The Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1860-1888, 1871-08-17

taheH suddenly Ill, ana iOSI TIE enllIe |
day. One of our comrades had never
fully recovered from his i'll turn at Port
Said, and together, we made pair ofin-
vaiids, and sent for German physician
connected with the English mission, who
prescribed for US, and called again, the
following morning, but we were already
outside the walls, riding down the valley
Of Hinnom, past the field Of Aceldasua|
and up the valley Of Jehosaphat. We
had come out strong and fed from the
city. We could not do otherwise than
come out strong for the strong smells Of
the city were sufficient to restore any in
valid.
We rode up the latter valley, passing
the pool of Sloan, now in ruins, but con
tanning spring at the bottom, to which
we descended and drank tomb of
the Virgin is a short distance farther up,
also the tomb of Absalom. The latter
has the appearance of solid block
of stone cut out of the quarry, standing
in its original position, with the quarry
cut away several feet on each side, and
the block cut to resemble small orDa-
mental building ten or twelve feet square,
the tomb or cavity hewn out of the cen
tire, and the whole surm0unted by dome
of hewn stone, and capped with one solid
block resembling q rude spire. 1t has
the appearance of having resisted the
ravages of time for many centuries and
bids fair to do the same for many CEN
turtles to come. The brook kedrOn is not
to be SCENTS course is dry A short
distance up the hill to the east, is the
Garden of GeChsemane, a small spot of
ground, walled IN and kept by several
monks. We gathered few flowers and
rode on up to the summit OF the Mount OF
| Olives. Here we have commanding
view of the city and surrounding country,
the Dead Sea, and the mountains OF Moab
beyond. The country at this season OF
the year presents dry and barren aspect
The harvest has been removed aud the
ground is parched The city presents
| its most beautiful aspect from this point,
but the romance is d1Speiled upon enter
| ing its narrow and dirty streets. We had
our own reflections in regard to the So
cred character of the city and various la
calities, but do not propose to weary the
patience of our readers with what they
care nothing about, neither is it our
province to attempt to describe what so
many others have so often and so ably
done. We should fail to convey any ad
equatc idea, should we attempt.
The identity Of the garden, the valleys
and the mount, are probably undlsputed.
| On the summit of the mount is situated
the Church of the Ascension, a rude kind
of Arabic building, and in the court is n
small domelike structure covering what
| is said to be an impression Of the Sd0d0r'S
foot in the rock when he made the ascen-
sion. It requires no little stretch Of tie
imagination to conceive the shape OF a
human foot. We had seen an impression
of the Saviors foot in stone at home,
mentioned in former letter, but this
! was but little more than half rs large.
We put our boot into the impression,
much to the holy horror OF the plous
Mussulmen who were standing around,
and found our foot too large at Rome it
was too small for the impression. Pro-
found ignorance and superstition are the
characteristic features of the common
people. Neither the city or country are
inviting aside from the sacred interest
attached to them. Filthy, ragged beggarS
abound everywhere, -loathsome lepers
are numerous, whining and cringiDg to
every passer-by. :E"oH'i tsl'
We were anxious to make an excursion
to the Dead Sea, but received < little en-
couragement The American consul on
whom we called, would not take the re-
sponsibility torecommend 1.-THE heat
was excessive on the sand there and accl-
dents from sunstroke had often occurred, |
-Ahe knew we would prize it highly, but
would not wish to make it again, eSo.l;
others wagged their heads ana thoughtl
it dangerous, and our dragonlan was I'M
willing to 90 with US exception excessive
pay. b We paid and discharged him and
engaged an intelligent Arab, who agreed |
for ifty francs each, to conduct two ofus,
furnish horses and defray all expenses OF
the expedition. We were ready to start
at six. D. M, In orderto avoid as far as
possible the heat of the day.
2 For the security of travellers against
the attacks and robberies of-wandering
Arabs, the ShiekIof the district furnishes
an escort for two and half francs per day
for each traveller, and is then oheld per
sonally responsible for any harm that
NAV befall them. At Bethlehem, two or
three miles out we took our escort, max
ing our entire company as follows, VIZ.
o,1roo1 x,aea A rox,oYnon 3ml1leteer one mount
ed soldier armed with a. crooked Turk
isk sword. and two obarefooted,y ragged
soldiers ION foot, armed with old fashion,