Syria from the saddle . sir, answered David whenI mentioned this. All Europeans that travel this waystop and gaze out to sea, as if they thought they couldlook across to the other side if they tried long suppose they feel that they are passing through astrange land and it is good to see something they haveknown before. I had a party of thirteen Americanladies traveling with me once, and when we got to thetop of this mountain I explained to them what eachplace they saw was, and they always said yes, when-ever I asked if they saw the place I meant. I was surethey didnt really see half o
Syria from the saddle . sir, answered David whenI mentioned this. All Europeans that travel this waystop and gaze out to sea, as if they thought they couldlook across to the other side if they tried long suppose they feel that they are passing through astrange land and it is good to see something they haveknown before. I had a party of thirteen Americanladies traveling with me once, and when we got to thetop of this mountain I explained to them what eachplace they saw was, and they always said yes, when-ever I asked if they saw the place I meant. I was surethey didnt really see half of the things, so I thought Iwould test them. I pointed far out to sea, and asked SYRIA FROM THE SADDLE. 189 them if they saw that spot in the distance. They allsaid they did, and I asked them again — You are sure,ladies, you all see it ? They said they did, and askedwhat it was. Well, ladies, I said, that is New York! Riding on, we came to the ancient site of Samaria,three-quarters of the way up a hill. At the top of. Site of Ancient Samaria. this hill once stood Ahabs ivory palace, and in theplain beneath the Syrian army had encamped whenSamaria was besieged. Down the road by which weclimbed the hill, had crept the four lepers who, starvedin Samaria, had resolved to throw themselves on themercy of their enemies. Here and there on the hill-side I saw a bit of pillar or a broken sarcophagus 190 SYRIA FROM THE SADDLE. cropping out from the ground, marking the burial-places of the great men of Samaria. Treasures ofgold, silver, and jewels, to say nothing of myriadsof curios, may still be hidden under the earth of thishillside. If such wealth does exist, as there is muchreason to believe, it must continue to remain buried,for it is a dangerous thing to find treasure in Turkishcountries, and no native will take so great a risk.
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