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Lancaster gazette. [volume] (Lancaster, Mass.) 1828-1830, 1828-06-24

"Then doth the joyful feast of John the Baptist
take his turn,
When bonfres great, with lofty fame, in every
town do burn ."-BARNABY GEORGE.
VIGIL OF ST.. JOHN. The ancient custom Of
celebrating the Summer SoIstce, on the eve of the
nativity of st. John the Baptist, 23d June) or the
Vigl of st. John it is commonly called, by light
ing bonfres, was once common to all nations, and is
still kept up in many parts of England. We were
reminded of the recurrence of this anniversary by
very interesting article in the June number of the
American Quarterly Review, on Popular Supersti-
tons giving historical sketch of numerous popu-
lar rites and ceremonies and tracing the observance
of particular days to their origin and also the super
stitoRs connected with them. Some curious facts
which gather from this article relative to the
celebration of the Summer Solstice, or Midsummer
Eve, may be interesting to readers at this time
Among the customs still observed is one of rolling
large Wheel bound with straw set on fire, down a
hill, intended to signify that the sun was beginning
to roll down again from its greatest height Folks
used TO imagine that they could roll down and get
rid of their in-luck with this wheels Among the
absurd superstitions attached to Midsummer Eve it
is imagined that any unmarried woman, fasting and
at midnight, laying clean cloth, with bread cheese,
and ale, and sitting down going to eat the door
being open, will the person who she is afterwards
to marry come into the room, and drink to her. BY
bowling; and afterwards filling the glass, he will
leave it on the table, and making another bow, will
retire. In Germany, every young girl plucks sprg
of ST. Johns Wort and sticks it into the wall her
chamber Should it retain its freshness and verdure
she reckons upon gaining sutton in the course OF
the year. but should it droop the belief is that she
is destined topine and wither away. The following
version of some lines from German Almanack
This WHEEL is common also tothe festival of Christ
mas, or Yuetide, intended to signify the return o.
he suns annual course after the yintry solstice.
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LANCASTER.
TUESDAY EVENING, JUNE "a, 1928.

UTOur readers cannot have forgotten the remark
able, and no less beautiful specimen of the poetica
talent of young slave in North Carolina, which we
published some time since. We are persuaded that
no effort on our part is necessary to excite in our
readers the deep and curious interest in this subject
which we feel ourselves. That negro slave-who
of course has had no opportunity of studying, or
Of reading, indeed of cultvating any talent
but that of manual labour, and that of nature so
servile and degrading, and depressing to spirit
struggling breathe freely its native air and dead
enng to a mind which can feel the weight of the
chain that holds the body in bondage-that such
being so situated should produce poetry and such
good, nay, excellent, poetry tools really matter of
admiration. To rescue such mind from the thral-
dom of Slavery is worthy the best efforts of the
phanthropist and if any thing encourage those
benevolent individuals who striving by colonial
ton to place the now abject negro upon a footing
which shall test his capacity for selfgovernment-t
is such facts the one before Our thanks due
to friend (who has them from the original source)
for the illusions Of the pen ofGeorge Horton which
we have been enabled to lay before the publick.
Another will be found under poetica head to-day
~ Senex" is received, and we are sorry that
our columns this week were pre-occupied 1t will
appear next week. WIS miscellaneous facous are
very acceptable.
UForeign news will he found in our columns
to-day of more than ordinary interest The long
expected war between Russia and Turkey has at
length been declared.
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descriptive of this superstition, copied from the
Review, is beautiful indeed -
The young maid stole through the cottage door,
And blushed as she sought the plant of power;
Thou silver glow-worm, 0 lend me thy light
must gather the mystick st. Johns Wort tonight,
The wonderful herb whose leaf will decide
If the coming year shall make me BRIDE
And the glow-wom came
With its silvery fame,
And sparkled and shone
Through the night of st. John,
And soon as the maiden her love-knot tied
With noisless tread
To her chamber she sped,
Where the spectral moon her white beams shed;
Bloom here-bloom here, thou plant of power,
To deck the young bridein her bridal hour.
But it dropped its head, the plant of power,
And died the mute death of the voiceess flower;
And withered wreath on the ground it lay,
More meet fora burial than bridal day
And when the full year had fitted away
All pale on her bier the young maid lay!
And the glow-wom came
With its silvery fame,
And sparkled and shone,
Through the night of St. John, [clay.
And they closed the cold grave DER the maids cold
Lancaster gazette. [volume] (Lancaster, Mass.) 1828-1830, 1828-06-24

