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NEW ENGLAND FARMER, 



JAKUARY 85, IS.iT. 



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MORTAL AND IMMORTAL. 



BY R. C. WATERSTON. 



In Boul man mounts and flies — 

 In flesh lie dies — 

 Not that he may not here taste of the cheer ; 

 But as birdadrink, and straight lift up their head, 

 So may he sip, and think 

 Of belter drink, 

 He may attain to after he is dead. — [Herbert.] 



I stand between the Future and the Past, 



Th.it which has been, and that which is to be — 



A feeble ray from the Eternal cast, 



A scanty rill that seeks a shoreless sea; 



A living soul, treading this earthly sod ; 



A finite being — yet a child of God, 



A body crumbling to the dust away, 



A spirit panting for eternal peace ; 

 A heavenly kingdom i n a frame of clay, 



An infant angel fluttering for release; 

 An erring man whose race has just begun, 

 A pilgrim journeying on from aun to sun. 



Creature of clay, yet heir of future life. 

 Dweller upon a world I shall outlive; 



Soldier of Christ battling 'midst earthly strife, 

 Yet hoping, by that Btrength;which God may give; 



To burst the doors of death, and glorying rise, 



Triumphant from the grave lo tread the skies I 



TEMPTATION. 



A POOR little chimney sweeper had engaged at 

 a chateau to sweep a chitmiey which led from 

 the roof to the apartment of a Princess. 



When he had descended to the fire-place he 

 found no one in the chamber, and he remained 

 there for some time looking at the ;nauy heautifiil 

 things which were in it. 



That, however, which pleased him tlie most, 

 was a Watch garnished with diamonds laying up- 

 on the toilette table. At first he must needs take 

 it into his hands. Then came the wish, O! that 

 I had such a watch ! 



A moment after, he said to himst:lf, what if 1 

 should take it ? But fie ! said he, that would 

 make me a thief. 



At the same time, no one will ever know it, 

 saiil he, speaking to himself again. But at this 

 Tery moment a noise was heard in the next cham- 

 ber. As quick as possible, he replaced the watch, 

 and saved himself by a retreat up the chimney. 



Returning home, this watch was always pre- 

 sent to his mind. Wherever he went, or wher- 

 ever he was, it was constantly before his eyes. 

 He endeavored to drive it away from his thoughts 

 — but in vain! It seemed as if he was drawn 

 towards it by a superior power. 



He could not sleep, so that linally be resolved 

 he woubl return and take it. 



When he had gained the apartment, everything 

 was so stin that he could not doubt but he was 

 there alone. Timid and trembling, he approached 

 the toilette, where by tlie feeble fight of the moon 

 he perceived the watch. 



Already was his hand extended, when near to 

 it he discovered still greater treasures, diamond 

 ear-rings and bracelets. 



" Shall I," said he to himself, trembling in eve- 

 ry limb.— "Shall I" _ 



" But then ! shall I not be a detested wretch all 

 the rest of my life ? Shall I ever be able to sleep 

 quietly afterwards ? Shall I ever dare to look 

 any one in the face? — That's very true. — Never- 

 theless I shall become riel) suddenly ; I shall be 

 able to ride in my coach ; to have fine clothes, 

 and something to live upoq luxuriously every day 



" Then if I should be discovered ? — But how 

 can they discover me? Nobody sees me. 



"Nobody! Does not, then, God see me — He, 

 who is everywhere. Should I dare to address 

 my prayers to Hhn if I committed this theft ? — 

 Could I die in peace '-" 



.Vt this thought an icy cbilluess came over 

 him. "No," saiil he, replacing the diamonds, 

 " rather let me have poverty with a good con- 

 science, than riches with villany," and as he said 

 this he hastily returned by the vvay which he 

 came. 



The Princess whose sleeping room was adjoin- 

 ing to this, had seen and heard all that had passed, 

 she recognised the little boy by the light of the 

 moon, and the next day she went to his house. 



" Hear me, my little fellow," said she, " when 

 you came to my apartment last night, why did 

 you not take my watch and diaitionds?" 



The little boy fell at her feet, and so great was 

 his fear, he could not utter a single word. 



" I heard the whole," said the Princess ; " thank 

 God, my child, that he enabled you to resist the 

 temptation ; and endeavor henceforth to sustain 

 yourself in the way of virtue. 



" From this moment you are to live with me. 

 I will feed and clothe you. 1 will do still more. 

 I will bring you up under my own care, and give 

 you such an education that the remembrance of 

 one bad action shall return to you no more." 



The child wept bitterly. He wished to express 

 his thanks, but he could not ; he could only sob 

 and clasp his hands. 



The Princess kejit her word. This little boy 

 was well brought up ; and his benefactress had 

 the satisfaction and delight of seeing him as he 

 ailvanced in life, become a learned, good and pious 

 man. P. 



Co.NGRESS. — We perceive by the public jour- 

 nals, that a bill has been introduced into the Sen- 

 ate, for the entire, but gradual, reduction of the 

 tariff. It is generally thought that it will become 

 a law. 



