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The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1910-01-06
SAVED AT DEATHS DOOR.

The door of death seemed ready to
open for Murray W. Ayers, of Transit
Bridge N. Y, when his life was wonder
fully saved. 81 was in dreadful con-
dition," he writes, my skin was al
most yellow; eyes sunken; tongue coat
ed; emaciated frsm losing 40 pounds,
growing weaker daily. Virulent liver
trouble pulling me down to death in
spite of doctors. Then that matchless
medicine, Electric Bitters, cured me. l
regained the 40 pounds lost and now
am well and strong" For all stomach,
liver and kidney troubles they are su-
preme. SOC at M. M. Lewis.
The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1910-01-06
RUNAWAY

Mamie Ordway," the race mare
belonging to Mr.. Duff Green, ran
away Monday and smashed his buggy.
She was tied at the back gate and
Miss Mary Green came out and was
about to get in the buggy when the
mare dashed down Prince Edward
street, turned into Charlotte and broke
loose from the buggy at Mr.. Green's
stable. The buggy was broken up, but
the mare was only slightly scratched.
The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1910-01-06
VIRGINIA NEWS

The Piedmont Medical Society will
hold its next regular quarterly meeting
in Charlottesville Jan. 18th, at 2 o clock.
The Penn. Railroad has awarded con-
tract for double trackingN. T., ?. & N.
K. R., from Delmar, Del, to Cape
Charles.
VIM. K. Miller has sold his farm
near Herndon to w. w. Wagstaff, OF
Mecklenburg. The estate contains 5OO
acres and a Colonial mansion. The
price was $25, 900.
j. P. Kerlin has sold his farm near
Nokesville, l24 acres, to J.F. Miller, OF
Washington, for 81, $50, and has bought
the Bell Farm, $50 acres, also near
Nokesville, for IS, 300.
Miss Rosalie Vernon McCabe, daugh-
ter of Mr. and Mrs. j. II. McCabe, and
Percival V. Hayes, both Of Warrenton,
we're married last week in Baltimore,
by Rev. Mr.. Laird, of Wilmington, Del.
Corporation Commission has granted
a charter to the Heathsville CONNER
cial and Building Company Qnc.) },
Heathsvile. J. NJ. Booth. president;
K. S. Brent, secretary; E. w. Eichel-
berger, all of Heathsville, Va. Capt.
tai: Maximum, $50, 200; minimum, ST.
600. Objects: Real estate and mer-
camille business.
The annual report of Joseph B. Stew
art, Collector of Customs for the port
of Richmond, shows that since 1899
Richmond has grown in customs from
S2l, ,S43. 10 to $l60, 900. This increase is
due largely to the influence of the
Chamber of Commerce of Richmond,
which has made campaign out of the
Customs House.
The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1910-01-06
vN the name of the Commonwealth of

