. With the Beduins, a narrative of journeys and adventures in unfrequented parts of Syria . n a spell-bound suspense ; even the inaudible and noiselessfoot of time seemed to be arrested. In the morning we parted with Sheik Moussa, andgiving him, in addition to his own backsheesh, a smallmusical box for his little son, started on our way toBethlehem. We ascended a pass to the north-west, avery difficult and almost dangerous road, and added astone to the heap at the top made by travellers who havearrived so far in safety. For two hours the countrywas a complete desert ; not a bird or other creat
. With the Beduins, a narrative of journeys and adventures in unfrequented parts of Syria . n a spell-bound suspense ; even the inaudible and noiselessfoot of time seemed to be arrested. In the morning we parted with Sheik Moussa, andgiving him, in addition to his own backsheesh, a smallmusical box for his little son, started on our way toBethlehem. We ascended a pass to the north-west, avery difficult and almost dangerous road, and added astone to the heap at the top made by travellers who havearrived so far in safety. For two hours the countrywas a complete desert ; not a bird or other creature,not a tree, nor any sign of vegetation; although later wepassed some Beduin encampments and bits of cultivatedground. After nine hours of very fatiguing riding ina hot sun we climbed up a long rocky ascent to Bethle- JOURNEY TO JERUSALEM. 129 hem, and found rest and food at a spot at a little dis-tance from the town, commanding a fine view ofthe Church of the Nativity, where we have encampedon several occasions : and the following day, thetwenty-third of March, we reached GROUP OF ARABS—HEBROX.
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