NEW ENGLAND FARMER 



JULY 10, 1839. 



MISCbLLANEOUS. 



We give place to the subjoined with pleasure, 

 and like poor Oliver Twist, we hold out our plate 

 for mere. It is the production of a charming 

 'friend, who has youth, talents, beauty, and much 

 'Jiigher_ adornments of the heart and character to 

 ifitike this world delightful. It was evidently 

 written some cold stormy evening of winter, wlien 

 she .sat shivering with her feet between the andi- 

 rons, and the fire burning very blue. It has no 

 affinity with this delightful season of fruits and 

 , flowers, of gre'en fields and waving harvests, and 

 r'fragrant zephyrs. But we give it that the contrast 

 mty throw at least some light upon the darkly 

 shaded picture which she has conjured up to her 

 imagination. Human life we know jias much in it 

 of vanity and vexation of spirit ; but old age is 

 not always a season of regret and sorrow, of sick- 

 ness and pain. Then there is the hope that comes 

 to all, that so often fringes the setting sun with an 

 ineffable beauty and splendor. H. C. 



Me Editor : — Shall 1 help you lecUire the " world's 

 people" for their ardrnt devotion to the " Money God"? 

 — By way of beguiling a winter evening, I turned my 

 thoughts on the subject into rhyme — if my self-esteem 

 was very large, I should say poetry. They are at your 

 service if you want somethmg to belp fill up one of the 

 «xtra pages you promise, but pray do not crowd out any- 

 thing that has value in it. 



Your friend, . 



We toil, — and still toil on — 



To gather wealtli and wo, 

 Nor think how soon the wealth may fly ; 



The wo will never go. 

 If for ctarnity 



We thought to gather gold. 

 If countless years of happiness 



That treasure could unfold, 

 Not harder should we strive 



To heap the glittering dross. 

 Counting all time spent otherwise 



A serious, certain loss. 

 And thus we delve in youth. 



And thus through manhood's prime. 

 Hoping in agi. to reap the fruit 



Of all this wasted time. — 

 But when the years arrive 



To which we 'vc looked for rest, 

 And when we just begin to think 



Our labors will be blef^ 

 Come sickness, pain and age ; — 



Comes all the mournful train 

 Of wasted days, and ill-spent hours. 



Careering through the brain 

 On memory's fleet wings, 



To sadden all our joy, 

 And mix our srufdcn happiness 



With misery's alloy. 



HOW TO BE RICH. 



. "The way to get credit is to be punctual ; the 

 way to preserve it is not to use it too much. Settle 

 often ; have short accounts." 



Trust to no man's apiearances — they are decep- 

 tive — perhaps assumed for the purpose of obtain- 

 ing credit. Beware of a gaudy exterior. Rogues 

 usually dress well. The rich are plain men. 

 Trust him, if any one, who carries little upon his 

 back. Never trust him who flies into a passion on 

 being dunned ; make hira pay quickly if there be 

 any virtue in law. 



Beware of him who is an office seeker ; men do 

 not usually want office when they have any thing 

 else to do. A man's affairs are rather low when 

 he seeks for support. Trust no stranger; your 

 goods are better than do\ible charges. What is 

 character worth, if you make it cheap by crediting 



all alike? Agree before-hand with every man about 

 to do a job, and, if large put it in writing ; if any 

 decline this, quit or be cheated. Though yi/u want 

 a job ever so much, make all sure at the outset; 

 and in a case at all doubtful, make sure of a guar- 

 antee. Be not afraid to ask it, it is the best test 

 of responsibility ; for if offence betaken, you have 

 escaped a loss. If he be in fact responsible, he 

 will like you the better, for he thus knows that he 

 is dealing with a man who looks at the end of 

 things and only expects to be well served. If not, 

 he will be provoked, and discharge you instantly. 

 Thus you have it in power always to protect your- 

 self in any doubtful case, by simply insisting on 

 security. "Once well begun, it is twice dune." 



No, is a very useful word — be not afraid to use 

 it. Many a man has pined in misery for years, by 

 not having courage to pronounce that little mono- 

 syllable. 



Work for a man that is punctual at less wages 

 than for him who is not; you get the balance in 

 certainty of payment. One dollar sure, is better 

 than two doubtful; and it will avail more upon a 

 shift. If you cannot get full wages, take less ; 

 better do so than to be idle. 



Shun idleness. A shilling a day is better than 

 nothing. The very act of being at work will pro- 

 cure employ, by and by, at a fair rate. Men avoid 

 him who is always Etrolling about the streets ; he 

 is judged unfit for any thing, and may die for want 

 of employ. 



If you can find nothing else to do, read and im- 

 prove your mind, and fit yourself for better doing 

 vvhat you may have to do. Instruct your children ; 

 see that they have good schools, visit them occa- 

 sionally, and take a giunce at the method in whicli 

 it is conducted. Do you think they will ever re- 

 spect you, or be worth having, if you neglect them 

 in their youth, whi'n the mind first takes its bent 

 and inclination ? No man who has a family should 

 ever say that he has nothing to do. Dr. Franklin 

 once lived upon fifty dollars a year, including all 

 expenses. One may, in this country, carry him- 

 self well through with less money. 



Stroll nut about begging patronage :. — What is 

 patronage'? 



Nothing after your ability is known. Then, if 

 you are fit for employ, you will have it — if not, a 

 better man should. You must stand competition ; 

 this is the life of busines ; get work by superior 

 skill, punctuality and attention. Men know their 

 interest, and will follow it in spile of friendship. 