YN the name of the Commonwealth OF
Virginia. In the Clerks office OF the
~ Circuit court of the county of Spot
sylvania on the 18th day of December,
1909. Bette S. Hayden in her own right
and as administrative Of 1. j. Haydon,
decd; Annie Stokes and c. b. Stokes,
her husband; Blanch H. Cross and Guy
t. Cross, her husband; George c. Hay
don and Della Hayden. his wife; Mary
N. Rice and w. H. Rice, her husband,
and Bessie S. Hayden, plaintiffs, against
Lille Bloxton and Posey Bloxton, her
husband; Belle Dent and Richard Dent,
her husband; Austin Armstrong and -
Armstrong, her husband; Ashton Smith,
William Smith and - Smith, his wife;
VIM. S. Hansford, and Myrtle HansfOrd,
his wife; Mary Hansford, julia Hans
ford. Lucy Wallace and Chas. Wallace,
her husband; Addison Hansford and
Ella Hansford, his wife; Clarence Hans
ford, Bette S. Grymes and Hansford
Grvmes. her husband; Belle Taliaferro,
Henry w. Hansford, Charles Smith and
Austin Smith, Austin Hildrup and -
Hilrdup his wife; John Hildrup and
Gertie Hildrup, his wife; Robert Hill
drup and - Hildrup, his wife, and K.
G. Hildrup, and James p. TURNKEY,
sheriff. administrator of VIM. Smith;
Amelia Hansford, Anthony b. Smith
and M. E. Hildrup, all deceased, defend
ants. In equity.
The object Of this suit is to clear the
cloud off the title to that certain piece
and marcel of real estate lying in Spot
sylyania county, Virginia, containing
ia "a acres. and lies along Hazel Run
and on both sides of the P. F. q 2. K.
R. and was the property upon which
Mary Miller died seized and possessed
and devised to her daughter, Georgl-
anna, for life, with the remainder TO
her children, and to have partition
made of said property amongst the
heirs of Thomas J. Hayden, deceased.
And an affidavit having been made
and filed that the defendents, William
Smith, Mary Hansford, Lucy Wallace
and Chas. Wallace, her husband; Belle
Taliaferro. Henry W. Hansford, are
NOT residents of the State of Virginia,
II Is ordered that they do appear here
within fifteen DAYS after due publlca-
tion hereof, and do what may be neces-
sarv to protect their interest in this
suit. And it is further ordered that q
copy thereof be published once week
for four week in The Free Lance news
paper and that a copy be posted at the
front door of the courthouse OF TINS
county on or before the next succeeding
rule day after the entry of this suit.
Teste:
T. A. Harris, Clerk.
W. W. Butzner, p. q.
A copy-Teste:
I. A. Harris, Clerk.
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The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1910-01-06
Children Teething

for .S, over ~r'i1fT Fifty YEARS By MILLIONS Of
MOTHERS for their CHILDREN WHILE
TEETHING, with PERFECT SUCCESS. II
SOOTHES the CHILD, SoFrENS the GUMS,
ALLAYS all PAIN; CURES WIND COLlC. and
is The best remedy for DIARRHqiA. Sold by
Druggists IN every part Of the world. Be sure and
ask for Mrs Winslow's Soothing Syrup" and
take no other kind. Twenty-Five cents bottle.
o2iwiyr
The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1910-01-06
Records Expected In Washington.

Washington, Jan. 4.--Before the end
OF this week the National Geographic
society expects to receive from the
University of Copenhagen the records
submitted to that institution by Dr.
Frederick A. Cook and subsequently
decided insufficient to establish the
Brooklyn explorers claim to having
reached the North Pole. The records
will be examined by the Geographic
society and a report made as to
whether any further cre1ence should
he nut ia them
The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1910-01-06
A WRETCHED MISTAKE

to endure the itching, painful distress
of Piles. There's no need to. Listen: II
suffered much from Piles" writes Will
A. Marsh, of Siler City, N. c., "till |
got a box of Bucklen's Arnica Salve.
and was soon cured" Burns, Boils,
Ulcers, Fever Sores, Eczema, Cuts,
Chapped Hands, Chilblains, vanish be-
fore II. 25c at NJ. M. Lewis.
The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1910-01-06
LEGISLATURE MEETS Jan. 18TH

The General Assembly of Virginia
will convene in biennial session in Rich
mond at noon on Wednesday, Jan. II,
for a period of 60 days.
The first business Of general interest
will probably be the election of a sue
cessor to u. S. Senator Daniel for the
term beginning March 4, 1911.
Although the question has not been
agitated to any great extent, resolu-
ton will probably be adopted indorsing
the pending amendment to the Federal
Constitution empowering Congress to
low an income tax
The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1910-01-06
n Is Cold In Montana.

Butte. Mont, Jan. 4.-The severest
cold spell in the history of Montana
has prevailed for seven, weeks and
there is no prospect for break In 1t
For more than a week the thermome-
ter has registered from 8 to 20 degrees
below zero IN Butte.
The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1910-01-06
MAKING LIFE SAFER.

