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NEW ENGLAND FARMER. 



NOVEMBER T, 1« !8 



M I S C E L L A N E U. S , 



painting roofs, and nearly every one of more than One way to Empty a Cart. — An honest so 

 __ twenty buildings owned by him at his decease, are Lf grin lately arrived at Ballimore, was employed 



TO MY WIFE. 



My heart clings fondly unto tlico, 



My well-beloved wife , 

 Without thy smiles, liow could 1 bc;ir 



The clicckercd ills ol' lite? 



Thou art my sun to cheer the way 



In diBappointment's hour ; 

 My sweet support ami gentle stay, 



When storms of sorrow lower. 



The cares that sink my spirits low— 



The gloomy fears that rise- 

 Arc all forgot amid the joys 

 Thy constant love supplies. 



When other friends forsake, I know 



There's confidence in one. 

 Whose true, unchanging, faithful heart 

 ^ I daily lean upon. 



If sickness come, thy constant watch 



Will he around my bed— 

 And thy soft hands will gently wipe 



The cold drops from my head. 



Oh, who would pass this vale of tears 

 Without a friend so dear .'— 



Whose presence every moment cheers- 

 Brings peace and comfort near. 



1 covered witli red paint This was not a mere no 

 1 tion of his, for which he gave direction, without 

 further care, his own hands were always engaged 

 in his alterations and repairs of his numerous ten- 

 ements, which was his principal business for the 

 last 20 years, even to the last day of his life — and 

 I his opinion is entitled to great weight. His build- 

 ings were always painted after the shingles were 

 I all Wid.—Havtrhill Gazette. 



to drive a dirt cart. Not being an adept in the art 

 and mystery of hauling dirt, he was wofully per- 

 plexed when he wished to empty the cart, and after 

 as much manoeuvering to get it into proper position, 

 as would have sufficed to move a seventy-four, lie 

 marched up to the horse's head, seized the bridle 

 with a powerful grasp! and sang out with a hearty 

 good will — "rare up, rare up!" calculating, we 

 suppose, that the horse would elevate himself far 

 enough to empty the cart ! 



Painting Roofs. — An article in the last N. E. 

 Farmer which gives several useful compositions for 

 covering the roofs of buildings, says, notwithstand- 

 ing, " Wo believe there is no great economy in 

 spending much upon roofs for paint." We beg 

 leave to difTcr somewhat from this opinion, havnig 

 no doubt that it is good economy to keep the roofs 

 of buildings well painted ; and if we neglect to 

 paint build'ing.s it is from want of time and money 

 to set out right, rather than from a conviction that 

 painting is not good economy. 



The Rev. Mr Perry's meeting-house in Bradford, 

 was built in 1790, the shingles then laid and painted, 

 are on r.ow, and we should hesitate to exchange 

 them for those of any other public building in town, 

 though the others are mostly new. The roof was 

 painted after the shingles were laid, and lias been 

 painted we believe, twice since. The paint is the 

 common Spanish Brown, and oil ; which we are 

 inclined to think by this experiment, and by the 

 tenacity with which it adheres to many ancient farm 

 houses, is quite as good as any. There is not half 

 tlie advantage in painting shingles in courses as 

 they are lain, as many have imagined. Tlie shin- 

 gles suffer little underneath, by wliat water goes 

 through the joints ; it is that part of the sliingle 

 which is fully exposed to the sun and rain, that 

 •wears out first ; and that part of the shingle which 

 lays immediately under the joint of the next course, 

 is frequently sound and bright when the exposed 

 part is quite decayed. The late Moses Parker, 

 Esq. of Bradford, who died last year, at 81 years 

 of age, and was for at least 60 years, more engaged 

 in the erection and repair of buildings, than any 

 other person in this vicinity, and whose long life 

 aave him ample opportunity to make observations, 

 and whoso genius and habits distinguished him as 

 an economist, was entirely satisfied of the utility of 



Home. — No man of sensibility, after battling 

 with the perplexities of the out door world, but 

 retires with a feeling of refreshment to his happy 

 fireside; he hoars with joy the lips of the cherub 

 urchin tliat climbs upon his knee, to tell him some 

 wonderful tale about nothing, or feels witli delight 

 the soft breath of some young daughter, whose 

 downy, peach-like cheek is glowing close to his 

 own. I am neither a husband nor a father, but I 

 can easily fancy the feeling of supreme pleasure 

 which either must experience. Let us survey the 

 world of business : "What go we out for to see?" 

 tlie reed of ambition shaken by the breath of the 

 multitude; and cold hearted traders and brokers, 

 traffickers and over-reachers, anxious each to cir- 

 cumvent, and turn to his purse the golden tide in 

 which all would dabble. Look at the homes of 

 most of those. There the wife waits for her hus- 

 band ; and while she feels that anxiety for his pre- 

 sence, which may be cal'ed the hunger of the heart, 

 she feeds her spirit with the memoiy of his smile, 

 or perhaps looks with fondness upon the pledges of 

 his affection as they stand like olive branches 

 around his table. — Poughkeepsie Telegraph. 



