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NEW ENGLAND FARMER. 



MAT 10, l«3r. 



i2'<s>isirm^8 



LOOK NOT ON WINE. 



Look not on wine ; alilinngh the cup 

 Bo crimsoned h iili iis ruby slain : 



Look not — 'lis filled wiili « ornuvood Uji, 

 And blood, and burninu- lears of pain : 



Its flash is as the red bolt's glow, 



Lighting the palh of death and woe. 



Look not on wine : a Circean spell 

 Is breathed upon the purple grape, 



Changing to phantoms horrible 



The godlike n)ind,th:- godlike shape, 



And doominaf with its poisonous brcalh 



The soul to everlasting death. 



Look not on wine ; its rainbow glow 



Keflectcd is from falling tears : 

 But ah ! it is no peaceful bow 



Of promise in life's storms and fears, 

 But is a mngsenger of wrath, 



A fiery meteor on life's path. 



Look not on wine ! Oh, who can tell 

 The victims of its Moloch shrine; 



Or speak the soul destroying spell 

 That mantles o'er the clustered vine. 



The withered hearts, ihe glories fled, 



The tears, the blood, that it hath shed. 



Look not on wine I Your ruddy youth, 

 Oh ! barter nut, and spotless fame, 



And conscious dignily and truth. 

 For premature old age and shame. 



And heaven, and hope, and all that's thirro, 



For short lived joys. Look flot on wine ! 



Scripture \inthologit. 



THE LITTLK BOY'S WISH. 

 In his kind aunt's lap sal a fatherless child, 



And gazed on the depths of the far-ofl' sky, 

 At the lovely moon, which, with aspect mild. 



Shed a silvery light from its path on high- 



And the stars — the beautiful stars —looked down 

 From their home in the deep-blue firmament ; 



And they seemed to say, that they gladly shone. 

 As on in their errand of love they went. 



Oh who, that hath turned with an earnest gaze 



To the radiant glories aronnJ and above, 

 Hath not felt in his soul a Ijcwildering maze 



Of wonder, delight, awe, reverence and love ? 



Thus felt that young child : as he gazed on the scene. 

 In his heart emoliyns unspeakable swelled ; 



His eye kindled up wiih a starry sheen 

 Ashe thought of i/is love who those bright stars up- 

 held. 



' Oh ! how 1 wish God my Father would be !' 

 Thus spake this pure- hearted and innocent boy, 



' God is thy kind Father— he carelh for thee, 

 My child,' said his aunt, with a heart-thrill of joy. 



, But I want hi.m to be always my Father,' he said ; 



' I wish he would take me to live with him now. 

 ' 'T is so 1/eautilul there, where the stars are outspread, 



That I long to be up there— Oh when shall I go?' 



— Yes angel-like child, thou forever shah be 

 In the presence ol Him whom thou Invest so well j 



For Jesus hath promised, that all like thee 

 Shall everin heaven with the Holy One dwell. 



A.N [.''ITKRrSTING SlvT.TCII OF TaK SlSSO.V. 



Tlie follovviii'f short at-coiirit of Tak Sisson is cop- 

 ied froiTi llie I.ilirary of Iltiiltli : 



Tiionias Si.sson, n very wptiltliy timl respec-ta- 

 Me farmer, lived in Tiverton, Rhode Island, be- 

 fore and dtiring the American Revolution. He 

 had twelve slave.s ; — the fattier, mother and ten 

 chihlren. Atnong tlie cliildren, was one called 

 Tak — Tak bisson. Tak, fioin early childhood 

 to adult age, could never he prevailed on to eat 

 any flesh meat ; but he subsisted on vegetable 

 food and milk : neither coiilil lie ever be persua- 

 ded to eat high seasoned food of any kind. When 

 he was a child, liis jiarents used to scold him se- 

 verely, and Ihreateued to wliip him because he 

 woulil not eat flesh. They told him it lie did not 

 eat meat, he would never be good for anythii>g; 

 but would always be a poor puny creatm-e. 



