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The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1877-1885, 1878-04-18
A Fortified Human Body.

Mr.. David Nhaley. OF treeport, l..
T.. buried his wife in June. 1873, in the
cemetery lot of his uncle. Joseph Rit-
chic. lie died recently and washuried
on March 81 last in his fathers lot.
Last tuesday the wife's body was taken
up and placed beside hat of the hus-
band. Besides the undertaken, were
present Ma. j. Richie. his brother. w.
III. hltyEie. and Mrs. Joseph Richie.
They were astonished at the weight of
the coffin. and concluded / o open it.
When the Ill was removed they were
more astOuisaed tosee the face entirely
preserved and looking as natural as IN
life. The Ii II had grown to twice It's
length at the time of death, and was of
a GLOSSY nia"x. t,.e SKIN was covered
with : coating not thicker than a sheet
of paper. This coating was hard and
white. You never saw snow winter
Mr.. Richie said. Its smoothnesS re-
sembled that of wax, but it was not
wax. Nobody touched it except Mr..
Seaman. who rested his fingers on the
forehead. and fancieS that the coating
gave way slightly beneath his touch.
and that if he had pressed hard upon
il the forehead might have fallen in.
lie says the coating was a kind of hard
mould. The eyes were as full as In
life, as We're also the cheeks. The
clothes were dotted with black spots.
but otherwise well preserved.
DR.. J. II. j.. Denton was sent for to
examine the remains. but was not at
home. They We're therefore reintered.
The coffin was of black walnut. and
was uniniur.d. except that the finish
on the outside had rotted off. In re
moving the lid Z hammer was used.
but the jar di3 not disturb the appear
ance Of the body. In digging for the
coffin young MIR. Seaman dug down
through several feet 1t loam then he
came TO a layer OF hard. dry clay that
required the use of d piCkaxe to pene-
trate II then here was a thin layer Of
loan. The coffin Itself was found in
a very fine red sand That could barely
be called moist. Underneath it was
found the track Of a mole. which was
perfectly dry and perfect in form.
Mrs. Whalev died Of consumption.
Mr.. Seaman saws that two weeks ago
he disinterred the body Of Washington
Covert. and on the same day those OF
his grandfather and his brother. All
OF them had been very large men.
Washington Covert had been buried
twelve wears the other two not so
long. Their collins were easily re-
moved, but his coffin required seven
strong men to lift it from the grave,
and SIX of them had all they could 10
TO carry it thirty feet. lie had died Of
consumption, after much wasting
away, 50 that he wa lighter than either
his grandfather or his brother. His
coffin was not opened. but Nr. seaman
has no doubt that the body would have
been found in a complete state Of pre-
servation. His grave Was not far from
that OF Mrs. Whalcv.
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1877-1885, 1878-04-18

In connection with Prince Bis
marck tobacco project. "a celebrated
botanist, Herr ~shlieden, has published
some II tti5tics il regard - the manu-
fteture and sale OF cigars IN Germany.
II appears that IN T~hurlusia alone
about 800 tons Of bcetroot leaves are
annually transformed into tobacco.
In 5laGIeburg and the Palasiuats CT
1ar makers employ large quantities
not oaIy 81 Deetroot, bat also Of the
endlye. and even of the potato plant.
The cigars sold in South Germany -
coming from Eeyay. at 4 price from
one mark 10 one mark and a-half L
hundred. do not. according - Herr
Schlleieu. contalu any tobacco, Eek
ccpt that made with cabbage or turnip
leaves which had been deprived Of
tueIl peclhc olOr.
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1877-1885, 1878-04-18
Exports Of Agricultural Produce.
The exports of agricultural p oducts
for Isl, We're as follows:
RraalStufS (which inclnLn
Total


The total exports during the year
We're S57l.G32 566. The products Of
agriculture furnished, therefore. more
than two-thiris OF the whole Of our
foreign exports. This is a fair test of
tie relative importance of the agricul-
tural interest, as compared with other
national industries. When we com
pare the proportlonate demands made
BY other industries upon the Govern
ment for recognition AMI assistance.
with those afforded to agriculture. a
very conspicuous inequality is appa-
rent to the disadvantage of the latter.
Farmers are permitted TO get along -
they can without help. and in spite Of
some hindrances, while other indus
trial classes clamor for help and get it.
If we add to the above figures the vast
amount Of inland traffic supplied by
agriculture, the comparison would be
very much more in its favor in one
way, and its Disadvantage in that
pointed out.
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1877-1885, 1878-04-18
Officers of North Carolina State
Grange. p. Of II.

