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BIDDEP0RD, FEBRUARY 3, 1888.

merely m the most convenient method ofrs-
funding the duties on salt. which the fisher
men used In curing the Dish which they ex.
ported. hus been use in all the Arguments
which have been made against the fishing
bounties ut varioas pcriods, and has been
shown. as clear NJ history can show IL. to be
unfounded. Tho English and French set
the example very early Of giving these
boun,ies, expressly for the encouragement
of the commerce, and ~ keep Il asa nursery
for seamen
The French have recently increased the
bounty considerably, and the effect oi Il has
already been apparent in the increlsd
number Of vessels md incn engaged In the
trade. Mr.. JEFF rsn always advocated the
bounty in his speeches, in order "to foster
our fisheries as - nursery OF navigation. -
The bounlies given were double Whit would
DO the drawback ON the salt oonsuined.-
:, hensv,r tho iuuniirs have becn withheld,
tie fisheries have declined. Whenever they
have been resumed, an increased activity in
the business has immediately responded.
In the last war with Great Britain the
fishermen enlisted to such an extent that
the fishing grounds were almost de~crtcd.
and the previous hunt was d ml'lcd, AMI
IN 1919 wasagiin Increased. At tiiirv hiss
huuntirs have bccn given without any rcier.
ence To or eonne ton with sait duties at
other liInes the acts establishing Or rIeal-
ing the duties ON salt, und tinrs, granting or
aholisi,ing tie b,unty, have been apparent
~ fused, either by design VI accident, with
r,,i,.rvnc., a, ,zl,,li ,,thrr
fortunately, the proportion that the
flo crics cannot sustain themselves, and IRE
Oi imlueIise Importance 10 the cJuntry, Is
not merely u tl'-'ry, hut has b en- tested by
experiences. the iact that the busincrs has
languishcd and decreased when the
bJunties have ben taken ID, shows that it
mast 5e encouraged az bs abandoned. The
Of the War OF 1872 shows what
AN invaluable school Ot instruction VIZ had
m unnamed, irUm which bold, hardy and
.kilfui s.aiInen rushed to enlist In the navy.
and To fight and win the battles which could
not have been won without them.
Our navigation laws also are u receive the
kind Of attentions OF the committee. IL Is
pr,pjsed u throw open our c'asting trade to
ioreign competition, ind thus let foreign
vessels, when lrelghts are dull, ut home, cone
over hire to bring ouis down also Thoss
familiar with our shipping interest think
the feet of such o law will be extremely
disastrous. IL used to be sad that the Brit.
ish navy could sweep irom the sea tho com.
lnercs Of any nation ut war with her. The
Senate committee em able and willing To
ave her the trouble. IL there ever should be
:. war between us. The composition Of the
committee was severely commented upon at
the time Of its appointment, and by their
first action we can see how they propose 10
promote commercial interests. am told
that Mr.. Ilanlin Of Maine, one Of the com
mittee, opposes both these measures"
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violable - the right Of the owner OF and
property whatever.
SIC 2. TIE legislature shall have no
power to pass laws Tor the emancipation OF
slaves without the consent Of the owners
previous to their emancipation, full equiv.
alent In money for the slaves 20 emancipa.
ted. They shall have no power to prevent
emignants 10 the State frum bringing With
such psrsons ~ are d,eined slaves by the
laws Of any one of the United States and
Territories, ~ long ~ any psrson oi the same
age or description sha be continued In sla.
very by the lawy IF this State; provided
that such persJn or slave b. the bona hide
property VI such cmisrant . d provided,
al-o. that lava may 10 Islsscd IA prohibit the
introduction into ihis State u slave who
have Committed hugh crimes In other States
or Territories They shall have power TO
lurs laws nperinit the gamer of slaves TO
eInanc,p.te them, saving the rights Of crcd.
iturs. and preventing them from b'coming o
public charge. They rhall have power 70
Obliye the owners VI slaves to treat them with
humanity, TO pruvie for them the neccsss-
~ fovd and clothing. to abstain from all In.
iuri,s To them extending To life or limb. md,
In case II their neglect or refusal " co,n.
