Springfield globe-republic. (Springfield, Ohio) 1884-1887, 1886-09-13

walls Only Two and Half Miles
About scenes.
We will take walk The city is not
large-the ,wallS not very long suppose
we take them on our left and see how
long il takes to come back again. The
wav about the walls is first hy the well
made modern road that leads to Rethle-
herl-hy the deep, dry moat and 10y the
rim of Hinnom vale. Then by donkey
path it takes the left-now up. now dowa;
now by the buryinG ground. and 10y Old
gates and older stones. skirting the ked-
ron vale and then Gehennah's gulch;
then by a narrow foot path past the gar
den patches, past old knotted gnarled
olive trees. past Bethany's mud houses
clinging to the dreary. hlistered walls
and past the golden Cate-skIrtlng the
valley of Jehosaphat with his rock tomb
aud that OF AhSaloIr and ZaChariah; past
the ST Stephen gate that gives n view Of
sad Gethsemaue and Olivet. then through
among the Muslem graves and tnmhS
where waiting women sit and mourn their
dead, past the Damascus gate, IN view OF
,Icremiah's cave where eTSt he sat 81
many recluse years and pondered Ger the
past. and prophcsied of future woes, then
past more walls and heaps of rubbish,
stones and aged olive trees that have seen
/ the Tears aud heard the signs of centuries.
we come back to the modern homes and
streets again, and on a modern pavement
by a lot of modern traders SHOP stands
we by Jaffa gate again.
THE GREAT CITY OF DAVID.
T Look at your watch Not quite sixty
minutes gone since We stood here before,
yet we have compassed all these walls
abOut-heen clear around the present
Jewish city, which now is twice as large
as WAS it when the Savior died on Cal
vary, Now are these walls two miles and
n half about; then, perhaps, fraction
more than One-a city then upon walled
space-with lions hill, M"r!ah-with all
Is temples, houses, streets, about the size
of six modern church blocks. such was
the magnitude Of the great city of David,
a mere speck upon this Juiean noun
tain range; a barren place em1d more bar
rem places; city without sewerage, gas or
aqueducts: city without streets where
Carriage wheels could roil-merety hor-
nets nest hanging to a rock, IN eagles
nest among the mountain crags.
But let us pass the gate and step within
within Jerusalem. How your blood
tingles-how play your nerves; the very
came, and stand upon the place where
stood the priests and prophet men Of old,
wnere stood and taught the Saviour of
the world, where stood the Jewish kings,
and those who came with fire and sword
and dragged them forth TO grace the AS
syrian or a Roman holiday! Within the
walls that well surround the center Of the
world; within the city unto which all
Christendom bows low; upon the spot of
the great Christian worlds hallowed as
soCiations,
Well, we will go beyond the gates and
pace the streets of David and his genera
tons For ten or twenty rods you'll find
themfairly good A carriage might come
into that eXtent-no more. The street that
leads still farther on is steep and stepped
and narrow. Follow ii dOwn-COme down
the dirty, slippery stone. Take heed here
lest you fall! The lining shops are low
and small, and reek with nOisOme odOrs.
But come along. yet mind the mud and
! filth--it thiCkeus every step. The way Is
straight and steep and full of mud The
crowd of hurryinC people chokeS 1t up; SO
do the laden doukeys-laden with goods
and city sculch and filth that Craze your
Iaiment. We give it up. The mud and
filth increases every step! Our boots are
wet and foul, our clothes are splashed
with over filthy mire Enough OF this
we turn about, retrace our dubious steps
and hunt another street-tuTn 10 the one
called Christian.
A VALE OF HUMILIATION.
The Christian street-there's nothing in
a name is a vale of humiliation. Wet,
muddy, filthy still and paved with ran
dom rocks that hurt your feet clear
through thick leather soles, and speak
alold OF penauce The shops are thick
Fad low and very badly kept; the windows
dirty, floors anu walls a crying, muddy
shame: the whole den of desolation.
Ambitious tradesmen beck and call you
in. They shout their wares aud tell of
photographs for sale and things olive
wood; swing rosaries before your face and
faunt the crucitix as though they dealt in
herrIngS. But you have little care TO
look about your feet, lest they should
slip and let You down. Disguised every
step YOU turn not TO the right TO seek the
holy sepulcher, but take the left and
climb for higher and dryer soil
And this is Jerusalem. The thrill you
felt at coming through the gate is gone.
Gone is the nervous thrill, the pious
thoughts, the sentiment that captured you
Wltha!. gone are your hopes OF peace, ana
quiet thoughtful rest within these times
stained walls, as back you take your way
to your hotel without the walls to gain
your room. invoke fire, to rest your bones
before; scrape off the mud ana dry your
well wet boots. Jerusalem! my happy
home; name ever dear to me-" May be in
mental theory, as We 60 through its
streets and see its shrines while sitting in
our soft arm chair at home, hut here we
stop and think. To morrow We may have
courage to try again.
Without the city walls are many mod
ern buildinys-hote,s ard hoSpita ais, offices
Of the government, and many pretty
private house and shop. All these were
built within score Of years-am bilious
Jews have sent some money here TO help
this revival work, TO help to renew the
citys life; ambitious churches make a
show of enterprise-one vieing with the
other; hopeful hotel keepers who hope TO
thrive upon the tourists purse-at all
events the city-outside the gates is look
ing up again. Within-well, you know
my opinion Of it a!ready-Davenport
Iowa, Democrat.
Natural Mistake.
Mr. B. "a prominent politician) )-Uncle
Pastus 7 want Won TO come ND TO my