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AGRICULTURE.
ment, and prepare them for an inheri
tance in that undicnvered country be
yond the land of death.
What Cows should Farmers
Kerb.—What qualities are necessary
to constitute a good cow? A good
milker alone, does not, in our judgment
make a good cow ; neither does a good
breeder nor a feeder. It is the three
qualities combined that make the cow.
Give ns a cow that is good for milk,
quality as well as quantity considered :
and one that when dried 0 f her milk,
will with proper care and attention,
take on flesh rapidly, and for one, we
rest for awhile, at least, satisfied. And
and face.
from their physical organization, falling red trilies of the forest were scattered
in condensed drops from their fingers like leaves befnve the whirlwind. . Ma
ny were the bloody scenes enacted;
hut, for every white man’s scalp taken,
a dozen aborigines hit the dust. The
Indians fled—leaving their hills and
plains, their homes and the graves of
their forefathers in the possession of
the conquerors. Unhappyrace! Years
MISCSLIiANHOUS.
THE LEGEND OF INDIAN HOLE.
A TALE OF HARRIS COUNTY, TEXAS.
RY “ ESPER AXCE,”
his tril>e. There w ill he mourning in roves through the green woodlands
the lodges of the Caronquewsys. Cos- and wide fields where she had so often
hatte lias fought by his white brothers H strayed, listening to the singing bird
more *imll
his tomahawk has been buried in the
brains of their enemy; his knife has
drank their blood—it is good, but the
heart of Coshatte is not happy. White
men, listen! But two moons have
passed since I accompanied tiie war-
j Hors and young braves of my tribe to
have passed away, and the places that
once knew you know you no more!— the big plains of the West to chase the
The forest that once sheltered the ; w ild-horse and to hunt the buffalo.—
lodges of your tribe, and echoed to Our old men. our women and children,
the dance and war-whoop, is now we left behind ns—for we were at
usurped by the rising city! The peace with the white man, and wo
THE BEST INHERITANCE.
It is frequently remarked, the educa
tion is of little use to the farmer; a very
little science will do for him. Great
knowledge is only beneficial in the pro-
fessionnl man. Expressions of this sort
are founded upon a false estimate of one
of the most useful and elevated profes
sions of life.
If the habitual business of the culti
vator does not afford the mental powers
a field for their most extended exercise,
we know not where to look for such a
field. 'Fhe Study of agriculture unites
to the theory of science the very essen
tia! material of its practical parts. It
makes the study experimentally and
truly learned.
Nearly all that is osefnl in our pil
grimage through life is drawn from the
earth. The main use of science is to
explore theminotiie of nature, to fathom
its secret caverns, and to bring forth
the hidden possessions of the earth into
comprehensible identity. Where, then,
is the occupation that so richly furnishes
A perpetual supply of mental fond as
that of agriculture. In the constant
until we can raise up an entire herd of! or bayous of its clay, it presents no-
cows, each one of which shall possess thing remarkable in its appearance.—
these excellencies, our aim shall he to During the Summer and Fall—the dry
advance in improvement nntil we can season—the bed near its source rc-
accomplish our object. mains nearly: destitute of water; hut, |
CHAFFER I.
Amidst the broad plain that the Rio
San Jacinto bounds on the north, and
the Brazos on the south, rises the small . . _ .
hut well-known stream of Clare (now ploughshare has again and again pass- dreamed no harm from our red broth-
called Clear) Croek. Like all streams ‘‘‘l over hones of your ancestors— ers; hut we were mistaken—the ("a-
the golden grain of Ceres w aves over ronquew ay wolves had their spies upon
their tombs ! ns, and but a few days had w e left when
“Your day is oVr •h t \? attacked our village. They kill-
Your fires are out from shore to shore; i ed our old men, they carried off our
No more for you the wild deer hounds— women and children, and our tents are
rich yellow ; er grow th, graduating its density and Your children—look, by power oppressed, 0 J 0,,r * r
black. *We size with that of the bayou, the course Beyond the mountains of the \\ est— * oshatte,
ooded stock of which it follows until finally it! Your children go—to die!” nor will
To posses the first of these qualities, as you descend, the waters increase,
a cow should have a fine head, a little the hanks become wider, and the lim-
wide above the eyes, but quite small her, which was Irat small and scatter-
below, and a|y>ear somewhat long.— ! ing at first, assnmes a larger and thick-
Her nose should be of a
color, or at all events, not
do not know of any fnllhlooded stock
of nnv breed with black noses, but they swells out to a large forest, and the
frequently appear on stoekashigh bred creek enters Clear Lake; through the
ns fifteen-sixteenths. Her neck should Lake the bayou forces its way on.
