The daily morning journal and courier., 1901-10-31

dren. q donkey and goat, all dwell ing harmoniously together in one house. After seeing the town we had an opportunity t bathe ino the sweet waters of the sea. We returned by starlight and were entertained over night at the monastery. Very early in the morning, before it was yet day, l arose and went forth to sit by the sea side How beautiful the Sea of Genes saret looked in the grey of the morning. Soon the sun rose over the mountains of Moab, casting a golden sheen over the waters: the fish which are now just as abundant as they were in the time of Christ. could be seen feeding in the clear waters. A lone fisherman stood waist deep in the water throw ing his line with one hand and using the other as q reel. It was sublime sight to my weary eyes and one never to be forgotten.
 l returned to the monastery, and climbing it's steep narrow stairway to the top of the building, had another broad view of the lake. Wonder in the distance was Capernaum, the ruins of Bethsaida and Chorazin and the town of Mary Magdalene; just opposite was Gadara where Christ healed the man possessed with demons and the steep place is still pointed out to the travel CT where the demon possessed swine ran down into the sea and were drowned.
 As I looked around l perceived that the city of Tiberias was just waking up the people were sleeping out on the housetops I saw whole family awaken, arise and make their toilet first the father arose, this of course as it should be- the husband should al- ways arise first; then the wife and af- terWard the two children.
 After dining on St. Peters fish our caravan started on the return trip with the purpose of visiting Mount Tabor on the way, and after climbing the mountains of Zebulan I turned for the last time to look upon the lake, and there came to my vision a picture that no poet can describe nor no painter place on canvas.
 We were now met with company of Bedouins with drove of donkeys. ouI JOulHey lC Mt dDJI NhS to pC made in the backs of these animals. picked out a good fat donkey. I think l was a little proud of the fact that he looked a little better than his fellows; alas! he proved to be dumb and lazy. I am not professional at riding any kind of a beast, but I managed by the continual, prodding of the driver to keep up with the procession. l got along very well until we came to a steep descent, when suddenly, without a word of warding my donkey stum- bled and fell down, striking his head; so did I fall, and as nearly as l could judge hit my head in about the same place. I felt very sorry indeed for the pood donkey; he must have hurt his head, and I am quite sure that 1 hurt mine. After extracting my feet from the stirrups l arose, remounted and proceeded on the now upward way, for we soon began to climb the almost per pendicular slopes of Mount Tabor. It was a long, slow climb and the sun was now at it's meridian height. The heat was intense,
 At last we reached the summit and visited the church of the Transtgura7 tion, and were entertained by the monks. A bountiful repast was set be- fore us. but here for the first and only time my strength failed me. l excused myself from the table. Father O'Hearn saw something was the matter and sprang forward and helped me to his room The monks gave me wine glass full of liquor or a powerful heart stimulant After two hours of rest nature revived and I was able to walk down the mountain, mount my donkey and proceed on the journey. It is an old saying, and a true one, that 'all is well that ends we'll" After ride of fifteen miles over hill and valley and plain we at length came to the noun tain pass which leads down to the city of Nazareth. It was a steep. narrow and seemingly dangerous descent. Suddenly we came in sight of the town my donkey seemed electrified with new life. for with bound he started down the limestone path at an astonishing rate of speed; I chung to the saddle, I shouted to the dumb animal, but all