DIV with the dirctions VI such Laws, u have
such slave or slaves sold for the benefit VI the
owner or owners.
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FREE POPULAR LECTURES.

The Town Hall was crowded on Mon.
day evening last, to hear the third lecture
Of the course, by the Rev. CHARLES Pack
ard, of this city, upon Cromwell The
close attention Of The audicnce-the larg.
est VIC ever saw assembled in this hall, on
any simil occasion--evinced the gcncr-
al interest Of the theme, and the success
of the lecturer in treatingit It.
The groundwork Of the lecture was
laid in an interesting aud instructive de.
scription Of the circumstances under
which Cromwell was first called from his
retirement to take part in public affairs.
Our Puritan ancestors were ably defend
cd from the charges and vitupcrations, to
which historians, and Others, politically
opposed to them, have given currency
And our own Indebtedness, as nation,
to them. for the noble stand they took in
behalf OF civil and religious liberty. by
which they laid the foundation, in fact,
OF our Republic, was iorcibly set FORTH
Especially the eminent Puritannnd rafri-
OF, John Hompden, received meritcd trib-
ute. BY the account OF his seemingly
premature death, the way was felicitously
opened by tire lecturer for the in'roduc-
ton of Cromwell to our notice, who came
forward as il were an answer to TO dark
problem providcn;ially involved in that
unhappy occurrence. The prominent
events in Cromwell's public career, were
clearly and impressively narratcd-and
the distinguishing features Of his eharae-
ter as il seemed TO us, with s:ngnlarIy
fair and accurate discrimination, dcl'neat'
ed. Justice was done, We were glad TO
notice, TO the better side, rs well rs 10
the imperiections, OF that extraordinary
person. Ifmistaken in some of his meth
DDS, he was honest in his main purpose.
Facts w,rc adluced to show that il was
not selfish ambition that governed him III
his violent and extreme measures. His
private character WAS. by the admission
of his enemies, above reproac'l, and his
correspondence with his family and
friends as published 10y Carlyle, was re-
ierred to as evcidencc conclusive that he
vas sincerely religious.
Whatever may have been ones indi-
'idual views and prcposscssions, none, We
feel confident, could have arisen from this
lecture without feeling that the hour had
been both pleasantly and proiitably spent.
The lecturer, Ms well as those who have
preceded him, are entitled to the thanks
of Of our community, for their con,riJu.
tons thus generously rendered to our
public entertainment and instruction.
The next Lecture OF the course is To Toe
on Monday evening next by the Rev.
VIM. b. HAYDEN, Of Portland, on ",he
Dignity of Labor" From the accounts
We have received from reliable sources,
of this gentleman and hi. lectures, We do
not hesitate to predict an agreeable re.
past, Of the better sort, for that evening.
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K A N S A s
Oaci.l Results or the Eiec,Is.s.

REPORT
or the President Of the Council aud Speaker Of
the House uf Representatives u the Territory
of Kansas, on the Trru oi the vote of Decem-
Der 2lsi, for the Leconpton Constitution, and
On the result u the election OF January I, un
der said Constitution also, P,ociaIiaib,u Of
the Acting Governed. The President al The Cuun.
ell, and the Speaker of the HOure ei Repre- en- /.
tsiive-, en- the result of the vote VI JsLiiary 4,
on the submission VI he Lr,omplou Cons ilu.
iion to = uae VI the people
LAWRENCE, Kansas, Jan. IL, 1853.
To tie Senate and House Of Represeniain vs.
