Semi-weekly interior journal. [volume] (Stanford, Ky.) 1881-1905, 1883-03-23

lock meup, whether I like Il or not. Well
lhavemy say. there IL little in that.
| Y We made a in 3 hours and 80 minutes
from Liverpool 10 London. | must not
Quit 10 mendon the loot warmers. Al the
lsst moment come. a Hat trnck with = pile
OF curious looking boxes; feet long. Q
inches thick, 10 inches vide, fiat bottomed,
oval topped, wooden three sides, copper
ghested on toy; which strange receptacles,
are thrust Ia among passenger, feet, just
before the guard locks the door. Tins,
while Il adds TO comfort, crowns our dis.
graceful position win superlative degra.
dalion. Foot warmerrl Like an old sis-
ter going TO meeting in winter with hot
bricks tucked under her toes. Why not
furnish us with pair Of coarse stockings
each? This being tucked comfortably Ia
b, FIRE being locked up, exceedel Out up
on foot varmersl Wife and the girls didn't
seem POSSESSED Of the proper spirit and se-
tually used the things aud said they were
very nice. kicked the end Of minp un-
der the seat and refused 10 receive IL mol.
tying warmth. Happily IL wa, delight
fui day and my indignant protest cost me
nothing. Had II been cold a. Greenland,
] dare say, j should have bottled nv
wrath, corked IL, and put my feet on nv
loot stove with degrading submission. Cold
toes conquer stubborn pride. l own Il
with shame. Foot warmers, foreooth l
anu happy to gay we had a most Joyous
ride TO London. There IL little difference
between first class and third, but the fare.
The afistocrat pays double for bis ride,
only rides on leather cushions with aqueer
little headrest at the side, instead Of our
third-clsss rep. The fare 10 London IL l6
shillings and Spence, % 20) the distance
200 miles, about That is cheap enough.
Pullman palace and sleeping cars are the
only American Innovations allowed upon
the time-honored carriage Of the "Fath.
ers" The freight cars are higher OF the
ground than ours, and with the spoked
wheel instead Of our solid disc, reminds
me OF man with long legs, short body
and head buried between his shoulders
They mar be much better than ours. only
note what struck me, and the way II did.
Thirty miles out. running At high speed
We diyed into smoky Manchester, and even
our Piitsburg must stand aside for smoke.
IL beat all We dimly deserted the roofs
Of few houses We passed over, and that
was all Fifty yards from the train all
vas blotted out. We only stopped lev
minutes, running in on a V and then sped
out again, a locomotive hitching onto our
train Al its other extremity, and those who
rode forward changed to backwards for the
rest OF the journey. English railways
maintain q higher rate Of speed than ours
with very few exceptions. Tracks perfect,
double, well b~llasted and perfectly en-
closed Every thing like a yard, we'll
kept, on either side. Engines look odd 10
US and not 90 elaborately bound in brass
nor ornamented az ours Painted green
on the Midland, with great driving wheels.
and prodigious speed. Engineer or "sto.
ker" has no snug little house. as ours, only
. sort Of fender and hood shove with oval
glass eyes Get in the fender. No protec-
tion from side currents Of wind or rain. |
only describe the one on orr train.
At Derby We geta delicious glass Of
milk for two-pence (tupence) and another
at Nottingham. No water on the train
and none served at stations. No water
closets az on our trains | could hardly
imagine such q state OF discomfort on
such magnificent equipped roads.
But our ride was ecstatic. The dear
LORD gave US lovely day and We en-
joytd the lovely landscspe-no where on
earth 40 lovely a. In dear Old England.
"The dear hedge rows Of Old England
John Alder's Priscilla sighed for and well
she might The grass was the Emerald
green Of early spring. Every thing graz
ing in Joy. Crocus and dafiodil pushing
out Of the ground Early ploughinR done,
wheat nicely up. gardening beginning, the
whole country clean a. II swept BY
broom. There IL nothing on earth compar-
able to an English farming landscape.
Imagine the loveliest point Of old Bour.
bon. with clipped hedge rows replacing
unsightly fences or stone walls. and you
have the nearest approach 10 II. How in
tensely we all enjoyed that ride last Mon
day Arrived at ST Pancrss, one Of the
termini, the ladies standing on the plat
form for Is minutes until that luggage was
ATTENDED 10, which not being checked We
had to see safely into the baggage room
and thence received paper acknowledge
ment. needful 10 claim il on the morrow,
with cents. (tupence) each piece charged
for letting il remain. We bosrded = couple
OF cabs and drove TO Is London Wall 81
10 Payments Hotel, whittier we had been
directed bv friends in Liverpool But an
English Hotel must have a niche OF its
own. Ever in Jesus.
Gro. o BARSEs
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