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MOORE’S RURAL NEW-YO RKER: AN AGRICULTURAL AND FAMILY NEWSPAPER. 
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ordinary moans of attaining competence, and unoccupied ship yards. The war al- handed the mail-bag into the house, that ho 
and of his utter lack of what is called com- lowed of little or no work among tbo ship guessed there was bettor news to-day than 
rrmn sense: and the eld ladv enneluded her builders The hull ef a finn hrinr lav »+ h.,rl .7., a.. 
and of his utter lack of what is called com¬ 
mon sense; and the old lady concluded her 
homily with the remark, that she believed 
_... r „ ... „ , Henry Bradford would think more of a 
dream ot wealth twice repeated, than ot the 
FAI RY BE LLS. best p roS p Cc t s that ever presented business 
_ ...... preferment. 
O, how merrily they chime 1 ..,. T ., „ ., TT . , 
T .. ’ c . “Mother, said Mary, “Henry is not a 
In the gay and happy Spring, „ . „ > J J 
When the silvery waters dance I001 ’ .... 
And the birds are on the wing. . “ No, said Mrs. Carver, hesitatingly, “ ho 
On the lofty mountain top, is not a fool, certainly. 
in the grassy, dew-gemmed vale, “ Why, then, do you talk so of himr ’ ask- 
They are chiming, chiming ever ed Mary. “ But here, lie is coming now,” 
To the music of the gale. continued the girl, 
o, how tunefully they peal “Speak to him plainly, my child,” said 
On the Summer's gentle breeze, Mrs. Carver. 
Through the green and waving meadow, Mary made no answer, for she was a lit- 
Through the tall and leafy trees; tie mortified at the ludicrous turn which her 
Fairy tones are sweetly floating mother had given to Henry’s rather dreamy 
On the streamlet’s tranquil breast, propositions, though sho never had heard 
They are pealing, pealmg ever, him build any castles in the air out of such 
And their music ne'er may rest. materials 
o, how mournfully they sigh Henry came with his usual pleasant hu- 
in the Autumn of the year, moi', and sat down by Mary, and, after a 
o'er the dry and withered leaves, few words, lie perceived that something was 
O’er the floweret’s early bier; Wrong 
Where the lily cups are lying “ Mary,” said he, “ have you been reading 
On the sod SO cold and pale, the Sorrows of Werter?” 
T w^ rC slKhin f.’ l ' ei ’ “ No, Henry, but I have been listening to 
With a low and mournful wail. ’, •>’ , . , 6 
mother s sorrows—her lamentations over 
O, how shudderiugly they moan y 0U . She says—” 
in the Winter’s chilly blast, “Never mind what she says, Mary, as I 
when a white and gleaming robe perceive it is not very good ; just listen to 
„„ .. f . . , what 1 have to tell. 
From the forest-king’s icy breath, what IS it, Henry? I hopo it IS 
They are moaning, moaning ever, gOOa. 
With the bitterness of death. ** Kxccllcnt. C&pitcll *. it will be delightful. 
. .. . “ Do, then, tell me what it is.” 
Fairy music fairy music “ Why, last Sunday night, I dreamed 
May it ne’er from earth depart, , , J a > 
Even ns it chimes in nature, Iftai— 
So it chimes within the heart; Dreamed! exclaimed Mary, with a most 
Ringing sweetly when we’re joyous, dolorous sigh. 
Moaning when the grief-tide swells, “ Ayo, dreamed,.’ 
They are pealing, pealing ever, “-Well, go Oil.” 
Fairy bells, sweet fairy bells. Jenny. “ I dreamed that I bad drawn ten thou- 
i _ l 1 _ _ _ - sand dollars in the Plymouth Beach Lot- 
41 ItT/T 1 c fl ^ (Yirfi “Well, what then?” 
(^VVM-V tv 4 “Why, I dreamed the same on Monday 
_night, and on Tuesday night, and the num- 
rrTTT>T/i her was 4 ’ 3, 2. Well, I sent right to 
LUCK lb Li Kill IHIjNu. Boston on Wednesday, and purchased the 
- ticket, and here it is ; you shall keop it, Ma- 
by J. R. chandler. ry, and when I go up to Boston for the prize 
_ . you shall be with me.” 
