Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1883-04-22
THROUGH HOLyLAND.
travelling Trough a Country Filled
with Sacred "reminiscences.
THE WAYS OF A RARsEE FAMILY.
An Interesting Trip From jerusalem to To-
d.a-The View From Mount labor
Wandering Trough the Ruins
of Casarea -Piiiaging
Bedouins.
SsscinI Correspondence.

Special Correspondence.
BOMBAY, INDIA, March l.-Many
people start out to make trip AROUND
the world. but most of them get as far
as the Holy Land and there stop. Inc
many difficulties, not to say danger,
which beses the Journey from Palestine
10 India make all but the most res"iute
change their minds and retrace their
steps. The Journey is through a
mountainous country, infected with
wandering bands of Bedouns. who
take every opportunity TO plumber the
wandering tourists, especially d
foreigner, for they hate the European
and take an especial pride in showing
their hatred by robbery, or, if they hnd
that dangerous, by making 1t as une'm-
Portable as possible for them. How
ever having started out with the deter
mination TO 90 around the world, l was
lot to be turned from my purpose after
having gone as far as Palestine. 30,
after wandering about there for a
| month or so, started out on my jour-
uey to India. Leaving Tiberius at 6
A. NJ, we slowly assembled the hill from
the top of which We took q last look anu
bid farewell to the Sea of Galilee, and
then struck across the Plain Of E,drael.
on in direct line toward the beautiful
mount upon the summit of which Christ
| Is supposed to have been TRANSPORTED be-
fore his diciples, Peter, james and John.
| The summit of Tabor is about 1910 feet
above the plain of Jezreel, aud about
| ], 500 feet above the Mediterranean Sea.
| 1t was very difficult for our horses TO
climb up over the rough limestone
rocks. In some places of the ascent L
WAS unwilling to risk my neck on horse.
| back, aud preferred to walk. In very
rough places this foolish horse OF mine,
| which had fallen three times with Inc
on ground comparatively smooth,
| seemed to be Is sure-ioOted as the
mountain goat.
The View From Mount Tabor.
have seen many pictures of Mount
| Tabor, but none seemed to do 1t Justice
III my estimation. 1t is a very pretty
mountain, though it falls far below Full
lama, in japan, and bears no comparl :
ron in grandeur TO Everest or kuncuin-
janga, yet, when I had assembled about
haIf way, had one OF the finest views
| of my whole trip. The entire plain lay
/ r.. a lot, al DH a
vast magnificent carpet OF green and
| q, Id for richness and variety l have
| SELDOM, il ever, seen anything equal to
| it. To the west can he seen the
Mediterranean, and to the east the Sea
of Galilee. Some people have even
said that the Dead Sea Is visable from
Tabor, but this is probably mistake.
| The summit is covered with ruins, some
| of which seem TO be of great age, and
we'll they may seem 80, for strongly
| fortified town existed there before the
time of Joshua, and these remains OF
| towers, wells, cistern: and houses may
have belonged to this ancient town. 1t
was here that Barak and Deborah as
sembled the hosts TO attack Sisera.
We lunched inside the fortress, where
| there is an old Greek Church and con-
vent, fOrsaken except by two or three
old and gOod-natured monks, who did
everything In their power to accOmmo.
date US. We climed upon the roof of
the church, AMI with my tield-glass had
| a magnificent view of Palestine. There
| is scarcely hill within sight that has
| not at some time been crowned with a
village or town. Our SaviOur's words,
"A city set on hill cannot be hid,"
seemed TO have special significance
and force to me while looking at these
elevated towns from this position. The
battle field Of Barak, the MegiddO of
the Bible, was also plainly visable. But
| what makes Tabor more interesting
| than anything else to the Christian Is
the fact that from its summit, and, ac-
cording TO tradition, on the very site
covered by the church on which we
arenow standing, } esus was TRANSPORTED
before his disciples, Peter, James and
John.
The Ruins of CRsarea,
There was nothing Of much interest till
wereached the ruins of CBsarea. Casa
rea is place Of peculiar interest, not on
account Of its psesent aspect, for there
is not an inhaOItant or house lefL-the
but ON account of its wonderful and
eventful history. That this capital of
Palestine was once very important
city may be easily conceived from the
nature and eXtenSiveness OF its ruins.
What p.rfect mass Of rui, 8
In the sea! What means this? 1t was
here that Cornelius vel, tasted and
prayed and gave aims, and where Pc
ter unlocked the door to the GENTLE
world; it was here that Paul was held
prisoner for two whole years, and
where he made his noble speeches be-
fore Feliq, Festus, Agripps, Drusilla
and BerDice. Here Eusebius, the his
torian, was born and lived. Here also
Origen studied and wrote his common
taries. Bvt now all is utter desolation,
and no one would even dream that this
city once contained 20O, 900 souls. The
aqueducts are very extensive and in a
remarkable state of preservation. In
places q person can see inside Of them,
and the natives say that man could
ride horseback from one end TO the 9TH
er inside. Now they are partially filed
up with sand and lurking place for
jackals and robbers, both of which are
numerous bereabouts.
From Jaffa to Bombay.
The shore all the way to Soppa Is
strewn with beautiful shells. |
stopped only to gather few Of these
shells and now aud then take q bath
in the sea. After fording one more
river we reach Jaffa, where l take
leave of my dragoInans and muleteer.
j embark for Port Sald on the Austrian
Lloyd steamer Selene and met on
board European family from Kaifa.
They could not stand it any longer, as
the Moslens had begun to put threats
into execution. They told me that
tbtre was not another English family
left in the place. After reaching Port
Said We were transferred to the Pekius
and then commenced the last stage Of
our journey to India. The voyage to
Alden, the Gibraltar Of the East, WIS
without any incident worthy of note,
but We we're in q monsoon from the