lrtxfcr-S. Il. Alexander, Charlotte,
McchIeUburg county.
Gysrsecr.-N. y. Whitfield, La
Grange. Lenoir county.
Lerfurer.-T. II. Robinson, Concord,
Caharrus county.
Sfelrurd.-D. II. Armstrong, Ashton,
Fender county.
lssf. Sfetrard.-HiH L. King. Stump
Sound Onslow county.
CanpIain.-Rev. VIM. Grant, Jack
SON Southampton county.
"raaSurer.-D. w. g. Benbow,
Greensboro. Guilford county.
S.rretaU.-Joseph +. Porter, Tar
bara'. Ed%ecombe county.
Gato kecper.-W. ID. Wharton,
Greensboro. Guilford county.
1e.es.-Mrs. S. b. Alexander, Char
Io.,a. Mecklenburg county
pomona.-Mrs. y. b. Whitfield, La
Grange. Lenoir county.
FIofu.-Miss Eugenia Robinson,
Concord. Cabarrus county.
La,iy Asst. .Stelrdrd.-Mrs. II. +.
KING. Stump Sound. Onslow county.
STATE Business Aqent.-Dr. ID. w. c.
Brubow. Greensboro.
EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE.
s.. b. Alexander, E.c-O0icio Chair
man.
O.. L. French, Wilmington.
l.. l.. Polk, Raleigh.
W. IT. Cheek. Warrenton.
j. f. Porter. E,c-Oticjo Secretary.
LIST OF DEPUTIES.
l.t Deputy District.-Wm. b. Shaw,
Indian Town. CurrituCk county.
2nd Deputy District.-Johm y. Davis,
Tarboro'. Edgecombe county.
Bird Deputy District.-B. +. Hooks,
GOldshoro'. Wayne county.
4th Deputy Djstrict.-Hii l.. King,
Stump Sound. Onslow county.
9Th Deputy District.-L. l.. Polk.
Raleigh. Wake county.
9th Deputy District.-Frank VI. Pitt,
OakvilIe. Warren county.
eth Deputy District.-Dr. ID. \.
Montgomery. Company Shops, Ala
name county.
Sth Deputy District. w. b. Clement,
Jerusalem. Davie county.
9th Deputy District.-T. il. Robin
SOD. Concord. t&barrus county.
10Th Deputy District.-W. +. Rein
harut. Hickory, Catawba county.
nth Deputy District.-To be sup
piled.
12th Deputy District.-To be sup
piled.
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1877-1885, 1878-04-18

The phosP .orc ac.i and are
cone-sHeI partly also for the nItr-
gen super phosphate. wsth more or
les accompanying nitrogen naturally
lF adlei mas always - usei.
IT. NAV come from the
"aese in@isEial ~ sugar manufacture.
W Wa.sA direct Investigation has
sA.s lt Is E,aTlx 81. returned r. the
s9t- a,.s. t-a the state of sub-i .;,lon
dee Aot i.sL-e entirely even dIstubu-
tl't latter defect mas ~ partly
rene 49,. Z. ,itt.uglpo eoml-tns-
II lt .e r- En~lnrIl-I from Time IL
III" 81 i4hr calculations based on
an sis Ks Tie iuaaurIal Substances
eu II. e.. coast, a. .rtalu tt. 4IautIn,
81 -Ghorir acid. and especially
InA-ne9la. added - tile SOL. For these
Las tNo substance TINS calculation -
easily made N - difficult IS tLccue~-
toA LIZ ihe Potash winch In. been r.
moFei ~ Tie crop. lianlring Nth
potash salts Is frequently underSalIei
anu undoubtedly because large and
ta!1li u. results We're expected which
falIed 70 appear. while the cif.F emf of
potash manure j. neither IN augment
lhS ii0F lettering tie crop. but a. ri ~
ing a II hCid us Oiru. This result )
especially noticeable from the fact that
no ammunition tax rs place III the Weld.
winch would certainly be the case in a
greater or less number OF years If the
co4al t0ai4"n Was no complete.
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1877-1885, 1878-04-18
FOR TIE FARMER AND MECHANIC.
Agriculture in Portugal.
tBY \. V. DOCKERY.)

