Semi-weekly interior journal. [volume] (Stanford, Ky.) 1881-1905, 1889-05-17

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ask
Gorick leaves by the steamer that
takes this letter Dear Yorick What
Il comfort he has been and how grievous-
ly We shall miss him. even for the week
that intervencs before We shall follow
him. How unselfshly he has worked
for others; how cheerily he has endured
demonstrating harlships; aud how his
presence has been a constant Joy 10 US
all, ! may not tell with pen and ink.
God bring him in safety 10 his dear
ones: and crown his exertions here with
the success they merit His house il
nearly ready for occupation. and will he
finished in time to receive his family IN
the early fall
The ducks have come; - OF the dar.
/ liugest, "oDtsic tootsirs" that ever re-
wardcd patient mother-love. only one
egg wen, bad. Another broke she'll but
failed 10 struggle into life on Sanibel
Last night a wild cat dragged one of the
Kentucky hens of her brood and only a
trail Of scattered feathers marked the
way she was taken Off
our gallant cock that crows IN the
morn and wakes the maidens all forlorn"
has had his harem reduced to three by
the cOons and other "varmints.' so
even Sanibel has its drawbacks 4 good
steel trap is a pressing desideratum.
There is but one of the fowls that fly
in the open armament OF heaven" that
reminds us Of Kentucky That is the
cheerful meadow.lark. that abounds on
our beautiful island. | don't see why
partridges wouldn't flourish here too.
, will try and introduce them, il | can pro-
cure covey in Kentucky, or where.
The trend of the coast takes such sharp
turn between us and lorick that the
sun rises out OF the sea for us aud sets
in il for him. The Gulf is playing in her
quiet role to-day. The CLASSY surface on
" gently rippled here and there, and the
, flashing il; like tickle beauty caressing
o the cheek it has Just smitten. 1t is in a
T. pmrring mood now. Tomorrow it may
be roaring like a very lion, or believing
: like 10000 Bulls OF Bdshen, as it breaks
p upon the beach in MAJ charges.
? We made a discovery yesterday. We
have on our shores millions OF genuin,
D whitehall We had them for supper
+, last night and breakfast this morning
I and am not mistaken in the dainty del
= icacy. II is not a minnow, but a tin!
in the merry month OF May" And ev
en- the staid Parliament OF the mighties
empire on earth goes annually to Green
l wich to eat its whitehall dinner, and en-
D Joy this toothsome, ii tiny, morsel, serv
: ed up in the well.known style. We hav,
i only to take an eXtemporized chess
l cloth scoop-net, and dip it into this mar
, gin OF the sea at low tide, when the littl,
creatures are driven in by the larger fish
5 and they can be caught by the half.bush
e el in few minutes. The retreating wa
D ter also leaves many thousands stranded
to be eaten by the busy. sea birds tina
+ line the beech and feed greedhy upol
i them.
$ We have put the May +. up in in he
lI
e stored her rigging at Palm Ranch; an
y gotten her in good shape foi our az
81 preaching departure. The little boa
E. has been a great comfort to us, comm
and going for needed supplies; bearin
T. light loads of lumber; towing RATS; an
making herself generally and busily us'
~ full.
III As the time OF going away draws nigl
III we linger and hesitate to go from I'll
r scene of our three-months' diigent Ii
AZ bors. Ii We could only afford il we woul
lie stay. But there is no use talking. W
IN MUST 90; and so we are reluctantly NAL
T. ing up our minds to leave.
At Many and many times will we think
As our island home, while far away from
X Tor season. So soon has it linked itse
u to our earthly existence; and so quick
F" has il become very dear to us. We ma
Us urally love what has cost us much. Tn
&c is one reason we are so near the gre
. heart of Jesus
-, Ever in Him, GEO. O. BARNES
VI There have been more chickens d