Western Carolinian

              h vt'itxlittnion tr/iv/ch v of vf the western carolinian tub roweri m.t ubm80atb0 to run i'm st atm mv run constitution it cu ini-in bv it n ,„.: statbs uk ht:-i:i.v,:n riri'iu statu u i:-r li v i:i.v nn ro nil peoplb amendments to the a b austim & c f fisher } editors and proprietors s i nam i ml frtj xix wst 941 salisbury n c july 13 1838 miscellaneous springing up between mary and the poet ho did i petition of ihe fulton folly nover did a single no withhold liisco.i»eu fiom her mnrriage and encouraging remark a bright hope r a warm the i his bore n ihe solitary mansion ihey uni ivish ernes my path s.leiicc itself was bui po bride l lus nflectiona oh sir the house assumed . limnosa veiling ns doubts ur hiding its reproaches a new appearance within nml without roses at length the day arrived when the expei nl bloomed iu ihe garden jessamines peeped through ! wns to is pul into upeflftion to mo il was a mosl the lattices and thu fields smiled with the effects trying end interesting occasion i invited many ol careful cultivation lighla were seen in lho friundstognonboardtnwilneas.hu 6rst success little parlor in the evening and many a time would ful trip many of them did me the favor lo nl ihe passenger pause by iho garden gate to alraina tend aa a mallet of personal respect bul n was of sweetest music breathed by choral voices from manifest thai ihey did it wnh r.-luctunco fearing il eoti.ige ii the mysterious sin lent nml lus to be the partners of my mortification and nol of wife were neglected wbal eared ihey ! their en mv triumph i was well aware that i my caae den ring nnd mutual affect ion made tb.-ir home a there were mant reasons lo doubt of mv own sue litilepu.-ii.hsf — but death came lo eden mary cess the indwiiuory was new mid ill made fell suddenly sick nnd after a few hours sickness many parts o ii were constructed by mechanics died iu ibe arms f her husband unnccusttiined lo such work ; and unexpected dilli days nntl months passed on and the only solace cities iinghi reasonably be pre-.nn to presold of lhe bereaved wasloiul wilh the family in i talk ihomsclves from other causes the momanl nr of ibe b.s ., ne at length lo adelaide he offered rived in which lhe word waa to be given for the his widowed heart she ciiiiie lo lhe lone home vessel lo move my irie.lds were in groups on the bkr the dove bearing iho olive i ranch of peace dock flu-re waa anxiety mixed wilh fear among andeonsiihiiion lint th ir bridal was not our of hem they were silent and snd aid weary 1 revelry and mirth fnr a sad recollection brooded wed in iheir tonka nothing hut disaster and lmosl over the hour vet ihey lived happy the bus repented ill my eflnrts tin signal was given i band again smil id and wilh a new spring iho ro and the h at m ird nn a short distance nnd then ses again blossomed in thoir garden when the atopped and became immoveable to the silence 1 roses withered and lha leaf fell in the mell iw uu of ihe preceding in . men now sun-reded murmurs tumn of the year adelaide too sickened and died of discontent and agitations nnd whispers and like her sisier in lhc arms of ber husband and oft brugs [ cnuld hear distinctly repuated ' i t.dd madeline >" u it would be so it is u bullish scheme i wish around lus sh nl lei s " when i wrap myself iii il i will think of you where was there evoi a while man thai even in a lime of peace would havo so befriended uu in dian t ing it up lu his mouth be hunk shook hia pinions and overset lho cup the king was vexed at ihe in id nt and again applied ibe cup to a crevico in ihe rock u hen tho cup was replenished and bo was lining h tu ins mouth the hawk clapped hia wings and llirew ll down lhe second lime the the three brides towards ibo close of n chilly afternoon in the l-iinr pari of november 1 wns travelling in new llanipshir i horaebock the roafl wns solitary and rugged and wound along through glo y pine f urc gts over ubrupl and stony bills i slopped al an nm a two story brick building standing a little bad from lhe road |„ e mor g i ruse early nml took n look from ihe window but ll.e proapocl was