The undenlgned received on the 18th in,'s.,
tho following letter from the Prsidsntor the
late Constitutional Convention -
LgcvxPIaN. Jan u, 1853
g. w. Bslcock, Pr,iJru, VI the cvups.ii ui the
Trrrieiial L~gislsiurr, aud q. w. Deitxis,,
Speaker VI tue iiVuse:
GksrLEAES: The sIe>fion returns VI the cleo
lion hold. the 2'si day Of u ce,nter, 1857,
aud the 9Th day Of January, 1858 under The Coa-
stiiuiiva known ~ the L'cosn,,,Uu Constitution,
will be vp~nrd Tomorrow nj II O'clock u ~
the vticc vi the Surycyv-.orueral, 10 this place,
end YOU are respectfully rvque.ted TO be pfrseut
ou the occasion. and wine>s the returns.
vesy r-p~yiially, your obed,rni servant,
JOHN CALHOUN. President VI conveaiioa.
In obedience To the polite invitation Of Mr..
Calhoun, We attended on the day at tl's
time specified, and witnessed the opsdins Of
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In the Senate, the vote stands rs follows

.In Linn County, Mound City Precinct, not returned
Thus it will be seen that VIZ have triumph
ed against a most miserable and wicked mp
portionment and an election law designed u
open the door to frauds, and under which
frauds the most manifest and unnistaka' le
have been perpetnlted to the extent OF 5000
OF 4 900 votes.
This triumph was accomplished by par
ty greatly distracted on the subject OF vot.
ing under "a constitution which they hate.
loathe md abhor to tic centre of their
hearts. With short and imperfect notice
that fai.,d u reach many of de m.re dis.
u,nt districts. These causes, together, It L.
safc to say, reiuc'r the Frce-staIc vote to
the extent Of 5000 yot,s.
Very respectfully, your ohedient serv'ts,
CIV. BABcocx, Pr, sident of the Council.
q. W. DEirzLER, Sp aker Of tho IL use.
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THE UNION ANDEA JOURNAL.

some time the coming week. The COM
mittec have settled upon the general
principles to be embodied in the provis-
ions ofthc bill, and they are such as We
have no doubt will be acceptable to the
friends Of temperance generally in the
State. L. o. G.
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IxpErkypKSr. The Washington CORES.
pondent Of the Philadelphia North Aineri.
can. who is probably posted a. we'll or bet.
ter than any lctter.wri.er IN Washington.
and who has the reputation Of bclnga eau
tious. prudent writer, says, sp,akins OF the
President policy Of forcing through the in
lqaitous Leconpton Constitution says
Jan. 90.
The reported disagreement in the Cabinet
upon the LecJnpton Constitution, since tho
result Of the recent elections, isa 'canard'
Of the first order. They arc perfect unit,
and have bcen ~ ever since the policy Of the
President was determined and announced Ia
the message The whole Administration Is
Committed unqual'fedly and openly to the
pDlicy which has been stated. aud the pur
pose is no, disguised in my quarter oi carry
INK It through Congress, 1t all the influence
that can be eXertci will eff,ct the objcct.-
Therefore, IL is we'll that no false impress
sions shodld ~ abroad, especially such rs
convey the lde. oi u DIVISION Or di~,srccinen.
ut head quarters
As the probabilities rcem to DO now. tina,
the L,compton constitution will bs for I'd
upon tie UNIV illns ISvpc VI Kansas by
Congress. and that uno,hrr Sl.v. State will
b. adicl I" the o'"foirraey by Ds'n'~ni''c
actions. und this, too, out oi territory dedi
Gated 10 rrecdo@. VIZ re l.,bli.l' the articles
irom lhv Lyomp,on Constitution by which
SLAVERY ]. to be established Ia Kansas ~ io''
lows:
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Doinys Of tho City G,vernmsnt.
In BOARD OF ALDERMEN,
F,,h l. lSbS


Board met according - adjournment
Absent, the Mayor and AID irman smith.
Alderman Goodwin was chosen Chairman
pro TEN.
The oyerscers Of the poor made report for
the month OF January. Whole number Of
paupers assisted 437.
lri-h. D3
English, 40
French. l22
Scotch. 3,
American, u
Number of days work done on the city
iarm during the month, by paupers assisted
OF the farm, 3l2 ~.
Report rrud and accepted. Sent down for
concurrence. Common Council cOncurrcd.
