Show the tomb of david air readers are aware with what jealous igi lan ian lince ce the pos possessor sessom 0 E the holy land have bave guarded tha iha few sacred localities they taken under tinder their esne especial cial clai patronage the mok mos eques of oular omar and arid el achsa covering the ate ste B to ef of the tei tel temple tempie tiple on moriah monab with the tomb of abraham abrahim at hebron and that of david dauid at jeru baier faler rf have beeb bejbl kept for centuries W sl fludd udd alto alfo gether from the touch of christian footstep or the inquisition of a ciri cirl cl aiau eye some years ago mr catherwood Catli erwood enwood a at t considerable risk secured access to the great mosque and made drawings of I 1 it t and its surroundings that have given most of us the conception of it that we have i since then their another countryman of ours dr J T barclay obtained admittance by a special firman and made mode thorough explorations of the temple site miss barclay also obtained admission but in disguise miss B had bad previously penetrated in the same manner lato into i ito the sacred moque na being bong probably the file first christian female that ever put foot i lilliin either elther of these guarded sanctuaries her he r account odthe of the means by which she ehe obtained entrance to the mosque has been already publiA published ed in some quarters we ave give below ber her sketch of the fhe he perilous visit pai pal paid d bi her ber to davids tomb tile the information which ft it gives is new to us we only wish it had bad been gotten by oless less questionable means ear early y one morning during the great mohammedan feast of Rhama uan I 1 was called to the parley room to eee fee my noy coy friend moosa thia this litle fellow having become rather a frequent vis I 1 aws was at first inclined to excuse rny ray myself elf eif but remembering lie fie had lately hinted at the ability of my gaining gairing an entrance to the tomb of david and in consideration too of the fact of being their fasting season the everlasting of coffee and d douceur on ceu r of sweetmeats sweet meats those ot otherwise iler tier 8 indispensable marks of turkish civility might now be dispensed with I 1 concluded to make my appearance an enteritis the room my pleasing suspicions suspicion buee were confirmed by seeing him close ilie llie door and mysteriously place his forefinger on ins bis lips in token of profound secrecy he ile laid jad iad iio tip ld ponderous turban on the divan beside him coffed doffed his el at apers crossed his ins legg legs egg and then disclosed the nature of his errand in short I 1 was informed that his sister bister s ster was read ready y for an adventure and as I 1 was too we were not iong in reaching Dg dah his bis his bis sister who immediately commenced operations my hairway hair was wab takli tak ii down and braided Ini in scores of little plaits A red cloth cap with a blue silk slik rasel tassel tasel was placed OH on my ina head and around it a gauze gae turban birban with gold tassels cassels and embroidery my aly robe and trousers trow sers of the finest damascus silk my girdle of cashmere and a tu tunic 11 ic of light blue stuff embroidered in silver sliver flow floars rs my aty hands were already dyed with henna I 1 I 1 havin having undergone this process on oil the occasion of a former adventure in hi the mosque of omar and still retained the deep yellow hue my skin was pretty deeply too from a residence of several years under a burning syrian sun which was quite an tradition to my ilby turkish appearance the tl e sheet vail vall and arid slippers came in due order arid and having secreted my pencil and sketch book in in I 1 the be folds fods of my girdle we sallied forth accompanied by dahs favorite slave tiie the tire reputed tomb of david is just outside zion gate baid by the and american cemetery it is tided by an irregular pile i of buildings and surmounted by a dome and minaret in the interior aie ate some of the most roost grotesque architectural a imaginable on the capitals of some of the remains remains ol 01 the cru aich alch arcture just think of the frightful owl occupy occupying ing the place of the classic acanthus and the mythic lotus we passed the several halls and con corridor dors evidently ot of the style of the quixotic era of the he crusaders domination before reaching the consecrated apartment entrance is is guarded by double iron doors we found here an old dervish ders ish prostrate in prayer on the cold stone floor not being privileged to enter the ibe sacred pre ch ctr he was content with gazing at the tomb through the iron bars for it is a rare ihirg for even a ecclesiastic to gain admittance my companion and her family orly enjoying this privilege because they are very near relatives of the curator of the tomb our slave was dispatched for the key which she had bad no difficulty in in ob taming on the plea that her mistress wished to pray on he file huit holt spot but what was T my y consternation on seeing another slave return with her harl I 1 confess that hat I 1 trembled and was thinking I 1 had best leave my awkward slippers behind in cafe case of retreat as they would greatly impede my progress and might thereby cause me to iose jose my y head she peered under my vail asked who I 1 was nas and reamed satisfied with the carless reply of dah that I 1 was merely a fiend of hers from stamboul she invited us u up stairs to see the old keepers harem and Moo Mo oas says little wile who is always gid iad to exchange the purgatory of a residence with her tier loid lord arid and master for a visit ofa of a few days here for I 1 can lesliey from personal observation that the he young effendi lords it over ller her in true oriental conjugal avle dah regretted she could not accept her tier kind invitation and arid as she was wai so rauh fx cx hausted from fasting she would prefer de fening it to another ano her time the slave then left to our mutual relief and baang haying dismissed the he old dervish the doors were closed and doubly locked 1 j lie tie oom loom i Is insignificant in its dimensions but bat is furril farril ched very gorgeously the tomb is is appa apparently renly an immense sarcophagus of rough i stone and is covered by gi een satin tp t estry r richly ehly chiy chis embroidered with gold to this a piece phee S of black velvet is is attached with a few inscriptions from the koran embroidered also in gold A satin salin canopy of red blue green and arid yellow vellow stripes hai hat gs over the tomb and another piece of back b aci act velvet tapestry embroidered in silver covers a door in one end of the room winch which they said leads to a cave underneath two tall silver ilver stand before this door and a little lamp hangs in a window near it which is apt constantly burning and whose wick though saturated with 0 I 1 and I 1 dare say a most nauseous dose my devotional companion eagerly swallowed routt muttering efing to herself a prayer with many a flexion she then in addition to their usual forms of prayer player prostrated herself b before fore foie the tomb raised tn the covering pressed her forehead foie head to the stone an and then kissed hissed it many times limea tile the ceiling of the room is vaulted and the walls covered with wilb blue blie porcelain in floral fi figures ures having remain remained rd here an hour or more and completed my sketch we left and great was my rejoicing when wilen I 1 found myself once more at home out of danger and still better out of an awkward costume episcopal recorder |