very ur.in viiin ■• afar ui ibe mo-t distant pan ofthe held a man wn busily engaged in digging a grave i passed nn where ll.e grave digger wss pursuing ins occupation nc answered my morning salutation nvillv enough but continued inlonl upon bis work i w.i ii man of about fifty )'( nr of age spare but strong with gr.'v huir and sunken cheeks and cer tain lines about ibe mouth which argued a propen nf lo indulge in dry j though ll.e sternness of l,,s itrey eyes seemed ... contradict the lacil aaser lion . " an unpleasant nu ruing nr to work in tl . open air said i " he that regardeth l.e clouds shall nol reap replied the grave-digger still busily plying ins tend " death slulks abroad fair and foul days un.l yve thai follow mils footsteps musl prepare for ibe dead ruin or bhino a im laud ly occupation t ii tie for a moralist some would find a pleasure in it deacon giles 1 am sure would willingly be in my plnce now and why !' this grave is for his wit replied the grave digger looking up irom his occupation with ii d,y smile ihal wrinkled his sallow cheeka and disturted bis shrunken lips perceiving that bis merriment was nut infectious he resumed ins employment nnd thai so assiduously ihal in a short tune he bad hollowed the last restiug place of deacon giles consirt this done be ascended from lhe trench with a lightness thni su prised me and walking a few paces from ibo new grave sat down upon a tnmh.-tfnie and beckoned me lo approach i did en young man said l.e " a sexton nnd n grave digger if he is one who haa'o al fnr bis calling becomes something of a historian amassing many n curious tale nnd s range legend concerning lhe people wilh whom be has lo do living and dead for a man with a taste for his profession cannot provide for the last repose of his fallows wilhoul taking an interest in ihdr atory lho manner of iheir death and he concerns of thoir relatives yvho fulloiv their remains sn fearfully to their griive then replied i inking u seal is'siile ibe sex tint " iin 1 li inks vuu cnuld relate some interesting irdes agiin tlm withering smile that i bad before observed passed over ho face of tho sexton as be answered " i am no storv teller sir i d-nl in fuel no fic tion yes yes i could chronicle some strange events but of all things i kiunv there is nothing stranger to me limn the uielani holy history uf ihe three brides from lhe southern literary jon nnl kil g rum go i hung lhe bird with such force against the ground ihal it expired at this ninmet the t bio decker cinie up tlie king having still i great numl to liisle tbe water that trickled pelayo extract from pelayo."a nuw work by ibo author of yi-nin_.ee down ibe ruck but being ino impatient to wait till there is after all only ncerl q tityofpow il was ngnu collect d by tlrnps he ordered ihetatt er in tbe world and the joss of it from one spot sun decker lu go io the top ol the rock nud till the cup ply announces its transfer to mealier our laments ; '" l "" ' """ i "" he-ad tl "' table-decker on reach i ih decayed town or lhe ru 1 empire grate '"- ll "' lo p "• l "' r "' 1 '. , '"'" 1 ' 1 »" immenao serpent iiii enough to iheapirit ofpoolry ur nol eve l 1 *-: l '*'" 1 ' l,ll(l his poisonous foam mixing with culled for in reality these events usually result lllt "-"" r lli " fen ov ' r - l,e descended related from s ■ lending necessity which deplorable ho fact lo tho ki and presented him h • cup enough at the time the foresight nfa benevolaul of cold water oucof his own logon as tbo king providence designs for some luring nnd general ll " ,, " ll "* c p , ° hls p l "' lear « gushod from his benefit our regrets or i usi.ally precipitate j '"*"■• '"' rd-.if.l to tho lable-decker he adventure ur sorrows in hall the number of caaes in advnnoo '" ""' hawk and reptnached himself deeply for tba or their occasi and iui-.gina.iun in thia way tuo '""' '*"" t • ol his anger and precipitancy ii.'