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NEW ENGLAND FARMER, 



MAY 31. IS'^7. 



JS-^S-IB'^iS^B 



LET US DEPART. 



Blf MRS F. HEMANS. 



It is mentioned by Josepliu?, lliat a short time previ- 

 ously to the (Iestnicli<in of Jerusalem by the Romans, 

 tl;e priests, going by night into the inner court of the 

 temple to purform their sacred ministrations at the 

 feast of jicntecost, felt a qu.iiiing, and heard a rusliing 

 noise, and, after tliat, a sound as of a great multilude 

 saying,-' Let us depart hence." 



Might hung on Salem's towers, 

 And a blooding hush profound 

 Lay where the Roman Eagle shone. 

 High o'er the tents around. 



The lenls that rose by thousands, 

 In the moonlight glimmering pale ; 

 Like white waves of a frozen sea, 

 Filling an Alpine vale. 



And the temple's massy shadow 

 Fell broad, and dark, and still, 

 In peace, as if the Holy One 

 Yet vvalcli'd his chosen hill. 



But a fearful sound was heard 

 In that old fane's deepi.st heart, 

 As if inighly wings rush'd by, 

 And a dread voice raised the cry 

 " Let us depart !" 



Within the fated cily 



E'en then fierce discord raved, 

 Though o'er night's heaven the comet sword 



Its vengeful token waved. 



There were shouts of kindrud warfare 

 Through the dark streets ringing high, 

 Though every sign was full which told 

 Of the bloody vintage nigh. 



Through the wild red spears and arrows 

 Of many a meteor host. 

 Went flashing o'er the holy stars, 

 In the sky now seen, now lost, 



And that fearful sound was heard 

 In t le Temple's deepest heirt. 

 As if mighty wings rush'd by. 

 And a voice cried mournfully, 

 " Let U9 depart 1" 



But within the fated city 

 There was revelry that night ; 

 The wine-cup and the timbrel nole, 

 And the blaze of banquet light. 



The footsteps of the dancer 

 Went bounding through the hall, 

 And ihc music of ihe dulcimer 

 Summon'd to festival, 



, While the clash of brother weapons 

 Wad lightening in the air. 

 And the dying at the palace gales, 

 Lay down in their despair. 



And that fearful sound was heard 

 At the temple's thrilling heart. 

 As if mighty wings rush'd by 



And a dread voice raised iht ciy, 

 '* Let us depart .''' 



Februaky 25lli, 1837. 



Enclosed I send yon iiieinoianda for llie nian- 

 •Tgemnit of If'aUrmdons and Canielonpcs, liy a 

 gentleman who, in 43 degrees of north latitude, 

 fieqiiently raises nieloiia vveigliing from thirty to 

 forty pounds. If the same pains were taken in 

 the south, how fine and large we might grow our 



melons. Your ob't .serv'i, . 



Holes, 3 feet in diameter, 20 inches deep, filled 

 1 foot with i;arden rulitiisli and nnrotted iimiiiires, 

 beat down iiard, and watered, (two or three buck- 

 ets full,} then fiiled to the top with rich soil; on 

 this spread an inch of fine compost or well rotted 

 manure, compact, but not hard. Stick the seeds, 

 (say twenty or thirty to a liill,) the upper end of 

 the seed to be a little below the surface o( the 

 compost; brush over the hill with the hand, so 

 as to fill the holes made by the fingers: then 

 cover the hill with an inch of clear sand, often 

 watered. In Aliibama, 1 should think, grass turf, 

 (the grass side down,) would be a good filling for 

 the 1-2 inches. 



Hills, 10 feet apart, 2, 3, and at most, 4 plants 

 only to remain in a hill, and standing ajiart from 

 each other; thinneil by the time the plants have 

 6 leaves. 



If the season be dry, dig down by the sides of 

 the hills nearly as deep as the holtoni of the holes, 

 and put into it a bucket or two of water filling the 

 hole after the water is absorbed ; as soon ns Ihe 

 yellow hug is gone, take nway the sand and sup. 

 ply its place with soil. This is all that can be 

 done in the hill. 



When the plant has six leaves, take ofT the cen- 

 tre shoot with the point of a sharp jienknife, and 

 when the lateral shoots are si.\ inches long, take 

 oflTall but three; when these begin to fall to the 

 ground, secure them down with cross sticks ; and 

 as they advance, spade tip the ground a loot deeji 

 in advance of the vines. 



Once in every three or four feet, put a shovel 

 full of soil on a leaf joint of the vine, (not cover- 

 ing up the leaf,) and press it down gently with 

 the foot on both shies of the leaf; if this is kept 

 moist it wi!l take root. The ends of the vines to 

 be kept to the ground by cro.-;s sticks. 



Let the vines spread from die hills, so as to 

 cover the whole ground. 



If the side branches of the main vines are in- 

 clined to bead up, and not to keep to the ground, 

 take them off, say a foot from the main vine. 



All |)runing to he done in the middle of the 

 day when the sun shines. 



Let no melons set within four or five feet from 

 the root; and then only one on a lateral branch, 

 three to a plant. Let the vine run on as far as it 

 will, keeping it to the ground ; permit no melon 

 to grow that is deformed ; pull off no male blos- 

 soms. When the niehni is nearly to its size, 

 others may be permitted to set on the same vine, 

 anil a second crop raised. I should think the 

 vines might be made to grow from twenty to 

 thirty feet long. 



Great cure should he taken that the viues are 

 not moved or trod ii] on. 



The enilij but small melons. Let the melon 

 set at the second or third leaf joint from the root, 

 and take the vine oft' two joints beyond the mel- 

 ons. 



To increase the number of canteloupes. Take 

 ofl^all the melons that set within two feet of the 

 roots. 



These may be planted si.\ feet apart, four to the 

 hill, an<l require no particular attention. 



Sand on the lii:ls is one of the b ist preven- 

 tives against the yellow bug, though not entirely 

 a jireventive. 



It is u.seful to plant pumpkins or squash seeds 

 near the hills for the bugs — taking care to pull 

 thcni up as soon as the bugs are gone. 



Canteloupes should not be planted nearer than 

 twenty yards to muskmelons or cucumbers. 



To improve your seed, save none but from the 

 very best melons. 



Keep a record, if you wish to know certainly 

 the results. — JFW. Repr. 



MOUBRAY ON POVLTUY. &c. 



Rloiibray on lireeding. Rearing and Fatteniag all kinds of 

 Pouhry, Cows, .Swine, aad nber Domeslic Animals. Shco id 

 American liom llie .sixlh I.oirIoii Edilioii. Adapted In llio 

 Soil, Climnle and Ciiilure ol llie Uiiiled Slates. Hy 1 lii'in- 

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 inlormatiori relalive to ils topics have been dilig inly sought 

 aaii inserted in various pans ol the Treatise. 



March 15, 1837 



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