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We are growing Old.
♦,ye are growing old—hoW the thotiglilAvill rise
When a glance is backward cast
iOn some long retnemberedapot'that
In the Silence of the - imit C
it may be . tbe shrine of our early vows,' .
1 I Or the tomb of early tears;
4- i3ut it, seems like a fanofrisle to us,
In the stormy sea of years•
4011! wide and wild are the waves that part
Our steps (rem its greenneis now,
And we miss the joy of many a heart,
! And the lightt of many a brow ,
For deep e'er nutny'a'stately bark
Have the whelming . billows toll'il
That steered with us from that early mark—
Oh! friends, we are growing old!
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ad in the dimness of the dust
i Of our daily toils and Fares— • . .
bld in thewreeks of and trust -1
Which our burtheurd memory bears.
Pitch form may wear to the passing gaz3
•Z The bloom of life's freshness Yet,
And beams May brighten our latter days
Which the morning never met:
Itut oh !ate changes we have : seem, •
In the far and winkling way-- . • .
il'he gravgs on our paths that have grown green,
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And the loots that have grown grey!
Ile winter still on our own may spate _
The sable or the gold;
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Out we see its suows upon brighter hair,
;, And friends, we are We are growing old
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'f:We have gained the world's cold wisdom now,
W e hare learned to pause and fear :
)lut Where are the thing feuds whose floor '•
1 Was-a joy of heart to hear t •
iiiVe have won the wealth of many a clime,
i And the lore of many a page ; . • .
Oat where is the hope that saw in time
• Z Its boundless heritage 7 _
Will it come again when the violet des
And tile woods their youth renew
jve bare itockl in the light of !runny brakes .
Wbere the bloom is deep and blue;
And our isoulsmighti joy in theirpriag time then
t But the joy was -faint and cold ;
For it , never could give us.the youth again
Of hearts that are grovvine old. i
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From the Democratic Review
!. fi TINE PION THE PENITENTIARY.
The incidents I am about to relate, toe&
place some yearisinCe. They probably ec
ciisioneil some sensation at the time,iirt
-tie multiplicity of events whick so ri+idly
jsucceed each ether in dame city, theyhave
lifubtless long since faded t ironi the, public
mind. •
- 4.' It was my good fortune, at an early tperi
oci- of professional career, to be appointed
.physician to one of _our state penitentiaries.
It was a situation that particolarlyi milted
mil, for in addition tonsfurnisking me with
immediate professional employment, :it bro't
me in contact wilt "a class of my felloW area
lutes, that had from my boyhood bnett *to
jeuttli
of my especial interest. I
- Whoever has surveyed the itnteritrr of a
piston, must have been struck with the re
ptilsive aspect of a majority of its imitates.
H§w much this is owing to our preconceiv
ed; notions on the subject,'or bow Mack to
th 4 prison uniform, which gives them emeap
and abject appearance, it is impossible to
saii4 but certain it is, in snaking niy first
4etoer through :its gloomy precincts, the
conviction forced itself irresistably to my
tnlind,iliat vice leaves asmarked an impress
uPpn the Putirard man as upon the' moral
petceptions: .
• Sothis remark there 'Pere of coureesome
ex options, and among them was one who
claimed my immediate attention. He was
l itiong, with an air of refinement and serisi
dity, and my-interest in biro 'wit heigbtett
id by the appearance of delicate bealth.-'-
Oa employment was less laborious than that
f ibei
ii his companions, as he was occupied h in
la ing and packing small 'articles , trit‘osi
fa' tared in the prison. ' From the . h eeper I
leirped that his name was Finley—' -that he
was imprisoned for ten years for she crime
offorgery, five of which had "already -daps
pd ; and that he had pined the _good will
'Pall, by the patience and fortitude with
Winch he had submitted to' his fate,'
f,, he chaplain confiiiied all this, tindlnd
ilea many interesting 'initiallers. It satins
64 for the first few years.-hewn, suppertinl
hii the hope, that his coped mid exemplary
copduct might in time win a Jiartlou from
the executive; end that in some quiet itOok,
fai removed from the 'scene of his former
digrace, be might enjoy the -society
.olibis wife and child. In-this hopet, he was
destined to disappointment, The,individu- ,
tal;krho at that time held theyespOnsible officel
Wilier Magistrate - , was a Man ' or it 6 iron
win, and baring witnetsed the evils rank
inn from a too free use. -at the pardoning
Pi*, et; bad determined Ahet no.:lneltinvi of
11 0 heart, thoold, prevent lits-fem.executing
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at he considered to "bald duty .. The,ar
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pi lion therefore walan unsbcceiusfid:Mie.
P Finley! it cost hint pang; Atut
eirisenseret it. was lost ire. the sopenorio
visit of the blow that succeeded ik ,• :. - - • i
_P is isr else_
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-.mew o puoiSament, that au c muntea
tions front the 'otitirard iworldliditillheql,gill
lyi!withficldifrom:thepiisotie* litittltlaper
tiadar feature, of it, it is almost? *palate
f4y to-carry Wit..: it-irasape= ao-iail-4
calm like the preMpt,li* Who . 4:,ppri i o ,
f liuttbr . dePest 147 Ali' hit rate,:orisaiSb,
to', ighten the burden" of hie tor ;niis n irAis
grittiest ansiesy 3 wris-telliiiit iionitibm lof
41ainily, and as they belonged s i rs e g o:.
