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UghittlohatOnhoas inHiaKcdep-rithicd is aWoman’s Mission.BY EBENCZKR JKLLIOTT. What highleot prize has woman wonIn science or in art ?What mighty vrork by woman done,Boasts city, field, or mart ?14 She has no Raphael,’’ Painting Baith ;41 No Newton,*’ Learning cries ; u Show us her sleam-ships I her Macbeth, Her thought- won victories I”ics,for,cd,villWait, boastful Man ! Though worthy ore Thy deeds, when thou art true,Things worthier still, and holier tor,Our sister yet will do ;For this the worth of woman shows,On every peopled shore,That still us n»an in wisdom grows,He honors her the more.f aadOil, not lor wealth, or lame, or power. Hath Man'a meek angel striven,But, silent as the growing flowers,To make of eartti a heaven I And in her garden of the sun.Heaven’s brightest rose shall bloom ; Fur woman’s best is unbegun 1 Her advent yet to come.Siege of Jerusalem.FROM IRVING’S “ MAHOMET AND H13 SUCCESSORS.”Tho Moslem invaders roposod fur a month atonotDamascus from tho toils of tho conquest, durino* which time Abu Obediah sent to the Caliph to know whethor ho should undertake tho seigo of Ciesarca or Jerusalem. All was with Omar at the time, and advised the instant siogc of the latter: for such lie said, had been tho intention of tho prophet. Tho enterprise against Jerusalem was as a holy war to the Moslems, lbr they reverenced it as an ancient seat of tho prophecy and revelation connoctod with the histories of Moses, Jesus, and Mohomit, and sanctified by containing tho tombs of sovoral of the ancient prophets Tho Caliph adopted tho advice of Ali, and or dcred Abu Obediah to load his army into Pales tino, and lay siege to Jerusalem.On rocoiving these orders, Abu Obodiah sont forward Yezed Abu Sofian, with fivo thousand men, to commence the siego, and for fivo successive days detached after him considerable rein fereemcnts. Tho people of Jerusalem saw tho approach of the portentous invaders, who woro spreading such consternation throughout tho east, but they mad© no sally to opposo them nor sont any one out to parley, but planted engines on tho walls, and prepared for a vigorous defonso. Yo-zod approached tho city, and summoned by sound oi trumpet, propounding tho customary terms, profession of tho faith or tribute; both were rejected with disdain. The Moslems would have made instant assault, but Yczed had no such in structions; ho oncampod, therefore, and waited until orders arrived from Abu Obodiah to attack tho city, when he made the necessary preparations.At tho cock-crow in tho morning, the Moslem host was marshaled, the lenders repeated the martin prayer each at the head of his battalion, and all, as if by one consent, with a loud voice, gave the verse from tho Koran : “ Entor ye, oh people into tho holy land which Allah has destined for you.”For ton days they made repeated but unavailing attacks; on the olcvcnth day Abu Obediah brought the whole army to his aid. IIo immediately sent a written summons, requiring the inhabitants to believe in tho unity of (tofthe divine mission of Mahomet, the resurrection and tho final judgment; or else to acknowledge tho allegiance and pay tribute to tho Caliph ; “ otherwise,5 concluded tho letter, 441 will bring men against you who iovo death better than you love wine or swine’s flesh ; nor will I leave you, God willing, until! have destroyed your fighting men,, in* children.”approaching, the Caliph bestowed two whole some blows on his head with bis walking stall*“Enemy of God and of thyself**°eried he, “ lot these blows reform thy manners, and teach thou to speak with moro reverence of a religion ordained by Allah, and acknowledged by the best of his creatures.”IIo then ordered tho offender to ohooao between bis wivos, and finding him at a loss which to prefer^ tho tnattor was determined by lot, and ho was dismissed by tho Caliph with this parting admonition : 44 Whoever professos Islam, and af-torwnrds renounces it, is punishable with death: therefore take head to your faith. And as to your wifo's sister whom you have put away, if over I hear that you have meddled with her you shall be stoned.”At