. The Turk and the land of Haig; or, Turkey and Armenia: descriptive, historical, and picturesque . AN ARMENIAN FAMILY—RELATIVES OF THE AllHOR,. ARMENIAN CHILDREN. 158 THE TURK AND THE LAND OF HAIG. tyranny, with all its stagnation and blight, has prac-tically exerted no influence in marring the holiness offamily ties. It is certainly a lasting tribute to thecharacter of the Armenians that, after five centuries ofsubjection, no social intercourse or intermarriage hasbeen effected with the Turk. Let us journey, then, through the land of AsiaMinor, where the homes of these two peoples, thoughsta
. The Turk and the land of Haig; or, Turkey and Armenia: descriptive, historical, and picturesque . AN ARMENIAN FAMILY—RELATIVES OF THE AllHOR,. ARMENIAN CHILDREN. 158 THE TURK AND THE LAND OF HAIG. tyranny, with all its stagnation and blight, has prac-tically exerted no influence in marring the holiness offamily ties. It is certainly a lasting tribute to thecharacter of the Armenians that, after five centuries ofsubjection, no social intercourse or intermarriage hasbeen effected with the Turk. Let us journey, then, through the land of AsiaMinor, where the homes of these two peoples, thoughstanding side by side, nevertheless present the widestcontrasts in their inner life. As the morninor liaht first touches the mountaintops, so our glimpses of home life begin with thehigher classes. But whether high or low, all have topass through the same filth)-, zigzag streets that runfrom everywhere to nowhere. So thronged are theywith dogs, horses, donkeys, and sometimes with longtrains of supercilious camels and buffalo arabas, thatyou have to challenge everything and elbow everybeing for the right of way. Above all, a lively time isexp
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