Semi-weekly interior journal. [volume] (Stanford, Ky.) 1881-1905, 1889-04-26

WITH pleasure OF hcr unique Sanibel ex-
pvrirncc.
oar poultry yard j. the broad prairie
anu our fowls flourish in their unlimitod
range. We shut them up in COON
proof enclosure at night. We have but
- dozen, but these lay an astonishing
lumber of egg, saving H. much. The
kitchen scraps more than suffice for their
t"cp. For the rest our cooking stove is
th" Derby No. :" the daisiest little hot
iopd producer / know. II j. simply
laultlc~s. 90 our Marie. best oi cooks
ana pdtlcniest reports. car ware is
largely tin and iron. Thcspoons. neatly
kept. are uncomingly like silver. save
lor tendency to double up under pres.
sure. Weare mrlitlting dining table
Orphaned boards. but have found no lei
~urr ."r is manufacture vet We keep
everything IN tin can>. IN consequence
oi the investigating propeusities oi the
blue raj that makes nightly visits and
ioragrs without leave or license. We
rather continue 10 pet the black snakes
We were out this morning looking at
one swallowing n lizard il had captured:
and. after the operation. allowed 1t todc-
part unharncd must correct state
ment IN former cpiStlr about the cent?
Pedes and scorpions. have seen both.
since that letter was written, but they
were small and comparatively innocu-
ous; and / still aver that our beautiful is
land il not infested With hurtiul reptiles:
but remarkably Tree from them.
We use "Onc spoon Baking Powder"
and lind II immense. What shall I
SAY oi condensed milk 80 Blessed be-
the inventor. pateutrc and vendor, We
don't care Tor COW. The First Prize"
brand j. sufficient Tor delicious coffee:
and Highland" loroys,er stews. cream
sravy' uf the best and anything that
milk without sugar j. used Tor. Marie
serves up stunning combinations So.
lccted from the surplusage OF our canned
gools. after they have been once on Ia
bile. The art consists ia never rccogniZ
ins them again, yet having something
better than the original edible. Here is
where native genius asserts itself. \
wondr"us housekeeper is George. In.
pcrial j. she, when. broom in hand. she
sways IL as quecnly sceptrc. No.rifur
soa No. My Youngest j. born house
keeper. with indefinite capacity Tor stow.
ing everything ont oi SIGHT. We hum
bly, wait upon her Tor what We want
think She secretly eNultS in our AFFECT de-
pendcnc,; and WHEN We merkly ask for
our hats. our coats, our dressing gowns.
our anything AMI everything, not daring
Ia invade her repositories nor liit the
mysterious curtains where each garment
l. suspended from IT, own particular
nail; then. our helplr>sness is dear as the
breath al her nustril, to the baby. She
delights To- get fittings Tor H., hut woe to
the iucklrss wight who goes runImaging
ION his own hook ia her incomprrhen-
siblc domain. She rises 10 her mll hight
clos" on II ictt .tud towers Ike Il
giantcs, in her housekecprial wrath.
once and again We think we know somr-
thing ui the Whereabouts OF our person.
al belongings, from watching where she
bcstows them. or where she goes TO get
them; hut when rouccit oi knowledge is
about To- bloom, the infant has spell oi
house cleaning ami ,,oo'"--thr places
that once knew them know them no
more. Everything j. changed: every
thing under curtain. aud only that or
derry head oi hers holds the secret of
their habitat We fall back into our ar
iginal condition OF helpless ignorance,
and the Queen ol Palm Ranch j. sur
rounded by her slaves once more. 1t j.
good - a play
overdid my strength yesterday. at
THE Sisters, and this "oh day gives
an INTERIOR letter could not otherwise
have written.
Ever in Jesus. GEu. -. BARNES.