. Peter Parley's tales about Asia : with a map and numerous engravings. the Persians? 112 parleys tales of ASIA. blance to the French, and are as fond ofamusements as the people of Paris. From Teheran the travellers proceeded tothe Caspian sea. This they crossed and en-tered Independent Tartarj. This countrythey found thinly inhabited by different tribesof Tartars. Along the Caspian sea it wastolerably fertile, but in the interior it was des-olate, and mountainous. They were severaltimes attacked by the people, who seem tobe given to robbery. They soon left this inhospitable country,recrossed
. Peter Parley's tales about Asia : with a map and numerous engravings. the Persians? 112 parleys tales of ASIA. blance to the French, and are as fond ofamusements as the people of Paris. From Teheran the travellers proceeded tothe Caspian sea. This they crossed and en-tered Independent Tartarj. This countrythey found thinly inhabited by different tribesof Tartars. Along the Caspian sea it wastolerably fertile, but in the interior it was des-olate, and mountainous. They were severaltimes attacked by the people, who seem tobe given to robbery. They soon left this inhospitable country,recrossed the Caspian sea, and eniered theCaucasian countries. Here they had occasionto admire the fine forms of the men, and thebeauty of the women. They now enteredTurkey and visited Aleppo. From this place they proceeded to Jerusa-lem. In this celebrated city they remained along time. It is now much smaller, and far lesssplendid, than it was in the time of Solomon. It is about two and a half miles in circuit. What can you tell of Independent Tartary? parleys tales of JERUSALEM. M parleys tales of ASIA. 113 The streets are narrow, but straight, and wellpaved. The houses are well built of stone,but there are no windows in the lower stories,so that a person in the streets might imaginehimself to be in a prison. The modern city is built upon a hill, theascent of which is steep on all sides, but thenorth. It is surrounded by mountains, be-tween which and the city, is a fine valleybeautifully cultivated. The Jews, who once were a great nation,have now lost their power. They are scat-tered over the world. Wherever they exist,they still carry with them their peculiar reli-gion, their singular customs, and their strangeopinions and feelings. Their country is now given up to holy city, in which David reigned, whereSolomon built his temple, and Jesus Christperformed his miracles, is now in the hands of those who believe only in Mahomet. ? —^^ What of the Jews? 114 parleys t
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