Naturally this is more of an agrlcul-
tura, than a manufacturing OF COM
marcial country. The soil is fertile
and much of it is virgin. The climate
is well adapted to the growth of ce-
reals, very often two crops being raised
in one year on the same land, although
the system of cultivation is anything
but creditable. Indian corn is sown
broadcast over the badly prepared
ground. and the only cultivation it re-
ceiycs is a few scrapings with an in
strument something like a hoe; and a
partial thinning out by hand. The
natural result is stunted stalks, much
too thick, and small hard ears. But
more attention and more sense is dis
played in viniculture; wine, cot corn,
being the staple production of the
country. In a future paper l shall de-
scribe the cultivation of the vine and
the mode of making the celebrated
port wine"
Farmers find profitable employment
IN the growing the large variety of
onion, known in commerce as the
Spanish or Portuguese onion, which
attains a very large size, is white and
not 50 strongly favored as the red or
yellow onion. Its cultivation is as fol-
In the month of October the
seed is sown in a sheltered spot, IN
very well-manured seed-beds. In
about ten days, the plants appear, are
Watered III dry weather, needed, and
the surface of the ground is occasion
ally stirred or loosened with a sharp
pointed stick. The young plants, not
beng subjected to any severe frosts,
ENJOY an uninterrupted growth till
spflnS-tIme. In March they are taken
up being then from ) to s inches in
height, and planted from ten to fifteen
iHches apart in burrows made by the
nue. IN well prepared land. These fur
!'Ws are filled to the depth of 3 or 4
"'ches with w~ell-rotted manure, with
"Hleh the roots of the young plants
"e placed in actual contact. A very
"Sehtlai condition of the successful
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1877-1885, 1878-04-18
officers Of the National Grange

officers Of the National Grange
Yaefer.-S. f. Adams. Monticello,
Mimi. nm
Llrfgrer-Mortimer Whitehead, Gin
s., ,rard.-A. J. Vaughan, Mem
PMS assistant stcwara.-Wm. Sims, of
Tr@a%urer.-F. NJ. Mcdowell, Wayne,
.slrrefory.-O. II. Kelley, Louisville,
i4Leeper.-O. D~inwiddie, Orchard
Grove. Ind.
Cercs.-Mrs. Adams.
Powonn.-Mrs. Woodman.
FIgra.-Mrs. Moore.
LoIg Asst. Stcrard.-MiasC {. 4. Hall,
Louisville. KY.
EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE.
=. WYATT Aiken. Cokesbury, 5. {.
Henley James. Marion, Ind.
II. Ellis. SprinSeboro, Ohio.
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1877-1885, 1878-04-18

We see il stated that Rev. Father
k-auc. who has recently been -ppoln-
tel Bishop Of Richmond, was not ap-
pointed Vicar p~DstOllc Of North Car
DINA As well. Hitherto the two oflic.s
have been u and Bishop Gibbons,
up - the time Of his acceptance OF tho
Archbl9hopric or Baltimore. admins
tered both. They have. however, been
disconnected. and the Vicar Apostolic
OF this Diocese - vet - be appointed,
unless. indeed. Father Janssens. Of
Richmond. who vas appointed 10 sue
ceeI Bishop Gibbons temporarily, shall
hold over in the charge Of this Diocese.
IA umingtOn Star.
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1877-1885, 1878-04-18