THE COUNTRY. The last few days of fine
weather have in manner compensated us for the
late drenching rains. The country never looked
more delightfully."- than at this time and we cannot
help commissioning those who shut up in the
city and are consequently denied the privilege of
docking upon nature in her beauty The inhabitants
of the town. by always being in the crowd, are too
apt to believe that residence in the country must
be dull, and that there be no enjoyment but in
places where the busy hum of men" is constantly
resounding in their ears. We would respectfully
solicit such persons if they anxious to ascertain
the truth to visit and view the beauties of Lam
caster, which are thus truly described by Mr.. Will
lard, in his history of this place
" The general surface is undulating, with no very
high or steep ascents. The principal eminence is
called George hill fertile and delightful ridge ex-
tending about two miles from southwest to north
east, on the west side ofthe town. Nearly parallel
with this and rising gently from the river which skirts
it all sides but the north, is what is frequently
termed the Neck. Not far from its extremity, to-
wards the south west, is the centre of the town.
The prospect to the east, is confined by the range
ofhlls in Harvard and Bolton beyond the intervale.
To the west beyond the intervale that SIDE APP
pears the whole length of George HILL and as the
eye passes its fine outlines, and gentle ascent
the picture. The walnut tree, and the majestic
elm are scattered in pleasing irregularity over the
wide spreading intervae The variety Of foliage of
light and shade, and the frequent changes of {ints
shadow out landscape, that fails to charm ali
who are alive to natural beauties The prospect is
equally inviting from George hill, and from the hill
IN the road to Sterling.
There is al appearance, occasionally On summer
evening, TINT struck forciby the first time be-
heldit When the vapours are condensed and the
moon up, the whole expanse of the valley appears
like one broad sheet of water just below you, and
extending as far as the eye can reach in distinct
vision The tops of the tall trees, as they appear
above the msts look like little islands, dotting the
broad bay. The illusion is perfect, without borrow
ing largely from the Imagination"
If they are not convinced while spectators of this
varied landscape, that dwelling amidst such scenes
is far preferable to one where the only prospect is
the work of art, must deem them incorrigible in
their preudices, and wanting in true taste Lancas-
ter, however, is far from being the only place to
which nature has been bounteous in her gifts al
though we confess we believe there is no one more
richly deserving of visit from those who are capa-
bic of receiving pleasures from such source.
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Valuable PROPERTY for sale.

0AHE subscriber beipg desltons 7" falire,
- and live a private lite, Will se'i, At pr
vale sale, his Rockymanni POSSESSIONS, at
Franklin Court House TIE property con-
sisls of all the buildings that ne now occupies
and keeps, as a house of public entertain
ment, and has done for a number Of years, ir
addition TO the houses used as a tavern, there
Is a store house with a counting room, Inn
Der room and a spacious cellar /. there is at
This time and has been for many years a store
hept in it together with the buildings on
which they stand, is about eight acres oflaud,
about six acres of which are in clover int ,
which produce most inxuriant crops. TIE
houses used as a tavern, the store house, tami
" house, out horses, garden, %stanles. aud do
ysr lots, form a complete hollow square a.
round the court house, clerks office and
Jail, making the property the more valuable.
The purchaser could be accommodated with
a number oil beds and other furniture, suita-
bic for the use of the tavern.
Also, a lot of ahont two acres Of land, with
q very comfortable house ON il, within two
hundred yards Of the Court House. This J
consider to be one of the most desirable stu
eiions for n professional character in my
knowing.
The terms ni the sale will be made accom-
modaIing, anu possession given in h'cenh-r
or January next. EDMUND TATE.
Aug IS. I'M
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sept. g..

