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INCIDENTS OF TRAVEL.
fore, to such a degree that the process of cooking
was continued during the night, and the dishes
were ready when wanted the next day. I must
not forget the Jew's family, which consisted of a
second wife, about sixteen, already the mother of
two children, and his son and son's wife, the hus-
band twelve, and the wife ten years old. The
little gentleman was at the table, and behaved very
well, except that his father had to check him in
eating sweetmeats. The lady was playing on
the floor with other children, and I did with her
what I could not have done with a bigger man's
wife—I took her on my knee, and kissed her.
Among the Jews,matches are made by the parents;
and immediately upon the marriage, the wife is
brought into the household of the husband. A
young gentleman was tumbling about the floor,
who was engaged to the daughter of the chief
rabbi. I did not ask the age of the lady, of course ;
but the gentleman bore the heavy burden of three
years. He had not yet learned to whisper the
story of his love to his blushing mistress, for, in
fact, he could not talk at all; he was a great
bawling boy, and cared much more for his bread
and butter than a wife; but his prudent father had
already provided him.
On the morning of the 21st I set out for Jaffa,
the ancient Joppa. It was a bright and beautiful
morning when I left the Bethlehem Gate ; but, be-
fore I had been an hour on my way, it began to
rain, and continued nearly the whole day. About
INCIDENTS OF TRAVEL.
fore, to such a degree that the process of cooking
was continued during the night, and the dishes
were ready when wanted the next day. I must
not forget the Jew's family, which consisted of a
second wife, about sixteen, already the mother of
two children, and his son and son's wife, the hus-
band twelve, and the wife ten years old. The
little gentleman was at the table, and behaved very
well, except that his father had to check him in
eating sweetmeats. The lady was playing on
the floor with other children, and I did with her
what I could not have done with a bigger man's
wife—I took her on my knee, and kissed her.
Among the Jews,matches are made by the parents;
and immediately upon the marriage, the wife is
brought into the household of the husband. A
young gentleman was tumbling about the floor,
who was engaged to the daughter of the chief
rabbi. I did not ask the age of the lady, of course ;
but the gentleman bore the heavy burden of three
years. He had not yet learned to whisper the
story of his love to his blushing mistress, for, in
fact, he could not talk at all; he was a great
bawling boy, and cared much more for his bread
and butter than a wife; but his prudent father had
already provided him.
On the morning of the 21st I set out for Jaffa,
the ancient Joppa. It was a bright and beautiful
morning when I left the Bethlehem Gate ; but, be-
fore I had been an hour on my way, it began to
rain, and continued nearly the whole day. About