The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-01-22
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and corn The wheat had already been gathered, and the other crops were rapid ly maturing. Not many men seemed to be at work, but the women were very busy looking after the winters supplies On the hiIlsides, which seem never to be cultivated, scores of boys and girls were cutting down bushes. weeds and grass for fuel The green stuff Is piled in heaps on the ground and left to dry. Then 1t Is tied into huge bundles, and carried home in jiggies, wooden frames fitted on the shoulders, or else on the backs of bulls and COWS. Coming and going we met many travellers on the way to or from the city. They were polite, but not eff fusive. The houses are as poor excuses for human habitations as one could imagine, almost always surrounded by peach trees that receive no attention or by groves. of ohestnuts. The chestnuts grow to good height and have a great spread of branches The nuts are very. large, but .nowise as sweet as those that grow in our American forests. But they are all gathered. and used as regular article of food being much improved, am told by cooking. M
 The last three miles of our journey we made. on foot, the ascent of the noun tains being too steep for easy riding of any sort. It gladdened my eyes and my heart to see once more an abundance of trees and shrubs, and to hear through all the little ravines the sound of running water. When we reached the top night fall had come, but the moon soon came up, and then we had views far and wide of the most ravishing beauty could not help feeling that we were in an enchanted world. The abbot of the monastery and the 20 or more monks gathered about us with the curiosity of children. :.
 The outside world is little known to them, and the coming of strangers Is an event in their lives. Thanks to MT. Yun. who was known to them by reputation. we were assigned comfortable rooms. and soon got ready for the nights rest. Be- ing used to much longer journeys of this sort. MT. Collyer had made provision for it. His packhorse carried a large box on each side One of these contained two cots and bedding, and the other a cooking outfit and supply of food. In about an hour the coclie had as good a supper as one could wish to eat. After partaking of 1t most heArtily and then wandering out into the open air and gasing long at the glory Of the sky above us and the beauty oG the valleys beneath us, we lay down and slept the sleep of the weary.
 In the morning, having disposed of our
 
 The monastery stands on a sort of bench or shelf of level ground; with lofty peaks wooded all the way up. towering behind 1t. In front are the lower slopes, presenting every kind of scenery, and beyond is the open ,ceun- try, terminating in tho distant sea. There s a great collection of buildings. some of them substantial, but the most of them quite rickety.l On one side is . vegetable garden. Beautiful flowers grow in every direction. A great pear tree. bending with fruit. shows what might be done in that direction. but 1t has no companion. Was on at all hours of the day and night-such worship as It Is. the ring Ing of bells and the repetition of for sad and cheerless worship over a sad and cheerless land There Is noth- Ing in tito quicken and inspire, but every thing to depress. Whom noon came was quite willing to thank our hosts for