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'£ POETRY. Frcm ihe Trey Ga%ctie. SOLITUDE. FAIR are the feciies of op'nin" Spilngi Where Nature's beauties bloom, And lightly trijlpiilg Fairies bfittg Along each rich perfume. • # Sweetly refrefhing is the l-roc/c That (Weeps the budding vale, That Rveeily mftles through the tier, uiftiacl con- Jei«s s ehrift our folds take a lively - eigwwud a more tumnctcuR- .;-->"L V'Xvhthev could not have ccptfon of the glories of the Divine l» WJ« u aicfe Uk, MW it n^kes usmore^nHblc _ ^W«^ pcrfcaior.s, of our'own wcaknefs and imper¬ fection, of the vaft number of our bodily and fpivitual neccflitics, and ourmanifold imperfections. Struck Mory of the divine perfections, their infinite extent, embracing all time fflod fpace, bewilder the ima- Cod and religion in the twa& d men that 1 fee not how any fen&. ly that neglects it can in reafon be efteemed a family of chriftiar.s, * indeed to have any religion at i" It appears from the Diary of the O with A gentle frag'ant e. our numerous failings and neglects through the whole courfe of our lives when edfrtfaftsd with the glorious perfections of God, we become the more earned and iinccrc in befceching his mercy Cions.' We may.be fifled with that bendes ^da,h, excrete. Sweet is the evening walk, , WhflO, with the friends WC IovCj In cheerful, unfufpe&ing talk, At twilight's hour we rove. But Solitude ! mv joy's in thec— Thy (hades pofll-lt my heart ? Nn joys on earth in fti*CCt I f*X| None half 10 free from art* When each day*a fervile labor's done, And evening fp reads her ih »dc ; 2Iow iweet [(• wruidi r all aloite. Save Mcm'ry, through the glade. And often FiOtfl the n.ife and care Qt buGneHi have I fto»ct To feek a happy vefpite there. And there unbend my Coal. jN >r ran the noify imvt* of mirth, ■ Nor can the high-ed jjlfiff K >t tVa moil fontfrm^ fuu»d* on earth So ftvctUn life to int. Thfn, Solitude, thy joys 1 love, Thy (hade my heart pi .fiefs; TVhilc fomc in giddy eirclej rove, <ira::t me my dear pecefs. :pt the firertdl awe and veneration ve may feel the greatcft refpec% felt up the whole da for tLefe and a love mixed with fcar-our rret ferviees of devotion. Th, humility may fink us in the duft and we may be thoroughly con- nilie.ancc, But m alking pardon and forgive yinced of our own infig nefewearepmmmjndofthccwv but v/o arc not lo able to reduce put ditions and terms mentioned in the Goipcl, the difchargc of which is neceiTary to obtain them. The iirit of theie is the hearty forgive* nefs of all thofc v.ho have in any way offended or injured us ; here at once is the holy facriiice of all the malignant and revengeful pal- lions, the deflroycrs of internal happinefs, the difturbcrs of the world. There is 110 perfon fo foot ith as not to perceive the vaft in- creafe of felicity, u hieh muft be en¬ joyed by mankind, were i-.ll the wicked paflums and appetites put under rcltrahrt. hi forgiving our fellow men their offences, we arc forcibly reminded of annulment thefe emotions to practical ufe, wc are rather loll in aftonifhment than reformed. Every thing belong¬ ing to our nature is fo limited, to infignificant, when compared with tlie divifte, that wc find fomc dit- tlie clofet, he frequently (hut Xirr.- f( cret ferviees of devotion. The reafons he gives for fpeuriiagib much time in this way are in his own words thefe—cc I apply my. felf to thefe essrei&s, ift, Becaufc they are a noble employment cf the mind, mo:: worthy of itsn. tional powers, tending to their hicheft perfection, and affording moft iblid joy. sndly, In fofctnn tranfactions with God I mayhepe tracing even a relem- .fi>r fuch a confirmation ot^rtu. ous fentiments and aiipoiitions, a fuch advantages over worldly lull? f or life on our own p.irVj that we may not give juft raufc of offence to others, or injure them publicly or private!v in word or dc^\. For this p-irpof: we conrcf;our abhor- rence of all kinds ot in;t;uity, and our determination henceforth to RFCXOXFN____N"-1 6ck renounce all "inn.- "'.';*".•.-i v-i-b I FEEL the more rtleafurc in Whatever is difpieaftng to Ciod. RIISCEIXANY. For ll<e Kingston <J>.