Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1893-12-23

which might have represented the Holy
Family with the addition OF John die
Baptist one child sat iu the muthcfs
arms another squaued eros, legged ON
The ground, while the father iy ON hs
elbow and looked cunously al me as ]
drove hy The faces Of al. were tine.
aud you Will see nowhere more striking
features than those oi these natives ID
Palestine.
u Is out IN the country districts of
Palestine that you realize That yuu lfs
10 the lands ol the Sculptures lsHwa
dozen old men during Die ilufuctHfl.r
pHiuur,hsl faces and long white Boards
remind me 81 Abraham. Isaac. and
Jacob. aud AN old urlInei Syrian welf.
ug a long beard who rode behind mc
on q donkey mJIg ma wonder 81 ha was
not second Ba'llm. aaI why hi, long.
cared beast did not open its m1iih aud
speak. Away OIL DO 90. back ] Was
shown the site ui the town Of Nsnas.
where the Prophet auoried Saul ss
king when be was uut hunting h,
alhcf's asses. and lhc uu INTO which
Christ turned tD hrldh bread when hg
convcfscd ilcoguiio with two of bis
apostle was shown TO me. The site is
now occupied lya Gfcgk wine shop.
with a billiard table OBS 900 accomnlni.
mcni, and O. is within O. icw miles of the
spot where David with h.s little stone
The EiClt 5Hc'stl slew. passed this
place 100 going 90 Bethlehem. and find
ihai There are plenty ui stones there
still, aud "a lusiy. h,drhcaied Syrian
youth was playing among them. though
I dil not note that Doc bad the sling OF
Dos mighty ancestor 10 was not far from
tIN point that ] rode through the idcnti.
cJI land which was owned by Buiz. the
richest farmer Of this day. wngn hr feb
iu love will Ruth, and disguised his
neighbon by marrying out OF his
sphere.
TIM GIRLS or uErMguHH.
don't wonder that Boss lsll ia love
with Ruth The Bethlehem girls are
among the beauties OF iha cast and YOU
viii ind more pretty girls no the hills ct
ludcl Than BOO the same amount ul ter.
rioy anywhere else the world over A
shlp'oad Of these bethlehem ma dcue.
d they could d. transported 10 the great
northwest. would capture the bonanza
farmers of the Dakota lust ls Ruth can.
turcd this great landowner. Blas. and
when they came back 20 Washington as
senator wives they would be llr bellies
of The capital. These Bethlehem m8idens
are fair skinned aud bright eyed, They
have straight. wclltouuGcd lums.whicl
they C.Oihe 90 long dresses ui white
linen 500 beautifully embroidered iu .uIl
ihatlsInglc gown requires many months
Ol WORK, Iris dress Is mitch lks an
American wuman's night gown without
the iriIls and lacCs. 10 tails from the
meek 20 thr feet auG Is open 40 the front
10 narrow siit as ar down us modest
dcc1l'g,tc dress. Over this gown lhry
wear slaCy1l ss clulks ui dark red
stripes and Tie head they cover with
long shawl Of linen embroidered with
silk. Each girl wears her dover on her
person iu the shape OF "a necklace o.
coins and the forehead Of each maiden
is decorated with crown Of coins. some
OF which are. silver and others gold.
They do not hide their faces like the
Muhamncdan women and their features
are clean cut and refined. ] have seen
fair samples Of the pretty girls OF most
Of the countries OF the world aud the
bethlehem girls are the equals of any.
They are as intelligent as they are pretty.
and ] found that those whom ! traded
with usually got the best OF the bargain.
There Is lillle poverty IN Bethlehem.
and the girls whom ] met were well
dressed, for the orient. aud the seemed
wel,-to-do.
As You near Bethlehem you find the
hills grow more ragged. Their sides
are covered with stones, and you see
that they were teraccd into gardens iu
the days Of the past. About q mile from
I Bethlehem ] stopped Tor q while before
the tomb Of Rachel. lt isa little square
building, about the size of e smoke
house. covered with a white dome and
d Is situated IN the midst of % Mohcm.
mgiJn cemetery. 10 is wouhippcl hy
Musclmen, Jews and Christians, aud is
walls are covered with the names of
travellers, A little further on you find
Dawi's we'll and then 20 round q cor
net and come IA sight OF Bethlehem.