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NEW ENGLAND FARMER. 



Arc 30. 184S. 



M I S C E Ll A N E U S 



.J A Dollar a Day and Found A gentleman who 



resides in tlie vicinity of the city, and whose early 

 mornings nre devoted to the culture of a large gar- 

 den nltached to the house, finding himself some- 

 what behindhand in his horticultural department 

 last sprinjj, accosted a tidy looking Irishman, pass- 

 ini' by his gate one morning, with the inquiry, "if 

 he would like a job r" " Shure, sir, an's that 

 same that I'm looking afthur," said Paddy, in a 

 rich brogue, which won the heart of him by whom 

 he was addressed, and who immediately replied, " 1 

 shall want you for four days — what wages do you 

 aak for ?" " Why, sir," returned Pat, "as I live a 

 good way from this, and my going home for males 

 will bother my day's work, wile an extra mouth at 

 your honor's kitchen table is nothing at all, I 'U 

 just come for a dollar a day, and you shtdl find me .'" 



This was agreed to; and, as Pat had his rent to 

 pay the next day, and wanted to get something for 

 the childers, the gentleman paid him $4 on the 

 spot, and the work was to be commenced the next 

 day. The next day, and the next, and then the 

 whole days passed by, and Pat was never seen at 

 the garden or the gate ! 



It might have been a month after the occurrence 

 above related took place, when the parties meeting 

 by accident in the street, Pat was accosted by his 

 employer, in an angry tone, with — 

 ?(i'«Well, sir, pray why did you not come to me, 

 according to your agreement ?" 



"Sure, sir," said Paddy, (with a respectful 

 twitch at the rim of his well-worn tile,) "it's me- 

 self that was ready to do my part of the bargain — 

 but your honor's at fault this time, any how." 



" And pray how .'" asked the other. 



"It's yourself 'ill not deny that you agreed to 

 give me a dollar a day and find me ?" 



'• And did n't I give you a dollar a .day, and pay 

 you beforehand, too .-" 



" Thrue for you — yer honor did thaVsame — but 

 you did n't find me !" 



"Find you, you scoundrel ! I ransacked every 

 street in town : but where the deuce were you ?" 

 ,^ " Sliooting at Muddy Pond \yoods, yer honor." 



The genlieman gate Pat a dollar, and told him 

 to call at the garden when he wanted work — but 

 be sura to find himself . — Bost. Post. 

 niv/on oib ea anJI oo^i']^ •.■■'.") r ' ^ — . 



The Language ofi Birds. — The bobolink, orcon- 

 quedle, is celebrated throughout New England for 

 the great variety of speeches attributed to him. 

 Some of his notes certainly bear a resemblance to 

 the word which is given to him as a name. A- 

 mong the ludicrous phrases which he is often 

 heard to utter, the following dialogue is given. 

 r>obolink spies one of his comrades half buried in 

 the tall grass, and soaring abovo him, he vocife- 

 rates: "Winter seeble, winter seeble, conquedlc, 

 conijuedlc, hid in the clover, come pay me, come 

 pay me, you 've owed mo seven-and-sixpence more 

 than two weeks, and now you mean to cheat me I" 

 Upon hearing this, conquedle rises up with quiver- 

 [Ijig wing from his hiding place, and cries ojjt with 

 exulting voice, as he poises himself in the air: 

 " Wadolink, wadolink, whiskodink, whiskodink, 

 dance a single jig, I 've nothing for you — watchec, 

 watchee, say another word to nio, and you may 

 •'whistle for it all your life-time !"'il' i'^ ir/. 



Not only the wild birds, but our domestic poul- 

 try are occasionally hoard to mike some very sig- 



nificant remarks. It is a remarkable fact, that the 

 common ducks invariably call out, " Qiiark, quack, 

 quack !" whenever a doctor's sulky passes by their 

 Hock. But the most extraordinary of all speeches 

 of the feathered tribe, is that of chanticleer, which 

 may be regarded as deciding a controversy that 

 has long been waged in the civilized community. 

 Old chanticleer awakes in the morning, flaps his 

 wings, and vociferates at the top of his voice, 

 " Jl'omen rule h-e-r-e .'" Immediately from a neigh- 

 boring roost, another answers, " So they do h-er-t .'" 

