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MOORE’S RURAL NEW-YORKER: AN AGRICULTURAL AND FAMILY NEWSPAPER, 
AUGUST 23 
A RAIN DREAM. 
BT WILLIAM CCLI.KN BRYANT. 
These strifes, these tumults of the noisy world. 
Where Fraud, the coward, tracks his prey by stealth, 
And Strength, the ruffian, glories in his guilt, 
Oppress the heart with sadness! 0, my friend, 
In what serener mood we look upon 
The gloomiest aspects of the elements 
Among the woods and fields ! Let us awhile, 
As the slow wind is rolling up the storm, 
In fancy leave this maze of dusty streets, 
Forever shaken by the importunate jar 
Of commerce, and upon the darkening air 
Look from the shelter of our rural home. 
Who is not awed that listens to the Rain, 
Sending his voice before him ? Mighty Rain 1 
The upland steeps are shrouded by thy mists ; 
The vales are gloomy with tby shade ; the pools 
No longer glimmer, and the silvery streams 
Darken to veins of lead at thy approach. 
O, mighty Rain ! already thou art here ; 
And every roof is beaten by thy streams ; 
And as thou passest, every glassy spring 
Grows rough, and every leaf in all the woods 
Is struck, and quivers. All the hill-tops slake 
Their thirst from thee ; a thousand languishing fields, 
A thousand fainting gardens are refreshed ; 
A thousand idle rivulets start to speed, 
And with the graver murmur of the storm 
Blend their light voices as they hurry on. 
Thou fill’st the circle of the atmosphere 
Alone ; there is no living thing abroad, 
No bird to wing the air, nor beast to walk 
The field ; the squirrel in the forest seeks 
His hollow tree ; the marmot of the field 
Has scampered to his den ; the butterfly 
Hides under her broad leaf; the insect crowds 
That made the sunshine populous, lie close 
In their mysterious shelters, whence the sun 
Will summon them again. The mighty Rain 
Holds the vast empire of the sky alone. 
I shut my eyes, and see, as in a dream, 
The friendly clouds drop down spring violets 
And summer columbines, and all the flowers 
That tuft the woodland floor, or over-arch 
The streamlet—spiky grass for genial June ; 
Brown harvests for the waiting husbandman ; 
And for the woods a deluge of fresh leaves. 
I see these myriad drops that slake the dust, 
Gathered in glorious streams, or rolling blue 
In billows on the lake or on the deep, 
And bearing navies. I behold them change 
To threads of crystal as they sink in earth, 
And leave its stains behind, to rise again 
In pleasant nooks of verdure, where the child, 
Thirsty with play, in both his little hands 
Shall take the cool, clear water, raising it 
To wet his pretty lips. To-morrow noon 
How proudly will the water-lily ride 
The brimming pool, o’erlooking, like a queen, 
Her circle of broad leaves. In lonely wastes, 
When next the sunshine makes them beautiful, 
Gay troops of butterflies shall light to drink 
At the replenished hollows of the rock. 
Now slowly falls the dull, blank night, and still, 
All through the starless hours, the mighty Rain 
Smites with perpetual sound the forest leaves, 
And beats the matted grass ; and still the earth 
Drinks the unstinted bounty of the clouds ; 
Drinks for her cottage wells, her woodland brooks ; 
Drinks for the springing trout, the toiling bee, 
And brooding bird ; drinks for her tender flowers, 
Tall oaks, and all the herbage of her hills. 
A melancholy sound is in the air ; 
A deep sigh in the distance ; a shrill wail 
Around my dwelling. ’ Tis the wind of night; 
A lonely wanderer between earth and cloud, 
In the black shadow and chilly mist, 
Along the streaming mountain side, and through 
The dripping woods, and o’er the plashy fields, 
Roaming and sorrowing still, like one who makes 
The journey of life alone, and nowhere meets 
A welcome or a friend, and still goes on 
In darkness. Yet awhile, a little while, 
And he shall toss the glittering leaves in play, 
And dally with the flowers, and gaily lift 
The slender herbs, pressed by weight of rain, 
And drive, in joyous triumph, through the sky, 
White clouds, the laggard remnants of the storm. 
