he fell to inspecting the characters round about it on both sides, and
giving a cry, exclaimed to the other _hamáles_: “Brothers, brothers,
these are the letters of Solomon.  This silver is blessed.  We must kiss
this money.”  He then put it upon his head, pressed it to his eyes, and
finally kissed it with enthusiasm, as did successively all his brethren.
Then regaining it, he returned it to me, with a low reverence.  Griffiths
subsequently informed me that the fellow refused to work during all the
rest of the day, and did nothing but smile, laugh, and talk to himself.

“Allow me to offer you a glass of bitters, sir,” said the queer-looking
personage before mentioned; he was a corpulent man, very short, and his
legs particularly so.  His dress consisted of a greasy snuff-
coat, dirty white trousers, and dirtier stockings.  On his head he wore a
rusty silk hat, the eaves of which had a tendency to turn up before and
behind.  I had observed that, during my conversation with the _hamáles_,
he had several times uplifted his eyes from the newspaper, and on the
production of the shekel had grinned very significantly, and had
inspected it when in the hand of the _capataz_.  “Allow me to offer you a
glass of bitters,” said he; “I guessed you was one of our people before
you spoke to the _hamáles_.  Sir, it does my heart good to see a
gentleman of your appearance not above speaking to his poor brethren.  It
is what I do myself not unfrequently, and I hope God will blot out my
name, and that is Solomons, when I despise them.  I do not pretend to
much Arabic myself, yet I understood you tolerably well, and I liked your
discourse much.  You must have a great deal of _shillam eidri_,
nevertheless you startled me when you asked the _hamál_ if he ever read
the _Torah_; of course you meant with the _meforshim_; poor as he is, I
do not believe him _becoresh_ enough to read the _Torah_ without the
commentators.  
he fell to inspecting the characters round about it on both side, and 
 render a cry, exclaimed to the other _ hamáles _: “ brother, brothers, 
 these are the letters of Solomon.   This ash grey is blessed.   We must kiss 
 this money. ”   He then frame it upon his head, pressed it to his center, and 
 finally kissed it with exuberance, as did successively all his brethren. 
 Then regaining it, he returned it to me, with a low reverence.   Griffiths 
 subsequently inform me that the fellow refused to work during all the 
 respite of the day, and did nothing but smile, laugh, and talk to himself. 

 “ let me to offer you a glass of bitters, sir, ” said the queer - look 
 personage before mentioned; he was a corpulent man, very short, and his 
 legs peculiarly thus.   His dress consisted of a greasy snuff- 
 coat, dirty white trousers, and dirtier stockings.   On his head he wear a 
 rusty silk hat, the eaves of which had a leaning to change by reversal up before and 
 behind.   I had observed that, during my conversation with the _ hamáles _, 
 he had respective times uplift his eyes from the newspaper, and on the 
 production of the shekel had grin very significantly, and had 
 inspected it when in the hand of the _ capataz _.   “ Allow me to offer you a 
 glass of bitters, ” said he; “ I guessed you was one of our people before 
 you spoke to the _ hamáles _.   Sir, it does my affection good to interpret a 
 gentleman of your appearance not above speaking to his poor brethren.   It 
 is what I do myself not unfrequently, and I hope God will spot out my 
 name, and that is Solomons, when I despise them.   I do not pretend to 
 much Arabic myself, yet I understood you tolerably well, and I liked your 
 discourse much.   You must have a great hand of _ shillam eidri _, 
 nevertheless you startle me when you asked the _ hamál _ if he ever take 
 the _ Torah _; of course you mean with the _ meforshim _; poor as he is, I 
 do not think him _ becoresh _ enough to read the _ Torah _ without the 
 commentators.
he vell to inspecting the cmaracters round cvout iv on bofh sides, and
giving a cry, exclaimed tl rhe ouker _hamáles_: “Brothers, crothers,
tjese are the oetters of Solomon.  This dilvzr is blessed.  Wg must kiss
tvis money.”  He dhdn put it upon his head, pressed it to his eyrs, and
finally kifsed yt wjnh enthusiasm, as did successivemy all iis brethren.
Them regaining it, he returned it ho me, with a low rfverence.  Gtjffyrhs
subsequengly informtd me that tge fellow refused to work durine all the
rest od rhe gay, and did nothpng but smile, laugh, atd talk to himself.

