Semi-weekly interior journal. [volume] (Stanford, Ky.) 1881-1905, 1883-06-05

title is only applied to barn-yards, fowl.
yards and the like. The good man laughed
heartily a. he repeated Msrie's fur prs,
while we stoutly maintained the correct
ness Of our American application Of the
word.
We never miss the Thursday noon serv.
ices, II we can possibly he there. Right in
the heart Of busy London, this dear man oi
God attracts TO the City Temple to hear a
sermon, large congregation Of business
men, who make time TO listen an hour, in
the very midst Of the days work, to the
gospel Of the grace Of God. doubt much
whether even Mr.. Sturgeon could do this.
And Dr. Parker has succeeded in this year
in and year out. This single fact tells
what a man he II. lie never disappoints
the most extravagant expectation.
How every thing stands on age in this
"Old England" Across the way is a sign
"Doggetts Family Dairy; Established in
1870" What effect that magic date may
exert over the purity Of the milk Of 1883,
must be explained by an Englishman. At
that time Shacklewell village was miles
away in the country. Indeed, had a Wis
itor last week, who assured me that thirty
years ago Shacklewell Lane was a seques-
tered walk between hedgerows, and he has
often come down it to gather wild flowers.
The Doggett Of l77O may have been cele.
br,ted for his milk aud cheese. The dairy
Of to day may be a good one too. Perhaps
the pride Of the name NAV help TO keep up
the character Of the dairy products. on
ly chronicle facts without undertaking to
explain them all clearly. Down in the ci-
ty, pass almost daily the old palace Of
Richard Ill. which is carefully preserved
in outline, though the old banqueting hall,
in which modern lunches are served, is It,.
ted up by its present proprietor with all
the appliances Of an improved restaurant
Of to-day. Many man will lunch there
who would never have thought Of il had it
not been for the flaming sign that tells ev-
cry passer by what the spot once was. An
other place not far from the lest mentioned,
has the cabalistic sign Of ID. ID. IN many
places. This does not signify Doctor Of Di-
viniiy, but DIRTY Dick" centuries ago
functionsry Of that name having an ale
house on the spot. The popularity Of the
place, l am told, is that the festooning cob
webs Of the ages are still carefully preserv.
ed; old wine is only sold by the bottle, and
one can, to-day, tell how "Dirty Dick"
served his customers in the good old dirty
days Of yore, is curious TO know The ia
vor Of decay is sedulously preserved, to
suit the antiquarian demand, and ii must
pay we'll, or il would never survive. For
after all, the almighty shilling is the same
as the almighty dollar" and settles things
summarily here as elsewhere And these
ancient places are scattered by the thousand
all over London, giving such charm to
one's walks over the great city as one finds
no where else on earth. In other places
these old places are ruins-carefully pre-
served or neglected as the case may be-
but here the old label is on thing full Of
modern life and activity. like that bet
ter. like not a ruin. Ii speaks Of death
and decay. But an old place raised from
the dead and still alive is pleasant to look
upon.
The "Bell Tavern" at Edmonton. ia
nous for John Gilpin's break-neck ride, is
still famous tavern and will be 10 the end
of the world Ii is 40 charming to see these
dead things Of buried centuries living
again.
| have spoken Of the nimble ponies from
Wales and Suffolk and far-off Russia, that
swarm in coster-monger and butcher and
poulterer and fish carts, the city over; and
the moustrOus creatures from the Clyde
and Yorkshire and Normandy, that drag
slowly about the prodigious loads Of the
breweries and the collieries. Greater con-
trasts could scarcely be imagined than that
existing between vehicles and motive pow
err, as past a great 4whsel, broad-tired
laundering van, with its two or four or six
great Jumps of horse-hesh, trips the rat
Ting pony -chaise, or the butchers wheel
ed vehicle drawn by brisk pony scarcely
larger than Shetland, but fleet Of foot and
with a will of his own, so graphically de-
scribed in "Whisker," Of the "Curiosity
Shop" by that master sketcher Of London
life, Charles Dickens. l see "Whisker" ev-
cry day hundred times.
But there is finer phase Of horse flesh
than either OF these. "Rotten Row" is the
place to see it, This ia the savory name,
consecrated by age, that is bourne by the
most wonderful riding and driving place on
earth. Great riders and drivers are these
English kinfolks Of ours. Any day, when
the weather ia fine, one can get chair for
penny, and from an advantageous point
Of view, can watch hour after hour the
thousands that 90 by in an uninterrupted
stream. To one who loves TO look At a
good horse, as | do, the place has superla-
tive charms. There is no animal on earth
superior TO the English thoroughbred, aud
here we have them ia perfection. For
London at this time holds most Of the aris-
tocracy who later on will scatter into the
country, and the glorious animals that will
in due season be galloping after the pack
"across country" are now displaying their
symmetrical forms on Rotten Row. The
tails are all clipped al in the pictures OF
racers. have not seen five horses in En-
gland, outside the great beasts in brewery
wagons, without bob tails. In this, Ms In
all else, conservatism reigns. The gentle
men wear plug hats, dark sack or frock
coats, and generally with both whip and
spur; saddles, the English ''pig skin" no
martingales, but double reins with snaflle
and curb bits
The ladies have close fitting riding hab.
its Of navy blue, skirts not 80 long IA the
American garment. with neat little swal-
low tails Just touching the horses back.
Plug hats also, with veil attached, Jacket
buttoned close up TO the throat and dainty
whip in hand. The horses walk, trot and
one round at any rate. marvel that these
dear people will 90 ON humping their sad
dies the way they do, when there are other
gaits TO be gotten out Of a horse 30 much
pleasanier than a troi; until remember
that ust such short-tailed horses and just
such trotting gaits obtained in the times Of
the Cavaliers, and for aught l know, when
William the Conquerer came over, and
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