the head being thrown back
and the arms extended. The rapid whirling caused their long green
dresses to spread out like a half-open Japanese umbrella, supposing the
man to be the stick, and they kept it up about thirty minutes to the
inspiring music of what sounded like a drum, horn and tin pan. We
remained to witness the _first set:_ whether they had any more and wound
up with the German, I cannot say. We were tired and went home, satisfied
with what we had seen. I should think they corresponded somewhat with
our Shakers at home, as far as their "muscular Christianity" goes, and
are rather ahead on the dancing question.

One of the prominent objects of interest on the Bosphorus is Roberts
College. It stands on a high hill three hundred feet above the water,
and commands an extensive view up and down the Bosphorus. For seven
years Dr. Hamlin vainly endeavored to obtain permission to build it, and
the order was not given till Farragut's visit. The gallant admiral,
while breakfasting with the grand vizier, inquired what was the reason
the government did not allow Dr. Hamlin to build the college, when the
grand vizier hastily assured him that all obstacles had been removed,
and that the order was even then as good as given. Americans may well be
proud of so fine and well-arranged a building and the able corps of
professors. We visited it in company with Dr. Wood and his agreeable
wife, who are so well known to all who take any interest in our foreign
missions. After going over the college and listening to very creditable
declamations in English from some of the students, we were hospitably
entertained at luncheon by Professor Washburn, who is in charge of the
institution, and his accomplished wife. Within a short distance of the
college is the Castle of Europe, and on the opposite side of the
Bosphorus the Castle of Asia. They were built by Mohammed II. in 1451,
and the Castle of Europe is still in good preservation. It consists of
two large towers and several small ones connected by walls, and is built
of a rough white stone, to which the ivy clings luxuriantly.

A pleasant excursion is to take a little steamer, which runs up the
Bosphorus and back, touching at Beicos (Bey Kos), and visit the Giant
Mountain, from which is a magnificent view of the Black Sea and nearly
the whole length of the Bosphorus. We breakfasted early, but when ready
to start found our guide had disappointed us, and his place was not to
be supplied