Everywhere life is being made more
safe through the work of DR.. Kings
New Life Pills in Constipation, Bilious
ness, Dyspepsia, Indigestion, Liver
troubles, Kidney Diseases and Bowel
Disorders. They're easy, but sure, and
perfectly build up the health. 25c at
M M Lewis
The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1910-01-06
Lad sho. by Christmas Gun.

Bridgeton. n. j.. Jan. While Les
lie Vannaman. Of East Brldgeton. was
playing with a Christmas gun It was
accidentally discharged. the bullet
passing through the right leg OF Fred
Borden. son OF Joseph Borden. He may
be crippled for life.
The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1910-01-06

Mems Rubber Boots. .S2.75 to $3.50
Ladies' Rubber Boots. .S1.75 to $3.50
Misses Boys and Children's Rubber
Boots.
Mems High-cut Shoes in Black and
and Tan, as near waterproof as
leather can be..................... A.OO
The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1910-01-06
Coal Mines cha-1e Hands.

Wilkes-R9rre, Pa. jan. 4.-The Le-
high Valley Coal company took pos
session Of two more collieries In the
Schuylkil region. when the NH Creek
Coal compsny, Of Pottsyille. sold its
interests in the Vulcan Buck mountain
colleries az that place.
The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1910-01-06
For SALE

One pair oxen, years old, very
large. will suit sawmill man. One
fine Young well broken mule. En-
silage cutter, with carrier, cheap; Iou,
louse and brown Chinese geese, Rhode
Island Red and B. Plymouth Rock
cockerels.
M. B. Rowe, Fredericksburg.
l2wk-s1t
The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1910-01-06
WORK ON PUBLIC BUILDING

Work commenced on the public build
ing Monday, after a short shut down
on account of the holidays and cold
weather. The brick work is about
completed and the granite has arrived
and is being put in place.
The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1910-01-06
JERMYN'S IEJURIEs FATAL

scranton's Millionaire Coal Operator
Dies From Trolley Accident.
San Francisco, Cal, Jan. Frank
H. Jermyn. Of Scranton. Pa. capitalist
and millionaire coal operator, died
here as the rcsali Of injuries suffered
by being run down By a street car on
New Years morning
The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1910-01-06
DIcHMoND. FREDERICKSBURG AND Po-

EHIcHMoND. FREDERICKSBURG AND Po-
Il TOMAC K. X.
Northward- Leave daily Gil. 625, e:S2 local.
7:5. s46 1929 local. a m; LIS, $50 local, 7Ol.
southward- Leave $50 am daily. A. c. L. train
500 A m. week days local; 9.l8 m. daily, local.
ll:s2 a. m. daily, S. A. l.. train; la8 p m. daily.
fast train for Richmond; 5:36 p. m. daily, A. c.
l. train; 5:56 p. m. daily. s. A. l. train; llS p.
m. daily, local; s:56 p. daily, s. A. L. train
ll:3l D. m. daily, A. C. L. train
Local from Richmond arrives 400 p. m. week
days. -,
Local from Washington arrives 6:l9 p m. daily.
Arrivals and departures not guaranteed.
W. P. Taylor. Traffic Manager.
c. c. Cox. Agent
The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1910-01-06
Potomac, Freder1cks-
burg and Piedmont
Railroad.
THE TABLE No. 10.
In effect at A. NJ. August l. 1903.

Connections at Frcdericksburg with R., T. 4 Z
r. r. and Maryland. Delaware and Virginia Raii,
way Co. At Orange with Southern II. r. and
Chesapeake 4 Ohio r. r.
The enly line TO the Chancellorsville ard Wilder
ness Battlehelds.
Eastern Standard Time. Daily except Sunday.
N MASTELLER. Superintendent
The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1910-01-06
WEEK or PRAYER

The missionary organizations con-
nected with the Baptist church are
holding prayer services at the church
each afternoon this week at $3.50
O. clock.
The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1910-01-06
QUALIFIED AS MAGISTRATE

Mr.. r. E. Bozel, who was elected
Justice of peace for upper ward, failed
to qualify and was appointed by Judge
Goolrick Monday and qualified.
The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1910-01-06