The course of true love, it is said, did Poor Mary smiled mournfully had re- 
never yet run smooth ; and those who have proachingly. Henry left the house, and 
had experience on that turnpike of tho af- went home satisfied that ho had made a 
fections, or rather railroad, as it is soon run right disposition of the ticket, 
over, bear testimony to tho jolts, “runnings Day after day did Henry watch the post 
off” and mashings up alive, of which the office, to read the first report of the draw- 
poets speak. We have no great taste, in ing; but day after day passed without the 
this time of politics and perplexities, to dosirod information. 
dabble in “ fancy stocks.’ and risk our repu- At length one of the young men was 
tation for gravity; yet the illustration of an heard to remark, that Henry Bradford had 
aphorism of admitted truth, may be con- shot out of the post office, as if he and re- 
sidered seasonable, and tho moral deduced coivod some strange intelligence, 
trom tlm illustration may compensate some “ Mary,” said Henry, “ here is your fath- 
for tho time of reading it. or’s paper, and look at the returns, No. 5, 4, 
In the year 1814—we remember the time 3, 2 —ten thousand dollars !” 
well, because a part of the incidents of the Mary turned pale—the news was unex¬ 
story were connected with a great event, an pected. 
event not likely to be forgotten—well, in tho “Let’s go to Boston,” said Henry, “and 
year 1814, a young man, who to a visionary get the money.” 
builders. Tho hull of a fine brig lay at the he had brought sinco tho victory on the 
wharf. She had been launched a year, and Lakes. 
there was none to purchase her. She was “Another victory, Mr. Woodward *” or praise him. six or seven of ] hisoaks,of various ages, 
, i .£• • , i w were shown with him at Utica last. fall. Two of them re- 
tOO Clumsy tor a privateer. “No, not another victory, but Peace?’ ceived first premiums, and all of them were, greatly admir- 
“ Mr. Holmes,” said Henry, “ what is that “ Can you tell me,” said a danner looking e<1 - Mnnv of tlipm ’ nowfnur five years old, are own- 
rOTOO | y> „„ ,)_ , 1 \ b ed in Oneida county. Any person may be convinced of 
® 01 tl . young gentleman, as ho slipped front the their great superiority by inquiring of almost any farmer 
“ She IS worth twenty thousand dollars,” stage, “where lean find Mr. Holmes the Or horseman ill the towns of Rome, Lee, or Western. His 
said the owner and builder ; “ she cost that owner of the brie Helvetius ’ c ° lta and . fillie8 a U a , 1rc,ad - r *2.' deH T d f ? r ’ bree « 1 ; ,i s- , Seve - 
, . , , , • . ral have been sold during the past winter, at handsome 
as she is, and she will bring twenty-five “Mr. Holmes lives on tho hill yonder,” prices, to go out of the state. 
thousand tho very hour peace is declared.” was tho todIv “but it is thought ho does His pedigree will be found complete in Derby & Miller’s 
cc \\t~ li ^ n ^ iL r* i , , A •V- , ,, v editiou of Ycmatt, and is confirmed in every particular bv 
Would you like tho money for hoi at a not own the Helvetius now. breeders’a certificates and copies of the English Racing 
cash price ?” “ Has he sold her ?” Calendar, and English Stud Book, now in possession of 
“Nothing would be more acceptable— “Yes.” ' s£nd the coming season at the farm of the sub- 
But there are not fiiteen thousand dollars “I am sorry for that—who is the owner scriber, two miles west of Syracuse and adjoining the vil- 
in the country.” “ Mr. Bradford-the young man whom , *¥^» 0 ii d Sv„ r , h .«. ro ,,„„a SI5 . 0 ,„,, re; lhanl0 . 
