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MOORE'S RURAL NEW-YORKER: AN AGRICULTURAL AM) FAMILY NEWSPAPER. 



OCT. 30. 



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LETTERS FROM OUR FARM,— So. III. 



Tmm 1b something in the very name, October, 

 that is inggestive of fullness, and ripenesa. It 

 brings to the miod visions of grapes swelling with 

 the purple wine, showing like clusters of amethysts 

 od the brown vines, m the last >ellow leaves flatter 

 away from them. ViBions of orchard boughB stoop- 

 ing with their wealth of gold, and crimson, and 

 rinse t, and dropping at a toncb the ripened fruit 

 on the ground, aa if weary of holding it so long.— 

 In the woods there are stores of nuts, and all tbe 

 sunshiny day yoa can hear them falling. The boys 

 are ont among them, gathering their treasures for 

 winter. How they shout and laugh as they pelt 

 the loaded boughs, and chase the Bqutrrel?, that 

 seem half disposed to dispute with them for poB- 

 aestlon of the property. If you have outgrown 

 your boyhood, or girlhood, yon cannot have for- 

 gotten the magic of a nutting excursion. There 

 was no school on Saturday, yon remember, and 

 all through the week the children at tbe old 

 brown school-house talked of little else, at noon 

 and recess, but the nuts to bo gathered oa tho 

 holiday. 



Yoa were to start early in the morning, take 

 your dinners, and stay all day in the woods. How 

 delighted yon were when your father came in to 

 supper and said he thought there would be a hard 

 frost. If he had said it was going to rain gold, 

 yon would not have felt happier than at tbe 

 thoughts of the treasnreB "Jack Frost" would 

 shake ont of their covering. How father and 

 mother laaghed at the big basket you insisted upon 

 taking with you nest morning, and bow proudly 

 yon took little Wilms by the hand, and sallied 

 forth. 



Yon were triumphant enough when yon found 

 the chestnuts rattling down from their invincible 

 armor, and the hazlenuta Ulrly bending the bathes 

 with their weight, and long before night, baskets 

 and pockets were tilled. There were wild grapes 

 in the woods, too, enough within the reach of your 

 arms to give a luxurious dessert for your dinner, 

 and a bunch to carry home to little Nellie. What 

 a happiness there was in your heart that day- 

 nothing rational and definable, but such as fills the 

 wild birds and bees — the mere delight of living, — 

 a Joy that was breathed into you by the wind, and 

 ftl) QpOD you in the sunshine. Nature wore a 

 merry laco to you then, a face that looked a laugh- 

 ing recognition from every tree, and rock, and 

 flower. 



Doing home, somewhat wearily, with your load- 

 ed baskets, you aud Willi* gravely calculated the 

 amount and value of your gleanings, and thought 

 with a great deal of aatibfaclion of the long winter 

 evenings, when you would tit by the great kitchen 

 fire-place, feasting on nuts and red cheeked apples, 

 and telling wonderful riddles to each other, 

 the less amazing because they had been guessed 

 twenty times over. 



You are changed greatly Bince then, foi 

 your pleasures grow wearisome ere they arc fUrly 

 tasted, and having once solved tb<rfcddles of life, 

 yon are only conscious of disappointment at tbeir 

 result, and half vexed at tbe eagerness with which 

 yon see others trying to And the solution. 



Nature has a great deal of work to finish in this 

 ninth of October, and she is working steadily at It 

 day and night. Besides a thousand little jobs, 

 whose doing escapes our notice, but which would 

 make sad gaps in the beauty of next year if left un- 

 done, there is the corn crop to ripen and mature. 

 In spite of evil prophecies from those who forget 

 from yew to year how bountifully this mother 

 JJ" provides for all her household, la spite of 

 wind and weather, untimely rains and frosts, thei 

 stands the harvest, rustling in the light airs of 

 autumn, a wealth almost unmeasured. 



All the springtime tbe W i ni j 0WB of heaven 

 seemed to be open, and the „,„ poared down in 

 such showers aa threatened a second flood. If 

 gloom of Bunahiuo tempted tho farmers to their 

 accustomed work, the rain soon put a stop to 

 until they were fairly in despair. - <y # ^f^ , 

 yvr," said the croakers, and with some show 

 reason, only that It was once written that while the 

 earth endureth, "seed time and hareett shall __. 

 fail." So while they grumbled, Bakdu only 

 laughed at them, and said, "give me the corn, I 



see how the broad fields attest her unfailing 

 skill. In a few weeka more the corn will be golden 

 ipe, and ready for the binding, and then the last 

 rop will be off the farm, and all ready to settle 

 quietly into the stillness of winter. The few flow- 

 that linger here and there about the woods and 

 meadows, will fade ont In the frosty air— the last 

 leaf will flatter down from the maples, and the last 

 bird leave the bough. 



