Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1858-02-25
Jerusalem.

quent the spots on which celebrated poets
have dwelt, or whence they derived their
inspiration, has published in the Moniteur
no account of his visit to the Gardens #
Solomon" First, he visited the sealed
fount.ins"-large subterranean reservoirs,
wherein the waters sprlnging from the
mountains are collected, and whence the We
ter il conducted to Jerusalem by pipes:
cat a short distance from the reservoirs
are the celebrated gardens. They extend
along a valley which runs from FL Bourach
to Bethlehem. Ii is the most charming spot
in all Palestine. Solomon WAS q god Judge
in more senses than one. There are mur-
muring streams winding through verdant
lawns; there are the che. cest fruits and flow
ers, the hyacinth, the enemone, the H. tree,
and the pIne. Towering high above the gar
den, aud contrasting grandly with It's soft
aspect, are the dark, prcclpltous rocks OF the
neighboring mountain, around whose sum
mlts ~vultures and eagles necessarily scream
and describe spiral circles in the air. The
rare plant. and flowers which the great co.
chanter of the East collected within these
gardens were protected from the north wind
by the mountain. Every gust Of the south
wind was loaded with perfumes. With the
first breeze of Spring the fs tree put forth
its fruits and the vines began to blossom -
1t was, 10 the words Of Scripture, a garden
of delights The negotiations of the north
aud the south were intermlngled. One part
of the garden was called the Walauttree-
walk Tor, a. the English Scripture tran-la.
ton has il, the q arden OF Nuts, another Is
the Beds Ut Spices" The writer's guide
was a weil-educlted Italian, who informed
him that the Gardens Of Solomon are now
let to an EHgIishman.
"'The present tenant be said, is Mr..
Goldsmith, of the house Of Goldsmith d
Son. lie is understanding the gardens OF
Solomon on the Yorkshire system. You will
be astonished TO See how successful ne has
been. Here is the house" | perceived a
bright brass knob shining in the center Of a
small square of porcelain let into a white
wall. Over this knob was the following
superscription in the English language:
Ring the BELL This bell seemed to my
Imagination rather an anomaly in the gar
dens of Sllumon-but that is a trife. We
did ring the bell, and we went IN. The first
thing that struck my eyes were red draining
pipes lying about and bearing the mark ct
the manufacturers, Samuel d Co, No. l2S
Strand. Mr.. Goldsmith was draining that
Biblical valley. the dew Of which was 90 often
brushed away by the naked feet Of the
Shulamite. 1t was in the month Of Septem-
Der. An American mowing-nlchine was
cutting a second crop Of artificial grass on the
very spot where the daughters of Jerusalem
gathered thUse lilies Of the field which were
more beautiful than solomon 10 ali his glory.
Apatent reaplng.machIne was rapidly garner
ing the crop Of that gtebe in which the Sis
ters If Ruth and the daughters of Naomi
were won't to CLEAN. asked to see Sole
mons pavilion, but. alasI the cypress tlmber7
and the cedar warnscoating had been taken
down, and in their place there is o brick.
built cottage, with a roof of red and green
tiles. The entrance ball is whitewasbed;
there is q little parlor with a Birmingham
carpet, and q drawing room papered with II
red-burdered yellow paper purchased 10
Paris, Rue des MOineaux. The chimney II
Prussian. and the curtains are OF Swiss mus
llu. Instead of the servants Of tie SPOUSE, !
found TWO nursery.maids-One from Paris and
the other from Florence. The slave who pre-.
pares the tents of cedar, is now called John
lie has scrubs the floor very day, aud varui-h.
hes it on Sundays; and if some romantic per
son should inquire, as ! had the nalvete To
do, red whiskers, blacks his masters shoes,
about the dark Shulamite, he will be shown
five sweet little English children. redoient OF
cold cream and Windsor soap, as fair as floss
silk, with their hair in corkscrew curls, and
wearing p%runella boots, blue capes, and green
parasoIs. The cinnamon trees have been cut
down for frewcod, and the aromatic canes
grubbed up, but the five little misses do
crotchet work under the shade Of a bon Chre-
tien pear tree. Since the Eastern war, Mr..
Goldsmith has obtained the custom nf the Pa
sha of Jerusalem for vegetables. Last year
he had seven crops OF potatoes, thanks to his
wonderful drainage.