Semi-weekly interior journal. [volume] (Stanford, Ky.) 1881-1905, 1883-07-17

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) with an odor Of ocean about him." who, Ia
his bIua, sailor way, bad 20 won them with
rerussiona OF the excellence Of the sea and
shy for boating, that bargain was struck
and the old fellow hurrie,i them aboard
Not fancying the looks Of the sea and
Mama not being up 10 the long walk, ! leiI
her on the beach and struck out for the
great Esst IIill. upon whose green sides.
furrowed with many paths Of pilgrim feet,
have been casting longing eyes ever since
our arrival We live on the West, or Cas-
tie Hill. The whole coast hereawsy IL a
succession Of these bold headlands, with 70.
mantle wales between and perpendicular
, cliils iutting out upon the ocean, varying
in height. Ours, should say at q rough
guess, is fully 500 feet. The view from the
East Hill IL magni6cent-much the finest
about Hastings, think, because IL takes
in wider sweep Of the channel. count
ed ocean steamers at one view, outward
OF homeward bound, besides great numbers
Of small and large sailing vessels-5 so at a
sight, perhaps. The floating clouds made
great splotches Of black in the vivid green
Of the channel waters; white caps on every
where on the waves; flocks Of crows sailing
at a lower level than the cliffs top, made
the air resound with their orthodox "caw,"
as il they were engaged in their logical DIS
cussions where wide divergence Of opin-
ion had developed ITSELF the gulls at sea
took up the quarrel in the distance and
screamed in concert; while the thunder Of
the great waves on the black. beachlsss
rocks at the bottom OF the precipice told
out the story, ever true, that underneath
all this cawing Of crows and chattering Of
gulls. there is steadfast rock Of eternal
granite -Truth-against which even the
waves Of the mighty ocean dash only to
break themselves into mist and foam.
am glad Of that. Praise the LORD for il
There is a coast-guard station on this
hill. A mast and yard, with ropes and
pulleys furnish facilities for any emergeH-
cy. Smuggling is done away with-so rifle
| VI Out AnC tOd1t N Nattut0 Nay
and night with jealous care, as il the
Spanish Armada was in the otling Sailors
from the various men-of-war are drafted
for coast-guard service, as reward Of merit,
IL years service at sea being sine qua non
TO appointment; so the man.of-war's man
on duty this mornig said. lie was an hon
st-looking Scot with tatooed breast and
arms and shaggy beard, and gentle grown
eye with a twinkle Of fun in it. The or
thodox blue flannel shirt ever open at the
throat, and white canvass trousers, tight in
the knees and flowing at the ankles, COM
pleted the tout ensemble. He was n sort Of
a christian too and we had a pleasant word
about our mutual hopes before we said
goodbye.
Beyond the East Hill, crowned with dark
green furEe, yellow-blossomed and thorny,
and adorned with buttercups, daisies and
dandelions, sprinkling the green grass eve
rywhere, there rises another headland, COW
cred with farm-houses and cultivated fields.
Against its rough side there are a lot Of
targets arranged for volunteer rifle prac-
tice. On Mondays the volunteer artillery
corps practices at mark floating on the
water about mile from the shore. They
were banging away on the evening Of our
arrival and we quite enjoyed the miniature
bombardment with solid shot and shells
bursting with loud explosion and frag
ments scattered over the sea many hun
dreds Of yards. This is the only way !
care to hear or see the work Of gunpow Ter,
which does 80 much mischief in the devils
hands.
Returning TO the beach 10 see how our
sailors Jared, l found them just coming in
from their voyage. II was ticklish landing
through the heavy surf. First our jolly
tar watched his moment when only small
wave was in the rear, made few quick,
sharp strokes OF the oars, jumped out and
pulled away like mad, dragging the boat
upon the single a. far as he could. He
was barely in time, for a great, green wave
came hungrily bounding after them and
broke with such force as to give the girls
quite a parting sprinkle. Ten seconds
later or ten feet nearer il would have been
ease Of immersion Riiy waty. Will,
obeying the motion Of the old salt's hand,
shot his "kyak" TO shore, also in the nick
of time, and scrambled out with more haste
than grace, escaping with parting spit
frsm the vicious sea. Marie had been duck
ed by great wave, some distance out,
breaking over the boats stern. Besides
the soaking, she had been horribly sea
sick, which gave Will his revenge for yes
terday's laugh at his yachting experience.
George was jolly and unframed by wind
or wave Then we all took ride up and
down the whole length Of the grand beach,
visiting st. Leonardo for the first time. A
stone archway marks the spot where the
two municipalities meet, which looks very
like old Temple Bar and indeed must have
been modelled after it, think. Returning,
we rode out on what ia known as the Old
London Road, where William the Conquer
err went out ON his march for the Capital,
defeating Harold and his army few miles
out OF II astings, at a spot on which an alb
hey called Battle Abbey was built in COM
remuneration Of the victory, the ruins Of
which yet draw great crowds Of curious
visitors
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