Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1879-06-04
Yankee Tars In Jerusalem,

A correspondent oil tue Nc" io'"
Sun recites the iollowing;-
Among the tbroug, but not Of lhe
deyout who visited Jerusalem this last
Holy Week. were sixty seamca Of the
United States man-oi.war Wyoming
which lay of Jafia , the Joppa from
which Jonah sailed when he was
swallowed by a whale. Jerusalem Is
back on the mountains, about forty
miles. Captain Watson, who came
ashore with bis officers, aud went on
to the Holy City a day in advance 81
bis crew, contracted with Mr., Alex
auder Howard Of Jafia to supply his
men with conveyances, dragomeo'
etc. in short, to put and protect
them through, and fetch them back
from a four days sightseeing in tho
Holy Land. When tho sixty seamen
Of the Wyoming came from the diff
cult debarkation of Jafa along the
populous way to Towards Hotel, in
front of which was their starting
point, with their white covered sailor
caps, their neat navy costume OF blue
an inextingulshablo general reckless
and let loose air Of sailors with $25
each in their pockets, the Mohamme'
dams stared. A minority only could
be lseated in the Jew Wagons that
Jofa possesses, and as the major
number mounted the sorry looking
nags and the unpretentious donkew
which alone Palestine can furnish on
the pressing occasion of Holy Week.
some of the men demonstrate at "lhese
mules" and called for horses, but
were snubbed with: "The contract
says horses, donkeys, and wagon
read it ifyou like, but never mind'
you'll change with each other on the
road" They were also babe to keep
together, not straggle on the way, and
follow the horn, which at that mo.
ment was sounded by an advance
mounted guide as a signal of starting.
From Jaffa to Jerusalem is interest.
ing at every step. Here are Beth
dagon Of the Philistines, Kirjath-
jearim, and the Valley Of Aialon,
where Joshua called on the sun and
moon to stand still and keep shining
until he finished victorious battle
On arriving in the Holy city the party
were quartered in the Damascus hotel.
Jerusalem locks up anybody who is
found in her streets after nine p. M,
unless he lights bis way with a Ian.
tern, the supposition being that he
who walks in darkness intends crime.
This Of course, favors early rising /;
and with view Of carrying out the
contract and keeping sixty men out
of mischief, Mr.. Howard had them
routed betimes the next morning, and
started of to make the round of the
sacred spots which every pilgrim is
bound to see. But on the second day
at S q. M, he found bar-room open
belonging to Greek, and several Of
his sailor tourists there terrifying
themselves In view Of the days exer'
clses whereupon he sent the men tt
their hotel, scolded and thrashed the
proprietor, locked the bar-room door,
snd put the key in his pocket. AT q
later hour, he sent back the key, hav'
ing meantime started the sailors Oft t
the Pool OF Sloan. and the Valley o.
the Sons of Hinnom. The next day
was devoted TO Bethlehem, which il
an excursion OF several miles, and fo
which the sixty were all CAREFUL!
collected, except six, who were, il
spite Of all efforts, scattered. At th'
luncheon, which in Palestine, is al
ways taken along, the ffty.tour att
200 eggs, 25 chickens, 8 legs Of NUT
ton, 16 boxes Of sardines, $50 orange
and 80 large loaves. On the fourt'
day this interesting party Of touris!
in the Holy Land struggled into Jads
in squads Of a few, in satisfied ant
scmi.iutslleotual state, repeating tn
name of one of the guides, 'iu winte
ny name ID Cogpao, 10 the aumms