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NEW ENGL A ND FARMER 



KOVEMBER3, 1830. 



SM'iiS^m'Sa'iLS^mw. 



■ THE SNOWDROP'S CALL. 



Who else is coining ? — Th:^re's sunshine here ! 



Ye would slrew ihe way for the infant year: 



The frost-winds blow on the barren hill, 



And icicles hang in the quarry still ; 



But sunny, and shelter'd, and safe, are we, 



In the moss at the foot of the sj-camore tree. 



Are ye not cominff ? the first birds sing ; 



They call to her bowers the lingering Spring; 



And, afar to his home near the north pole-star. 



Old Winter is gone in his snow-cloud car; 



And the storms are past, and the sky is clear, 



And we are alone, sweet sisters ! here. 



Will ye not follow ? Ye safe shall be 



In the green moss under the sycamore tree. 



And, oh! there is health in the clear cold "breeze. 



And a sound of joy in the leafless trees ; 



And the sun is pale, yet his pleasant gleam 



Has waken'd the earth, and uuchain'd the stream 7 



And the soft west wind, oh, it gently blows ! 



Hasten to follow, pale lady Primrose ! 



And Hyacinth graceful, and Crocus gay, 



For we have not met this many a day. 



Follow us, follow us ! follow us then, 



All ye whose home is in grove or glen. 



Why do ye linger ^ Who else is coming. 



Now Spring is awaked with the wild bees' humming ? 



THE COTTAGE DOOR. 

 How lovely is a cottage door. 

 At sunset's dewy close ! 

 How sweet, when labor's toils are o'er, 

 The scenes each hamlet shows ! 



Then manhood's brow throws off its care, 

 Woman puts on her smile. 

 And sportive infancy doth share 

 The joys of home awhile ! 



And happy, smiling faces, meet 

 The rustic porch before ; 

 While playmates fond, each other greet 

 Around the cottage door! 



Ah ! who would leave our happy land, 

 Where peace and plenty dwel!, 

 To roam upon a foreign strand. 

 Whose wonders travellers tell? 



Grateful we '11 praise the mighty hand 

 That sheds such blessings here. 

 Protecting still our native land 

 From ills that others fear. 



Still let us love this spot of earth, — 

 The best, where'er we roam, — 

 And duly estimate the worth 

 Of our blest, happy home ! 



SONG. 



Give thee good morrow, busy bee ! 

 No cloud is in the sky. 



The ringdove skims across the lea. 

 The matin lark soars high ; 



Gay sunbeams kiss the dewy flower. 

 Slight breezes stir the tree. 



And sweet is thine own woodbine bower- 

 Good morrow, busy bee ! 



Give thee good even, busy bee ! 



The summer day is by. 

 Now droning beetles haunt the lea. 



And shrieking plovers cry; 

 The light haih paled on leaf and flower, 



The night-wind chills the tree. 

 And thou well laden leavest thy bower, 



Good even, busy bee I 



Apprentices, — How extremely diffictilt it has 

 in all ages been foiiiifl, to convince the Appren- 

 tice that his own interests and prosjieiity are ad- 

 vanced exactly in proportion to tlie degree of 

 faitlifulness with which he discharges lii.s duties 

 to iiis einjiloyer, and the exertion he makes to pro- 

 mote his master's interests. This arises in a 

 measure, from the proneness of young men to 

 take thought only for the present. They do not 

 generally give tliemselves the least anxiety about 

 the future, and seem to forget that they too may 

 at some period not far distant, become masteis and 

 employers, and called upon to occujiy responsible 

 stations in society. 



We have often been pained to witness the want 

 of respect manifested by apprentices for their em- 

 ployers, and the degree of indifference and neg- 

 lect shown by the former towards the interest of 

 the latter. Indeed so extensive has been the mis- 

 chief arising from this ruinous and mischievous 

 course of apprentices, th^.t the question is already 

 agitated among einployers whether the trouble and 

 perplexity of boys as the present day, do not over- 

 balance all the value of their services. 



These things ought not so to be, and it need not 

 be thus. Let oiir young friends reflect on what 

 we have said, .md each ask himself if all and more 

 is not true ; and let him resolve at once that it 

 shall be no longer true of him. We bes ech you 

 be faithful and respectful to those under whose 

 charge and guardianship you have been placed, 

 for by so doing you will not only secure the con- 

 fidence and I'espect of all around you, but it will 

 prepare you for a course of faithfulness to your- 

 selves in after life, and place within your reach, 

 important advantages when you come to act for 

 yourself. — J^orwich Advertiser. 



Lmfrove YOUR Evenings. — As the season of 

 long evenings is near at hand, we feel at;xioiis to 

 impress upon the minds of our young friends, the 

 i:ni>orlance of spending them in some approjiriate 

 and useful manner. Sucli are the facilities for 

 the dissemiuati(m of knowledge at the present day, 

 that every individual can have access to the best 

 of books and newspapers. Depend upon it, you 

 will never liave occasion to regret sucli a use of 

 your leisure hour.s, — You will not only in this 

 way, sow the seeds of usefulness and enjoyment 

 in alter life, but you will derive immediate benefit 

 and gratification, and secure the respect and con- 

 fidence of all around you. If you have but one 

 hour to yoiirsilves each day, learn to improve that 

 hour to the very best advantage. You can, n)0st 

 of you, contribute something of value to the col- 

 umns of this paper, for if your reading is attended 

 to, and if you give your miiuls to reflection and 

 profitable speculation, you will soon find it an ea- 

 sy matter to write. 



