Semi-weekly interior journal. [volume] (Stanford, Ky.) 1881-1905, 1883-04-03

were afflicted with kind Of erysipelas; but
this soon wesrs OF and one can not but adj
mire this result Of careful physical train
ing a. we'll AZ a bracing climate. Diet is
carefully looked after, for the most part,
and the minimum Of fires used, while fresh
AIR is the rule. Yesterday at Spurgeon's
Tabernacle, while we were shivering IN our
heavy wraps, the folks Ito the manor born"
didn't seem 10 mind the cold a bit. One
bald-headed gent had his handkerchief
folded on top Of his shining pate; and sew
eral had little skull.csps on, which they
slipped on after taking of their plug hats,
then settled comfortably down with every
bodys breath like the exhaustions Of tea
kettle; while some hot -blooded gentlemen
actually took on their overcoats as II OPP
pressed with heat. Meanwhile our Ameri-
can toes we're like blocks Of ice and we
we're almost on the point Of beating a re-
treat, lest we should get rheumatism. Such
a service In such room with such a con-
gregation would insure in America dozen
cases Of pneumonia.
This bloom Of health is 80 attractive that
1t is thousand pities the national habit Of
beer and spirit drinking should intensity
it into the repulsive scarlet so often seen 10
male and female. Those blazing ale, gin
brandy compilations meet one everywhere.
London may be described a. the city Of
ilI.6tting clothes and understood draft ami
msls. The best dressed man have yet
seen was darkey, strutting down Bishop
gate street, cigar in mouth, but very
very graceful figure and perfectly fitting
clothes. BY the way, he is the first and on
ly colored man have seen in London;
they are a very scarce article. have not
been in Rotten Row, nor seen much Of the
aristocracy, where Of course the toilet is
more tasteful and exact; but in the average
people one meets on the street. il is perfect
marvel how they manage to be 20 univer-
sally ill.6tied in clothing. The fault does
not lie in the quality Of the material. That
is quite as good as with US; but only in the
tailoring and Misunderstanding. And the
second characteristic Of this dear old Lon
don, how can do justice TO the ponies and
donkeyr? They must be seen to be appre-
ciated. As a rule London goes on two
wheels, leaving out the omnibuses and 4
wheel cabs or hackney. coaches, the rest
run on two wheels, from the hanson to the
donkey cart Of the coster-monger. The
pony chaise and the dog cart are the com
mon vehicles. The streets are full Of them
drawn by understood ponies, clipped as to
name and tail and the cunningest little don
keys, picking up their nimble feet like
winking and gettingi over the ground at
prodigious rate. 1t is very lsughable to
us. We are constantly exploding with
mirth, as some new eccentricity Of pony or
donkey flesh comes into view. The vebi-
cles too, are Of the oldest patterns imagina-
Bile, primitive and awkward, though l dare
say admirably adapted to their uses. After
all, it is a mere question Of habit and fash
ion, but when one sees a heshy lady and
gent driving diminutive specimen Of po'
ny in funny looking SHAY" one may al
least be excused for stopping and staring
little at it. As for staring, it is give and
take. They stare at me wherever l go, IS
i'll we're from some very foreign port, and
it would have amused home friends to SEE
the notice Georges Amszonisu height at
tracted in Kingsland Road, as she took an
airing last Saturday afternoon. From
America sir?" the shop-keeper asks in q
way that tells you he knows perfectly vel
; you are. They spot us everywhere in q
moment. "Our speech betrayeth us;" oui
clothes tell the story; our sallow faces never
were developed on English soil.
We have seen none Of the sights Of Lon
non and strange to say, don't wish to, unit
, we get to work. We were talking about i
this morning and how little we could EMO,
) these things until we get regularly TO worl
again. So, except the few little things no
ticed in going along the streets, do not ex
pect description Of any Of the wonders o
the great metropolis until you hear we are
holding daily services somewhere. We die
not come to London on light, sightsee
, ing errand, nor yet to recuperaie exhausted
health and energies, but to preach gospe
3 that will get us into trouble at first an'
win its way in spite Of all opposition, unit
il shakes these islands Of Israel from "cen
tire to circumference" Until that gloriou
work is begun, we have little heart for less
er interests.
} | was 10 P4ter Noster Row this morning
looking up large print Bible suited to NJ
fattened cornes, until the dear LORD /
able to round it up for me am still "fol
= lowing on" for that blessing that "Uncl
Barney" says shall never have and which
| say shall. There is a "rule Of faith
that have not yet measured, but when
reach the point shall have undimme'
vision IN moment L have never doubted
this a moment. Meanwhile the goo'
LORD Himself can not do anything unit
that height Of faith Is scaled. When lik'
: Joab, after the Jebusites, climb the slip
!. III LamI