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NEW ENGLAND FARMER 



JS--©-ISS'mSe 



JUNE SI, 1817. 



THE ENVIOUS TAIL. 



The great Icssnn of conlentment, with the situation 

 in whicli Providence has pinced us, is lo be derived from 

 the story of the Enviojs Tail. 



In ancient days, as story goes, 

 A serpent's tail uiih envy rose, 

 Resolved to act a part sublime, 

 And reign as liuad one half the time. 



The liead awhile re.'^igned his right, 



And tail with neither ears nor sight, 



Exertions made 40 run a race. 



But found himself quite out of place, 



E.xpnsed to ills of every kind, 



As was the head wuen placed behind. 



As tail soon saw his scheme was wild, 

 He owned the fact in language mild : 

 " I thought," said tail, addressing head, 

 " 'Twas base to be forever led ; 

 But I must now give up the point, 

 For every iliing is out of joint. 

 Perhaps our maker wisely meant, 

 That tails, as tails, should be content ; 

 1 think it best lor you and me. 

 As first we were we still should be." 



The head replied with much good nature, 

 " Experience teaclius every creature ; 

 I did not wieh for sharp contentions, 

 With what pertains to my dimenoions. 

 As we are one as well as two. 

 So you need vie and I need you ; 

 M'liile understaiidiag what is riirhl. 

 We shall no more each olher slii'ht; 

 Our body we should both re.<pect. 

 And never treat it with neglect. 

 It holds the heart the seat of life, 

 And liccnhj fuels the ills of strife. 

 Le t this decree be understood ; 

 If I neglect the public good. 

 The body may employ the heart. 

 To act a firm but friendly part. 

 To check my motion when I slip, 

 And aid afford lo guide the ship. 

 While you as rudder keep your stand. 

 Thus may we all get safe to land." 



The followiug leniaiks by the American Phi- 

 losopher, are peculiarly applicable at the present 

 time. Let bis admirable rules be observed, es- 

 pecially let the young " learn the way," and " want 

 will never o/ipress, nor hunger bite, nor naked- 

 ness freeze thein." 



THE -WAT TO MAKE MONEY PLENTY 



In evert/ man'a pocket. 



BY BEMJAMIN FRANKLIN. 



At this time, when the general complaint is, 

 that "money is scarce," it will be an act of kind- 

 ness to infonn the moneyless how they may rem- 

 forco their pocktts. J will acquaint them with 

 the true secret of money-catching— the certain 

 way to fill empty purses—and how to keep them 

 ol ways full. Two simple rules well observed will 

 do the business. 



First, Let honesty and industry he thy constant 

 companions ; and, 



Secendly, Spend one jienny a day less than thy 

 clear gains. 



Then shall thy hide-bound pocket soon begin 

 to thrive, and will never again cry with the empty 

 belly-ache ; neither will thy creditors insult thee, 

 nor want oppress, nor hunger hie, nor nakedness 

 freeze thee. The whole hemisphere will shine 

 brighter, ami p'easure spring up in every corner 

 of thy heart. Now, tlierefore, embrace these rules, 

 and be happy. Banish the bleak winds of sorrow 

 from thy head, and live iudcpeiuleiit. Then slialt 

 thou be a. man, and not hide thy face at the ap- 

 proacli of the rich, nor suffer tiie pain of feeling 

 little, when the sons of fortune walk at thy right 

 hand ; for independency, whcllier with little or 

 much, is good fortune, aiul placeth thee on even 



ground with the proiulest of the golden fleece'. 



Oh, then, be wise, and let industry walk with thee 

 in the morning, and attend thee until thou readi- 

 est the evening hour for rest. Let honesty be as 

 the breath of thy soul, and never forget to have a 

 fienny, when all thy exfienses ai-e enumerated and 

 paid ; then shalt thou reach the point of hap|)i. 

 ness, and independence shall be thy shield aird 

 buckler, thy helmet and crown ; then shall thy 

 soul walk upright, nor stoop to the silken wretch 

 because he hath riches, nor pocket an abuse, he- 

 cause the hand whicli offers it v,e;n-s a ring set 

 with diamonds. 



BOYS AS FARMERS OR MEOHASICS. 



The Government of ilic Boy's Asylum and Farm School 

 al Tliompsin's Island, have several ootid hoys, ai Irom 10 to 

 11 vears old, for whom silualions ar.^ wan(p<l hi die inunlrv 

 With lanotTS or mechanics, to be indeiUed till nicy are twen- 

 lyone years of a^e. 



A cerlifii-nte from the Selectmen and Clergyman of Iho 



town, recomii.endins; (he applicant in Ihe mo.ii'salisfaclory 



mai ner wi.l be req lircrl. Ajiplicalion in i.erson or by mail 



lo either of Ihe subscribers, will receive early nonce. ' 



Moses fJrani, No. 3, Un:on Street. 