M AND FOR SALE.-I wish 10 sell that
valuable tract oiland lying on Otter RI.
.sr- about four miles from Wards Bridge aud
,hree from Wards road, in Campheil county,
!, contains 6j6 Acres, handsomely improved,
and IN good repair. The land is 81 ine quality,
.,,r,,cnlarly adapted to tobacco. This Land is
veil warered and timbered, and a great deal of
6ne tobacco land to cut there Is a body Of 30
or 40 acres Of low ground eff good quality. at
fached to il. on the r~iver-There is limestone of
doe quality, also, on this land, which has been
.ried also, iron ore, in great abundance, which
has been tried, aud proved TO be OF superior
quality. The spting Convenient to The dwelling
IL very large. aifording sssfiiciency of wasegf for
ga osershot mill. Also, Almost delightf1f seat
for a miii-rhe water is of superior quality.
This Land is subject to a deed IN trust, 4 The oh
1ct IN selling is to satisfy said deed, after which
being done, a good and bona fde title can be
made. The purchaser may make payment hlm-
Selfto the PEI sons who hold he trust decd.
ANY persons wishing 10 purchase N view said
lands, will please call % Capt. A. c. CRllaway,
who lives on said lands, or the subscriber, near
Ward Bridge. The terms will he made as ac-
co nn,ndaring AS possible but r bar gain can be
had for cash. Possession can be iad on the 1st
Of Januory next, and the privilege of seeding
this fall. JNO. u. KOlLEDGE.
Aug. %. tg1
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ralua6h property far sae, at Char.
init Court House.

90 shall ofer for sale, 10 the highest bidder, e
the frst Monday ia November next. lbeiaz
r,,ri day ! my property, at this place, consist
,,r ola newly iaished Two story dwelling house,
hoo WHICH | occupy as n radpr. ice houe,
.,aka house. kitchen. stable, and "A goot gar
Ian we'll enclosed. aud all in good repair. The
la contains about three acres, and lies wlthin
ane hunGrcd wards Of two faverns, four stores
,,d the Court House. The situation Is pleas
an, and convenient To a nian OF my pfoiesSleh'
= Law yer or phi, sican. 10 a tailor VINO WISHES I"
" .,,lo b;ms.lf comfortably, this is desirable pro-
Sa,,v as il i believed to he as good a stand for
t,,a, business, if not the best that can ne selecied
- rho MINER country Those disposed to pnf-
.hase would do we'll to call and examine The pre-
misses before the das of sale.
Terps made known on the day ofsale.
ROBERT S. ANDREWS.
c. q tds8.
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TIE roots that they reduced them 20 atarvh-
INN. Formerly they eoutrutrd themselves
wt1 merely cutting them down hut such Is
the durability 81 the root at the Olive, that the
tree recoeers itself So long as that is left In
the ground and hence II il. that the Greeks.
though driven 10 the tnnanfains, returned
When the Turks had left their fields. and ms
the olive roots sonu pnt nntbearing branch.
e. The country speedily arose from Us desc
lation. =
Mar Terni, the hk,b place Of I %aciius. is y
plantation Of Olives two m~iiessqnare, in which
ttR trees are at such an age, as 70 lead % the
assertion, lhat they are the same mentioned
by Fliny. as existing 'harh IN the fire. ~ nin-
ry = Southern AgricuifAzHi.
x
Tegsiabis erirsme, The largest growing We.
gatshlc hitherto observed is the Baobob Oh 5cn.
egal, a tree whose tru,.k often exceeds thirty
feet IN diameter. Its hoipht /, not proporthiA.
ate tn this enormous magnitude of trunk. Suce
n = more than forty or hft, feet The In eeekj
trees IN America are the Plane tree all BiaE
u dl1ut, N tho western roun ~. In Ohio III
attain the height Of seventy or eighty feet, hay
ing n trunk nf eigh' OF nine feet IN diameter
Micbaur measured me which WIS 10 tyseyK,
fPetin ci'cnmi' rem ALTON feet iromth ground
IA" Plane tree OF Lycia. mentioned by PliIy,
sheltered IN lis hollow trunk the Roman Counsel.
Mutlanus. and eig htecn persons of hi reiinue.
4 lie interior Of this trunk Is ayenty-hye feet in
circumference
The largest herbacerus plant known il per.
haps the .fearG Pirginica. whose spike of flow
ers are often Of the size ofa iret. rhe Tul,p
tree Of America (Lirtodeadron) in certain ,itua.
tons altans 10 "A mos. extraordinary magnitude.
In Tennessee and OIL ar western parts al the e.
nited states II IS not Uncommon to fad them uf
nine feet in diameter, aud a height Ola hundred
and fifty feet. Our magnolia are equal, re.
maIkab'e for their immense SIZE rs well A. their
splendid flowers OF the VI. macreph, Ia. SEINE.
times measuring ten inches across aud .nrphS-
sing IN dimension any other Towering trees
known The smallest woody pant Is ~ Alpine
Willow. (SdAI herbacfd) winch hears lis flower
y hen not more than an inch in height. Plants
o. the cryrtogaIuIa race are equally remarha-
bic for variation ia magnitude Many Of them
are 50 small as scarcely 10 br diserrnrI will
out the aid Of a telescope. la the island o. ia
Va, near Batavia, a fungus in shape like = fun
mel grows 10 fhe mngn tnde Of three feet IN hia
nfief, and / anans Of our southern states are
'und "a size no. inferior The HsrHtias has
SicGe fOhRs. a fungus described bv D.. Seh 81
nltz nbiains the diamelct 81 'htee feet, aud simi.
lar 10 II cabbage the Boieins ciranieus four
teef diameter. The flower Of the Rdlesia. n
plant which Is moi yet decided to which class il
belongs. some auth - supposing II u fungus o,
something lnttrmedia o between thai class md
the Heterogeneous race, grows in Java, aud ia
Frequently found III diameter three feet. Il is
destitute OF both leaves aud stem, aud l. al
ways attached as a parasite on the root Q, other
plants.
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" eekly Supplies OF beautiful
FANG GOODS.
sunerb Gauae aud Melpomeme scarfs

