New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1848-02-26
From the lloud0nI Peoples Journal
The Holy Innd....aY HARElEI MAKTINGL

f1ch al our property as was lying about wnlie
o tents were preparing. the Governor called
AZ coffee, and appointed four guards so thar We
Imposed ourselves safe from robbery. Bat in the
io-aing the best mule was gone and the four
llsfds declared themselves wholly unable to say
hen. ho.., aud by whom the animal was SGT loose
I31 It's fastenings and carried OF Oar departure
Lac deiayed the Governor was sent for; and q
defended inquiry was inside and this gave me
>. ortupty 70 walk about for au hour after break
Lsf through the little town. through en- orange
rove where every tree was white with blossoms
"a up.a neighboung blu whence ! saw. TO my
srplise. snowy mountain peak 10 the Northeast
ms was the sgnmit Of 6ebel onelkh the noun
lain " Mich closes the north end OF the valley Of the
1 rdaD, and then bins on % the range Of Antili
Janus From my point OF view. ! could see, too,
'se beautiful plain Of Esdraeion which were ~
rsverse This day AID the hills 70 the north which
Sslosed Nazareth. where we hoped 10 sleep this
Loo: and 10 the west, some tokens OF the rise Of
lue Of bills which We should soon see sweins
u MOnnt Camel, where we were O. 50 tOmor
~ What prospect lay before both eye and
,hlnd
! Our drasoman told "a we might make ourselves
" about our mule. he had 10 doubt II was ~
,5ue stable in the town We should be asked 70
ssve a muleteer behind, aud IN day or two the
,1irnsl would be delivered 10 him. with demand
4 few piasires for the trouble OF hndiag the null
% the mountains. il is probable that meters stood
,xas,ly So for the muieteer followed Ia two day
wa the beast. having paid fourteen plastres ioi
ts uoubls OF fading IL
Thus far, We nave travelled only among hills and
lnong valleys. and 20 day We hesrtty ENJOY ed
ur ride over the rich plain OF EsdrseiOn. IL was
Grille and fowery from eud 10 END aud the young
,srtridges under the very feet OF my horse
,nsll bis.s fitted % Tuttudes on every SIDE end
a cranes stood grsODg the HIN grass The Car
mel range grew upon the sight. as we had eX
,ec,ec and the blue hills OF Gaiee closed Ia the
sisw posthward. Luhs Mount hermon rose On
our sight: aud GA its north scoliViy Jay the village
q Main. A round hill dropped over with old OAKS
va. Mount Tabor. Vilsgeswere well placed on
o. such rising grounds as there we're amid tue
D aims aud oar track lay. brosd level aud green
snong rows OF tall artichokes and patches OF rich
cultivation.
When about two thirds OF tue way over, we
crossed the great caravan trsck ron tgyptto Ia
ru,cus. We had been 10 Egypt, and we were
gong 10 Damascus but we DID not follow thls
rack We held nolthward, 10 the ta'liean
. bills.
We entered among these hills sboat az hour be
ore we reached Nazareth, winding up aud down
aud around the base of aud the shoulder o.
another sometimes among scattered wood, some
times over stony tracts, and always In sight OF
many goats. After mounting very steep pass,
and coming To a we'll and winding round hui
once more We came suddenly In sight OF pretty
Nazareth Its basin OF fertility Is chafmlng.-lts
l.tle plain full of gardens AID groves aud heds
town is In fact poor one tut bait OF stone anu
covering good deal of ground, aud extending a
lntle way ap the western slopes 1t looks well IRON
above.
Here, then, We had before our eyes the scenery
sfnid which Jesus grew up. Its character cannot
have changed very much since his day. n ierthe
basin amoug the everlasting hills, aud the PrihlNt
little town which they protect must pear nuen ."V
| same aspect from Hee 10 age. Ihe great suut'o
"a the convent and church OF the Latin inonhs gu
L "A ont lfis ~
eve; but mingle well with the hatrooieo s.on'
houses Of the town la tins convent we had I.
