The Arkansaw traveler., 1884-05-10
and ft Ghinen are comparatively little kno~a- A, the former place we have the

splendid temple 10 Aphrodste. destroyed by the Christian emperors for he de baaeherie> which disgraced T.. cen siderable portion is still standing n per fec. preservation, and if .he fallen .eoi were cleared away . beautiful .nonumen, of the pas; nigh, sill be lef io us. The sigh; IS most picturesque. with cypress trees amonE the 6ismantlea columns. spreading ~sinuts at he porches. and the noasy ilvet sixty teei below. The stream buFsis out et the sroao c! Aka. oser against the temple. m seven cascades n RfEteF. and with diminished volume n summer !, $ sAid 10 run red wiih the blood oi TxmmaE. which a9~s aifcsh every year IT the autumn. but n fcality the water being chaly beate. oolors oE the ssones of the bed ali the year round. while the fts: rams, bringing down the red earth. may give de-per tial ' <. that season. The groi.o rom W141c |, springs is another r1;ura. pit: ot. cscl. wozfny ct lexesIIgsfion, iksefSa s al sff.rss we can remember. aF.s ua - .ae present das not oTsreTiy .St.sfet. It
 ozsjs of ii y lea passage, ~I@Snsr < aese and there ;n;1 spacious e..vys ron,> ; ~tth stalactgtes ant s.:cveG Wsth fossil ren ms. and Ga,.y gtoNins "A. ssmites
 The villagers JNpress aeIei 2 tieep I. the heart .. lae uaGa;ua garFe xere o.ee o~t4A.s. 5at. considering .a4; ln
 ~1n:ef al. esitfacee CT egres> ls stopped " Inc torrents. the aes eud is incredible. N 4ay rate. ar hour tor hl. 5, h. advance trough tGe t1Verneus winIings W.ii iail axe t0 d.s oVe; elghcr haz4ar CT ed io ,ae efotto AtSa ls only one of many sp : where 4 ( ' CT t~o mig gs.t Se pren;- aa.y ana de- aiiEls spent. We have a!re41y ;aen,toae.i E. elhlael. whl T P assesses extensive and hardly recos..Ized anli44e remains AEa MeirdhA nay be
 44ded Tor natural beauty. he lake o, l.fr1 1eou. < al,. q ourious feature n Sy- ti.a ;yp srspay. bei he nigh, -hould neset 6e passrd neal i.s fever .de ,iine sMamps. l teteblnih ioEesi on ;he opposi,e s,epe oi Lebanon ~lil make 4 more irz Erani and safer araping ground. Anotne me country IS ,h 4 round l!cited- din. p'.zzin. and Moukh;sra. \ ;hisd pleasant trip woai3 De rom Slden to Tyre, thence io Nebliiyeh. and un ,he greer valley O; the riveT Liiani io the Hooleh pla,i.. From this we might pass "a ' asbeya aid the sources of the iar- san, se make the ascent ot Mount Her mon. l. $ only necessary .a name the more familiar eA assleus - the Cedars and D baalhcc runs both oi,hem Gcai camping grounds
 ln fact. throughout he Lebanon VIC canno; 70 Ia wrong The ..r ,s aisays rich and sRee;, the surroundings uataee. and the experiences novel aid changing oae night ne hammock may be swuag .IE MIG nel hboIhooG. where Il |. must De lish;- fer eompan}'s sake. and whefe inc b..Is 0: t.fe ae kals makes eefIe diseor1 ; the 44rkncss. 0n tae morrow We may be aulongs, a hedouin colony IT ;hei- queer bl. < ,en:s. swafihy. hand some men. and laughing b,Ie-chinned women. who scrupic noi 10 ask ior a o.garette n return for cup ot coffee
 The nex, day. perhaps, ae enjoy the hospitality of Inc heVo Of some village. n comparative oominy: and positive con Siraini the fourth ~e ase al convent. drinking a bottle Q; sirogfg4~4ne ten years Tn the cellars and the nth Il msslon- ary. school And ,he kaleidoscope con. unues 10 change. But every one cannot stand such an undenlably rough-and- ready existence and !e. ladies ..:.d families there may alsays be a quiet month or two to be passed n some oi the small hanlets near Beyrou., rot withou, ,helr charm. The house will not be magnificent. and a certain fund of re- sources III ones self, and of the real philosophy. will be necessary 10 enjoy d Lebanon village. With these a shor, siay may be made ;o brng forth many things which will De agreeable memories
 Ttere IS an absolute freedom from all usual worries and settlements we are tar away from the Wclischmerz and the most active element in OUT daily fife viii be the steady waglng of que, war with most of our surroundings.
 le, us be thoroughly understood that. when We say quie, war, we rAean war which. while never serIoGs enough io dis- ,uIb us, generally affords Jus; enough 10 think about, and which can be taken up and laid down like play with a kitten our chief adversary wiii be the cook. who steadfastly insists on baking fresh bread. invariably aifiuns ,na, there are TO ngs or grapes to be had. and persists in buying anclent hens and watering the goats milk His kitchen $ always a far casus beih so that. when VIC tees too leihargIc. we can at any time, by casual visli work ourselves up 70 a inc fury Mex, 10 him ~i!l come ihe gafcener. so styled. who aeseT waters more than half the flowers. and always pulls up eur tayorlte seedlings as soon a. they promise sell. pretending they are scratched up by our dos. which he shoots Tn the r yhi by mistake for a laekal. He ls an in- significant and poor foeman as com pared n i&s cook. but wlh often afford gentle relaxation when an eacouRter wl,h the srea, enemy would o,er;ax afternoon energy The fowls of the ar, n the shape oi aggressive sparrows, are also nor Q De oesp!sed az healthy irrl,an,s In England wc suppose tha, sparro~s twIgtenng under he caves and eisez here make a ple2san; Fausic. - cue sup poses ,h,s. hc~c*e- - z. ea.. nd waen they begin at taF-l .a me morning he reasons are evident, tor the voices of SyTlan sparro~s are n0i 9f thz; AIne