[ The Crayon. 
itif*’* limit*. 
and the utter impossibility of leaving the city girls sweeping, scouring, rubbing, churning, 
awakened in her the idea of a brother that was baking, cooking, spinning, sewing, fitting, em- 
pit antt ©ram 
® . 71T >, ® lrmfn , ADVERTISEMENTS. 
once dear to her. But she spoke of him only byoidering, sketching, painting, and withal find Cn! ♦ ''sLOOfTY^rii^^ 
-r 11 ” 8ttat *7 d “ sh,er '' pride 3U2io" M ^c e e 
would justify her caution. Louisa wept bitter- resolved to make myself mistress of all these The following “Hoodish” gem has just been J EI IOK ®°U' 1 '* n °WN sheep ioit sale. 
ly at the thought of leaving her parents, the useful accomplishments. They were all busy set afloat again by some of our brethren of the hambs, selected*from’the^b P e»tfloVk 3 d if 0 thi8 <SuXy S Md P E“ g ^ 
city and her acquaintances ; but Mr. Henshaw the whole day, and seemed to take pleasure in quill, after having lain perdu for some years. It ’“EtriiioomfieHOmario^Co., N. y. a M ‘ BRAD S 
hastened the preparations, and the invalid lady tbeir occupations. Oh. could you see their is a very old thine, and we are not aware who --—- 
... . 11 J hannv faces as t.hev Rat, at, wm-t in tho ovonim, o « uiu uuug, suu we die noi aware WHO BAINE8VILLF. FEMALE REMTVJnv_v.it a.™ 
.,, , 5 1 . ... “ happy faces as they sat at work in the evening y . 
wit er maid were sent away, with an earnest w hile uncle reads aloud ; and then if you could ^ belongs to . 
charge to avoid damp air and damp feet, and listen to our evening hymns. Such singing, so The “Bret 
write if she should grow worse. sweet, and so clear, and so natural, I declare I The “B 
It was the latter part of March when they set for g ot m y 111 health before I had been here two Th e “ Qua: 
out, but the weather was exceedingly fine.- f , Thei 'V s SUch P lea ? u T re ia gardening.- 
T . J \\ hen the girls commenced, I put on laced boots The little i 
Louisa v ept until the carriage was some miles as they did and went to work digging beds, Thatbre 
from the city, and the sun high in the clear transplanting flowers, sowing seeds and trim- Should be 
heaven. Then she uncovered her face and ming shrubs. We do not fear the dew, or run To “Lai 
looked out of the carriage with a determination f° r a slight shower. Such a garden as we had ; lrom“Sp 
i t r i a i . i . , such variety and abundance of flowers and vee 1 - And whi 
to see some hateful, or at least unpleasant ob- v , • • .F , . “ 
. E etables, such luxuries in the form of peas, beans His passag 
ject. But her eyes fell on neat, white dwel- and salads. I flatter myself I am now quite a “Spendt 
lings, and fair fields, with a soft shade of green gardener, though at first I did not know a plant “ s P in steri 
on every swell, relieving the brown groundwork, from a weed. “ Wine-1 
and orchard trees, standing in sightly rows, ^ have also learned to make cheese. Hot 
• j , j .. merely to see it done, but to perform the whole “Wags 
while the light winged songsters were dashing proce8 J s myse lf. I have become proof against “Bachelor 
to and fro, and filling the air with their sweet, damp air and damp feet. You snould see us “Maids* 1 
chirping melody. “ How beautiful 1” she cried, gathering strawberries in the meadow while the Let “ Gard 
involuntarily. She was already in love with grass is wet with dew, or rake hay at the ap- And"81 
the country. 
proach of a thunder cloud until the big drops 
begin to fall, and then running to the house 
Mrs. Henshaw received several brief letters am b id the bright shower. Oh 1 there is no life 
stating that Louisa was contented, and her like a country life—no pleasures like the free 
health was improving. 
“ I wonder how she can be contented,” Mrs. 
Henshaw would exclaim ; “ a girl like Louisa, 
exercise and pleasant labor of a farmer’s fam¬ 
ily. I often smile as I recall my impressions 
of country life and country people before I 
came here. I had been taught to sum up in 
The “ Brewers” should to “ Malta” go, 
The “ Boobies” all to “ Sicily ;” 
The “ Quakers” to the “ Friendly Isles,” 
The “ Furriers” to “ Chili.” 
The little snarling, caroling “ babes” 
That break our nightly rest, 
Should be packed off to “ Baby-Ion,” 
To “ Lap-land” or to “ Brest,” 
From “ Spit”-head “ Cooks” go o’er to “ Greece,” 
And while the “ Miser” waits 
His passage to the “ Guinea” coast, 
“ Spendthrifts” are in the “ Straits,” 
“Spinsters” should to the “Needles” go, 
“ Wine-bibbers” to “ Burgundy.” 
“Gourmands” should lunch at “ Sandwich Isles,” 
“ Wags” at the “ Bay of Fun”-dy— 
“ Bachelors” flee to the ’* United States,” 
“ Maids” to the “ Isle of Man.” 
Let “ Gardeners” go to “ Botany” Bay, 
And “ Shoe-blacks” to “ Japan.” 
Thus emigrate—and mis-placed men 
Will then no longer vex us, 
And all who ain’t provided for, 
Had better go to “ Texas.” 