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COIMipI,ILO pealui.,,tiF t pausty , b ut, it was -rei
oeTrod*ith degree..-of transport which magi
itiose , cm ppreTate, who have , thus , be
forcibiy.seP,aTal.o ftom all they h been
dear. ;
But a blow. was impending,•' theone drop
too muCh,";Whichfilletl his cup to oveillow l
mg. It may, nol i be•generally known to my ;
readers:that a tett years sentence of impris-:
onment dissolvea the niarriage relation, leav-:
ing the intiocent4iwty,at liberty. toform new
ties; thouglt it ii to be hoped, for the honor
of human nature, that it is not often taken
advantage Qf But one such mournful case
must , be record e d. Mrs. Finley,. it would
appear,.wai a vain and heartless woman;
Wholly given owe! to a .love of admiration
and display., and. hearing - nothing but re
preaches beape4 upon her unfortunate hus
band—for her friends were much embittered
against•him—slie came at length to consider
her separation froin him as a final one; and
being addressed , by a young Englishman,
she gave hits her hand, and bade adieu to
her native country.
" Never," •said the. chaplain, " did; I so
shrink from any duty, as that of breaking
the news to: the. unhappy prisoner. I had
not seen him for some time, and he received
me ,with more than his wonted cordiali
ty."
':You have quite forsaken me," he mid
reProachfully, but I .trust you have now
something pleasant to tell me 2 "
“ Yes, I , have indeed something to tell
you," said f, for I felt that he might as well
know the. Whole truth at once, "and some
thing that will require all your fortitude to
bear."
He gasped for breath, and caught bold of
a chair for support: "My wife—my child
—are they dead! " • -
" No, !not dead—better for you if it were
so. Your Wife has forsaken yon—she has
married another ! " • I
" Emily--way wife," he repeated Slowly,
as if scarce comprehending me, "left. me 1
Oh no--.no r"
He fell back insensible; and front that
momenttber name never passed his lips.—
But the !watchman, as he paced his midnight
round, could tell you of groans, that Seemed
wrung from the depths of despair; but what
passed it dreary these dreary cells is known but to
one bein . ! -
He pained, visibly affected ; but after a
brief silence, lie continued. " But I Should
have b e et! faithless tevny high trust i lliad I
not seized the opportunity to direct him to
the only true source of consolation; and
never did poor mortal, " weary and heavy
laden," mote gladly lay down.his burden at
the foot 0 . the
,cross. From that Moment
light dai e rned on his benighted , soul, and',
peace revisited his troubled bosom ; but his
health has greatly suffered, and I fear he is
in a rapid 'decline."
his needless to say that this narration
deeply hrtterested my feelings; and, satisfied
'that his - Was a case requiring immediate at
tention, I lost no time in removing him to
the bosptal,and administering such reme
dies as his situation seemed to demand.
"Yote, are very good," he said, as I urged
upon him the necessity of attention to him
self; "t it is id! useless."
I mu rmured something of life and hope.
" Hope!" bee:claimed, slightly glancing
upward-r , " Yes—in Heaven."
He received my advances with the utmost
gentleness, but without.manifesting any dis
position to speak of his feelings, till one day,
happening to drop some expressions indica
tiVe of my sympathy for him, his reserve
gave way, and grasping my, band, said with
much feeling—" You are too kind to such
an unhappy wretch as myself I had hoped
never again to have alluded to my past his- ,
tory; but you shall learn that, weak 'and
criminal as I have been, I am not ungrate
ful or wholly abandoned." He sank his
bead upon his bands;' as if nerving himself
for the effort, and then, with a voice broken
with emotion, commenced a sad tale of re
morse and crime: •
• " ft Was.tny misfortune to lose my' parents
at an early age; but their loss was in a greet
measuyosupplial kg- the care and affection
of an elder sister. Though not wealthy, we
had sufficient to enable us to live comforta
bly, ant maintain a reline table station in
society. .
"If suer there was as a gel in human
form, : f lat -tinge! was „toy sister Clara. She
.wtich over me with the , tenderest solici
tude:--instilled into me the highest and most
correct principles, and would have hesitated
at no sacri fi ce that would- have advanced my
interests. Thanks to her cireand training,
I was preserved from the evil associations to
which so many fall victims; and when, at
,the age of twenty-Oro, I obtained a respect
alilvatuatiott lean nstimuc,e office, proba.
