Weekly Trinity journal., 1865-07-29
A Village OF Lepers.

At little distance after leaving Sinjan we
came to Small collection of mud novels hud-
died together at some distance from the road.
When we drew near the whole population turned
ont and stood in line-men, women and chill
dren-by the side of the path, all begging vocif-
erously for aims These unhappy beings thus
living in habitations hardly fitted for brute ami
mails, not TO mention human beings cut off from
all communication with their fellow creatures
save such are afflicted with the SAM loatbso
and incurable disorder, were lepers who. hy the
strange custom of Persia, while prohibited from
coming within certain distance of IL town or
village are yet allowed, horrible as it NAV seem.
to live together, contract marriages, and thus
pcrpetuate the curse through an entire race
The miserable wretches poured out of their
dens like a pack of haf-starved hounds falling
over each other in their eagerness to be the first
to reach the vicinity of the traveller whom they
dare not approach nearer than certain regula-
ted distance. Their swollen and distorted fra-
lures were dreadful to look at their limbs de-
formed and eaten away by the revolving m4lady
were held out imploringly and in some instances
the features backened and scorched by the viru-
lence of the terrible disorder, scarcely retained
the appearance of those of human beings. The
whole of the northwest of Persia would seem to
be afflicted with this frghtful scourge of human
ity. During the remainder of the way to Dehrecz
not day passed that we did not meet with one
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sympathy and care of relatives and friends No
| attempt is made TO cure the disease.
The instant it shows itself the sufferer is ban
ished from the society of his kindred to that of
those similarly afflicted. In his misery he is
supported by their offerings and by the labor of
his own hands, so long as his strength lasts In
the case of women the severng of all family
ties and the life Of wretchedneSs which is their
only prospect, makes the punishment many times
more severe than that of men. bitter Is the lot
of the latter. The eper lives nd dies in isOa-
ton. He is buried by those afflicted like himself
his own kindred, from whose minds absence
may not have erased all affection. standing hfir
off, and visiting the grave only when Il sufficient
time has elapsed to remove all chance of the aw-
full nfrcton.-A Jour6ey .from London TO Persep-
oils, by John Ussher, F. II. G. $.
WHAT For AN army of ob$ercation 80, 900
strong. has been ordered to the Rio Grande
What 60. 900 eyes sent down to that Paradise
of aligators and mosquitoes to sit and observe
the ebb and flow of the Rio Grtnde ? Don't see
it-don't believe it. Rather guess they have
gone there for another purpose. Shoudn' Won
der if the boys would go into the frog business :;
they have got their hands in. and can spit the
foreign frogs that nftst sister Republic faster
than St. Patrick did the snakes and toads in
Erin. Guess they going across the river to
show our neighbors how to raise cotton. wheat,
battles, teach the Mexican boys to whistle
- Yankee Doodle, send Max. to the ID to the
tune o.. the Rogues March," and show him
that monarchy is .'played OUT in America.
We think they going to show our neighbors
how to build railroads and Saw-mills to show
the fair scnoritas how to run sewing rchines
and manipulate baby jumpers; to regenerate,
rejuvenate, invigorate, coionize fraternize and
Americanize the whole of Mexico, mash up the
ncipent aristocracy. pulverze the foreign u>ur
pers of the soil, " ch,w up their aidcrs and
symp tthizers, pl INT the Stars and S!rncs on the
highest peak OF the Cordlleras. build nest for
the :. Bird Of Freedom where its will he
heard from ocean to ocean, and tell the world
that henccforth history will be reversed and Re
puhlcs rise Phenix-ke from the ashes of mon
arches.
Hurrah for the 10000 Glory IIallelujah
Star Sprnged Banner ! and % Faugh Baitough'
to the world r'-KiamaM Ne,rS