1110 lemarKS 01 IViaiy about ner iatnci S you SCO reading tho newspaper. ney to be paid in advance in all cases. When a mare is 
respect for a ship owner had been running ‘ The stranger stenned into tho house and insureii and u * ft ,lt the farm P f the subscriber, or reguiar- 
lr> Ilnnuu’o L/-,oA nrna • • j c tt — , ,, . , , ’ , lv returned to the horse until the groom is satisfied sho is 
m Hom\ s head e\ei since they were ut- inquired of Henry whether he would sell tho in foal, a receipt Mill be given promising to refund the 
tered, and he beckoned aside the owner. brig. money if the mare was not got in foal. Pasturage fur- 
“ Mr. Holmes " said Henry, “ I have a Henry said that he would cheerfully part ffSSSS’JSSST 
Imported Hoi-sc, u Consternation.” 
THIS thoroughbred horse has been so often 
71—*% exhibited at the Fairs of the New York State 
' Agricultural Society, and always without a 
AsJn&LAn rival, that it is unnecessary either to describe 
or praise him. Six or seven of his colts, of various ages, 
were shown with him at Ude« last. fall. Two of them re¬ 
ceived first premiums, and ail of them were greatly admir- 
ressel worth ?’ 
nwnw of tho hrio- TTolvoti’n« ’ coIts and are alr<,a,J .r in demand for breeding. Seve- 
0 'ner Oj tne Dl Ig ilen etius . ^ ral have been sold during the past winter, at handsome 
“Mr. Holmes lives on the hill yonder,” prices, to go out of the state. 
was tho reply, “ but it is thought he does L ! . is pedi ^ ree 7/ 11 be found complete in Derby & Miller’s 
i tt i • ,, & edition ot Yonatt, and is confirmed in every particular by 
not Own tile Helvetius now. breeders’ a certificates and copies of the English Racing 
“ Has he sold her ?” Calendar, and English Stud Book, now in possession of 
<( -y „ ' the subscriber. 
' He will stand the coming season at the farm of the sub- 
1 1 am sorry for that—who is the ownor ?” scriber, two miles M-est of Syracuse and adjoining the vil- 
Ml. Biadfoid the young man whom Terms.— siii for the season, and S15 to insure; the mo- 
yOU SOe reading tho newspaper. ’ ney to be paid ill advance in all cases. When a mare is 
The stranger stepped into the house, and | ns T (1 a " d lef ' ak . the farm ,?* n the subscriber or reguiar- 
• j c tt — I , . , . ’ ly returned to the horse until the groom is satisfied she is 
tered, and he beckoned aside the owner. 
“ Mr. Holmes,” said Henry, “ I have a 
commission to fulfil, and, as you know I am with her. 
not much of a business man, I must ask you 
to consider a proposition which I am about 
to make to you, and to answer me explicitly.” 
“Let me hear the proposition.” 
“ I will give you ten thousand dollars for 
the brig as she now lies.” 
“ And the time of payment ?” 
“ Within forty days. You cannot want 
the money sooner; the river is frozen over, 
and you could make no use of tho cash be¬ 
fore that time.” 
Mr. Holmes turned to Bradford, and said ; 
“ You know, Henry, that I am aware that 
t owners in all respects. J. B. BURNETT, 
174\v8. Syracuse, N. Y. 
“ At what price ?” „ Morgan horse « gen. gifforij.” 
At the peace price. .rr i fill IIS justly celebrated horse will be kept the 
“ Stage is ready,” said Mr. Woodward, the 7 ^ present season at Lodi Village, Seneca Co., 
driver. . _ Gen. Gifford received the 1st Premium in the class of 
“ We will ride over to the village’’said Morgans at Rochester, in September, 1851, and is regarded 
Hrvnrv “and frinrarsn nn tho by experienced horsemen as the best living specimen of 
Henry, ana conveise on ino matter as we this invaluable breed ;-is a perfect model iff form, a sharp 
go along. goer, and style and action unsurpassed. Terms pf insur- 
Henry soon emerged from the stage coach, an f e, A w ® lUj '.[ lo .™ s ’ Charles w. ingerholl. 
and hastened to Mr. Carver’s. 
“ You look cheerfully,” said Mary. 
“ I have drawn another prize !” 