'ife!, young men enjoyed a fairer reputa
tion „for lioneity and integrity than my-
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1 " put die good seed thus carefully sown
was p!anted in an uncongenial soil;
_and
when !the' hour of temptation came, I WaStO
wealth!) mist italnfluence. Long years of
self-caiining have Alamo me . the , defect
in m y own ebaracter—a want of ' firm, un
.compiymise;liprineiplet and an indolence
and,etiiineseaf t.einpar, which - led .me to
;adopt the toils ,and sentiments coPuthers,
:wilhPlal ennsideting iiiietber they would
bear. the uneriiiii test of truth. . ,
"' It wt. it the hottic,Of it , ,muturd friend
thei.lfirit litti:Etnili)ritioept. .Sch was a
hei. l o4.4 l .o l 9.l 4 ,mistlillOMTe ahii Irtiilitipg
n 1 . 1 .4ren4. 41 .441 1 1 1 7 4tal*, o c'''''.l . .t. ol o to her
Giselrititions. ,My sister w not so easily
Pleand , 1 4 06 44 1 040!1M 0 .6 *Pi) ,)m yself,
s he :air' in 'her ebnracW,MillY , l l oi . l ll 4 F -
Act!? AO At,rx . ;*- 0 livith44llo 414 ti.t open
RI.Y PM.", . truth ; but . What : inn* ever '
rwi p.,-pi l * iR Ow . iwolltan .Ito )0011 :We
s ce nts.. usm 4 - 1114:4d x ) .4t. like,Po7 o4 o ) eriOti
my sister rut,uniteti IS aneinerhanialte,had -
Ofn-iing 1, o•Tra..genticglisek or ,g reat
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worth —an d reniored:ti,the , ine
PricV 3l o4, , , , ~e 1 1 1 4 , 1 .4 111 I was . 44 4 Wed
of on wnoinir r eve! ,pmimojefeett ilief;xllY
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k ie ldpged . to a class too numerists,in every
einikauntty, They • were wholly given to
the kcquisiticin of wealth, and eat lover sera
puler icy regard to the means. They would
have shrOnk from any actthathrought them
within cognizance of the law;' but had 'their
cireatnstances required it, would have con.:
sidered themselves perfectly justified in pre
venting their creditors from obtaining their
honest dues. I am not casuist enough to
determine the relative guilt of Suali t aetionsi
I leave it'to a higher power: But this . much
I will sayer—that had my associatesheen Men
of honorable and upright characters =had
they not blunted my moral sense by their
loose and worldly maxims or m6i4ti, I
should have been spared a felcM's
"My wife was thoughtless and 'extraVa-,
gant, and we adopted - astyle uflivieg tijore,
in accordance with our wishes thari our
means ; hot I dearly loved to gratify her;
and ,when a little son was placed in my
arms, I thought I was the happiest man in
the world. But expenses increased faster
than my : abilitY to meet them ; and though
I now and then dropped a hint as to the
propriety of retrenchment,.l wits alwaystnet
with the :reply that, it was impossible, and
we Must live like our neighbors. Oh ! fatal
love of fashion and display ! It, was this that
caused by ruin, and has done, the same' for
thousands! Thus I 'went on—plunging
deeper and deeper, till my little patrimony
was entirely exausted, and I was on the
very verge of bankruptcy, when an opportw
nity was presented of making what promis
ed to be a profitable speculation. To ena
ble Me to take advantage of it, n certain sum
of money was , necessary ; and then, for the
first time, the idea of using the name of the
opulent individual who held the situation of
president of the company, suggested itself.
It was rejected; but again and again it oc
curred td toe, and each time v,vith renewed
arguments in its favor. God knows. I had
no intention oT defrauding him, but I was
misled hk , my own reasoning. By the sim
ple use of his name, I thought, I shall do
an incalOulable benefit to myself and , fio in
jury to him, for I never doubted the success
of my prbject; and thus, in-ski evil hour, I
counterfeited his signature. The note was
drawn fiir three months, and at the end of
that time 1 renewed it for a similar period ;
but noi. ‘ far the wealth of the Indies, would I
again endure the pangs of consllence which
tortured the for that fatal. six months.
1. Myfipeculation proved as successful as
I bad anticipated, but I could not command
my fundti till the verf day the note becsme
due. Or the receipt of them, however, I
relied with perfect confidence. Judge, there
fore, of my feelings, when, on culling on
the gentleman in whose hands they were
placed," learned that he had suddenly left
town the, preceding morning, to attend the
death-bed of a relative, and had znade2no
arrangements for meeting my demand. '1
was half stupified, but despair gave me en
ergy; and knowing not a moment was to
be lost, I endeavored to make up the amount
by small sums loaned from acquaintances;
but it was a slow and tedious process; and
after a toil and an agony of mind which no
tongue can describe, I reached the bank.—
I was just ten minutes too late ; it bad clo
sed—the:note was protested, and noticd sent
to the supposed endorser. Oh ! that mo
ment ! my first impulse was to destroy my
self! but heaven be praised, myClarnisgen
tle image, and the dread of future judgment,
.saved me from that crime. My next -idea
was to seek the man I had wronged, make
a full, confession, and throw myself upon his
mercy. I lost not a moment in putting my
resolve into execution ;.but obi how was_ I '
hemmed in—he, too; was absent, and I was
lost, lost!, - Stunned and bewildered, I made ,
no attempt to fly, for the very hopelessness
of escape palsied all my energies.
