Show i UFE LIFE IS IN PALESTINE A correspondent or of tile the N Y jerald herald writing front from near joppa in palestine leAtine Pa gives a picture ot of life in the J chiy und I 1 we find the here of orb a delicious and even temperature constantly refreshed by the seabreeze seabre sea breaz ezo in summer the thermometer tartly rarely rises above eighty four avid and in winter seldom sinks below aidy eight aud and sixty at noon the soil is generally undulating in our viel vic i nil anity y a and aad ad enuch resembles the llie rich bottom land 1494 s bide beside our ur own broad and we hae ha vet proved it to be as capable of yielding abair turn offbeat of wheat cotton indian corti corn ind iad sweet I 1 I 1 I 1 potatoes I 1 I 1 the general health of our people wg tile the exposure 0 of failing living mostly jn in tents tile the first season reason without stoves or chimneys through the wet season with ith the exception of a few eases cases of ague and overeating ot of fruit ghis faas been as good as in the abe same circumstances it would have probably been in any country our modes mod es and cik customs toma and business habits however are almost ep entirely eiK lirely the reverse of yours imagine for a moment an irre irregular gulai monthly foreign mail for transportation instead of your baggage cars ever rapid and ready we have the privilege of hiring special specia tron trains onslow of slow footed ca camels inels with rio no small difficulty of adjusting and preserving merchandise upon abent for fm passengers w have I 1 horses mules and doche donkeys s its as a wheeled carriage is never seen in our cities our lines line fur cases require requiring certainty fa ainey i and despatch are foot runners wel loss of tinie time seems a matter mailer of small cop consequence sequence to the natives I 1 in dres 06 s also everything is diment different dim ent the most corpulent ind and I 1 athletic of the bichest big hest class wear I 1 lon ong gowns and alid very full skirts from tile the 9 girdle irdle ankles while bile th the ladies wear close jackets and loose trousers trow sers we see no hats or a red rea woollen cap with blue tassel issel tl ot or an enormous turban of white or colored stuff tikes the pance isee of the former and the enormous eDor wh white ile veil like a sheet chieh wh ieh envelopes tho the entire form is a substitute for the latter lust lant bekas a mark of particular parti clar wilar favor the file late governor of gaza a splendid turk gave us a supper at his hia garden house as his lii yo young ag wife on whom lie passionately doets havare has re cena ben recovered froni from a dangerous dartie rous affection of the throat the treatment received atour general dispensary I 1 on out arrival I 1 we wre were conducted on ducted from rom them puter outer gate flir through pugh a side court couri where were e va TB rlou servants evide evidently nUy in great bustle buetle of preparation pa ration it was shaded by largel large tapes 1 and a fountain was wr conveniently situated at e side here 6 immense immen se wooden bowl filled with rid red rice bere a 4 pile of cauliflowers caulin owera and va ribas salads one servant flor vant was pulverizing mocha and s several charcoal fur furnaces naces stood round oaf steaming ming with highly flu bored meats meals We passed on up a stone atone pla stairway irmAy to ati at upper court overgrown with vina tines here doors open opened ed e and w we were met met bya beautiful girl about sixteen si extern who led us its into a large room furnished with fine mats turkey T r k carpets and brimson crimson and yellow ye ilow dwana avani IAO PT Phi the latticed jealousies sies of the windows were q cloae dand we looked looke dout out tj upon pon a amaUl small lake ake skirted by orange groves with fine fruit A ld group r p of arid and tile the sea ea in the distance distAn cg added d to aib uie picturesque beauty of the scone 1 I 1 th young lady ivas a daughter inlaw in law of our friend she was f fair dir an had light hair jd and blue eyes ey es and evinced degree of te refinement she was elegantly dressed in ah embroidered tunic of bright col colors I 1 oro wath long lapped lappets appending depending over loose browsers of f glus gloss glossy j y gold ool colored cited silk and li her v yellow slippers coffed doffed when slie ae on the divans exposi hii h r tiny b ire feet it it would be more biffi eu A t to 0 a describe be hr hed jr ess her heir hair did between ribbon and ornaments gru half loose half hat braided raided was ras partia Hy covered II 11 ly Y a arieh rib gme rully adjust adjuster ea scarf carf over overall an ws was a thin thit it black