The spirit of democracy. [volume] (Woodsfield, Ohio) 1844-1994, 1877-04-03


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Bus these. green pastures are s,ill miles
away. and our patience evanorates lono
heforo we throw tho hr;dles mon The
draonino necks Of onr horses. whore
nav fa,so !, once slida down - tho oars thot
swsv con,tentetllv over an actnal month.
Lfnl m ,f ;uieu oorSss While we have baen
l;nvo,ins snd 3oxnlar;na our mnlateer
ts,'s ,'' s;rSs as,5 win J vcnsa1,Is ne, rsS.
;sfsE 81 fbs S;sS ~ !, = af
tSlr CAM 3 - :.
cios,-.'is!p s .seeS All Aoss1,t
US .heFe arc ,uau.'ous ,.,u Jus nss, s, m.su 'ousn
leaves sprea' uAe ians ,anlee y s'ape
vlnes' tne fragrant anu pioon,hg Acacia
Farnesiana, tue 'oaiu .. Ticau anc
the gumaraplc plahe. ~ IS uhe not
mousse that grove ., o,o 'elionU anu NO
WONDER, ior we are 9vo ies' oeioW .ne
tumping waves oi .ae meeieetrai,eah, 7Nl
ana not orea'n oi al 10 ''i.,ns ~. aomn
IN tne nollow Vi tne ear'n. lug 'a'.,'-
iul muleteer, whose Journey seemed only
TO have ADDED 10 MS aEiaoiiity, kinoieo
lire under the trees our peel Tea ket-
tile was swung on the iofh oi saplng
tnat overnung tne coais, Two OF tnree
Bedoulns stole into camp with eggs,
fruit and milk, and dinner was soon un
der way. AS night was drawing near
J we went out into ;he squaiio village,
piloted by the sheik, VINO was a cniet OF
that tribe OF villagers, and the kawas,
who was merely heavy Syrian swell.
The snarilng dogs received us with
chorus as we struck through the hedge
OF thorns and cactl Hall the Town sent
up shout of welcome, mingled with
sharp reproofs addressed to the clam
orous ours that by this time had sur
rounded u.s. The dogs were beaten off
by our attendants. A few fine looking,
half naked fellows advanced to meet rs,
and we entered the modern Jericho in
solemn state. There are about sixty
lfamilies-small in stature, slender, un.
derfed and half clad with dark, burnt
skin and blue lips, covered with tattooed
embroideries, dwelling in the mud huts
of Jericho jr, The old men 60 up into
the wilderness round about and lie in
wait for pilgrims. The young men lead
1.-The fiocks over the smoking plains, set.
ting forth at daybreak and returning to
the fold at dusk. The women bring
water from Elisha's spring, near which
stood the House of Rahab--she who
sheltered the spies of Joshua. They
walk to and fro in the village streets,
clad in tattered and soiled robes, but
with the pride of Sultanas, every one of
them. The children lie with the dogs
and share the vermin. Even the twi-
light cannot embellish the wretchedness
os 5efiono. II Is more p primitiye enan
the poorest egyptian Viiiase tnas mas
YET come. unoer our eye. lhe wasps
puila oe'ler' ground squlrreis anu plal.
re dogs are MUCH coseyef ,u taeir ii'tie
ceiiars. Ine only ois 0, arcaiteclure
lell 10 new 1ericao Is Is . son.ary c; square
.o~ei "u,on u,:1 iua'as No 'ue az. '.su :,
VIE "H 10y ao'ue os;anooa ~ ue u rrossar. r. 7.
nail ooAen 49,. cAp.'lsnosa s,a.; sasss - :.
s.a'ias on .s .,;,,. y, e and ,ooL o"' ,oua
apa'' 'ioI : sae '.' - a.a ..;,;abs t ,a..le, Ill
some' lnuoou' gu. 90 III o monSorfni no,,eu Ie'e
W.,e GIJP uo"n '. nv NV .n o,,nuaS .s 80 d;rrcr
W. tua,, -. .ne se"I ahal.a. a w;th;r ~ o,r tan.
we stusas sdo, sms''.. atr;mod % droner;ss @ ssa
.a.pes p, an ".n.,. @ amd [ 800 aann f,rn;
sooneu s Sooa. . 40, ahu .aaua .Ao @ sa.I., aoad
@ ~ T,,;a na !. aA .ha mas sa ,,o,' ,rauaI n s. SH
ioi' uie - JUG nay soJ a ~
l.a, win pot.a,e ho.a,s aoter hnt M ana
a.ue ha.. oe0uo &c Ia. uoinn,nnns Iss @ ~ noet Her
o'au0e, IN " n.t ILL., S ,;apes shr;,l | mo;ooS
ina,us iI'he' olue'npps"' sn.r ,o,:eu, 49, ,
ano tire,ess- uance uhuei 'ne S.a'h
helore tue camp nre' AS ione as tne ph.
7 grim suners tnem iu palience. q lew
pieces OF siiver, nasA ,.T u WING, snu
they renew .lnelr s1ahs IKE pos'urine
ana pitching tnelr nerce cries . no,e
higher: Two Oh these gnawazy oeguil.
Gu US ior ali houl oue NO. ueua W.
kinoieo On .ne uaes peioio uso' 0osi %
we dont tnlnk Oh moving homauays
without our plpes' our poucnes' ana oul
bits OF coal whereWisn 70 coinpiele the
earthly happiness Wnlcn mas peen gross.
~ mlsrepresenteo ny Tue cln,cs. ! ue
camp was throngeo win Deaouins' :
thleVish lot whose repoea.'on Is s,neu
!, larly bad. we SAT against our .el's ol W
carpets that were ike BEDS OF down
buried in the rich grass OF the PLAIN
!, On either hand sat the sniek ana TN
kawas, ever with an eye single 10 oul
; utmost comfort "A traln OF snepnere
lads, scantlly ciaa IN tunes ,ol coars'
camefs halr, skipped ana peat tnel
: hands wildly, keeping time 10 oaroari'
;, and mOnOtOnOuS clant. ne TWO uali