Semi-weekly interior journal. [volume] (Stanford, Ky.) 1881-1905, 1889-04-26
GEORGE O. BARNES.
God L. Love and Nothing
Else.
PRAISE THE iOItD.

10 YOU ask how w. nrr getting on ?
famously. We arr Nrl, advanced on
tlr house thai i built rro.. the line ui
Marie and Gcorgia's itrm>. One lov.
ing friend undertook tu buiil their "cot.
tag. 10y the sea. that j.. foot the bill
iorit. II will cost $500 AMI will bc quitc
palatial ia comparison with the general
~ II or Sanibel houses. 10 l. built on
a lo,cly site. about 2OO wards from III,
Gull and ia full view OF that grand body
81 brine. The lighthouse j. also visible
from the eastern window fully a. mile.
away. Their house, which j. to 70 by
ia" name OF 9Th" Sisters. il about two
mites nom Palm Ranch ~ ihecioN lilies
or three Via the hriast over "Rayou
Grndc. and the beach rnai. Ia hum.
hlr imitation oi our worthy PREDECESSORS
in ISLAND life. Robinson Cru.oc aud Tia,
SWISS Family Robinson, We have under.
taken 90 give pretty names 90 objects ol
interest OH Sanibcl; AMI are hopeful that
our neighbor- will arccpt them, in time.
For example. what is known 10y the
agueish title IT the Big slough" that
splits large pant ut our island in twain.
We call Bayou Grandr. among our
selves: aud vigorously CORRECT any lapse
into the uld barbarian Bv aud hy 9th.
vr- will hear the name. like II and adopt
tive mnrr; ior we'll know how an old
namc ciiny,. Ikea limpet To- rock %
Then 60 smaller depression on my farm.
ius, back ol Palm Ranch. that il span.
uel'by ioot bridge. one plank wide, We
call 'Chuta Bayou" TIL, j. llindustari
and spanish combined. a, the former j.
all spanish "Chota' means Little" ia
the language ol India.
Neither Will uur Ioritk have done
more than prcparr lot their houses hy
tide accumulation at material. - We have
been ahl. 10 gather H.
When think of the uudacty uf build
ius iour houses marvel that ever
thought Of comiug herr. knowing that
the house building had Ia lee done. In
tact. didn't think. nor plan. nor doany-
thing, but follow what took 10 Ir my
pillar ol cloud 10y day aud al hrr by
night THUS lsr it has led me almost
through this pathlcs, wilderness eli
house building in peace and safety.
When get little SCARED. Just lranrd
little harder on the Iogu. - lar our
credit j. good, because We have never
asked IL. When We du. oi course il will
get had. II you got him | want him.
hut II you no got him. want him. 20
Wa the Inconsistent way the OLD French
man put II Ia the cashier uf the bank
where hls money WAS deposited and
winch lac had heard was about L. col
lapse. This l. q funny world. isn't it,
Funny over the left. mean. How |
dispse it, hearted, cruel maxims
and ways ul icy sclt,hness have lust
nov no words suitable to a full express.
ion 81 the contempt It's incarhcry arous-
g.
90 sl'r o, thr -mo'',h drcrit0ul .ea
And cmpt' as th, vh,.t',ns aipd
are all it, lair promises, ;, the old hymn
has il,
The weather j. simply delicious Hot
IA the sun. but in shade. with hrrclc,.
irom some quarter on other. ever blow.
ing freshly. nothing morcp,rlrct ia the
way OF climate can Hc imagined
Everything have planted grows with
a bound have a grow, of 30 oranges.
'Ii lemons, - guaNas. I grape lruit, ~
bananas, Avocado pears, . mangoes. /
Jamaica apple aud 80 pineapples. |
did nothing but dig holes ~ the grass
ami PIT them in. Time to cultivate
have not yet had. Bnt the varied as
sortn,cnt grew olias ii tended with the
utmost care. For raw, untumcd land.
the effects are marvellous.
In tact this j. marvellous island.
like 1t better every day. Barring mos
qutors, II Is nearer an earthly Paradise
than any spot have yet come across in
all my travels.
We have a nice boat now. II was
necessity, aud ut the right time, one. AT
a bargain. offered itself, without our
hunting for it. | had never seen it, did
not hear OF it; knew little about the val
ne of boats; hut when the man came to
me with it, knew IL was we'll worth the
money. aud bought i, without trial, in )
minutes. She has turned out more than
all we anticipated; sails like duck and
pretty Ms picture. Will manages her
beautifully aud the girls are taking les
sons in sailing, whenever they have lei
sure to 20 aboard. The drain for boat
hire will pay for her in year We call
her 10y unanimous consent, the May
f., after the sweet grl who shared, I'M
compainingly, the first rough days OF
our demonstrating, and whom we miss so
greatly every day, now. hope the dear