veil which was as thrown ha half if aside when a pa ki P 9 with WA th the ladies of our party parly another darke dark e eyed ym I 1 girl younger r soon us a daughter daughterty daugh I 1 b Y a deceased wife of Ein Etri algee tige e her bright olive complexion and pretty dostart features forming a lively con t I 1 those thase her sister he Her lunic of blue bine was jih silver with changeable red and blue silk ti trousers she was wail a unmarried married ji and her glossy locks of jt jot floated unconfined from her gay scar and glittering jewels jq e vels up unconcealed pop by the black veil I 1 the lather soon arrived followed by a slave 1 bearing his yot youngest lugt art infant with a rich brown skin gaily gay drem dressed ed many bland speen poetical salutations to followed Alo weil the ex gov goTOr nor was evidently pleased d with our corning coming andi exerted himself to us harpy happy lake we took a turn in his biar r ah and saw several splendid varieties of the dmn orange ge lemon and banana there were cerii probably about a chousa thousand rid trees iti in tb the e grounds most of which were literally li te covered and bending beading to the earth with th the fine finest at fruit 1 ba oh fu n a large and vastly va I 1 1 corpulent man 7 dresses richly in silver amb emb embroidered r cloth a heavy cashmere turban a gay silk girdle in which he wears a jewelled repeater rp eater and an ornamented knife just before supper his hi amiable wife appeared who it seemed had been carefully care carefully full Y overseeing the as a particular compliment comin in e tit to bursel ourselves veit and now I 1 fear louwill you will be esome somewhat what surprised when I 1 inform yo you that equal in heights beigh th and neall nearly y so BO in corpa leacy to her h husband that her complexion 1 I 1 1 1 I 1 I 1 I 1 1 I 1 I 1 was a fine glossy baci with noble beai fea lurea wad I 1 perfect eyes and teeth and that her silk bilk and embroidery were equal to other ladies of her rank rang her husband des descanted canted largely to us rif of her intelligence and rare honse hi household hold accomplishments ments and took evident pains to show his hia regard for lier her about A bout five a slave brought in in a email antique abool too about fifteen inches in in height heighland and less ego in sn diameter another set bet upon it a large c circular polished brass waiter then followed I 1 the dishes one bountifully Y heaped beeped with stained rice another of mutton r araks highly seasoned with spices and lemony lemons another ot of I 1 chopped meat ineat and zice rice rolled in in leaves of a sa 1 vory p plant lent in in the shape of a small sausage another a kind of hash the matena is ot of which were disguised diser sed by its we ariee sauce another of fine cauliflower two of different dressed salads and piles of thin hot loaves loave of brown bread bacad these were all arranged closely together on the waiter each of the party was then presented I 1 with a large napkin and welcomed to the repast i but now arrived the moment of our aliffi 4 culty aulty to arrange ourselves in in with 1 tile the waiter we endeavored to seat ourselves i I 1 round it on anthe ve carpet when our h host ost seeing I 1 I 1 I 1 our embarrassment called for the large cushions I 1 0 4 a divans on which we were more inore comfort I 1 abi situated stua ted to add to out our troubles there was not a 11 knife or fork and we sat a moment monie ut t looking now it at the hot aighes and than at each other our host seeing this called i for spoons which though roughly made of 0 f wood were a great r relief elief and assistance assist anee e A good appetite gave an unexpected relish and imitating our i i friend ahoi ho dexterously handed round choice choie bits bite we appreciated the val value tie of the dio discovery co veryl that finders were used before forks it wits was late before our tiny cups of if coffee I 1 were finished and Mahorn Mabom med had a beautiful horse saddled and insisted on escorting ns s home I 1 a distance of two miles on oil our way the night patrol of tur kh soldiers overtook us who paid him great de deference ferInce and ana to whom lie he give gave strict orders to kalep a particular lookout look out round the dw dwellings illings of the Ameri americans carls they aswed assured as wed him that they had bein been so 0 o much on oil the alert for our protection that they lit had d galloped gallopp ti their heir horses several tunes times at night on bearing hin nr the report of a gun in in our nieto to ascertain the cause i mohammed well as other Ef Effe feni nii assure us of their peculiar esteem for I 1 amee minerv I 1 calls I 1 |