be very small where it joins the head winding along through prairie and
but widening and deepening as it np- 1 woodland, until it empties its waters
proaches the shoulders and briskets.— into the broad Bay of Galveston.
Her udder should be of a good size and , As I remarked, there is nothing ex- j
not inclined to fleshiness; large milk traordinnry in the appearance of the
veins and small, delicate horns ; they creek, either in its size or length, to dis
may be long in some breeds, but they tinguish it from many others similar,
should he fine, and she should have a nnd in the same section of country: j
yellow’ skin.—Bowen's N. A. Farmer, nnd it probably never would have been !
The plough is on your hunting grounds, but a heap of ashes!
The w a ood m8 " ,B thr0,,ghy0Ur White men, listen! Among the
The He man’s sail skims o’er the floods; l*5 i * olier * ™ head chief’s daughter, her kindred-let it burn in the hearts of
... holeotuc—the wild flower—the pride her tribe. (. nnmamnns of n
nnd running wafer. No
the songs of the one, and the plaintive
rippling of the other, gladden the heart
of Keleotuc! No more will she greet
them living!
Now arc the warriors gathering
Around her. See! they are heaping
up the fagots. Listen to the taunts
they cast upon their gentle victim;
but she answers not—she hears them
not. Like the dying swan, she pours
her latest breath in touehsng melody.
Her soft, flute-like tone of voice comes
floating through the midnight air. In
solemn chanf, she sings, “ Green earth!
bright flow’crs! running waters! bear
lienee, far away unto Coshatte, the
young brave, the Inst sigh of Keleotuc!
spirit of the waving trees! wliis|>er
fourth through the air—let the fate of
the ‘wild flower’ reach the homo of
Your pleasant springs are dry.
my child-
Among the many hostile tribes with
whom the white men were often en
gaged in deady strife, there were none
they encountered more frequently, or
who made more desperate resistance,
than that of the Caronqueways. This
tribe inhabited the entire coast of Tex
as; and, from their number, bravery,
and savage character, were more dread-
exercises and every dav labor of the |
farmor, the business of the science is i ,0 "'* k * l*‘» cefulh «PP.v ;
nroffressing, if his intellect had been ! ^ h « 8 soared tjiemeansnll around
U right in the education of his vonth. n " d f P 1 *’"*"" 1 *"<*>-
The theory is all essential, for this con- " , 1 , Spare
stitntes the implement hv which he is to » 1 '"le f^mind around your dwelling
for a lawn, trees, and flowers. You
can find leisure to plant the trees, and
your daughters will, I trust gladly at
tend to the vines and flowers. It will
prosecute the study of human nature to
its practical utility
A man can not go forth upon the
land with any good degree of promise
in scientific experiment, without the
light of past experience upon his path
way, and this he can only obtain bv a
passage through the literary institutions
of the country, where the results of the
labors of the learned for ages are collec
ted together, and made accessible to the
student. To attempt a prosecution of
the sciences independent of the past ex
perience. as we sometimes incline to,
consider ourselves, would lie vain.—
There is scarcely a discovery of modern
times, but has Wrowed something of
its proportions or utility from the mind
of antiquity.
That the farmer, by a scientific cul
tivation of bis land, can increase, to a
very great extent its productions, there
does not exist a rational doubt. And
that the time is coming when there will
be actnal necessity for this increase of
prodnetion, there is every np|iearance.
It is, therefore, not only wise and expe-
dient to commence or to carry on now’,
but it is a high dutv which is owed to
posterity, in consideration of all the
blessings which past ages have bequea
thed us.
