experiments have been made, 

 to regulate the price acc<irding to the age o( the Cocoons, as 

 it is well known, that they become gradually ligliier lor several 

 months, till all moisture is evaporated. Cultivator's in Ver- 

 moiii and New Hampshire will fiud it convenient to forward 

 Cocoons by tbe River Boats. 



Coinmauications (post paid) may be addressed to 



SAMUEL WHITMARSH, 

 President, of the Northamptcn Silk Compat.i/. 



June 8. 



«0 ACRES 



Of the best land in Koxbury, for sale, situated o 1 Brush 

 Hill Turnpike, about 4 miles from thj city, near Grove Hall, 

 together with all the buildings thereon, comprising a conve- 

 nient dwelling house, 2 barns, one of which has a cellar, and 

 is capable of holding 100 tons of hay. with an inexl auslible 

 well of soft water coiitig '.-.us — a mill house — corn bar :, sheds, 

 &c. — large, vahrable orcnards of inoculated fruit trees of 

 all kinds, — a nursery of young trees — gooseberries, currants, 

 &.C. The land is well adapted to the growth of the fl.ulberry 

 and is accessible by two r.iarls. For further [ artici lars en- 

 quire of Charles McTntire, No, 5, Exchange street, B( stoB, or 

 of the subscriber on the premises. 



THOS. H. DARLING. 



Roxbury, May S.'id, 1836. 



FRESH TURNIP SEED. 



Just received at the New England Seed Store a quantity of 

 White Flat English Turnip, for fall sowing. 

 June S. If* 



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