But Tak persevered in his vegetjible and un. 

 stimulating diet ; and to the surprise of all, grew 

 fast, and his body was finely developed and ath- 

 letic ; and lie was very strong and robust ; and 

 altogether tliB tnost vigorous and active and dex- 

 terous of any of the family. He finally became 

 more than si.\ feet high, and every way well pro- 

 portioned ; and remarktible for his agility and 

 strength. He was so uncommonly shrewd and 

 bright, and strong, and active, that he became no- 

 torious for his shrewdness and for his feats of agil- 

 ity. Indeed, he was so full of his jilayful mis- 

 chief, that he greatly annoyed the overseers. 



During the Revolution, Tak was sent by his 

 master into the army, to serve its a sub.stitute for 

 another man who was dinfteil. When Col. Bar- 

 ton took Grn. Prescott on Rhode Island, j'ak was 

 one of Col. B.'s chosen men ; and one on whom 

 he most depended. Having entered the house 

 where Gen. P. was quartered. Col. B. followed 

 by Tak and two or three others, proceeded si- 

 lently to the door of the cluimber where Gen. P. 

 was sleeping. The 'Jol. finding the door fasten- 

 ed, turned and whispered to Tak — "I wish that 

 door opened. Gen. PresctJtt taken and carried by 

 the guard to the boat, without the least noise or 

 disturbance." 



Tak stepped back two or three paces, then 

 pUmging violently against the door, burst i! open, 

 and rushed into the middle of the room. At the 

 same instant Gen. Prescott sprang from his bed 

 and seized bis gold watch, hanging upon the wall. 

 Tak sprang upon him like a tiger, and clasjiiug 

 the general in his brawny arms, said in a low, 

 stern voice, "Ore woril and you are a dead man!" 

 Then hastily snatching the general's cloak and 

 wia[ipiug it round his body, and at the same time 

 telling his companions to take the rest of his 

 clothes, ho took the General in his arms us if a 

 child, and ran with liim by the guanl towards the 

 boat, followed by Col. Barton and the rest of his 

 little company. I need aild only, that they suc- 

 ceeded ill reaching their boat and esca|iiiig from 

 the Island with their prisoner, without giving the 

 least alarm. 



Tak Sisson lived many years after the close of 

 the war, and attained to a great age; remarkable 

 through life for his activity, strength and shrewd- 

 ness. 



BRIGHTON NljRSEimiS. 



For sale, 2(1,000 M.irus Mullicaulis, or Chuiese Mulberry ■ 

 Plants, warranted the true and eenuiie kinil. Older* ad- 

 dressed (by mail) to .^lessrs. VVINSHIP, I'.ri^'litiMi, Mas.s. 

 for Mulberry, l''ruit and Ornamental Tiees, Shrubs Creep- 

 ers, H rbarcnus Peronliials, Alc &c. that are cultivated io 

 any Nurseries in the United Slates, with a fir.sl rate collerlion 

 Hif Gieen House Plants, will receive prompt alteutioii, and, 

 if requ red, forwarded In any pan of the Union. 



I)righion,.Ian. 18, 1837. " 



AMERICAN QUARTERLY. 



Wanted, No. j9 of the American Quarterly Review, 



pulilishcd by Wells i\- IJMy. 1821, for which n liberal price 



^ill be paid. Send by mail, or otherwise to Jos. liierk S,- Co 



April 12 New Kngland Farmer Office, ' 



FRENCH BliVfSS. 



We have just received a few bush.-ls of Poialoes with the 

 above name, raised in .Maine. They are verv l.irn-e siz e 

 productive, and good eating JOS I'.RKOK & f O. 



April -. New England Farmer Office . 



8000 BUCKTHORNS 



Fine thrifty Buckthorn Pbiils, in good order for transplant- 

 ing, which will lie -old low for cash. 