.p.enily usurps the province of experience p iho remainder oflna life say the persians change is lhe subject uf lament for ever wnh the '" ll "' lr figurative stylo ihu arrnwsof regret cu men who are iliein-.lvcs siulionary the men who initially rankled i s lirrnst receive hut never irnnsinil opinions innovation sometimes roin.'us is always ol good import since ii indicatea montal activity the lack of which is i17,n irc lhc learned . — we have often thought ihnt distraction of pursuit was the rock upon which mosl m ils hnd spin u early life let tbo youth fix his ii i upon u biiuliibb profession and hero is scarcely a case in a mullilude of common pnwera i intellect in which he could not gnup n distinc tion and eminence that mini is learned who can concentrate ins learning upon lhe pursuit uf bis life if he cannot thus draw in the rauiilicaiioti uf his knowledge what is his knowledge gnwl for i he mnv read hebrew greek and i aim — converse in ihe oriental tongues and lie perfectly familiar with all the philosophy nf antiquity and yet be incapable fcunstrucling n house sailing a ship delivering a sermon pleading n law suit or cultivating a farm that man is learned who can bring ins knowledge down too practical utility ; and it bus ever struck us ns ofthe utmost importance that the youth ofour countrv should is first impressed with the idea that he only i.i learned who undcrs.unds correctly lho details of his own profession tube learned it is mil necessary to know every thing but the man wh knows all ba can lie learned upon nny ian la bio pursuit of life is n learned man nntwiihsiand be may lie ignorant nf the del nls uf all others some men — and thai il strikes us is lhe great er ror of liir day io which wc live — are learned in eve ry thing in general and are profoundly ignorant iu particular uf all pursuits professions or tradea ur useful employ iiion.s — saturday courier lhe worst feature in the history uf men anil naiinns even revolutions the horrors of which are lament perhaps you will think it strango lhat after all the wretchod bi.rvivnr stood at the altar again his iliird bride wus madeline i well reiiiembi r her she waa a bounty in the i rue sense of lhe word ii may seem strange to you lo hear ihe praise of beauty from such lips as mine ; hul i can nut avoid expatiating upon her she was a proud creuliire with a lull commanding l rm and raven iressos thai floated dark and cloud-like over ber shoulders she wns u singularly gifted woman and possessod of rare inspiration she lined lhe widower fiir ins power nntl fa no nnd she wedded him th.y yv re mat tied in that lunch it was nn a summer afternoon 1 recoiled i well du ring the ceremony lhe blanket cloud that i ever saw overspread the heavens like a pall and ut lhe moment when ibe bide pronounced be vow a clap of thunder shook the building lo ihe centre ul lhe fe miles shrieked ; but the bride made her response with a lirm voice us she gnzed upon her bridegroom he marked a kind of incoherence it ber expressions aalhey rode homeward which sur prised him at lha time arrivingnt bis house she shrunk upon he threshold but this was be 1 1 mill ity ofa maiden w ben ihey were alone be clasped ber hand — it wns us cold us ice he looked into we wero well out uf il 1 elevated my-elf upon n platform nnd addressed the assembly i slated hu i knew uu whnl was die mutter ; hn il ihev would he quiel and indulge uie fur half an hour i would t-i her go on or abandon ihe voyage fnr ihal lime this short respite was conceded with out objection i wn ni below examined the machine ry and discovered ihnt lhe cause wns a slight mul adjustment of some uf lhe work lu a short pe riod it was obviated the hunt wns again pu in inn inn slieoniitiiniod to move on all were still incredulous none seemed willing tu trust the evidence of their own senses we left the fur city of new york yye pissed through ihe r.,iiiuii lie nnd ever-varying s-enerv of lhe highlands we descried ihe clustering houses of albany we reached its shores nml ihen even r hen when all seemed achieved i was thu victim of dis ippoinl ment imagination superseded the inflience or fact it was then doubted if it cnuld be done ngnin nr if done it was doubled if it could be made of any greul value able nre injurious t places rather irian lo people the greni bulk of mankind grow wiser upon them anddhe dis.