. The street railway review . CLEVELAND, OHIO. ■AAMMMMMMMMMMMi hi: FBOLLBl i\ THE HOLS a company has been Conned ;it Cleveland t build trolley roadsin tin- Orient Lines are now in ]>i■ through the HolyLand, and it la proposed to build others from Cairo to Mountsiiui and Mecca, with branches extending to Damascus, »>> thaihereafter the followers of Mahomet ma; travel by rail in makingi annual pilgrimages to the prophets tomb, a network oftrollej lines centering at Jerusalem is projected.—News Iispatch. The trolley ear goes whizzing on the shores of Galilee, And the ass th
. The street railway review . CLEVELAND, OHIO. ■AAMMMMMMMMMMMi hi: FBOLLBl i\ THE HOLS a company has been Conned ;it Cleveland t build trolley roadsin tin- Orient Lines are now in ]>i■ through the HolyLand, and it la proposed to build others from Cairo to Mountsiiui and Mecca, with branches extending to Damascus, »>> thaihereafter the followers of Mahomet ma; travel by rail in makingi annual pilgrimages to the prophets tomb, a network oftrollej lines centering at Jerusalem is projected.—News Iispatch. The trolley ear goes whizzing on the shores of Galilee, And the ass that used to amble through those districts, where ishe? Oer (lie sacred bills they hurry, going down to Jericho, Waving kerchiefs from ti ars or playing euchre as they go; From Jerusalem to Joppa, once a long and tedious travel now by trolley, reading novels as they Through the lands where Moses tarried, where lie smote thingsWith his rod And received tor Israels children sacred messages from God, They will string the pper wire and put down the Battened ties. While the camel and the donkey rest and wateh through sleepy eyes,And anon the cars from i alro and Damascus and BZerah Will go whizzing down to Ml a. maiming things along the track. where they oner went down to Egypl out of sacred PalestineThey win bridge n rooked ways and equip the trolley line; I p along the highway traveled by the Good Samaritan They will keep tin- trolley humming from Beersheba to Dan;And where Joseph once trudged slowly and with weary, achingfeet The gay tourislll flit, lolling with his heels upon a seat. They will substitute the tr illey for the old-time caravan. With its picturesque attachments, iust as quickly as they can; Then the ass and eke the camel may lie down : ens While the yellow ears go rumbling over many a storied scene. As they lake the unwashed Moslem d
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