. William H. Seward's travels around the world. nd vineyards ! Green little Delos, rising gracefully fromthe sea as we are gliding past, tempts us to go ashore and searchamong its hills for the remains of the Temple of Apollo, so famousfor its sanctity. Syra has modern beauty that gives it a charm,needing nothing from antiquity to make it attractive. Little ofSyra is ever read or heard of in the West, except that it is a mid-way station of exchange of products between the Greek ports. Atown of five thousand dwellings is built on the face of a triple hill,the streets horizontal and parallel, on
. William H. Seward's travels around the world. nd vineyards ! Green little Delos, rising gracefully fromthe sea as we are gliding past, tempts us to go ashore and searchamong its hills for the remains of the Temple of Apollo, so famousfor its sanctity. Syra has modern beauty that gives it a charm,needing nothing from antiquity to make it attractive. Little ofSyra is ever read or heard of in the West, except that it is a mid-way station of exchange of products between the Greek ports. Atown of five thousand dwellings is built on the face of a triple hill,the streets horizontal and parallel, one above another, so that, fromthe deck of our steamer in the harbor, we look into the door of everyhouse in the city. Belonging to Greece, the island is inhabited ex-clusively by Christians, For the first time since we arrived in Japan347 622 EGYPT AND PALESTINE. nine months ago, pagan temples and Moslem mosques have disap-peared, and Christianity confronts neither dissent nor Seward was received by the Greek governor and United. A GKEEK OFFICIAL. States consul, and our party enjoyed a delightful promenade con-cert in the small public square, where it seemed as if all the inhabi-tants had come out for evening recreation, news, coffee, and Greek costumes of both sexes, more artistic than any in theworld, imparted a poetic air to the scene. We embarked at seven oclock, the last hour which the regula-tions allow for a stay in port. The steamer lingered night came on, fires were seen creeping along the rocky terracesof the triple hill. These bonfires increasing for a time, at lastgave way to a pillar of fire near the summit. There were rocketsand balloons, and at length the beautiful Church of St. George, AN ILLUMINATION. 623 which crowns the highest and central conical hill, flashed forth infull blaze of red, white, and blue lights. We had been detained foran illumination in honor of Mr. Sewards visit. He has met here some of the survivors
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