The Massachusetts spy, and Worcester County advertiser. [volume] ([Worcester, Mass.]) 1825-1831, 1830-12-01

hIoulcHL VI inlcnSe dSOuJ d pm might nave
been heard to drop on deck. With the
rush, like that Of cannon ball, the body de-
scended to the water, and, before the waves
closed over it, twenty stout fellows, among
them several officers, had dived from the
bulwarks. Another short period of bitter
suspense ensued. 1t rose The was alive
his arms were seen to move The struck out
towards the ship. and, despite the discipline
of man-of-war, three loud huzzas, an out
burst of unfeigned and understandable Joy
from the hearts ofour crew of five hundred
men, pealed through the air, and made the
welkin ring. Till this moment, the old COM
mOdore had stood unmoyed. The eyes, that
glistening with pleasure, now sought his
face, saw that it was ashv pale. He at
tempted to descend the horse block, but his
knees bent under him; he seemed to gasp
for breath, and put up his hand, as if to tear
open his vest but, before he accomplished
his object, he staggered forward, and would
caught by old black Jake. He was borne
into his cabin, where the surgeon attended
him, whose utmost skill was required to re-
store his mind to its usual equablity and
self-command, in which he at last happily
succeeded. AS soon as he recovered from
the dreadful shock, he sent for Bob, and had
long confidential conference with him, and
it was noticed when the little fellow left the
cabin that he was in tears. Tho next day
we sent down our taunt and dashy poles,
and replaced them with the stump to'gal-
liant masts and, on the third, we weighed
anchor, and made sail for Gibraltar.
SMALL FARMS MOST BENEFICIAL. Those
who have strictly investigated the subject,
consider large farms comparatively less
productive than small ones while they at
the same time impose upon their owners a
degree of labor much greater in proportion
than would seem to be required by the
mere difference of size. A farmer in mod
crate circumstances, with fifty or sixty
acres of land, for instance, will bring every
inch of it into high state of cultivation
the labor employed in preparing his grounds
will be more than doubly compensated in
his subsequent exemption from toll while
the owner of a wide spread territory OF
three or four hundred acres, which he has
but sparingly supplied with nourishment,
must work more sedulously upon every
acre during the progress Of vegetation
and, after all, reap but a meagre and in
adequate harvest. AS single acre of land
highly cultivated, can be made to yield a
crop equal to three or four scantily pfepar-
ed, it must be obvious, that the extra labor
in dressing the former, is abundantly more
than saved by the diminished labor in at
tending it. A striking exemplifcation of
this fact may be viewed by any of our far
mers, who will take the trouble to visit the
grounds attached to the House of Industry
at South Boston-there, they may have the
| theory and illustration directly before their
eyes. Those grounds, it is said, have pro-
duced this season, from three to four tons
of hay per acre-which is two or-thfee
times the quantity of ordinary crops. So
exuberant was the grass that there actually
was not room, upon the surface where it
grew, sufficient for the purpose of making
the hay. And this was entirely owing, rs
we are told, to the previous pains taken to
enrich the soil by plentiful additions OF suit
able compost.
Were the same policy pursued by the
owners of large farms, there would be little
need Of emigration from the New England
to the Western States; for the very tracts,
which now, under careless sytem of cul-
ture, barely afford sustenance for single
family, might be made to support three OF
four-and that, too, with much less toll and
trouble, in proportion to the quantity cult
waited. Many of our farmers grasp at the
management of too spacious a territory
the consequence is, they impose upon them
selves state of slavery; they accumulate
nothing, except now and then an additional
patch Of land, which serves only to increase
their burdens without auomenting their in
come. Were they on the contrary TO COR
fine their exertions to smaller Spots while
their crops could be rendered equally if not
more abundant, they would themselves, en-
Joy life better-become more Independent
and, with better share of frugality, more
wealthy they would acquire time to insti-
tute experiments. and to examine improve
ments; they would attain what they scarce
ly now ever -leiSlire-whereby we
! mean, not the privilege of being LAYOUT
that sort of leisure which poor Richard de-
scrihes as time of doing something useful
time for study, for reflection, for familiar
converse, for looking after the education Of
their young-in short, for realizing the
blessings after which they are constantly
toling.
From the .New York Standard.
THE Book OF ENTRIES. The following
occurrence, which took place some months
since in Philadelphia, came under our ind
viduRl notice. Two Irishmen, fresh from
the land of shilelah and shamrock, had q
dispute; one of them having sued the other
before magistrate in the city, for balance
of debt. Each party produced his bill, and
each party brought the other in debt 10 him
Magistrate My friends, it is impossible