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rhE JLWISn MAIDEN.

.i.'gnt nsd thrown her gentle veil over
is,r Jerusalem. shading the sky with those
s"f' warm hues peculiar to that cline and
spreading saffron tinge over the ,urrsuni
,ag mountains The tranquil waves Of Ior-
dan r.heeted upon their CLASSY surface the
pure bells OF the lily and the droopiug
pranehes OF the willow which hung over
'hem Ihs,mSuhs had proclaimed the hour
OF PRAYER. aud every Mus~ulman. from the
foie, who iounged upon his splendid divah.
10 The wanderer iu the street. lowed N.
knee and buried their faces in the dus,
The last beams of the settirc sun lad lsf,
their rosy hue in the west aud gayeprom; i. sf
brilliant evening. A lovely group NJ lew.
ish maid rs according to the custom Of ,h.;,
forefatbers left the gates of the e;ty IN I;lI
their pitchers from the crystal wells bcyu;I.
ing their moments by the happy song or or.
told tale IL was = scene on which IL, noo,
might gaze with rapture. until hi. dreaming
spirit would unite ihe pfesent and the ,,.t
IN one bright vision Of lovelincss and mag
Inc the magnificent dwellings of JerusrlsTa
the home Of holiness. as they were when the
Lord OF Hosts vas her strength. YET ever
and snon would the flowing robes and ,,,.
bansd brow OF tie Moslom break In lik. an
evil shadow upon the brilliant scene. and
prove the sad reality shst she Who was one,
TIE dwelling islarc of the Most Uigb mo,
Earth, the sight Of II hhly sauc,r,rv bad
iailcn from his favor The land k,ilowsd
ey the Saviour's sufTrrings The rcs,ire plsea
ai hiS servants of old bad become TIE b.b
naiIon Of the vo;sric~ of the false nYo,h.,
snd the al.srs erected fpr tie wotshin cf The
h"ng G9d were profsned by the unhaIlarcJ
rites of Isiamism. Where arc the cbo..,
people of the M.st IIigh7 Alas tlev Too
havr fallen TIE lsst sad remnant dV.lI
u''h'D the wallis Jerusslstr, uprre.se5b by
t'r sPpler or wnnder through The world
uala ing snd unioved lonely n,d d,.,.s,d
people Dap aud fearful l. that fe',;b,,
f'nn witch has fallen ~ thu sva,lJ ,r,,r
those who di'osn the lIels Sa,i,uy .n5
brnud bin tShS died that We p,irL, H.,
WITH the name of an inipos,sr Yet wba
eoald Imagine that these lovely leirs. wJ.o
seem the Rs,ii cf that spot could ,,..,,i.
o. TIE cross shd prsfAne the baa,e oC .T.s1sg
Even 80 the iait form aud beautiful eoupte
nance of conceal n corrupted heart
There was one amSHg Them Who ftiyey
iAr than ail her eompsnisus. ioiBed ne, In
fer TeselTy but iibge si bhiud .s1;n
Pehsive ibougit The Iight.hsaysel ,i,l.
afcand her esfcd oa brr With ,rxIe.v a.,
Wbisrersd 'hs, fearful ehsnro lad s,.,e5
ever the fsir Xiliah She who cas- 80 a.
gsyss' n The ray whose Joyous lsu,h ,,.,
ipuaesi a. ties horried 10 tas fann,air b.l
a eafawn from ihe soeietg ~ lsr Trs, GO,
81 ishs sseking ihs solitude q. lsueiv g,nyl.
- anfrrqsen'ed fIsies II,s,s ve,e ~fis.
rfrna that solhnde vas isss her s;y, "a,
the society u . nohis Spanish knight vka
vas there on = pilgrirbses ~ fhs Hoiv Ten
pie His deyoi ~ 10 The fair Zgfeb IA
not been urfoiiesd. sud once ileis ee,;.,,
eyes hsd seen hir srpfoseh the rroFe vL;.h !
ss' bet fsForife retFsst Her rrti,i,s w,,.t
f'eF fofbsds ,hsn " inquire into ,bs e,ss.
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pitcher Tetfseed hsr vsy 10 ,hc eitv Tbs
Pensiss msiden siswiy approached he vcu
sod plaeihe bee pitcher ss the tnel 1901
% if "a Fevfrie against The trees witrh .Ls8
oErd q She fang her utits gsU ,lis.',.
'vR golden rinelefs which eoasod srsurJ -.
beck and fneuy robe Her csanssus.es
bed lest that serenity ~ enFress.e. wbi.b
= erei possesfri snd tbs ssfr ssgsis.v -.
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