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ycu, Htiind hiui in the centre of lae stable, bo 

 gin at his bead to gentle him, gradually work 

 backward. If he moves give uin, a geutio cnx 

 ■with the whip, aud put himbaciii.pon the same 

 spot from which he siarted. if Le stands 

 caress him as before, and con»Jiiue gc tling 

 him in this way until you can gf t ar.'und him 

 witb)ut making him move. I- eep As-i-lking 

 around him, increasing your p ce, and only 

 touch hull occasionally. Every nme ho moves 

 put him back into the same place; go stil far- 

 ther from him, if he moves give li'm a cut with 

 your whip place him back in th»; ^^amc lace. 

 If he stands go ♦o him fv>?q'ientl7 and invess 

 him. Do nut let him stand too Img. ^ut mnVie 

 him *b]'ov.- you arc and in tlio -taijie. "* siea 

 stand him in another place and vii.Hxcd :.- uc 

 foie. After yuu have him so tiuif li" will -tsind 

 in that stable, take him ur.i in the loc aud placo 

 him there, and in a shf It time you con place 

 him anywiicre witl'.nut hitching. You ^.iculd 

 not practice him lunger than half an ii'nu at a 

 time. 



ON IJALklNG. 



If you have balky hoT^(!s, it i.« ,'our fault not 

 the hor.»Ls'; for if they do not pull true, there 

 i"? some cau^e for it, ivA if yov will rr iore 

 the Cause the effect w;ll cease. 



W.ien your horse ralks. he v excited, and 

 does pit knuw what you wau . liim to du. 

 When h" gees a li'tle •^xcitoJ, sfti i hiin flvj ov 

 ton minute.--; let him h? r;r'^o ci in: g") i • the 

 balky horse, pat liim, and speak :entiy t' liim 

 ar.d as' s'>on a.-. Jic '> over his ( ;ciiemei t, he 

 will, nin" case.- ou.'. of ten, puT. at the .vowi: 

 whipping and siasbingand sweai..'ip:onl_v anikr- 

 the n^att'M- worse. After yuu ha>o f.iothflhiin 

 awhile, and his excitement as e'-;u?ed liown, 

 tase him by < he bits; turn bim I'-vay as lar !i'> 

 you can; null oui the tonguf; ;Othe lim a 

 little; unre'n him; then step Lef le the balky 

 hoi-se, and 'et the other start, first; then yi^u 

 car rakt him nnv where you wi'^h. A ijalky 

 hoise is always high spirlte ', ao'l starts "uick: 

 has his pull cut before the oticr sti^rt?: 1»\ 

 EtiindiDii; before him, the other starts too. By 

 close iipplication of tliis rale, you can mate any 

 balky horse pull. 



If a horsB has been bad'y spoi'ed,youshould 

 L-.teh ijim to the puiptv^agoR and pullit around 

 while on level ground; then put on a iitil load, 

 and increase it gradually, caressing as I '^for(' 

 anil in 'a \hort time you v.ill have a jjoud h^ r^.^, 

 that will work without troubling you 



From tlio Knicker" nckir Maga;-itje. 

 CouvorsatloTi on Vegetable Fliyhiolo^v. 



"My eyes'." ...aid the J'-.talo i'> tiic J.euioii, 

 '•how billious you luok tu-day ! Vour skiii 

 is as yellow a» salron. Wbni. can he the 

 matter?" 



"Le310N. — xVi 'dity o'' stomach — a fiimily 

 comp'.aiiit of ours." 



"Potato. — Why dou't you cake advid'" 



''Lemcn. — Advice ! Vou know my poor 

 dear brother dropped oft tlio other day; and 

 without being allowed io rest on his mother 

 earth, his body was snatched up by a mem- 

 ber of the Bar, who, instead of aciing legally, 

 dissected him — absolutely cut liiiu up. ^All 

 fi.ir the public good,' said the rascal, as he 

 squeezed out poor Leni's g-'.stric iuices. 

 Take advice, quntha I If he was tiot idlowed 

 lo enter a plea iu Bar, what may I expect 

 from Doctor: Coniuions!''' 