- " The next day saw rae an inmate of a •
prison. 1 cannot dwell minutely on all
these circumstances ; they only distress you
and oilman me. My wife evinced no-want
of sympathy in my misfortunes; and ' my
sister Clara, who had flown to me on the
first news of my arrest, like a ministering
angel, was soon at my side. •
.. As the criminal coda was then in session
my fate Was soon decided. Of the details
of my trial I retain but an indestinct recol
lection; this much I know, that troops of
friends came forward ip sustain me; the ,
most eminent, counsel were employed to de
-fend me t all that frienidship t all that legal
skill could accomplish, vfere called in aid to
save me t but my guilt as too dearly
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tablished to admit of a daubt; and nothing
remained to be done, buto strive for a miti
gation of: punishment. y youth and pre
vious good character w dwelt an with
much erct ; and also, th tas I had actual
ly paid tfnote, no one es in fact injured.
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But thelaw is a hard ma r, and admits of
no suck palliation.. I w convicted of a
crime particularly_ dange win a commer
cial community; and as tI coast wished`to
make a Signal example of e, I Was senten
ced on tWo indictinents, to n years impris
onment. ,
"Tha! night, I parted wi an I miela rear
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Ott ea my wife—my ; and ; yeb who
that wit eased the eitrart,„ nee of hergrief,
could have believed she,w la ever proie
false—false to -me !=rind . 1e rn ,,,C10n,0,--
thine was the ,heart •that , I;neat deeply
Wounded i. Prissing bet, , side Otee)i to
mine, obis tried in breathe' hope' iii)a ' trust
in. . Helpless;
_,and , kneetio toget4p , '''- once
more, ailin days of ;Chat% ,we poured
forth 00 united prnyertto !rho ilitem
phsticalbtibe God of ibe ' ease . =
44 It Wike my with that 1
.reared,fitr Irmo the mew •
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the emit gement, she anise
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led ; tit .le rehire to atoll,
id t, to usr hvi g
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the coin anion of villii 'li
gielte- PiOftimos! vileiincll V
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boundless trust=—my faith in her pffectitiii.
Oh lenity! thou art cruel as the, Orel.;
iiihee once it takes possession of the heart,
fiireai,ell to every - noble, every getteionietnik
don.' ' But, it ''will soon be over.' Within
these{ prison walls I shill end my Pilgt?-
rnage• for ft. whom nught is left bat of
blued name and forsa ken hearth, 'there !s
lint 'tine refuge—the grate!" i
I , ave net:attemptedtp describe his ma
ner,, aia-hc thus painfullytdescribed:the l ptisk.
At one moment powerfully excited,, aid'
tben,iiiibdiied to a Childlike softness, he pit
ced ate room with 'uncertain and faltering
stepiiii, and as I marked his ,flushed Opel;
and! quickened respiraton, I again , Mil
againbesought him. to spare !tuned( ilte
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pain elf the recital. "B r no!" he exclain?-
ecl, for the first time disregarding ;ay, etk.
treaties, "You shall knew how much ode
human being can sufferond yet live." ` i
Whether it was owing to the agitation qf
this interview, or to the natural course of t e
diseifie, I know not i hafrom that pen
he declined apace, and o fiolent hemorrlia e
of the lungs, which abou i that time succeed
ed, indicated a speedy ter mination to his suf.
feringS.
Satisfied that he could] not long survive'
he remained in prison, I;made an appeal
the ptoper authorities, and being backed
the representations of die officers of the e -
tifiblishment, I succeeditd in obtaining his
release, and in placing bun in a ineighbornig
family, where he could Dave all the atten
tion ti4hich his feeble state demanded. ri
His sister, Mt's. Davidson, had been dul
informed of his situation; and it was
anxious moment; us we gathered round h s
- bedside, to await her confang. Poor fellow"!
all that friendship or my poor skill could
suggett, had,been done to calm his aqiiiii
don ; but worn and wasted by sufferm4, 1
and ii 4 4f ith a throng of tender recollections, I
struggling at his heart, iiiho can wonderthat 1
his fortitude gave way, and that he yielded
to an intensity of .anguish, that threaten4l
to teat" his shattered frau* in pieces. Sld
catoe—but I dwell not on the meeting-'it i s
enough that he once mitre clasped hero
his - heart—her who bad gan g to him throu
good and through ill, and that he again look
ed Open the face of bitiliO.
I hive never seen any! one that reminddid
me of'Mrs. Davidson. In person she w4s
like her brother,_ but in Mind and energy fitr
his superior. Her countenance was math-
larlyin accordance with', her character 7 -4o
calm, so holy, so touched and refinall by nit
fering. It seemed as if Borrow had oneiis
work, and "'so o'er - wrought its house pf
clay'," that freed from the dross and entan
glements of mortality,. she was like " a , j -
grim that tarries but fora night.,"
Pook Finley ! his,iristl hours drew nigh,
but they were soothed and sustained by the
yoke or affection. Theke was ever the smite
untiret watchman at hi; pillow, to calm. bps
fears, to cheer hisliope4 to go down with
him to the very gates of death ; aye, nail
how gladly, I doubt not, io have passed vrith
him through its dreary pintails; and well iv+
1 she rewarded; for meekly, and without a
murmur, and breathing nothing but love andl
gratitude to all around licini, and an tintit.
tering heart in the tnerits t of the Great Med •
ator, he quietly and peacefully surrendered
his existence to him wholgave it. 1
"Poor weary heart, that heat itself to rest!"
