ewe lamb. A step leads to a wall and a gate. Beyond the gate a camp of Bedouins are gathered over a fire, and you hear the sound of the forge, for they are striving to fashion a hammer into shape. This gate is the gate through which Simon Peter passed on his way to the seaside when he went out into the world to preach the Gospel of Jesus. If I go up a pair of narrow stone steps, as I did this morning about sunrise, I am on the roof, a roof of stone, with a barrier around it. In these Eastern houses the roof is the drawing-room, and I can well fancy as I pace over the honest floor what fine company one might have with the stars and the hills, and above all with the memories that rest upon these domes and roofs, these valleys and hills, this gray, sloping mass of houses and

churches. You have for company all the memories that come to you from the pious hours of childhood, recalling the thrilling incidents related by Luke, how the man stricken with palsy was brought by his friends to be

healed of Christ, and "because of the multitude, they went upon the housetop and let him down through the tiling, with his couch, into the midst before Jesus." Passing into the deeper recesses of the memory, we marshal forth the long-treasured history how Samuel entertained Saul on the housetop, and related to him the fell necessity that was put upon him to make his guest King of Israel, and Samuel, the Seer and Prophet, "took a vial of oil and poured it upon his head, and kissed him, and said: Is it not because the Lord hath anointed thee to be captain over His inheritance?"

Thus passed away the hierarchical government to which the Hebrews were amenable, and which had become intolerable in consequence of the multiplied abuses to which they were subjected by their then thousands of rulers, the prolific fruition of a corrupted ovary. For your roof is on the crest of Mount Zion, and beneath you is Jerusalem.

The visit to Jerusalem and its surroundings extended from Monday, February 11, until the following Saturday. As he viewed those sacred scenes, no doubt, the leader of the armies of the Republic remembered how the "boys in blue" chanted as they marched:

"He died to make men holy.

Let us die to make them tree."

A FAMOUS CITY
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ITS ANTIQUITIES A VISIT TO CON

- THE APPEARANCE OF THE CITY-A VISIT TO THE SULTAN - HE PRESENTS GENERAL GRANT

WITH A PAIR OF HORSES

GRANT'S OTHER PRESENTS

THEIR APPEARANCE

- THE SLAVE-MARKET - A

VISIT TO THE BAZAARS—THE MOSQUE OF SULTAN AHMED - ATHENS THE ACROPOLIS MARS' HILL - CORINTH

SYRACUSE - EN ROUTE FOR ROME.

General Grant and his party next proceeded to the city of Damascus. This city lies on the east of anti-Lebanon, about 2,200 feet above the level of the sea, in a fertile plain near the desert. It is the oldest city known in history. The Barada River passes through it, giving it additional beauty. We find this city first mentioned in Genesis xiv. 15, where it is referred to as being the city of Abraham's steward. It was here that Naaman, the leper, lived. At the time of the Apostle Paul, the city was under the rule of the Romans, and Aretas, the Arabian, was its ruler.

As early as 800 B. C., the fine fabrics of Damascus had become famous. The damask-silk and sword-blades are still so. There are certain points pointed out to travellers as being historically connected with Paul and his time. The "street called Straight" now bears the name of Bazaars; there is also the house of Judas; the house of Ananias; the spot where Paul was converted, which is an open, green place, surrounded by trees, and at present used as a Christian burial-ground; the place where Paul was let down by the

wall in a basket; and also several spots connected with the life of the prophet Elisha. The city is surrounded by a ruinous wall of ancient Roman foundations, "and a patchwork of all succeeding ages." Viewed from a distance, the city has a splendid appearance, which is not well sustained upon near approach. The houses are rudely constructed, the

streets narrow, and paved with big, rough stones, or not at all, and portions of them are covered over with mats or withered branches. The bazaars are covered ways with a few stalls upon each side, and the different trades are placed by themselves. Although the streets present a somewhat rough appearance, yet the interior of the private

houses are very neat, the rooms opening from the court being decorated with carving, gilding, and all the adornments that wealth and taste can provide. The courts are neatly paved, and are ornamented with costly fountains and beautiful shade-trees. The modern name of the city is Esh Shaum. It has at present a population of 150,000 people, of whom 15,000 are Christians and 6,000 are Jews. The people are very fond of amusements, among which dancing occupies a prominent position.

From Damascus the party proceeded to Beyrout. Here a very pleasant time was past. A few days later they departed for Smyrna. In entering the harbor of Smyrna, the travellers passed very close to Mytilene, the ancient Lesbos

"Where the burning Sappho loved and sung."

The island of Scio was also in sight, where, in a few hours, Turkish cruelty and barbarism converted a land of flowers and civilization to a barren and desolate waste.

Smyrna lies at the bottom of a deep gulf, at the foot of a hill, upon which an ancient castle dominates the town. The present city was designed by Alexander the Great, and built by his successors, Antigonus and Lysimachus, near the site of the ancient city of the same name, which the Lydians had destroyed about four hundred years before. It is better built than most of the Eastern cities. The consulates are neat edifices of stone, and are arranged upon the quay fronting the harbor. It is a place of considerable trade, and there are many Frank merchants residents in it. Almost all the products and manufactures of the East may be found here-silks, Turkey carpets, wool, raisins, Greek wines, pearls, diamonds, figs, oranges, etc. The population is chiefly composed of Turks, Greeks, Franks, and Je

The Greek women of Smyrna are famous fo