Gov. Swanson named Judge Robt.
Prentiss, of Suffolk to succeed himself
as a member Of the Corporation Com
mission for a term of six years, be-
ginning Feb. /.
The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1910-01-06
It's Best For You to be Well ShOd
and TimberIake, the Shoe Man,
Can Shoe You

Boys High-cut Tan Shoes, soaked in
viscol, shoe for wear and dry
feet ...............'.....'.....'' 93.OO
Boys High-cut Heavy Weight Royal
Calf Shoe, wearer that can't be
Deat.......... ...................... 9l.I0
Misses School Shoes, heavy soles,
plump uppers, made to stand any
amount Of wear ..........".... $l.25
The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1910-01-06
MARRIAGE LICENSES

Clerk A. B. Yates issued during
year 1909, 35 white and Il colored mar
rage licenses.
The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1910-01-06
PUBLIC SCHOOLS OPEN

The public schools opened Monday
morning, after ten days holiday.
The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1910-01-06
PUBLIC SALE
OF VALUABLE
REAL ESTATE

Pursuant to the terms of decree Of
the Circuit Court of Spotsylvania coun-
ty, Virginia, entered December 9th,
1909, in the chancery cause therein
pending under the style of c. H. Hud-
gins VS.. Hudgins and others, and hav-
ing given the bond required by said de-
cree, the undersigned special commits
sioner will offer for sale at public auc-
ton to the highest bidder in Fredericks-
burg, Virginia, before the auction
house of N. B. Kinsey, on the corner
of Commerce AMI Princess Anne
cfraata On
The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1910-01-06
Satu day, Jan. %, 1910,

at IL o clock NJ, all that certain piece
or parcel of land lying and being in
Spotsylvania county, Virginia, contain
ing 81 IL acres, more or less, being sit
uated near Andrews, and adjoining the
lands of Thomas Brumley and other, 1t
being the same land of which Churchill
Hudgins died seized and possessed.
Terms of Sale-One-third cash, and
the balance in two equal instalments at
one and two years time, the deferred
payments to be evidenced by pur-
chaser's notes or bonds, bearing inter-
est from the date Of sale, said notes or
bonds to be secured by deed of trust
on the property in these proceedings
set forth, or by title reserved, or all
cash at the option of the purchaser.
Alvin T. Embrey,
Special Commissioner.
In the Clerks Office of the Circuit
court of the county of Spotsylvania. c.
H. Hudgins, plaintiff, against George
w. Hudgins ct ais, defendants. |, I.
A. Harris, clerk of the said court, do
certify that the bond required of the
special commissioner by the decree
rendered in said cause on the 9th day
of December, 1909, has been duly given.
Given under my hand clerk of the
said court, this 23d day Of December,
1909.
T. A. Harris, Clerk.
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Pierre weekly free press. (Pierre, S.D.) 1889-19??, 1910-11-17
Law Gets a Referender

Water;uwn-J. Fl. Troeh, the man
who was responsible for tire refer
endum of the sthate game law
who formulated the petiti7ns ID
started them in circulation in oppo l.
tinn to State Game Warden B nc o t.
who lives here, has finally landed In
the wardens dragnet and made to pay
for rebelling against just ! W. He
has been arrested and fined $25 and
costs for shooting a paririe CHI ken.
The conviction Of Troeh is plea ing
both to the county and state warde 8,
since he has for nearly four years de-
fed the law and posed as sp snan
who was superior to enactme mt of any
kind tending to curtail or regulate the
method and time of killing wild birds
When the present game law was pass
ed at the session of 1907 T,oeh at once
attached the provision making os-
ed season for prairie chickens for a
period of five years. and tbs was the
prime cause for the referenSum cf the
law, which, however, was emphat CAL
" approved by the people. 1t 8 u1-
derstood that Troeh. who Is a dealer
in sportsmen's goods. will try to Sc
cure repeal of many of the res riot
i've provisions of the game law at
the session this winter.
Pierre weekly free press. (Pierre, S.D.) 1889-19??, 1910-11-17
THANKSGIVING
Governor vessey Issues Proclamation
Fixing Day November %

