. A trip to the Orient; the story of a Mediterranean cruise. LADEN WITH HUGE TIMBERS. tions for services to his country, and who was also anauthor and editor of a daily newspaper; and Mr. Sabra,his assistant, a tall, fine-looking man. Another was theRev. Mr. Zurub, pastor of the Congregational three gentlemen were able to converse in Englishas fluently as in their own (i85) 186 A TRIP TO THE ORIENT. We were very cordially received by Mr. Sarkis, and,after meeting and conversing with the other gentlemen,were shown through their printing house, where Syriantype-setters were s
. A trip to the Orient; the story of a Mediterranean cruise. LADEN WITH HUGE TIMBERS. tions for services to his country, and who was also anauthor and editor of a daily newspaper; and Mr. Sabra,his assistant, a tall, fine-looking man. Another was theRev. Mr. Zurub, pastor of the Congregational three gentlemen were able to converse in Englishas fluently as in their own (i85) 186 A TRIP TO THE ORIENT. We were very cordially received by Mr. Sarkis, and,after meeting and conversing with the other gentlemen,were shown through their printing house, where Syriantype-setters were setting type to print Arabic lettersthat looked like shorthand characters, and Jewish girlswere employed binding pamphlets. Our names weregiven to the printer, and in a few minutes he presentedus with visiting cards containing the names in Arabicletters, thus: W Let us visit a candy factory while waiting for thecarriages I have ordered, said Mr. Sabra. I knowthat the ladies are fond of sweetmeats and I can guar-antee these to be perfectly pure. We think that ourcandies are delicious, he added as we entered thefactory, and the ladies agreed with him after eating someof the sweets. The Syrians take pride in their city, in its factories,its hospitals, its seminaries and colleges, its progressivebusiness spirit, and the beauty of its suburbs. Wevisited one of the silk factories where
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