Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1843-11-24
THE GOOSEBERRY.

In the south of Europe is small tasteess 81 neglec-
ted, and though it grows 10 II large size in The
warmer parts OF England lis favour there is very
inferior TO that which it has in Scotland Even
in that country the favour seems to increase with
the cold; for il there be warmth enough for bring
lug gooscberres to maturity and ripening them,
the further north you grow them the better
In England, the Lancashire gOoseherres are the
finest in appearance. They nre very large, but
sill their favour is far inferior to that of the
Scotch Perhaps the uieroiiy of the English
Berries may DC III great part owing 10 the sorts
that are cultivnted-the finest even in Scotland
being those Of the middle size. Gooseberries are
OF various couurs-whIte, yellow, green and redj
aud OF each colour there are many sorts. 1t, how
ever, any particular sort is wished to be preserved,
it must he done by cuttings, because the seeds of
my one sort are apt TO produce not only all the
known sorts, but new ones. In almost all fruit
trees indeed, that run into sorts, the only way of
securing lav0rnc sort, is budding, grating or
planting cuttings. The bud or the brarch does
not change, but The seed does. 1t is generally |
supposed tina, it is effected by variations of soil
and climate; and, as it is well known that every
cultivated vegetable degenerates when repeatedly |
sown in the same soil, II is by no means linproba-
be.hat the qualify of fruit might be very much i'm
proved by raising them from seed, in situations as
different as possible from those in which the seed
is produced. The yellow goosberries have, in
general, more rich and vinous flavor than the
white they are, OH that account, the best for the
dessert, and also for being ermened into wine.
When the sort is choice, and we'll picked, SO that
rrssa of the fruit is dannged or over or under
ripe and when the wine is properly made, it of
ten puzzles an unpractlsed taste to distinguish the
wine Of the best yellow goosberries from cham
payne. 1t has The favour and colour, and it
mouths LIKE the best foreign wines. The red
goosberres are various in favour, bur are com
monty more acid than tie others The seine
may be said OF most other fruits, and it agrees
N a.,
vegetable blues TO red In many fruits, and the
goosberry in particular, the amber colour is
COMMANDED by the richest vnous favour while
the white tends 10 inspidlty. When the green is
deep and pure, sweetness seems to be the leading
characteristic, as in the Gascogne goosberry, the
greengage plumb and the small green summer
pear, known in Scotland by the name of the "Pinky
Green.' In the fruit catalogue of the Hor,icuI-
tura Society, there are nearly TWO hundred kinds
enulneraled OF which about hundred and fifty
are the large Lancashire goosberries.
"The Sunny .Side."-How much more pleasan,
il is TO The pure heart to do good TO knde the
more gentle and noble feelings of our nature, than
by misrepresentation, hints, dark inuendos, TO
break in upon long established friendship and
disturb the feelings of years of intimacy In all
our associations, commend us to him who ever
presents the sunny side of e's picture TO the gaze
he who has always " pleasant word to speak"
and is disposed TO fling the mantle of oblivion
over the fobes of erring man-such man we
| could wear in our hearts core ay, in our heart
| of hearts.
THE indictments trial of Rev. Owen
l.ovejoy, on the indictment for comforting Nancy
| and Agnes, reported to he slaves belonging to
| ''some person in some State or Territory un-
| known" came off at the term of the Circuit
Court held in Bureau Co. III. IN the first and Sec
ond weeks ofthe present month. Mr.. Lovejoy
was fully acquitted by the jury of the charges
bp RI afip all DIV oI lad nj
old shoes; or if he did, it was not proven. james
| II. Collins of ;bls city defended Mr.. Lovejoy,
and addressed the jury in genuine Abolition
speech OF seven hours length Chicago Citizen
Next year snys The Philadelphia Forum, will
be leap year. Tyler will jump from the Prsden-
tia' chair and somebody else will jump into IT.
| The accidents luck chung 10 him 10 The last leap
year wilfgive him the twenty nnh day OF Febru-
airy, one extra day tor hisre'gn.
The Philadelphia Inquirer mentions the case OF
woman who was slave in Virginia until the
age of 80 when, by the fruits Of patient and I'M
firing industry, she purchased her freedom
. She is now between 40 & so. Her husband and
three children are now slaves, owned by Busrod
| Taylor ESD, of Winchester, Va, who is willing &c
release them on the payment OF between eight and
nine hundred dollars. The woman has paid $500
on their account, end wants little more thai
$500 to procure their freedom. She is an ntelli
gent woman of good character and habits, ant
speaks highly OF MIR. Taylor. She is now ii
Philadelphia; and an appeal is made in her behalf
: OF course it will not be made in vain.
A CANDID CONFESSION.
f The following paragraph is from the Columbus
(Ga.) Inquirer. 1t is honorable to the manly
rankness of the editor, aud il is no more than
fair specimen OF The marked change Of opinion
which has already lakeu place AT the South, an'
is spreading with increasing force in that quartz
n OF the UnlOn
81 snIu not ,aI foe
that we have fairly come over to Mr.. Clay's doc
n trnes, us exposed in his very clear and eloquen
= speeches in the Senn:e OF the United States. w
used 10 be tolerably hot headed nuili6er, in on
n boysh days, when our heads were turned ins i'd
i out by the gliliering bauble OF an inpractcabl
free trade sy stem, which we were fool enough L
think within The range of possibilities. II is on
OF the things that ought TO be,but cannot-unlil al
III nations SEQ eye 10 eye-and realiatory tariff
II affording incidental protection 10 home manu- fac
= lures, is tho only thing that can save us from
J. being eaten up voracously by foreign States''
IS In further evidence OF tho correctness of OH
y remark above, we copy from the Charleston Is
e. Advocate the annexed comment on the pre-
j. cedng paragraph from the Columbus Enquirer
: The editor of the Columbus (Geo,) Inquirer
Il who has heretofore been imbued with the doc
o Irne OF free trade, but who is now convinced tina
it is mere cbllnera, comes out like man
Is sense and candor, and renuunces the absurd an
y ridiculous theory. The policy OF Free Trade ma
be very good in the abstract-it would be fin
system were all nations 10 adopt il; but il is pre-
If poserous in the highest degree for us TO adm
/ foreign proiuctsinl our markets duty free, Will
other nations levy an exorbitant tax upon our sta
# pie commodities The editor of the Coumbu
II Enquirer abandons The visionary scheme and thu
o admits The error into which no had fallen.
g .dpropoS. A very oaicious young dandy at
i Fair in lodging about among the croud, ran hi
head against lady. lie began to apologize, whe
!. The lady interrupted him sayi ing, not word, s
I'll YOUR head In TN snIi 10 hurt INV hndu