'•Potato. — That's true. I only hope poor 

 Lem; tho ghhe was inli(iuorat tlio time, had 

 streno'th enough to give him a punch under 

 the ribs; he was a rum customer to the last, 

 DO doubt — but I must say I wish his skin had 

 been fuller. Y<o you altend the m. etiir'- to- 

 night?" 



''Lextox. — I feel rather soured at present. 



: I met Running ^ ine just now with the invi- 

 tations, and he hinted that there would be a 

 squeeze, iu which case I should decline, as 

 ; they might pre.<s me. to lurin>h drink for the 

 'company — iu foct it is always so wh(>n they 

 ; call any of my family to thoir ai'l. Putuow^. 

 I to be serious my sweet Swcei Potato, if you 

 should go, let me advise vou not to iret your- 

 self into hot water; you'll be dished to a eor- 

 ta'uty if you do. Union, thestrongest friend 

 you luive on earth brouglit te-.trs to my eyes 

 by the bare recital of what would be the pro- 

 bable consc(iuei:ces ofyour atteuding it. In 

 ctiso of a row, youll both h-av -. ti-. >trir', peel 

 i"ftl Aow, uhder such cireuui innces. he'll 

 certainly excite i,o\LiC ,sori o^ syuij)athy, 

 whereas the removal ofycuri'u--ct coatuiight 

 attract more admiration thau jiilj: '■Lovely 

 in death,' would they sny, '■ra.Vidn^ moras 

 etc. I)idced, for my ovou part; [ think you 

 do look better in white. Oh! another thing 

 I would say :'' Keep out of jfurse Piadish'.s 

 compan}-; he will be sure to get iurn a unripe, 

 a greater one thar, he inuigiue.-. }:.iT';.T;j.- — 

 and as ibr Onion, (don't let this h-ak out,i I 

 fear the rope will end h"m. I should not 



like to get into a stew w ith liim ^o mum' 



Ahl here come> Pluut and l"<:'r. J-uw sav- 

 age they hujk !" 



^'PtAR. — How are y<iu, niv <\rv.y ".eiron? 

 Oo decide this (juostii.n be' we* a j'lnm and 

 me. On referring to dohri.-uii wc lliid ivy 

 numerical value c-timated at twj unly, while 

 tiie rascally l^lum is set dovi-n -or a hundved 

 thousand. It's too absurd — th'-ic must be 

 some mistake." 



' ' Plu :m . — None at all . Please to rec >llcct, 

 sir, that I weigh a sSrne more ih;iu you. 



"Peak. — From that 1 niu.-t b'-g h'avc to 



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"IjEMON. — Stop this iruille-s wr.-'ngHug, 

 or I shall be tempted to s:kin you loth, to get 

 at the truth. I'm not in spirits. As \\)\ yuu, 

 3Ir. Plum, no more of your tr.rt re!.iarks;and 

 Mr. I'esr, if you wish to be pre>. tNed, tl;e 

 less jarring the better. Hero comr :: our good 

 friend Jijispberry. Ilovr d;) vou do, my line 

 lellow? ^\llere have you been.' 



"llA.spBrRRY. — In tiio mo-t inierual jam 

 you ever saw; 'pouliouor, 'twas insuppi^rt.'ible. 

 What's the itcws:'' 



"Lemon. — There iis a report v.hi.-h Bush 

 has raised, quite current hero, that he -served 

 you up in sweet style last evcui ug at th^ tea 

 table, before a party :jf ladies; aud the ere.'im 

 of the .joke ib, that y'ou wore considcipbly 

 down in tho mouth." 



"IIaspbehry.^— 3Iere envy. Vou know 

 he cultivates the affection ■ of Miss Kose 

 Geranium, (a sweet creature, by-the-by, and 

 has grown vei*}' much lately;) but ondingtb.Tt 

 she preferred me, he became saucy, which 

 induced me to beat him into jelly, and send 

 him in that state to his fj-iend Venison, who 

 lives near Fulton 3IarLct."' 



'•Le.MoN.— (Pt-its liis hands on his hips, 

 and guilaws. ) Bravo i What a funny limb 

 of Satan you are. But Kas, have you seen 

 old (jrardencr lately? Fle'li give you a deuced 

 trimming wiien he ra'.otsyou. tl-j says you 

 ought to have done sowing your wild oats. 

 and that, although it goes aa^alnst his grain 

 complain of yoiu* treading on his corns, he 

 cannot stand it any lougcr, aiol must peach. 