•200 Pear Trees upon Quince just arrived from France, and 

 in line o-der — bearing ,recs for i5 cents. 



123 Pear Tr.cs upon Tree Stocks ol the best »ew native 

 and foreign vaiicties, 4 years from the graft at »I 00 each 



200 do. do. 2 do. do.' al To each 



selected or 6,00 per dozen. 



lOOIinely rooted 3 years Isabe la Grape Vines. 



1.51) Orange Q linceal ^3,0 > per dozen. 



100 While Mulberry 'frees .5 and 6 years old— larsre. 



For .sale at JOHN iVl I Vli;S'S Nursery, adjoining Mr Rob- 

 erl Manning's, Dearborn Street. 



Salem, Mass , April 2G. 



LINSEED Oil, MEAI,. 



PRICE REDUCED. 



Thi, article has met with n ready sale the past winter, and 

 received a decided piclcrence with many practical Farmers 

 in this vicinit}". 



For the ensuing season the price will be reduced to 



'fwentyfive dollais per Ion, at the mill, or TMenlysevcn 

 tloilars per Ion in Bosiim. 



Apply ai No. ;0 Commercial Wharf, Hoslon, or in Med- 

 ford.ai ihe mill. GEO. L, STEAliNS it CO. 



Mcdford, April ?G, 1837. 



PEAR TREES. 



For sale at the Pomoloif:cal Garden, Dearborn .'^trcet. 

 North Salem. Pear Trees, ol the most celebrated old and 

 new sorts, all engrafted from Bearing Tiees. 



ROBERT MANNING. 

 April 19. 



WANTED. 



A Gardener well acquainted with the cultivation ol flowers, 

 and the management ol hot beds, to go 35 miles liom Boston! 

 apply at this Office. 

 Marcf 2-2 



The Philadelphia Sentinel states that six thou- 

 sand Masons have been discharged in consequence 

 of the pressure. 



THE NE%V ENGLAND FARMER 



Is puldished every Wednesday Evening, at g3 per annum 

 payable at the end of the year — but those hIio i.ny wilhiii' 

 su'y ays from the time ol suDscribing, are eu'itlcd to a de- 

 duciiou of 30 cents. 



(EFNo paper »\ill be sent to a distance, without payment 

 being made in advannce. 



AGENTS. 

 Nfw York — G C. Thokkuhn, U J i>im -street. 

 Fluihiiig,N. I'.— Wm. PRiNcr:<^. Sons, Prop. l.in.Bot (inr. 

 Albany — Wm . Thokbukn, 347 .Markel-stieet. 

 Pldloilelphia—U. .y C. Landbf.th, 85 Che.snnt-slreet. 

 Iliil'iinore — I'utilislier of American Fanner. 

 Cinriiiiiati — S. C. Pafkhukst, 23 Lower Warket-strcct. 

 Midiliehury. Vt. — Wight Chapm.4n . Alerclranl 

 Taunton. .'I/ass.— Sam 'l O. Dusdar, Bookseller. 

 llailford — GuoiiwiN S,- Co. Booksellers. 

 N^iclmyyport — Erknkzkk .Stfijmax, Bookseller. 

 PortsmoiHh.N. 7/.— John W. Fosteii, Bookseller . 



WoolUlOcIl , Vl. — J. A. PUATT. 



nraltUhtro' — Jos Stfe.v. Bookseller. 



/J^iio-or.it/?.— Wiw.M.tNN, l)ruggisi,and Wm, B. IIakiow 



ll,ili/ax, N. S.^E. Bkown, Esq. 



Lomsville—SMivT.L Cooper, Bullit Street. 



St. l.onis—U.l.. Ilof FjiAN, and Wii.i.is &, Stkveks. 



PaiNTED BT 

 TUTTI.E. DENNETT *, CHIBHOLM. 



Schoii) Irtreet. 



OROEBS FOE PRINTlKO RECIITEB BT THE rtJBLISHERt, 



