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and finally pulled up by a series of bumps on a rocky patch of ground about two miles south of Bethlehem.
Now a word as to the celebrated girls of Bethlehem. I can't say that I can fully endorse William Kinglakes immortal description of them, but there is no doubt whatever but that they stand out on their own quite distinct from any others both in personal appearance & deportment. The womens headgear is another thing that is entirely distinct. It takes one back some 800 years to the

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