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A GAZELLE.
myself, or learned from others, respecting this
country, leads me to think that its resources have
either very recently been greatly increased, or they
have formerly been very much underrated. But
■while I sincerely hope that those engaged in this
interesting enterprise may receive all proper en-
couragement, candor requires me to say, that time
only can furnish the true test of the capabili-
ties of the soil and climate of Palestine; since, in
all parts of the world, much of one's success in agri-
culture must depend, not merely upon the favor-
ableness of the season, but on the permanent
adaptation, so to speak, of the plant to the soil.
It is found that fruits and vegetables will sometimes
thrive well in a new soil; but afterwards'—perhaps
from the want of that stimulus which constant long
habit always tends to diminish—they will, under
precisely similar treatment, decline and die.
Hearing that they had here a young tame ga-
zelle, I expressed a desire to see it. Search having
been made, it appeared that it had left the vicinity
of the dwellings, and wandered some distance to
the fields; but, on being called, it presently came
running up as familiarly as a pet lamb. It was
the first that I had ever seen, and a most beautiful,
interesting little creature it was, with the soft,
A GAZELLE.
myself, or learned from others, respecting this
country, leads me to think that its resources have
either very recently been greatly increased, or they
have formerly been very much underrated. But
■while I sincerely hope that those engaged in this
interesting enterprise may receive all proper en-
couragement, candor requires me to say, that time
only can furnish the true test of the capabili-
ties of the soil and climate of Palestine; since, in
all parts of the world, much of one's success in agri-
culture must depend, not merely upon the favor-
ableness of the season, but on the permanent
adaptation, so to speak, of the plant to the soil.
It is found that fruits and vegetables will sometimes
thrive well in a new soil; but afterwards'—perhaps
from the want of that stimulus which constant long
habit always tends to diminish—they will, under
precisely similar treatment, decline and die.
Hearing that they had here a young tame ga-
zelle, I expressed a desire to see it. Search having
been made, it appeared that it had left the vicinity
of the dwellings, and wandered some distance to
the fields; but, on being called, it presently came
running up as familiarly as a pet lamb. It was
the first that I had ever seen, and a most beautiful,
interesting little creature it was, with the soft,