Counsellor Lamb, an old man when Lord 
GAINESVILLE FEMALE SEMINARY.- Fall Term 
commences the 4th of September next. Expenses $20 per 
Term, invariably in advance. For further information address 
Miss M. HARDY, Associate. 
„ . “ c. A. ELDRIDGE, Principal. 
Gainesville, Wyoming Co., N. Y., Aug. 2, 1856. 345 w3 
1,000 YOUNG MEN FOR BIG WAGES, honest, easy 
and sure in selling Premium Inks and other Chemical Prepa¬ 
rations Send stamp to M. J. Cook, A. B., Detroit, Mich. 
N. B.—This is no “chance,” for every one is more than se¬ 
cured against the possibility of loss. Nor is it any book busi¬ 
ness, patent medicine, catch-pennv affair or humbug. Try it 
and see the unparallelled inducements. 
PHILADELPHIA PRODUCE AGENCY. 
Cheese, solid packed and roll Butter, Eggs, Beans, Apples, 
Cider, Quince, Ac., received and sold on commission only.— 
Prompt returns guaranteed. Correspondence solicited. 
345w3 ANSON B. IVES, No. 4 Wharves, 
Cheese and Produce Broker, Manufacturers’ A Importers’Agent 
Wanted— The Agency for this market of a Pearl Barley Mill. 
800,000 APPLE TIIEE8. 
I have on hand and will sell One Hundred Thousand two year 
old Grafted Apple Trees, thrifty and fine, comprising nearly all 
the kinds worthy of cultivation, at $50 per 1,000. Also Ono 
Hundred Thousand do one year old, at $25 per 1,000. Ten 
Thousand Peach Trees, one year old, at $80 per 1,000. Two 
Hundred Thousand Apple Seedlings, two years old, at $5 per 
thousand. 
A general assortment of Nursery Stock and Trees from one 
to four years old equally low. 
Terms, cash or a good approved note with interest, payable 
at some Bank in the State of New York. Packing extra, cart¬ 
age free. JAMES M. TAYLOR, 
Proprietor of Commercial Nurseries, Syracuse, N. Y. 
Syracuse, Aug. 12, 1856. 345 tf 
800,000 FINE PEAK SEEDLINGS 
Henshaw would exclaim a girl like Louisa, ^ameherT I had bTfShull,sumunte Ersklne / a « a “ he height of bis repulation, was 
so genteel, so highly accomplished, so very del- these words all that is degrading, ignorant and * ““ ° f *. imid “ anne ” and nervous tempera- a u e d n Z ur Th e uet ril be seemly pack'd! markld 
icate and sensitive, to be contented with such vulgar. I find here, on the contrary, all that is ment ’ aBd usuad ‘y prefaced his plea with an an^d delivered at the Railroad for any distance ^ IiAR]!F 
ignorant, unpolished people ! I suppose how- ennobling, truly great and excellent. What a a P ol ogy to that effect. On one occasion, when --- — . _ barber. 
ever, she is amused at the wonder and admira- t^he^waiteJon ."^ hen I , lef P °PP osed to Ersklne > he happened to remark 
tion of the country beaux and belles, and enjoys ; lessed at that he felt himself growing more and more Having made permanent arrangements for going into busi- 
. J y enormous expense, and admired lor a season ! timirl ho cr-rcrrr AMn,. «XT,- m , ,, , ness on the first of January next at Nashville, Tennessee, I 
a sort of queenly triumph amongst them. How now I can not only superintend house keeping , e & iew oiciei. i\o wonder, replied must dispose of my farm on which I reside at the earliest 
must her fine figure, her magnificent costume, but I can bake good bread and cakes and pies’ tbe witt y> but relentless barrister, “every one Ei^hiy'cuitivated/nearT^free from ttumps^dV^oflhfg land,’ 
and refined language, and manners contrast cook meats is the most excellent manner, make knows that the older a lamb grows, the more SSfntSr 
with the coarseness of the vountr rrpatm-PK butter and cheese, and spin flax and wool. Call sheepish he becomes.” having about thirty acres of well drained lowland on the back 
Wiui ine coarseness oi me young creatures countr pe0 ple ignorant 1 Why there is not a __ part, which produces extra large crops of com, oats and grass. 