-uvrrv ofa new abiding place i ike the ills overy ufa new irulh mus always afllird an added empire lo thought und u wider realm lu lhc wing of liberty manners in missouri — a member elect of the lower chamber of he legislature 111 tills stale was hist year persuaded by some wags id his neigh bourhond ihnl if be did not reach ibe lute house ni iu o'clock mi ihe ilay ol assembly , be could no lie sworn uml would lis his seal — ho niimc-di nlely mounted with hunting frock rifle nud bowie knife and spurred till he got to the dtsir of ihe semite house where ho hiidied his tl.ig a crowd w.ie iii the chamber in ihe lower house nn the ground hour unlkiiig-ahuitt with iheir lints on and smoking cigars those he passed ran up siairs into the senate chamber set his rill againsl lhe wnll uud bawbd mil strangers vvhiirs the man ihnl s-viirs u.e in 1 at the same lune taking oul his credentials ." wnlk this way said be clerk who was at the moment igniting u real principe anti he wns sworn wilhoul inquiry when the teller cnnie to cunt noses he found that there was on senator too many present ; tbo mistake win anon discovered and ibe huntsman was informed that be did nol belong there fool tr an ! wilh your corn bread i he roared " you cant flunk this child nu how you con fix i — i am cleetuj lo bis here le gislatiir and i'll go againsl nil banks nnd eternal improvements aud filler's uny of your oratory gentlemen wants to get skinned jeal say the word and i'll light upon yuu like n nigger un n wood chuck mv constituents sent me here and if you wan ... il.nr this two legged auiiuul bop onjum as soon us ynu like fir though i'm from the back country i'm n i nlr smarter ban any other quad rnp.'.l you can turn out of this drove arter ibis admirable harangue he pm his im io knife between his tenth und look up his riflle wilh nine hurt old soke stand by me i " ut the same lime presen ted il to the cl.niriil.'ill who h.id seen such people before after sume expostulation he innn was persuaded thai he belonged to the lower chamber upon which he sheathed bis knife flung bis gun nn his shoulder and with n profound congee remar ked " uenllemen i beg your pardon but if i di'ln'l think ilia ar lower room wus the groggery may i be shot " ftom the western messenger for june 1838 in i resting incident in kentucky history her face " maddine said he what means this your cheeks are ns pile as your wedding gown f " the bride uttered u frantic shriek " my wedding gown ! " exclaimed she no — no — this is my sister's shroud ! the hour of confession hns arrived it is god lhat impels me to speak to win you i hnve lost my own sou ! — yes yes i nm a murderess she smiled upon mo in tho joyous flection of li r young heart — but i gave her lh drug adelaide clasped her while arms nboul my leek but i administered llie poison take me to your arms i have lost my soul for ynu and nine you must be ! " she spread her white nrtni said the sexton rising in the excitement of lhe moment nud aaau uiiiig the attitude be ascribed and then con tinued h in n holb iv voice at lhat niouieiil came the thunder nnd lho ll li nnd lb • guilty wo mnn fell dead on ihn floor the countenance of lhe narrator cxprrssetl nil the horror ihal be felt ami tin bridegroom naked i ibe husband nf the destroyer und the victim what has become of him t agricultural department about tbe year 17h1 oi'85-.mr andrew rowan embarked iu a barge iil.lhr fall of i he ohio where louisville now mi nils w nh a parly to descend the river the boat buying slopped al lhe i dluw hanks tin lhc indian side some distance below mr rowan borrowing n rifle of one of lhe company stepped on shore und strolled into the bottom prob ably rather in pursuit of amusement hitn game ; for from having always been ot a feeble constitution and averse tn action be knew nut bow in uso a rifle nml besides ind with biui bul tho single charge of amunition which waa in he gun he uncun srinutly protracted bis stay hey mil whui he intend rd ; and returning lo ibe spot where he liml landed saw nothing of the h,,u i nur ihe company lie bad left it bring ii time of host lily will ibr indians and suspicions nf their approach having alarmed he parly ihev had put off ami made down the sire nn wilh nil possible haste nol during to linger for iheir companion on short mr k now found himself alone iiii the hunks of llii obi , i vast and trackless fores sirecbuig arumd bin with hul one charge of powder anil himself tun unskilled in tbr use ofthe riflo in profit even by thai nud liable m any moment to fall into he bauds of tbr suvuges the nearest settlement uf the whites vinculums now in indiana ili.