The innocents abroad; . he great ex-cursion steamer; knives and forks, soup-plates, dinner-plates—every thing, in the handsomest kind of style. It was won-derful ! And they call this camping out. Those stately fel-lows in baggy trowsers and turbaned fezzes brought in a dinnerwhich consisted of roast mutton, roast chicken, roast goose. UNNECESSARY APOLOGY. 437 potatoes, bread, tea, pudding, apples, and delicious grapes;the viands were better cooked than any we had eaten forweeks, and the table made a finer appearance, with its largeGerman silver candlesticks and other finery, than any table weh
The innocents abroad; . he great ex-cursion steamer; knives and forks, soup-plates, dinner-plates—every thing, in the handsomest kind of style. It was won-derful ! And they call this camping out. Those stately fel-lows in baggy trowsers and turbaned fezzes brought in a dinnerwhich consisted of roast mutton, roast chicken, roast goose. UNNECESSARY APOLOGY. 437 potatoes, bread, tea, pudding, apples, and delicious grapes;the viands were better cooked than any we had eaten forweeks, and the table made a finer appearance, with its largeGerman silver candlesticks and other finery, than any table wehad sat down to for a good while, and yet that polite drago-man, Abraham^ came bowing in and apologizing for the wholeaffair, on account of the unavoidable confusion of gettingunder way for a very long trip, and promising to do a greatdeal better in future ! It is midnight, now, and we break camp at six in the morn-ing. They call this camping out. At this rate it is a gloriousprivilege to be a pilgrim to the Holy OHAPTEE XLII. TXTE are camped near Temnin-el-Foka—a name whicli the» ^ boys have simplified a good deal, for the sake of con-venience in spelling. They call it Jacksonville. It sounds alittle strangely, here in the Yalley of Lebanon, but it has themerit of being easier to remember than the Arabic name. comb like spirits, so depart. The niglit shall be filled with music,And the cares that infest the day-Shall fold their tents like the Arabs,And as silently steal away. I slept very soundly last night, yet when the dragomansbell rang at half-past iive this morning and the cry went abroadof Ten minutes to dress for breakfast! I heard both. Itsurprised me, because I have not heard the breakfast gong inthe ship for a month, and whenever we have had occasion tofire a salute at daylight, I have only found it out in the courseof conversation afterward. However, camping out, eventhough it be in a gorgeous tent, makes one fresh and lively inthe morning—especially if
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