The Weather. — No one can complain of the 

 present winter. We have had a ksv days of se- 

 vere cold ; but on the w hole, we have had a re- 

 markably mild and open winter. Up to January 

 18, we have not had three inches of snow, at av.y 

 one time We understand that at Portland, they 

 have had as many feet. 



Flour, in this market is held at $15,00 retail. 



Petitions for the abolition of slavery in the Dis- 

 trict of Columbia, are pouring into Congress. J. 

 Q. Adams recently presented two, signed exclu- 

 sively by females, when a scene ensued, such as 

 would disgrace a war-council of savages. 



The Boston Post says that during the year 1836, 

 there were lost on the coast of the United States, 

 56 ships and barks, 97 brigs, 12 sloops, 121 schoon- 

 ers, 30 boats, and 826 lives. 



Perseverance It is said that the English 



Government contemplates sending out another ex- 



pedition next summer, to attempt the north-wes t 



passage. 



Missing Whalers. — It is feared that some of 

 the British whaling ships are again enclosed by 

 the ice in the arctic regions. Five vessels are yet 

 missing, who when last seen were hemmed in by 

 the ice in Davis's straits, in latitude 72 degrees 

 north. 



A Bill pAssed the Mass. House of Representa- 

 tives, authorizing the reception of the portion of 

 the Surplus Revenue falling to the share of this 

 Commonwealth. Another, distributing it equally 

 among the cities and towns. 



Michigan. — The bill for ihe admission of this 

 State inlo the Union as an independent State, has 

 passed in the United States Senate, by a vote of 

 10 to 25. 



TO PLOUGH. HEN. 



The subscriber has upwards of 300 acres of meadow land, 

 now in sod, near the city o( New York, that he wishes 

 ploug'ied as ear'y in tjip course o( the next _> ear a.s practicable. 

 He wishes lo contract for the wlioje, or any part. It must be 

 ploughed four inches deep, ih'* lurrow must be turned com- 

 pletely tver, so that the whole will lie flat. To plough a 

 great part ol this land, advnntageous'y and sp^'ediU , a double 

 team ol liglit cattle is preierab.'e to one pair of heavy oxen. 

 Proy-^nder for men and catile, can be procured on the prem- 

 ises. Apply by letter, ilirected t« Anthony Dey, No. C3 

 Cedar street, corner of Nassau street, New York, by mail or 

 otherwise, stating terms, &c. A. DEY. 



New York, Nov. 30. 



NURSERY Ot<' WILLIAM KENRICK. 



No7iantnm Hill in Newtmt, 5^ inib's from Bostmi hy the WfSt- 



C77Z Avenue, and rteur the great \\'estei-n Rail Road. 



'I'his establishment, which now comprises 25 acres, includes 

 the selections of the finest kinds of new Flemish Pears, and 

 of all other hardy Iruits — selections from the first rate sources 

 and the finest varieties known. 



75,000 I\lnrus Alulticaiilis, or true Chinese Mulberry Trees, 

 can now be supplied, wholesale or retail. 



Ornamcnthl trees, shrubs and roses. Also Herbaceous 

 flowerinjj plants of the most benntiful varieties. 



Address by mail, post paid, to Willia.m Kenrick, New- 

 Ion, iMass. Trees and plants when ordered, are carefully- 

 selected, and lat^elled, and laithliilly packed, and duly lor- 

 worded from Bosttii: by land or sea. Transportation gratis 

 to the city. Catalogues will be sent to all who apply. 



Sept. 21 8m 



VALUABLE BOOKS. 



Voluines I. and II. of the Horticultural Kegistcr. are ready 

 for delivery, emheliished with crlor»^d engravings, and a 

 beautiful copperpUle frontispiece. For sale at Ihe New 

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THE NEW ENGLAND PARMER 



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 payable at the end of the year — but those who pay within 

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A s E .■< T s . 



AVic York — G C. Thorbukn, II Jolm-sireet. 



Flushing, N. K.— \Vm. Princf S,- Sons, Prop. Lin- Boi.Gar. 



AlJjayty — W^M . Thokkurn, 3-f7 .Market-siieei. 



Philaddvhia — P. Hf C. L*^■UBETll, 85 Chesnut-sire«t. 



B'.ti'ivwre — Publisher of American Fanner. 



Cincinnati — S. C. Pakkhiirst,23 Lower Markcl-sirecl. 



Middleburij, Vt. — Wight Chapman, Alercl, ant. 



West Bradford, Muss. — Uale& V.n. rtookseiler?. 



Taunton, Mass. — Sam'l O. Dunbar, Bookseller. 



Harford — GoomviN Sf Co. Booksellers. 



Neulmryport — Ebk.nF7.ek Steomas, Bookseller. 



Portsmouth , y. H. — John W. Foster, Boi . seller. 



Woodsinck, 17. — J. A. Pratt. 



Brattleboro' — Jos. Steen, Bookseller. 



BaH<ror, Me. — V\«. Ma.nn, Drugf^ist, and Wm. B. Hari.ow. 



Halifax. M. .S.— F,. Bkown, Esq. 



S/. Louis— n. L. Hoffman, and Wii.i.is tc Steveks. 



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