The City Marshal made rrlort of Police
dong. and hours Of service. Gr tie month
oi January. Read and accepted.
Communication fr,m Thomas Qnimby,
Agent Of the Water Power To Z, IN relation
to luc,ting certain streets. Road and refer
rel To cJlnmittec on Streets. Common
Council cOncurred.
GA request Of the City Treasurer, In re.
iati,n l., the cDurss advisable 10 b. par.ued
to secure the bal nee OF the taxes ol 1856
now IN the hands Of the Assistant Collector
VI that year; voted unanimously that the
l'ra.urrr b, instructed To s,curc forthwith
the pa, inent VI the balance due irom and
now ~ ,lie hands Of sail Assis ant Collie 'tor.
Adjourned ~ Feb %. at clock y. ".
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PROCLAMATION.

In accordancc with the provisions OF an
act entitled 'An net submitting the Cons l.
tuition framed ut l. COMPTON under the. net
of the Le i.latiyc Assembly, ol Knnsis Ter.
ritory, entitled An net To rov,de for taking,
o Census and Election Of Delegates u
passed Feb. 10, A. ID: 1857,
"the undersigned announced the following
rs the official votes Of the people OF Kansas
Territory ON tie questions ~ therein sub.
United, on the 4th day Of Jan. 1883:
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Some precincts have not yet sent in theil
returns, but the above is the complete vCt'
received To this date. j. W. DINvER,
Secretary and Acting Governor.
C, w. BABcocY, President Of the Co, neil.
G. W. DEirzKR,
Speaker of House Of Representatives.
Jan. Ia. 1858.
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IMPROVEMENT ~ kNTinRr No SCIENCE
perhaps, las made 10 great advances within
Che .us, ten or fifteen years As dsnti'try -
Any o,.mt,op, from the simple extraction
of a t,oth u thu manufacture oi complete
.e, or cycn new palate, can nov b. per-
,vruued with sa-s and almost ab.Sldle per.
.c,,un. A lew d.. sincc, We AA~ tho t'oih
Of :. friend filled with neW aohesies pSepa.
anon Of gold, aud actually Restored ~ iis
iuil ..rs wnsrs por'ion had dea'yei aud
b.en broken away. Tn's oicr.'io" i'a. h-'n
performed by only lea d n.i't-, and that
,oo quite recently; yet DR.. M'on Of s'"''
Performed It, in tho CASE nA'n.d above With
complete succss. making tho Whole t'''h
apis.ren,iy Us Enn ., when IN 10 or's'sai
state.
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Fi.r IN ArousrA. On Tuesday evening
last, the Saw Mill and Machine Shop at tho
East end Of the Keunebec Dam was des.
troyed BY ere. Los on the Saw Mill, g..
OOO-no insurance on tie Shop, 5000
PARTIALLY insured.
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LRcoxproa CONSTITUTION.
"Axriclx vil.-SIrery"

Sac. l. Tie right VI the prvp rty u before
anai n,xlrr ti,an any Constitutional ~'nct'on
ard .ti.v right " ti's owner Ola slave 10 such
lave und ~ Increase "a the sAins Hisi ~ IN.
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Tux MKT Meeting Of tho UsIos CtuB
will be u, p.ynssn lL.ii on wrdn~dA, sve-
ming nss,, =, O'Clock -Sabtcs OF discas-
sion .-Doss Natural ability lead more 10 sac
cess in Ejs than eirexmsissess'
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said returns, examined the poll books, NOTED
the number OF votes for and against the
single proposition submitted BY the schedule
Of the Consultation, and find the following
to be the result -
Constitution with Slavery, 6,i43
Constitution with no slavery, 500
Msjority, 5,5a
More than one half Of this majority wa,
cast at those very sparingly -settlsd precincts
In the Territory, two Of them in the Shaw.
nee Reserve, on lands not open for settle
ment. viz -
Oxford, Johnson County, 1906
Shawnee, Johnson County, TO
kickapoo, Leavcuworth County, 1917
Total, 3Oi2
From our personal knowledge of the set.