anpefb Tanze aud Melpomeme Scarfs
Do do Arcadian Hdkfs.
Blk. and Blk. wateced Silks
Beautiful blk. III renee aud Italian Silks
SUPERIOR ass l~rlulent of worked Swiss Nusiins
NS'lcoss Hfegery denomination, ard some
OF E-ora and entirely new patterns
p~rhhinett Laees, at half their former prices
\ few fshionsh'e watered & buff Ginghams
Belt Ribbons, direct from Paris
Pongees for Ladies' dresses
II great bargains form an indrcement to
purchasers, we will assure them, every effort
will be made IT, that effect.
MkEE, ROBINSON 70.
June 9.
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TRUST SALE.

an Saturday the 25'b inst. we will proceed
~ To sell, fl cash. before the front door Of
ne market house, in the town of ~Lynchhure
a negro woman named Mira. the property OF
WIN. l.. Saunders. The sale will be made in
hurstllnrc Of a trust deed, executed TO US bv
sad Saunders. on the I'D day of March, 1923.
and OF record IN the Clerks office Of the HuS-
Wings Court, for the Corporation OF Lynchhurg.
We viii convey such title only As is vested in
- by said deed.
S. n M,H. GARLAND, Trustees.
lie above sale is postponed until Saturday
s7e 9th day of November rext.
81 VI. II. q. Trustees.
Oct. 81 vtdso,
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POETRY,