cultivation OF the onion il water. The
abundant and timely irrigation of the
growing crop require. great and con
slant care. After transplanting the
crop has from two to five hoein.s and
weddings. The crop is out Of the ground
IN August, and sometimes in July. In
two weeks afterwards il is ready for
market.
Olive trees are planted at a distance
of from 20 to 30 feet apart, and admit,
while they are young. Of the cultiva-
ton of the usual districtal crops be
tween them, but as they grow up their
evergreen foliage, and encroaching
roots, render this double utilization of
the soil impossible. The olive grove
is usully set on a steep declivity, and
being seldom terraced, the best part
of the soil is slowly washed away by
rains. and this loss of humus not be
ing repaired bY the scanty leaf-fall Of
the tree, nor by any surface cultiva
ton, the trees degenerate and the
crops diminish. Hence it is almost
always found that olive groves and
poverty 90 hand in hand.
The cork tree II grown to some ex-
tent in Portugal. 1t Will not thrive in
poor land. and the soil beneath the
trees is often cultivated every year, or
if not cultivated is plowed W every
three or four years, manfred and sown
with artificial grasses whereby some
pasturage is obtain for sheep, the pro-
ductiveness of the tree, in bark and
acorns, much increased, and the
growth of furze and heather under
the trees prevented. The acorns of
cork-tree (quercus suber) are good food
for hogs; the wood is used for the
wheels of carts, but has no great value;
the leaves in hard winters are given
sheep and cattle, which are said to
thrive upon them, and the Dark of the
trunk is of course in great demand,
| especially in a wine-producing
try. The cork is removed every seven
years, in March or April, and the tree
| pruned in the following winter. After
the first removal of the cork the an
nuai production of acorns is diminish
ed by one-half.
The Portuguese bullocks, Steers are
a small variety of the d~un-colored
breed. In this country they are bred
for draught rather than for meat, and,
therefore their parts are not such as
an American graZier would approve.
They are compact in shape, with deep
and most powerful shoulders, sturdy
legs, and carry straightish horns of
great width. Their strength, hardi-
ness, q%uickness, docility, and great
beauty of shape and color are generally
customed to the workins-cattle of
other countries. Both cows and oxen
are used for draught purposes.
Horses are never used III Agricul-
ture in Portugal. The indigenous
breed is little better than a breed of
ponies. Efforts are being made
to cross the breed with French and
Spanish horses, with what degree
of success | am unable to say. The
sheep of the country are also very
poor. being small with short and thin
lusterless wool. One or two sheep
often live with and follow the farmers
small herd of cattle, but flocks are
hardly ever seen.
The breed of hogs is said to be inn
proving: it has still. however, the
marks of Acknowledgement of leg.
~largeness of bone, and coarseness Of
bristie. They fatten very slowly.
Continued neat Week.
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I"lsr CASwELL. FENDER Co. \. 6.

Al44 NtA- u :.
katfor Farmer ont HeciaHtc:
DEAR SIR Is il is alwa., pleasant
for To know that his efforts to do
good and 10 please are appreciated, ii
affords me great pleasure to say. that OF
SIX papers taken in my family | con>id-
er yours the most valuable. Tie more
| see Of your paper the better like il.
think without a doubt it IS the most
valuable paper to the farmers publish
Ell in the State. Your manly position
for a dog law IS fully appreciated down
here. Were it not for the miserable
"curs, this would be the best sheep
raising portion Of North Carolina. We
have the best pastures III the State, but
they are comparatively useless on ac-
count Of dogs. | have a neighbor who.
IN 1860. had p sheep he has never
sold any and killed but few. and he
now has -, owing t. the iHJerHdi citrS.
anu yet he las thousands of acres Of
the best pasture lands in this part of
the State. and there are numbers of
cases ike his that | could mention.
You could get at least 10 subscribers
to your paper If some live agent would
canvass tlis neighJoThood. Resi-. ct
fully,
r. T. p.
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Gle 0ronoe.

INSTRUMENTATION for thlS De
partment solicited from Patrons an
all sections Of tie state.
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1877-1885, 1878-04-18

NORTH CAROLINA RTEES.-Congress
has made the following appropriations
for the improvement Of North Carroll
ma rivers Cape Fear river. SsS.eoO !;
Roanoke. $4,000 Neuse. 0.0o5 Cur
rituck Sound aud North river bar.
$4,000: Scuppernong. $4,000 Elem
ton Harbor. 81. 900. The Iadkin. Trent
and Chowan rivers. and parts Of Neuse
and Tar are ordered TO be surveyed.
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1877-1885, 1878-04-18

Capt. J. +. Phillips. living at Archer
Lodge, johnson county. had his dwell
ing and kitchen. with all their con
tents. burned on the night Of the 21th
ult. Tr. and Mrs. Phillips were Just
able 20 escape the flames IN their night
clothes In a few minute their pleas
mi home was reduced to ashes. The
fire is supposed 10 be accidental.
Middletown transcript., 1878-03-16
TO THE PLIOCENE SKULL.
A Geological Address.
RYE. RRRT HARTE.
BY F. BRET HARrE.

