Year: 1861

interest in the traveller than the rich and extern
sve bosom OF Mount Carmel; while barrenness
spreads on every side, and the curse Of the with
cred soil is felt on bill, valley and shore, this
beautiful mountain seems TO retain its ancient
eXcellency OF flowers, trees and perpetual YER
dure. The scenes in its interior are often bold
and romantic in the highest degree deep and
verdant precipices descending into lonely glens
through which a rvuet is seen ddshing wildly
the shepherd and his flock, on the grassy slopes
that afford at present rich pasture ground
as in the days when Nabal fed bis numerous herds
in Carmel. There is indeed character peculiar
Iy pastoral about the scenery few gray and
naked rocks, or sublime but useless cliffs, are
here as in the mountain Of the Temptation or on
Pisgah. And this fertility and vivid verdure, on
so sutry a soil, is deeply welcome aud refresh
ing more especially to the woods that wave
over the summit and sides. 1t is beautiful TO
stand beneath their shelter on the brink of the
MOUNT and look far on every side, where naught
but forsaken and shadoWless land meets the
eve. On the banks of the ancient rver,n on
which the strength Of the mighty" was broken,
and the power Of Sisera swept away, no solitary
tree spreads its shades the stream rolls between
its green and naked shores these are 80 low that
the river overfOWs to some extent on each side
during the rainy season. and Is SO deep and rapid
As not to be fordable. 1t was most probable dur
ing this season that the army of Sisera, in its
fight was in part destroyed by the waters for
in its usual course the stream is not OF sufficient
width and power to be dangerous. just above,
on the site of Carmel is the spot pointed out by
tradition as having been the scene Of Eiijah's
staying the prophets OF Baal. There is much of
the picturesque about the place the soil is
strewed with several masses Of gray stone, around
which are many fine trees 1t is u pleasing and
lonely spot, such as the Imagination would hard
ly have selected for so ruthless yet necessary
deed. But if tradition should err here there can
be no Illusion with respect to the scene OF the
memorable descent of the fire from Heaven.-
When "all Israel was gathered together into
Carmel" it was clearly on this side OF the noun
tain, where it descends gradually into the noble
plain beneath The spot was finely chosen by
the prophet for the spectacle of his sacrifice !;
since the people coming from the regions of Sam
aria, might stand with perfect convenience in the
splendid and open area Of Esdraelon, which is
here terminated at the foot Of Carmel The de-
ciyity Of the mountain, its brink dark with
woods, and its sides covered with the richest
pasture, lookes over a wild extent OF country on
every side. What Il noble subject would this be
for painter 1t was az impressive spot.


FuxNY TnNGs-Where will jeff Davis go
when be dies To that 5aiA from which no
traveller returns.


Where was Floyd at the last accounts? On
the Cteat-by Gauy!


How did A. l.. find his way to the White
House lie ared it,





in money hunting? Ardor in the Chase


Who was the FIRST rowdy? Adam-he raised
Cam.


The spell that Quietcd Baltimore? Dix's
ipSe Dir Il.


Present avocation Of the old-fogy commo
dores Boring Weles


Why is ". II. Russell like the Mississippi
River: Because he runs do'ca great country.


What was y. LIS style Of ocomOtion in early
life? lie went numbering along.


State OF The grain crop in Missouri-Much Of
it has been swept away by Gca. Ruins.


CROwD!NG no CAIIronNIA--A gentleman,
whom we met on board assured us that the
immigration into California the coming year.
by steamer will exceed that Of any other time
since the commencement Of the rush in early
days Great numbers of people who have- been
ruined by the war have gathered up the wreck
Of their business, and realizing what they cam
are turning their faces westward With the belief
that only on this coast can they retrieve their
iOrtuaes.-Hifa.


PRETTY NAMEs.-Of the list of nineteen officers
Of the Russian corvette Caieoakd, the names OF
nine terminate with off" viz Doridof, CAicb.
maof, Brickokof Gerusimof, Yegerpoh Slv.k-
of, Kidcrol, S.ogon, and PhiIlipoH.-S, t. IOur-
nal.


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