From The AtlaHiie Souuenir Tor 1899.
NIGHT.
Nigh, solitary nirht
Sleep on the weary. pleatAnt dreams for wo.
On the worn heart freshness and delight,
Dost thou bcsiow!
Pir1s on the fhelirring nest,
Young flowers nnfnlded tn the devy mr..
Aud thought ascending = the world ofrsst,
Thy sway deciae.
With thoc a sha1osv hand.
Rise Eka rntnfubcrid nusic on nur ears.
And Vanished hope, whose arch of PROMISE spann'd
The eoalinR years.
- Night, soliiary right
Bards of undying fine III power mr.. thine,
Shedding riei CLEANS At Intellectual light
- Aroaad thy shrine,
Oh. how vert thru adae>d,
When the cialdean eaa tbt brisht array.
Aud science through tbsstarry maze expiored
Her radiant WY
= Awakener oflagL thought,
And passion struggling with u sufiia clrth 4
By thee tngnklnd ae e~loquuntly taught Il.
Their primal worth.
Night! solitary nigbt,
: portal page, glowing winn4ecp song,
&Nid minds inspired, ontminnins human hirht,
To theetelong Frederick 5 Erk1rd.
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GUST RECEIVED by Thomas J. Duval,
eD a supply of Liose>d Oil, Spts. Turpentine,
Whit Lead, superior Salad Oil, accaba
snuff loose and in bottles, and a number of o.
Their articles in his line. which he will sell at the
lowest cash prices. May J
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TERMS.

"a, ,n.n,a. t,ay abIe IN alvanco.-No suha
= " y ~ = r.re,ysd lor q less time than ~ nenth&
cfltaen - viii he discontinued (but At the dIscreua
= III rI,,er.1 unit all arrearseos are paid
,a-ysrtisemenis will be inserted At 81 cents Pc
5ar le'sl shedl i' s,a .1'n : distance aaa e, ' NUT S'i se pa,i II =
= isiaa ,.e,, taSertian, OF the paynnni assumed BY
~ ssspoasibIc person in Lynehburg.
- moor, o,,lefs not exceeding two squaresa are iHt
rtel far =. ioIlars.f
r. .~lIIctiers addressed TO the hddnrs must Dc posi-
a. thay viii not he attended TO-
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N0TICE,.-i shall he absenlfrom Lynch
~ burg SOME time. Those indebted 10 me
viii please make syment 70 Lancaster and
Marsh, or Edwnrd Lynch, who are suthori
sed to grant acquittal.
NATHL. WINSTON.
Sept. %. n2ml3
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U~NCURKENT y

sNhE Notes of the Banks Of Georgia, South
- Caroiina and North Carolina, taken at q
'ha'l disconnl at the Exchange Office Of
b. w. HEWSON,
a., Lynchhurg.~
purchased.
Del. Al.
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Oipe.--Nothing that any planter can do,
will add so much 10 the vaine Of his land.
insure a certain aud never-failing income
to himself aud his posierity, as planting the
Olive.
Fields, however, well cultivated in common
crops, grow mp in wild woods if thrown out
for a few years. Buildings ofthe mosi useful
and permanent kind hasten To decay from tho
hour they are finished and thus plantations,
unless kept in order and %cultivat. d, speedily
become mere waste tracts of land or wilder
ness. But the Olive tree, il once brought to
maturity, is everlasting as The soil. Even il
abandoned Tor years, the trees viii %contin.
ne the same, and as soon as The culture aud
care Of them is. resumed, the annual incom.
is immediate, aud secured to the happy pos
SCISSOR
During the long aud iron reign of Turkey o.
yer unhappy Greece, aperiod of tyranny and
barbarism that would have depopulated any
other country, and reduced it To desolation.
the inhabitants have lived, ard even in some
measure ,hrven. II WIS not until their OPP
pressors hF.aa TO dig Qua tho Olive bees by
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.M0ufH.= Dr.. MCCuiloch, in The Plllnsn.
phiraI l ranactions s%lates, that all essential
oils possess The property ot preventing The
growth Of mould Cloves and other spices
WHOSE flavor 5 grateful, may bf a piled To-
article. of foot-oil OF Iayerdef in a very mt
mute quantity. Russia leather, which Is per-
iumed with lar ut a birch tree, L, not subject
to mouldtucss, ami books bound with il pre-
vent it IN those mar which they lie. A lew
drops at any perfumed cll viii insure libraries
from this pest. DIR. Nice. made some expert
mPnis with some agents on wood TO prevent
dry rot IN timber, but was prevented from
completing ihem.
Will regard Ia Paste, he prefers rosin 10 al
lum as preventive but, lavender, or any 9TH
or strong pcrtuule, as peppermint, auis-,
burgamot, are eileotual for years, however
the paste is composed. The paste employed
by Dr. Nice. is made OF -four in the usual
" ay, but rather thick, and with a proportion
of brown sugar ami n smail quantity OF zorro
sivp s%uhllmate. The use oi sus Ar i 10 keep
il fexible, 90 as TO prevent its scaling off fro
sru6oth surfaces, and THAI Of corrosive subj
mate IS an e~tFectual check against ieTlnenta
ton. This salt, however, does not prevent
the formation OF mouldiness. Paste made IN
this manner will dry. 50 that il il may br used
hy weiling. This principle is appii cable T.,
seed. As an illustration, aromatic seeds oil
all kinds are not subject To mould, and tht IT
vicinity prevents it in others with which the,
are packed. Thus also in animal substances,
MS is krhwn by putting Pepper in stuffed birds
and other ANNA $, which thrn will not b. at
tackled by mould Gingerbread, containing
carrnway seed is far less liable 10 mould Than
plain bread. Sweetm'a ats or other conseryes
NAV easily be prevented from mouldiness .bv
Suspending in the Jars containing them bits o.
'ponee, which have been dipped in some arc
maize oil, such as peppermint, bursamoi, ca
ic,Mt or other kinds,
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RTCULTUIs
CuhfURE OF GRAPE.
ExiracSt 10 thu + !itor- dated
T0lumbi0 Pm Del "a /