Governor vessey Issues Proclamation
Fixing Day November "a
Pierre-The following proc amation
has been issued by Governor Wesley:
"The absence of the opening buds of
spring, the faded blossoms of depart
ed summer, the gray-veiled skies of
autumn, the chill of lengthening night
and the tinge of the frosty mornings
all serve to remind us of the ap roach
ing end of the present yea and bring
again to our minds our beautiful GUS
tom of national thanksgiving.
ut is in accordance with this pio,ls
custom, born Of the grateful hearts of
our forefathers in the dim long ago
and faithfully observed by the genera
tions through the yea g, and In hum
BILE acknowledgement of the manif Id
mercies received from God. the giver
of all good, that l, R. S. Vessey, gov
ernor of the state of South Dakota by
virtue of the authority vested in me
by law, do hereby appoint, des ignate
and set apart, Thursday, November "a,
1910. as a day of special D aye and
Thanksgiving. and recommend to the
people Of the state that on this day
we dSSlSI lIOlu UuE various puTSu "
and regular business and devote our
minds and hearts to the solemn OBJ
servance of prayer to Him who guards
and directs the destinies of men and
OF nations, whose blessings are new
manifest throughout the state and
country
"The sunshine of prosperity has
smiled upon our land and peae and
plenty have been among our pc Pile
and blessed our homes. Civic con-
ditions in our state have been i'm
proved and the plane CT mora II; ;
among our citizens has been lif ed.
for which let us be especially & a.e-
full.
Our evident blessings are many and
as we gather about our hearth tones
let gratitude abound and may we ever
remember that righteousness exa e.
eth a nation, but sin is re1roach to
any people,
Pierre weekly free press. (Pierre, S.D.) 1889-19??, 1910-11-17
one proposed. The local district viii

one proposed. The local district wlli
be enlarged to county district, and
the rights and duties Of the present
local directors will be transferred to
the board OF commissioners, with new,
duties and powers added.
. The county superintendent will not
be elected by the people, but by the
board of commissioners. They may
select a man from the county, state
or outside the state The qualifica-
tions of the county superinte dent
will be much higher than under t e
present law. The superintendent will
be chosen for term of tn ee years,
and may serve as long as the com.
missioners see fit to hire him.
The general educational affairs OF
the state will be in the hands Of a
state board of regents. One of the
duties OF this board will be the selec-
ton OF state sure intendent. II q
suitable man cannot be found wi b n
the state some one from outside the
state may be chosen for the position
1t is thought that such provision
will entirely remove these two i'm
portant offices from the realm Of pol
itics.
1t is also purposed to have eight
months of school in every district,
This will equalize school taxes
throughout the county, and give the
child in the country practi ally the
same educational advantages enjove
by the child in the city. The small
district will pay as much taxes for
school purposes as the large one, hut
it will have the same advantages. The
requi' ements for teaching will he
greatly raised.
These are the fundamental chances
proposed. There are many details
that cannot be mentioned in brief
survey of the code. The change from
the present law is radical, fundament-
al, and it will be advisable for every
one to consider all the facts in the
case before making a fight etthcr for
or against the new code.
w. NJ MAR,
Pierre weekly free press. (Pierre, S.D.) 1889-19??, 1910-11-17

step forward and the Open Road into
the future cleared and kept open, new
er to be closed and kept closed by any
force or any fraud. If we doubt that
constructive ideas have this force in
them for the future we have only to
look around us into the present and
back into the past which they and
they alone converted into this pres
emit
These things are for all men. For
ourselves, man by man, II today we
can look back and see how by the
use of any idea Of ours we have been
able to escape struggle, to subject
others and to dominate them while
giving single constructive idea its
force in serving them, or If we can
look into the future and see oppor-
tunities opening before us for this,
Pierre weekly free press. (Pierre, S.D.) 1889-19??, 1910-11-17
- A11'
St0@S@
Richardson