“ Not another, I hope !” 
“ Yes, and a large one; I have sold the 
Lodi, April, 1853. 164vv8 
THE ACADEMY AT OVID. 
T HE Summer Term of this Institution, will commence 
on Wednesday, May 10th. This School is open to 
Youth of both sexes. 
Instruction is given in both the Ancient and Modern 
Languages, in General and Agricultural Chemistry, in 
- * r. , - -o 5 - iu vreiierai aiiu Agricultural i_nemistry, in 
you have not tho means or payment, and brig for twenty thousand dollars to a Bos- ^ ivil Engineering, in Music, and in nil branches of study 
also that you are not a person likely to be ton house, and I am to be at Plymouth at 
rvrrr n I n\rr»n r.C qta ‘A rrnrA t cimh hneinneo ond 4? _4-^ j.___ x xL. i. •_ J . 
employed as an agent in such business, and 
yet I have every confidence in your word.” 
Henry explained fully to tho ship owner 
four o’clock, to get my pay at the bank.” 
“ But tho brig was not yours, Henry.— 
Sui’ely you arc not deranged—you could 
Philosophy, the Science and Art" of Teaching, and on 
morals. 
The Board of Instruction consist of Rev. Alios Bnowx, 
Messrs. Edwin Pierce, VV. II. Brewer and G. B. Vose- 
the state of his affairs, and exhibited to him not hold the briff after the mistake of the Miss ISABKtXA Mead and Miss Angelina Jameson 
ii. . 1 . , i i ? i i. -w _ . O... v The. Cip.vilcmp.il. are nil nf them, (rrn/funlea 
tho lottery ticket No. 5, 4, 3, 2. 
“ But,” said Mr. Holmes, “ thero may be 
“-Well, go on.” some mistake about tho matter, or some Thero is a bill of sale which allows of forty 
“ I dreamed that I had drawn ten thou- failure of tho lottery, by which I should days from date for the payment. Say noth- 
sand dollars in tho Plymouth Beach Lot- lose.” ing to any one,” cried Henry, “and I will 
tery.” > Henry explained his motives and wishes, be with you before I sleep.” 
“Well, what then?” and in two hours he held in his hand a bill “What’s tho matter with Henry ?” said 
“Why, I dreamed the same on Monday of salo of the brig Helvetius, which, as tho Mrs. Carver, as sho entered the room, “has 
night, and on Tuesday night, and tho num- papers were not obtained, he immediately he drawn another prize ?” 
her was 5, 4, 3, 2. Well, I sent right to re-named Mary. The condition was, that “ I guess not, mothor,” said Mary;“ only 
Boston on Wednesday, and purchased the Henry was to hold tho vessel for forty days, dreaming again, perhaps.” 
ticket, and here it is ; you shall keop it, Ma- and ii', within that time, ho should pay ten At nine o’clock Henry arrived from Ply- 
ry, and when I go up to Boston for the prize thousand dollars, she was to be his; if not, mouth, with an accepted draft for ten thou- 
you shall be with me.” she was to revert to Mr. Holmes, who, in sand dollars, in favor of Mr. Holmes, and a 
Poor Mary smiled mournfully had re- the mean time, held tho ticket as a sort of bank book in which he had a credit for an 
proachingly. Henry left tho house, and collateral. Tho bill of salo, as I saw it, bore equal sum. The brig Mary made some 
went home satisfied that ho had made a date 5th of Feb. 1815 Henry felt like a new of the most profitable voyages that were 
right disposition of the ticket. man. Pie was a ship ownor in a place whoro evor projected in Boston. 