The New York coroner's inquests tell another 

 horrid story of the miseries of intemperance. Two 

 children awaked at midnight, and found their mo- 

 ther dead and cold between then ! the result of 

 continued intemperate habits. There are in this 

 Babel daily scenes, sights, and current stories, 

 which make one sick at heart of city life. 



All mankind are interested in promoting the 

 peace and advancing the intelligence of the peo- 

 ple. None can be interested in its disorganization 

 but those who seek temporary elevation on its pre- 

 judice and its passion. That man is the worst en- 

 emy -that society can have wiio seeks to array one 

 class against another. It matters not what his 

 motirj may be, the consequences must be blighting 

 to the best good of human society. In our land 

 there is no royal road to fame. The way is open 

 to all. The brightest intellect that ever adorned 

 the age, burst from the shackles of abject poverty ; 

 the richest man of our country was once a poor 

 Welsh boy who wandered from the green hills of 

 his father's cottage, and sought employ in a mer- 

 chant's counting-house. The poorest boy in our 

 Republic may go up to the high places by unwea- 

 ried industry, perseverance and economy. — Phitad. 

 Gazette. 



FRVIT AND ORNAMESITAI. TREES, MVIjBER. 

 RIES, &c. 



Nursery of miliam Kenrkk. 



^,,.««!«j. The Catalogue of Fruit and Ornamental 



>*§^^^ Trees for 1838 is now ready, and will lie seal 



^ '-—^^^^ lo all who apply. It comprises a most exten- 



^" ¥^^ sive selection oflhe superior varieties of Pears 



^.astrs- Apples, Plums, Peaches, Cherries, Quinces 



Gooseberries, llaspherries. Currants, Strawlieiries, Gram 



Vines, &c. The stock of Cherries and Peaches now read] 



is particularly large. • Also, Ornamental Trees, Shrubs 



Roses, Honeysuckles; Pseonies, Dahlias and other Herba 



ccous Klowenna Plants. 



-| f\f\ (\f\(\ Monu.s MuLTicAULis are now otTer 

 X\JU«'JvJi7 ed fur sale; the trees genuine am 

 tine, will lie ready for delivery at the cities of Boston, Nev 

 York and Philadelphia, in Oclolier next, at prices fair, am 

 varying with the size, and the quantity which may be de 

 sired. Also, Broussa and other varieties. 



Mulberry and oilier trees, when so ordered,' will be secure 

 ly packed lor safe transportation to distant places, and al 

 orders promptly esecated, nn application to B. D. Breck 

 Commission Store, No. 132 Water Street, New York, M. S 

 PcwELi., Seed Store, No. 7 Arch Street, Philadelphia, or t 

 the subscriber, Nonantuni Hill, Newton, near Boston. 

 August 1, 1834. WILLIAM KENRICK. 



Under Beds. — Would you have good under 

 beds, constituted of materials that will endure ? 

 Then give up the old notion of filling them with 

 straw, which soon becomes worn down to chaff, 

 and requires replenishing once or twice a year, — 

 and, if you have not corn of your own, go to some 

 neighbor's husking, and preserve the inner husks 

 of the corn for this purpose. The outer husks are 

 a little too stiff; but the inner ones are soft and 

 elastic when dried, and when you have obtained 

 enough of them to fill the bed sack, dismiss all 

 trouble about that bed for years, — for it will proba- 

 bly last as long as you live. It is quite an object 

 for a family to have all their beds filled in this 

 manner. 



MULBERRY TREES. 



200,000 Genuine Mulberry Trees, and as many more i 

 may be wanted, of the most approved kinds— consisiing o 

 the best selected varieties now in use, for cultivation, fecdini 

 worms, and making silk;— being acclimated lo this country 

 and adapted to eilher warm or cold climates, affording 

 rare opportunity for companies or individuals to be supplie* 

 from the most extensive collection of mulbcrrry trees eve 

 seen in any village witlun the United Slates. 



Autumn is decidedly the best time for removal, and order 

 left with Messrs. I. \i. Colt, Secretary of the Conneclici) 

 Silk Manufacturing Company, Hartford; Alonzo Wakemai 

 at the office of the American Institute, No. lb? Broadwaj 

 N. Y. ; Thomas Lloyd, Jr. No. i36 Filbert street, Philadel 

 phia. Pa.; Luther I. Cox, Baltimore, Md. ; B. Snider, ( 

 Co. Savannah, Ga. ; Bliss Jenkins, &.Co. Mobile, A I ; .Tame 

 Lyman, St. Louis. Mo. ; Case and Judd, Columbus, O. ; G 

 Harwood, Rochester, N. Y.; and the publishers of this ad 

 vertisement, or with the subscriber, in Northampton, Mass. 



Orders left wilh the above gentlemen will he promptly 81 

 tended to, and each will be furnished with samples ol ih 

 foliage. 



Several valuable farms may be had with or without Mul 

 berry Plantations 



Apply at the office of D. STEBBINS. 



Norlhampton, Aug 22, 1833. 



THE NEW ENGI.AND PAl'.MER 



Is published every Wednesday Evening, at S3 per aiinur 

 payable at the end of the year— but those who pay withi 

 sixty days from the time of subscribing are entitled to a d« 

 duction of 50 cents. 



TCTTLE, DENNETT AND CHISHOLM PRiNTEBS, 



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