To those who feel interested in the eflv>rt now 

 making to increase their leisure time, we would 

 say, be sure and improve what little leisure you 

 now have, or it will be in vain to hope for success. 

 — Mec.Mv. 



NURSERT OI<' AVILiIiIAni KKNRICK. 



Nonanlum Hill in Xeirtm, 5i mites from Boston by the Wtsl- 

 trn Avejiiu, and near tlie great l\ eslei-n Kail Road. 



This eslablishmeni, Mhicli now comprises 25 acres, includes 

 the selections of tlm (inesl kinds of new Flemish Pears, and 

 of all oiher hardy fruils — selections from the iiisl rale sources 

 an<l the finest vnrielies known. 



loflOi) Morus Muhicaulis, or true Chinese Mulberry Trees, 

 can now be supplied, wholesale or retail. 



Ornamental trees, shrubs and roses. Also Herbaceous 

 flowering plants of the most heatilifui varieties. 

 ■ Address by mail, post paid, lo William Kenrick, New. 

 Ion, Ulass. Trees and plants when ordered, are carefully 

 selecied, and labelled, and faiihf.lly parked, and duly lor- 

 worded from BosDn by land or sea. Transporialion gratis 

 to Ihe cily. Catalogues will be sent to all who apply. 



Sept. 21. 8m '^' ■* 



GREEN HOVSE GLASS 



Of evervsize and Ihickness, for sale by 



LORI.NG &. KUl'fT.ll. No. 10 Merchants Row, 

 Roslon, Sept. 7. 2niis. 



SUPERB DUTCH BULKS, 



Just received Irom Holland, at Ine i\ew England Seed 

 Slorc, a fine assorlnieii: ol Bulbs obtained (rum a responsible 

 and celehraied garden near Kouerdam ; conbisluig in part of 

 Uie following kinds of llyacnuhs. 



1-a Heroine, double yellow with rosy eye, (superior); 

 Gran'le Videue, single blue; Conimandanl. double hiai k • 

 Congress ol America, do ble red; Gro.t Voorst; l!oc|uet 

 Teiidre ; Grande Jlonaiche de Fiance, .single while; Vol- 

 taire; Louis d' Or, double yellow &r. Hvacinllis, mixed 

 colors, willioiil names, by the ilnzeii or liundird. n.inble and 

 Single Swecl Sceiiled Jonquills ; I'oUainhus Narcissus, of 

 various sorts; Crocus, by lli- dozeii'or liuHdrcil ; Double 

 Ranunculus, mixed suris ; Double Anemones, mixed sorts; 

 English Iris; Persian Iris; Jlarlagnoii I,,|.es ; Crown lm| e- 

 rials ; Amaryllis Formosissma ; Aninr^ I'is. of ten dlflerent 

 varieUus, some very splendid ; G.adiolus Cardinalis; Mexi- 

 can Tiger Flower ; .'ubcroscs; (;yclamens; Frilalanas, and 

 Tulips, double and single, of every varieiy. 



'I'he above loi of bulbs is worthy Ihe altenlion of amateurs. 

 They were all selected willi llie nicest cnre. cX|)ressly for our 

 establishmen , and are undoubtedly the best loi e>cr imported. 



Sept. 21. JOSi;PH HKECK & CU. 



A merchant, a few miles from Petersburg, Va. 

 on opening a hogshead of hardware, and compar- 

 ing its contents with the invoice of it, found a ham- 

 mer less than was charged therein. This he men- 

 tioned to ayoung Irishman, liis assistant, who im- 

 mediately exclaimed, "och, my honey, don't be af- 

 ter bothering your head about that, didn't the nager 

 take it out of the hogshead to open it with ?" 



THE NEW ESGLAND FARMER 



Is published every VVediicsday Evening, ai .§.3 per annum, 

 payalile al llic end of llie year — l.ul those who pav wilhiil 

 sixiy days from the lime ol subscribing, arc eiiiiilcd io a de- 

 duclion ol liflv cents. 



[nT" Mo paper will be sent lo a distance wiihoul paymeal 

 being made in advance. 



AGENTS. 



New York — G C. Thorburn, 11 Jolin-slreet. 



Albany — U'm. Thorbuks,347 .Markci-siieel. 



PUihii'lehliia — D. If C. Lanubkth, 85 Chesnut-street. 



BiHtimore — I'uttlisiier ol American Fanner. 



Ciiiciiiiiali — S.C. Parkhukst.So Lower .Market-street. 



FIvshiiig, N. I'.— Wm. Pri.vcf. <<• Sons, Prop Liu. Bot Gar. 



Midilleliiinj, Vt. — Wight Chapman, fMenbanl. 



West Urad/ord, Mass.— Hale &, r.o. Ro"ksrllers. 



TauTiion, A/oss.— S.am'l O. Dunbar, Bookseller. 



Hartloril — GoniiwiN Jj- Co. Ilookseilers. 



Nru-lmryporl — EatNEZER Stfuma.m, Ronkseller. 



PiTismmth, N. H. — John W. Foster, Boi rscller. 



Woodsiock, Vt. — J. A. Pratt. 



Bain^or, Me- — Wm. Ma'Nn, Druggist. 



Hal'i/a.r,N. S.—E. Rrown, Esq. 



St. Louis — Geo. Hoi.ton, and Willis & Steteks. 



PRINTEO BT TtrTTLE, 'WEEKS *. PKKKEIT, 



School .'Street. 



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