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always find a plenty.) We discovered charming indeed. These tombs aretwo wells, verv ancient; also ruins. I* ••like these walks-very much; and wecatacombs. The entrance bears tracesof great beauty. As we approachedalways have a pleasant party of Arabs; the outer entrance I thought—uIIowthey all like me and try to learn me«k «•to talk with them. My pronunciation amuses them, but they are real good, especially the old ladies.Feb. 27. 1 have a bad cold, and theifirst since I left Boston. But the weather is warm and pleasant, and it will soon go. Thirteen Americans came to-day; but I did not see them.Frank is now trying to buy land to build a mill, i wrote an article last night for the u Jerusalem Gazette.Please give the copy which I shall mail to Mr. Markus; also one to Leopold Morse. Tell them it needs support. It is quite an enterprise for Jerusalem, I think.My rooms have been very damp, but i all are the same. It would be deathmany sad weary hearts have passed here to lay away their dead/’ Our company brought tapers, and I was invited to enter and explore these caverns with them, but as 1 had been suffering with chest difficulty I was satisfied to hear an account from them](intotlier11rest.17As I was sitting at the entrance, I looked up and saw many names writtenSudden-above on the rich moulding.ly I remembered a promise made to a dear friend some years ago, to write her name in Jerusalem. I seized apencil, and after climbing to the highest accessible point, wrote legibly and carefully, in a manner that will not be ! easily effaced, the name of “Polly (I. Pitts/5 She is now sleeping in herin any other country, but everything is wonderful here.The buildings mustgrave, but when she comes to Jerusa-O /be improved.March G. I have a reirular NewEngland cold.It has been strangefeweather for this country lately, but the sun is now very hot; still the house is co»»l, so we keep out of doors most of the tiuie. lhave been painting a sketch of Siloam to-day; it makes aI have had no letterlew, as she will sometime, she will see that 1 did not forget the sacred promise.IIow sad to me was the news of our dear printer s death. Mr. Blunt was a kind and true friend. Poor man, he little thought he was going away to die in the West.)rtpretty picture, for two weeks, but to-day received two postal cards lVotn Boston; one dated Feb. 3, the other the 5th, from Erne-line. 1 was glad to hear from her. There are many pilgrims in the city now and they are still coming.I went to the church of the Holy Sepulchre and came a way disgustedLand is increasing in value every day, and the natives who understand it, are buying all they can get hold of. Mr. Brinton s land has increased double since he bought, but he would notO 'sell for any price. Now is the time to buy land. Berghine, a banker here, is buying whole villages.1 hope all aro well in Americ;. Isometimes dread to hear, as I fear thenews will be that some one is sick.twith the religion of Jerusalem. I think, from what I hear, that there is I here are seventy travellers now here,and among them are many Americans.rel*cI*tltcitdaruuVmore corruption in religion here than anywhere else on earth. The sanctuary is vile, but it will be cleansed.One can get almost everything here, if he has a little money. Living is very cheap; cheaper than in any o'her j place in mv knowledge. If one owned !i ^ {a house, it would he the cheapest, as |iwell as the healthiest and happiest place n:i earth to live, even in its corruption.ri he people are all kind to me, even the Mohammedans. I was out picking flowers this morning, and fell in with a company of Mohammedan ladies who immediately asked me to join them and share their lunch, which was very nice indeed. They seemed delighted to hear me speak a little Arabic. These poor souls seem to love Europeans, and are very kind to us all. We have two MohammedanAlice E. Davis.Ur1**i *clfo:ancafodrliedeservants in the house and they arc as kind to me as children. I am suretethtiiloW1O'tr itritGod will bless them in some way.fhc ground is now covered with theoamost lovely am! glorious flowers I ever saw. 1 have sitting before me a vase till, d with go.-geous roses, picked in the fields.bece“tur inlireto re in m |ur 1Oh how I wish a company could beraised to come and buy land and build•/good houses; raise wheat, corn, and make butter. I would gladly be theC?servant of five or six families.If theyonly knew what a land this is they would come.artedlt;reuiBtldlt;Plt;riI think the people do notangry here with each other as easily as they do in our country. There is a sense of ease that is nowhere else felt.lasteraaThe Prussian Prince came week. I saw' him. and he looks just like one of our college boys. The Prince of Wales' sons are coming in about three weeks. All nations are anxious to secure a foothold here. The Russians have the best, however. I will go over and sketch Jericho and the Jordan next week and send. I amP.PwtlItO*otltl;esid;ngitlidl.d;er.sened.irkpainting now.I thank you for the papers; the news is all old but I am glad to read it all the same. I wish you could see the beautiful mountains round about Jerusalem.\A*ahac0They are lovely beyond description, uow robed in green as they are.March 13. It is summer weatherduring the day, but the nights are chilly, and our houses damp. Were-toindhave had a great trial during thisTheaft°y-or-ishmded,3veole,cmhmervweiks.rrasres-twotheMas Irainy weather and heavy snows, snow, however, made all the trouble. Well, there is good enough here to balance the evil, and more.We have many Americans now in Jerusalem, and they are all highly pleased with the city. One old gentleman, quite rich, is stopping here a month, and his interest increases every day. I think if he stays a month, he will be like the rest—never want to leave. It is the same with all who conic. There is a facintion somehow that cannot be resisted. Oh how IsV1:i\(a1c€rwish God would move upon some one, who has the means, to come and establish a colony.Last Sunday, in company with some friends, I went to the tombs of the Judges, (so called) and a lovely day we had. All the way we found something of interest. The ground was covered with flowers of every hue, and the rich green fields of grain were
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Plymouth Restitution
Plymouth, Indiana, US
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