 Give me the skill, and you may have all the patron 

 They will stick to you as long as you serve them 

 best — no longer. If too many are in business, let 

 the balance clear out, and they will soon do so, if 

 the public do not falsely cherish them with lair 

 words of patronage, which mean nothing ; — " but 

 every man for himself." 



Recollect the main point is employ, and not fiiir 

 words. One man giving a job is worth forty prnn 

 ising it, — promises are the ruin of many, and usua 

 ly import nothing but a vitality to hope. Many a 

 man promises for mere good nature, and will wan- 

 tonly promise tlie same thing to a hundred a day, 

 and disappoint ninetynine. Doubt every man who 

 has not strictly complied with engagements. If 

 he has disappointed others he may disappoint you 

 In fine, never tliink you have money at your com- 

 mand, until it is actually in your hand ; and there- 

 fore take care how you promise it. Neglect of 

 such prudentials hinders men from becoming rich, 

 and produces hard times. 



Tulips, Kaiiuitcnlases, Anemoilvs, Auriculas, Car— 



NATIONS, PiCOTBES, PiNKS AND GehaNIUJSIS 



H. GIIOOAI, of Walworth, near London, England, by ap. 

 poiiilment Florist to Her Mp.jegly Gtueen Victoria, begs re- 

 spectfully to call the attention ot his friends and the admir- 

 ers ol'flowers in .-America generally, to his extensive col lectio- 

 ol* the above flowers, which from his havuig been very suc- 

 cessful in their cultivation this season he can offer at very 

 moderate prices. He would particularly recommend to those 

 persons about commencing trie growlh of the Tulip (whicli 

 in England is becoming very fashionable) the unde rcodec- 

 tions in beds, as it is by far the cheapest mode of purchasing 

 them. 

 Tulips arranged in beds wilh their names. 



First Class. 

 A bed of 30 rows containing 210 bulbs including several of 

 the newest varieties, - - - - - - ,£l5 



A bed of 45 rows, £->l 



A bed of 6U rows, ----- 25 guineas 



Second Class. 

 A bed of 30 rows including many fine sorts, - £lO 

 A bed of 4a rows do - - - £l4 



A bed ol 60 rows do - - - £l7 Ills 



Tulips not arranged, 

 too Superfine sorts with their names from £7 7b to £ 13 

 Superfine mixtures, from - - - 7s 6dto2ls 



Ranunculuses. 

 100 Superfine sorts, with their names from £3 3s to £5 5s 

 Superfine mixtures, from - - - Os to 21s per lOO 



A nemones. 

 100 Superfine sorts wilh their names, - - £3 \0s 



Superfine double mistures Irom lOs 6d to 21s per 100 



Auriculas. 

 2.5 Superfine sorts with their names, - - £3 13s 6d 

 Catalogues wilh the prices of the other articles may be 

 had on application. 

 Orders received by JOSEPH BRECK & CO, 



Nov. 1. eow. 



MULBERRY FOLIAGE. 



Quantities of Mulberry Leaves lor feeding Silk Worms, 

 may be had by application, personally or bv mail to WIN- 

 SHIP'S Eslablishment. or to JOSEPH B'RECK & CO. 

 52 North Market Street, Boston. 

 Brighion, June 17. 



CORN SIIELLERS. 



JusI received at the New England Agricultural Warehouse 

 and Seed Store, Nos 51 and 52 Norlh Market Street, a sup- 

 ply of Currier's Patent Corn Sbellers ; a very convenient and 

 cheap arlicle. A right to usmgsaid machines in counties or 

 towns may be obtained by applying as above. 



April 17. JOSEPH BRECK & CO. 



NEW BOOKS. 



A Treatise on the Cultivation of the Dahlia and Cactus. 

 By E. Sayers. 



Al-sii Birds and Flowers and other Country Things. By 

 Mary Howitt. 



Denms' .Silk Manual. 



American Elower Garden Companion- 



Aineriran Fruit Garden Companion, and 



An Essay on the Praciicabiliiy ol Cultivating the Honey 

 Bee in Marilime Towns and Cities as a Source of nnmeslic 

 Ecnnnmy and Profit- By J. V. C. Smith. M. D., for sale by 



June la JOSEPH BRECK & CO. 



DUKH.V.M SHOUT HORN Bl LL. 



For sale, a very fine Durham Short Horned Bull, three 

 years old. For lurlher particulhrs inquire at the New Eng- 

 land .iVgncultural Warehouse. 



Boston, June 12, IS33. 



SCYTHES ANU R^KES. 



The subscribers have received their usual supply of 

 Scythes, Rakes, &c. among which are 

 100 doz. Hall's Rakes, superior. 

 100 '■ Wilder and Eddy's, do. 

 200 " Common. do. 



20 " English Cast Steel Grass Scythes. 

 10 " '■ '■ " Cradle " 



100 " " " " Border " 



200 " Round Scythe St.ines and Rifles. 

 100 " Square " " " 



300 " Patent Scythe Snaiihs, superior. 

 June 19. ■ JOSEPH BRECK & CO. 



THE KEVV EKGLA'-D FAIiMKR 



Is puliiished every Wednesday Evening, al S3 per snnim 

 payable at the end of the year — but ihose who pay wulr.B 

 sixly days from the time of subscribing are enlillcd to a de- 

 duction of 5a ocuts. 



TUTTLE, DENNETT AND CU1SB0I.M, FRINTFK3, 



17 SCHOOL STBIkT BOSTUK; 



