The principal body was moving up what is called the main road from Deir Sineid, through Beit Jerjal to Julis, to get to Suafir esh Sherkiyeh, Kustineh, and Junction Station, from which they could reach Latron by a metalled road, or Ramleh by a hard mud track by the side of their railway.

Until fog came down to prevent reconnaissance in an extremely bad bit of country they were well up to their march table, and in the few clear moments of the afternoon of the 7th, General Mott, from the top of Ras esh Sherifeh, a hill 3237 feet high, the most prominent feature south of Jerusalem, caught a glimpse of Bethlehem and the Holy City.

The land was in every respect ripe for revolution, and the success of Abu-Abdallah esh-Shii, the new missionary, was extraordinarily rapid.

We pitched our tents on the grassy meadow below the milla charming spot, with Tell el-Khanzir (the hill of wild boars) just in front, over the Waters of Merom, and the snow-streaked summit of Djebel esh-Shekhthe great Mount Hermontowering high above the valley.

The message is from Esh-Sham (Damascus).

HOW THE GODS AVENGED MEOUL KI NING Meoul Ki Ning was on his way with a lily from the lotus ponds of Esh to offer it to the Goddess of Abundance in her temple Aoul Keroon.

'Ki Ki' means go to the right, 'Chui' means go to the left, 'Esh to' means lie downand the remainder are mostly swear words which mean everything else which one has to say to a dog team.

ESH, REBA SELDEN.

Illustrated by Reba Selden Esh.

ESH, REBA SELDEN.

Illustrated by Reba Selden Esh.