M.36 



NEW ENGLAND FARMER. 



April 26. i^ar. 



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I MUST NOT TEASE MY MOTHER. 



I MCST nol tense my motlier; 



For she is very kind, 

 Ami everything slie says to me 



I ruiist directly mind; 

 For when I was a I>aby, 



And could Hot speaker walk, 

 She let me in her bosom sleep, 



And laught me how to inlk. 



I must not tease my mother; 



And when she likes to rend, 

 Or has the headache, I will step 



Most eilently indeed. 

 I will not clioose a noisy play, 



Or trifling troubles lell; 

 But sit down quiet by her side, 



And try to luake her well. 



I must not teaae my mother; 



I *ve heard dear father say, 

 When 1 was in the cradle sick. 



She nursed me night and day. 

 She lays me in my little bed, 



^-'he gives me clothes and food. 

 And I have nothing else to pay. 



But trying to be good. 



I must not tease my mother; 



She loves me all the day. 

 And she has patience witli my faults, 



And teaches me to pray; 

 How much I 'Jl strive to please her 



She every )»our shall see. 

 For should she go away, or die, 



What would become of me 1 



CURIOUS DISCOVERY. 

 It is well known to our readers, that among the 

 many natural curiositit^s found in the extensive 

 caves and grottoes, in the vicinity of the Great 

 Laurel Ridge, (Ciiniherland iMonntains) many hu- 

 iiian skeletons and bones of animals have been 

 discovered, some of thetn in a petrified state. — 

 These caves abound in prodigious vaulted apart- 

 ments and chambers, which, when viewed by 

 torch light, exhibit scenes of gloomy grandeur 

 which astonishes the beholder. Several petrified 

 trees have also been discovered on the hanks of 

 the river, near this ridge, as also bones of niam- 

 inoths, and other animals, whose races are now 

 extinct. 



But the most remarkable discovery that has ev- 

 er been made in this part of the country— if not 

 the greatest natural curiosity in the world, was 

 brought to ligl-.t on Sunday, 24th January, by two 

 scientific gentlemen with whom we are acquaint- 

 ed, and who are now in town. Tliey have been 

 several weeks exploring the caves above alluded 

 to, and gathering such curiosities as they wished 

 to carry away with them. 



They are provided lor this purpose with a boat 

 of gum elastic, and cajjable of bnoyijig two per- 

 ssns. With this boat, and other conveniences 

 procured for the purpose, they will, undoubtedly, 

 before they leave their Xit.-'k, penetrate every ac- 

 cessible hole in the West Cumberland mountains, 

 for they are determined to speml the whole sea- 

 son among them. 



The Wonderful discovery which will now short- 



ly be presented to the public, is three petrified 

 bodies entire, one of a dog, and two human bod- 

 ies, one of theiH holding a spear. It is believed 

 by these gentlemen, that all three of the bodies 

 may be removed from their jjosilion in a perfect 

 state — though the dog, being in a lying posture 

 upon a fiat rock, it will be undoubtedly bo a dif- 

 ficult task to remove it uninjured. The human 

 bodies appear to be those of men — probably hun- 

 ters. Their clothing can hardly be distinguished 

 — hut still it is evident that that too was in a mea- 

 sure turned into stone. They are described thus 

 —one sitting, with his bead leaned, as it were, 

 against a projecting rock, and the other standing 

 v^ith a spear balanced in his hand, as though he 

 was surprised, and had just started on a quick 

 walk. The dog lies as if crouched in terror, or 

 about to mak ! a s|)ring — but the features, or body 

 is not distinct enough to determine which posi- 

 tion. 



This wonderful formation cannot be accounted 

 for in any other way, than that these persons were 

 buried by some terrible convulsion of nature. — 

 The cave in which they were found is full 125 

 feet into the inountaius, and is situated about a 

 mite beyond what is called the Mammoth Grotto, 

 in a direct line. The entrance to the place is 

 diflicult, and it is thought that it was never before 

 attem|ited at all. At th(! foot of the entrance of 

 the cave is a considerable brook of water, which 

 appears to gather from all yiarts of it. There is 

 also a valley thence to the river. The gentlemen 

 who have made this interesting discovery, are 

 making active preparations to bring away the bod- 

 ies, which they intend to have forwarded to New 

 York. 



