Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1868-1875, 1870-07-03

barren spot. There is no estlmaun
what power Commerce IS. In Ia
East the contrast between the presen
and few wears, in some cases "a lev
months hack is greater than in the West
How oneer il seemed to see a squad o
Americans telling yarns on the bow o
boat running over ground WHICH
| but a short time since was bleak plan
| of sand. Every where l go ] find crowd
| of Americans, mostly Norlhcrners. Onl.
q few moments will tell where they hal
for-if from the North nine out OF tel
will be casing about 'sour great govern
ment and country"
The Pasha assisted the canal work witt
! vim at first, sending scores of his PEG
pie to work on it, but soon he Withdrew
from the undertaking What appeared {
ruinous case at first proved great bless.
ing, for the place of the Arabs was sup
piled in short time by more skilled labor
from Europe, and the work was carried
on to completion. Il is interesting to ser
the immense and awkward-lookin dredc
ing machines st work, but have not tho
time, patience, nor skill to describe them.
They seem to be made for the express
business ef.gouging in the sand.
From Port Said ship was taken for
Jaffa--old Joppa-the canal having been
stdonen' in small steamer. There is no
harbor at Jaffa, so travellers have 10 90 in
small boats near the shore, and are ther
carried on the backs of men to the land.
These graceless fellows seemed to have no
idea of decency. was quite shocked,
but as the ladies of the party were fun of
nerve for the occasion I managed to feel
all right too. My lady readers have no
no idea what has to be encountered when
they leave home for such trip as they
are making on paper with me- The Ia
dies were mostly English, and quite equal
to the emergency or any other that might
arise. Jaffa l found quite well
worth visit. 1t was, you will remem-
Der, the port of Solomon when he traded
with Hiram, King of Tyre, and the point
on which an embargo was laid on GER
tain occasion. Here Simon, the Tamur.
lived, to whose home / paid a visit,
''nothing doubling" and stood on the
roof of the well on which Peter displayed
his unwillingness to eat diet of which
we uiodens are quite fond. Peter had
sweet place for snooze, for the breezes
from the land seem laden with the per-
fumes OF oranges, lemons, wild flowers,
roses of Sharon, ETC., while those from
the sea were cool and invigorating. The
style of fiat roofs is by no means hum
bug, since il not only saves space, but is
quite useful otherwise. Jaffa is also the
spot from which Jonah sailed when, in
reward for his disobedience, the whale
did the work for him. The shore is lined
with extensive orange and lemon groves.
The oranges are esteemed the best in the
world. After visiting the town, beauti-
fully situated on steep bank, l had time
to take a pleasant stroll through the
groves and gather some of the choice
fruit. The scene before putting feet in
the Holy Land was so enchanting as to
cause one of my companions to go into
poetical state of mind. l did nothing of
the kind, for good reasons, at which you
may guess. No doubt it was highly be-
coming to me to get on the thigh horse"
upon the occasion of reaching the con-
fines of country so celebrated, but l
don't do such things, and, besides, there
were some parsons along, as also several
sentimental individuals of the old maid per-
suasion. Once | was so inclined, but four
years before cannon and small arms try
ing to win government for you Rebels,
knocked it all out of me. After landing
and looking around in the manner de-
Scribed, horses, tents, ETC., were found
ready for q long trip, the tents and
horses having been assigned each person.
took occasion to see where were the
prospects. Well, concluded | was
young Prince, for certainly all these things
could not be intended for q plain South
erner. There were beds with sheets,
snow white towels, clean and nice wash
basins, carpets almost like Brussels make,
stools, silverware, French cook who had
made the Prince of Wales, grub for him,
plenty of servants and big bloodhound
to keep off the rabble, with a stalwart
Greek as Dragomar, Ho, no, it must
be mistake, / had lived IN camp for
years but found nothing of this kind; on
the other hand was glad to get bit of
tough beef TO be eaten from my fingers.
However, took my place as thought it
had been q matter of life time, and found
no interference. My horse proved to be
a splendid Arab mare, with gaitS equal to
the most scientific cradle, and my saddle |
well they called it an Arab saddle, l
never saw its like before nor since; bat
it too, proved TO be intended for the bust
ness and did its part well. The horses
were good almost without an exception,
indeed mine was almost too good, |
for now and then she would l
take quite fancy for something just
ahead and start off for it in style not at |
Bill dignified nor calculated to make me
think my head would be spared to see the
millennium. I managed TO hold on, and
tried to look as complacently as was
necessary, to make the Englishers think |
was the cause of it all, and was in the |
height of enjoyment. The English ladies |
for the most part knew nothing about |
horseback riding, so | gave one or two of |
he youngest lessons with such successful !
results as to have them intimate that they |
we're doing the thing better than could.
Rapid progress is s good thing, but /
lon't ike my pupils to get ahead of me;
,ne don't feel SO important. At once,
lpon quitting Jaffa, the lovely vale of /
sharon was entered. 1t looked attractive |
enough to have caused the Israelites TO |
AVE no moderate hankering after, and |
he bloody Philistines desire not less
to freeze to it. The rose was |
here still, but no one seemed to know for |
certain what it was. Ia this state of |
loubt, acting upon the principle that l
lad as much right to an opinion |
IS any ignorant person, and that flower
smells sweetly if called rose, / gathered
he first pretty ones found aud slowed |
hem away, to be used as the genuine ar
icle when the occasion might demand.
This place is quite fruitful, and shows |
iome little signs of cultivation, but little !
md rather far between. The French |
lere built road through it in the direc- |
ion of Jerusalem. The road is guarded |
against Bedouins, for whom kept keen |
2ye, but neither they nor their black |
ents were to be seen. We cncamped |
,leven miles from our starting point, at
own once the stronghold of the Cru
Saders. The next morning, reveille-
how many thoughts of weary bones, 4
hungry gtomachs, ragged cloths, sore feet |
and long marches, that word arouses-