Buchanan County bulletin and guardian. (Independence, Iowa) 1866-1869, 1868-05-22

Al. Lebanon ood the Anti Lebanon. In or
der 70 have . comfortable, pleasant time, v,
chartered the whole diligence, or bough
tickets for twelve seats, though only six O
" were TO 20. In taking such ride, We de
sired abundant room and besides, ws had
no particular wish for travelling companion'
10 the persons Of promiscuous Arabs. The
road between Beyrsut and Damascus 10 Z
mscsdamised turnpike, recently constructed
BY French company, and 10 sks only car
risge road worthy Of mention in I'll Syria
Starting from bsyrout q A. n, ws reach
cd Damascus . little before sunset The same
day. Our diligence was drawn By six hor'
ses, asd We changed ten times, 20 hat oul
little American band vas favosed that dsy
with the use ssd labor Of ne jess thsa sixsy'
nx horses, slmost enough % furnish = cav
airy company with chargers. We wsss sev.
en- hours in ascending Aoaat Lebaosns end
whers We crossed, il W. aboutN - ia
height sbove Ne level Of the 80 Ous Dc.
scent do.n ~ eastern s!ops was rnpid. Al
- crossing the I:vel and beautiful Plain o.
beioec, We eecsodsd the other chain, called
shs Anti Lebsaes, With Mount Hefmton,
towering higher than al Surrounding peaks,
neas q on our right Having reached the
TOP OF the pas, ws again made rapid de.
ccess 70 The Plain OF DAMAGES, and fos soms
distance rode aieag y that beautiful sttsea
called 10 Scnpsufs The Abana, which 10 oi
priceless value 70 ths Inhabitants Of the city
end Of The whole surrounding region. II
aews directly through the city, and then on
far beyond. Amer seeing this useful and
most beneficial Of stsesms. could we'll I'M
derseand Why Nas.en, the Syrian leper,
whose home wes u this place, said to the
prophet Elisha. Are not Abana snd Phar>
par nvers OF Damascus, better than Al ths
watess Of lsssei r
On arriving o. the city ead taking Up ny
quarters IN the best hotel OF the place, ]
could not heip devoe'ng little time to the
MAKING Of 90 attemPe to realize where r.
Any wa:, and 70 bring 70 mind some sf The
interesting events which had transpired there
during tns many many ages Of the past. In
ny travels, /! had as length reached the old
sss inhabited city 10 the world, founded By
W, the grandsos o. Noah. Abrahan's SER
want vas OF the place, and the Patriarch
himself vss doubtless there. David and
Jefoboam took il and we read Of il in The
Scripture history Of BeaAadad, and Hazael,
and Resin, aad parsicslariy in the history oi
st. Paul's conversion and first preaching Of
the Gospel. No city in the world, save Je>
rusalem, is Of greater interest. For almost
untold ages, i has been known and celebra.
ted - the great Syrian Metropolis. do not
propose 10 describe it in this sketch, but
merely allude to tive or three Of the princi>
pal buildings in i which visited. One Of
these vas the 6ns large residence Of our Con.
ssl, DR.. Moosachss. This gentleman 10 .
very skillful and popular physician and
though . native Syrian, 6.ls verv .cceptably
the office Of the American Consulate. Being
. very wealthy man, his residence is large
and h"ely furnished IN the style prevailing
10 zoe east ine room IN which We were
8, received vas most cheerful and delightful.
We Iese seased On : v,de. beautiful div.n,
noa .oe sefvants oroagns 10 70 rs, some DE-
nc'o1s preserves ana eouee. lne consul "a.
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he hose! q shicn stopped vas . very
is'r specaoes @ isrgs ead csa9od,oas
resloeece m i,smascus. ~ outside, like
tnas o. escs'y al ne NAM saoas Of ths e'ty, V
rough, aad quite iorb'dding IN appeasance.
Directly on the street, thers y . door, OF
gaze, leading into : pa.sage>way, q small
court, q the side Of which The sttee1aats
and others were quassered, ases en1 to4ged.
ProceedinG %, The great central eours vas
entered. This vas open . the air, and bad
. fountain u the eeatse. Il also eoaeAined
several Grange and Leoon tseeA covered
w'th :ru's, rendering fragrant ths whole place.
A covered corridor. supported by columns,
surrounded the building and osened On 70
the court. The various rooms were catered
from tie cosridos, and The windows vsss also
on The sane side, 20 that every one could
look down upon the pleasant open asea, end
- the trees and Asas the birds. How wou-
desfal he didsrescs betveea ssch travel
es's hoas - The aed that Of - kaGlisA Or
- American ian Thsse =, however, .
vide diaessnce q almost everything thai can
b Dentioned. ] was iateroeted IN geiag .
The roef oe shis building as4 q eseess in
Syr'A. Iney ~ geeesaily nat, eed oflse
have vail, O. Pasapst asosad ~ sdge, %
thai psssons v'li nos p "a danger Of fall
into The street q into u court. These roofs
are much seaoeted . - places of Fsttsat and
comfort, and the view from shsn = olles
very good. Such vas tAs ease wiah lhe view
which aed IRON ths roof q this bouse, and
also thai from the rsot OF the hotel IN bey~
rout at which stopped.
A ! Intend 70 rsfes to Palestine and Syr>
y again, N sketches . b written 1t some
future time, viii not aov describe my visit
to the spt where i y said St. Paul was eon>
verted, nor The placs IN the vail vhers be-
-: iee do~a !. basket, nee tns houss Of
:sda: vAs,s = ledgeo, nor ~ hosse Of
Aoanaas, Who west % him assss his vision.
nor the sfrees called straight nor The Aolsem
Cemetery where l'e buried several Of Ma
homets wives And hn unfortunate grand
daughter. Fat'meh bbut will merely say,
that vas't o this renowned city Of the East,
this most oriental Of all places, With its won.
deriui oa.aArs, ana IL motley crowds, and