Speak, 0 man less recent! Fragmentary fossil
Primal pioneer Of pliocene formation,
Hid in lowest drifts below the earliest stratum
Of volcanic tufa
Older than the beasts-the oldest Palaeothe-
rum;
Older than the trees-the oldest Cryptogami (;
GtdeF thau tIe i1iis-tttst f. lie ernPtinns
Of earth's Epiderms
o-Plio-whatsoe' er the Gene was
That those vacant sockets filled with awe
and wonder,
Whether shores Devonian or Silurian beach
Tell US thy strange story
Or has the professor slightly sntedated
By some thousand years thy advent on this
planet,
Giving thee an air that's somewhat better
fitted
For cold blooded creatures?
Vert thou true spectator of that mighty forest
When above thy head the stately SRilIaria
Reared its columned trunks in that remote
and distant
Carboniferous epoch?
Tell US of that scene-the dim and watery
woodland,
Songless, silent, hushed, with never bird or
insect
Yelled with spreading fronds and screened
with tall club moses,
Lycopodiacea-
When beside thee walked the solemn Plesio
And around thee crept the festive IchthyO-
While from time to time above thee few and
circled
Cheerful Pterodactyls.
Tell US of thy food-zthose half marine refec-
tions,
Crinoids on the shell and Brachsopods au
naturel-
Cutie fish to which the pieurre of Victor Hugo
Seems periwinkle.
Speak, thou awful vestige of the earth's crea-
ton
Solitary fragment of remains organic
Tell the wondrous secret of thy past exist
Speak, thou Oldest Primate!
Even as gazed-a thrill of the maxilla,
And a lateral movement of the Condyloid
process,
With post-pliocsne sounds of healthy masti-
cation,
Ground the teeth together.
And for that imperfect dental exhibition,
Stained with expressed juices of the weed
Nicotian,
Came these hollow accents bleut with softer
murmuTS
Expectoration:
(Which my name is Bowers, and my crust
was busted
Falling down a shaft in Calaveras County;
But I'd take it kindly ifyou'd send the pieces
Home TO old Missouri"
Middletown transcript., 1878-03-16
Our Q9lio
From the Gratiot Journal.
Letter From Texas.
Continued from last aceek J

Several of the richest counties Of
Central Texas are Immediately about
Waco, and as these counties have set
tied up and improved and grown rich,
Waco has also, until now l consider
her the young queen of that magnif-
cent commonwealth. Everything a.
bout Waco has the appearance of sub
stantlaf and permanent prosperity
nothing artifcial-no temporary make
shifts-what has been done was not
done until it was necessary, and then
it was we'll done. 1t has the solid ap-
pearance of our best northern towns,
and the business vivacity of the best
western towns / have seeen. Her col
leges, schools, churches, newspapers
and inhabitants compare favorably
with any place of 10000 population,
no matter where that is. Most of the
emigrants l met while there were from
Illinois and Michigan of the Northern
States, and from Tennessee and Alaba-
ma of the Southern States. The peo-
pie are hospitable and cordial in their
manners, and don't get tired of ans
wering the innumerable questions the
stranger constantly asks.
think it was Bishop Pierce who
visited Texas two summers past, and
said of it that it was "a land of rivers
without water, and COWS without
milk" Visiting the same portions Of
the State that he did. l wonder that
he did not say that Texas is a State
without Texans.
The old original Texan, with his
jingling spurs, revolvers and bad
grammar has either gone beyond the
Guadaloupe herding cattle, or he has
modernized himself into a surveyor,
merchant, lawyer, preacher, or some
thing Of the sort. l was sorry to miss
him for the nonce. The pictures of
the "Old Texan" from which we
gained our idea of him are still fresh.
His broad-brimed hat, short jacket,
high top boots, fine horse, lasso, long
knife and pistol, as he looked out on
the broad golden-lighted pampas of
the lone star republic, made him
"grand master" of the situation
While on the cars / noticed a young
man who had three "Dime Novels :"
asked to look at them, and found
that they told about some wonderful
Texas characters. Dime novels have
come into use since you were grown
up and in business. 1t is a "cheap
system of educating the masses" said
the young man. inquired if he be-
longed to the masses" Although his
nose took an offensive position, he ans
wered politely that he took great in
terest in the reading matter of all
classes of people. We discussed the
dime novel as a mental pabulum for a
few minutes, when, turning the leaves
of one, he remarked, "What an awful
state Of society there must be in Tex
as! Yes, said I, 1T is perfectly
J horrible, but there is no help for it.
Middletown transcript., 1878-03-16
COMMUNICATED
SPRING.

