The Hillsborough recorder. [volume] (Hillsborough, N.C.) 1820-1879, 1859-06-15

ccrning Edom thus saith the Lord of hosts,
Is wisdom no more in Teman? Is under
standing perished from the prudcnts Shall
not destroy the wise men out Of Edom, and
understanding out Of the mount Of Esau =
: From generation to generation it shall
lie waste. none shall pass through it for
ever and ever: will make thee jcsolate
Edom shall be desolate wilderness" Ell
grape gatherers come to thee, would they
not leave some cleaning grapes :" rhorns
shall come up in her palaces; nettles and
brambles in the fortresses thereof" "But|
the cormorant and the bittern shall possess
it; the owl also and the raven shall dwell in
it I; and il shall be a habitatlon for dragons
and court for owls The wild beasts Of
the desert shall also meet with the wild
beasts Of the island, and the satyr shall cry
to his fellow; the scrcech owl also shall rest
there, and find for herself place of rest"
lisa. xxxiv Jer. xix Obad)
Let us now compare these inspired pre-
dictiOns with the statements ot some modern
travellers, made, for the most part, without
any reference to them -" This country"
said Volney, has not been visited by any
traveller, but well merits attention; for lrom
the reports Of the Arabs, there ARE. to the
southeast of the Dead Sea, within three
days journey, upwards ofihiriy ruined towns,
absolxfeiy deserted" Oi the eastern boun,la.
ry Burckhardt writes: cit mgst once have
been thickly inhabited, for the traces Of many
towns ami villages are met with. on both sides
Of the lIadj road. At present all this cOuu-
try is desert" ain the interior" he adds,
=" the whole plain presented to the view MI
expanse Vi shifting sand. In sumo parts Of
the valley the sand is very deep, aud there is
net the slightest appearance ot road, or Of
any work Of human art. A few trees grow
among the sandhills, but the depth Of sand
precludcs all vegetation OF hcrbagc.' La
borde speaks Of the ruins in Petra a. "co
yered with brambles," and acc0rdin. 10
the Rev. w. Cory. the common English
backfhor aud bramblc are very numerous
in Petra: aud plant more prickly than
either. and also regular old stasing ne,tlcs. ,
=" | entered square palace" writes l.ord
Claud Hamilton, land examined the inteIl-
or. The ground is strewed with fragments
Of the roof, &C., amongst which numbers ol
lhstles, prickly plants. and nettlcs grow"
DR.. Shaw represented the land Of Edom and
the desert Of which il now forms part, as a.
bounding with lizards aud vipers. Vulncy
relates that the Arabs, in general, avoid the
cities Of ldumea, on account of the enormous
scorpions with which they abound. Captain
Mangles states that while he and bis fellow
travellers were examining the runs Of Petra
the screaming ot the eagles, hawks, and
owls, who were soaring above their heads IN
considerable numbers. seemingly annoyed al
any one approaching their lonely habItatlon
added much to the slnguIarty Of the scene
And Laborde, who remained longer on th'
spot, relates incidentally that at night th'
screech owl was heard above the rest. :"
will make thee perpetual desnlatlons, aud H.,
cities shall not return. aud ye shall know
that am the I.urd." Every one that gnetl
By it shall be astonished." (Ezck. xSx'. $
Jer. xix. a.
81 would" says al American tra,elc
/" that the sceptic could stand, is did, amen
the ruins Of this city amons the rocks. an'
there open the sacred book. and read III
works OF the inspired peumen. written wh,l
this dcsolate place Was une ot the great
est cities 10 the world. ! sre the scoslc
arrested, his cheek pale, his lip quiyering
and his heart quaking with fear, as the 80
ined city cries out to him, with voice lou
aud powerful, as that u one rIscn from I'll
dead though lie w0ald not believe Moses AN
the prophets, he believes the Handwriting Il
God himself III the desUlati0n anl tun arnuE'
him." 4. NJ.