She thinks the girls who have cause
for Thanksgiving are those whose faith
ers, mothers, brothers and sweet
hearts strew the pathway at home and
abroad with roses and theatre tickets.
She belongs to the large class of
working girls who believe that only
the girl Of leisure has any real pleas
ures in life.
She does not know that the roses
cast at the feet of the girl who is de-
pendent upon parents and relatives
are thick with thorns.
She has never heard mother up
braid her daughter for extravaganza
one minute and then load the girl
with new frocks, hats and gloves Of
her own choosing the next
She never dreams that the girl who
must look to mother and father for
every penny Is often afraid to ask for
the one thing she most wants. be-
cause her parents prefer to think and
plan for her
This girl never knows the 10Y of do
ing just what she wants just when she
llkes--which the dun-colored lady
does seven days in the week.
There are stout girls who weep be-
cause their mothers insist upon buy
ing plaid silk frocks or blouses for
them, and thin girls whose misguided
mothers dress them in severely plain,
unsoftened tailored suits.
The dun-colored lady may wear
what she will 1t Is her own fault if
her life as we'll as her clothing is
drab.
She has made of duty fetish. on
whose altar she is sacrificing her
youth and her pleasure
She thinks that because she must
work for her living, she cannot enjoy
the pleasures allotted to the girl of
leisure.
What that dun-colored little lady
needs more than anything else is con-
tact, nhvsical and sniritual will, nor
NAL, healthy, happy, wage earning
girls of whom there are millions all
over the United States.
Above all, she ought to know
beautiful character who recently came
into my own business life.
Here was a woman close to SO,
whose husband deserted her for a
younger but certainly not more at
tractive woman. She had lived the
absolutely sheltered life, never wor-
rying as to where the next months
rent and the next weeks meat bill
must come from, always assured of
her weekly allowance and content in
her daily routine of home-making.
Then suddenly all was swept from
her-husband, funds, sense of secur-
ity, protection and privacy.
Pierre weekly free press. (Pierre, S.D.) 1889-19??, 1910-11-17
T II A N K s GI WIN c.

As this is Thanksgiving and we all
have stomachs whose appeals belong
properly, to this and to every other
day in thu year, let us give thanks for
the things of the stomach, for turkey
IL we have turkey, for goose If we
have goose. for sausage If we have
sausage. For the power to earn and
to enjoy the things of the stomach,
we may be thankful, since the power
to earn what our own stomachs call
for is the power to serve the needs OF
all other stomachs. And instead OF
being shameful or regrettable from
any standpoint an unspoiled stomach
is natural, is right. is commendable
and moreover is inevitable in Its OPP
erations.
But over and above everything be-
'potentials." A potential Is a simple
thing A shoemaker or machinist is
as apt to have it as an Archduke or
Czar, or q supreme court Judge or
senator or president. 1t comes into
the brain as constructive idea. 1t
works out of one brain into ten, a
hundred thousand, q hundred mil
lion Then it is a force nothing can
resist.
Put men with constructive ideas in
TO the wilderness and the desert and
their ideas will show themselves the
highest realities. controlling all Difficult
ties. What were the worst difficulties
serve constr ucttiive ideas a5 Ii liz. raw
material for great states and great
cities. for fields yielding their prod
ucts year by year In the hundreds of.
millions OF bushels or Of dollars. for
new creation In a thousand ways. de-
priying none and enriching all, with
new opportunities created At every
Pierre weekly free press. (Pierre, S.D.) 1889-19??, 1910-11-17

then we can see that which, for each
one Of us, man by man, means power,
the highest possible power for us, as
for each one of us and for ali 1t is
liberation. Were there only one man
in the million Of us who had such
cause for Thanksgiving as that would
mean for himself and for all of US. all
would surely go forward with him to
greater power, to fuller prosperity. to
the only possible independence, the in
dependence which belongs to the
highest possible freedom of service.
The man who has such independence
has the highest cause for Thanksgiy.
ing
That man Is freed from seville nano.
OF hopes to rise or fears to fail
Lord of himself. If not of lands.
And, having nothing, yet hath ali