Permit us therefore to impress upon
the minds of the farmers the very great
usefulness of education. Give vour
sons aud daughters not the less educa
tion, because you design them for rural
life and educate them—they will find
abundant employment for all their
science, though their farms l»e located
in the deep wilderness of the west;
though they be cast amid barren rocks
and sterile sand plains, science w ill
aid tliem there.
Not a blade of grass nor a spear of
grain l«it will grow better under the
cultivation of intellectual rare. Not a
flower, but will show beauties to the
.'eye of science, which the yplgar world
knows not of. Not a vide hut rears
finer, and produces more, where educa
te^ hands superintend ita growth. In
short, all nature is beautified improved
nnd bettered, where the cultivator is no
stranger to its propeties and the science
of its developments.
Fanners, give your children educa
tion. It ia the only earthly inheritance
you can bequeath them, that is beyond
the reach of accident All other hu
man property is constantly changing
and transitory. Science is not trans-
f,.ruble—not like the mntahilitv of oth-
er goods, negotiaHe. Firm and nnsha-
ken by human vicissitude, it will he the
enduring companion of your children
through life, it will support them in all
tfflictum of Providential chastise-
of our tribe, and the betrothed wife of
His heart cannot be happy,
he rest while she remains a
prisoner among the destroyers of his
trihe. Coshatte has spoken. Will his
white brothers aid him in Inking the
bird from the dutches of the hawk ?”
The Indian's gestures were so vehe
ment, his looks so appealing, and the
grief lie felt evidently so sincere that,
although the white men were worn
down by fatigue and excitement, they
ed than all others. Numerous and "i 1 ! 1 onc accord determined to pursue
deadly were the encounters they had the robbers and rescue the prisoners,if robe!
with their white foes—defeat, instead alive, at all hazards. As soon as the j come!
so but for a scene enacted on its banks of weakening their courage, served but , dt 'nd were buried and the wound, d |
—the memory of which is still green in exasperate them the more—they , property attended to—a lew being left (
in the recollection of manv. Some 1 fought long and well, nnd w ere among *o guard them—the company proceed-
the last to retreat. Their battle-fields ed at once on the track of the fugitives,
extend from the forests and cimehrakcs I Lc Indian took the lead, showing all
of the Trinity to the surf-beaten shore d' e eagerness and instinct of a hlood-
of the Gulf of Mexico. hound; and often, when every vestige
At the time of onr tale, but a few i of the trail was lost, he would, by his
so,'of sweet clear water, during the 1 years had elapsed since this part of the unerring sagacity, find nnd pursue it
entire summer. This is a lovely spot, country had been settled by emigrants; w ith a rapidity that lelt the others far
and the one our tale refers to,—it is and the feud was at its height. Scarce- behind. On the evening of the second
; ly a twelve month would pass away da y> about sunset, the party reached
without w itnessing the blazing of some . A-'lcar ('reek about four miles below,
lonely ‘squatter’s hut—the murder of | where we will leave them lor the pre-
his wife and children, and the quick i sent, pursuing their course which led
and fenriul retribution that followed, direct to this spot.
Such was the shite of affairs when n !
report came to the settlers, on and t HARTER HI. y
near the Brazos, that a largo party of It w as midnight. A large lire burn-
Caronqueway Indians had just return- , ed brightly in the bosom of this ravine,
ed from a successful foray against a j throwing a strong glare upon the forms
tribe friendly to the whites; and that of about forty warriors, who stood,
they, flushed w ith their late victory, w ith bows and war-dubs in their hands, of their number, and taken entirely by
| were now preparing to attaek nnd ex- in a circle around it. Many a head surprise, mAintained their ground for
and meet it in gentle embrace! N\ hat terminate the settlers. This news spread and limb bore frightful marks of a re- some time, fighting hand to hand with
' with corn ■ but if refinement of au d ,or ’ 8 P en can do justice to this like prairie fire, nnd very soon every cent conflict: and every face wore an the courage of despair and the ferocity
i'eelinsr and increased love of home are j boundless prairie ocean? Its magni-j man and hoy within fifty miles, enpa- aspect as hideous as paint and rage of tigers. The blow of the tomahawk,
any recompense fora few paltry dollars , ,l,de rMn * . one ^ -A , ! a " , ' c . ai "' Me of bearing arms, had shouldered could make it. Some few lay around the thrust of the knife, the shrieks of
and cents, then this little will pay most ! i ‘* f r ", 8R - v rid "‘; s "" vin P in ! on ? ro118 ’ ' bis gun nnd marched to a designated I wrapper! in skins, and appeared, from the wounded and dying, were now in-
t upon all the capital the Wnlight glistening in the val- point, w here all were enrolled into a their restless motio
* .... I i Iairtc alurt nn!l ♦/v Ann sinztnn’c If I . aL l . .. el. *
TIIE FARMER'S HtlME.
