Isaidnothing。Thedisplaywasexactlyaccordingtotheguide—book，andwerewenottravelingbytheguide—book？IselectedacertainhorsebecauseIthoughtIsawhimshy，andIthoughtthatahorsethathadspiritenoughtoshywasnottobedespised。
At6o\'clockP。M。，wecametoahalthereonthebreezysummitofashapelymountainoverlookingthesea，andthehandsomevalleywheredweltsomeofthoseenterprisingPhoeniciansofancienttimeswereadsomuchabout;allaroundusarewhatwereoncethedominionsofHiram，KingofTyre，whofurnishedtimberfromthecedarsoftheseLebanonhillstobuildportionsofEingSolomon\'sTemplewith。
Shortlyaftersix，ourpacktrainarrived。Ihadnotseenitbefore，andagoodrightIhadtobeastonished。Wehadnineteenservingmenandtwenty—sixpackmules！Itwasaperfectcaravan。Itlookedlikeone，too，asitwoundamongtherocks。Iwonderedwhatintheverymischiefwewantedwithsuchavastturn—outasthat，foreightmen。Iwonderedawhile，butsoonIbegantolongforatinplate，andsomebaconandbeans。Ihadcampedoutmanyandmanyatimebefore，andknewjustwhatwascoming。Iwentoff，withoutwaitingforservingmen，andunsaddledmyhorse，andwashedsuchportionsofhisribsandhisspineasprojectedthroughhishide，andwhenIcameback，beholdfivestatelycircustentswereup——tentsthatwerebrilliant，within，withblue，andgold，andcrimson，andallmannerofsplendidadornment！Iwasspeechless。Thentheybroughteightlittleironbedsteads，andsetthemupinthetents;theyputasoftmattressandpillowsandgoodblanketsandtwosnow—whitesheetsoneachbed。Next，theyriggedatableaboutthecentre—pole，andonitplacedpewterpitchers，basins，soap，andthewhitestoftowels——onesetforeachman;theypointedtopocketsinthetent，andsaidwecouldputoursmalltriflesinthemforconvenience，andifweneededpinsorsuchthings，theywerestickingeverywhere。Thencamethefinishingtouch——theyspreadcarpetsonthefloor！Isimplysaid，\"Ifyoucallthiscampingout，allright——butitisn\'tthestyleIamusedto;mylittlebaggagethatIbroughtalongisatadiscount。\"
Itgrewdark，andtheyputcandlesonthetables——candlessetinbright，new，brazencandlesticks。Andsoonthebell——agenuine，simon—purebell——
rang，andwewereinvitedto\"thesaloon。\"Ihadthoughtbeforethatwehadatentorsotoomany，butnowherewasone，atleast，providedfor;