The Weston Democrat. [volume] (Weston, W. Va.) 1875-current, 1878-03-30
Grant In Jerusalem.
J. Russell! rOung's Letter to tue New York
Herald.

= The valley passes away. We
ride about n milo through suburb. the
highway liAed with people. The Cen
er4l passes on, with bared head, for on
both sides the assembled multitude DO
him honor. We see through the mist
a mass of domes and towers, and the
heart beats quickly, for We know they
are tue domes and towers Of Jerusalem.
There arc ranks Of soldiers dradn in
line. the soldiers presenting arms, tue
band playing, the colors falling. We
passed through narrow gate, the gate
that Tancred forced with bis crusaders.
We pass nndcr the walls Of the tower
of Dasid. aud the flag that aoais from
the pole on the consulate tells US that
our journey is at an end and that We
are within th. walls Of Jerusalem.
We sa. out in the afternoon to walk
over the sacred places, aud our FIRST
walk WAS along the Via Dolorosa.
Some Of us had stolen away iu the
morning before the ceremonies began
to walk over the street cousecrated to
Christianity as the street over which
Jesus Christ carried His Cross. l am
living within Eve minutes walk Of
Calvary. | look at in the morning
from the terrace near my chamber dour
a fair rounded dome, high in the air,
covering the SPOT upun which our Sa.
vior suffered.
| We pass from our hue: On Mount
Zion through = narrow, dIusy street
paved with jagged cVbntes;Ouvs. We
make our way With sume difficulty.
We stumble aud slide rather thaa
walk. We pass ueggars who cry for
alMs, Wotkmen Ut VARIOUS Industries,
merchants selling Iuelr wares, camels
aud ass6s-aac 4. asts vi burden. We
turn into euvx,ed r-y aha slide aud
stumble aIuus AUD We are on the viz
DUorosa. lns nfaI place pViused out
is tue Cops;s ii 'rAstsry Hero ChrIs'
ssuk unde, ;ar ~rIgut ut tue GROSS.
We arc gol"s avwa Tue bill which LIE
! assembled. ii cuuis to tae ruius OF
the llospite .. the kuis his OF ST.
John. ilr.u Is where Jesus addressed
the women MAO followed him.
! We wind around the corner and fol.
low the narrow, slippery way. Here
No are st the house where Jesus tell
Tor the second time. A lew steps fur.
thcr, aud ne are Ut the house and tomb
of Veranica, whO wiped the bluod from
His holy brOn and lett Ills Image ou
her napkia. W. descend a slippery
path, and At tho corner il the house
against which Christ leaned, overcome
BY agony. You see dcut iu the
stone. This dsut was made by the
hand Of our LOrd as Qo stretched it
out to support Ills burden. 1t is
smooth aud dark with tue kisses 81
millions Of believing lips.
rhe ssIt house il that Of Dives. the
rich man. At this coruer SiInou oi
Cyrens took The cross aud carried i. Il
par: Of the way. tor which good deed
his uame became Immortal. lu trout
Of The house y; Dives Is stone, and
over it hoYr.. The huyei wus the
house Of the 81. 'hs stvue Is where
be sat i'll que "' 4'lns. aud under this
archSay VT. NJ new s.aud and look
at the IIeh.. uAu', house Jesus stood
aud pEOucuIrut the parable which you
will fal ia .hs sixteenth chapter 0!
Luke.
Here the road pIaEes another Lund
aud We pass broken Column tha' M,
at Que timu have beeu .,,srJ r".
meu.. Tue column Uru1,. Np f.. } ,u.
sank upon it, mud tue H. clear
and deep. We ke,p,: cuns
;u church, bug ."..-I o., "'th
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