, 1877-06-18

urcA in thfa convent, and when the ,eunq',crors
nf M Cn,stanitnnPlc scattered the dust Of t',c
nyaa"iint GG,,%r'r%s % :" tne wl,ul'' i',s .a1rorh
High on summit Of pcak In l'rinklln tl,erc
4 q clotstcr and kitchen. On, path lay
tFTE ha ,ragsan. ,oTe.t w. Sa1Tt gnrcs
low l s eS as IT. ; s"%ns 1s sss ei ,s %
peak. Here, III an nshor that hung upon tho
edge OF tpaec. q monk served MS bread anil
l,,.,u WING nnu omeet. nc Ago brought Tug con:
aolflR hargtlcl. htid as nc fcasicsi ani fattcncl
we looked down upon. picture that can never
fade from memory. II crct. islands lloat, these
islands foai. They arc the l,a'ints u flying
49, ana .n ta wny c n ap lie 10 s
tie sea and aky lie down together, nnd On tlc
other the glamour Of sta'nt'onl i,lnmfnatcs Tho
horizon ltke mirage: ~ the sslstancn VIC Dis
IKE Ke i's 1 SGaf fe,u9s o tho ter U.s. she
with foam-whito ta'l:ieaihers and loug,
dark w1ngs oi smoke. Think of saying fare
we'll 10 these arcain 'nooks OK tue world; think
CONSCIOUSNESS that you havc, IN all human prot.
ability, seen the best, and TINT ono ,e1pcr,cnro
latd so soon upon another Is sure to t!eaden tho
lavoF oi notn. Like sea ilowcfs tho 's!an1s
llalf convinced that yon.ler, between sea aud
sky, iloats Ashton; md yonder, within ths
magic circle Of The waves sleep the Happy lstes,
tnG Islands of the Bsessedt
htlts TO the vale of The Sweet Waters, but On
tt1uay AFTERNOON tho road % lined with car
rfaEcs' ana thc Groves on the banks Of that
pretty atfeam, the waters q which arc worthlly
callcu ,eNcet, feeollnd TO the music ot many \
m9nuoln anu the gny laughter u women. AZ
tcL MOSQUE Inc lcgnlar Frlday lItty Of nll Mis-
suAmahs 70 say the!r prayers 10 state
on. on Una. nd gay: ,a,Ha. Miter prayers tho de-
va1e o, te Sweet "9sers and aiye their souls to
me INJURY , Q! NC me epectaelc is both charm.
iH au a., nniG"e; ~. + snen - sefne en- only BE- IN.
nslnea " tne @ ssmdena @ 81 Eastsrn poetry, for It
le olle o. tue most Joyous, ofi!llnnt, nltl ciur-
ssQuc tnat tan Dc conceived ots liere Is Enr-
acn partr, 10 cnrnlVa costume, hc!d In the midst
o. greSn p pastures "a a'q ocs'de sti!l wntcrs TINT
Ssa oie oto o. n na mo vaG o. II gs'e As
roan @ Wonna ,l nnaer iuxurloiis gollEl'', dense
Wtn o'aeK s"AunWsi On one nahu narrow
stream ~ a9Wes noisel.Gsa'y, one s9ore wa BEG
which @ Syen the birds might find Il ds[cultto
naAs, W..i1c sMans ea,et Up an'i :iown tic
stttamt yclloW lcasos toatca upon y It's waters
wcrc 20 clear and .tran1n!i ttlat they seemed,
lian'isnmc broNehams, drawn by line horscs
ai,n uflFcn oy Ene!lsn coachH1cli. were
Wneeline up anu down INC avenue; the
e'nnucis III, tnat aeeoinpanael tiem east now aud
GoorElat, lIoutis within, wloso dazzling beauty
sa, was eng ~ noiGtene! ~ tMels nasks q snow
Wlito aco TINT ha,i roneca'c.l their features:
neeb . n inc Wiley tlGfcls a. simmer n palaes Of
lawn, among cypscsacs' and lninosas, and foHn.
;a'ns,-a eaEc OF Wnitc at,u gold. sucil Us might
h9aso a4't,, hne ~ 9'r'ss o. ,tI raraaiso:
flocks q peaeocks cover the lawns and strut
about Msth tHclr fan-tAtis spread, ns proud Us
any Turk tn the land. Some Of thu decorative
but unn,ltsIeal birds were posing on the petles
tais and urns TINT stnnd 10 tic garden, highly
effective but rntter theatrical display, for Which
tho birds nay oe par'lonca. The stream broad.
ems below the summer palace; tho groves
scatter themselves over tho mGadowa
on either sldes thousand cniQucs are In
thu wntcr, crowdinE thesr way up and down
bctwern tho shores. loaded with plCasufc-6cck.
ers. Tie shores themselves absolutely swarm
with women and chillrcn,-lt Is their holiday,
mud the men arc Rrac1ousIy permitted to cotIa
and gaze uppn the garden of girls, hut they are
seldom allowed to Join in the infantllc sports OK
these Iso wives and daughters ci the horem. We
ourselves cautiously In tho bottom Of Il;
nothtng can be torc uncomfortable or more
insecure tlnn these tottcrlng, 1at-bottumed,
!ll.balanccd boats.
Tic oarsn,nn sits with his bnrk tn the bow,
anti is Obliged to throw MI cyo over Ills shoulder
every five seconds, to avoid the possibility Of
col'laEon, and, with this donble duty in hls
hands, he Is certainly cxcushblc for nn occasions
a dlsastcr.. We had our bow stove in, aud wcre
being crushed in tho Immense fbrong ot eaiaqts,e
t!iat chokcd tho stream for t;t1Hf II +
three mics, aud rendered Rsrc1ntdo
~ tho sweet waters lar from enjoyable.
On tho shoEe were multitudcs Of women
wrapped 10 slks and salins Of tho brightest
colors and seated upon, rich Persian carpcts
spread under tlle trees. TlIcso women vcro
generally ~ gEouns Ok three or more, aud wore
attended by Nu1aan sl&Tnk, who ALSO *HQ9o- tho