another plaeo ho beheld a numbor of mon exposed to the burning rays of the sun by their Moslem conquerors, as a punishment for failing to pay their tributo. Finding on inquiry, that thoylt; woro entirety dostituto of tho means, ho ordered thorn to bo released; and turning reproachfully to thoir oppressors, ho said, “Compel no mon to more than they can bear; for I hoard tho apostle of God say, ho who afflicts Ins fellow man in this world, will be punished with tho firo of Johenam.”Whilo yet within a days journey of Jerusalem Abu Obediah came to meet him and conduct him to the camp. Tho Caliph proceeded with duo deliberation; never forgotting his dutios as priest, and teacher of Islam. In the morning ho said the usual prayers, and preached a sermon, in which he spoke of the security of those wham God should load in tho right way; but added, that there was no holp for such as Gud should lead into error.Th.FtranskctpresAbiomonmonthe}Orlireelto fiand made slaves of yoifr children.The summons was addressed to tho magistrates and principal inhabitants of JRtin, fur so Jerusalem was named after the Emperor iEIius Adrain, when he rebuilt that city.Sophronius, the Christian patriarch or bishop of Jerusalem, replied that this was tho holy city, and the holy land, and whoever entered either for a hostile purpose, was an offender in tho ovcs:who\sat beforetho eDS^V iimyof preacA grey-hendod Christian prio, him, could not resist tho opportu tho language of tho Caliph loads no man into orror,” said ho aloud.Omar deigned no direct reply, but, turning to those around, M strike off that 'old man’s head,” said he, “ if ho repeats his words.” %Tho old man was discroot and held his,Thoro was no arguing against tho swi lam. On his way to tho camp Omar bo! numbor of Arabs, who had thrownAy tho $ garb of thofr country, and arrayed themsofiresln tho silken spoils of Syria. He saw tfle danger of this luxury and offeminaey, and ordered that they should be drnggod with thoir faces in tho dirt, and their silken garmonts torn from thoir backs.When ho enmo in sight of Jorusalom he lifted up his voice and exclaimed, 44 Allah aehbar! God is mighty grant us an easy conquest!” Then commanding his tent to be pitchod, ho dismounted from his camel and sot down with it on the ground. Tho Christians thronged to soo tho sovereign of this new and irresistable people,who were overrunning and subduing tho oartb. Tho Moslems fearful of an attempt at assassination, would havo kept them at a distance ; but Omar rebuked their fears. Nothing will befal us but what God had docrood. Let the faithful trust in him.”The arrival of tho Caliph was followed by immediate capitulation. When the deputies from Jorusalem were admitted to parley, they were astonished to find this dreaded potentate a bald-headed man, simply clad, and seated on the ground in a tent of hair-cloth.The articles of surrender were drawn up in writing by Omar, and served afterwards as a model for the Moslem leaders in other conquests. The Christians were to build no new churches in tho surrounding territory. Tho church doors were to bo set open to travclors, and froo ingress permitted to Mohomodons by day and by night. The bolls should only toll, and not ring, and no crosses shoulrjt be erected on the churches, nor phbfiely in tho street. The. Christian should not teach the Koran to thoir children nor attempt to make proselytes; nor hinder their kinsfolk from embracing Isjaism. They should not assume tho Moslem dress, either caps, slippers, or turbans, nor part their hair like the Moslems, but should always be distinguished by girdles. They should not use the Arabian language in inscriptions on their signets, nor salute after tho Mos-weri Eur. and orde T ed h and «“1iard,t;wipeehioJMiastoi the lt;sir ; all at Tl now a ma some Iaud caust and t as a i tinua or fri isolat sition Do ed hii tion e Th eyes t “II younc nos o ; by a r praetithing.Tinits fin mightdefoni 44 O 44 Y.od the 44 Y. “Clt; the eoi figure. ““Tl 44 Lc said tl “ E? “I 1 “\V “ N. 44 Pr not ev my so: give n “Nlt;441)imity a mo : I razors. “ An 44 Nr 44 As
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