_ I was going to st. Ives

That is the beginning of a very old, well known childrens' puzzle.

As I was going to St. Ives I met a man with seven wives,

Each wife had seven sacks, each sack had seven cats,
Each cat had seven kits: kits, cats, sacks and wives,
How many were going to St. Ives?

It seems like you're starting a sentence or a story fragment. Could you please provide more context or expand on your question so that I can better understand what you're looking for?