The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1882-06-11
Fishing In the River Jordan.

From ne journal " Commerce,
My tents We're pitched among the olive
upper Jordan. only n few rods below the mighty
snrng al Banias, the ancient Cpsurca phiippi
the west and southwest sides OF Mount Her
mon. The western branch. which comes down
the gorge between llcrmon and the Lebanon
range flows practically southwark from its
waters Of Merom. The Banias branch springs
out of the rocky mountain side. at that village
dcsccndS the dccivity in Il torrent receives the
now OF tho great spring OF Dan three or four
miles below. then Joins the west branch and
the river pursues its course. widening into
Moron and resting again i'll the Sea of Galilce.
9 The sun was an hour above tho western hills;
small spnners. and went up to the spring
whore the waters began their course. What
knew not But It is very certain that Il Il th ere
be any game fish in any river or lake iudicious
U.s. OF flies or Summers will bring them to hand.
lowed has, Grpmbled. and the tiear water
Springs among the debris. Remains sS Of pagan san
worship are. are numerous, for the Romans. AS
sors in power. had cultivated hero the reverence
and worship Of the gods of the water the
woods woods, and the lower regions ,
to whip the stream where the various oozings
Of the fountain gathered in a somewhat smooth
fish not three inches long. and at every cast
would take one or two. But these young de-
ScenuantS oil the sacred ilSn OF Oluen times
were rntitlei to respect and were carefully re-
stored, have always regretted that made no
careful notes of the characteristics of the fish
l took in the Sea Of Gallee and in various parts
OF the Jordan. then supposed that they were
known to The he books and catalogned, have
Gus families and il is n subject Of manifest in
tcrest then only said to myself These seem
to be some Of the SINAI fry Of the perch family"
and began to follow down the stream. seeking
larger fish.
From the very start the river began series
ing itself into millions of spark ling bubbles too
gay and evancscent to be called foam. pitching
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down down | followed. and followed content.
for the glory of such IA cataract was worth ENJOY
ing. Still the sun went downward also over
Lebanon. and the night was coming.
Close by the bank Of the stream came on
group of Arabs six men. surrounding small
welcomed a stranger With frank cordiality. ana
they were then and there about TO eat. 1t con
sisted Of tough flat cakes Of bread. roasted
roasting in the ashes, big lat elbows the shells
nearly two inches in diameter, Roast snals are
not at all to be despisrd,. l had eaten them
somewhere have two or three of those giant
shells. kept as II memorial! of the hospitality OF
Lebanon Arabs TO q strolIing angler.
High overhead the snow.clad summit of the
Sheik of mountains, HermOn of old. was glow
ing in the light of the sun which had gone
sea deep gloom seemed to be pouring into
the southern view where, away between the
beyond Capernaum and Chora2in and Beth
snida, toward the sea If death. cold wind
ic"lik" instead Of soft.
Slowly rod in hand, without Ash, climbed
the hill toward the tents among the olive trees
at l}nnius The rcd light faded on Hcrmon Ii
was dark before reached home for tents are
homes. though they be movable homes and all
our homes are at best but camping places.
". &. II