around her. I should like to see her in the rus- farmer’s child of ten vears oldthat mio-ht cct m -n yx ~ : Two years since I sold inthe village of Pontiac $700 in hay, 
. .. , iarmer s cniia oi ten years oia inat might not Tiie Retort Courteous.—V oltaire and Piron and raised so acres of wheat and a number of acres spring 
tlC Church, Shining among them like a dew pity the deplorable Ignorance of a citV belle , . . crops ; raise annually from thirty to sixty-five acres of wheat; 
__ j „„„„ • „ £„1J j • • T i »T.:. ... ,1,„ mirwlu nf Must™ i - c • ’ Were mortal enemies, and to their great embar- have a large orchard of grafted fruit; a good plain frame house, 
spangled rose in a field of daisies. I wonder Noi are Uie minds ol countiy people inferior , ,, ° two wells water, two large bams, ox stable, two hay sheds, log 
how she o-pfs alnmr with flip voiint* fJrp -170 T in any respect, and most Of them are well cul- rassmeQt tBey met one day at the country barn with shingle roof. Farm situated five miles north-east ot 
warrant she^ keeps^hem all 1 ^.t^herfe^^or she tivated ’- 1)0 *° U ^ remember those lovely bouse of a mutual friend. Piron got up early, ^ ‘he villages of Pontiac and 
' ‘ , S e poems j n P -’s Magazine? and how we went to Voltaire’s door and wrote unon it the Terms, $30 per acre, $l, 0 f )0 down, the balance may be ex- 
is a queenly girl ; I should be amused to see wondered who the fair author who signed he, , ! , ’, W10te U P 0n lfc the tended over five years in easy payments The above terms an 
a.tLwit 1.u w„n 7. g word “rogue.” At breakfast time Voltaire ad- ^ h . 0 “ ld , prefer , t0 , ReU , 8t L c ,k 
__ _ part, which produces extra large crops of com, oats and grass. 
‘ Two years since I sold in the village of Pontiac $HK) in hay, 
The Retort Courteous. —Voltaire and Piron aild raised 30 acres of wheat and a number of acres spring 
crops ; raise annually from thirty to sixty-live acres of wheat; 
surprised at the receipt of a large sheet of fools- SlThey -d at „r 7 door this AGENTS WANTED. 
cap in the form of a letter from her daughter.— were sent to college. Apropos. Do you rl- b ' -- Ladies and'oTnt^ 
She was just dressing for a sailing party, so she member the enthusiastic praise with which the A vain man’s motto is, « win gold and wear country ’ and 8611 
laid it aside till the next morning, when with ^Jjf jt”-a miser’s “ win gold and spare it”-a prof- LIFE OF FREMONT, 
sundry exclamations of wonder she broke the that Mr Grey was your brother’s son.^ I won- llgatc s “ wm gold and 8 P end it”—a broker’s Authorized Memoir now Heady. ? 
seal. But how did her wonder increase when der that you did not inquire him out, and in- “ win gold and lend it”—ia fool’s “win gold and Tho Authentm Life, Explorations,and Public Services of 
she read: vite him to our house. He came home just in end it”—a gambler’s “win gold and lose it” By Charles Wentworth "pham, ferm^ri^jfembeT’of Congress, 
Dear Father and Mother : the time oi merry harvest. He is handsome, _a wise man’s “ win frold and use it ” and one of the Writers in Spark’s American Biography. 
genteel and highlly educated ; how did he sur- _^_ ' illustmiL^wV^oTscI^s^akr 
pass any gentleman OI my former acquaintance: T .... , , Col. Fremont, while on his great expedition. Price 75 cents, 
and particularly that ol mincing, delicate Mr. 1 Said that bleedlng a partially blind A L s o a new 
Lassons, of whom 1 once fancied myself despe- horse in the nose will restore him to sight. So XjXJF’ei of fillmore, 
rate enamored, and to whom, in part, was owing much for the horse : to open a man’s eves, you . .. 7 0W111 pre . 88 ’ 400 page8 ’ 12mo : 
i • j j i a. t r r 11 o. , 1 J 9 J Any active and persevering person can. with a small capital 
my tei nble illness. In part, 1 say, lor illness ol must bleed him in the pocket. t° r an outfit, easily pay ail expenses and get handsomely re¬ 
mind and body had a good share in producing 1 numerated, while at the same time they pursue a genteel, 
it T rnnhl Imvo l-nol, ,lnu,u i • Jf j- ° -’»’♦- pleasant and profitable business. Persons desirous of ernbark- 
lt. I could have knelt doiv n to him the first ^ j d • Greenbush is so careful of her '? g iu Z he i rade ’ , wi11 do wel110 caI1 ut an carly day aud iaves ‘ 
evening of our acquaintance, and when the -cm oiu iauy in vxreenDusn is so careiuior ner tigate for themselves. 
next morning he put on a linen frock and large P ro P ert y that she won’t allow her geese to swim pr f ce B - Sicgle “^n'Ikr^MciSm' a ba.p^biuhir? 1 * 11 
straw hat, and took down his sickle, I thought without having corks on. 3«w3 206 Main st.,’Buffalo, n’y. 