-lnu probably nboul 100 miles shaping lus course ns nriii as he cubl calculalr for this ho ciunm-nced his perilous and h.p less journey unaccustomed io travelling in ihu forest he soon lost nil reckoning of bis way and wander el about at venture i npellnd by the g,„iwi gs f hunger ho discharged his rill ni a deer hat hap pened lo pass near hi n but missed it the third day found him slill wnn loring whether inwards vineenieh or from il h know mil — cx.iusted fain ished nntl ib'spnring several limes had l,e inm down ns he lit nigh ... tlie roused bv tint sound ofa gun not far distant betokening aa he well km-w lhe preaanoe ofthe in linns h proceeded towards the spot whence ihe report bad proceeded resolved us a inst hope of life to surrender himself to those whose tender mercies he knew to isl c-'-el ad viiiicing a short distance be saw un indian approach ing who on discovering him — ns the first impulse was on anv alarm with b lh the while , nnd llie lo iliiuis on the frontiers in time uf hostilities — drew up his rifle lo bis sbou'ib-r in rendiuess in lire — mr r turned the but of his un i the indian with n french politeness turned the bint nf bis also — tbey npprnacbetl each ulher the indian cooi.lg bis palemid emaolated appearance and understand ing the cause took bim to his wigwam n few miles dis nnl where be rooked for him f.r several luys ami treated him with be gieaieal hospitality then learning nf bin by signs bnl he wished tn goto vincennes the indinu immediately b-ft bis hunt ing look his rifle and n small slock of provisions nnd conducted him in safely in thai settlement u distance from hia cabin nf about eighty miles hav ing arrived there and wishing in reward veil the generous ludmn lo whom he owed his life mr r now is the sons-in of the year when farmers .. light to is'gui to prepare their ground for tur nips — some farmers ulwnys clear up a peice of new land for u turnip pulcb and sow ihem in in dci.st : this is nut a bad method when you havo the hind and where cure is taken to break up ilu soil thoroughly and mix it well three bides . " ay i . vou see three hillocks yonder side by side there they sleep and will iill the lust trumpet comes wailing through tho heart ol those iie hills with a tone so strange and stirring ihnt ihn dead w ill start from their graves nt its first aw fit note then will dune the judginonl and the retribution hut ta my tale link there sir on yonder lull you may observe a little isolated house a straggling fence in front and u few stunted apple trees on the ascent behind it it issn.llv out of repair now and the garden is all overgrown with weeds nnd brambles and the whole place has a desulule nupeaiance if the wind were high now you might bear the old crazy hatters flapping against the sides and tho wind tearing lhe gray shingles nil llie roof many years ago there lived tin old man nnd his ini who cultivated the few ucrcs t,f arable laud which belong to it the f.lber was a self taught man deeply versed in the mysteries nf science and us he cnuld teli the fiune of every flower lhat blossomed in the wood anil grew in the garden nnd used in sit up lalo of nights at bis books or reading the mystic story of the starry heavens men thought ho yvas eruzed or bewitched nnd uvoided him and even hated him asllie ignorant ever shun and irend the enlightened s i thev nil deserted him and lhe minister for the old mini thff-red in sumo trilling points of doctrine poke very slightly of bim ; and by and by all looked upon the self educated farmer yvitl eyes of aversion he iiis.ruc.ed his sun in all his lore — ihe languages literature history science were