'"PiASPEERRY. — Peach, will be? And arc 

 these to be the fniitsofmy bearing with him 



so long? He has been picking at roc for 

 some time, aud yet it was but y'\sterda}, tii« 

 ungratci'ul old rake, that I got tiini out oi a 

 sirajve with Mr. Horse Kadish, who alter seiz- 

 in-j: liiiu by the nose, threw a nmsk-melon at 

 his head, cxcjaiining with an cquestriua 

 hragh : "That ought to make at lea^t one 

 Ui.a;"-o.' Viid <!•.* he did, that's certain, all 

 to Squash." 



"1-.EMON. — A challenire will ensue, doubt- 

 less." 



"Pi vspijERF.y. — By no means. No oiic 

 knows b ;tter tlim (ra-^deuer ti^at II'>rse 

 Puidish sliijots like the devil in the f-pnng, 

 and one i'all h' has already receivod Trom 

 him. It would be. unreasona'olc to . 



But drnj» tlie snbjecu for here comes ISVis. 

 Tree, who seems to wear a verv cypressy 

 look." 



'•3rns. 'J'ree. — r-ood morning gentlemen. 

 You have heard, no doubt, that I have lost 

 tiiose young Hiiibs of mine. A v'^ell, perhaps 

 it is for the be d.; ofi'springs are -f great trou- 

 ble and expense, and to speak the truth, I 

 should pine ujoro at the loss of Uiy trunk. 

 Fiue growing wcpther, this. Adieu 1 



"Pe.ui. — Pine more ' I .should s:iy i^he is 

 one of the pine kr.cH'^ There is ve''y little of 

 the weej'.ing willow about hor." 



"Lemo>. — No, the suagy old creature! 

 No doubt sL'^'d have been cut dc-wxi by the 

 loss of her truui: — i;he'd have been chop-fal- 

 len tiien. Instead of pining.shetdlksspracer 

 than ever. 1 don't believe she ;-ver wont to 

 tile '^xjjcnsc of having thf. poor little think? 

 innoculated; a verv iittle matter would hare 

 given them buetor. iSho said the other day 

 she was trying bark on them. But I vow, 

 here comes Aspen. Aspen, why so agitated? 

 Is there anything strnnge in the wind?" 



"AsirEN Ti^FE. — I'm in such a flutter that 

 I en starce tell you of cur common danger. 

 But in fi wo< d, whether it was on account <.d 

 our extreme admiration of the ^V oods and 

 tne F^..rest<. or thjit the Chestnuts and Oaks 

 began to rail at him, and give hi'iiouence, it 

 has entered the head of Hickory — which is 

 very liigh just now — to root me out, aud re- 

 move ry trembling deposits from the bank 

 en which I v.as reared by the fcide ot the 

 .^chuykill. iSupplic.ition is useless. Old 

 Hickory will r.ot be.n'D, thougii we tell him 

 ol our TBEAKIXG. And I udvi-e all of 

 ycu, who, like me, iiave brariches, to cut and 

 ran.'' 



"Lemon. — ^ly skin s'auds a double ehanr-c 

 to be s.Tfved — ior if I cut, I shall surely ruin. 

 But are you serious?" 



'■AsPE.v Tri:e. — :.:erious ! I tel! you the 

 sooner yju all cut stick the better. Hickory 

 runs wonderfully. I'm off." 



"Lemon. — Gentlemen, are you ready f^r 

 the qu.estiou? All in favor of taking our 

 leaves will please bow.'' 



[They bowunar.imously.andexcuni as fast 

 as their limbs can carry t'.^.em.] 



Value- of Sheep to the Farmci. 



Sheep are profitable to the farmer, not only 

 trom the product of the wool and mutton, but 

 from the tendency which their keeping hats 

 to improve and enrich his land for uU agri- 

 cultural purposes. They do tliis : 



1. By the consumption of food refused by 

 other animals in sumuicr; turning wa.ste vege- 

 tation to use, and giving rough and b"u.shy 



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