Mrs: Davidson desired] that the remains df
her brother should be deposited in her,imma
diate vicinity.• My extreme interest in het,
induced me to accompany her on her
mournful errand. Sad w",as the journey, and
still sadder its termination. There was nin
crowd if assembled friends anxions to evinde
their respect for the dead arid their sympit
thy flit the living, to bear 'him to his fait
resting'place ; but it was hallowed by prat.
er and consecrated. by atTection. '
i
I He sleeps in a nameless grave : butthougp
no sculptured monumen' t proclaims to OM 1
passing traveller that nee rests the asluL
of one, who once " tlioight, felt, and stiff
ered," Yet his record is on high. And thale
dear friends shall never fade from my 'rd
membriince. Thou hask taught ate, by thir
meek example, the Christian duties of hd
militiand forgiveness, and that no sin, of
howevetdark a stain, is beyond the rencli Of
mercy. This thou Inuit taught we, and oliP ; l
" still harder lesion, how 'to die." God
grant it tnay never he foigotten. ,•
, ' From tiM American Farmer. ,
NEASONADLD ADVICE. i
Sowing Clover Seed. -1-As we are among
those who believe, that no land can be pre
served in a state of Fertility, without the syi
tem of culture embincing clover within. , its
economy, lig wellfor turning in, as for foOl , l
for stock, we adviseall who may have whelt
fields, Of they hawnot done so already)
. tu
sow thereon, upon every; acre, from 12_ io
16 lbs. of good Clean Clbier 'seed. i
Bowing cle an
aeon as the frokt
is oat Of the earth, and the krotind sufficiebl
- dry to plow willtout injury, alf kiiids' of
grass seeds may be ' ,wri=ns I Timoth,t,
Herd's grass, prcherd vass; Rye grail" aid
Lucein'e. A practice, vilevaits in' some iliqt
of tlii . loun fr y oftailiinglTiatothY and Cl4)-
ver
. seed together.
,'Theyractice We thiklt
i'biid' one. Chive; .flovOrs, are fit to 'Oit
t
- seVerdliweekilieforeTithoth,y, and hither& 1
fore ill l euited ' to:be groin with it 'en i
rektne i field.' 'We would ' itlways' IoW Ti 4
I tliyieed 'alone. ' Wi6t ‘ cfgard to the 9ne ',. 1
tity , of sped we would teMiik,k4ot lei! th+
alatcft 'neilicre ehoeldiloier be sown, O I RI 1
i
i t 'its e neck' and a„haff could be, adianta - 1
i
' oils!? , used 'on'tbatspae4 of 0004: ', l i
,- cti#r and Cliharg,:asins4•Tirou t
they - do *Bower at ! ill* same *MN 4, '
I he 10411 togetltit'ivith l el decided' irapmf •
i4tiiiiiith &rj) . l,ifiture'imitiiy.' , When t
-are' sp4il4llter. ttie:,:o9v fiiiiii "di _ t
; Ai
thelidgtitent lis - tcrthii • pktinie of cu lt_; g
for.boy. ,SO soon as th ClOveils'idii
'4lo*.ol o o,tcsfielmi.' - fir *.: 4 0,,,,
'' ,. .. l :lY.iliceb,s iii 'tic. Imo *la*. fi
tilethit;l2 his. &go* seed - OW iinelie
el of*Airifiiiiiii'sttO4tt, fie:' iCiVit'Oti n.
vile':: thili*liiti44 itiiiai:* c
Win vhiri'ilciiefiuri)ogif4tilliiiio;*
laa 4beeld be 1
.
• I
(tithe?* do
'iviidogo,of
toOnce.
l iim
I ' bas , wit ,ietr
- t, I bid dis-
I b• - ''
i piatic tie
dent' ilia
de SLA It it.
hiti'l#nd
, n -i t: , 7: 41 jily
the cattle 'arehinenSiftithlA exemi
iraetint the liliitettie"cflled k
quantity of hi); which, May be:gt
acre is greater; whilihe: entity
.„.1 elliiit+'..Pieldt:--All ' Over ft
may not ha ibeenlreitte SO:11'
have, as ' ti us
,pOssible is' htisl
si:x l
teen% Oti ee Nacre. '
.Eu work
'funned in Ondist, ciciud ' ' day. I
Oats. , 4et the Cold! tor• of this grain
bear iu tain' that, (the- ner I 6 'Mrs his
Seed, 'after t efiosys nu' Of the; ground, the
si l o
heavier.will be bit:f l oats, atid thet larger their
yield. It is a' chop tilifeh h ' frequently
yieldedrio '6oiodlooliiilie* , ari d ' ought,
Under " good nuniagemeilt,' "soil, - and
good 'teas° *Yield on In are fie Zfl bush`-
els to the' a re.' ' • ' ''','
' Barley: Irthere be ally 'who 'desire to
engage in the' cohere of ilarleY; we *Mild
emark, thatlhe wiener i is got'iti the bet.
ter: The 'Oil best ladaptd to it - Culture is
a rich,..deep loam tro
. I Theun( should be
l a
well prepared, and is the - grain' has a bard
dry husk it *could be Wel! to soelt , the it in a
,ittlution of horst 'clang fot' 12 hours before it
il sown.. I , ; • , i .
