The Cheyenne daily leader. [volume] (Cheyenne, Wyo.) 1870-1884, 1884-01-12
BARNES IN SCOTLAND.
The Evangelist Coughing and snees.
ing in a Yellow Brown Fog.
Glasgow n JostIe OF Speetres In y
city pr Ghosts---But elias.
gov saints Are
lovely.


DlhsRONy ScOtLnIld, - "A IhNOTlpe Iesort IN
summer, and tourists flock to enjoy the In
yigorating climate. OF course there must
be a compromising discomfort for all this.
and one hits 1t In perfection in November
We were forewarned and so in a certain
measure forearmed; but I have only TO say
that the grim reality far exceeds our most
imaginative expectations. We nrs just now
In the second day Of u fog. of the genuine
London sort, technically known as pea
soup fog, from it. general color and density
About the hue OF IA London brick, 1t Is OF
broVnish yollow-and taking hold of the
throat and eyes with a rasping, pyrollgneou7
effect, this impacted mixture OF tho breath
OF 5000 chimneys and zoo, coo pairs OF lungs
Is held in solution by the raw, condensed
moisture OF a Scotch November. One must
be on the spot to appreciate 1t.
The solitary pleasant feature OF this par.
ticular fog Is that 1t renders the almost lllimita-
blesign of"Wylis q L~ochhsad, Funeral Under
takers" etc, etc, inyisible-tho last written
words being the portion that spans the full
capacity Of our spacious front window. In
glnring golden letters and fully keeping up
the impression produced by the Issue at short
intervals Of the doleful hearses and mourning
carriages described in a previous letter. By
tho way, this wealthy firm, rnmifying In
various kindred departments, in several
bHN Guy WtIe buIuel OUT III Du=
chnnan street, last Saturday week, where their
immense furniture establishment contrib
uted in part to one OF the most
destructive fires that Glasgow has had for
many years. After our service at Patrick,
veal ran up 10y the tram to the scsne Of con
Migration aud from a favorable point wit
messed the terrible sight.
But TO return TO our "~pea-soup." We have
kept our four gas burners in the sittlnx-room
up 70 their full capacity all day yesterday
and TO day thus far. Every time the door
opens the enemy PUSHES in, and ia vain do
we essay TO shut the successive reinforce
msnh OF hlthiness out. So we cough and
gasp and sneeze and weep, and bear 1t a.
best We can, after every fresh incnrsion.
Outside, the rattlinEs OF numbering vehicles 90
by; the noise OF wheels upon the paving
stones, coming out OF invisible depths, with
nothing of drivers, horses or carriages seen.
Out OF tho yellowish brown abyss also pro-
ccod shouts, whistles, calls of various kinds
eSpostulntory. obligatory and explanatory,
connected with the invisible mass OF human
ity md horse flesh onyeloped 10 the smoky
mist. The trams creep cautiously along the
rails; carriers lead their horses by the bit; all
grope, grope as best they can to their several
destinations, On tho sidewalk people plunge
along, humping against each other, emerging
IA al "a VI NhtAlLl hhu ubADDEhTlilK
In another instant into fog space.
A very jostle Of spectres in a city of ghosts.
Is this great city Of Glasgow now. II only
we could afford 1t and there were not duties
forbidding, We should make our way to the
trst railway station and ride until we had
o~utstripped this heavy vapor's march and not
return until 1t had succumbbe to favor
Ing winds and showers. George threatens
to marry al organ grinder, and persuade him
to return to Italy. SO much
for our present atmospheric surround.
ings, Of which l can not give too murky a
description, seeing IL all comes from the hnte,
full prince OF the power Of Rir"-"the ruler
OF the darkness OF this agen-the hater Of
God and our tortured race. 1 am glad his
reign is almost over now.
Even Us l write the hadows are rolling
away. Marie springs to the window curtains
and throws them back with tho glad cry,
Here comes the daylight; praise the Lordr
And although the undertsksr's sign again up
| pears, and G funeral cofteGe, tempted by the
returning daylight, issues promptly forth to
do its needful but dreadful work, we rejoice,
because "the light is sweet; and a pleasant
thing it Is for the eyes to behold the SUM-
Only "a hfteen-minute "liftn OF our sooty
envelope. The fog Is back once more, ga,
relighted and curtains drawn again. a sigh
TellhCct hhe fhuitult hhOul anu IhO under
takers sign vanishes.
On Friday night tho Patrick meeting closed
In fullest blessing. with twenty-one for soul
and thirteen a~nointed for healing. At the
bible reading the subject was Faith Heal
ing" and hfteon more took Jesus for theif
physician. Altogether nearly seven hundred
have confessed the dear lord for the soul IN
the six weeks service. About fifty Amounted
for healing. Praise tho Lord.
One word in conclusion. Glasgow saints
are lovely thirteen drawing-rooms have vel
come us at the hospitablo homes OF different
ones. More and more we think the Scotch
are the Kentuckians OF the British isles. We
have felt 10 happily at home ever
since coming here. Snch dear, receptive,
generous people, rich and poor, We
have seldom met. or those who hay,
attended the services with any regularity
hardly one has failed to receive gloriou,
blessing and most been thoroughly convinced
Of tho truth of tour gospel in the mar
feature of It. or tho loving reception In
social circles and charming families, l car
only speak In terms OF tandorest and most
grateful affection. The Lord bless their
every onei
Companions are odious.n j will moi
treat as rivals such glorious places as High
gate and Glasgow. can only say, no cit
OF the very brightest spots In loving memory
Ever in Jesus. GRO. o. BARSE3
nIa Rrother Had fhe E.a