The new North-west., 1869-12-24
NEW NORTHWEST.
DEER LODGE CRY, FRIDAY, DEC. "a.
Seq Of Galilee.
From, Mark Twain's Innoccnts Abroad.

Sea o| Galilee.
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From Mark Twain's Innoccnts Abroad.
During luncheon the pilgrim enthusiasts
of our party, who hsd been SO light hearted
and happy ever since they toacheti holy
ground that they did little but utter incohc.
rent rbapsodics, could scarcely cat, so snxi-
Gus were they to- take shipping" and sail
in every vessel upon the waters thst had
borne the persons Of the Apostles. Their
anxiety grew and thstr excitement augment.
ed with every fecting moment, until my
fears were aroused, ana began to have
misgivings that, in their present condition,
they might break rccklcssly loose from oil
considerations of prudence, and buy a
Whole feet Of ships TO sail in, instead of
hiring 4 sing lc one for IN hour as quiet folk
arc wont to DO. 1trcmbled to thi.,k of the
ruined purses this days performances might
result in. could not help rejecting bD.
dinghy upon Tic intcmpcrate zeal with
which m;dd!eNgcd men are apt to surfcit
themselves upon seductive folly which
they have tasted for the first time. And
yet l did Not feel that I had right 70 pc
surprised ut the state Of things which was
giving me go much concern. To look upon
this sea t!:ey had forsasen home and its
idols, and journeycd thousands and thou
fslds Of miles, in WEAKNESS and tribulation.
What wonder that the sordid lights of
uo:k day prudence should pale before the
glory Of hope like theirs in the full splen-
dor Of its fru;tion? Let them squander mil.
lions! sa:d-who speaks Of money at a
liL,c like tkisl
In this frame of mind followed, as fast
as could, the eager footsteps Of the pill
grims, and stood upon the shore of the lake,
and swc!lcd, with hat and voice, the frantic
hail they sent after the "ship" that was
speeding Ivy. II was success. The toilers
OF the sea ran in and bcscl,cd their barque.
Joy sat upon every courtenancc. & i:G
How much'?-ask him how, much, Fer.
guson!- how Euch TO take, us all-cight Of
us and you--to Bcthsaida, yordsr, and to
tho mouth Of Jordan, and to the place where
TIC swine ran down into tho sea?-qu;ck -
and We want 10 coast around everywhere
everywhere = all day long II could sail q
year in these waters and tell him we'll
stop Mt Magda'a, ard finish at Tiberias!-ask
him how much !--any.hing-anything what.
cyer.-tcll him VIC don't care what the ex.
pcnscs ere" lIsaid to myself ! knew how
it would bel
Ferguson Cn:crretirg)-':H :He says two
napolcsns-cight dollars. One or two coun.
tcaauccs fell. Then pause. '...-''
"Too much we'll give him one"
Ircver shal! know how it was-I shud.
der yet when think how the place II given
70 miraclcs-but in single instant Of time,
as it seemed to me, that ship was twenty
PAGES from the shore, and speeding away
like frightened thing! Eight crestfallcn
creatures stood upon the shore; and, Oh, TO
think Of 1t! -this-aftcr oil that over
mastering cxtacy! Oh! shameful, shame.
full ending after such unsecmly boastiug!
Is too much. like ''Ho let me at him I"
followed by prudent 1.-TWO of you hold
h;m--onc cen hold Incr' '
instantly there was wsiling and gnashing
of teeth in the camp. The two napolcons
were oifercd-more If necessary and pill.
crims aud dragomcn shouted themselves
l.oarse with plcstlings to the retreating boat~
men to come back. But they sailed serene
,y away and paid no further heed to pill.
grin,s who had dreamed all their lives of
some day skimmipg over tlsc sacred waters
Of Galilee, and listening to its hallowed
story in tho whisperings Of its waves, and
Lad journcycd countless leagues to doit, and
then to think tl,st the fare was ho high
Impertinent Mol,ammcdan Arabs, to think
such things Of gentlemen of another faith J,
Pilgrims, sinners and Arabs are oil abed
now, and the camp Is still. Labor In lone
illness is irssome. Since made my last few
notes / have been sitting outside the tent
for half an hour. Night is the time to see
Galilcc. Gepessarct, under these lustrous
stars. has nothing rcpulsive about IT. Cen
e.sarct, with the glittcrii.g 6 reflections OF the
CONSCIENTIOUS HcSNWS 40 S~AAs"~~s ~As'
makes me regret tlnt ] ever saw the rude
glare of the day upon it. Its history and its
sssoc;ations are its chiefest charm, ii ahy
exc, and the spells they weave arc feeble in
the searching light Of the sun. Tlsen, VIC
scarcely felt the fct,ers. Our thoughts wan.
dered constantly to the practical concerns OF
life. and refuse 70 dwell upon things that
,eem vague and unreal But, when the day
is done, even the n,cst unimpressible must
yield 10 tho dreamy influences Of Tho tran. M
ouil starlight. The old traditions OF the
place steal upon his memory, and haunt his
reycries. and then his fancy clothes oil
sights and sounds with the supernatural.
In the ,npping Of the waves upon the beach
he hears the dip of ghostly. oars; IN the e.
ere. noises Of the night he hears spirit.
voices; in the soft sweep Of he breeze ths
ro,h Of invisible wingA Phantom ships IN
on tho "a, The dead Of two centuries COM cn'
form from the tombs. and, in the dirgeso o.
the nigh, wind the songs Of forgotten age'
f,nd ustsraace again. IT oalL2I15N
1. the starlight GAliles has no boundaries