- 1 Ifeadomi.Wherel theyinny be 'turf-hound,
1
tin improven l ent in !product natty be affected
ity harroiving the gtoundius soon as the frost
is out of of it', and sewinethereon a mixture
Composed of Ave bushels . )f ashes and one
of plaster to each acre. 'Ville stand ofgrass
should be thin, it would by well to sow four
Or five pounds of tinpothpseed to the acre,
and harrow .it in. 'Meadows , may be re
•
stored to pructiveness by such manage
men, without incurting tile labor and ex
pense of re-plowing.l
Grain Pieldi.--T i t is cionsidered a good
practice toltarmw and mill grain fields as
gran as the ground" ' is sufficiently' hard to
bear these operntiona without poaching. In
England, the best resultsitave-followed such
pructice;:, 1 '‘. '' sI
On Calf Mitch Clows.+lAs these useful
animals will 'now he bringing forth their
youitg, it will be neeessarto increase their
provender. In addition ne their hay, fodder
or straw, as the time draws nigh for caking,
they should receive drys iOps'made of some
kind of meal' bran, er rtits. By such at
-1
I motion, the 'cows will. be , nabled to sustain
their approaching newrelatioos,, in strength
and vigor, and to vitae ti' the pill in fresh
ness... 4 1 -
r Breeding mes.--A•Astilisis a tiyingmonth
with these, they shOuld lie allowed, each, a
gill of Meal in addition tr) their long feed,
and should be regularly slaked. 1
Root Craps.--As potatoes hare becOme
a. precarious Ciop, it would be well fur fer
miers to turn their attention to the grovith of
Beets, Mengel Wurtzel, tatrote and Par
snips, as a substitutefor that root: Thereof
tivation of these latter roots cost but very lit
tle more thitu4mitatoes, add it' preperly man
aged will yield much wit* l to 'het acre. " '
'Orchards. ' These shOttpld 'be l Ptutiecr of
all dead or suPerfluous'lntibs: cPut Wed tlie•
sound wood and make a, swat:all sitiface ;
cover the wound -with a +reposition Mode
of one part of lime;' 'and 'One' part of fresh
cow dung, Made inttAhe iiiniaistebcy of titor
tar ; ormadelthus--one dart' 'of 'rolin, 'one
part beeswa'x,,ancli;ao paitspitelt, to be well
melted together.' Stireadthiirton "a ' "
piece of
muslin, or coarse paper; sad the a ripply it
to the wound:' ' ' 1 " i ,
Young fruit trees tally ow be transplant
ed—the sootier the Bette . lii 'planting. a
It
young orchard; everY 'car should be taken.
The holes shonld' be deg lvide etionah to al
low the roots t 6 spretid'oul, end tiineh deep
er'than needed; the hole iiiust be filled up
to the preper depth Vrith:d miiture of equal
parts of forest irnould 'and :the Soil l takett out ;
then put in yonitree; liaveit held Op straight,
fill up , with a mixtuati of forest inconld and
negate soil, which istuat be itedden around
the tree as the filling) ii going on. The
yeung tree beitig planted,l a stake must be
driven down, and thetteetied to' it 'with a
whisp of strew'. Then piairivater on the
newly filleil-hk:earth to istAke 'it kettle, ''said
fill up even with theautfite. *To truant' iiin
moisture in the earth,rit wkll be 'Well tit place
some long rohntire • ' rood 'the {- tree ; . ' t bin
should the weather ''sreqr dry the 'newly
planted trees. Should be ittatered at least
twice a week anti' th y hike root and begin
ilts
tolrow. It, Would a obe well to sow - a
mixture of - equal port nos, f likne i and ashes
for several feet! around ea h tree.) Itt plant-'
in out a young orchard, 'be snrc and get
the best kind cif fruil,l an buy front' a le
lo
os
spintsible, consdientitms-Mery ban. '
'Ornamental'TreeS.—if , you , have mot
shade trees tirour.d hod 'in front "of your
homestead' delay no lang4, but 'lent them
this month. 'A. coon r 7 iviuse'w thouf sughl
sohrces of ctilifort',. I oWev li
er. it tely in its 'I
:r
ei;terior and sPacionstin *interior arrange
ottani, bears the atiect tiNeseltitMt. . ' -
I IFeaces.—Eltuttine you r fence ',litid`, - give
them thoroagh'reptihing - linif h relhe'ett
..
trance to eacleof yOtir . fie ds Supplied . With a
gnod set - of bats, or rite. l,
Out Houreil-41aV l e t - well.. cleansed
and Whitewashed.' -.' ' ' ' ." t . ' -'r
hre
r
• miet.:44te air cei taig.“ —
, iThe qiiiiiiiii94' 3f says ` : Coktusti
agiarietri to'aliii '''a : litei'lhe present ati
atilicei winild'!!!' acne ' 6 ten! - e 'tiiiiinadeo.
the belief !batik! his'' iiii4binifilic pa . nd
d4th4,'ofiiiii heey:`" hen ealliiiionrite7
an
home from hi. mere u 1 misaio4 tenahinai
bilin . ,* of the; a #4 a n MeilOO, ail' dio
• rala4 , fraiii "the capital ''t ' * erai'Citfrl, !he
f.eili
stale wei r step py ha' ifikiii'd the ; pasi
seniere'dlipoi Oil kiftheir 'altiabi 'i,atid 1144,
liege. 'Whew Ir. Cushi_ g:Mo, "( ; regretted
*Agile bias' ci' Ide-ie•y - ,. '004: Otei :and
`lneinbrainfe ci .166 'iv 'ficitb s i''
, pai! . .1114.:
'd+itin, Chinte o ind ; the Offen* einnitiiri
il 'froegh*hiel! helps . ' ' ".
