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Show - 1 t V 6 -- 1" THE IIAXJDTIIAT SOCKS THE WORLD. - : ! : ..... Infancy's the tender fountain;, Power may with Beauty flow; 3f others float to guide the streamlets; From them souls unresting grow, G row on for the good or evil, - Sunshine streamed or darkness hurled; For the hand that rock? the cradl , j Is the hand that rocks the world. T, J3-- startinir' out towards the mountains which surrounded us on all sides: audi par ticularly to our amusement, numbers of these Croats issued from tho doors of the houses, to which there was but one opening. As the Croats came through the doorway. with men. women they were intermingled 1 and children. Our encampment was on a hndge of the Ami .Lebanon range. speak English, and understood it but little; and' as we preceded our pack mule's with tents, etc.. he took us to a house where vo wero received iwith tokens of that hospitality need we were seated in the best room suggest on cushioned scats were served to t in v cups of eoffoeglassWof lemohade into their weaving establishment Thft noxt dnv vn trfivoiod nvnr nn ovfon. with many7specimen& of si lkjnanu fact u rsivc valley" lying between the two ranges, all" this iimc Avithout understanding what. which as we approached the erreat ran ere was prompted these expressions" of friendships highly cultivated, and crowned with luxnri ior wo couiu not comnrenena a worn 01 eaen ant fields of errairi: with houses renresentinjr other's language. After some time Antonio, civilization if not refinement. Leaving this our Dragoman came . and . relieved our delightful landscape-- seen ervlxve ascended curiosityf by informing us that tluj peopler a steep "fidge, whereZwe camped- - for the the house were rclat ives 0 he man who night, in sight of lofty peaks of the cele introduced us to them. 1'resently our tents brated "Mountain of 'Lebanon," covered were pitched and we left the hospitiible roof, with snow; and felt the atmosphere cooled jind invited the lady of the house with two y its frosty breath. Tho next morning, or three others to aceoini)any us, which they as we ascended the Inchest elevation! wov did. The distance was j short, but others founcHhe cold intensebanks Dfisiiblvrfrom these, joined in, and then others time to time, lying on the road Mde, much seeing oined them. JinI bvfh fitnr niir fnf to the annoyance of our analsriMrDJlcJ seemed to" be makin i ts acquaintance for this-tini- e there was a public: demonstration the first time. WilLLIAM KOSS WALlAcE. : Blessing on th hand of Woman ! Angels fcuard its strength and grace In the palace, cottage, hovel, O, no matter where the place I Would that never storms asailed it; Kain bows ever gently curled; For the hund that rocks the cradle Is the hand that rocks the world. 0 31 AX'S EX I0 X . . - r - - - t . -- kindness---everythingwasld- ettv-sho- ft . Here upon your natal sod Keep, 0 keep the young heart open7 Always to the breath of God ! All true trophies of the ages Aro from .Mother Love impearl'd; For the hand that rocks the cradle Is the hand that rocks the world." -- ; u-nr- Blessings on the hand of Woman ! Fathers, sons, and daughters cry, And the sactedlfiocgis. mingled . . . With, the. worship of the sky,-- "MinjrM wluro no lempe-- t darkens, Itniribows over more aro hurled; F'r the hand that rocks lh n fc several ix)ints on-th- is Lelnoii m ranfrei U,evicw.i3 beautmbeyondi descriptio- n- ourselves tile most attention. The not only maernifi- is and U the hand tbatrocts the worldr " some of the ladies urging 'n Little and - . you are struck with admiration, a .; :: COUUESPONDENCE OPaiISS SNOW. feeling of awe instinctively entwines around ihm wi.uf." t JU ...,,1 J" your imaginations .1 was sbctlvated.witli Vcrrat 1 ' the wild, bold, majestic scenery of naturo. , rtrt., ,r 111 an ' . exhibited ... , ; interminable varietv of , r ,..n.. April 8th, 1873. ume aurinoiitsi; oaucaaieu fnrm .,11 hofi,m v- -, luAihi mi Kditou Woman's ExroNKNT:7 aiuuuu me, umt to font fp .itifl ruln tu K,.i vuiuu, on M of J1I Damascus lho city VV7V has a venerable J IIUlOUj lIUlll X the 2"th went on board the steamer Mars. appearance it is very shabbily built, and might feast my eyes on the surrounding of the Austrian en route for wnatevcr taste may be internally displayed, beauties of nature the almost uncultivated Constantinople. Lloyd line, . v of Lebanon." its jnrivnto Some nrnn nvhfhif ...... hnihlmrrt! of Glory the mountain kl lllXJll muhulu valuulv UlUU Eliza It. Snow. exterior. We visited what had the reputa- - s,0Pes presented an appearance of having ws iuu. ului aim iu liiuiiv n" vi . v nil? ih'.sl ; r rrmpnrs in thn w,y "vv" 1110 vine is seen in iace just fitted up for the reception of the lit rows, ctprticutiv oiruir-- f 31 UN j ti 1, Ba v Alt IJ , Apri 1 24, 1873. German Prince, whoso arrival was hourly glipg against the wash of storm and the EDiTOll WOM A N'ST EX PONjTfe" of years. expected. The reception room was a ... mxne. lOIlCU Siesta, open 111 front, nnd