Ed vard S. Rand, ^n. 'G, Court S». 



Henry B. Rogers, 25. Joy Place. 



irj=Hy the Act of Incorporalioii, Uoys cannot be indented 

 out of MassacliiiseUs. 



Boston, Alay 10, 1837. 44 



Spanish Girls at Tbeveno. — Whenever I was 

 on a picquct at the hill top, I used to pass the 

 lime in observing the movements of the peasant 

 girls employed in carrying up hods of mortar to 

 the redoubt. None were above 20 years o( age, 

 and several of them strikingly handsome, with 

 fine olive carnation conijile.xions and large spark- 

 ling eyes, shaded by Inoff, J...-ii »nJ pcntiiieu eye- 

 brows. It certainly moved my heart to compas- 

 sion, to see them filling the hods with their deli- 

 cute fingers, and toiling up the steep ascent, with 

 a slow but elastic step. Nevertheless, they ap- 

 peared to work, and, aware of the fruitlessness 

 of resistance, submitted to it with great cheer- 

 fulness, ever and anon startling the mountain ech- 

 oes with merry peals of laughter. Sometimes one 

 wotdd pause, and, resting the hod on her knee, 

 and looking up with an air of good-humored ve.\- 

 ation say, "Mucha trabajo, probecita," (much 

 work, poor little thing,) until disturbed by the 

 clamorous demand of the !--p?.nish sergeant for 

 barro, barro, (mortar.) Occasionally, after emp- 

 tying their hod.s, two or three gathered together 

 in a knot, gossiping with one another, or with the 

 Spanish soldiers at work, and on the first ap- 

 proach of the Serjeant, wouhl start ofl^to their du- 

 ty with the speed of lightning, joking him on his 

 severity as they passed. At sunset, when the bu-- 

 gle from town sounded a cessation of labor, the 

 signal was hailed with wild shouts of delight,'that 

 mocked the cleainess of the notes floating up the 

 valley ; and, throwing aside their implements, 

 they darted down the mountain side with screams 

 of laughter, playing such joyous gambol* by the 



way, as were a pleasure to behold 12 Months in 



the British Legion, 



MOUBRAY 01; POULTRY. &c. 



IMoi.bray on Breeding, Rearing and Falleiiing all kinds of 

 roiiliry. Lows, .'iwinp, and "llier Homeslic Animals. Seen id 

 Amcru-aii liom the si.xih London Edition. Adapted to l|i» ' 

 Hod, Chmale and Culuirc ol Ihe Uiiiled .Slates Hy Thom- 

 as 1 .Fcssondcn, Edilorof llie l\, E. Farmer, New Aincri- 

 can tiardeiier, Complete Farmer, c . 



This book pulilislied by ,losoph Urec k Co Poslon, and 

 Or. C hoiburn, New York, is for sale al ihe respective 

 eslal.ishmcnls of those Gentlemen. The first edilioii of this 

 u^eliil book had a rapid sale, and inel with a favmalile re- 

 '■eplion. It has been carefully revised, and new and ori<>inal 

 inlornialion relative lo its topics have been dilig nlly solieht 

 and nisrrled in various pans ol Ihe Tieali.se " •' " 



Match 15, 1837, 



IiINSEED OIL MEAL. 



PlilCE REDUCED. 



This article has met wlili a ready s.ilp the pasi whiler and 

 received a decided preference with many practical Farmers 

 til tliis vicinity. 



For the ensuing season the price will be leduced to 



'I wcni^five dollars ncr ton, at the null, or Twcnlyseven 

 dollars per Ion in Boston. 



Apply at No. ;0 Commercial Wharf, llnslon or In Med- 

 ford.aiihc mill. GEO. L. STEARNS CO 



Aledford, April 26, IS37. ' 



lllilDOEMAN'S GARDESEU'S ASSISTANT. 



.I'wt published and for sale, the "tli edition of this valuable 

 1 1 i.opuiar work, once 51 For sale at Ihe New England 

 ■( ■! Store, 51 North Market Street, up stairs. AiirifSG. 



GARDEJKER -WAISTS A SITUATION. 



A man \vho is exDcrienced Imlir Ouliuir or Oreen Ho'ii« 

 I'lanis, and well acq ijnnied with all blanches of the busine't 

 ol Cardeiiing, wou'd like lo engage himselflo lake care of a 

 gentleman s garden m the vicinity of I^oston, I'he best of 

 rccnmcndations can be given. Inquire at this office 



.lone 7. 3i 



TERRIBLE TRACTORATION. 



Terrible Tracloralion and olher Poems Jiv Or Caiwi;- 



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 and several deaths. 



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