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Show lJO:'IIE OF :\IARY. :\1 ,\RTI!i\ ,\:-J"J) Li\Z.\RUS back to Jerusrtlem, and reached there about 10:30 a. m., l\larch 20th. T hose that vi , it the Holy Land ancl that fail to dri ve irom Jeru.alem to l\azareth. and thence to Tiherias , deprive themselves of the most interesting part of the journey. This drive north ward lmngs one into close touch with the present in habi tants of the country and permit. one to tra' d the same road over which Christ tran~ l ed in his journeys to and from Jerusalem. Our party was two and one-half clays making this journ ey. \\' c enjoyed spkncl icl accomoclations and never became tired. i\ t noon, the first day out, we camped and feel our hor:cs and relish eel our lunch , and then drove on to Jacob\ \\'ell, over which the Greeks ha,·e erected a . mall Chapel and about which a large ~'fonastery or chu rch is being erected. Early in the evening, March 23rd, we reached 1\abulus (Shcchem), ancl here camped for the night. Our . upper was sen·ecl in real ·amping quarters, and the intent ion had been to sleep in the splendid tent s, but a walk through the city forced the conclusion that a hotel 'vvould not only be ju s t as comfortable but a much safer place for a little party of tourists. ~ahulus! Dirty and fanatical :\abulus. This is the onh· city where e\·idences of foul means might be used upon , !rangers were s uspected, and that they might not he realized, we . ought the shelter and the security of a hotel for the night. \\ 'e left I\'ahulus as early as possible the next morning, i\larch 24th, and continued our journey amid ever interesting scenery until we reached the ancient village of Samaria. \\ 'e climb ·d the steep hill and viewed the ruined temple, which is . aiel to ha\'e been erected by lierod in honor of \ugu. tu s. On the south side of th' hill i. Page Sc\·cnty-one |