Semi-weekly interior journal. [volume] (Stanford, Ky.) 1881-1905, 1883-07-10

treachcry known only 10 Old travellers ant
the green ones pay the penalty Of inexpe
ricnce by i,urneying backwards ifthe car.
riages are full A dear old lady, whom
may heaven bless for IL, fuding that I
sickened Marie b ride backwards, mos
kindly insisted on changing seats with her
Bat for her courtesy our journey would
have been quite uncomfortable. Asit was
we enjoyed The 20 miles run TO Tasting
greatly. We came down by the South
Eastern Railway and ran through lovely
Kent shout half way and equally beautiful
Sussex the rest Berkshire was like Bour.
bon At its best. Kent aud Sussex dot
above that Kentuctians will know that
there il nothing nearer Paradise on earth.
A brief run from London brought Ne to
Chiselhursi, where the Empress Eugene
has her palace yet. The hop.felds Of Kent
we're the most noticeable agricultural fea.
ture. The vine runs upa pole about the
size we use at home for Lima beans. Al
present they are nearly TO the top. The
poles are very firmly and uniformly
stuck in the ground and the rows are as
perfectly straight AZ the very best arranged
vineyard. Nothing untidy, but all ship.
shape and beautiful. The farms are all
equipped with hop barns, having two sin.
gular.looking circular towers with conical
tops running up to good distance in the
air and furnished with an odd-looking
ventilating apparatus at the very apex
These are for drying the crop.
Arriving a, Hastings promptly at G o'c,
we found our lodgings without difficulty,
and we're soon comfortably acquainted with
our new quarters A note from our Has
tines correspondent awaited US and in ten
minutes we were across the narrow street
TO tea with her-meeting also a Rev. Mr.
Dawes, clergyman Of the Church Of Eng
land, and missionary to the portion Of the
city where we aIe TO labor.
The Hall where the meetings are held is
in the 81 story Of the Fisherman's lnsti-
tute building and holds about 200 people,
when packed. soon discovered that it
was temperance movement and having
learned at last not to kick in traces, but
work the best can any where am put, |
drifted with the current Of expectation,
trusting the LORD to bring it all right and
give me gospel hearing. A choir Of 90
or 30 singers, led by brother with his ba
ton, Gall regular, imposing, cut of my
darling from her part in the meeting, oc-
Copying every available inch Of the narrow
stage and barricading the harmonium in
the rear. Then the customary horror Of
clapping and stamping were in iull blast,
the good people going of at half cock" on
the very smallest proyocation and cheering
at a horrible rate. A long table covered
with pledges and blue ribbons raised "grelt
in that direction; and to
crown all, an elaborate minute was thrust
into my hand, giving such an exact pro-
gramme Of every thing, all to be arranged
by bell tapping, that fairly shivered with
the chill Of the frigid arrangement. When
my sect time" to speak came, first Of all,
in good .humored, but very decided way,
begged the good people instead OF applaud
ing what said to respond audibly, "amen'
or praise the LORD" which ever they
preferred. This suggestion was received
grimly by some, with pleasant smile by
others. Then asking the dear LORD to
speak through me and sing thr ough Marie
called on her for a solo. thought had
better face the music question at once and
let all know what wished and expected
There was lot Of squeezing and shifting,
but at last she got TO the harmonium and
the LORD gave her power in singing an
song. lie gave me liberty al
so and there was very little disposition to
applaud, bat in its place deep seriousness
sat upon most faces. When | was about
half through my thirty minutes, gentle
man with rosy face, pleasant smile and
bald head entered the room and was greet.
ed with stunning applause. This was the
popular Episcopal rector Of 81. Paul's, in
Hastings, who is a great temperance advo-
cate and greatly beloved by all, az he rich
ly deserves to be, doubt not. had no
chance to draw the gospel net, for the rec.
tor was to follow me and pledge-slgning
was on every body's mind. The good cler-
gyman made a very effective little address
AZ follows:
"My friends, it is too late TO speak at
length. All have to say is embodied in
a well-known anecdote. A poor fellow up
for some crime or other, but without mon
ey or counsel, had one appointed by the
court The judge asked one of the mem.
bers Of the bar il he would undertake the
case. Ga receiving an affirmative answer,
the judge told him he had better retire to
The next room, confer with his client and
advise him for his best interests in the
premises. Lawyer and client then went
1ut together and in few minutes the bar
lister returned alone. Where ia the pris.
'ner, sir p asked the Judge. Your honor
ordered me to counsel my client to my BEST
'bility, touching his best course to pursue;
md finding after a short conference that he
vas guilty Of the charge, with no hope Of
ebuttal, ! advised him as the best thing he
ould do, was 10 cut and run, which he
did, Immediately, your honor, and trust
he is now out of reach
My friends advise you as the very best
hing you can do, 10 cut and rum from