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AnVsque VI MhnomeL All on the otnef.
This citadel occupies the highest part Of
Cairo, and is distinguished for having been
the scene of the massacre Of the Name
lukes by Mahomet Ali in 1912. Within
this enclosure the unfortunate Mamelukes
were invited to an entertainment They
rode in on horseback, when the gates were
closed and all, with one exception--abOut
five hundred--were shot One man rode
to the wall overlooking the desert, and
sPrang his horse over, about twenty feet.
The horse was killed, but the man es-
capped in the desert
When we got within the enclosure
walked toward the spot where the horse
leaped over, to see the height of the wall,
but was ordered back by a sentinel, who
gesticulated very earnestly. Being within
few feet of the wall, | recklessly walked
on, not thinking that there was any seri-
Gus objection TO my looking at the spot,
when the sentinel became furious, but, in.
stead Of firing upon me for disobeying
orders, he threw his gun violently on the
ground and went back and reported me
for disobedience. | passed quickly into a
crowd that was entering the palace near
by, aud, when | came out was not dis.
turbed, as | had reason to fear would be
After leaving the citadel enclosure, we
pulled of our shoes and put on sandals
and entered the beautiful Mosque of Ma.
homet Ali, This is one Of the finest
Mosques in existence. 1t is most beauti-
fully and elaborately ornamented with
arabesque designs, and is altogether the
finest building in Cairo. The Mosque i,
constructed of beautiful marble, taken
from quarry near by, and is handsomely
polished.
The view from this lofty point is exceed
ingly fine. Cairo, with its splendid build
ings and blocks of low fat rooted houses
and the beautiful gardens Of the Sultan,
the luxuriant fields of grain, strikingly
contrasting with the gloomy desert on iti
border, and the lofty pyramids, and for a
great distance the Nile, the great sourct
of wealth and prosperity to the land, GOV.
cred over with its little boats, aud an oc
casional steamer, are in full view.
One Of the most charming rides we had
in the vicinity Of Cairo was to Heliopoli,
a few miles to the northeast. Werode on
our feet little donkeys for hours along the
borders of the desert, and had good op
portunity Of seeing the working of the
chain Of little canals that run across tn,
extensive plain, and carry fertility up tC
the very edge of the sand. Many of these
canals are lined with the beautifully bloom
ing acacia, which fourishes betterin Egypl
than in almost any other land.
At Heliopolis, we found no ruins of anJ
interest except one fine old obelisk. Here
We were pointed out the identical fig tire,
under which Joseph and Mary and the
infant Savior sat when they arrived il
Egypt; in their fight from Herod. Neal
this place is remarkable petri6ed forest
We started to it, but night overlook u.
before we reached il. We were supplied
at Heliopolis with number Of specimens
Of petrifed wood.
This locality is of special interest from
having probably been the home Of the He
brews while they were in Egypt. Here,
for more than four hundred years, these
extraordinary people endured the bondage
Of Phoraoh, until the time came for them
to 60 forth as Gods chosen people And
to-day, wherever one travels in the world
among civilized people, the descendants of
Abraham, whose fathers, once in this land
Of Goshen, tended the focks and herds o
their Egyptian taskmasters, are to be seen.
And, though they are no longer the bond
slaves Of the heathen, they have still upon
them the mark Of God. They are often
rich and great, but they are everywhere
still distinct and prosecuted people, and
their life among the nations all over the
world, is continued and most impressive
miracle-most clearly establishing the truth
Of Gods word.
In the renowned old city of Memphis,
there are remains of Pyramids, which are
believed to have been built by the Israel
ties. Of that remarkable people they are
a most appropriate emblem. For, as these
Pyramids stand isolated and alone, resist
ing the influence of the storms and stands
of thirty-seven centuries, while silently
witnessing the rise and fall Of nations
around their base, their Israelitish builders
exist separate and distict people among
all the nations of the earth. Though in
India they are bronze, in Africa black, in
Europe white, they still in features and
character, everywhere retain the peculiar
type Of their race. And though every
where despised and prosecuted, they con-
tinue to exist, while other nations, pass
away, and where never more numerous
than to-day, nor will they probably be less
so until they are gathered back to Jeru.
salem "to mourn over Him whom they
have pierced" and 10 welcome the glorious
return Of Him whose coming they have
been so long expecting. M
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