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Title: Six and one abroad
Year: 1914 (1910s)
Authors: Thomas, Sidney J., 1868-
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Publisher: (Austin, Tex.) Printed by E.L. Steck
Contributing Library: The Library of Congress
Digitizing Sponsor: The Library of Congress

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foliage and pet monkeyss^^■^mg from the trees. Perfumed zephyrs swept the prome-nades, and everything was lovely except at such times as wechanced to stroll upon the streets and encountered the sempersideant and sore-eyed populace. A queer feature of the life of the city was the goatskin ves-sels used for the transportation of water. A native was fillingone of these vessels at the well of the house of Simon theTanner while we were there. It was the entire hide of ablack goat, minus only the head and tail, sewed together. AVhenbeing filled at the neck end, the billy showed signs of comingto life, the sides expanding, the legs becoming rigid, and thething when full looked like a bloated cadaver a week old. Nowater for us in Joppa; we sucked oranges instead. A tomb reputed to be that of Tabitha, and the room wherePeter gave her his hand and lifted her up, and it was knownthroughout all Joppa and many believed in the Lord, are pre-served in the Greek church here. 104 Six and One Abroad
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GOAT SKIN VESSELS. Fro)u Joppi to JcrKsaleni 105 But Joppa was strictly an accidental stop and both the cleri-cal and lay members of our party tolerated it only until time forthe train to leave for Jerusalem. A railroad from Jcppa to Jerusalem! Did any prophet orseer cf the old days, any judge or king, any but Christ himselfforesee such a road of steel? And did any but He ever forseea steam-winged caravan upon the rocky waste where Goliathfought and fell and David wielded his sling, and Samson pliedhis mighty muscle and loved and wrought his own destruction? What a bedlam of noise at the railroad station! AVhat amedley of curious costumes and people! The whirling car-riages with antique drivers and modern passengers; the brownporters in their immensity of breeches tottering under tower-ing loads of trunks; natives tugging at bundles in the handsof prssengers and begging for an opportunity to earn a tip;the train men excited and explosive; the women ghosts in pairsand groups peering ov

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