Semi-weekly interior journal. [volume] (Stanford, Ky.) 1881-1905, 1883-03-27


for one day. | expect to see the wonders
Of the Abbey another time. But this
was what wished 10 do the FIRST day and
first thing in London.
For the stone itself Il is Just what II is
an abandoned building stone, "lhe stone
which the builders rejected" on which
that night, when, arising at Luz, too late
to enter its closed gates, "our Father ia.
cob laid his weary head to dream Of an
gels on a wondrous ladder and hear a
promise not yet fulfilled, but surely to be
II God be God-true to His holy word.
In all Of which, expect TO be misun-
derstood by ignorance, and misjudged by
bigotry; but "the day will declare IT," and
for that wait and watch continually.
We asked the good LORD to give us
lodgings, and He led ne to the very place.
AT first we thought to help Him, after the
laundering, common way, and made many
a weary mile ofexpensive cabling, in vain;
and then when We gave it up and "let our
selves 20 Timber" into His hands he found
place in half an hour, which, IL we we're
TO pick London we couldn't improve up
on. In two hours, we had paid OF Ray
ments and were snugly settled, four miles
away in our present home. We are with a
Welsh lady-Griffith by nsme-"Gp Gnf-
fifth" Of course in,the fsmily-whose hus-
band is IN America looking out for a new
home, and the wife letting apartments, to
help keep up the English end Of family
expenses. A godly lady, with gentle man
ners, and very obliging. We we're at home
in her house in ten minutes. We have
pretty little parlor, dining room, with
single bed in it, for DR.. Stoddsrd, and two
bed rooms on the second hoor-one very
large and airy (for London), with two dou-
BILE beds for the three ladies and self, and
smaller rear apartment for Willie and
Charley. For these four rooms we pay
two guineas a week-the guinea being 81
shillings, and in imaginary coin never cir
culated now If ever; but stil held on to
after the British fashion OF never letting
any thing, after once possessing il, a "a In
dia, Egypt and the rest Of them.
Well, for "two pound two" we get our
rooms furnished, and this includes fires,
gas actually away from fat brass candle
sticks and "rascally tsllow dips, IL to the
pound)" and "attendance"-t latter word
meaning, cooking all we provide, chamber
cleaning, bed making, and doing any thing
reasonable in the way Of coming and going.
For the rest we keep house" Marie being
duly installed as house-keeper-in-chief,
George, first lieutenant, the boys as mar
keteers, wife and l on the retired list, and
DIR. s. as honorary adviser.
Whether the novelty of the thing will
wear away and the present zeal will fade
out before a large experience. / can not
say, but ce'tes, all are tickied to death, just
now with the joy Of this delightful coop
erative system that sets every thing 10
buzzing with activity. This is blessed
thing for us all, not yet engaged 10 active
evangelistic work, and keep us from stag
mating at any point. At present we are all
in the throes Of transition on the currency
questions at present learning our bearings by
turning the various sums into dollars and
cents. and thus getting an approximation
Of values. After we begin to think in
pounds, shillings and pence, instead Of
at every step, we shall get along
speedily. Meanwhile such little COLO
luies as these will beat explain to the un-
where we are. 1t 10 taken from
life. Remember we have had a supper and
. breakfast in lodgings, and are consulting
over dinner, the boys, like greyhounds in
he leash, waiting to skip outand make pur'
,hases:
Will-Mem. in hand, posing his pencil,
-"Welll what's wanted ?" Marie, with puz-
lied, anxious look, BETTING her exalted
,osition-"What do you all want ?" Chorus
rom the rest-"I like good Southdown
mutton; / am for roast beef-you get it so
rood in England"-"be sure and have some
lice pudding for me" (my intimate friends
will recognize the proprietorship in this
asst demand) ~ think boiled cod would
,e nice" "Let us have oysters. "(Scattering
ross fre-O, no, they are a shilling a doz'
N and little things they call natives" and
lot fit to eat-promptly ruled OUT. Mama,
Suppose we have turkey" Housekeeper-
mama, that is the most ex-
'ensive thing you could suggest-it would
ost about S." Mama silenced but not
is not heard from again. Mean
lhile the hubbub goes on until Will grows
eslive and interferes with authority
Settle on something, or | will leave il to
he butcher" Then Marie sitting prefer
noes begins her list. "Mrs. Griffith has
iyen me list of prices: Mutton IL pence;
offee, ground, one-and eight; what is that
'apa? How much is one-and-eight ~
That is 40 cents, my dear, in theAmerican
"Whal fearful price for coffee"
lys our economical housekeeper "Then
ere is 7-pence for aquartern loaf Of bread.
)r. do you know what a qusrtern is?" ,
he DIR. gives his views. The rest Of us
at sea-" thoroughly, on that point. At
lst Will gets his documents and is of
,r market. Our exhausted housekeeper
inks into an easy chair and closes her eyes
earily-the reaction Of dinner off the
lind being a greater strain than dinner on /
1e brain had been ieorRe meanwhile we