. A trip to the Orient; the story of a Mediterranean cruise. ded as we entered thefactory, and the ladies agreed with him after eating someof the sweets. The Syrians take pride in their city, in its factories,its hospitals, its seminaries and colleges, its progressivebusiness spirit, and the beauty of its suburbs. Wevisited one of the silk factories where hundreds ofSyrian girls were engaged in unwinding the cocoons ofdelicate gossamer that had been tediously spun andwound by the silk worms among the leaves of the mul-berry trees in the great orchards on the hillsides. On the slope of yonder m
. A trip to the Orient; the story of a Mediterranean cruise. ded as we entered thefactory, and the ladies agreed with him after eating someof the sweets. The Syrians take pride in their city, in its factories,its hospitals, its seminaries and colleges, its progressivebusiness spirit, and the beauty of its suburbs. Wevisited one of the silk factories where hundreds ofSyrian girls were engaged in unwinding the cocoons ofdelicate gossamer that had been tediously spun andwound by the silk worms among the leaves of the mul-berry trees in the great orchards on the hillsides. On the slope of yonder mountain we have a villa inwhich we spend the hot summer months, said , pointing to the distant mountains as we reachedan elevation from which a broad view was obtained BOSPORUS TO PALESTINE. 187 If there had been time I would have taken you there tosee one of the most beautiful views in Syria. The landscape is magnificent as seen from here,we replied. The fruitful valley lay before us, beyondrose the verdant hills, and above all towered the stately. CACTI IN BEYROUT MADE AN IMPENETRABLE FENCE. mountains of Lebanon. Villages, hamlets, villas, ex-uberant gardens, orchards of spreading mulberry trees,graceful palms, fig, lemon, and orange trees enhancedthe beauty of the scene. 188 A TRIP TO THE ORIENT. Our colleges and schools, said Mr. Sarkis, areequal to those of a European city. Our people arebecoming an educated people; almost all of the youngergeneration can read and write. My daughters have beeneducated in the American Seminary and can conversefluently in French, German, and English, as well as inArabic. In a narrow thoroughfare we passed horses ladenwith long boards strapped lengthwise on their backs,and camels laden with huge timbers strapped to theirbacks and sides in the same manner. This is my home, said Mr. Sarkis, as the carriagestopped before a large house surrounded by a smallgarden and a high wall. I wish you to meet my wifeand sister and daughters. Our hos
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