Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1838-09-07

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! painful as was the thought of separation t.
MN, he offered 10 release het from her EN-
ehgement, It il was her choice TO leave him
} She burst into tears al the very thought o
separation, and asked him if he thought i
was possible for the poverty OF this world
TO drive them 10 a more desperate extremity
than that which they suffered thus together
lie assured her ofhis willingness to endure
Tor her the same trial again-und of the
JOY, more than he could express, which he
felt at finding her so willing TO fulfil her
engagement, which il is said, is soon to be
consummaled. 1t was not till then that he
was made acquainted with the fact, that his
lady love is hearess to ar estate worth 5000,
900. Who would not be shipwrecked; and
henceforth, who will will say matches are
not made in Hcaven.P
The LLAMA-The current number of
the Foreign Quarterly Reciem, put its seal
10 The following affecting particulars respec-
ing the llama, which it describes as au-
'hentic The llama is the only animal as
s%ociated with man, and undebased BY the con.
tact. The llama will bear neither beating
nor Ill-treatment. They go in troops, an In
dlan walking a long distance ahead as guide.
htired they stop, aud the Indian stops also.
ltiJ@.
cautions, resolves on supplicating the beasts
to resume their journey He stands about
fifty or sixty PAGES off, in an attitude of hui
utility, waves his hands coaxin9lv towards
the llamas, looks al them with tenderness,
and, AT the same time, in the sohest tone, and
with "A patience | never failed 10 admire, re-
i%teraies i%c-ic-ie &c, 1.-THE llamas are dispos-
ed to continue their course, they follow the
Indian in good order. at a regular pace. and
very fast, for their legs are extremely long
bat when they are %ill.humor, they do not
even turn their heads towards the speaker
but remain morionless, huddled together,
standing or lying down, and gazing on heav-
EN- with looks so tender. so melancholy that
we might imagin inc these singular animals
had the consciousness of another life, Of a
happier esistance. The straight neck. and
its gentle majesty OF bearing, the long down
Of their always clean and glossy skin, their
supple and timid motions, all give them an
air at once noble and sensitive. 1t must be
so, in fact for the llama is he only cYeafure
employed By man that he dares not striks.-
II 1t happens, (Which is very seldom) that an
Indian wishes 10 obtain, either by force or
threats. what the llama will no, willingly
perform, the instant the animal finds itself af-
ironted by word or gesture, he raises his
head with dignity. and without attempting to
escape ill.treatment by fight, (the llama is
never tied or fetered,) he lies down, turning
his looks towards heaven. Large tears
fotes freely from his beautiful eyes, sighS IS
sue from his breast, and a. halfOr three guar
terS of an hour at most he expires. Happy
creatures, who so easily avoid suffering by
deathl Happy creatures, who appear 10
have accepted life on condition OF its being
happy The respect shown these animals
BY the Peruvian Indians amounts absolutely
10 superstitious reverence. When the In
dams load them, two approach and caress
The animal, hiding his head be may not see
the burden on his back. If he did he would
fall down and die. 1t is the same in unload
ing IL the burden exceeds a certain
weight, the animal throws itself down and
dies. The Indians of the Cordilleras alone
possess enough patience aud gentleness to
manage the llama. 1t is doubtless from
this extraordinary companion that he has
learned to die when overtasked."
Preservation Of Appies-The following
practical observations, contained in a letter
from Noah Webster, Esq. nave been pub
lished in Massachusetts Agricultural Re-
pository.
1t is the practice with some persons to
pick apples in October, and first spread them
on the floor Of an upper room. This prac-
tice is said 10 render apples more durable.
by drying them. But | can affirm this TO be
a mistake. Apples, after remaining on the
trees as long as safety from the frost will
admit, should be taken directly from trees TO
close casks, and kept dry and cool as pos
sible. lfsufiered to lie on the floor for weeks,
they wither and loos their flavor, without
acquiring an additional durability. The
best mode of preserving apples for spring
use, | have found to be, the putting of them
in dry sand as soon as picked. For this
purpose, dry sand in the heat OF summer,
and late in October put down the apples in
layers, with a covering Of sand upon each
layer. The singular advantages of this
mode Of treatment are these: LIST, The sand
keeps the apples from the air. which is es
senlial TO their preservation. I'd, The sand
checks the evaporation or peIspiralton OF
the apples, thus preserving in them their
full aavor-at the same time any moisture
yielded by the apples. land some there will
be- is absorbed by the sand so that the
apples are kept dry, and all mustiness is
prevented. My pippins in May and June
are as fresh as when first picked even the
ends ofthe stem look as if just separated
from the twig.
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