From an essay on this subject by
Mr. Luke Derwin, we take these sug-
gestions :
“There is no farmer too poor, in our
free land—too poor to have a beautiful
home of his own ; for it needs not
take but little time, and once engaged
in tbe woik, vnu will reap a rich re
ward in the labor itself, and feel within
you the happy feeling which can only
be felt in adorning and making more
pleasant your borne. True the ground
thus devoted might be more useful, in
a mere dollars and cents point of view
six or eight miles from its source, the
bayou swells out around a kind of
point or projection of the hank, and
then, contracting again, forms a basin
or pond, which remains full, or nearly
known as Indian Hole.
“ Here, scattered wild, the lily of the vale
Its balmy essence breathes; here cowslips j
hang
Their dewy heads, and put pic violets
lurk,
With all the lowly children of the shade.”
Look around you whilst we are here,
and behold this vast extended plain
that spreads out before us in solemn
grandeur, its unbroken view extending
far away in tiie distant horizon, where
the blue-arched sky seems to descend
hood, ye birds of sweet note, sing my
requiem ! Silvery stream ol the moun
tain, murmur forth my name! And
now, Great Father, listen to thy suffer
ing child! Oh! soml forth thy wing
ed messengers—speed them quickly
on—let them shield and hear me to
thy bosom! Hark! like meteors
flashing''through the sky I ace them!
Their snowy pinions beat the air, and
songs of joy are floating round. Wel
come, sweet shadows of the spirit land!
Welcome, bright sisters of the starry
To your outstretched arms 1
*! I come!”
Tims sang Keleotuc, ns a warrior
seized a lighted torch and hurled it at
her feet. Quickly the dry brush igni
ted, nnd a canopy of smoke, black as
a volume from hrtl, rme fiercely to the
sable sky. One wild shriek of agony
burst from the dying girl as the flamer,
w reathing round, blasted her with its
fiery breath; a maddened howl of de
rision from the infuriated savages an
swered her. A moment more, and a
crashing sound from the tramp of feet
was heard, and, before the Indians
conld gain a cover, the party of w hites
hurst forth from the adjoining thicket,
and poured out the contents of their
rifles upon them.
“ Then arose so wild a yell
Within that dark and narrow dell.
As if tin* fiends frflm Heaven that fell
Had pealed their banner-cry of Hell.
The Indians, although losing several
usurious interest upon nil the capital w,ul »* ,c "numni gnswiimg me »n|- point, w ncrc nil were enroiieo into a their restless motions and the occasion- tormingled w ith the shouts of enct u
invested. If keeping vour child from ** yB ’ ldso p , n ^ ,0 m ’ nd the ocean s company. As soon ns possible, they al groans that proceeded from them, to ragement from one party and the yel
vicious influence, nnd teaching then* to ! swe ^ P* 8 */’ . V * ,n rea ‘'b < 'd the encampment of Indians, | be desperately wounded. iSome exei- of defiance from the other. None ex
care
company
I swell after the pale has passed. Mho reached the encampment of Indians,
love their birth place, and care for its ! c . , ' n P n ' n * dl *‘ bright flowers of rainbow and the memorable fight with the Cn- ting topic had evidently been lately pected or asked forntiercy, but fought
appearance, is anght gained; then rich but that stud its bosom, w hose odor— r0 nqueways near the pass of that name discussed and settled by the warriors desperately, like the wolf, to the last
will be the year!v, vea, and daily re- tke P r "' r ' C9 breath—scents the air, | took place soon after. Many of the in council; and, from the large heap gasp.