The buds for next spring will be carefully cased 

 In double and triple wrappings against the cold 

 and the wet. Never did a mother more tenderly 

 protect her babe against the keen air, than does 

 Nat i 1 »■ guard these delicate nurslings of hers. 

 First she covers them with a downy fold softer 

 an the finest wool, then with layer after layer, 

 nntngly wrapped together, and finishes all with 

 coat of varnish, that turns every particle of 

 molBture, and then she leaves the infant blossom 

 e for the winter as the nursery pet in its 

 dainty cradle. In a thousand sheltered crevices 

 smers she has stowed away little dingy cases, 

 with mummy like occupants, that are to make next 

 year's butterflies, and live their little radiant lives 

 among those same Sowers, that are now packed 

 away like so many prophecies on parchment — 

 scrolls, waiting for spring to interpret them by 

 glad fulfillment. 



Already we have let go of the summer, and our 

 uRbts, that a month ago went back to its sweet- 

 ie with regret, go ofteneat forward now to think 

 hopefully of another year. And yet there la much 

 beauty left to ub, and some of it will linger far 

 into the grey November. No pen can describe 

 hull the gorgeous dyes that the leaves flash oat In 

 anshine,— no canning artist has ever fixed 

 them npon canvas In half their brilliance. Green, 

 id gold, and crimson, these are the colors, yet 

 ingled and blended into an infinite variety of 

 tints, not half of which have any name in our vocab- 

 ularies. Natcrb knows how to make a picture oat 

 f very few materials. She commenced two weeks 

 go to try experiments with a maple before my 

 ifndows. First she dashed a few of the outer 

 loughs with cherry, that showed finely against the 

 dark green of the rest,— then she turned tbe cherry 

 crimson, and stained half the leaves with it, 

 slowly, as if to mark the effect, colored leaf 

 after leaf, till the whole was in a blaze of glory, 

 when she baa been fading some parts into yel- 

 low, and darkening others into amber, and In a 

 week more the leaves will ell lie upon the ground, 

 aa wind will pile them into drifts in the fence 

 ra, and send them eddying about in little 

 i and clouds. The nights are grandly beauti- 

 ful, with their solemn starry majesty, but now aud 

 come trailing dismal clouds, and lonesome 

 winds, that go sobbing past the window.", and wail- 

 ing in the dark with a cry that makes tbe heart 

 feel desolate. Like a grey old harper comes this 

 autumn wind, chanting weird melodies under your 

 windows in the hush of the moonless midnight. 

 Starting bewildered from sleep you listen, as well 

 as you can for the heavy beating of your heart, to 

 the songs that sound as if the voice struggled up 

 through a weight of tears. You do not look out 

 and Bmile on tho singer — the dark nets grows all 

 the thicker f jr the tears that half blind you. Mem- 

 ory for a time is very busy with the lost hours of 

 the summer — then you think of our Fatheb and 

 sleep again. a. 



agree with you on the importance of a bridge 



the Toemuddy, and that the State ought to 



build it — and it may be that I am a man that can 



influence, bat I should prefer that 



my fellow citizens should pitch upon some other 



"III no oi 

 going to be ii 



I considered that very important interests were 

 ;oing to hang on me, and that I ought to do all I 

 ould for my country, so, says I, " air. Junks has 

 talents, and la a very capable man In his profession, 

 and there are men who would like to see him 

 Judge.'' Yon see I didn't commit myself, after all, 

 the peskey scamp. 



" Now," says he, ■• If Jonw wants to be clever to 

 you, just put the honey right on to him, for you 

 mght with molas- 

 ise it freely." 



MR. PLOWOASBLB AFLOAT. 



Col. Moore :— I'me more nor ever wanting your 

 advice, and I hope you'll give it me pretty soon, 

 for time is getting quite short 



Yon see, Smith has been here talking to me 

 about being a candidate for the Assembly this fall. 

 I, of course, was very shy about the thing, and said 

 I didn't think I was quallfled, and that they would 

 wont a better man. But Surrn Bald that was all 

 cider, and I might just come right out aodaay 1'de 

 stand it, But I told him I couldn't make up my 

 mind until I hnd consulted you, and mother. 