Since the above was written, we have had an 

 invitation to visit the cave and bodies, which we 

 shall most certainly accept. We have hitherto 

 declined to mention the names of the persons to 

 whom we have alludeil in this account. One of 

 them is a wealthy English gentleman, resident of 

 Philadelphia, John Chester, Esq., and his com- 

 panion is Mr Jacob L. Davis, a Philadelphian. — 

 The object of their scientific researches is princi- 

 pally their own gratification. We shall next week 

 give our readers some further particulars to the 

 position of the cave, etc., which our visit will en- 

 able us to do. — Hamilton {Tenn.) Obs. 



Hekls versus Head. — During the past year 

 Madamoiselle Celeste lias cleared by her wonder- 

 ful feet performances, probably not less than thir- 

 tyfive thousand dollars. In New York, the last 

 autumn, she drew rreinendous houses at the Na- 

 tional Theatre, for thirlysix successive nights. In 

 Boston and Washington and Philadelphia, she 

 turned every body's bend and emptied eveiy body's 

 pockets. She left Washington at tiie middle of 

 the winter for Louisville, where in six nights she?' 

 cleared upwards of two thousand dollars. In N. 

 Orleans in iwentythree nights, eight thousand 

 eight hundred ; and in Mobile in twelve nights, 

 five thousand. She is now at Vick>burg. She 

 intends returning to Louisville, and thence visit- 

 ing Cincinnati, Baltimore and Boston. She expects 

 to sail for Eurojie, in the packet of the 8th July. 

 Nearly four thousand dollars were received at her 

 benefit at New Orleans. — Portland JlJv. 



Hinton's United St.4tes. — This is n work of 

 a peculiar cast, comprised in 20 numbers, written 

 by John Howard Hinton, a literary gentleman of 

 England, and republished in this country with 

 large improvements by Samuel L. Knapp of New 

 York. It is the history and topography of the 

 United States from the earliest period to the year 

 1832, is written in a pleasing style, and treats 

 largely as well of the geology, mineralogy, zool- 

 ogy and botany of our rountrry, as of its agricul- 

 ture, manufactures, commerce, laws, manners, 

 customs, religions, public improvements, and oth- 

 er to|jics which do not enter into the details of a 

 general hi.<torian. The additions by Mr Knapp, 

 are considerable fHid valuable. The value of the 

 work is greatly eidianced in our estimation l)y the 

 beautiful engravings with which it is embellished, 

 40 in number, presenting views of Ameiican sce- 

 nery, of cities, public builings, battle scenes, por- 

 traits, &c., which alone, are worth the money 

 |)aid for the work. 



Rail Roads. — The increase of travelling con- 

 sequent on the estalishmcnt of roads is enormous. 

 An English |)aper says, that before the establish- 

 ment of the Leeds and Selby rail road, the num- 

 ber of passengers between the two towng was 15,- 

 000 a year, since ilien, it has been 103,300, being 

 an increase of nearly seven to one! We haveno 

 doubt, that a similar effect will ensue from the 

 establishment of the Wilmington and Susquehan- 

 na rail road, and than in two or three years from 

 the time of its opening, the travel between Phila- 

 delphia and Baltimore, will be doubled. — Dela~ 

 ware Journal. 



Anecdote. — Wliat are you thinking, my man? 

 said I.eid Hill, as he approached a soldier who 

 was leaning, in a gloonjy mood upon his firelock, 

 while aroniul him lay many mangled thousands 

 of French and En;;lish : it was a few liours after 

 the battle of Salamanca liad been won by the 

 British. The soldier started, and after saluting 

 his General, answered, — 1 was thinking, my Lord, 

 how many widows and orphans I perhaj.s have 

 this day made, for one shilling. 



A Hamburg paper says, in speaking of the in- 

 fluenza or grippe, in Hanover: "The disorder 

 is, however, of short duration, being over at two 

 days: especially when the patients remain quiet- 

 ly in their chambers without any niedical advice." 



(lyA juinctual mau is very rarely a poor man. 



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