Lewisburg chronicle. [volume] (Lewisburg, Pa.) 1850-1859, 1853-03-25

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: OF America have sen. them 4 M;ssouar
rope which will draw Syria and Amoric
:, closer together, until they meet in heaven
1t is so now that men can select their ow
= wives, and poor old bachelors like hin
r may now if they choose See their wiye
e and know something of their temper, thei
r character, and their capacity for house
keeping, before entering upon that happ,
r state. The speaker had seen many thou
l. sands If ladies, in different p.rt, Of til,
worid, iu The radiant beauty OF the Syr
la NO nen far surpassed them ALL He
real letters re ;ciyed from his sis,er. whc
: ~ receiving her ,ducariuu at Inc Mission
c,i@oi, and her language and sentiments
were such as would do honor to the most
iined inmate Of an American Female
S,miuary.
Gregory Wortabet is harlIy of what
would be called common height" in
America; bat is we'll built for the e;.lt.r.rce
of ilsIsde, active and 1.-the in his move
meats, very dar!; complexion, anl fc;.-
'ares regular and agreeable. A we'll
cropped s'owth Of hair is upon his upper
lip, bat the flowing beard which graces the
chan Of hs countrymen, be has discarded
HIS manncrS We're very easy, his pronun-
clli!on generally correct, and his language
often eiesaut and fCrcib.e, while his yes
lures were always active anl sometimes
vehement, lie stated that, excepting the
Intemperate use OF the pipe, and tLeir ex-
trelnc!y strong coffce-waich Americans
might think WAS jalap--there was no
drunkenness or Incompetence in Syria.
The BcdouinS, or citizens of the country
or deserts OF Syria, are very different
people from those in towns-much more
primitive-literally descendants of Ishma-
el- They argue, that because their ances-
tor was wronged, they have right to secure
themselves BY robbing anybody in their
power. This, their right aud intention to
roo on the highway, they never conceal or
deny. In this they are much more honest
and consistent than those, in more civilized
countries, who, protesting honesty and
friendship, practice frauds and imposi.ions
on each other. The Bedouins, when once
you reach their tent aud partake of their
hospitality, will never betray or iujure
you. They are true to .hcr word. Their
drink Is pure water, Their food Is prinnr.i-
ly vegetable. They live to a good old age
100 years aud over is very common
age among them. The speaker was aston
ished to see the number Of deaths in our
country between the ages of'l and 23 /
One reason of this he believed was the
stoves-;he hot, confined, impure air
which was SO common in this country. In
5 Syria, he recoliected when it was very cold,
instead of warming themselves b. fires,
they exercised, and broush the rudy
glow TO the surface
Gregory Wuriabet has been traveller
rom ..n e.r! y agc--In Ala, AT Ca, Europe,
and nng IN America. lie las cnGured
hardship-, sept for weeks without i shcl-
ter from rain or cold air, ANA often has the
pillow, or the ground, been Wet with his
ears as he thou: lat Of I" home, friends, aad
ratlve land, aud yet his rowing propcnsi-
lies had now Kept him away four years.
The speaker entered at length upon the
natural history uf Syria, It's climate, pro-
luciious, &c. MI. Lebanon is always
crowned with snow, but it rarely desceuds
upon the pains. Fruit of almost every
l.ud Is found mere. Very large oranges,
|. 10 l6 cts. pes hundred. Lc,unnaGc IS
| drink almost is cunmun as water. Pine
apples and one or Two o,her fruits are not
found, bat be thinks couid bc produced
rleir peaches far excel ours in flavor. In
some parts of Palestine, the ground is of
surprising fertility, bat the portion whcHce
,uca large buHches OF grapes were brous hit
to the lsracites before they catered the
promised land, is now comparatively bar
rem. Then dwellings he described at length.
He also alluded to several towns and cit
les, us they were in the Saviour's time, and
as they now are Bethlehem and Calvary
tine place of the birth, and the sepulchre
hewn from the rock-werc described, and
a.iusion made TO the "sacred fire which
the Greek priests cause to issue from their
great temple at Jerusalem about the hour
they suppose the Saviour arose from the
tomb, with other supersti;ions hanging
around the place where the great tragedy
was enacted. Tens of thousands of people,
Of as many various nations and tongues as
were gathered on the day of Penticost, are
to be found in Jerusalem about Easter
Thousands also move together to the Jor-
dan to initiate Christ at the baptismal font,
and the shawl in which they envelop them
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