, 1874-07-27

Tie Rev. Mr. Jossop las written to- 'R, ahu
two other e1orgy1nen hayo edited 1t: 1t - a. a.
"Womon OF tho Alaba," Mr. Jeeuop haa two
grio7auoos--.Nlo ho arriTol in Syria ho found
American misuionaries wero alroauy thore, aud,
that the en,laparies Of Homo vero lnborng to win
Byriu to tho papaey. '' Monks, nuns, Papal leg
atoeE. Sintern OF bhaxity, Sisters Of NazarotS,
Jcurits. Laznriste. capnchins :Domtnicans, md
go "'l:' ,nally thst III. Je.sop had nothing to do
but 1t, ..book, aud In thia uook ho tolls good
6tory,-ono 10 good TINT wo copy it:
"rhoro was 4 Bhldiio wtcro III ancient prophet
wss supposed 70 r,o'poge, hla tomb bolng kopt :
under big oak treo, and tho whito dome co u
bo soen for nilos aronna. Lampa wo1e l.,
burning day and uight in tho tomb, and it
ono oxtinglse1ed them thoy wore 1niracu1o,. :,
lighted aKain. Men with sore oyos camo to y...t
waa carricd oil and used as medicine. Nobody
know tho name Of tho prophet, but the tomb
sTaa ca!lod ;. Kobr eu Nebi,' or Tomb Of tho
Prophot;' sheikh Az drove wonderful trado IN
acling ioonuo. and i,l roceiving tho offerings Of
the faithful. At Inst servant, Mohammod. who
Gttonlcd him, boeamo wcerY Of living iu ono
place, md aasod lcago to go aud cook hia for
tunoi IN distant parta. 80 6hcilih AL gayo him hin
blessing ond proaented him with doukey, TINT
io might ride whom tired OF Walking. Thon
Moham.uod got out ou his journey. Ho went
through oitloa, and townsi and Villages, and ct
last came out on lilo mpuntaina cant Of jordan,
In q desert plaoo. No village or houso waa in
sight, md night camo on. .Tirod, hungry, aud
discouraged, blohnnlmed lay down on ht9 donkey
OIL {roat pilo Of atouos. a1id Toll aaleop III tho
morning no awo'te, and, alas lis donkoy uas
would not lot tho poor brute lie thoso to bs de-
tdeyourol by jaolialB and vulturos 40 ho piled d
mound Of stoucu over ita body, md nat down to
weep. By, came 9 rich Had1l, returning from
griof. MoAem,nod lssp!icd that 10 Aad found
tho tomb OF oholy prophst, aud WAS II soro dis
tross. for le could not afford TO bo its koepcr.
Tho good Hadji presented Mohammod with a
pilgrimd throngod to tho spot with rich proaenta
aud offerings. IA monoy camo in Mohamsned
brought masons md built costly tomb, with q
tall white dome that could be seen across tho
and soon tho mraoulons lights began to appear ii
tho tomb At hight which alohnmmod had klu-
dlsd when no one was uoar. Ho increased IN fnn1e
nna wealth, nnd the prophets tomb
ot BECAME e ono au G' ts sgnsb srssf f5'ass ssoSs
ALI heard ot tho new holy p|sce in tho deaert
waa his aurpriso 70 rorogniso 10 tue holy lfeoper
Of tns tomb big old 1oryant, Mohnmmea. BY
ealam, 'rcpliod Mohasnmed. When ho aahod him
how ho oa,no hero, and how ho found this tomb,
h1ohannod replied, This tomb tH = great
tsirr," or myatofy, md am forbidden to ntter
the scorot.' sBut you mt,at 4el mo, said shoikh
Ali, for I mn father to YOU Mohamn,ol
tofusod, and All inslatod, until q. lcngth Mo-
hammea said. My honorod shoiLh, you renaau'-
fnl donkey, mud rhon 1t died buried 1t:
This is the tomb OF that donhoy.' Manhuilnh
Maahaliah I amid 3heillh A', '.'ac will OF Allah
ba donop Thon thoy ate and drank together mud
ronowed the momory of tlolr former iifo. and
then ShIek, Nohammod sad to Sblokh ali: My
master, "a hive told you tho "s.rr" Of my
prophets tomb, I, wish to know the aocrot OF
yours 1mpoBsiblo,' snid All, for that ia ono
Of the anclont mysteries, too Gacrol to bo non-
oven III I told you' at longth tho old Shlekh
Ali atrokod hia snowy beard, adJuated l.a white
turbau. mud wllisporcd to Mohanlmod: And my
holy place Ia the tnm6 OF that donlscya father.
tho boald Of The holy doMltoys /