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

II would do. Ihey certainly crawl tnfo
the ordinary mesh, ii single" Next
morning the thought OF the night took
/ shape and proved an inspiration Hear
I II, We dwellprs by the water courses,
where the festive mosquito also abides.
In this case DOUBLE prohibition does
I prohibit aud know il. ] can't exactly
reason out why this petty burglar OF the
night watch,s. having crawled through
one bar does not repeat the operation
aud scale the second line OF defense. But
hc doesn't. Perhaps, being cautious
bcasl, he has sense of being entrap-
ped that quite makes him lose his head,
when he finds himself between two gau-
/ ~ walls. Or why he don't crawl out, as
/ hc came in, passes my comprehension.
/ But the creature don't. In point OF fact
/ vour tormrntor vino gets inside the sin
/ gle bar fails to make his exit ~ MI know.
You will see him vainly tryingto escape.
But like the trapped turkey. he forgets
how he got in. So YOU will find many
maraudcrs between the two nets vainly
trying To beat retreat
For the sand.ny, only cheese cloth, II
stuliy, suilocating investiture, will do.
They have no consciences that grow
alarmed, after eiIecting burglarious en-
try. They crawl anywhere, everywhere.
Down your back up your sleeve, bur.
row to the roots OF your hair, 90 for the
cu'iclc wherever found, and nip SO e.
rociously when they yet there that you
marvel. beyond measure. how 50 small a
thing can bite 50 hard. will stop writ
ing about them, lest they avenge them.
selves ut their next visitation.
What 10 YOU do before going to bed
W. "smudge" them. The "smudgc" is
dear To the Floridian 1t is just an iron
or tin pot, with lighted chips smoking
freely hut not blazing Smoke is the
one thing that, nor mosquito, nor sand.
Nv, can endure. Nor human, either
when long continued. We smoke our
selves till We can't stand il moment
longer. Then put the smudgc away til
the baiiled blood-suckers discover that il
is gone. That is not very long. Their
we have II IN again, 10 drive them bach
tinues till We drop our double curtains
or. "sand-fy night, orr cheese cloths
and rejoice TO listen to the angry horle'
of our tormentors, bowling out their dis
: appointment on the wrong side of TN,
iorttcations for them.
DO YOU ask me what We are going :,
do in this straight? have little plan
that, | think, is OF the LORD; and II j
, continues to impress me as OF divine or
!, igin, will probably tell you in my next
Till then, adios
Ever in Jesus, GEo. q. BARNES.
4 NAV 9.--The little plan is this:
q shall. God willing, follow this letter q
! Kentucky, pretty soon. We have ex
= cursion tickets. good to June LIST. shall
J make straight for Stanford and begin, a
{ my old home, lecturing tour, whicl
i will. hope, furnish the ''sinews OF war
= in this homestead fight. shall thu
u soon find out how many friends hav
= in "Old Kentucky" can think OF n,
l. better way than this to raise the none
: need, and no less burdensome meth
d oil OF appeal to the kindness ola commu
y nifty. that. am convinced, will not dis
e appoint me, in my present hopes. {
x course some will disapprove; and som
will think am coming down IRON loft
rs platform to lower one. But | mus
p gang my ain gait in this. and not 7,
T. gard the criticisms of friend or foe.
" surely ought to know what am abou
N by this time.
u For IL years, when friends would as
~ me. in the anxiety of love, "What woul
ne become OF your wife and children IL yo
III were taken away" | invariably answer
~ ed, "The LORD will provide" In all TIN
lg time never once asked Him how II
IL would do il. | only knew He would,
Is some way. And now that He has poin
oi ed out the way, clearly-so clearly thu
n | have never had doubt the way W;
10 His-I accept this thought of lecturin
H. to raise the needed funds, AS an inspiri
l. ton. And will go to work, for fe
months, in that line of service, just
r cheeriuly MS | ever went to preach Il
Di gospel.
/, For, beyond this brief lecturing tou
see years of itinerant work, in the o
ct familiar line, less hampered by lack
es neediul funds than ever before; and
place of retreat when WEAKNESS or o
or age comes on, that have never had; b
at which the dear LORD knew was needle
It. As far rs can see ahead now, | wi
rel leave Sanibel on Friday, the 18th; spel
Dil Sunday in Barlow and leave for kentu
s. ky on Monday, the 10Th. If can 9
~ the Hall the next Monday and Tuesda
It, eth and 18th, for my Anglo-lsrael IL
lures, you may advertise me, for tho
IN dates. can preach for you on Sunda
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