BETHLEHEM AND THE BEDOUINS

IT was with an extremely courteous, but ominous-looking smile, that our honourable guardian, Sheikh Mohamed, took leave of us at the entrance of the dark winding passages to the Convent of San Salvatore. He promised, on the faith of a true believer, to return in a few days, and to arrange all matter...

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Published in:The New monthly, Jan.-Oct. 1882 Jan.-Oct. 1882, 1830-01, Vol.28 (109), p.225-233
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Language:English
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Summary:IT was with an extremely courteous, but ominous-looking smile, that our honourable guardian, Sheikh Mohamed, took leave of us at the entrance of the dark winding passages to the Convent of San Salvatore. He promised, on the faith of a true believer, to return in a few days, and to arrange all matters connected with our projected excursion to Petra, or Wadi Mousah, in a manner perfectly satisfactory to our Beyships. We were young and innocent, and beleived in the possibility of an honest Bedouin. Sheikh Mohamed blessed the Prophet at the simplicity of the unbelievers, and amidst a profusion of salaams, and the brandishing of spears from his companions, mounted his Arab, and in a few moments disappeard among the entangled lanes of the Holy City.
ISSN:2043-5193