. Wanderings in Bible lands: notes of travel in Italy, Greece, Asia-Minor, Egypt, Nubia, Ethiopia, Cush, and Palestine. he plaster, and in its orig-inal place. In this way the exact form and even the features ofmen and women who perished here eighteen hundred yearsago are as well preserved as if they had been cut in imper-ishable marble. In some of the faces, and in the positionsof the bodies, is to be seen the evidence of intense suffer-ing. We might devote this entire letter to these interest-ing objects, but refer to only a few of them. The first is the form of a Roman soldier, found at one
. Wanderings in Bible lands: notes of travel in Italy, Greece, Asia-Minor, Egypt, Nubia, Ethiopia, Cush, and Palestine. he plaster, and in its orig-inal place. In this way the exact form and even the features ofmen and women who perished here eighteen hundred yearsago are as well preserved as if they had been cut in imper-ishable marble. In some of the faces, and in the positionsof the bodies, is to be seen the evidence of intense suffer-ing. We might devote this entire letter to these interest-ing objects, but refer to only a few of them. The first is the form of a Roman soldier, found at oneof the gates of the city, where he was standing on guardwhen the eruption came, and, instead of fleeing, fell at hispost, true to the instincts of the Romans. This incident isoften referred to as an example of faithfulness and fidelity. Another is that of a slave, evidently an African. Thenose and lips clearly indicate the negro type, and the im-print of the curly hair is plainly to be seen. The folds ofhis clothing show with remarkable clearness. The righthand is firmly clasped and the expression of the mouth and. WANDERINGS IN BIBLE LANDS. gj face shows intense agony. The left hand grasps his beltand the lower limbs are extended. The form of a dog, that was found tied to his kennel, isremarkably well preserved. The poor animal was tied, buthad trodden the falling ashes under his feet till the lengthof his chain prevented him from getting any further, whenhe died, on his back, in great agony. His mouth is openand his legs are extended. The form is perfect. Among other objects preserved in this way are a num-ber of doors of the houses, and here is the first example ofa panel door known. From the fact that the center piecesform a cross it is believed that it came from the house of aChristian, for it is well known that, before the destructionof Pompeii, Christianity had found converts in Italy. Pu-teoli, where Paul landed, is only a few miles across the bayfrom the ruined city. I
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