un folded in lhe enthusiastic son of the solitary he at length died i cannot paint to vou the grief of lhe son nt this her iv.ini'iii he was for a lime ns one distracted he sought to burv his grn f in thirst for fame af ter his tin i st was gratified he began tu yenrn for the companionship of soma sweet being of.be other v in share he laurels he liml won — to whisper consolation in his ear in moments of despondency aid to supply the void which the death of hia old fuller occasioned he would picture to himself h refined intellectual nntl beautiful woman and ns bo b id chosen for his innllo wbnt hns been done way still be done he did not despair of success in ihis village lived three sisters all beautiful anil accomplished their names were mary adelaide and madeline i enn nevci forget lhc beauty of lln se young girls mary wns the youngest and a fairer haired more laughing damsel never danced upun n green adelaide wns a few ycurs older was dark haired und pensive but of the three madeline ibe eldest possessed the most fire spirit etiltivaiim and intellectuality their lulher was s man of taste snd education and being loroewhiil lb ne vulgar prejudice permitted the visits nf the hero uf my story when he found un ullbction some tinners sow thc seed und then brush them in this is a hinl plan if there should be sever ul nuns und a good doal of cloudy weather for 8 or 10 days after thc seed uio sown so aa tu give the young plants a chance tu take root this plan will do ; but if u dry spell of weather succeed the seed yvill vegilale uud senrch oul bat is ihe hot sun will kill lhe young plant it having no deep root to sustain it — very often when tho tender plant is in his way scorched uut thc blame is put nn the fly where ii is properly chargeable to tbe shallow planting — the proper and only safe way to put in turnip seed is to du it either with an iron tooth burrow nr wilh n light shovel plough they will nut come up us soon when envured in this way ; but when bey do come up the ho sun will not kill • hem for the want of root hro.-iilcast is the most usual way 0 sow turnips in the southern states hut in the oltl countries bis vegetable ia generally sown in drills or iu rows iibuut 14 inches apart when ihey cuuic up and the leaf gets lo tbo size of a dollar ihey are thinned out to one evnry 0 inches this is tlm most productive wuy to raise turnips " he stands before you ! " was lhe thrilling on wer disappqintments of the authors of important inventions almost everv one wh has rendered a great ser vice to mankind ly striking nut inventions whose objects aro misconceived or imp irfectly understood by the world bus had lo complain of the neglecl or coldness of bis own generation even bis best friends are apt to suspect ins motives and under value his labors tlm real recompense in such circumstances ns in all others is be conscious 11688 ol dung one's duly full in lho iiiveiilor.il the steambn.it in north america which in a few years bus produced such uu astonishing change iu that vaal country by connecting together ns mosl distant suites sustained the mortification nf not being comprehended by his countrymen lie was therefore treated us un idle projector whose schemes would be useless ... the world nntl ruinous to himself at u discourse delivered al ibe me chanics ins.itu.i host 11 111 1839 hy judge glo ry ihe feelings of fullou upon bis first public ex periment are thus related i i myself huve heard ll.e illuslrious inventor of the steamboat relate in an animated and affecting manner the history of h.s labors and discourage 1 menu when aaid he 1 wus inni ling my first j steamboat al new york il project was viewed by ihe public either with iiidillerei.ee or with con i tempi ns a visionary scheme my friends indeed j were civil but tbey wereahy they listened with | patience lo my explanations but wilh a settleo caal of incredulity on iheir countenancea 1 lell tbe full force of the lamentation of ibe poet truths would you tench to snvc a milking land all shim n..ne n..l you and few understand as i bnd occasion 10 paas daily to and from lho huilding-ynrd while my bunt wus in progress i have often loitered unknown near the idle groups i of strangers gathering in little circles nnd heard various inipnr.es as la lhe obj'-cl nf this nrw velii j cle the lung mg w,.s uniformly ihnl of scorn j or sneer or ridicule the loud laugh oli.'n rust at my exprnsr ; tbe d.