" Well," says he, " it may be well enough to talk 

 with the old woman, but what on earth has the 

 Colonel to do with your affaire?" 



"Why," soys I, "ain't I one of tho correspon- 

 dents, and wont it make a considerable difference 

 with him if I'me away from home and can't write? 

 — tbe paper will miss me." He enemost laaghed, 

 when I said that, 



" However," aaya I, " supposing I'me willing. I 

 don't see how you can get up Eteam enough to 

 put toe through. There's Jones, ho will go dead 

 against me, besides the Captaii 



"Why," Bays he, •■It can be done Just as easy as 



winking." 



" Do tell me, then. 



"You sec, in tbe first place you must make up 



" But he's such a scamp. 



"Never mind, when men want votes they aint 

 very particular who gives them so they're of the 

 right color." 



"I don't believe he'll ever moke up, even if 

 wanted to, which I dont." 



"Now, 1 can fix it right off. You must aay t 

 me now, just here, that you think Esq. Jones 

 man of high legal parts, who would make a capital 



"I'll see him in glory flrat! But eupposelsay It, 

 how are you going to get me started?" 



■ I've got that all fixed. We've got to have 

 new bridge over tbe Toemuddy next year, and If 

 we don't get the State to build it, then the 

 along the river have got to be taxed for It." 



"And it will take a heap of money to do it, 

 going to tell the peoplo that w( 



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" Well, then," says he, "we c 

 rer the Toemuddy, that's all. ' 



I finally told Smith I'd be as 

 le comb to^everybody. 



1 get the bridge 



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"Then I'll say there's Plowiiaxdle, you see 

 what a sensation he's made In the world with his 

 pen, and if we elect him he'll be able to do big 

 things for us." 



You see Smith had got me, but I didn't let him 

 know It So I sort of atreohed myself up, and 

 looked kinder grand, and says I, " Mr. Smith I folly 



and he came up to me just as friendly as 



a think. I knew in a minute that taraal 



critter, Smith, had been at him. 



Says he, "I'm glad to see you to-day." "The 



me to yourself.'' says I, and then we shook hands 



i though we'd been the lovingest fellows in the 



Says lie, " Mr. Plowhandle, we've been looking 

 about for a man to represent us this year who has 

 influence, and can get us a bridge over the 

 Toemuddy — and we all agree you're the man." 



I put on a very surprised look, and, aayB I, "you 

 don't really mean any such foolish thing." 



Indeed we do, and I and my friends aint going 

 for any body else." 



Well," eays I, "Mr. Jonbp, I haven't much to 



Boy about the representative — but I do Bay if the 



people go according to merit — there's a lawyer 



far from here that's to be made Judge thlB 



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Oh, golly! you should have Been how he licked 

 down the honey; I tell you I worked him hand- 

 imely. But, after all, Colonel, there's no way to 

 make an animal so kinder come-after-yon-good- 

 natnred, aa to card 'em the way the hair lays. 



at I want of you, is to sort of Bay a good 

 thing abont me, in such awoy in yonr letter, 



kinder break it to mother, for I'me afraid ahe 



't consent, and then my fat Is all in 



.'t you think it would be a good thing for tbe 



Rural if I went? 1 know it'a going to be very 



hard for me to leave home, bat I'll do anything 



1 the public. 



ng down to Smith's to practice making 

 bowi 1 , and taking off my hat In stile to the women. 

 Smith says that's a kind of sweet'ning that don't 

 anything, and best be used pretty freely, 

 especially when a man's got to run for an office, 

 even if he don't exactly care for it. I tried it a 

 little tbe other evening, before tbe glass at home, 

 and sort of forgot myself, for mother saya to me — 

 "What on earth are you bobbing yonr head about 

 bo for, John?" 



The fact is, I should have made better work of it 

 if my hat brim badu't been so pesky limbe: 

 fore I go down to Surra's I am going to bui 

 hat that's got a brim as stiff as a poker. I 

 you'll consider this entirely confidential am 

 me right off. Yours to Command, 



John Plowhan 

 Remarks.— We have heretofore regarded friend 

 John as quite unsophisticated, but fei 

 coming corrupted by the politicians, and that his 

 cash, conscience and reputation will ere long snffer 

 In consequence. True, Franklin a 

 young friend that he must "stoop to rise," but we 

 think the politicians have literally "run the thing 

 into the ground " — for they not unfrequently de- 

 scend into the gutter, but perform many acta which 

 are still more mean and contemptible. "About 

 these days," as the Almanac-makers say, there 

 is a vast deal of stooping and dirt-eating by 

 party-patriots, oEQ.-e-seekers, tt idomnd genus, but 

 as to Major Plowhakdlb — we think we heard 

 some one oddress Mr. P. as Major or General at the 

 State Fair, the other day — inasmuch as he pos- 

 sesses ability, independence and sterling integrity, 

 there is no necessity of assuming the chameleon- 

 like colors or fawning manners of the demagogue. 

