The Massachusetts spy, and Worcester County advertiser. [volume] ([Worcester, Mass.]) 1825-1831, 1828-10-29
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a friend has favored us with the following ex-
Pact Of a letter from his correspondent at Bey-
cot. The writer is a native of New England,
who, in the service of the Gospel. has made
Syria his home.-Vermont Chronicle.
Every letter we receive from our friends
make US feel how very different every :hing
ia in this country, from that to which we
have been accustomed in America. To-
come directly from Boston to Beyroot is al
most like coming to another world. If there
are people IN the moon, as learned doctors
would have us believe, their customs can
hardly be more unlike ours, than the Gus
toms of America are unlike those of Syria.
There for instance, one reads and writes
from left to right, but here from right to
left. There the ladies in company cover
their feet and uncover their face here their
face must be covered, and their feet bare.
There the gentlemen are taught to wait up
on the ladies, but here the ladies upon the
gentlemen. There the best seat is offered
to the female sex, but here none at all, or, if
any the lowest. There the lady in genteel
and becoming manner rides lGteratty on
horseback, but here, whether she rides alone
or behind her husband, whether on horse
or an ass, both of her feet are never found
the same side of the animal, There it is an
object to have good roads, here for security
In var it is an object to have those which
ale scarcely passabie. There men make
roads for their ANIMALS, here their animals
make roads for them. There It is lndlspens-
able that speaker or writer pc lntelliglole
in order to be popular, but here to be uRln-
tellgible is the perfection of good writing
There the bridegroom goes after the bride,
here she goes to him. There no one appears
more happy and lovely than the bride, here
caA ha M
United to smile or speak, or even open her
ewes. for whole day. There truth has
great influence over men, here men have al
most entire influence over truth. There the
boundaries of right and wrong are distinct,
here they are wholly imperceptible. There
every kind of improvement is encouraged,
but here discouraged. In fine here one
mounts the wrong side of the horse, mliks
the wrong side of the COW, tells lies even
when the truth would answer his purpose
much better, values his time az nothing
worth, is dsgustingly and servilely cring-
ING to his superiors makes every one below
him feel his power, and while he is exhaust
ing the rich stores OF the Arabic language
in compliments, in the warmest expressions
of friendship and of the most vehement long
ing after your society and prosperity, his
cloak conceals the dagger which he intends
to plunge to your heart. Oh what would
not give for one such peaceful, pleasant, IN
dustrious, intelligent, and pous family, as are
scattered over the United States, and sucf
as could name to you. But one such fam
lily, fear all Asia does not contain, among
her native population. Such abodes OF IN
nocence, andindustry, and quietness, have nc
existence here even in idea. And were the
government the lest in the world, and were
the best means that could be employed pu
in operation to raise the people of this coun
try from their degradation, one generation
at least must pass away before they could
be elevated to any thing like New England
virtue, knowledge, and happiness"
CATAcomBs IN EGYPT The celebrated
Aaron Hill, when in Egypt, had the curiosi
tyto examine Catacomb. He was accom-
panied in his expedition by two gentlemen
and conducted by one of the natives of the
country as guide. They at length arriv
ed at the spot, and, without taking any no
tice of some fellows who were saunterins
about the place, descended by ropes int
the vault. No sooner were they let down
than they were presented with spectacle
which struck them with horror. Two gen
tlemen, apparently starved to death, lay be
fore them; one of these unhappy victims
had tablet in his hand, on which was writ
ten, in very pathetic language, the story o
their lamentable fate. 1t seemed that the,
were brothers of rank AMI family in Venice
and having in the course of their travels
entrusted themselves with one ofthe natives
for the purpose Of visiting the cataeomb, thu
perfdious william had left them to perish
The danger to which Mr.. Hill and hi
friends were exposed, instantly alarmed
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looking up they beheld their inhuman guide
assisted by two others, whom they had see
near the spot, enclosing the entrance int
the vault. They were now reduced to tn
utmost distress they, however, drew thei
swords, determined to make desperate et
fort to rescue themselves from situation S
appalling. With this resolution, they wer
cropping about at random, in the dark, whe
they were startled at the groans of some one
seemingly in the agonies OF death. The
listened to the dismal sound, and at length
by the glimmering light from the top of tn
catacomb, they saw man just murdered
and little beyond they beheld his inhuma
murdersrs, flying with the utmost precipits
ton. They pursued them Immediately, ant
though not able to come up with them, the
had the good fortune to reach the openin
through which the wretches escaped out {
the cavern, just before they had time to ro
the stone on the top of it.-EngtiSh paper.
JUVENILE SANG FRoID. In the year 1921,
young Englishman, seventeen years of age, lei
Madrid in the Diligence for Yrun About sov
en- leagues from Madrid, at two in the morning
the Diligence was stopped by band of robber
who ordered the whole Of the passengers
alight forthwith, and then bound them wit
cords. The banditti Immediately lighted
number of torches, and proceeded to ransac
the vehicle. The young Engshman aavin
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