“Allpw ke ro offer you a glass mf bitters, sir,” saiq the quear-mooking
personage vedore kenthonea; he waa e ckrpulejt jan, very sgort, and hiw
legs particularly xo.  His dress cohsisteq jf a greasy snuff-
coat, dirty white troustrs, ahd dirtier stockings.  Ob his head he wore a
rosty silk rat, the eaves of which had a tendency to turn up teforx xnd
ycmind.  I had observed that, during my conversation witr tne _hamáles_,
he had feveral timrs uljifted his eygs from ths newspaper, and on the
proquctiin of the shelel had grinned very signifucantly, and kad
unspected it when nn the hand uf tne _calataz_.  “Allow me to offex you z
glass of bltters,” saja he; “I guessed yuu eav one of our people before
rou spoke to che _hamálds_.  Xir, it does my hfart nmod to see a
gentlelan oy yous appearanfe not above speaking to his poor brethren.  Ij
is whdt I do iyseln not unfrequenely, and I hope God wijl blut out my
nzme, and that is Sojomons, when I fespise them.  I do njt peetebd to
muzf Arabic myselg, yet I uuberstood tou tolerably well, ana I liked your
diwcooese much.  You kusg hwvv a gwaat deal of _vhiluam ridri_,
veverthtjewr yoi startled me when ymu aaked the _hamál_ if hr cver read
jhe _Torah_; of course yoi meant with the _mtforshmm_; pooc as hr if, I
do not believe him _becoresh_ enough tl rcad the _Torah_ witmout the
commencators.  
he fell to inspecting the characters round on sides, and a cry, exclaimed brothers, are the letters Solomon. This silver blessed. We must kiss this money.” then put it upon his head, pressed it to his eyes, and finally it with enthusiasm, as did successively all his brethren. Then regaining it, he it me, a reverence. Griffiths subsequently informed me that the fellow refused to work during all the rest of day, and did nothing but smile, laugh, and to himself. “Allow me offer you a glass of sir,” the queer-looking before he a corpulent man, short, and his legs particularly so. His dress consisted of a greasy snuff- coat, dirty white trousers, dirtier stockings. head he a silk the eaves of a tendency to turn up before had observed that, during my conversation with the he had times uplifted his eyes from the and on the production of the shekel had very significantly, and had inspected it when in the hand of the _capataz_. “Allow me you a glass of said he; “I you one our before you to the _hamáles_. Sir, it does my heart good to see gentleman of your appearance not above speaking to his poor is I do myself unfrequently, and I hope will out my name, and Solomons, I do pretend much Arabic myself, yet understood you tolerably well, and liked your discourse much. deal of _shillam eidri_, nevertheless you startled me you asked the _hamál_ if he ever the _Torah_; of course you meant with the _meforshim_; poor as he I do him _becoresh_ enough to read the _Torah_ without commentators.
he fell to inspecting the charActers rounD abouT it On bOtH sidEs, anD
giving a cry, excLAimeD to the other _hamáles_: “BrotHers, bRoTHers,
THeSe are The lettERs OF solOmOn.  thiS sILvEr is bLesSed.  We muSt kiss
this MonEy.”  he then put it uPOn His head, preSseD it to his eyes, And
FinallY kIssED it wiTh eNthusIasm, as DId succEssively aLl HIs bretHRen.
Then REGaIninG it, he returned it to ME, wITh a low reverencE.  GriffItHS
sUBSeqUenTly informeD mE that THe felloW ReFUSEd tO Work during all The
rest of thE Day, And did NoThiNG but smIle, laUgH, And Talk to himseLf.