\:.nri. iiculty in blar.ee. Hence the vaft advanta¬ ge of keeping the character of Je- fus always before our eyes, in which we fee the divine perfect¬ ions applied in common life wii:h andimihiftied lufn-c, but with a concentrated operation. By traus- fcrrine the roodnefs, the mercy and the levclinels of Chrill to the divinity, for the Father and the Son arc one, wc acquire diilincl conceptions of the divine nature, conceptions, which never could have been acquired but by the co¬ ming of Thrift. Above all, in the hour of affliction this holy exercile of prayer ftrengthens and encour¬ ages us. The calamities and mi& is no perfon who docs, not tafte ot as mity be of great life to mc m mv future life; and this Lopeb juiliiicd h> experience— :.r.uy. I 'would lay itricter obligatiMn rnyfeif to greater watchfahcis \d caution againft the iprinyN o:,:- ror, and perplexity, $w ;!.u«t.^- to wliieh. 1 lvive been termcrA' Cure &r 1 liiczu complying with the retyicfi of my valuable friend Rcnovatus,becaufe prayer is one oi thole fubjects wliieh I intended to bring forward to the particular notice of my rea¬ ders. It. is the verv life and foul of religion, without which n i man can become holy in this world, render himfclf worthy of happi- nefs in a future life, or even capa- Wc lincerely refllve to^correclcv- them, and who feels net at times of enjoying it. En csprcfling civ tliimt that is amifs in our tern- per and behaviour, arid m every thine to hrina: (uu-fdves nearer to the holinefs aiu-idiappinefs o^ our CJj?auous Beneftdor. Prayer is a fpirituai hiltory of our wants and failings, of the remedies and the duties which wc have to' perform in order to obtain Oiem or to ren¬ der thent tliic.tcio'Us- and as wc Water a%i&* '• Mr. I'RixTi k,—Be!ie\.iBg ■": information tciuli tg to the pj* ervali(ui of this noble AiU'itt^ «ii>ie ;i;i:irJ will be generally ia- tereflingj vre wifn to eommuat- catc it thro' the channel of your paper. We have the certificate from an old and experienced Far¬ rier, who recommends it asaftvd- 1 ) of God for o-ar health and ilrencrth ana for all the coir.fart-, and e< n- veniences which ivc poflefs, wc .wc only diichartHnaraduty which the ihiallcft coniideration will tell us is highly becoming. This excellent duty by recalling thole fentiments and pious dii'politions, which it is proper and even ncccllarv for us to entertain and cultivate, fixes them in the mind, they become parts of our nature and wc are ne¬ ver forgetful even for an inftant *hat we are dependent, rcafonable and fecial creatures. Prayer may be juilly considered the molt dif- tins:uiminc privilege of man—it is the elory t)l Ins nature that lie is made capable of fuch an exalted and rational happinefs, as refults from a knowledqe of God, and a lervent imitation of his moral per- fections. In this holy exercile wc br-ins the whole nature of our blefled Creator as far as we arc a- Me to comprehend it in review be¬ fore us. "W'e acknowledge him the Supreme Maker anil Govern¬ or of the world, perfect in all that is truly great and lovely, not on¬ ly the gracious Author of our Be- the merits of a enseifteel Savicmi. wc arc forcibly brought Co the re- membrance of Jefus Chri.it> The irrace and mercv which he broii'.rht into the world, the peculiar nature of the Gofpel, and the glorious ex¬ ample which he let before us, raife a IIvon;.; hope in our bofoms that wc lhalt be found worthy. The holy precepts of our bleiled Sav¬ iour, and which wc law embodied in lii-; unfpottcd example, take hold upon our hearts and incite us to fuperior excellence, to imitate him in all his virtues, to love all man- kind as he loved them, to recoff- nize them for our brethren, the children of the lame rather, & tlic candidates for the fame immortal¬ ity. This blciied example encour¬ ages us to deeds ot chanty and be- nevoJcnce, not to reft litis lied with wiflung well to mankind, but do- iiiff as well as wilhiiiLr, deliijhtinff in doing good to then* fouls and bodies, and adding to their fatis- faction and happinefs. With hearts fubducd by prayer, wc Hull be willing to ftoop even to the loweft olficcs of kinanefs