The Ashland union. [volume] (Ashland, Ashland County, Ohio) 1854-1868, 1855-03-21

/ the water with my face. The sea was
moderately warm and gratefully soft
and soothing to the skin. 1t was i'm
| possible to sink; and even while swim
ming, the body rose half out of the wa
ter. I should think it possible to dive
| for short distance, but prefer that some
one else should try the experiment.
With log of wood for pillow, one
might sleep as on one of the patent mat
tresses. The taste of the water is salty
and pungent, and stings the tongue like
saltpetre. We were obliged to dress in
all haste, without even wiping off the
detestable liquid; yet L experienced
very little of that discomfort which
most travellers have remarked. Where
the skin had been previously bruised,
there was a slight smarting sensation,
and my body felt clammy and glutin-
GUS, but the bath was rather refreshing
than otherwise.
THE JEWS IN JERUSALEM
The native Jewish families in Jeru-
salem, as well as those in other parts of
Palestine, present marked difference
to the Jews of Europe and America.
They possess the same physical eharac-
teristics,-the dark, oblong eye, the
prominent nose, the strongly marked
cheek and jaw,-but in the latter these
traits have become harsh and coarse
Centuries devoted to the lowest and
most debasing forms of traffic, with the
endurance of persecution and contume-
ly have greatly changed and vulgarIzed
the appearance of the race. But the
Jews Of the Holy City still retain no.
Bile beauty. which proved to my mind
their descent from the ancient princely
houses of Israel. The forehead is lof-
tier, the eye larger and more frank in its
expression, the nose more delicate in its
prominence, and the face pure oval.
have seen the same distinction in the
countenarces of those Jewish families of
Europe whose members have devoted
themselves to art and literature Men
delsohn's was face that might have be-
longed to the house of David
On the evening of my arrival in the
city, as set out to walk through the
bazaars, encountered a native Jew,
whose face will haunt me the rest of my
life. was sauntering slowly along.
asking myself Is this Jerusalem?
when, lifting my eyes, they met.those of
Christi 1t was the very face which Ra-
phael has painted-the traditional fea-
lures of the Savior, as they are recog-
nized and accepted by all Christendom.
The waving brown hair, partly hidden
by Jewish cap, fell clustering about
the ears the face was the most perfect
oval, and almost feminine in the purity
of its outline; the serene, childlike
mouth was Shaded with light NOUS
tache, and silky brown beard clothed
the chin but the eyes-shall l ever
look into such orbs again Large, dark,
unfathomable, they beamed with an ex-
preston of divine love and divine sor-
row, such as 1 never before saw ir hu-
man face. The man had just emerged
from dark archway, and the golden
glow of the sunset, reflected from a
white wall above, fell upon his face
Perhaps it was this TRANSPORTATION
which made his beauty SO unearthly;
but, during the moment that saw him,
he was 10 me revelation of the Savior.
There are still miracles in the land of
Judah. As the dust gathered IN the
deep streets, I could see nothing but the
ineffable sweetness and benignity of that
countenance, and my friend was not
little astonished, if not shocked, when
1 said to him, with the earnestness of
belief, on my return l have just seen
Christ
A BATH IN GENEsARETH.
We untwisted our turbans, kicked off
our baggy trowsers, and speedily releas-
ing ourselves from the barbarous re-
straints of dress, dipped into the tepid
sea and foated lazily out until we could
feel the exquisite GOODNESS of the living
springs which sent up their jets from the
bottom. I was lying on my back, mo-
wing on my fins just sufficiently to keep
afoat, and gazing dreamily through half
closed eyes on the forlorn palms of I'll
berias, when a shrill voice hailed me
with so Howadji. get out of our way!"
There, at the old stone gateway below
our tent, stood two Galilean damsels,
with heavy eartheu jars upon their
heads" "Go away yourselves, o mai
dens" 1 answered, if you want US
to come out of the water. But we
must fill our pitchers, one of them re-
piled. "Then fill them at once and be
not afraid; or leave them and we will
fill them for you.n Thereupon they
put the pitchers down, but remained
watching us very complacently while we
sank the vessels TO the bottom of the
lake, and let them fill from the colder
and purer tide of the springs. In bring
ing them back through the water to the
gate, the one propelled before me hap
pened to strike against stone, and its
fair owner, on receiving it, Immediately
pointed to crack in the side, which she
declared had made, and went off Ia
meEting. After we had resumed our
garments, and were enjoying the pipe
of Incidence and the coff,e of content
ment, she returned and made such an
outcry, that was fain to purchase
peace by the price of a new pitcher. I
passed the first hours of the night in
looking out of my tent door, as l lay, on
the stars sparkling in the bosom of Gal
lice, like a sheen Of Assyrian spears,
and the glare of the great fires kindled
on the opposite shore. Z
JEWISH MARRIAGE FESTIVITIES AT ALEPPo-
At one of the jewish houses which we
visited, the wedding festivities OF one OF
the daughters were being celebrated.--
We were welcomed with great cordial
ity, and Immediately ushsred into the
room of state, an elegant apartment
overlooking the gardens below the city
wall. Half the room was occupied by
a raised platform, with divan of blue
silk cushions. Here the ladies reclined,
in superb dress Of blue, pink and gold,
while the gentlemen were ranged on the
floor below. They al rose at our en-