" ,"#,): iii:‘‘fitli'ii
4 iitiftdialbliciiiiii,a. '',.. •
.:.. f airaiioi the
nexttaaii,llat Aka@ a ',. "-` '',)aaa.h re:
`rat at illeibe rht`i!ei!'i!" :tit' 'Ant itieN
:iii au iiigidiiiiii ft ,-,..- rtho' aliosi k tiot,
ifii ifithoriiiii,s6o - — t" I* "i'buiYitiiii
laid 'an IntPiaaliti
_'tiff dill( ' lift t i h t 4i,
t liii
hint , : dal!fall'if li4iniii id if 'reel' t ie 10,,
`aao t4e tie 'liaiere 1 tfiway : " Vd i fid ,
int, ; . .i. ..01.rairvi
fF.,I !
, \
=MI
i t 4.
Prom ctin-
'which
el atilaster
is
Pet'
ifil . •
'Ilf:',0';:.
ii '' o. - t
io*:':;U:1
1!"
i
- and
le u
5 . ! ,.
iiiiti
fl e ti '
t
'
0 , 't
Atiter tAMOOM, •
Half C•abliOO„ AO.
04 qsdantu do
1 1uPtleoltitail,
4.0.4 1 4.14: 610 e/O,
rues.
should be
bee - of trieerforpoiteid;
take eare - 30 - htive - iittfit!
bittielk however im .1
ti, 441irt44,_! ; ,: ,. .. ii wide
415.0 1 4 Oike 4 goal.
J.l***oo,l*n
cod either in a iliplotn:
.
;hp. bend oflato yegunet
Ver.4 , (wPoh l pf r' ul •
rie
„.,1:. ' 4ifel,inv,vaAPP .1. 'Ule Pnt . ,n4n. , j
.4 RRTATO that 4YI) • Mat , proallar more
theriane'litiedrecr iLtia fifty bushels to;the .
acre, lit nni':firniih 'di•`.'farifer'it' attention,
much less if it be in a liseased .st4r. t, end,
inLiayropinion„ the old, . , tawis nut worth 1
iideifikion t rrpm ,aisen -,
oven itA:Oulahn ; •
effeeted: , The *Mid, conceive, iii in ims
4 , diate Want of new v • rieties i neitt, in their
origin from the , seed ;, , to, in quo. ity and '
ptodfictiveneelv t Such Potatoks have *44
ptodu j ied,ind are in a. ranee of the,oliforap i
in every import aht p • rtieniar- ' They are t
cultivated hyseireral ' rsons in Europe,, as i
' vrelliis 'in iiiii count . A , gentleman in
Getwnny, aear'llatub rg, says 1114 he has 1
pricticed, raisin tunt. s from the . . seed' ftir ',
fifteen yea'rs', at 41 has .bfifinetfiplendid - irit
rieties, which are not necked by the die-
ease. . I have Practice. the, same method I ,
for, tieian years, and lc • by my -Own' ex-, i
periments and nbiervatiant, 'that, it is the 1
1
true course to pnisue: . . ' I
1 1 am now' making reparations - for the
culture of about thi acres the ensuing
suinmen„forteedling t here, and the seed of
seedlings. Thetlatter in the fifth sneces- 1
sire Year front the old otato. I expeet my I .
seedling tubers will pr lice &up, hundred I
or' five. hundred Ibuskel to the acre; and
from the seed of my se dlings I. hope to '4-- i
min at least three huhd ed bushels peraire,
the tubers weighing t n ounces each. I i
think this estimatee - a sa .. one, though mach 1
will-41)6d' anon the • -., son'. The summer 1
drbughtain this laky ,gitar Operate-'serY 1,
unfavarable to the pouf ,- crop. ,
''
' t
• The coming season, intend ' to gather a
large quantity ofseel f . tit the 'h o lli o f my
seedling tubers, *bleb ! row! on the vines:m - t
great a bundance, while on many ‘ of the old 1
varieties they have enti ely ': disappeared.—
Half Clit'Olatee of seed ill plant a 'quarter i
of kw acre.' it'can be oiweyed in littera =
bY , '-' iiiiif 4 witti 'perfect convenience. ” The
best, fully i developed, d stinct varieties of tu-
hers, Selected with car will prObably be in '
market in September ne • t, from which seedi r
men and . others can be upplied.