Day after day did Henry watch the post that character was a sort of aristocracy— She was in tho East India trade and as 
. V , „ 1 The Gevllancn are all of them graduates of sinne of the 
prize was corrected. best New England, Colleges, and, the Ladies have 
“ Thero is where you are mistaken, Mary. proved themselves to be entirely compclcni to 
There is a bill of sale which allows of forty Charges to Pupils from abroad, for Board, Tuition,room 
days from date for the payment. Say noth- rcnl : Wood and Lights, arc $2,50 per week. The charge 
ino- to anv ono ” n-iorl TTenrv 66 unit T will for instruction on the Piano horte is $10 per quarter, and 
mg TO any one criea nenry, ana 1 Will S4 for French, Painting, Drawing, &c. Pupils boarding 
DO Wltil yOU Detoro 1 Sleep. themselves, or boarding with their particular friends, are 
“What’s tho matter with Henry?” said char F« (1 for tuition, $4, S6, and S7 per term, of 14 weeks, 
T\T..^ rr,,., „ „i_, , , ,1 J , according to studies. A commodious boarding house has 
Alls. Laiver, as she entered tho room, has been provided exclusively for young ladies, where the 
he drawn another prize ?” young ladies and their lady teachers constitute one family. 
“ T [tm« not mntlior ” oolrl !YToApplication for admission to the school and for board, 
i guess not, motlior, said Mai y; only should be made to Rev. Amos Brown, the Principal, 
dreaming again, perhaps. ... WILSON gray, Stc'y. 
At nine o’clock Henry arrived from Ply- Qnd, April 9, 1853. _ 
mouth, with an accepted draft for ten thou- Ss’ltlNG grain AND SEEDS, 
sand dollars, in favor of Mr. Holmes, and a 
bank book in which he had a credit for an ioo bushels Pure Fife Spring vvi iea t. 
equal sum. The brig Mary made some *2? jL' or 6 round, 
of the most profitable voyages that were ioo do. Buckwheat, 
ever projected in Boston. 100 do - R acin e or cat-tail Oats, 
oi r J p , r j- i i t 200 do. Rcapt Timothy seed, 
bhe was m tho East India trade, and, as 400 do. Common do. 
her return was noticed in the papers, (and 25 ll °- T - ar ? e Clover, 
it was usually announced about tho same 20 do! OreiiIr°d Grass, 
time that the very respectable family of _ so do. Millet. 
Bradford had an increase,) Henry was wont 172 ' tf ’ _ J. rapalje & co. 
to exclaim, “ luck is everything.” garden and field seeds 
Some years after that, twenty-five at least, From the New Establishment of Fan Zandl ( r Bowdish, 
as I was l’idinff into Plymouth, with Brad- No. Ill State Street, Rochester, N. Y. 
just his match, if confiding affection, purity ry’s luck. 
of mind, and innocence of purpose, are the Mrs. Carver seemed rather startled, 
reward of large endowments, strict integri- “ Are you not pleased, mother?” asked 
ty, and a desire for honest competence, Mary; “ do you wish to oppose other obsta- 
without the means of obtaining it. cles to our union?” 
There was no more pleasing young man “Mary,” said Mrs. Carver, “ do you re¬ 
in tho thriving village than Henry Bradford; collect the most uncompromising hostility 
and every body agreed with his neighbors, which your father has to lotterios—his utter 
that he was the most agreeable person, and abomination of money thus distributed ?— 
the best educated about. But he did not This prize will be worse to him than pover- 
study law, he despisod medicine, and did not ty. Ever since they refused to make him a 
take to the church ; he had often thought manager in Plymouth Beach Lottery, he 
of “ merchandise,” but that required a capi- has set down the whole as gambling, and 
that character was a sort ot aristocracy— She was in tho East India trade, and, as 4 <io do. Common do. 
Ho went day after day to look at his brig, her return was noticed in the papers, (and 25 ll °- Large clover, 
wishing for tho time to pass away for the it was usually announced about the same 20 do! Ord.Ird Grass, 
prizo to bo paid; but ho said nothing yet to time that the very respectable family of so do. Millet. 
Mr. Carver. . _ _ Bradford had an increase,) Henry was wont 172 ' tf ’ _ J. rapalje & co. 