,ske n n our abode We lOnged 90 pitch our tents
on The green below the town; but there was sp
prehensiou OF rain, aud It was thought oe's0i 70
ander the convent roof which is truly nospi'eo's
one. -, .o.,,oss o
Ia. church which Is so affecting 20 strangers Ou'
III observe that all travellers speak oil the sruns
1 emotions excited here. Few DeieVe 'uH' '.'
lpaces under the church are what they are sH'u =
IL Fevv h.ieve that the little caves SHOWN %
a.. -. a.. the kitchen and sittingrOom OF the
nsreot III Jesus and that the spots marked Out o>
tno ereuit. pillars arc those where Mary ana 'n'
4 A,gJ stood al the time OF the Ennunclston' W
NOT AT all believe that the these places CT az
oonsecrsted: vet l have seldom oeeh 80 u"' :" .
l urss tbis afternoon in the Church oil the Anneu
1 - No1srefh We were At least Ia tn'
nls,c of residence OF Jesus, and saw What ne sa"
everv dsv the hollovs OF the valleys the ous'i.u
OF the hilis the streams IN Their courses 80 w
4 VIVID flowers which eVeg "ne,v ." - - Il
spread under foot We were ~. 'uJ 80 .hes
4 he calles home. Entering the chulch VIZ 'ne'
\ i,,.,ss.io,s ON cur minds we were saiut-o WI"
cbsnn, IRON, f,ll cboir.--a chauni sonocus' s~ g
4 ling and exsct the best music lnO'iD =!
| ;hst heard abroad. IL told upon our '.'y ~
= az course we visited the rocky recesse' Oo'o'
4 ,ne church which are called the aoode o. ''sst
ard Mary ard saw 40 reason 70 suppose 80
vile citizens Of Nazareth. they lived IA s'o''.
! -,tbe, Than a house. We were shown, 1Oo io'
] ,,,i. Of Jesus which the monks believe 70 hN'
bean copied from original tafen In ms ne .u'e
=. n there had been portrait pa'nunS o' '"1
And 10 those days and AS 'ns Jews = 9 9
c,o.idered il Vfll n there hed oooh nor ~
-, ,bs AT OF the monks prevents our fei5iNS q
II 80, ,,.5i,,ons given by them ane VIZ lnofe'o'
ssy rotbiog vi the other places poih'eo ~
sacred by them. Nazareth itseI y '-o'.o -
Ard iris 70 rely offensive 70 one ieo''.t III a.
Of some Of the strange stores . Lily b. :,
rssliy believe, about Jesus and DIS lsNNy - =
h,hi,ipe what they declare 20 be the scenes VI -
LIE and daily sctions n. ,t,o,ghc,
The next day, the uppermost feeling n'Vse'e ~
Wa Of delight ~ the thougat o. Toe hal" =. -,
smid which Jesas was rearsd o. ffoa re 80.
ssovs the town We hoked down iDto oehs ie'
yerSore; and sbrosd over the rich plain We ..
crossed the day before, ard ogef to"To OHp''
,xaefe We were going y day. We roNc ND"
she h,ls for to to1rs. cheering that cismPl
f,-e.t trees became more frequent snd toat F"
.ce,erv vas cbaUginz lts character sn1 then
s,,ersd Dpon a tract u hich ~as % ike ths 90
.Ii,t. Of az Enslsh nor. sn'ens PARK TIA cpp
BADLY believe We were ~ tie hoy Land. RS
grs..es covered the sOpes and leycis' sn1 ciaml
~ lex wooded every recess We N"'.1 tior
n,der ,h.., clamp. AID along 9be .9ss oi n
.Ss,,.,ss lorest aud upon broken banks aud th'
sgain .srosgh rsacbe. q cheqserea shade -
- could we help thinking a. ever stsg "no d
- Nm hare before us 49,
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