:Sinco'the commence eat of 'the potato
,malady, some persons ave produced seed- t
MO front Old tubers, h. ve found them , dis- `, •
.
iiisediliiiiii 'year of laming, and lave
abandoned the experira nt, pronouncing the ' i
method' as' 'Useless T. e first, seedlings from
aiitocY So deteriorated , r diseased, if ' found '
perfectly healthy wont Seem amiracle..—. ,
The perfect tidal:qui& froth the malady is .
- tO belt)iiked iiir Only throtigh,' successive
- generations; by the c . nseentive ' planiini
and efittnie of seedliag texts, and the see '
a
of Lthe 1 iiaint. Eiery' year's ' eiperiinent
[ - brings both the tuber nod its seed cased-
tiiiilly liCadianee of its' fanner centlition.—
Seven t 'Years' ago,.
, I' found great difft
itigintiteserving 'my, potato plants from
ti 4 frait'finti little blat , bud.d. ' In the 'id=
114t4iiiePrOduit ties' . taing,thei I was ,
neiii.`readi to abandon the ex p eriment. ',
Last stimmer'itt the' t irih 'imacession - 'I L
rabietlfrent a thimble ill or seed, twelve ;
bdihels of tublifi. ',So". e of the single plants
had on - their Idiots ' one thousand potatoes,
weighing, ink} few inst aces, "seven • ounces
each:' ',, ' ' , •, - N . S. SMITH.
Itaffetici; N. Y., Feb 26th, 1417. -
4.- i-r.. 0 r 4 . 1. le l . Even
, The eventing of ever
lag on apace.., : The de;
sP.eqt-f."; The two, thong
in the.mid4teavens w veil
the western sky and dis'
light up l man's path w
shall disappear 1 He
neat *rid, but what sl
steps, after the nighifal
darkness oft his journe
inure inportant---more
enta'far each reader o
for himself I , This .is
travel witout light—w
without a friend. Yet
forin it. - : Thetime it
every , :popmpit begin
Thl?ro if„olik evening.
waricl.2, Its:radiauce is
and cheering An - die - '
But :life's evening star
'heaven.:: Its beauty an
ed,liefit,,the'Sua, of R
14'10 rays light up th.
Iliectak-their Cheering;': •
the dar,k neis of tlieg
lik'ad. - li liai - iihnnefl 1
n traveller eterhity.
It is of pricelessvalue.
ca
i ll
'not Paramus _ft, i
'it' ItOninuMey'aii wit
- k ii lifeititintiv iitid'thii
il
isiii'haa - Arid 'Air i
'fi' r,':rising ihnvii:iliti
tit " fgli'so. 4 ellitni '''? •
atotillt4'fit'4,iltin t es.ea
link brimbeneeti.: P This
'nf r eveiriWitrifight,if
l e
Al that tier fess came
'llii 'isn't:in' reilsed' nin
Aenfi ii `del " irnifilt
4- tlk. frildidnite
10i0itlif alai gt
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s iiifixtia taliiiiii.:
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Vaid i ttiltli`i *hie
'Ol l 4 liY i li 146 's 'iin
141 2 ,1
411 , 1 1 Iiii il liiikeinitilie
liiiifik ' Mini.'
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t ii i ira i jo - thiltaltd; lOW's
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ent foreelir protO
bk .
Ite ?Aril( p ‘ iithstdr
itihe cify
tic capacity, or at
1 1, and it tilt' be high- ,
itewho pays hew.
not tail orti * oittg) to ,
'Aka&
VIM
as Star. ‘.
ninn's Mils corn.
of life *ill !soon be !'
maynowt*: up
'pan swiftly down '1
ppear: , What sliail
en. the. bum -of life !
must travel, ou to the I
all, illume his .foot-
ofdeath; amidk.the i
t What: question
ractical--mtkre - sol-
our joitinaliAcpsusk' 1
, long ijourner, to '.i
thout a guide-and
very man must per- 1 .
of far distant when
e jottrney. P`• , ' i
~
star in the natural
liright end beautiful,
tughted; Aravelei.—
s found in,a'hope of 1i
• brarnkil?YlsT,Oect• i
, gfitecaisness; Witmer
vi'entnoflife t i and-ii •
• lia"ge '19kie.... - 14,9 1 "s 1
t lt
e into' mmanuers i
e ,fenti pa,Of many
It ,is t he„ light of 1
it
A tho us and iitirlds
'nd - ye 'is nfre* i
Ont,:ptio 1 10 - tiini v irkto i
, `kfulliiteliVoji.qt
''tifteiCtithalii*isti r it l'
• horizon (or fife; iiiid 1
accred' bir''iallijitiig i
t ktiiii , iiittj'Aeriee- 1
I lfatAifrt . ***lndOir 1
iiniF l o'billlitintlitiii. I
.OWiiiiituifOteitiith. 1
1 '•
ithdigore, till' and- 'i
I:: ifiiviiii. and' I sti*lt 1
'tiiiiiii• should 'We 1.
he 'Mead' liiiiiiidPitiid i
. 16 dill *vett': deli*.
-- 704:it 3 , liiiiiialt i
but,' Ili hii*:l 4 ,l44ir• i
i heilirkiiiiiitittiihi i
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t
, bri I tiefakilliktir!F 7 1
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7 fiailiEjtiatiiew 1
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iiiiiWkiiiiiittiOilly 1,
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