. The land of Gilead, with excursions in the Lebanon . --^^^^T^ S5v. ARAK EL EMIR. looking directly down upon Jericho, with the highlands uponwhich Jerusalem is situated beyond, and we were able to forma contrast between their barren aspect and the luxuriance ofthe vegetation amid which we were riding. Bounding a pro-jecting spur, wo found ourselves once more approaching theWady Shaib, and our zaptieh was triumphant. This was the OUR GUIDE. 241 route, he said, that he had intended from the first to bring us ;and while we were glad he had not succeeded—for we had seena most picturesque region b
. The land of Gilead, with excursions in the Lebanon . --^^^^T^ S5v. ARAK EL EMIR. looking directly down upon Jericho, with the highlands uponwhich Jerusalem is situated beyond, and we were able to forma contrast between their barren aspect and the luxuriance ofthe vegetation amid which we were riding. Bounding a pro-jecting spur, wo found ourselves once more approaching theWady Shaib, and our zaptieh was triumphant. This was the OUR GUIDE. 241 route, he said, that he had intended from the first to bring us ;and while we were glad he had not succeeded—for we had seena most picturesque region by following our own devices—weallowed him the benefit of the doubt as to the sincerity of hisintentions. In the course of our ride I endeavored to penetrate themystery of our guide, Elias Daoud. He informed me that hewas a native of Bethlehem, which I afterward found to beuntrue ; that in early life he had determined to travel and seethe world ; that he had peddled sacred relics through Russia,had been the servant of an archbishop, and could read andchant the
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