One evening, while Henry was talking to exclaim, “luck is everything.” garden and field seeds 
with Mary, she asked him what he intended Some years after that, twenty-five at least, Erom the New Establishment of Fan Zandl Bowdish, 
to do with his vessel when tho forty days as I was riding into Plymouth, with Brad- No. 114 state street, Rochester, n.y. 
wore up ? ford and his grand-daughter, I ’referred to p AN f b e purchased of the merchants generally through- 
“Rig her, bend her sails, and then sell the anecdote, and the conclusion that “luck r™UieLe?mU^ 
her, or send her to sea. jg every thing.” of E. D. Hallock, No. 21 Exchange street, near the 
“Why, Henry, it took the whole of the “ Thero mav bo somethin? in luck ” said c,1 ' lton Hotei.Rochester, N.Y 
,. , , iuL 11 1,1 i j- , iijwc uwj uu bimiutmiig ill luck, saia The Seeds from this establishment can be relied on ns 
ticket to buy tne null ana the standing spars, he; “ but tho hope which I gathered while bein s of tlie very best quality. They are mostly imported, 
and it will take half as much more to rig I held tho ticket with tho belief that I had ° r Ur tha Eastern Shakers, and are warranted.— 
,_ j f* j „ J L • J & 1 uciu luu titAci, vvnu u b ueuoi Uldl 1 naa Full directions for cultivation printed on each Paner and 
her and find canvass; and beside that, how a prize, the resolutions which I formed while Package. van zandt & bowdish. 
can you sell her for more than Mr. Holmes sitting and gazing at the lofty spars of my Chester, N. Y„ 1853, _ nomti. 
could . J ’ brig, and the confiding virtue, tho filial piety, Pure Bred US ale stock at Private Sale, 
Henry hesitated ; he had not thought of and the perfect love of Mary, did all for mo, AT mount fordham, Westchester co., 
that; but he did not doubt but it would all and I should have been rich without the Eleven Miles from City Hall, New York, 
come right yet. brig: so you see, it was hope, contemplation, T U V’h.hi 1 rUiUMi Vi°U,! 0 v O ii 12 S L°d 
nemy was sitting tne next aay on tne woman s virtue, woman s piety, and woman s from 12 to 15 Southdown Rams. The annual sale by Auc- 
come right yet. brig: so you see, it was hope, contemplation, T 1 LXcU a °i! 2 S L°d 'i! 0 !!' 1 !' 1 Bu,1 j 
TTrmv^ woe eittinn- +U<-> nnvf Aav nn fLn ° J . , ’ , *. ’ .1 , ’ X Bull Calves, 4 Devon Bulls and Bull Calves, and 
iiemy was sitting tno next aay on tne woman s virtue, woman s piety, and woman s from 12 to 15 Southdown Rams. The annual sale by Auc- 
quartor rail of his brig, looking at the masts, love, that made me what I am. And let mo ^ on will be omitted tins year, as 1 wish to reserve ail the 
well covered with snow and ice, and think- add friend C that VOU and I owe mm-n in p ' emales > having recently purchased another barm, to ena- 
• ,. , , 1 5 1 1 1 “ uu , iiictt you aim i owe inoio to ble me to increase my Breeding Establishment. My Hog 
ing ot tne better appearance she would make woman than the world credits to her. Let stock, including all the Spring litters, are engaged. ' 
when the rigger had done his duty. At us, at least, do her justice.” 
length lie felt the hand of Mr. Holmes upon _ 
his shoulder. 
“ Henry,” said the latter, “ I am sorry to 111 ^ ^ 
have bad news to tell you. Read that para- jjj JJ LtilJ h VlUaJ'I llf-V 
graph in the Boston Sentinel.” CO 0 4 
“ Correcton. —The ticket which drew the - 
highest prize in the Plymouth Beach Lottery “Attemptthe end,and never stai 
tai, which ho could not raise, and so he did every prize as the devil’s gift for mischief; ! was 4, 5, 3, 2, and not, as our compositors 
not get ahead, though he was forever on tho and, to say tho truth, most people begin to 
brink of some wonderful success, which he hold opinions^with him.” 
certainly would have secured, if he had on- “ Why, moffrer, every body did not ask 
ly entered upon the enterprise. to be made a manager in the lottery.” 
