Semi-weekly interior journal. [volume] (Stanford, Ky.) 1881-1905, 1882-11-21

which IL now almost PROSTATE and only a
rind Of bark, the inside wood quite gone,
but yearly throwing out fresh shoots and
beating eallant retreat down hill. i
really pathetic 10 see this tenacious cling
ing 20 life in vegetable or human. How
instructive Il IL "All that = man hath
will he give for his lite" Even the devil
said truly, though "a liar from the begin
ming" Pocotanoc is sleepy little ham.
let At the head Of "Cove" with one large
WOODEN factory, where fine hannels are
made, to keep up its limited importance.
Every thing but this has drilled away
from Il, though once quite a place. Until
recently church stood on prominent
point, which was founded and supported
by King George "of blessed memory"
Episcopal II course. Being wood, Il al
last succumbed 10 the elements and nov n
neat successor stands on different spot.
Ga the flats, LEFT at low tide just below the
village, Bro. Nash said, he used 10 catch
crabs by the basketful, that had forgolt, n
10 20 out with the ebbing waters, and fell
unwilling victims TO the inevitable small
boy" Usually these crustsceans are
caught by tying bait 10 a string aud fish
ing for them in shadows They catch the
bait in their clawp; begin TO suck IL; are
drawn up gently to the top and q scoop net
does the rest The latter article is indis
renasble, for they will not hold on to the
bait after being drawn out Of water Lob
sters are caught by batting pots ~ peculiar
shape, into which the greedy fellows crawl
after the tempting morsel and cannot get
out again. They seem TO have no fear Of
consequences, and "nuiia rcsiigid retrosum"
has no weight with them a. = cautionary
maxim
Oysters are dredged for, as is generally
known, and am sorry to say that instead
Of the hand tongs usually employed, greedy
fishermen have called in steam TO their aid,
which 20 tears up the oyster beds that BIZ
valve famine will he the result unless the
law interieres to save us from such catas-
trophe. / give this prophecy on the au-
thority Of others and know not how accu-
rate IL ia.
fla glorious meeting abridged my leis-
ure for writing 40 much, ! shodld be better
pleased, but | warn you that the years Of
famine always follow the time Of plenty aud
when New England no longer SCENE strange
TO me, and abundant labor for souls shuts
me OH ifNul AcnkthN OoiNtrlthNthNef WV
compensation for all this will come TO your
readers, IL they be weary. | hope Won will
not grow FESTIVE at being an evangelistic
organ, now that Will has added his quote
from the Tennessee Mountains. A little odd,
isn't Il dear Walton, this role into which
you have drifted without seeking IL, and
which you play 80 patiently and gracefully.
Well, you will be none the worse for IL
when "accountr are made up" that you
let couple Of gospel uamps" into your
SEMI WEEKLY, who keep the "desr peo-
pie" posted on something else besides the
crops, weather, politics and the police courts
Nothing new from the meeting. About
the same congregation and the same steady
interest, but the growth Of interest 30 grad
ual ~ hardly to be perceptible. Sweet,
quiet blessed meeting. with many Saints
steadily growing in grace" but very few
sinners confessing the Savior. or even in at.
tendance. Continuance unknown. Ever
in Jesus, GEO. o. BARNFs.
THE following telegram was received
yesterday:
(To he Editor Of The Interior JoarnaL)
NoRwIcH, Conn. Nov. 20 We leave for
Saratoga county, N. Y, to night.
Direct care Rev. T. g. Thompson. G. o. b.