Ex'racFto M E.'t0r- dated
Columbia. Pa Oci. 10, 1928.
7 am endeavoring 10 concentrate all the
Choice varieties of grape vines. both native
and foreign, and raising nejo r~dTirtiss Gom
seed. anil nave not The leaHdouhl but Sbs,
| hall soon Aase seeding rims surprising the
most delicf4E FOREIGN grapes have now
two or ihnFy %arieties OF seed. which, as table
grapes, r~iv9R6aiaay foreigneTss and as TO their
quality OF Nif,standing unisiarcd our Yin.
ter frosts a1sBmmer heats, fhev hnvp no ..
qaal from F7Sahee or Germany A the cnlli.
yaiion oftheVine is beginning 90 attract con.
sIderaa le attention I will contribute n few 0h-
serv"tiol@Pn the ~ Inject, which | hope may
not ~ ~ Htlngether Unacceptable.
NJ 9f3fef tbongh contrary the general
oniRioA) is Thai the io~frisu grapes a,e mostly
Injured by the great heat in simmer from ,hf
cold I'VE can protect them tv cov,ring during
The u niinuance Of cold weather bat Tor The
hea, we have no remedy, unless, probably,
BIZ planting them on n north or western expo.
sure. though | know no Of h. experimental
wig been iriad, but from observing "a " hal
way nature has planted them, believe
would succeed. All he foreign grapes that I
ave he1 nm opportunity of examining, on
"a I and south exposures, are annually de.
siroyed by mildew, which | bfliey j. occa.
'ioheo bF ne an snihing on II M hils' they
are wet from aaw, whereas, On a u. fth or
Ne situation hey are -,ldam, fever, afr RI
ed by it. from ali the ohsarvaIions have
been ahleto MAKE on uncnltivated nature.
nave never Vet seen u wild vine fully emo
'ea 20 he iuhneuce # = meridian sun. on an
elevated southern exoosnre, but what had lis
fruit annually driea nd burnt up before il
came h maturity, while lh.se viues HAT arr
fruitful are usually in low Wet places. or on
the North or west sides of hills sheltered from,
the scorrhing ravs OF the sun by the shade n.
trees, or their own close and thick toIiag
Now to arrive Al perfection in almost my
pursuit, il is generally agreed, to copy otter
"a'uTe is our sures' guilt /; why then do ue
pmsne a dire IT, opposite course in the culli
walton of the vine ?