Vermont telegraph. [volume] (Brandon [Vt.]) 1828-1843, 1841-03-10
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MORNING. ON LEBANON.

MORNING ON LEBANON.
While spending the hot months of
summer at Burmana, Mr.. Hebard and
myself devoted day 10 rambling over this
goodly mountain; and, to me 1t was de-
iightful excursion. We were earl Y abroad,
lust as Lucifer, bright harbinger of morn
ing, rising from his dreary couch, sat
like blazing diamond on the hoary head
Of Lebanon. We quickly despatched our
little work of preparation, slipped our hot
coffee, and sailed forth for the days adj
ventures. How surprisingly beautiful IS
the rosy dawn in Syria. From the mo-
ment when the advanced rays OF the sun |
begin TO paint the modest blush upon the
duskv cheek of night, until the king OF
day comes forth from his chamber in the
full majesty of his rising. there is one IN
cessant change from beauty to beauty. yea,
from glory to glory. The whole horizon
CLOVIS like FURNISHED gold, revealing the
rocks and crags and lofty peaks of Leba-
non throughout its whole extent. Every
point seems touched with liquid fire,
cleaning in seyen-foId fervency, while the
whole western slope. to the very base, fall
| ling into the dark shadow other lofty sum-
NIT, lay in deepest contrast 10 the living
light above and beyond, Whocan behold,
and not adore! 1t is Gods own temple,
and yonder comes his bright messenger to
call Sleeping world to prayer. "Oh
come, let US worship and bow down; let
us kneel before the Lord our maker.
Let US come before his presence with
thanksgiving, and shew ourselves glad in
him with psalms. For he is the Lord our
God, and we are the people of his pasture,
and the sheep of his hand"
| Our mornings ride furnished US with
another and very different exhibition Of
Gods handy work. ~.r
The cool wind loaded with the condens-
ed vapors of higher Lebanon rushed down
the mountain side, dashing and bursting,
bounding and retreating from perpendicu-
lar cliffs. filling up deep valies, and then
pouring over the surrounding ridges, like
any other fluid. Thus these darkvolumes
rolled headlong towards the plain, until
meeting the warm air Of the sea, they ap-
peared 10 hesitate, then Stop altogether,
and vanish into thin air, ascend to the
) cooler regions above, where re-appearlne
they were seen hurrying: back towards
the snowy SUBMITS Of Sunneen. This
process of decomposing and recomposing
clouds, and their matching and counter
/ marching to the command ofcontrary cur
/ rents of air, is witnessed very frequently
5 on Lebanon.
: FAMILY SCENE.
= In the mean time we had left Brum-
v mana guarded by forests OF pine, and en-
S bosomed in mulberry orchards, and after
/ wandering among the hills for an hour,
$ had reached house by the way-slde, In
7 which was sick woman whom l had
: promised to visit. The house was re-
0 spectacle for the mountains. and the exile
9 rlor wore the appearance of greater com.
e fort than is usually seen. The oxen, how
ever, were stabbed at the door, rendering
e ingress and egress rather critical. The
IF interior was one large dark room, with
d several pillars of rough stone to supper
5. the roof in the centre, but there were ne
;, partitions of any kind. Two or three
k young families seemed to acknoWledgt
This as their home and their bedding
ie cast of clothes, cooking and eating appar.
Is atus with the remnants scattered about tht
10 floor, left no reason to question the fact
e, The whole was sufficiently clean and nea
l. to be fashionable in the rank and class t.
n which it belongs. The patient was
w young mother, dangerously i'll of a fever
e. She was stretched on mat, and coyerei
le with a thick tebaE (eoreriet.) Her hea
b, rested upoa hard pillow, though it
( to nd h.a.r hn
IN with silver tantoor. as long and as larg
50 as speaking trumpet, projecting from he
r. forehead like the uniforms horn in hi
of majeslq's escutcheon. NotHilhstandin
Id this extraordinary appendage, there wa
u much more of The melancholy than tn
:" ridiculous in her appearance, aud | coul
ar not look upon her face, emaciated and fol
in Eorn, without an aching heart. How lon
ed have you been sick2 6 Fifteen days,
&C cried half a dozen voices all at ono,
What medicine have goutaken? Nothing
1t What fifteen days IN a fever and TAX
r. nothing2 We are poor, have no med
ed cine, and doctor was never seen in tn
.e- village" With some difficulty | foun
SC means TO administer little medicine, an
ni- promising to call on my return, took leay
" amidst shower of oriental prayers an
re- compliments, of which the poorest peasal
ly has as rich store as the pasha himse
an Feeble are the glimmerings of hop
dq Parched with thirst, they place BY b,
cs, side jar of water cold as ice. Ii ST
aatl wants, or does not want, they give b,
ed grapes, hard bread, and olives, and urs
Be her TO eat. All The friends crowd arour
ais the sick couch; the women chatter ar
scream, and the men fill the room with
of dense cloud of tobacco smoke, while the
Re. Is moi me comfort TO refresh the mrefeh b.