Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1893-11-16
A DARING PILGRIMAGE.
Marion HarIand Will Spend Four monVhs
amonc Syrian Robbers and LeperS.

home next March from the voyage
which began on October IL last, when
che sailed foom New York, she Will
have accomplished what no Wnl1e
woman has ever yet done, ana Wnat
she herself has been planning 70 40 lol
twenty years. Her undeftakiug 40
pilgrimage through the desert OF oyria ~
Tho Redouins and lepers Of that region,
,ra,;ad hy weeks stay as an inmate IN
tho most noted harem Of Damascus.
and visits to the Druses OF Carmel, the
sea Of Tiberius, the tomb Of Abraham at
Hebron, and to the grand rabbi OF Jeru-
salem who will bestow his blessing
mon her. The lady is to be accompa-
MED only by her son, ayouth VINO is SIX
feet three inches in height and ~ years
of age. except that upon entering the
Ho,v Land David Jamal, the Orlen1al
Dragoman, will become her GUIDE, ana
SYRIAN women is there to enter Mrs.
Terhune's serv; ce, and they, with lew
native porters will comprise the entlre
nrt Mr.. Louis Klopsch, prop, ietor
of the Christian Herald, planned thls
nniuue Journey and pays the bills:
Mrs. Terhune is now crossing Europe
nv rail to Brindisi and on November
or whereabouts goes by boat to JaIa,
thence over the only railway in all that
rngion to Jerusalem. Here the grand
rabbi. through the courtesy OF Seiah
| Merrill. our consul Ut Jerusalem, has
agreed to formally receive the Amerl-
can woman, impart his blessing ana
give her letters which are expected TO
| prove a sort of open sesame throughout
| the Journey At Jerusalem Mrs: Ter
hume dons the Oriental dress, consisting
| of a long loose robe, the turban ana a
"vashmak "-the close veil which Will
conceal all of her face and have soil
tarv hole in it for her to see through.
From this time on Jamal, the Drago-
man. becomes an important parsonage
in the lady's daily life and excepting
Onlv Albert Pavson Terhune, her son,
the ONLY man she can feel at all safe
with. This man has been in the United
States and has lectured here and in Eu-
rope not long ago. His wild adven-
lures would, in the platitud;lnous
phrase, fill a book. He is well ac-
urlainted with the Duke Of Connaught,
Rev. T. de Witt Talmage and others
who have listed his people.
With letters commencing her to all
the tribes in Syria as far as Damascus
and Bevrout, Mrs. Terhune will voyage
on the back of a camel, the commander
of the little party armed to the teeth,
until Hebron is reached. On the way
she will practice with the saber and the
flint lock, to protect herself should ne
! cessity arise, from robbery and native
violence The next step will he at
Nazareth and after that Bethlehem,
wherein Christmas will be passed.
Early in January the little party hopes
to reach Tberus, where Mrs. 1erhune
intends to participate in the religious Gus
tom of washing the bodies of the dead
| -, va COO THbic will no ba most
perilous parts Of the journey owing to
| the native frenzy at the time and the
embarrassing habit Of running anuck to
which ladies and gentlemen in that
country are addicted.
Across the Jordan next to the land Of
Moab Mrs. Terhune will send her son
ahead to beg admission for weary voy-
ayers according to the quaint custom at
the convent Of MarSaba, the oldest
Christian convent in the world. There
is no doubt of her being admitted.
Here the party will replenish their
stores and Jamal will have to exert his
influence among the Bedouins, the
wandering robbers of this region. For
| Mrs. Terhune has resolved to pass at
least week among these people, living
in their tent, and taking part in their
weird customs. The negotiations Incl
dent to this part of the trip will require
no end of diplomatic maneuvers, for if
there came struggle with a rival tribe
during the lady's stay among them, her
death might be the result. It will re-
quire some days after leaving the con-
vent, to arrive among the Bedouins.
Should Mrs. Terhune get safely away
from the Bedouins, she will wend her
way, Or rather the camel she is riding,
will be steered in the direction of the
Druses Of Carmel. These people have
a far away settlement over the desert,
being descendants Of the unhappy peo-
pie OF whom thousands were massacred
by the Turks in 1856. They are very
savage and fierce, but the letters which
Mrs. Ierhune expects to bear from the
grand rabbi, will, it is believed, prompt
them to welcome her. If received, she
proposes to take part in the religious
festival here and go with the annual
hunting expedition into the wilds of
this territory.
Damascus, the Paris of the Orient, is
to be the scene of Mrs Terhune's next
experiences. At least a week will be
spent by her in the harem of a wealthy
resident. The lady means to gain adj
mlttance nomlnally as a slave to wait
upon the 1avorite OF the owner. Jamal
and the young son are to visit the gard
ems OF Damascus every other day,
where the nominal slave is to pass with
load of wood on her head and nod if
all is we'll. She will be obliged to wear
white sandals and the hood OF duenna
all this time. The only way in which
Mrs. Terhune could get into harem,
even on these terms, was by securing a
letter through the influence of the
grand rabbi, to the chief of the eunuchs,
who III turn induced local magnate
with thirtv-seven wives or SO, to con-
sent to this arrangement
After these experiences are through
with the Intrepid voyager will 90
among the lepers of Damascus. There
Is Naaman,s house Of lepers in the city.