Semi-weekly interior journal. [volume] (Stanford, Ky.) 1881-1905, 1883-07-24

all glory TO His name, who begins, contir
ues and 6ni.hesl
The grand total for the meetings bel
since our arrival in England foots up a
follows Horton 62l; Highgsie S75; Has
tings ia; strstford le Bow 500; scatterin
lat Dirty Lane,&o } 81. Total 1908. Tn
LORD is 20 good
We are of for Scotlandln an hour II tn
LORD will. All we'll. Ever in Jesus,
GEO o. BARNES.
EsKBANK HOUSE, |
DALKErTH, SCOTLAND, July 2nd, 1888
Dear Interior
30 much has been crowded into tn
past three days that hardly know how 4
attack the unwieldy mass Of raw msteriA
for "Foreign Correspondence" But know
ing how little Is ever gained by talkinI
about difficulties, / will begin somehow ant
write Il out a. best I can:
We left London on the 1895 train OF
the Great Northern Railway, which start
from Kings Cross Station. A kind friend
with whose mission in the east Of LondoI
we have promised TO labor, as soon a. w
return from Scotland, waited for us with q
lovely bouquet Of flowers and a box Of fresh
strawberries plucked from his own garden
II was a very delicate attention that We
fully appreciated. Speaking Of strawber
ries, ! may a. we'll notice here that ths
London market IA almost glutted with
them and that ! have never seen more lus
cious, larger nor cheaper berries than in
the last week. We eat them twice and
sometimes three times a day, as a matter o.
health and economy. They make rs quite
independent OF the butcher. Cherries, al
so, Of delicious flavor and in great abun'
dance, are in the height Of their season
now. Capt. standish's proverb, "you car
not have cherries in Kent in the season Of
Christmas" tells that cherries are very
common in Kent in the right season, which
covers the last Of June and the first Of Ju-
ly. Superb strawberries for l2c (6d) a qt.;
cherries ditto, apricots &c (ld) each. These
are the three fruits on the market now.
We got a comfortable compartment by
being at the station in advance of time and
the all.powerful shilling to the proper
functionary. One trunk alone between us,
took the care Of much baggage Of Of our
minds Edinburgh is Just 400 miles and
the time by our train 10 hours, including
stoppages in the aggregate Of about I Of an
hour. il not a whole one. The rate Of
speed, therefore, averages about As miles
rather terrific rate. The 10 o'clock train
is called the "Fiying Scotchman," with an
average speed Of so miles, making the
journey in 9 hours with nearly the same
stops.
We saw much in spite Of the tremendous
rate at which we ran. We had taken the
precauiion Of laying in an ILLUSTRATED
Guide" Of the unknown route, which is the
cheapest and best thing Of the kind i have
yet seen. Ii cost but 6 pence; has a piano.
ramic picture of the route; double tracks
on all the pages, with names Of stations;
tunnels passed; rivers crossed; functions
and crossing; those places to be seen on
the left, described on the left; those on the
right explained ON the right; with historic
al aud accurate information carefully COM
piled and compactly stated, regarding eve
ry point Of interest along the line. Only
one drawback. The train stopped at only
s or 10 places out Of the so or more describ
ed, and flew past the others at such a tire.
mendous pace that one could not even
read the names AZ 3 out Of T. Then, touch.
ing not few Of the points Of great interest
while the book stated that they might
be seen from the railway, they certainly
were not seen BY us and we we're obliged Il
conclude that they could only be observed
by one getting out Of the train and seeking
an advantageous sta ndpoint TO view then
neither Of which could be done while w
going as miles an hour. Then, at Other
times, just az we would Fix a hasly glanc,
Of recognition upon some object we longed
TO have a good look at, the train would
dart into long tunnel or a deep cut and
hat was the last chance; for when W,
emerged, the point was passed beyond hope
Of recall. But these few disappointment
were only "spots on the sun" For ths
most part We saw with great satisfaction
In general, what We saw was a landscape "a
lovely AZ Bourbon county, or Fayette
nearly all the way; with hawthorn hedge
rows instead OF our unsightly fences; cattle
and sheep peacefully grazing; crops glori
Gus in luxurianee and beauty; hay being
busily gathered; farming more like garden
ing than anything else; everything as beau
in this fertile and favored spot where the
LORD has settled "Iiis own people" Ia
particular, we enjoyed 4 distinct, though
not near view Of Works ancient Cathedral
Our longest halt was thereof 40 minutes
instead Of the usual 20 for dinner which
time we did not afterwards make up. for
we arrived in Edinburgh half an hour late.
Durham is grand for situation and lis Ca
thedral and Castle OF the Ancient Bishops
are among the finest of the old structures
in England. We had noble view Of both
for several minutes while the train tsrried
at the station. In lofty range of hills in
this same county appears colossal figure
of a Whde Horse the likeness wonderfully
exact and striking and visible for many
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