I have provided myself with this mammoth genteel and highlly educated ; how did he sur- __ 
sheet lor the purpose, and with the intention of P ass au y gentleman ol my former acquaintance; T T is said that hl» 
writing you a history of my six months in the and P articu ^ a,d y that ol mincing, delicate Mr. 1 
country. Lassons, ol whom I once fancied myself despe- horse in the nose will 
It is said that bleeding a partially blind 
horse in the nose will restore him to sight. So 
much for the horse : to open a man’s eyes, you 
“We shall find some amusement in this let- rate enamored, and to whom, in part, was owing much for the horse : to open a man’s eyes, you 
„ ., ,, tt i -. . . , my terrible illness. In part, 1 say, for illness of must bleed him in the pocket 
ter, said Mrs. Henshaw to her listening bus- mind and body had a good share in producing __ 
band. “Louisa is disposed to be facetious, I it. I could have knelt down to him the first * , 7 ~ ^*7 , . „ , 
see, by commencing with father and mother.” evening of our acquaintance, and when the An old lady in Greenbush is so careful of her 
Tt. „ ■ i t ■ . , next morning he put on a linen frock and large P ro P e rty that she won t allow her geese to swim 
was a i ay evening w en I arrived at s t raw Lat, and took down his sickle, I thought without having corks on. 
Md Grey s and as you remember a cold ram himj if p ; ssible , mo re captivating than before 
had succeeded the fine weather I felt chilled What comes next? Why, he savs he will be a 
aru misftra hlfi. hnfc t.iift smur nlr fnm.liAnen nvn.. . . . J 3 . J ^ 
and miserable, but the snug old farm-house pre- 7 i 7“ " De a amah up wesiwaoc- 0 -| a ret tqtotts famtiy nfwspappp 
sented a most comfortable appearance. As the dear parents, with^on?consT^fyo^rTa^ghtlir he Ktacks a11 the hay lie can ollt of doors ’ and cikculation over 25,0001 :i t 
coach drew up to the house, the door opened, Lo J a wiU be mistress of his fa?m, his house putS the reSt 1Q the barn 
and a pleasant portly. gentleman came out say- aud his heart . Do not get angl dear mother> - 
T. Dgsom _ p _ . in ’ no > a °j I can iring but come vou and father and see how haopv we GilV vv t 
A man up West who owns a large farm says h 11 1^ I N D Iu I E \ D L N I , 
U 6 J A ■RTnr.TfrTnTTS F A MTT.V ATFUICDa-Dini 
her in my arms, if necessary.” He looked rath- 
hre? 1 ' 18 ^ ditT Hg fr0m tbG r hiC l le ; - b6 ’ a PP 1( ^® my choice and bless youi’^ctionat 
a large apartment, destitute of centre-table, Ea ' ka ' y* au ghed Mi. Henshaw, “ I agree 
piano or lounge, but there was a bright wood with you, wife; there is amusement in that 
ILLUSTRATED ENIGMA. 
fire burning on the hearth, and the room con- 
I always said you would get your 
tained everything necessary to comfort and reward for cutting your good brother so un- — r —^ 
some superfluities! for before the fire stood a e ,, x 7 , . . , . , 3^rv- 
velvet cushioned easy chair, and footstool, and mercifull y- lour cherished, only daughter 
my good old aunt Grey, with a large snowy who was to marry a titled foreigner at least, 
white pillow in her hands was waiting to accom- will now become the younger Mrs. Grey, a far- 
modateher invalid niece. She looked curiously mer’s wife. 
; 1 , b l UShed , f D sha f T iv Whi1 ^ heart “ She shall not! indeed she shall not!” cried 
overflowed toward them for their kindness.—, TT , T , 
And then the grotesqueness of my own posi- ^ 41S ’ llensliaw. “ It would kill me outright,” 
tion presented itself, and while I pressed a and sb e wept bitterly. 
hand of each I burst into a hearty fit of laugh- “ But,” persisted Mr. Henshaw, “Louisa will 
Answer next week. 
THE CITY BELLE: hand of each I burst into a hearty fit of laugh- “ But,” persisted Mr. Henshaw, “Louisa will w Z Z M 
OR, SIX MONTHS IN THE COUNTRY. ““ “ Bte PleaSeS - She “ ler ° W “ n,Stre8S "“Sol 
B1 MRS. LIDIA J. teterson. and sba ]j e bands with her.” The three girls much happier, useful and respectable woman I am composed of 23 letters. 
u M , T ' . entered, and while they made their compli- with nephew Grey, than as the wife of the first My 1, 9, 8, 5, 14, 16 is a large bird. 