Mary Carver evidently loved Henry Brad- “No, no; but the people may, like your 
ford ; for knowing that, excepting his hand- father, arrive at correct conclusions from 
somo person, pleasing manners, and good solfish considerations, and good opinions 
character, he had nothing to offer, she would may becomo general without any special 
not otherwise have been deaf to the offers motive for change.” 
of so many men, whoso character and posi- The next day Mary gave back to Henry 
tions rendered them desirable to tho family, his ticket, with an account of the conversa- 
These offers were ropeated too ofton, and tion with her mothor. 
hints so strong were given to Mr. and Mrs. Henry was mortified at the result; he un- 
Carver, that it was doomed proper, after a derstood and appreciated the feelings of the 
serious deliberation in cabinet council, to “ old folks,” and, in any other person’s case, 
admonish their daughter that Henry was in he might havo approved of it. “But what 
no buisiness, and was not likely to bo in a does your father want?” said Henry. “Does 
way to maintain a family. he suppose that the mode adopted to build 
Mrs. Carver opened tho diplomacy with churches, endow schools, and finish public 
her daughter, and, after two or three con- works, is too impure to supply the needy 
forences, retreated under the laugh of Mary, purse of ono who wishes to be his son-in- 
who declared that she did not doubt that law? He is more nice than wise.” 
Henry would one day bo rich enough to « M y father,” said Mary, “ may not think 
take care of both, for he had had a dream himself called upon to bo as particular about 
that he should be. Mrs Carver had no dis- what concerns the public charities, corpora- 
position to laugh m such a serious mission, tions> or indiffer ent individuals, as ho is, and 
and no desire to be angry with her daughter. ; R L miT1 A 
stated last week, 5, 4, 3, 2. Wo understand 
that a gentleman of wealth in the southern 
part of this town is the fortunato holder.” 
“ What do you say to that Henry ?” 
“ Only that the old gentleman will not 
say that I havo the wages of gambling.” 
“ No, nor will he give you the credit of 
being a ship owner, said Mr. Holmes. 
“You have been unfortunate, Henry,and 
I am sorry for you,” continued Mr. Holmes 
changing his tone considerably; “ and re¬ 
gret my own loss, as I have need of tho mon¬ 
ey ; but as you cannot pay for the brig, you 
would better hand me the bill of sale, and 
let us destroy it.” 
Henry drew from his pocket the precious 
document and, while he examined it from 
top to bottom, he said to Mr. Holmes :— 
“ This affair has been to me like like a pleas¬ 
ant dream, not only on account of my as¬ 
pirations for Mary, which you are acquaint¬ 
ed with, but day after day I have felt a grow¬ 
ing energy for business, a sort of outreach- 
ing of the mind, a determination, with such 
a noble beginning, to proceed cautiously but 
steadily to do what I ought to have begun 
“Attempt the end, and never stand to doubt; 
Nothing’s so hard, but search will find it out.” 
For the Rural New-Yorker. 
GEOGRAPHICAL ENIGMA. 
Loj; Stock, including all the Spring- litters, are engaged. 
Catalogues with full Description and Pedigrees of the 
above Bulls, and Southdowu Rams, with the Prices at¬ 
tached, can be obtained by the 15th April next, from the 
subscriber, or at any of the principal Agricultural Stores, 
or from the Editors of the principal Agricultural Journals. 
March 23d, 1853. 170m3 L. G. MORRIS. 
SALE OF SHORT-HORNS* 
I WILL sell by Auction, on Wednesday, 8th June next, 
at 1 o’clock, P. M., about Thirty of my improved Short 
Horned Cattle, mostly all the get of my imported Bull.— 
Up set price from $150 to $300. [16!)-9t*] 
Auburn, N. Y., March, 1853. J. M. SHERWOOD. 
M ONEY TO LOAN on Bond and Mortgage, on im¬ 
proved farms. L. A. WARD, 
(189m6.] 
L. A. WARD, 
3(5 State St., Rochester, N. Y. 
daughter. } s bound to bo, in what concerns the respec- years sinco. Then, Mr. Holmes, as tho 
vllim Un-I. laklllf,, _ A __ _ I. __ T . 
