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rode their donkeys along the donkey patl
through the valley, and a fine luncheon
awaited us below at a rest house, which Il
well named. We then started back for oul
donkeys through the fields, and when
arrived back on the steamer ! felt that had
spent one OF my most enjoyable days ir
Egypt.
The Tombs OF the Bulls are also re-
markable, and hewn out OF the solid rock,
Apis, the sacred bull. was worshlpped in a
splendid temple near Memphis, and after
death was embalmed and placed in sub
terranean church over 5000 feet long, 10
feet wide and II feet high. II Is really
marvellous how they got the solid granite
, sarcophagus down there and polished
and carved IL as fine as though II was done
In our day. The tombs are underground,
and there are about fifty sacred bulls in the
gallery.
The Tombs Of the Kings make one Of the
grandest things In the whole plaoe-the
grandest work, the greatest display and the
best preserved. Most Of the mummes Of
the kings have been taken away, but there
are some there yet. Rameses II. is well
preserved.
THE TRUE RELIGION.
Il saw much Of religion in Egypt; but
think there Ia less religion in Rome itself
and in Egypt than in America. | have
studied the point.
The religion In Egypt is not real and true
because they don't care how mean they
use the Christians and still they fall down
on their knees and pray. say right now
there are a great many people in these lands
who go TO church and who had better stay
at home. They no sooner get out Of church
than they talk about their neighbors, and a
good TfEry 0f 7thgrI 'gJ Ip-Jhdrctf out If
fashion. That is my experience.
If they would pay their debts and not
talk about their neighbors it would be far
better than the way some Of them do. In
our own country and every other country
good deal Of that is done.
Then the person who only says his
prayers IN the time Of trouble and fright
and fear is not sound. The time to say them
Is when you are in prosperity and joy.
But people mostly wait until they are sick
or want money.
They ore, az rule, not bit thankful
when they are prosperous and healthy.
] think it is more forgetfulness than any.
thing else. II is through want Of thought
that these things are done.
Il find that many people 60 to church
to he seen themselves and from custom,
and then they come out and criticise their
friends and neighbors. That is not Chris
tianity. But you see for yourself all around
that many 80 called Christians act as mean
as those Egyptians.
i find the majority Of people are always
ready to rejoice In the misfortune Of man
and to be jealous Of him IL he is prosperous.
They are always delighted to read In the
papers about his downfall, and very often
II the man is friend
VALUE or REAL PRIENIS.
MY own experience 10 that three real
true friends are worth a hundred lukewarm
onee. 1t worries me II man goes back
on me and It prevents me from sleeping.
Ingratitude makes me feel had for days.
Then there are thousands who hate TO
see a man rise. II he gets 70 the top Of bis
profession OF becomes rich they say oh,
he's no account. remember when he had
no money and was not at the head Of his
profession; or, Oh remember his poor
father
They forget that when a man starts
with no money but with the brains and
intellect and gets to the top he deserves
praise and not blame. There is no credit
for a man whose father leaves him load Of
money and who begins rich.
yet you find that the very people who