Delaware gazette. [volume] (Delaware, Ohio) 1855-1886, 1858-05-14
MODERN 1ERusALEM.

n French gentleman, who delights TO
frequent the spots on which celebrated poets
have dwclt, or whence they derived their in
sPiration, has Published in the Moniteur an
account of his visit 10 the "GardeBs of Sol
omon." First, he visited the ..seuied foun-
tains"-large sfbterraDeaf reservoirs, where-
IN tlre waters sPrfnging from the mountains
afe collected, and whence the water is con :
dussed to Jerusalem by pipes:
"At slrort distance from the reservoirs
are the celebrated gardens. They extend
along valley which runs from Ell Bourach
TO Bethlehem. II is the most charming spot
in all Palestine. Solomon was good Judge
in more senses than one. There are mur-
innuring streams winding through the YER
dant lawusS there are the choicest fruits and
flowers, the hyaciHth, the anemone, the tig-
tree and the pine. Towering high above
the gardens, and contrasting grandly with
its soft aspect. are the dark, preciPftous rocks
of the neighboting mouEtan, around whose
summit sultufes and eagles necessarily
scream aud describe spiral circles in the air.
The rare plants and flowers which the great
enchanter of the East collected Within these
gardens were protected from the north wind
by the mountain. Every gns, of the South
wind was loaded with perfumes. With the
first breeze Of spring the fig tree put forthts
fruits and tie vines began to- blossom. Fl
was, lin the words of Scripture, garden of
delights. The vegetation OF the North and
South we're interningfed. One part of the
garden was called the Walnut-tree walk ter
as the English Scripture has it, the Garden
OF Nuts another is the Beds of Spices
Fhe writer's guide was well educated Ital-
ian, who informed him that the Gardens Of
Solomon are row let to an Englishman!.
'*'The present tenant he said, sis Mr..
Goldsmith, of the house of Goldsmith and
Son. He is understanding the Gardens of
Solomon on the Yorkshire system You
will be astonished to see how successful he
has been. Here is the house, perceived
bright brass knob shining in the centre of
a small square of porcelain let into white
wall. Over this knob was the following
superscriptioDin thein the English language; !;
Ring the beli.'s The bell seemed to my i'm
agination rather anomaly in the gardens Of
Solomon n-but that is a trifle. We did ring
,he bell. and we went in. The first thing
that struck my eyes were the red draining
pipes lying about, and bearing the mark of
! the manufactures, Samuel g. Co., No. 1913
| Strand.
Mr. Goldsmith was draining that Biblical
valley, the dew of which was SO often brush
ed away by the naked feet of the Shslamite.
II was in the month of September. An
American moving machine was cutting a
second crop of artificial grass on the very
spot where the daughters OF Jerusalem gath
cred those lilies Of the field which were
more beautiful than Solomon in ell bis glory.
A patent reapiEg machine was rapidly gar
nering the crop of that globe in which the
sisters of Ruth aud the daughters of Naomi
Ewere wontto, ,gleans i asked to, see Solo
Emon's pavilion. but alasl the cypress tinsbers
/ and the cedar wsinscoting had been taken
down, end in. their place thsre is q hrick-bBilt
cottage, with q roof Of red and green tiles.
] Ths entrance hall is'whitsT eshed; there