Mary, however, knew that when her tability of his own family.” 
father came to negotiate, she would havo to “ But if I acquire woalth by lawful 
use other arguments than laughter, and moans—” 
therefore she admonished Henry of the ap- “Henry, father never asked that you 
pioaching storm. Henry thought of it two should bo wealthy ; he thought it proper, and 
or three days, an unusual time for him to he makes it a condition of our marriage, 
devote to any thing like his personal affairs, that you should have some respectable busi- 
At length the family was honored by a ness, since you havo not wealth.” 
formal offer from a clergyman in a neigh- “ And your father is right,” said Henry, 
boring town. He was learned, pious, rich, “but how am I to get clear of the odium of 
and respected, and such an offer was not my lottery prize, I can neither see nor 
to bo slighted. It was not slighted. Old guess.” 
Mr. Carver took the subject to heart, and “ Perhaps you will dream it through,” 
Mrs. Carver gave her sheer muslin cap a said Mary archly. 
double clear starching upon the very idea “lean dream of nothing hut schooners, 
of becoming mothor-in-law to a minister.— brigs and ships,” said Henry. 
Mary pondered these things in her heart.— “ Oh, if you only owned a vessel,” said 
She saw the improbability of Henry’s ever Mary, “ I do not know but father would al- 
attaining a situation that would warrant most forgive its coming as a prize.” 
matrimony. She was listening to her moth- “ A prize to a privateer,” said Henrv, “ but 
ers account of his want of application to not in a lottery” 
business, his apparent disregard of all tho Henry wandered down toward the wharves 
has yet some days to run before I can be 
chargeable with violation of contract, I will 
restore it to my pocket-book, and, if I can¬ 
not dream as I have dono, I shall not, at least, 
be awakened too suddenly.” 
Mr. Holmes, of course, consented, as he 
really had no right to claim the vessel until 
the forty days should have expired; and 
Henry went up to tell Mary of the new turn 
his luck had taken. 
Though Mary respected her father too 
much to feel pleasure in Henry’s new pos¬ 
session, yot sho loved Henry too much not 
to feel deeply grieved at his bitter disap¬ 
pointment. 
“ That dream,” said Henry, doubtingly 
—“ that dream has not yet come to pass.” 
Somo days after there was, as usual, a 
gathering at tho post office, at some dis¬ 
tance from the ship-yard awaiting the arri¬ 
val of tho mail. The stage, at the usual 
hour, drove up, and the driver said, as ho 
I am composed of thirty-five letters. 
My 11, 4, 25, 27, 23, 31 is a country in Asia. 
My 33, 29, 7, 13, 26, 16 is a city in Michigan. 
My 14, 20, 5, 24, 3 is a firth in Scotland. 
My 17, 35, 10, 28 is a county in Missouri. 
My 9, 21, 32, 1, 2,8, 22,15 is a town in Upper 
Canada. 
My 19, 12, 18, 6, 15 is a river in Scotland. 
My 9, 23, 26, 30, 34 is a river in one of the 
Southern States. 
My whole should be in every family. 
Rollin, Mich., 1853. James. 
([^“Answer next week. 
For the Rural New-Yorker. 
MISCELLANEOUS ENIGMA. 
I am composed of fourteen letters. 
My 2, 7, 13,11 is an article of food. 
My 4,3, 9 denotes a short sleep. 
My 1, 12, 3, 8, 5 denotes open heartedness. 
My 6, 10, 14 denotes a falsehood. 
My 12, 3, 4, is entirely indispensable. 
My 10, 8, 5 is used in writing. 
My whole is the name of a distinguised per¬ 
sonage. 
East Gaines, N. Y. a. b. b. 
rSy” Answer next week. 
POETICAL PARADOX. 
If from six you take nine, and from nine you 
take ten, 
Ye wits now the puzzle explain ; 
And if fifty from forty be taken, there then 
Will just half a dozen remain. 
Answer next week. 
ANSWER TO ENIGMA, &c„ IN NO. 81. 
Answer to Astronomical Enigma —Aurora Bo¬ 
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