The Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1837-1867, 1847-09-25
Miscellaneous.
From the Peoples journal.
He HOL L AND.
BY HARRIET MARTINEAU.
L-ENTRANCF


Il was on Sunday, March 2s, that we yerr
a 10 enter the Holy Land. had been Toe
much cngrosscd by the objects which inter
os,cdus 40 every step in Egypt and Arabin &c
fhu, much ofthls beforehand; but when
came IDrll from our tent in the dawn of that
morning, there was enough ofnoveltv in tho
scene around me 10 make me feel that we
we're about 10 enter upon new Countrv,a
md new set of Interest," and ! became eager
20 snow NJ what hour we were 10 Dnss The
y .0undaW which separated the old Desert
rom the Holy Land-the home of the old
u nl rom that Of the new. We had follow
i.lc track of Moses from the spot where his
0.Aer placed his buIrush cradle TO that on
ca Inc died. for to the East we should this
uing see the mountains Overhangig the
ad sea: and among them the summit Of
woo, whence he looked abroad over the
and Of Promise: and now we were 10 enter
"nou the country OF Jesus-certain TO walk
90 HIS very footsteps, and see what He saw
perhaps this very day. Inever remember
ceiling such an interest in every wild flower.
ulue outlines Of all the hills and the track
0iHII the water courses.
We had left the stony Desert behind MS
md were cncamped in nook of the hills
where The ground was green. and weeds
wew inIcN. There was grass under my
.'il 900 'ilN h'l''' anu NItl came our INNS
morning, the dew was heavy on the daisies.
md lut'crcups and Towering mallows which
crew abundanty on the turf. After break
HsL while the cames We're loading. I walk
din the carly sunshine on n strip Of sand o.
or.ookng the valley impressing on nv
memory every feature ofthe landscape. and
hn0uent OF the rising ground 10 the north.
Hr1 prevented my seeing where we were
-on-. 1t was about ten o'clock when we
assoc the boundary. II was impossible 10
'O'He exact moment; but within a mile or
1870 wn ieIt that we were, indeed in the IA
'r' and otChrist. and probably on His very
"a'@ lie might have been here. His reia-
nom, we'd AT Hebron: and during the first
"urrears Of His life He had probably visit
.HUem' after meeting them nj the ieasts of
.nsaIem. lie might have walked over the
i.s winch sweIled higher aud higher as
"r auFanced, and rested beside souse of the
wells which yawned beside our track. At.
"N "ate' the trees and flowers which we saw
mist have been familiar 10 His eyes. the
orny acacia which began to rise and spreod
rom the Stunted shrub Of the desert to the
neuslons Of a tree; the scarIet aucrnonp-
with 1s a precious garden fower-which
towCd the ground for acres around: the cy-
uau. which pushed forth its ufls of white
md lilac blossoms from under many stone
ad bush; aud the poppy, malow. hemIock
Hn "Hd oats. which grew as thiciily ms i'm
ny English hedge. did not know before
p. II'>e weeds were rs common here as
..l lbs: and never before did the sight Of
'n 1--WE mo so much pleasure. 1t would
ave been pleasant anywhere 10 meet these
wuor weeds so far from home; bat the de-
.' .o-'iay was 10 think that He aud His
'."I.> were as much accustomed to them
yourselves and that walk in tho early
'"'- Was, in the pure country, much the
'' "nG 10 them rs to us.
$40 Don came upon traces which
'"'"'' 'Wt The eYpanse OF purc country
was small in those days, compared with
..Hj u Is now. The towns must have been
' WckIN set here than any country ever
I'll" PATCHES and masses Of ruins show
"'WSeiV"s on every hand, so near each
"'f "S 10 indicate that the land must have
- 70 peopIcd to a degree nowhere known.
irst blowing we had seen for many
'''is was n striking sight to us: a mere
Fa'rnng Of the soil mt the foot of the hills:
Wy close by lay Il heap of building stones the
mans ota town or village. Presently we
Ivy rude pIow,with single camel at work:
'd at hand was n long foundation wall laid
ma lar distant century. On height far
'af on were the remains ola large ancif mt
."""@, WIN two broken pillars standing,
| KING the sight of the Arocr of scripturr.
"'M'ough there were water-courses about
VERY Dull, wells began to abound: substantial
'"'p wells, built with Il rim with holes in into
p'e NE covering stone: such wells as tell +
VI IL Seltiement beside them. We stopped
"N inns dny-partly because it was Sun
~ 1"" parity because our Arab guards /
, no N'loW nothing of our Sunday found l
cement place among the hills, somewhat [
.'UeFca rom the cold wind: and here. n q
Fry lew miles from the boundary, the rem o
,'Ien OF the party discovered that we had 1
w. "oNn IN The midst of what was once n II
e'o"h' though the place appeared a mere =
way "act, like many we had passed In !
.l morning early went out to see for my 4
'.' ana was asonished Mt the extent of the +
ms which should not have observed while :
."elF riding by | could trace the lines of Y
"'datIon walls for half a mile; and building u
Dles oVergrown with grass, lay in hlIocks L
IRA considerable distance round. The o
|"' raverns in the limestone rocksuow us d
us beds for the goats, were found to be the c
''s OF large buildings now gone to ruin
,n lew minutes we traced three temples: or
Such buildings by their overthrown nil
.I,,. CUR eyes being now opened we this !.
,os ~" more and more remains. till we were y
r,. ,'I nc that all the way from the bounda-
, ~ llenron the land was thick-sct towns II
' s warming with inhabitants in the DAVIS of p
m -, The days when the Teacher went IT
gbi ,i' uoWn IN it, meditaIng the changes L
hs I'm must make it what ! have seen it now.
Inv. ''.IS ~ streams, its skies s. flowers are to- o
rboro 'I IT. 'ney We're before His eyes: but p
yill,,o,' ~ saw towns on every height, and a
III every nook, there is hardly left ono II
Ion;s uPon another. A group OF bacj, Re- b.
.,, ",u tents on a hill side, camel or two Il
ali b,R mere, and flock of goats there are II
yor,. relieve the utter solitude where there tt
'''''' an InnumerabIe threng of men. hi
w we ndvanCed. on the Mnndnr thn .oi1 VI