Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1890-03-14

would lie fatal. Nuung fellows. women, at
tempt to rush between us my elbows have
no pity, and we 20 on thus for 2lO long feet,
till we reach the Greek part Of the church.
then soldiers succeed in pushing back the
crowd and we take breath tOnly once
IN my life have l been taken off my feet in
crowd, in New York at the Inauguration
Of the Brooklyn bridge, when trying to
get through the agglomeraton of people
How shall we get out q whis-
pers the anxious lady Never mind, /
shall find a way The patriarchs have got
into the holy of holes, have incensed the
crowd and blessed US at large a service is
being chanted. Suddenly the Russian otii
cials make move to leave their four
kawasses open way. Follow them
and push mother after them She has be
come nervous and catches the arm Of one
Of the gentlemen, who, taking in the stu
alton. leads her out easily. follow in the
lane made across the crowd Once outside
we thank the Russian official and as their
way is 10y our hotel We are glad to follow /
them and their escort
At 3 o'clock We are at the American /
house it is the worship time Of the Spaf .
ford colony. They sing Moody x Sankey's |
hymns, Mr. Spaliord reads a chapter in |
jeremiah and speaks upon it, Mrs Spaiford .
speaks also, another member makes some |
remarks. Two prayers and more singing |
follow. We will stay the balance Of the |
day. This lofty room, quiet and peaceful, /
is "a resting place after the shows we have |
witnessed have long conversation with |
Mr. Spaiiurd, or rather listen to him ex-
planning the prophecies To him they are
clear as daylight 10 me obscure as dark
ness | listen and do not understand, |
hear and do not believe They have two
little daughters Bertha and Grace Both
have had small pox Bertha has remained
a handsome child Grace's face is all pune
tured with pox marks. She is a lively
child, but alas her face makes one sick
Neither Of the children was vaccinated
we trust in God" To me it is the sin of
negligence They had an adopted son who
fell sick no physician was called he died
Three of US have departed it was Gods
will" This is the skeleton in the closet, the
weak point Of people possessing many
good qualities.
At o'clock we take supper Wheat
cakes or flap jacks, German made bread.
preserves Of crab hawthorne fruit, cold
meat, oranges, tea They wait on each
other Their former native servants have
Joined their ranks aud become their equals
| Those who have finished first give their
| places to those who have served aud wait
/ on them. Bertha and other children sit in
a small room. She recalls to my mind an
1 American girl called Winona, whom knew
| 20 years ago She wants me to SIT by her
side 1t is frugal meal After supper |
am shown the three houses whose total rent
is S31j per year. begin to see how many
can live on little, when there are no ex
penses for uXuries and show yet they love
| flowers have cheap prints aud engravings
on the walls everything breathes refine
ment and culture 1t is with regret that
We part with these good. queer, wise world
ly foolish people.
lJiii IS Second visit 10 Bethlehem;
weather hot aud sultry no more pilgrims
Easter Is over, dullness reigns Second
visit To the Mosque of Omar with L. 5.
Kawass, a Turkish soldier and our guide
We examine il thoroughly, and are more
pleased than the first time with the snowy
windows, the beautiful red and blue cell
ings. | backshish the man who exhibits
the three and half nails in the jasper slab:
the devil took the others when these are
gone the world will end Those who pay
backshish go to heaven. | pay literally,
aud ask tine man not to hurry us. gain
that at least A few years ago $46O, 900
was spent repairing and regilding the
mosque IL is magnificent. We look fully
at the rock The hairs of Mahomet's beard
are not visible they are exhibited only
once IA year, unless to princes and royal IN
dviduRls. Yet with money AS we are
pebeians and unbelievers we will do with
out tnem. The whole visit has been most
interesting
When leaving, the L $ Kawass military
guard asks me if it is true that | have a
college in America. He has a son of -
wishes 10 send him TO be educated, only he
is poor and can pay nothing He offers Il
give me his son After much palaver
tell him TO bring the boy to us next morn
ing, also a prospectus Of the school for boys
established in Jerusalem by the late Bishop
, Gobal Father Stephanos dimes with us
, and enjoys his viands and wine He is de
srous to return to the United States. lie
does not believe in his church, is an odd
compound of cunning, scholarship aud reti
cence The Professor is exhausted tht
, whole day has been very sultry mercury
. over 20 He hopes to rest next day, but
it is not his fate.
ApU Ig-We receive the call Of Rachid
son Of Assad, the boy who wishes to learT
3 English and French. He kisses our hands
/ according TO the Eastern custom, and Seems
! intelligent investigate the father; thu
secretary of the American consulate trans
A lates for me the school prospectus, printeC
S in Arabic. A year of board and instruction
0 cost $50, The American consul is absent
g | consult Cooks head man, who lives il
$ Jerusalem and knows all the parties.
70 yield to our ladys wishes and take charg
e of the boy for one year on trial. viii Gu
70 his head off if not good. | hav
, objected on account of assuming one NOR
burden, but $50 for whole year l shal
s make it joint concern with the readers o
S this diary each one of them will give m
= 81, and all will have finger in Rachid bel
d Assad, our Muslin pupil in Jerusalem.
IS By appointment go with Father Steph
j. amos to bid goodby TO the Patriarch NicO
n demus. We take the usual marmalad
r with water, then a small glass of cordial,
sweet liquor. The patriarch is extremel
9 affable gives me his photograph and write
. his name under it also Greek book con
It tanning his biography also two Easter egg
e highly adorned with kI'iStOs dneste. II
h hopes | will get his portrait in Harper
|. Weekly, as the portrait of Beecher, whic
h he admires Father Stephanos sends me
/. large Greek book which he has compiled
3. TO be sent to Rev. Howard Crosby, Greek
s. and Yankees are much alike in many r'
5. spects. Mr.. Spafford brings a beautifI
, collection of flowers dried on cards by 81,
Is ter Johanna (BroOks), one of them, prett
D. olive wood tablet made by another member
n and asks me to visit a Jewish school
.. which he teaches English gratuitousll
70 whose director is a saint, marvel of dew
a ton and self abnegation. Unfortunately !
is away, hut he has a sister, most accon
a. plished lady, who speaks French fuently
n. 1t is an industrial school, half the da
IA. with books and the three RS, half the da
ie with trades, tailoring, shoe making, ca
a pentering. There are apprentice joiner
Of scuptors, blacksmiths, engineers, most il
" teresting assemblage, There are 1850 boy
Of and they would have 1000 if thel
I'd we're room and funds enough. 1t is SUI
L. ported by an lsraeltish alliance NJ
Spafford believes that the Jews are comir
hit back TO Palestine in numbers hence
IS foretells the coming of Christ, hence h
being himself in Jerusalem, The weathl
"a has suddenly become almost cold and it
very windy but Mr., SpAfford is indefatig