transports the weary hunter into an eombatents say the fight was well and of brush and dry wmod that lay piled In the mean time, the flames rolled
elysitim sweeter than that crested by bloodily contested, fthe Indians final- up close by, and from the angry ges- on, lighting up the scene of battle w ith
the fairy music, or the Musselman s |y gave way—not l>efore, however, tnres that were occasionally directed all its horror*—bringing cverv com*
they had lost half their and made their to a particular spot, it was not hard to battant into full view. Foremost, from
escape with their prisoners towards divine trW it was, nor SAnl which was the commencement of the affray, was
Clear Creek. * , soon to follow. Close hy the group of Coshatte, who, wielding his war-club.
With the white men engaged in this
fight, was a tall, finely-formed, young
Indian warrior. He belonged to the
tribe whose village had been lately
sacked and destroyed by the same
turn from this small spot! Gladly as
they grow older will they tend, nnd
still more beautify it; ‘Home, Sweet
Home,’ will ever in their after life exert
its purifying influence nn their feelings
lending them to toil earnestly In make
for themselves in their second childhood
such a sweet resting place as that in
which their earlier years were passed.
Seed Potatoes.—Now is the time
to select and look over your seed pota
toes, Spread them out thin on the celer-
floor, turn them frequently, do not al
low them to sprout, the frequent turn
ing prevents it ami reserves the ener
gies of the tuber to mako a healthful
growth as soon ns it is deposited in its
destination in the soil. This is no
theory. It is a solid pratical fact for
every gardener nnd farmer.
vision of his future Paradise!
Let ns dismount, and, whilst our
horses are grazing the tender jonng
grass, we will recline under the shade
of this oak, and in the meantime, en
joying the soil air from the Gulf, and
the warbling of birds overhead, I will
relate to you the history of this place
—the Legend of Indian Hole.
warriors, and in full view, tied hand
and foot to a tall stake, was an Indian
girl. Her feet and arms were swollen
and bloody, from many wounds iufiieted
hy thorns and briars. An embroidered
CHAPTER II.
For ages these green woodlands ami
plains were unknown and untenanted
—the deep, oppressive silence which
reigned over all, unbroken save by tbe
war-whoop of the savage, the howling
of beasts, and the tramp of wild hors
es and buffalo,
came over the
hand. lie it was who brought the in- and highly dressed skin of some wild
telligence to the whites, and had eager- ’ animal hung in strips from her shrink-
supplicated their aid in chastising ing body, disclosing a form youthful
them, and rescuing some of his trihe,
still prisoners in their hands. During,
the encounter he fought with great bra
very—his war-cry ringing like a trum
pet's note above the din of battle—
cutting down all who opposed him, and
and full of beauty. Her head was
bowed in deep dejection, from which
the long dark hair flowed wildly over
her heaving bosom. Now nnd then
fought with the fury of a maniac, in
the direction where he had discovered
Keleotuc bound and enveloped with
fire. None withstood him, for he
struck down nil who opposed, and
made his way, through (lame and
smoke, to the side of the Indian girl.
With one sweep of his knife he severed
the bonds that held her, nnd springing
back, bore her out of reach—but, alas,
too late! No sooner did the blacken
ed nnd charred remains of the young
But, anon, a change following the white men in every charge
spirit of the scene.— [ that was made. But after the enemy
Tkmprkatuir akd Editorials.—
Tbe New York Commercial Adver-
her eves would wander restlessly over git I meet his gaze, as he bore her bo-
tbe painted faces of her captors, seek- dy o(T, than, w ith a cry like that of a
ing, but in vain, to catch some ray of wild beast, he dropped his burden and
hope in their unpitying glances; but rushed amid the tight. Already was
for this, she neither moved nor stirred, his arms, face, and breast deluged with
and, to all appearances, was as inani- blood, and now bis knife at every thrust
The fame of the country spread abroad had gave way—w hen the noise and
—ita rich lands, salubrious climate, confusion of the conflict had subsided
tiser tells the following pleasant story: and abundance of game were strong —and the whites were busily engaged mate as the trees that towered around was deeply painted with its gory color.