My dear Louisa, the doctor has informed ments, he went on, “ away with the big chair; lord in England. We will go and see them My 10, 17, 18, 19 is a wild animal, 
your pa that he can prescribe nothing further all Louisa wants is employment, air and exer- man ied.” My 6, 9, 23, 20 is a fragrant flower 
for you, except a six months residence in the cise. In six weeks she is ill be able to run a -nriii cm. ^ i , , , , , io oo o n i u 
country, which, with proper care he savs mav race with the fleetest beaux ^ the township.” , Wb w 1 g ° and ^ ke our P oor deluded cblld f’ 2 we a11 bave bee 
-I u • f \ P ’ ^ He then sat down beside me and inquired for home, sobbed the lady. My 1,2, 18,3, 6 is an article of fur; 
g j eV ]‘, 1 0 y° ul symptoms. W e have y OU both with great kindness and solicitude, “But you know,” said the teasing gentle- My 4, 18, 21, 5 every farmer must 1 
’ll • , , LLit'u aau uuwu ue&iue ine ana lnauiiea ior —^^ 
g y c via e yam symptoms. Vue have y OU both with great kindness and solicitude, “But you know/’ 
consulted on the subject, and I have concluded until we were summoned to tea. During the man, the doctor ord 
to write to a relation of ours in Lebanon county evening I had leisure to observe my cousins. Pn nnt>-Tr si-v mnntlia 
to know if she can accommodate and nurse you They are named Mary, Ellen and Lucy. I Z 'U * 9 r d, u « 
Your pa and I cannot uossiblv Ipivp flip rdi-ri was struck with their beauty and the propriety the doctoi ? Louisa would certainly die Geneial. 
^ „ ‘ . . ’P y ^ ^ of everything around them. I assure you, if "we should take her away before the six My 22, 14, 13 is a child’s favorite, 
present, but Sarah shall accompany you, as she mot her, they were perfectly elegant in their months have expired 
is caieful and affectionate.” home-made dresses, and white capes and aprons. xr . xj u 
is careful and affectionate.’ 
“Oh ! ma, how can I live six months in the I When we retired for the night I found that we 
country—ay^ay from fashion, society and all the 7 ere a11 to sl ®, e P, in oae chamber, with a good d *J> and aftepa Peasant journey came in sight 
f 17 a , , fire in a small fire-place, and two large beds of the venerable mansion with its sheltering 
elegancies of life ? and with no other compan- standing in opposite corners, with wash stands elms, noble orchards, and extensive fields, in 
ions than the rude, ignorant, country girls ?- 
Louisa will be mistress of his farm, his house P ln 1 e barQ ’ „ „ A,,d « a P ,d,y 
aud his heart. Do not get angry, dear mother, =. .. thlsuccesofm 
but come vou and father and see how happy we <3(¥ VY > /iV ted ' il ha “ been tlle “i' 11 tbe proprietors, wiifiout regard to 
are all here, and how good. I know jou wilt 4101111) S ©ffUltT 
approve my choice and bless your affectionate O ^ .V-V V-f popular only so lar as this could be doue by treading boldly 
daughter. Louisa M. Henshaw. “n, b r “ 1 iod U .” the path ° f Christian duty ~" U01 as plea8ing 
“ Ha ! ha I" laughed Mr. Henshaw, “ I aeree illustrated enigma. t c P, si8 5 as ar 5 Iv ? d y. hen ® very Christian is called upon to 
& a 5 ICC ask, “ljord what wilt thou have me to do in a conflict for 
with you, wife; there is amusement in that principle aud human rights as great as the world has ever seen. 
i _ - No voice can uow be silent with impunity. If the religious 
lettoT. 1 always said you would get your — - —==== ?■ press or Chrisiian men now refuse either to speak or to act, the 
, . - , , ° J - very stones will cry out for Heaven’s sorest judgments, and we 
reward lor cutting your good brother SO un- Shall be left as a nation to fill up the measure of our iniquity. 
fi.u-rr Vr.,,.. «t, n ,: n L „ a _i j i . ~ ^ 'Bjr-. Jrti Now is the time to prove who are the true lovers of liberty. 
mercifully. Your chenslicd, only daughter -and to demonstrate who are the worthy descendeuts of the la- 
wlio was to marrv a titled foreio-ner -It 1 I _Av V ' -i--thers ol the Revolution, who were wilting to lay down their 
woo Wdbio many a lllieu IOieigner ai least, lives to secure lor this lair country an inheritance of freedom. 
