Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1890-03-28

er has met with untold dangers while in her
paanquln, aud takes a strong dislike TO it .
a great pity, as it will render our journey
much more arduous.
Nablous is the ancient Sichem II is ad
mrably situated has great many soap
factories is renowned for the fanaticism Of
its Muslin inhabitants. Sein and visit
the two apothecarv shops of the place, then
some ten other shops in search Of a ther
mometer A German matchmaker declares
that such an instrument is not 10 he found
in Nablous an apothecary man asks if it
be to announce rain finally apply 10 the
| German clergyman Of the English church,
who directs a school founded by Khartoum
| Gordon. He receives me most cordially
and gives me his unique thermometer l
have some trouble TO make him accept pay
ment. A Samaritan synagogue contains an
old manuscript Of the Pentateuch, which
| forms a number of rolls it is the thing TO
| visit it. On our way back we meet a troop
| of Turkish soldiers on horseback they look
as so many brigands also a girl with a
handful of roses | bring her to my lady,
who replies that our dining table is decorat
/ ed with roses lemon flowers and leaves, so
my gift is not appreciated, and Marien is a
stupid girl from whom ! can extract moth
ing. so dismiss her with half franc. ten
times the value of all the roses here.
The wind, although keen, has been less
so than yesterday, and as we have had win
ter clothes we have not suffered Our camp
is beautifully situated overlooks the whole
city, Gerizim and Ebal Everything would
be well if we had not to coniugate the verb
Il cough in all its moods and lenses, and
the verb 81 grumble" in all its persons
Travelling people ought TO learn patience
fDrhparaupp uuipE ,apkiuo aarlv hourc
ought to laugh at mishaps, stupidity of at
tendants, and enjoy all that is enjoyable
1p,H Thermometer - at 3 p. NJ
aud at e A. NJ in our tent j3 outside
The sun shines brightly, bird sings in the
shrubbery, boys arrive with more roses and
antique lamps. 1t is an enchanting scene
which | enjoy keenly. | make a long
speech to Mr.. or Mrs Birdie, wish | could
initiate his song and feel as happy as he
does. 1t is almost 8 o'clock when we leave
beautiful Nablous (the city inside the walls
is dirty the streets narrow, with its olive
woods, many waters, many mills, its at
tempt at a carriage road to Jaffa. begun to
be finished next century perhaps. We fol
low the valley, climb for an hour ridge,
and from its top have a full view of what
was Samaria. 1t seems to be at our feet
another hour is necessary to reach it. 1t
occupied a splendid position, plateau ad.
vancing over rich plain. We spend half
an hour in an old Crusaders church with
tombs Of st. John the Baptist, Elisha and
Abdias While there General Warren Of
Philadelphia appears, carries us TO his camp
IN the midst of columns remnants OF Her
DDS palace, where he has been for two days,
Mrs. Warren being tired out. We take tea,
and an hour is quickly spent. The ladies ex
change their tales of woes and hardships
If our camp had not gone forward. | would
stop here for night at least, tempted 10y
the beautiful site aud the congenialty of
American friends But we must 20 on,
down bill, then up, up, for an hour, toilng
painfully along stony paths till the view at
the summit rewards us for all our work
To the left of US, the sea northeast, Car
mel before US the plain of Esdraelou or
Jezreel far Oft, snowy Hermon, hills of
Samaria and Galilee, villages on the slopes
of the hills
We 20 down less precipitously than we
came up; the palanquin has gone ahead
taken the wrong path, and we hunt it as
Joseph hunted his brothers in Dothan which
is before US Finally we find our truant
men and mules lunch under glorious fig
trees our lady is all smiles and feels happy
Natives crowd around us as usual | make
0iSho " pllt " plth SDule pDlllekIdld Ieu
carmine flowers; he brings a handful of
green apricots; then | use Selim for an in
terpreter, and the boy brings handful of
corollas without stems at last | get what
wish, and reward the boy with piece of
money worth two and one half cents, a
great sum which makes his eyes brighter.
Along a most fertile plain we reach Sa
nour, where Judith lived it is the ancient
Bethulia. Her history is in the Apocryphs;
| devoured it when a boy 1t is strong
hold, on an isolated spur We pass it by
and proceed to a high ridge, where palan-
quin riding is difficult | walk down my
self leading my horse. Our delay in Sa-
maria has made US late. and the sun sets as
we reach our camp at Djenin after another
long days work.
Altogether the day has been the best we
have had vet, and thoroughly enjoyable