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Show Tll E I)EA D SEt\ right and hopeful when not so [a,·orable. \Ve accepted the situation, wrapped ours elyes with blanket s, in the fireless cars, and talked about the weathe r. The snow-covered mountains with their white-robed cedars. the deep v<1lleys. and the intere, Ling little towns at which the train stopped to discharge or to receive passengers-these were a ll calculated to assist in pas ·ing- awa:· the time. I•llla lly the word came that the train had reached the top of the moun Lain and that Beirut \\as in sight, though several miles away. This was goodnews, and aclclcd to this the snow stopped ra iling, and the sun came out. and at -+:30 p. m. we reached our destination. Beiru t i. the most important seaport in Palestine, and is beautifully located. llere arc found various institution of learning, ho. pi tals, and other conditions that make it a glorious place 1n which to live. An aclcli - tiona] interest here had not been incorporated in our 1tlnerary. Just a few day. hcfore our arrival , the Ttalian \\'arship. had found two Turkish boats-a 'ruiscr and a Torpedo boatin this harbor and had proceeded to sink them and to leave unmistakable evidences of their markmanship about the city. The next morning, ~Iarch 30th, the ship sailed for ~·myrna and we were again out on the broad sea . This wa.- delight fully refreshing after ha \'ing . pent two weeks in Pale. tine and Syria. On our way to Smyrna, the _hip called nt the I slancl of Rhodes, where a supply of provisions was taken on hoard. This break in the \'oyag·c wa. appreciated because it ga,·e us a peep at the Island that has since fallen into the posse. sion of Italy. \\'e arrived at Smyrna "\pril fir_ t ancl remained there until the next Pag-e Eighty-one |