 If, as is apparent, he is the best man to represent 

 his district and eecuro the bridge, it Is perhaps bis 

 duty to serve the people and State, even at some 

 personal sacrifice — for we hold that every man 

 who b as "a stake In the hedge" (ib a freeholder, 

 and the head of a family,) should, Cinoinuatns- 

 like, leavo the plow-handle for the field or forum at 

 the call of bis country. And If such men were 

 always, or even generally, selected for prominent, 

 responsible and lucrative positions — men of merit, 

 competency aud unquestioned integrity — oars 

 would soon become, in fact, the great and gttoriout 

 country that the Fourth-of- July orators and editors 

 of the Bunkum Flag -Staffs would fain make us 

 believe it is already. But we are digressing. 



Friend P. wants us to say a good thing for him, 

 in order that "mother," (1. e., Mrs. P.) will consent 

 to his serving as a member of tbe "Assembled 

 Wisdom of the State;" and also asks if we think 

 such service would be a good thing for the Rubau 

 Now, as John la happily situated in his domestic 

 relations, we know it will not be pleasant for him 

 to leave home — and moreover we fear it will cause 

 mother much anxiety on his account, and extra 

 care in superintending the family, farm and stock. 

 Bat still, Mrs. P. ooght to consider that she also is 

 under obllgationB to the country— albeit not per- 

 mitted all the "rights" which some of her sex 

 demand — and that, though hard to part, even for a 

 hundred days, she ahoold not keep her husband 

 from a position he is evidently qualified to 

 occupy with credit to himself, and benefit to 

 bis constituency and tbe commonwealth. And, 

 beside, as Sam and Susan are yet unmarried and 

 still at home, ehe will have good company and 

 assistance. As to tho Bubal, that may and un- 

 doubtedly will Buffer from the absence of our able, 

 popular and highly esteemed correspondent, but 

 we trust our readers will, with us, make some sac- 



beet, even for the Rckal— 

 emporarily, will not Mr. P. 'a 

 id knowledge of men and 

 i to write still better next 



shall then have the pleasure 

 a largely increased audience 



— say nearly or quite five hundred thousand Rural 



readers. So mote it be. 



e to promote the 

 sure bat it will b 

 though it suffer 

 greater experience i 

 the world enable hi 

 spring? Such is our 

 dently believe that w 

 of introducing him u 



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MISCELLANEOUS ENIGMA. 



the same food as the Chinese. 

 a article of appareL 

 is a welcome place for the epi- 



My 10, 12, 1 



My 14, 15, 3 

 My 1, 5 is w 



) Is a religious festival 



MATHEMATICAL PROBLEM. 



/ Scrross a fly lights on a wagon axletree, and 



'another on the edge of the tire, and the wagon be 



plane, and goes a distance of 



forty miles — how mnch further does the fly travel 



the edge of the tire than the one on the 



axletree? — suppose the wheel to be one rod in 



circumference; the circumference passing through 



point where the fly lights on the wheel. 



GEOGRAPHICAL QUESTION, 

 the Gattlpaart river empty into the Jtio 



If our young readers will look upon the map, 

 they will find that a strange freak of nature is 

 Involved in the foregoing question. Who will 

 furnish a correct point? 



My first is a blessing, 

 Without which, possessing 

 The world's wealth, you'd famish and die 



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ANSWERS TO ENIGMA6, Ac, IN No. 45*. 



Answer to Enigma — Boquet of Flowers:— 

 Dandelion; Four O'clock; Snow-ball; Tulip; 

 Lady Slipper; Blue-belle; Lilac; Forget me not; 

 Devil-in-the-bush ; Meadow-Lily ; Holley-hock; 

 Damask Rose; June Pink; China Aster; Nose-gay. 

 Answer to Geographical Enigma: 



And in thy right hand lead with thee 

 The Mountain Nymph, sweet Liberty. 



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