 This is no sooner uttered, than a third responds at 

 u considerable distance, "So they do every wh-e-r-e .'" 

 I will conclude with that interesting little bird, 

 that seems like some benighted wanderer, flying 

 from tree to tree, and crying, " Pee-awce, pee-a- 

 wee" in such a plaintive manner as to attract you 

 more than the sweetest warbling. Sometimes he 

 seems to be actually imploring your sympathy, and 

 endeavoring to relate to you his grievous misfor- 

 tune. — Sears' Family Mag. 



Impudence. — An impatient creditor for principal 

 and interest, received this reply to a dun : 



" Dear Sir — In answer to your obliging favor, I 

 must take the liberty to inform you, that at present 

 it is not my interest to pay the principal, neither 

 is it my principle to pay the interest. 

 I am, dear sir, &c." 



Stone buildings and glass introduced into Eng- 

 land, A. D. 674. 



Pleadings in courts of judicature introduced A. 

 D. 788. 



Paper of cotton rags invented towards the close 

 of the 10th century. 



Paper made of linen in 1300. 



The dfgree of Doctor first conferred in Europe 

 in Bengola, in 1130 ; in England 1209. 



HOWARD'S IMPROVED EASY DRAUGHT PLOUGH.' 



Grcil improvements hare heen made the past vear in 

 form and workmanship o( these Ploughs; the mould l.c 

 has hcen so formed as to lay the furrnw completely o. 

 tumina- in every particle of g^ass or stiMle, andieav'iv^ 

 p;rouvd in the best possible niavncr. The length of 

 mnuklhoard has be a very much increased, so that 

 Plough \yorks with the greatest ease, hmh with respect 

 the holding and the team. The Committee at the late li 

 of Ploughs at Woreester, say, 



" Should our opinion be asked as to which of thePlnu! 

 we should prefer for use on a farm, we might perhaps saj 

 the inquirer, if your land is mostly light anil easy to wi 

 try Prouty & Mears, hut if your land is heavy, hard orroc 



BEGIN WITH Mh. HoWABD's." 



At the above mentioned [rial the Howard Plough 

 more work, vith the same power of team, than ami ol 

 plough exhibited. No other turned more than tweniyse 

 and one half inches, to the 112 lbs. draught, while 

 Howard Plough turned tjcenti/nine and one^half indies 

 the same power of team .' All acknowledge that Howai 

 Ploughs are much the strongest and most subslanti; 

 made. 



There has heen quite an improvement made on the si 

 or land side of this Plough, which can he renewed with 

 having to furnish a new landside; this shoe likewise sect; 

 the mould lioaid and landside together, and strengthens 

 Plough very much. 



The price of the Ploughs is from S6 to $15. A Ploii 

 sufficient for breaking up with four cattle, will cost ab 

 SiO 511, and with cutter St, with wheel and cutter, S2 

 extra. 



The above Ploughs are for sale, wholesale and retr.il 

 the New England Agricultural Warehouse and Seed Sti 

 Nos. 51 & 52 North Market Street, by 



JOSKPH BRECK & CO 



SELF-GOVERMING CHEESE PRESSES-two kinds 

 — lately improved by the Shakers. These are so construct- 

 ed that they govern and regulate themselves without weights, 

 and are by far the best presses now in use. 



For sale at the N. E. Agricultural Warehouse, 61 and 62 

 North Market street. JOS. BRECK & CO. 



June 7, 1843. 



GRINDSTONES ON FRICTION ROI.LERS. 



Grindstones of diiferent sizes, hung on friction rollers i 

 moved with a toot treader, is found to be a great iinpro 

 ment on the old mode of hanging grindstones. Stones hi 

 in this manner are becoming daily more in use, and wliere 

 used, give universal satisfaction. The rollers can be alia 

 ed to stones hung in the cnninion way. For sail by 

 BRECK & Co., No. 61 North Market street. 



L.ACTOMETERS— a simple instrument for test 

 the quality of milk. For sale hy J. BRECK & CO 



NEW ENGLAND FARMER. 



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