Spring is rapidly advancing toward
this locality, awakening in our minds
the glorious, grand, gorgeous, gIim-
mering, glammering, and other too nu-
merous to mention incidents Of spring
time, when the little lambs frisk about
the grassy knolls, casting high in the
air their sweet little heels, exhuber-
antly showing their gladsome, frOlic-
some delight, as good little lambs
should do. But about Spring and
lambs. Can you imagine anything
more delicately delicious than spring
lamb and green peas, done brown, etc.
These are the priceless gifts of spring
these alone are enough to make us long
for Spring, did we possess the filthy
lucre necessary to procure this green
lamb and spring peas. But, alas it
was not so ordained, and so, content
with hog and hominy, we do without
green peas and lamb until the lambs
have grown to sheep, and until the
peas get quite cheap, then we'll wade
in and eat enough Of peas and sheep,
although it is tough. GoFF.
Middletown transcript., 1878-03-16

RAYMoND's FIRST EFFoRTs.-Mr.
John T. Raymond is quoted as declar-
ing that he went on the stage when he
was II years old. Il was cast, he
says, as Lopez, in the Honeymoon,
and all I had to say was, L am ap-
pointed to ask you to our merry-mak-
ing on the green hard by This was
to the duke and duchess. got my
mouth open and there it stuck. House
came down. Next day actors said !
was the hit of the season. Everybody
thought it was done purposely, 1t
was as natural peasant, struck dumb
by high society, as you ever saw.
Next night I was cast for Smatter in
Hunting a Turtle Did the same
thing again, and then they knew
was nothing but fraud. Manager
said l was only worth So a week. And
vet here l am, the owner of a high
priced play, written by man with a
81, 500 name, and especially adapted
for the undersigned.
Middletown transcript., 1878-03-16
Selett poctrp.
FOOTPRINTS IN The SNOW.

1t was morn A virgin mantle
Covered all the sombre town;
could STE the glistening snnw-Hakes,
From my window. nesting down:
And the shouts of trnant scholars
With their faces all aglow.
Drew nv ewes tUwIrrii Ffisidesi
Making footprints in the snow
Where the drift lay smooth and tranquil,
Bright and pure from Heaven heguiled
And each fake Il diamond sparkled,
Walked this lovely little child:
Never needing tinkling school bell,
Little fearing teacher 5 blow,
For her thoughts were only bounded
By her footprints in the snow.
Pretty child Her hood seemed falling,
And her cloak was much aslray,
While she raised her dress so lightly,
Never needing those at play;
Thus with eyes inteatly watching,
And with steps so very slow,
Went this tiny maiden forward
Making footprints in the snow.
Bright and wnsome little fairy
You have drawn with magic art,
From the well of fond remembrance
Treasured pictures Of the heart,
Once again I'm treading pathways
That knew long, long ago.
Once again Pm by the roadside,
Making footprints in the snow.
Onward went the little maiden,
Looking there so very sweet
That the snow more brightly sparkled,
Meath the pressure Of her feet.
Happy child Serene and lovely,
May your life-stream onward flow,
And life-sorrows fade as quickly
As your footprints in the snow:
john G. Shea.