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NEW ENGLAND FARMER, 



MAT 34, Ig^r. 



SSKS&^Miij^mS, 



BUILDING THE ARK. 



We can scarcely conceive of a more interesting 

 scene than the liuilding of the Ark. For one Imn- 

 dred years the Fonnd of the hammer was lie.nrd, 

 betokening the destruction of nearly all the hn- 

 maii race — amid scoffs and lilas|iliemies the work 

 went steadily on. The cliildren of men were in 

 no doufit with regard to the object of the great 

 vessel ; for Noah |>reachcd as he hiiilt, warning 

 all of the threatrniiig doom and exhorted them to 

 repent. Bnt none were disposed to believe him. 

 Even the hundred men uho were with Noah in 

 building the ark, wrouu-ht for hire — but had no 

 faith in the utility of the work in which they 

 were engaged. What were the persecutions and 

 revilings with which Noah was .-.ssailcd during 

 those hundred years .= He was doubtless denoun- 

 ced by some a monomaniac. On the subject of 

 religion he was considei-ed insane. How many a 

 lord proudly wandei-ed by the spot where the ark 

 was bui!diiig, in order to sneer at Noah's simplic- 

 ity — even the women curled their pi-etty lips with 

 contempt,and the very urchins who came to gath- 

 er baskets of shavirrgs, had their jokes about the 

 man of God. But Noah keirt steadily pounding 

 at bis old barrack, well knowing that the time 

 woirld soon come w-hcn rain water would be plen- 

 ty. Public opinion went strongly against Noah." 

 Had newspapers been printed at that time, how 

 many ai-ticles would have been written on the sub- 

 ject — how many a self-complacent editor would 

 have pitied the infatuation <]f the misguliled man. 

 in an ai-ticle two columns in length. We almost 

 regret that we have not a record of the transac- 

 tions of that period— that some of the weighty ar- 

 guments and witty justs that were used on that 

 occasion, are not now citaut. We wonder wheth- 

 er it was ever proposed to Lynch the old patriarch 

 — whether art Anti-delngc Society was establish- 

 ed in op|iosition to bis prophecies. No doubt 

 there wei-e many wise things done ami many wise 

 things said — every beardless wit felt privileged to 



make Noah the subject of his ribald jest every 



pseudo philoso[iher wondered at the obstinacy"of 

 the aik builder in not yielding assent to his views 

 on the subject. Nevertheless, Noah was right, 

 though the world was against him ; and, being 

 satisfied of his correctness, that he had received 

 bis instructions from a source that cannot lie, he 

 went forward with his work until it was comple- 

 ted. The use of the ark was then discovered 

 too truly, while the slow of faith were cut off fr-om 

 the benefits of that mercy which they had spm-n- 

 ed. — Pearl. 



tcnee was read to him as he was seated in the 

 chair, he coolly rose and thus spoke : 



' I have not much to say, my friends. J shall 

 meet my fate with firnmess — for as we can't call 

 back the past, i am not about to cry for what has 

 been done. I hope God will bless you all. If 

 there is any person in the crowd whom in the 

 course of my life 1 have injured or harmed, I hope 

 lliey will now foi-give me for it ; and if there is 

 any body amongst you who has injured me (and 

 doubtless tliere is) 1 freely forgive them as I hope 

 to be forgiven by my Almighty Maker, into whose 

 presence I shall shortly be hurried. And now 

 bang me as quick as you can.' 



He then seated himself, and in an instant the 

 platform, chair, &c., fell, anil the negro who offi. 

 ciated as executioner, (never having before offici- 

 ated on a similar occasion)'not checking the ro:* 

 in time, Tibbets fell to the ground, which lie 

 struck ui-st with his feet, and then with his knees. 

 Such was his determination to die, however, that 

 he drew his legs uji, and kept them in that posi- 

 tion until, as we presume, the vital spark was ex- 

 iinct, when they again fell to the ground. He 

 was sutTered to remain in that position several 

 minutes, when the negro very hnsurely laid hold 

 of tlie rope, and hauled the wretched creature up 

 a few feet fi-oni the ground, whei-e he continued 

 to swing round and round, blown about by the 

 wind, having no cap over his face, and his fea- 

 tures being exposed, the whole of the face being 

 distorted dreailfully, with the tobacco juice inn- 

 niiig out of bis mouth, rendered him a ghastly 

 and shocking spectacle. And yet this brutal and 

 (beastly exhibition was witnessed by a number of 

 persons wearing the garb of women, many of 

 whmn, we are sorry to say, wei-o well dressed, and 

 looked respectable ; several carriages were also 

 on the ground, filled with men and wouien, eager 

 to get a close view of the scene. 



About ten or twelve minutes after the drop fell, 

 the corpse of Tibbets was lowered into a coffin 

 placed under the drop, wlricli was unceremoni- 

 ously nailed up, thrown into a cart, and dr-awn 

 off to be buried in about thi-ee feet of water, on 

 the banks of the canal.'' 



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 and iiiserled in various parts of the Treatise. 

 March J5, 1837 



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n . „T , DENNIS MURPHY 



Roxbury, May 10, 1S37. ^ 



EXECUTION OF A MURDERER. 



The New Oi-leans Bulletin gives the following 

 account of the execution of Tibbets, a murderer, 

 ill that city on the 28th nit : 



" The prisoner exhibitetl the most cool blooded 

 hardihood. All his earthly wants seemed con- 

 centrated in a quid of tobacco which was given 

 him. When be arrived at the gallows, though 

 bound in cords, he leaped from his coffin, and 

 walked boldly on to the scaffold. The execu- 

 tioner then adjusted the r-ope i-oitnd his neck, in 

 doing which he was rebuked by 'I ibbets, who said 

 to him, ' put the knot tinder my left ear-— don't 

 you know how to hang a man .=' After the sen- 



Respf.ct to the Ladies. — In a late contnruni- 

 cation in one of our city papers, we find the fol- 

 lowing true sentiment : 



" I have observed that the me« who arc really 

 the most fond of the society of the ladies, who 

 cherish for them a sincere respect, nay, rever- 

 ence, are seldom the most popular with the sex. 

 Men of more assurance, whose tongues are lightly 

 hung, who make words supply the place of ideas, 

 and place compliments in the room of sentiment 

 are the favorites. A true resjrect for women leads 

 to respectful action towards them, and respectful 

 is distant action, and this great distance is mista- 

 ken by them for neglect and want of interest." 



Of the truth of the above, no one who mino-les 

 in society is ignorant — and we nriist confess we 

 have never felt our respect for the female sex so 

 diminish, as when we have seen them wasting 



their smiles and attentions ujion the unworthy 



Pearl. 



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