Semi-weekly interior journal. [volume] (Stanford, Ky.) 1881-1905, 1883-08-31

AhfI AANt NNNaff W H'h N'N'tf e'' y"
static Joys they are. Pursuing my usual
custom Of introducing my friends in Fog.
land 10 my friends in America az fast AZ !
make them, LET me present the dear Bart
letts-in whose house we are sojourning
for August The father is minister Of
the Scotch Kirk, think, at any rate he
breaches regularly, though having no reg
ulaf psstorats; and also teaches private
sch DOL, being ripe scholar and loving to
instruct. A grave, stately, handsome
Highlander, with flowing beard and deep
voice. Of whom stand just little In awe,
though not In the habit Of conceding that
much TO many Of my fellows in the minis.
try. who have In their zeal knocked me
about 70 much, that another class Of feel
ing il aroused. The gentle wife is LAZY
every inch" whom We all love very
much. The children-son and daughter
are a splendid pair refined, accomplished
and lovely christians. The daughter has
finished her education and IL teaching
though now, on her vacation, In Paris, with
friend, who IL worker in the Mccall
Mission, in that great and wicked city. "a
terribly proportional sentence that, but let
iLgo) The son, Vernon, is grand fell
low, immensely tall, full Of life, very
bright, and one Of the finest scholars Of
his age in Fog and-having won the prize
for Greek at Oxford, this session. over ell
competitors Of his year, In a sharply con-
tested struggle. He is no mere book worm
either, for in the drawing room there il a
great silver cup that he bore of at" Cricket"
being As good at his bat a. at his books;
snd knowing a. well how to feather an oar
AZ TO construe Greek hexameter. lie
went with his sister Jeanne TO Paris, but re
turned day before yesterday and is one Of
our family circle for few weeks. lie is a
grand christian, withal, and hope will
make an Evangelist, yet lie has years
more at Oxford, and Is pitching into" his
books. again, with an appetite sharpened
by HE lazy trip TO the French Capital
so We introduce you 10 our last batch Of
friends, and hope you will like them, as
we do.
We have a neat lawn and garden in the
rear OF the mansion, and back OF that the
boys play ground, where few abandoned
balls, an old cricket leg-guard, and d.
lapidated battling glove, strewed arosnd
In the place, few weeks ago resembling
with noisy shouts. told Of recent jolly oc-
supancy. A great mulberry tree, with a
little half ripened fruit; few plum trees
tackled 10 the high brick walls and very
we'll stocked with a rapidly maturing crop;
and a kitchen garden with various vegeta-
bles aud lot OF gooseberry bushss-may
sufficiently introduce my readers TO the
rear premises. The stately house was built
by a gentleman who failed about the time
OF its completion. My friend leased il, as
admirably suited to his purposes. Having
myself built for others to enjoy, can have
a "fellow feeling" for the poor gent who
erected this costly house only to leave il.
He certainly ha d an eye for the beautiful
az we'll rs the comfortable. The latter is
visible in the perfect arrangements OF all
parts Of the house, and the former, have
only TO lift my eyes from thi. sheet to
know. Mapped out beneath lies great
London, St, Paul's looming through the
smoky atmosphere, ever the prominent OBJ
iecii but the scene constantly shifting as
lights and shadows vary, playing upon sla-
ted roofs aud towers and sieeples Of every
shape and height; while at night the many
gas and electric lights, visible as far as the
eye can reach, are "too beautiful for any
thing" as the school girls say.
Yesterday received a letter from Bro.
Allen, written from Margate, requesting
me to 20 on with the Hackney meeting du-
ring the month, aud replied that should
be happy TO do 80. Unless something I'M
foreseen should happen, therefore, we shall
continue there. The meetings grow stead
lily, IL slowly, in interest and the nightly
ingathering is encouraging. During the 8
days there have been for last Sundays
services 80; Monday A; Tuesday 3; We'd
nesday 10; Thursday Z; Friday 1867 in
all. We look confidently for "More TO
follow" Hackney ia a tough bit Of ground
to work up. Bot we trust What more
can we dcg
A delightful letter from dear sister Ec-
ton, OF Winchester, ycsterdaY-gaye an
added joy TO those already given by the
precious messages Of love and good cheer
before received. The LORD bless the dear
writer's every one. Always pray for US.
Ever in Jesus, Gro. o. BARNES.
P.S. What nonFense the "roll Of the
asl5-" instead Of the roll Of the ar" makes
in my Scotch letter of July 20, Just read in
your issue Of the 27 ideml Grinding agony
Dear w. don't repeat. I'VE wrestled with
the sentence referred TO earnestly and pray
srfully and while We could not see the
sense, We could make nothing else Of H.
The majority Of your letters are very in-
telligibly written but occasionally we gel
one that Philadelphia lawyer could hard
" decipher, and that Was one Of them Ed,
An elusive widower called on two an
cient maiden sisters living near Stockton
California, whom he had not seen since hi
wife died. lie Rugged and kissed both Of
them. After his departure the older one
complained Of severe pain in the region
of The heart Al first she thought il NIGH