Elements In and around tho a!Ove places, We
have NO hesitation IN syiny that the great
bulk Of these votes were fraudulent I; and
taking into view other palplbls, but less i'm.
portini frau is, We ieel siie in siy INK tina
Of the whole vote polled, nut over 1000
were legal votes, pulled BY citizens OF the
Territory.
On the State ticket, the vote counted on
the 18th inst, with the additional returns
slncs received by Gov. Denver, stands as
follows -
FREE STATE
smlh, Roberts, schuyl~r, Mrsd, u"o.iIn, Parrot
L. Gs'ssss ssy s>as f'..rs. A.As. c-s'ss.
6,s75 6.yi7 e,,o7 CESS 1,ol3 1890
Pr" SLAVERY
'6,a5 GAO G,5JS 6,5iI G.5oo 6,5,I
FEE STATE MAjoRTirs
800 sol sol 81 30l COG
or the votes polled by the Pro- SLAYER,
ticket, tho three very prolific precincts above
quoted pollej Us follows -
Oxfoit, Johnson County, 73S
SHAWNEE, Johnson County, $50
Kickspoo, Leavenworth County, .952
Aggregate, $3.50
To which. II We add the manifest frauds
in other places, We shall have an aggregate
of moro ihan three thousand.
Fur the State Legislature The vote elects
rs follows, counting, US above, all fraudulent
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FREE STATE.
Govsrnor-Geo. w. Smith, 6S75
Ii. Gopsraor-Wm. Y. Roberts, 6,947
S<e'y State Phillip &. Schuyler, G,S67
Ttsasnrsr-Andrew J. Mead, G,SS5
AUDITOR Joel X. Goodiu, 6,Sl3
MsmbW Congrev-Msrcus J. Parrot, 1900
DEMOCRATIC.
GoVeraor-F. J. Marshal, 0,5i5
Ii, Gerrror- w. J. Matthias, GAG
Sse'y Sfaie-W. +. Spiceiy, G,5s6
Tsasmr1-J. J. b. Cramer, 6,5A
dndiior-t3lake Little, $500
Msmb. CbRgres,-J. b. Carr, G,57l
They also announce the result of the
Legislative election rs follows
Ssnat'-Free State, 10 Pro-slavery, Q
Hon'e-Free State, % Pro slavery. IS
The latest intelligence from Washing
ton is that the apprchensions of those
who feared that cheating might be resort.
cd to defeat the will Of the people, have
been confirmed, the scoundrel Calhoun,
having rejected the count Of the terrific.
rial officers and declared the election OF
the Border Rufiian State officers and Leg.
islaturc.
We give the document referred to
without further comment.
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a daeent traveller, that's goin' to buy land in
the wisthern country :"
Fhe lrishman here became entangled in the
meshes of wooden settee which stood in his
way, and, at the same time the landlords wife
seized her wrathy lord-altbough host in
himself, she was not willing TO risk hum in a
rough and tumble fight in the dark-and
having plucked him back into her sleeping a.
pahment, she locked the door and bolted ii
securely.
The prospective purchase of"wisthern lands''
having extricated his legs and arms from those
OF the settee, still thirsted for the landlords
blood.
"Bring me tell the murtherin ould vilyan ;
let me come at him."
AT thlsiuncture, however, Mick, the hostler,
made his appearance with lantern, which he
held up TO the Physlc-smeared face of the enra-
ged traveller with polite request that he would
hould his tongue. But Mick was at last com
PEELED give his fellow countryman good
beating, which had the effect to restore him to
good humor, and when be found that he was not
'Pisoned" after all, he retired once more to his
bed to dream OF his s.farum'' which he was
going TO buy in the ''wisthern country.''-Bos-
ton Daily Times.
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Pasture Grounds.