to others, to be all the bitternxis of death. There are afflictions which no human af- iiilancc can reach—the horrors of an awakened confeienee, the tho'ts of fecret iniquity ; a<: fuch times fervent prayers to God arc ot the titmoft importance i they give us ftrength and courage to reform— they ilh up the defire of repent¬ ance, of doinc: away- as far as in 'mv power, the injuries we may have committed, h i* prayer a- ionc that can rcftorc light and com¬ fort to the dark, the melancholy and the diffracted foul. And in thofc heart rending afflictions in¬ cident to this vale of tribulation, when thofe we love take their de¬ parture, leaving us in tears and an- guifh, prayer fupports us and guides us at length to fuch con¬ tentment, refiemation and patience as may render the calamities wc deplore the bleiled occalion of our future glory. Behold then a few of the advantages of this heavenly exercile, and how dangerous muft their condition be, who live in the world, and never praclile it—who ___________ feek not for the aid and protection Cltln;rc of Po~7~_ZA mmM ot God_in this We, or fkcvr any ofthc Agricultural 8ocietvot'.t;r«. regard tor the.r uturc arid eter- n(,ck ^d(, (hc jygfei cx[Kri. nal wel are-wlio have not n t hew n)cnt ._„ r|)c Ml ' hc jw noules to much as the form and ' appearance of religion, and lceni to be totally infenfible of their lit- 4 uation, as rational and accountable reign and univerfal remedy for the bots and yellow water in hn-fes, viz. Take one pound oi Roll Biira- flone, two ounces of Roiia, two ounces of Antimony, two ounce- ef Aloes, two ounces ofSaltP::re, one thigh bone ofaftud horfc, burnt, puberile the whote '•? t powder, then give the horlc that has the yellow water or the bos - portion once in three days till yen fee the fymptoms change, hh alio very ulerul to give Korfes thai arc well, to prevent them from catching the difeafe. A tabic fpoonful is fullieient for a portion, and it muft be civen id their Ffa'p,, , - i i ° rememoenng to keep them fro«; cold water about twelve hours, & let the lirit given be warm and d bran. We recommend this to tar- mcrs who have ailinghories in du Spring. Jabe7. D. Ham?ioxd, Isaac SKELtVAXD. Emcft Tt/uv/, April i~y tui:. beings. ready to forgive, and to forget the ing. but the fource of all our hap- fliarpeft and moft undeferved in- pinefs.—'1 he giver of all good gifts, juries and return good for evil, for the eternal difpoicr of events, our in all thefe we have the example of our Redeemer before us, con- defrending and yielding to the good of others, pardoning their rnoft heinous offences, and entrea¬ ting for their forgivenefs at the moment that they were indicting upon him the moll excruciating torments. Jn praying through bell friend and tendcreft father, always ready to afliit and promote our endeavors after true felicity. Surely abfolute perfection of na¬ ture and character muft be the moft proper objects of veneration and love—And at the fame time that prayer draws us nearer W God, Of fuch pcrfons it may be afked, how they can expect the bleilinffS of heaven ? Is it not lit that we who depend entirely on God need continually his care, & are always receiving mercies from him, fhould join together in our fan\ilie.s and in public congrega¬ tions, in ownincr our common de- pendenceand obligations, in feek- ing;the protection we need, and in payino; homaffe to our irreat Pre- ferverand Benefactor ? " Conftant family wor.hip, (fays tlic excel¬ lent Arch Bifhop Tillotfon) is fo neceiTary to keep alive a ieni'e of 1 cut the potatoes in three pieces, the top, the middle, and the bot¬ tom parts, and planted the three in three rows. The top plant was ten days older than the mMSs plant, and a much greater crop \ the middle plant was earlier tlvm the bottom, and abetter crop; the bottom produced but a very indifferent crop. For i'ome lc> fons p:\tc I have only fet the top eyes, and I believe have the belt crop ivnd drieft potatoes in the country ; nor do I think there :.• any walle in doing fo, for 1 fad the potatoe keep;'the better W havinff a cut taken olf it." PrtmuJ am! Pu!r-l..l Bv 8TE1*KEN MILES.