-y jest ; he wise calculation ' of losses and cx|iendituies ; the dull but endless re ; the force of circumstances — hut nil was of nouse it is a in isl egregious error and one which io many lull into iu suppose bin what unc man can lu every oilier until can do likewise — ill il what one in in bales another must hale — an ivlini one unii loves all should love tbe mis chief is wu forget lb il every uiun is dilierenlly or nniz'-.l — in other worda there are no two organi zations exactly alike in die whole of niiimntoil nu iurr ; consequently it follows ns a matter of cou res i hut no two can love anil bale alike ; hence the vul gar but irm phrase — " what is one man's meal is another man's poison — u saying which is bul lit lie understood ulthoiigli assented lo uud often quoted by ihe many my lather says to me one day " here tom here is money go buy thee n hurst ami carl and iry thy fortune iu thai calling i s.r u good many du well m that occupation ami why mayn't ibee i well to i i goes tooth and nail f.r i was determined to try every thing — well down i goes in tlm yyliiirl willi my nag fully equipped iiiiuds a whulu posse of the carmen tribe uut here mj confidence forsook me and i found i i i.i i where i made halt u dollar a day mv com peers look two nr three and ilia unless i cuuld under ake ... che.it and lie and cny.ci nud bully fur a livelihood my new calling would he a more dead letter i'was evident my genius was nol uii ed lu ihe task so ( gave il up in despair i-.t.nviiii si d the more ifcoiiviclinn worn wanting thai we are really and iruly the children of the drcuinataucos which surround us inslricl eumbinlll'nn wiib nur unliv i'lu.il organizations — honk i intend to write if the farmer intends tn plant nr sow his turnips in old gn uud it ought to lie well manured und well ploughed and harrowed uut ill itu ground is made very fine and u lop dressing f manure anil ashes should he applied so as to give a quick growth lo the turnips a ihu bin rt which will effectually pre vent thu ravages uf the fly turnips auwu in old ground are uu as palatable for thu table as those raised in fresh hi id but ihey gruw very large and fnr slock nre the same whether turnips are snwn broadcast or in dulls ihey ougbl to l thinned mil ill lhe proper time an old farmer how to get nl.w varieties w potatoes when ihe vines nre done growing nnd aro turn ing brown lhe • led is ripe — then take tho balls uud siring them villi u large nee lie ami strong thread hang ihem up iu a dry place where they will gradually dry nnd mature without danger nf injury from frost iu tbo month of april snuk i thu balls i'm several hours in water then squeezo ihem lo separate the seed frum tbo pulp when wusbed uud dried they aro fil for sowing in rows io n bed well prepared in the garden — ihey will sprout in a fur.nigb — tbey musl be attended to like other vegetables — vheu about twu inches high tbey may bo thinned and transplanted into rows tin persians relate of one of their kings that la-lug one day on a hunting party with u hnwk upon his hand a deer started up before hull ; hn i iin imwk fly and started it with great eagerness iill at length the deer was taken the courtiers wero ull left behind in the chase ihe king thirsty rude about in quasi of water till having reached lhe loo of a mountain be discovered some liicklmg down iii drops from a rock lio took a little cup >.,,! of his p ivor and held it to catch the water just when the cup was replenished and he was lift ment tn whom he made himself ki own lu give him three in mired dollars lint the indian would nut receive a farthing when made lo understand by mr r through an interpreter thn hr could not lie hnppv lib-si hn would accept something ho replied pointing to n new blanket near biui thai bo would take that am added wrapping bis own blanket with a merchant ofthe settle