Morning journal and courier., 1890-02-05

send, therefore, 20 Jappa ana call miner
Simon whose surname is Peter; he is lodged
in the house Of one Simon, a tanner, by the
seaside; who, when he cometb, shall speak
unto thee" Acts <, 80.
The building is a small one story structure
but no one believes it to be the original
building, though it probably occupies the
same site. It has fat roof with no wall
to screen one from the gazers of the street
as In the prevailing style of architecture In
the east. On the ground floor mosque IL
located, which is never used during the time
when tourists usually come, as their feet are
supposed to defile the building, tent mean
time, being used for worship near by.
visited the spot twice the second time
with the remainder of our party after the
completion of the camping tour. Brief re-
ligions services were held on the top of the
house, including prayer by the Rev. William
Portens, of St: Louis, closing with ''corona-
their trade in the neighborhood, and a stone
vat at nearby pump is believed to have
been in use in St. Peters day.
All attempts to drink the water evoked
a determined and demonstrative resistance
on the part of our stomschs. 1t was gener-
ally believed by us that the water was bet
ter adapted for tanning purposes when the
to satisfy tho thirst of American tourists
who came from land proverbial for its pur-
ity of springs aud wells.
From Joppa Jonah fled before the face of
the Lord. When commanded to preach at
Nineveh, as described in Jonah 1, 1-3:
"Now the word Of the Lord came unto Jo-
nah, son of Amittai, saying, arise, go to
Nineveh, that great city and cry against It;
for their wickedness is come up before me.
But Jonah rose up to flee unto Tarshish
from the presence Of the Lord, and he went
down 70 Joppa and he found a chip go.ce to
Tarshish, so he paid the fare thereof, and
went down into 1t, to go with them from the
presence of the Lord" In this city also
Dorcas, that toiler for the poor, was raised
to life by st. Peter. Joppa or Jaffs, is prob
ably the Oldest city on earth, having been
built, in the opinion Of very many scholars,
long before either Damascus or Jerusalem.
three times-by Caliph Omar, A. D. 636; by
the crusaders, A. D. 1890 and by Napoleon I,
March 1893. The story that Napoleon
butehered $500 prisoners is regarded as
apochryphal by competent and disinterested
judges. An earthquake demolished the city
in January 1887, which resulted in the loes
of 13, 1000 lives. s5.s.
After three days spent at the delightful
and hospitable home Of Mr.. Rolla Floyd I
took seat in an old-fashioned stage coach
for Jerusalem. u started at 5 p. m. and
would not arrive at the Holy City until 2
O'Clock the next morning, A dismal and
lonely feeling crept over me when I found
that my travelling companions were all
Arabs, who knew no word of English. They
| were apparently poor peasants, and civil and
we'll behaved. Three horses were used, but
the road, to my surprise, was a good one.
After leaving Jaffa the road was as smooth az
a floor. Were it not for the white dust pros
duced by the dry season the ride would have
been much more of satisfaction than it was.
A long line of orange groves are passed q
mile or 50 after leaving the city. It is past
sunset and the deepening twilight makes the
trees seem like ghosts or concealed robbers
skulking behind the ugly and cheerless fence
of cacti which serves to protect us in some
measure from the incursions of thieves. Had
time permitted, a short ramble among the
trees would have been pleasant, although Ii the
fruit would not reach maturity until Decem-
Der. two months later.
Vast plains many miles in extent lay be-
fore us until at last We approached "the hill
country of Judea," where the Virgin Mary
went after the announcement made to her by
Jesus. 1t seemed wild, desolate region,
rocky and during the dry season especially
destitute of foliage.
Three stops were made to rest the horses
between Jaffa and Jerusalem, ranging from
one to two hours in duration. Some of the
passengers took bedding from the stage,
brought with them for the purpose, and lay
down by the roadside while the halts were
in progress. Others wrapped themselves up
in their abiah, or flowing striped cloak worn
day and night throughout the year, and
courted the god Morpheus.
Personally I was wholly unable to keep
warm, especially in the hours past midnight
when it was the coolest. All my luggage
was on the backs of horses making the camp
ing tour from Beirut to Jerusalem, i'm
Guiding my wooden tourist shirt and light
overcoat. As the day was intensely hot
when began that journey, 80 coon absn-
doned, as already related, had Invested my
self of all underwear except q gauze shirt,
wearing thin summer coat, as my vest
buttoned to my necktie. Vigorous efforts
were consequently required to avoid taking
cold. At the shopping places and while the
stage was creeping up the steep gradients of
''the hill country" I walked rapidly, and
swung my arms almost necessarily to keep
warm.
At one station, some one from another
stage bound in the same direction called me
by name. Astonished that anyone, 900 miles
from home, should know me I responded. It
proved to be Mr.. Brooks of Stamford. Con-
nectiout, who is now making a journey
around the world with Mr.. @. N. Orittenton,
one of our party. He had travelled from
SmyTUA To bclTuG Will tuOuRu tuOep6uu-
emily, by the French steamer.
Black coffee in cups holding not more than
three or four thin mbles full were sold at a
high price to the passengers in waiting. I
ventured to accept a cup of Moiyeh water
offered me. It YVES so tepid and vile in taste
and odor that I could not take sip or two
to wash the dust out of my throat. "Back-
sheeeh," said the Arab, who stood before me
in full oriental costume. I had nothing
am alIer than half frame ahout ten cente
which handed to him 'Thank you," he
replied in fair Englieh,. and pocketed the
coin. 1 reflected that from all indications
dirty drinking water was certainly held at a
high price and had my curiosity aroused to
learn the price of clean water.
One halt was at Ramleh, about twenty
miles from Jerusalem, and another at Kir-
jath. Jearim. The tower of Rsmleh, built
by the crusaders, is an object OF interest.
ton of the holy land are afforded from Its
summit in the day time.
On our journey we pass near the site OF
the FIVE cities of the Philistines, visible from
the tower-Ashdod, GAIA, Gath, Gimso and
Lydia. The rscene of Samson's exploits is
situated near our pathway also, where Dagon
fell before the Ark of God, the place of
David's duel with Goliah. Mt. Carmel and
other distant and noteworthy localities are
also visible.
All through the long, dreary night we
passed long lines of camels laden with heavy
burdens, including heavy pieces of timber,
long iron columns and other severe loads.
The poor, patient beasts carry them safely
up and down the steep bills, and when they
lie down on the journey the burden is not
removed. Arabs and darkeys passed and re-
passed, also, as the night wore away.
NATHAN HuBBKLL.