It is told of some clergyman that, inducements to the emigrating portion in burying the dead and relieving the her. As well might she expect mercy , On he rushed to the very centre of tho
while laboring under embarrassment die western people. Tbe white wounded, Coshatte—for such was his as the young lamb when the jaws of enemy, and, in despite of tho wounds
in the treatment of bis subject, he ob- man appeared—his rifle rang through name—retired to a short distance, and, the wolf have fartened u|*on him—or and blows he received from all sides,
served slight signs of weariness and Bold and forest; tbe gigantic old trees covering Ids bend with bis robe, seem- her sweet namesake, “the wild flower,” I he grappled with the chief, nnd bore
dissatisfaction on the part of his audi- —patriarchs! venerable in years, and ed to be the prey of great emotion.— when winter’s icy breath has touched him, writhing and struggling, to the
cnee whereupon, leaning over the desk, 8 r V beade4 with their mantles of The captain of tiie company, seeing it. Her fate was sealed! Soon, very blazing fire that still roared and hissed
and fixing his eye upon an individual IUO **—bowed beneath the sharp strokes ing him evidently in distress, and fear- soon w’onld her fragile body be given for its victim. With a bound like that
whose lip w-as more openlv curled in * xe -—Soon cabins arose, form- i ing he was severely wounded, called to the fiery heat of the blazing fagot, of a panther, he sprang with his ene-
contempt, he said, “If any of you ing the nucleus of a settlement. Hon- him op, #nd with a friendly speech, and her gentle spirit would pass aw’ay my full in the midst of the roaring col-
think you' can do better thnn I am do- died* of hardy pioneers ponred in from sought to know of him the cause of i amid shouts, and taunts, and yells of umn of flame that shot forth its forked
ing you can come up and try." Now th® valley of the Mississippi, bringing trouble. The Indian drewr himself up, i exultation. There she stood, bound ! tongues for yards around,
if any one thinks that writing editori- ! ^eir all.
»U, (worth the reading) ia only recrea
tion at any, and especially if they
think that, iu the present temperature,
it is easy to pen anything brilliant or
profound, they can come up to our
sanctum and try. We veotere to as
sure them that instead of covering the
paper with emanations of mind, corus
cations of genius, and gems of thought,
thev will cover it with evaporations
trouble.
Settlement after and, diopping the buffalo robe which
settlement was formed, and their foot- had covered his breast, so as to give
hold made g6od against the nations of full freedom to his gestures, spoke to
the wilderness.
The Red men
exultation. There she stood, bound ! tongues for yards around. Fornmo-
and helpless, a feeble, unresisting wo- j ment a cloud of ashes and smoke ob-
man—a sacrifice to be offered on the soured the view; then thousands of
altar of Indian superstition ! She bright sparks ascended and fell again
, the following effect— knew that even now those chosen for I like hail on the green sward around.—
soon sought the de- v White brothers, listen! This day the purpose were preparing to com-{ An instant more, and Coshatte—his
struction of the intruders, for it need- the red wolf been struck. The mence their infernal offices upon her. whole person, even to his long scalp,
ed no prophet’s warning voice as to white man’s bullets are deep lato his But her thoughts were far away. Be- lock on fire—burst forth, with his bla-
the result of this encroachment on the I body! Already do tbe black vufiores fore her mental vision arises the home
hunting grounds of their forrefathers. suent his blood, and are whetting their 1 of her childhood, her aged parents,
Now came the strife for the supremacy, beaks for tbe feast Many a warrior nnd the young brave to whom her
and, in the struggle that followed, the will be missed from tho council tiro of ‘ troth wa* plighted. Now her fancy
ting shroud, like a tortured devil loos,
enwl from his chains, and, IveMy sound,
ing his war-cry, dashed again among
them. Hn enemies—the few Caron