The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1901-04-25

INC about ana hndlng the cOucneS
all filed, they fed in despair.
That was sufficient post house
experience for us. Finding that
we could get a carriage we all
arose with one accord, and by
three o'clock were on the road
again (having warmed ourselves
with some teal and never stopped
except to exchange horses, until
we reached Makejeoan near the
Persian border, having travelled
continuously for thirty-eight
hours.
We spent that night in Nakhe
ievan, which claims to have been
the residence, and to contain the
grave, of Noah. We thought that
the human race ought to get its
common ancestor a more con-
spicuous monument. All day we
were within sight of Mt. Ararat,
whose hoary head pierced the
cloud surrounding it. Noah could
not have found a more suitable
landing place. AT three O'Clock
the next afternoon we reached
the Aras river which separates
Persia from Russia. We thought
we had been travelling by every
imaginable mode, but a new eX
perience awaited us. A ferry
boat took us to an island in the
middle of the river. Then we
were given the alternative of re-
naming there, or crossing the
remainder of the stream on the
backs of Persians at their own
price. We chose the latter. A
big Persian llnelt down invitingly
before me and | jumped on
his back and rode over, and the
others followed. How | wished
/ L had not used all the plates in
my camera when l saw the others
coming. But another one of our
/ party reached the shore, raised
his camera and recorded the
event.
This being Saturday, we spent
Sunday in place that was cross
between a hotel and a post house
the odds being in favor of the
/ post house.
A carriage had been sent for
US from Tabriz but an accident
occurring, it did not arrive until
Monday afternoon. The Mission
aries at Tabriz had also sent us
our mail and some food and we
deyoured both with equal relish.
Tuesday morning, we started
ON our last journey of two and a
half days for Tabriz.
The close Of the first day found
us at Chercher-a mud house and
a garden with a mud wall around
it. We looked first at the mud
hut, then at the garden, and final
| ly chose a mud platform outside
the wall as our resting place,
while the ladiespreferred osleep
! in the carriage. The mud plat
form was not any more comfort
able than the ground but had the
| advantage of being dryer. With
| my shoes for a pillow l slept tol-
! erably well. Once during the
night, / was awakened by the
tinkling Of bells and opened my
| eyes to behold a caravan of cam
els passing. There was a long
string of them fastened to one
another by a rope and their
steady, solemn tread in the dim
light seemed like a spectre of by
gone ages.
The next night we Jared better,
having a whole room to ourselves
Thursday noon found us just
outside the city Of Tabriz. The
missionaries came out to meet us
looked me over and decided to lei
me enter the city and one of theil
homes; and thus | became a mis-
sionary.
I was just as glad to reach the
end Of my journey as | am sure
you viii be to conclude this un
interesting letter.
CHAS. II. PITTMAN.
Last winter ! was confined t.
my bed with a very bad cold OF
the lungs. Nothing gave me re