will now become tile younger Mrs. Grey, a far- |AJ Indwendent will enter the field side by side with all who 
J A desire to do battle lor truth, justice and humanity. With alltbe 
mer 8 wife. jgE3jP«}fe]^r~;power God-may give it, it will urge the Christian public to do 
, 0 , , „ , , . , , . ... ... . with their might what their hands find to do to save our be- 
ohe snail not ! indeed she shall not ! cried loved country from the death-grasp of Slavery. It will advo- 
l.;n „ . • cate freedom of speech, freedom of the press, free soil, lree 
MlS. Henshaw. it would kill me outright, IUSS” Ancwpv nevt woot men, and-Fre-mout for the next President. Those who 
and slip went hifterlv 1 ween. think a religious paper should not thus freely join with the 
dnu but wept JlbieiJJ. - ^ # _ secular press in doing this extraordinary work, are informed 
“ But,” persisted Mr. Henshaw, “Louisa will m ... , „ that the matter has been calmly considered, the cost counted, 
1 ’ Written for Moore s Rural New-Yorker. and the conclusion deliberately and conscientiously arrived at, 
do as she pleases. She is her own mistress a-ntpottv! that duty to God and man precludes a moment’s hesitation as 
, . ill . . T miDLJiLLAJNJiUUS ENIGMA. to the course which ought to bo taken by this paper. Those 
and our only child. And I doubt not will be a - who sympathize with it, of every name and party, and they 
much happier, useful and respectable woman I am composed of 23 letters. tend^trcircuiatlom 1 * 1 U ‘ u CttUbe b> d01 “ s ail they cau t0 ex ' 
with nephew Grey, than as the wife of the first My 1, 9, 8, 5, 14, 16 is a large bird. thlp7 p 7r™“ that 
lord in England. We will go and see them My 10, 17, 18, 19 is a wild animal. N lsf Religious Editorials, Selections, and current Religious 
married.” My 6, 9, 23, 20 is a fragrant flower 2d - Bdkorials discussing the great Moral and Political 
-ii- -ii -t ,/ _ . ° Questions of the day. 
“We Will go and take our poor deluded child My 13, 14, 15, 22, 2 we all have been. 3d - Communications from regular weekly contributors, em- 
home,” sobbed the lady. My 1, 2, 18, 3, 6 is an article of furniture. 6UUed t0 a ° hriitiau family - t0 
“But you know,” said the teasing gentle- My 4, 18, 21, 5 every farmer must have. tlh. Rewind SpSl^^^ bytho 
man, the doctor ordered her to stay in the My 2,14,16, 23, 1 is a domestic animal. An'iS^n Agriculture, embracing information 
country six months. You surely would not My 10, 9, 8, 18, 17, 18,16, 22,11 is a celebrated from a11 P ftrts of the country in relation to the condition of the 
defy the doctor? Louisa would certainly die General. 7th. A Review of the New York Cattle and Produce markets, 
if we should take her away before the six My 22, 14, 13 is a child’s favorite. 9th.' 7ic"mmercLu\mTi^ 
months have expired.” My whole is a bible command. Si?“LuTofFaflures^from^i 
Mr. and Mrs. Henshaw left town the next ' Aurehus > N * Y ’> 1856 ’ A. A. F. P^Voe^X^ous Items, Reports of Public Meetings 
day, and after a pleasant journey came in sight Answer next week. t7“ro7d 0 ing pub‘i d c. Kevi ° W8 ’ and ° ther mattcr8 iuteresti, * K t0 
of the venerable mansion with its sheltering--- ll .j Per “ a f 2 ® aah in adva L c ,e d „ Advertisements i l5 u ,? e ,''t s P er 
elms, noble orchards, and extensive fields, in Mathematical Problem.—I have a circular 343w4 _ _ ' _n o. 22 Beekmau St., N. Y. 
which the lady was born, and where she had 8 arden t eQ rods ln diameter — how many trees n. c. hkyan, fasiiionahle iiatter, old stand 
annrtpH ww Ur /.klLUwvrvrl . Can be planted upon it so that no two shall bp. of CLARK a Gilman, 23State St., Rochester. Iy331 
Written for Moore’s Rural New-Yorker. 
MISCELLANEOUS ENIGMA. 
I am composed of 23 letters. 
My 6, 9, 23, 20 is a fragrant flower. 
“We will go and take our poor deluded child My 12, 14,15, 22, 2 we all have been, 
ime,” sobbed the lady. My 1, 2, 18, 3, 6 is an article of furniture. 
“But you know,” said the teasing gentle- My 4, 18, 21, 5 every farmer must have, 
man, the doctor ordered her to stay in the My 2, 14,16, 23, 1 is a domestic animal. 
Mr. and Mrs. Henshaw left town the next 
My whole is a bible command. 
Aurelius, N. Y., 1856. 
jgg** Answer next week. 
standing in opposite corners, with wash stands elms, noble orchards, and extensive fields, in Mathematical Problem. —I have a circular 
and all the etceteras. Mary, the eldest sat which the lady was bor and wh h ]’ lad garden ten rods in diameter —how many trees 
( 1 nwu h 17 *) In n n onrl ATNAW irw> n InvAi/v UihlAkn - 7 T 1 .X 
Dear I caa.ot think of it; I had rathe.- stay ***** i which she *** » - «-» « ‘wo sha.l he 
This mriVflrsatiftn tmi- «i 0 /.« v f xt and Lucy, and sat down and listened devotedly, had not seen before since she was in her four- ^ Rhin ten leet ol each other, and no tree with- 
tt , , , P c e we en rs. When the chapter was read, she said, “ let us teenth year. How, as she looked upon it, m two and a half feet of the fence inclosing the 
Henshaw and her invalid daughter, m one of TYVnu n 9Url Tiro lrnolf. yttVi llo oTxvnod /^xttxxx 41 tt , i « I rrn rrl on 9 „ _ . 