Next TO the importance OF having good stock
is that of providing good pasurage. All lands
are not adapted to this purpose. There is
vast difference in the quality OF the grasses and
we consequently find that some pastures IN
which there is uxuriant and well sustained
crop of herbage, the season through, the animals
pastured on them always famish. Other lands
devoted to this use while they appear F'short and
dry" turn out their tenants in the fall, in
condition obviously improved-they are fat and
sleek, and exhibit no signs of having been
pinched for food, but the reverse. Low lands
which are generally saturated with water
which becomes stagaant, produce sedge and
rushes, and other species of aquatic, or semi
aquatic grasses, and can never be rendered
good for pastursse without draining. Although
they produce an abundance of green and appar-
entity succulent herbage, the animals are in
variably poor afford but little milk, and come
TO the barn in the autumn lean and enfeebed.
High grounds, although they are more liable to
be seriously affected by drought, have the I'D
vantage of producing more nutritiye quality
of food. The grasses are short, sweet, and
highly nutritive and animals pastured upon them
gain rapidly IN flesh, and produce not only
larger quantity of milk, but that OF superior
quality.
Yet the best pasture lands, like grass and
cultivated soils, in general, will nevertheless,
in time, become sterile; the more valuable kinds
of grass will s'run OUT and be supplanted by
others of less desirable or entirely worthless
class. Nature, in this seems TO corroborate the
importance of rotary system of cultivation
with respect 20 all the more valuable pr1duc-
tions. After producing certain class of plants,
for stated or definite period, the soil appears
tc weary of it, and TO demand change. We
see, in our forests, that the oak succeeds the
pine, and the pine the oak. So in the minor
productions Corn cannot be cultivated with
success on the same soil, more than three sea-
sons in succession, at most. Wheat never
succeeds more than two, ana clover and the
other cultivated grasses deteriorate after yield
ing few crops, and finally depreciate and
disappear.
/ BY breaking up our pasture GROUNDS ocea-
sionaly, applying manure and plaster, and
stocking down with fresh seed, we should find
tie sol. would be vastly benefited and improv
ed. Where the surface is such as not TO favor
/ this kind of amelioraton, the use of plaster,
ashes, lime, nitrate of soda salt, and other simi
lar fertilizers, is of great benefit. Poudrette
and guano, as we'll as bone dust and ground
oyster shells, have been used with good success,
especially on sandy pastures. But as 10 guano,
cannot recommend il for this purpose, at the
presen! high prices.
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The WHEAT CRoP.-The CINCINNATI Price
Current has information from all sections ofthe
Western States relative to the extent and pres-
ent prospects of the growing wheat crop, aud
reports that the quantity of land sown with
wheat IN the fall was larger than in The prevI-
Gus year, the weather during September being
especially favorable for it, At the commence
ment of winter the growth was uncommonIy
forward, and at the close of the month of March
the nrnsneet fnr an abundant crop was never
winter it is generailsing past tMe - :. =. ~
we'll until about the first OF June, when the next
crisis of the crop comes.
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A sweet little brook from a shady nook,
Came forth with merry song,
And clapp'd its pale hands to the Gow'rclad lands
As II gently crept along.
it was pure and bright as the diamonds light,
That spaTkles beneath the sea,
And as free from care as the wavelets there,
That roll in immensity
Twas sprightly and young, and healthy and strong
And laughed tie gay hours away;
And danced By each hill at the music's trill,
And kissed the bright howrs all day!
And onward it ran, meath the rainbow's span,
Painting itself with It's hues,
And frolick'd all day in the rosy raw,
And from its wing shook the dews
And life was a gleam oil a fairy dream,
To the little babbling brook,
a it kiss'd the branch in It's upward glance,
That shaded the sylvan nook,
For all the bright day, the birds Pped away,
And How'rs in each little nook,
With ro2uish dark eyes, looking downin surprise,
FIaIsred the proud little brook.
But when the dark clouds in their ebon shrouds
Proclaimed the bright season gone,
The birds had all fed and the now'rs were dead,
And the brook was lett alone!
But then it was young, and healthy and strong,
And knew not the pains of strife;
For where it had gone the sun ever shone,
And il thought it could dance through life.