Milford chronicle. [volume] (Milford, Del.) 1878-1974, 1895-07-05

to the bare necessities of life and to dealers
in beads and crucifixes. There is but one
hotel, and that is not IA good hotel, within
its walls, and one Turkish r. chant, who
displays in his little wfndo,'.sis, doorless
shop small assortment Of silver ch;srlns,
! trinkots and bric-a-brac to he gaze Of the
] passerby, is almost the only vendor OF any
} thing like luxuries in the place.
His customers OF course, are the pill
I grims who come to see and not TO worship,
Jerusalem is unique as city in which
I everything is serious and solemn and Sc
we're.
] It has no clubs, no barr0ons no beer
/ gardens no concert halls 10 theaters, no
( lecture rooms, no places of amusement
Of any kind, no street bands 10 wander
I ing musicians, no wealthy or upper classes,
no mayor no aldermen, no newspapers, no
printing PRESSES no book stores-except
| one outside the walls, for the sale OF Bibles
NO cheerfulness, no life.
No one sings, no one plays, no one
laughs in Jerusalem; even tho children do
not play.
The Jews, it is said, form almost two
Z thirds of the population of the city. They
OCCUPY a section which covers u greater
part Of the eastward slope of Zion, and the
Jewish quarter is the most wretchcd IN the
whole wretched town. Its inhabitants are
quiet and subdued in bearing. They make
no claim to their hereditary rights to the
royal city of their kings; they simply ana
silently and patiently wait
The Wailing Wall Of the Jews, so won
derfully painted by Nercschegin is perhaps
the most realistic 81 ght in Jerusalem today.
In small, paved, oblong, unroofed in
closure, some IS by 20 feet in extent, and
ID, nj n.
is the mass of ancient masonry which is
generally accepted as having been portion
Of the outside of tho actual wall of the
temple itself.
Against these rough stones every day of
the week, but especially on Friday, and at
all times of the day, arc seen Hebrews OF
all countries and of all ages, of both sexes
rich and poor alike, weeping and bewail-
ing the desolation which has come upon
them, and upon the city of their former
glory.
Whatever may be their faith, it is beau
tiful and sincere, and their grief is actual
and without discrimination. They kiss the
walls and beat their breasts and tear their
hair and rend their garments and the real
tears they shed come from their hearts and
their souls, as well as from their eyes
They ask for no backsheesh; they pay no
attention to the curious and inquisitive
heretics and gentiles who pity while they
wonder at them.
They read the Lamentations of jeremiah
and the mournful words of Isaiah; they
wall for the days that arc gone, and they
pray to the God Of Abraham the God Of
Isaac ana the God of Jacob that they may
get their own again.-Philadelphia Item.
lis opinion.
When Fillmore made up his cabinet on
his accession to the presidency, John J.
Crittenden was made attorney general
He was an able man, n powerful dehater
in the senate, quick in retort and in "a con-
troversial discussion he was rarely over
matched. He was also most genial and
generous hearted man and was beloved by
all who knew him. But he was not pro-
found publicist or statesman, nor was he
distinguished as a jurist.
His deputy was Chancellor Bibb, who
had been in the senate and was afterward
secretary of the treasury under Mr. Tyler.
One day an amusing conversation between
Mr. Crittendcn and his deputy took place
in the attorney generals Office. Mr.. Crit
tenden had prepared an opinion on ques-
tion growing out of a disputed claim of
the state of Florida for interest on a debt
owed her by the United States, which he
had submitted to Judge Bib for exami-
nation
tChancellor, F." he said, "have you read
my opinion?"
II have, " was the short reply.
"And what did you think of it?"
"John, said Judge Bib severely, "if
tou had written such nonsense and called
&c law when you were studying with me
in Frankfort I'd have turned you out of
my office l''-Youth's Companion.