TT i i T . Til , , . ” YYO.O I tau, auc oaiu, Idl U» .- -- -I-.., J.VU1VGVA ul/uu it, . 
ens aw aud her invalid daughter, m one of pray,” and we knelt while she read devoutly many a tender memory arose from every pleas- garden ? 
the most elegantly furnished parlors in Phila- some beautiful evening prayers. I never laid 1 J 1 1 r '— 
delpbia. Mrs. Henshaw was a leader of the down so happy iii all my life before. 
>wn so happy in all my life before. idlU -t 8 pot and she wept from very tenderness 
Inthe morning we arose before the sun, and and lund tegiet. I assing the orchard they 
fashionable circle, and her only child, Louisa, , ln tne moi ' D1 “g we aro / e before the sun, and ..1 
i j v i u f . „ T, . , when we came down we found aunt busy about saw a group of lovely girls, chatting and laugh- 
Lad been a belle from girlhood. But a depres- the breakfaet, and the girls got the milk pads Co ing as they gathered the large, fair apples into 
slon of spirits and bodily langor had for some go and milt. I would go with them, aDd baskets, which a noble looking young man 
time lain heavily over her, and her health had though I was very much afraid of the cows, I .• j „ . • , • . & / 6 
begun rapidly to decline. Perhaps she could went into the y ard and soon grew so bold as to d em P tied 4at0 a wa S oa for use ’ M . 
have explained the cause of her illness, but she ? Ut ° D ? LuCy 7 aS m j lk ' M ^ d ^ Ugb ^ son ; ln - law ’ sald 
j , 1 ... . , „ . , mg, aud finally resolved to learn to do as they Mi. Henshaw with assumed gravity. 
did not attempt it, and her affectionate mother did. I was very awkward, and we all laughed “ God bless them ! cried Mrs. Henshaw with 
determined to lay upon her country relatives heartily, but they said that I would soon learn. energy . have been a fool and now j fecl 
the burden of which she was so heartily weary. And then the funny little calves with their in- 
It was to her own brother she had resolved to ?»■*« liltle feces and merry gambols. Oh! ‘h, sixty year, of mtiSoial life in aCity were 
confide her eliilri Tic mee o «r 00 ifL r . . bow ^ did love them. After an excellent well exchanged with all its pride and circum- 
T • ,, " , . y aimer, breakfast we dressed for church. Neither of stance, for the true happiness which that dear 
living on the very lands on which she passed my cousins were any inferior in appearance to girl, has enjoyed during her six months in the 
her youth. Having been adopted by a wealthy, your elegant Louisa. The congregation of the country” ^ 
childless aunt, she married the rich and elegant church was highly respectable in their appear- 
Mr. Henshaw, and had utterly forgotten the ar, ce, serious and devoted in their demeanor, *7*' " 
J o and attentive to the services. iHE f amp - which follnwa ^ m-enfe— — 
Onondaga Valley, N. Y., 1856. 
Answer next week. 
When friends do meet, in house or street, 
My first they’ll likely do; 
My second’s meat, that people eat— 
With exception of a few. 
My whole was a lord, who, of one accord 
Y ou’ll all admit was wise. 
His task is done, his glory won, 
’Neath England’s sod he lies. 
Answer next week. 
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Answer to Miscellaneous Enigma in No. 345 : 0ur ru,e is t0 g‘ ve no advertisement, unlets very brief, more 
home and fiiends, of liei childhood, until it be- Through the week I had observed the cheer*- friend need hold up, and no enemy can keen I letter E 
came necessary to take Louisa to the country I ful activity of my uncle and his family, saw the down 7 P 1 
The fame which follows true greatness, no 
A soft answer turnetll away wrath than four consecutive insertions. Patent Medicines, Ac., will 
a , -Y . • y -r-x . J not be advertised in this paper at any price. The circular 
Answei to Poetical Enigma in No. 345 : The tion of the Rural New-Yorker is at least ten thousand greater 
itter E. than that ol any other Agricultural or similar journal in the 
Answer to Voltaire’s Riddle • Timp World,—and from 2t),000 to 30,000 larger than that of any other 
AvnsttLilo vouaire S Itiaaie . lime. paper published in this State, out of New York city. 
Answer to Voltaire’s Riddle :—Time. 