Constantinople, with its many waters for n wnere, last fapfnothe time we piaeo vvuaww l ana dismounted for lunch. I shall not. varigated land scenery combining lillwVy fountain. From this we were conducted foFget- - jt was on a high elevation over-int- o beauty and commercial advantages, sur-..II emer vi. ail a large, square room, which, strange to IookinS a cluster of ridges, which rise in iM&sw locanons 1 Jiave ever seen. From an outside view, as we ray, was well lighted with glass; the front proU(1 loftiness, over deep ravines that, beheld it from the steamer's unner deck. part was floored with varigated marbleron viewctl - from our standpoint, prckluced a and before, at si UA morn- uiucji sioou a wnite marble fountain bnsin. giuuiuess, irom tiieir immense four feet in diameter, into whiVh fhft'xvnfor depth. Although the sides of their omi. 1D? when the atmosidiere was clear of this great Capital of Turkey is mag-roonences are very steep, they are was gently flowing the kick part of the antl terraced, smoke, from base to summithighly culti7ited n.lfjCenfIy beautiful. But, likeniost PJastern was raised some six inches above the front, carpeted, and amply supplied with aud covered with' manyyarieties of vegeta- - Clties i" conserpience of narrow, crooked, it will not bear an intimate lounges, sofas, etc., all in a veritable Eastern tionr and exhibit In a striking illustration, mhy It contains many fine edi- the effect of the skilful nnwpr of Arf in acquaintance. style, and exceed in H v x: f ces vhich ife inany minaretted lnosqucs n JMnnn nfAVVf mn -- Wn.. - softeningand - in -t- ransforming-thc: rough a eonsidered "Its greatest ornament; and : been several times on board steamers with and wild condition of Naturel To complete us we saw them in Jaflii and Jerusalem, this strange, picturesque scene, the broad to a Saint of od, who understands that He wnere, as well as in Damascus, they were smoolh mid, paved with white limestone' accepts no church, mosque or temple, unless commences a descent directlv from nnr inn.iil built by His special direction, these aro of WLMveu Willi a UlSPlaV Of liiihlin. hnnnN : . un inemorninc: of March 19th. vftlpffhning Ptace, ana, instead of erossinn, thn imie or no intemf. nn v. n n matt old city of Scriptural The tall, graceful, dark-gree- n celebrity the scene ravinc8 aiul running in a straight line, it curiosity. of many former striking incidents; winas and zigzags around, low down at the cyprus treesrof whicii there are great nuni- particu- that of of these the miraculous conversion of f001 eminences its iwhitnessjorm- - bers, especially in the buriaP grounds larly add muciv to the picturesque lam iina Jul Vihg walked on the 'Street lug a marked contrast to tlje green verdure called Straight;" (which judgim? from the of vegetation the luxurient foliace of aueuei,) , aim are nigiy valued as being Health,-- by absorbing malarious " M onauu trees, anu me irav " wiw Jiiucn oroauer v"je effluvia from the atmosphere. nowers, already in full bloom yxineiijr uuiu now,; wan its one hundred ulurs Ui and fifty thousand inhabitants, without After having tliis point, which is about - I was interested, and much amused with shedding any tears of regret. Now, instead teu miles from Beyrout, the road runs in the novelty of the bazars so very unlik anything I had seen In the first place, , 11 . br0.1(I., SmnAfll IllMlirer.,, nn iclinnl .,1. ...iiL'it.ii ,,.1 oiues vim ji ejus oi mulberrv you enter a narrow street or defile, with iJ'tivvu luiui, v lurougn- a "vv v rows of small shops with ooen front.fi!. "rinopol nave an old appearance win kgu w .vx4WivinH iiauuNv oi Jertility along "1U iruuKs oeing very Large, and the along on each side, with articles for sale on the beautiful Abano sinps river, which skirts tho branches. young and small Xfram constant sneives at the back and sides, and strung up ,MAuat ln;i1Vnuicujuiriiuirs lor several miles, PUIng. The manufacture of silk Is quite in front a vendor standing in tho nfor and at night, camp at a village of hovel- - a 'business in Beyrout, this place" 'ha vinir ready to wait on you. After going a short lum-tutiiKVi ine next superseded Bamascus, when formerly it was distance, other alleys or lanes lead nfF in morning, while Availing the adjustment of carried on extensively. various directions then nth ; tents, liggage, etc. on the onr'k mnin, Before our arrival in Beyrout, our Drago-a- from them, and so on. till without n .T.siAf were much interested in scin you may be entirely lost in a forestof bazars' OlIS r having i ... business special in the citv j ii nil r and your sight bewildered with their daz' it j large Hacks ofHeit us in charge of a Turk who could not - , znnjr aisniavs. ' di-e- tivV;;T rr.-ull- n S mfr t;u. 'u"l ......r u. ik 1 I VJ ui-iiiL- ivnu T m. eush-Twas- te 1 - - T- m w-- r w I C . J. 1 . 1 1 1 m " sets, oi V-O- U I 1 A- - I w a w iro-ductiye--- of. -- -- - . 1 - 11 1 -- : -- i thr-nn!n.- mf-Mrr!! . J n, ii-If- t. 1 wii e- : Wraari, how divine your mission ! one 1 A |