. With the Beduins, a narrative of journeys and adventures in unfrequented parts of Syria . fect, and in about half an hour he wasable to get up and walk away. In the evening I had a ride all about the Germansettlement, and amongst the new roads and clearingswhich the industrious colonists had made. We wereinterested in this place owing to the various accountswe had read of it, written by the late LaurenceOliphant, and we intended to call on him, but to ourdisappointment found that he was then in is most interesting and noteworthy to see whatthese few hundred Germans have done in tu
. With the Beduins, a narrative of journeys and adventures in unfrequented parts of Syria . fect, and in about half an hour he wasable to get up and walk away. In the evening I had a ride all about the Germansettlement, and amongst the new roads and clearingswhich the industrious colonists had made. We wereinterested in this place owing to the various accountswe had read of it, written by the late LaurenceOliphant, and we intended to call on him, but to ourdisappointment found that he was then in is most interesting and noteworthy to see whatthese few hundred Germans have done in turning acomparative wilderness into orchards, vineyards, andgardens. The soil on the hillside is red and rocky,very much in appearance like that of the best vine-growing parts of France ; and this is planted chieflywith vines. That night a heavy storm of wind and rain sweptup from the sea over our tents, which were againin danger ; but all the bad weather had cleared away bythe morning when we started to ride along the coast toJaffa. 1 I will enter into the forest of his Carmel (Isaiah).. NAHR EL AUJA, A RIVER NEAR JAFFA. CHAPTER XII. WE END OUR JOURNEY. GEORGE AND HIS FAMILY. This my son was dead and is alive again ; he was lost and isfound.—St. Luke. ALONG slope brought us down to the level of thesea, and sometimes near the waves, and sometimesover the sandy hills we rode onwards, until wecame to the castle of Athlit (Chateau des Pelerins), anextensive ruin close to the sea, which encloses a Beduinvillage. On the land side, at a little distance from thecastle, is a natural rampart formed by the rocks, throughwhich a narrow winding cutting passes to the was the last place in Palestine surrendered by theCrusaders. Passing from here we kept along the seashore, whilea fresh wind blew, and a rough sea broke in upon thebeach, and passing through the village of Tantura(supposed to be the ancient Dora), we kept along thesands until we reached the Nahr ez Zerka, which isals
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