Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1880-11-17
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ALEXANDRIA, Egypt, Oct. IA,

The run by rail from Paris TO Mar
selles is very pleasant. You pass Fon-
tainbleau forest. You pass the place of
confinement of pope for eighteen months
by Napoleon the First. The residence of
Thomas a'Becket comes to mind with all
his influence. But every little place has
some imitation of Paris in its pleasure
arrangements, as the churches have all
copied the interior arrangements of the
justice hall of the Caesars.
Marseilles is a handsome commercial
town of three hundred thousand inhabtt-
ants Its house of commerce is much
more impressive in its architectural beauty
and size and location than the BOurse in
Paris. Its cathedral is II splendid pile, in
some features looking Moorish, and is
almost situated on the wharf of the port,
catching every travellers eye. The OBJ
servatory nights close by are unsurpassed
by any city near water, if we except Bos-
ton. The harbor and long pier of Mar
seiles is well defended with frownig can
non.
We left twenty-five steamships in dock.
loading or repairing to load, rs we sailed
out the hollow square they made This
gives some idea of the increasing business
OF the Mediterranean since the ship canal
was opened All the docks were filled
with freight ready for shipment, and the
excess laid on flat boats covered with oil
cloth. The merchants are from all parts
of north Africa and the east The whole
business of the Mediterranean is literally
crowded on account of the Suez canal.
This indicates what will be the effect of
opening Il canal through our continent
A large business going south will be
drawn north, and so even with all well
planned west and northwest railroads.
The Grand Trunk is evidence Of their
drawing business north.
After leaving Marselles we found the
Messagere line of steamers took US di-
rectly over the line of ST. Paul's sailing
with Luke, SO vividy recorded in Acts
27:2S.
Leaving Naples in the evening, we were
lighted down the bay by the constant erup-
ton of Vesuvius, whose fires shone long
into the night as Il star of the first magni-
tude. We first pass Puleoli (now Puzzi-
Oily where Paul landed in the face of q
temple of Jupiter, of which the remains
are very perfect, and took the Appan way
to Rome, the way itself in its worn stone
pavement remaining through theistreet of
Puzzioli.
:, Ou we Sl6tlutu uuuGT Jue stars anu
moon, meeting no storm, and thinking
only of the weary missionary of the Cen
/ tiles who so long ago was on the same
waters. Passing through Sylla and Char
, Iibyds safely, we get into the sea on the
coast of Sicily. Just before this, in early
l morn, we see the intermittent fires of
J Strambouli volcano on its lone island. 1t
afforded a wonderful illustration of the
toned to danger Once the fires went up
, three hundred feet, and II lava stream ran
down IL ridge for half mile in view, and
then disappeared over the ridge into a
valley not visible to us. On this side of
only one ridge from that fire, thousand
feet below, was a village Of sixty houses.
e the inhabitants all asleep.
We next pass Syracuse, still quite a
large place, and leave Malta (Melita), the
place Of the shipwreck, on our right, and
l. then enter the wide Mediterranean south
o west and south of the long island of Crete
It where Paul was tossed so many days in a
. wonderful storm. Our path is clear; no
L storm. We have no prisoners; all are
s. free. Our numbers are thrice the number
e On Paul's boat, and we are rs densely
q packed, with quite as much variety of
Il
u one hundred and tifty-Algerine, Moham-
II medans, pilgrims going to Mecca. They
n were finely formed men, and with intelli-
1t gence enough to read the written Koran.
They had no sign of made garment on
, them. The head was turbaned; the body
IS was wrapped in linen cloth about
Al the waist, reaching the bare feet, and then
f. thrown loosely over shoulder and across
IT If hnn ealN
i' in cooking and being waited on, having
ID fuel and food and few mats to sleep upon
IS in cramped sitting posture on the margin
,e of the boats bow floor. Poor fellows, we
pitied them. They were thin in flesh
- some aged and intirm, enduring every
u thing to see Mecca and die. At AleXan-
,h dria they were put in quarantine a month
n before they can 90 on. Many will have tc
die there without seeing Mecca.
Our sail along Crete, one hundred anC
7u sixty miles, over Paul $ course and where
rs he experienced the fearful Storm wa:
5. fortunately quiet as the weather was hot
Nc and our decks so crowded we could scarce
!, ly get exercise enough for health, Witt
'e thankfulness to Him who preserves the
le simple, we rode into the made harbor o
gh Alexandria, and found ourselves sur
H. rounded by the Egyptian world, which W,
set down as the most disorderly and noisy
of our life's experience,
ng All the old of the harbor of Alexandra
ed is gone; not ii Sign is left. The winC
ce obliged us to enter the western harbor
- Pharos was in the old eastern harbor. b
'o means of square blocks of stone throw
as promiscuously into the sea Alexandria ha
formed large, safe harbor for her man
ar sail and steamships. .t .r,.- ~
ho The Mediterranean is destined to rapi
n0 increase in business, and the old civiliza
We ttions to pass away. The west has alread
entered the east, and you find her mer
M manners and literature having the mos
- decided and pnrivaled influence, tt
~ -" nations acknowledge it, and accept it
ne the will OF God. marking out their highe