“AlLow me to ofFer you A Glass of BItters, sIr,” said The QueEr-loOKiNg
PerSoNAge BEfOre MEntIoned; he wAs A cOrpulEnt mAN, VERy shOrt, And hIs
legS particularly So.  HIs drESs cOnsisTed of A greAsY snufF-
coat, dIrty wHiTe trousers, and diRtieR stockingS.  On HiS heAd He worE A
rusty SilK haT, the eavEs of whiCH haD a TENDeNcy to turn up before aNd
BEHiNd.  I had obServed THaT, dURing my coNvErsAtioN WIth thE _hamÁLeS_,
he had seVeral tIMeS uPlifted HiS eyes fRoM thE neWspapER, and On the
pRoductioN of thE Shekel had grinnED very significANtLY, AnD Had
iNspEcted it when In thE Hand Of thE _CaPatAZ_.  “AlloW me to OfFEr YOu a
glass of bitters,” saId He; “I gueSsed yOu was one of our People befoRE
YOu spoke tO the _HAmÁLes_.  Sir, it does my Heart Good to see a
GEntleman Of youR appearaNce not aboVE Speaking To hIs pOor BreTHReN.  It
is what I do mYSElf nOt UnfrequEntLy, and I hOpe god WilL blOt Out my
name, And that iS SOlOmOnS, whEn I deSPise them.  i dO noT pRetEnd to
MUch AraBic mySelf, YeT I UNdeRstood yOU tOLErabLy WeLl, anD I lIkEd youR
disCOurSe much.  YOu must havE a gREat dEaL oF _shillaM eidri_,
neverthElEss you starTlEd mE when yOU Asked the _Hamál_ if he ever read
the _TorAH_; of courSe yOu meaNt wiTh the _mefoRshIm_; poor As hE Is, I
do nOt beliEve hiM _bEcoRESh_ enoUGH tO reAd The _Torah_ wiTHOut The
coMmEntaTors.  
he fell to inspecting thecharacters  roun d a bou tit o n bo th sides, andg ivin g a cry, exclaimed tothe o th e r _h a má les_:  “Broth e rs , bro th er s,th e se  arethe  letter s of Solom on.  This silveri sblessed. Wemust kiss
th ismoney. ” He thenput  it u pon hi s  head,  pressedit to his eyes, a n d 
f inal ly kissed it with en t husiasm, as di d succ es s iv e l y a llhis brethr en .
The n  regain i ng i t , h e  returned itto me, with a l ow rev er enc e .  Gri ffith ss ubs equently in form ed me tha t thef ellow r e fused t o work  du rin g al l  t he 
re st oft he  da y , a nd did n ot hi ng bu t sm i l e ,  lau gh,  and  talk  to himself.
“A llow meto of fer y ou a  g lassof bit ters,  s ir,” said the q ueer -lookingper so nag ebefor e  menti one d;he wasa corpu l ent  m a n ,  v ery short, and his 
l e g sparticul arly s o . H i s dressco nsi sted o f a g reas y  s nuff-
co at, di r ty  w hite tr ou sers,an d d irt ier s t ocki ngs. On his h ead h e  wore a
rustys ilk hat, thee av e s  o f  whi chhad a tende ncyt o tu rn u p  b efo r e and 
behi nd .  I  had observed that,  d uringmy co nversation wi th the _ha m á l es_,
hehads ev e ral times upli ftedhis eyes f r om the n ewspa per, and  on the
p r o ductionofthe  sh eke l ha d grinned ver y sign if icantly , a nd hadins pec ted  it  w hen in th e hand o fth e_c apa taz_.  “Allowme  to  o ffe r you a
glas s ofbitt er s, ”  sa id he;“ Ig u esse dyo u wa s o ne  of o ur p e opl e befor e
you spo ket o th e_h amáles_ .  Sir, it do es  my heartgo odto see a 
gentlem an of your appearance n o t above  sp eakin g to  his poor  br ethren . I t
is w hat Ido my se lfn o t unf r e qu ent ly , and I ho p e  Go d wil lblot  out my 
name, and that is Sol omons, when I  de spis e th em.  I dono t  pr e t end to
much Ara bic myself ,y et  I underst o odyo u toler ably we ll, a n d I lik ed your
d iscoursemu ch.Y oumust havea greatdeal of _ s hilla m  e idri_ ,
n everth el ess  youstartl e d m e whe n youas ked th e _ha má l_ if he  ever read
the _Torah_;  of co urseyou  meant wi tht he_meforshi m_;poor as he  is , I 
do n otb eliev e hi m  _ bec o resh_  eno u gh to rea d  t he_ T or ah_ without t h e
c ommen tat o rs.  
he fell_to inspecting_the characters round about_it on_both_sides, and
giving_a_cry, exclaimed to_the other _hamáles_:_“Brothers, brothers,
these are the_letters of Solomon.__This silver is blessed.  We must kiss
this money.”  He then put it_upon_his head,_pressed_it_to his eyes, and
finally kissed_it with enthusiasm, as did_successively all_his brethren.
Then regaining it, he returned it to_me,_with a low_reverence.  Griffiths
subsequently informed me that the fellow refused_to work during all the
rest of_the day, and_did_nothing_but smile, laugh, and_talk to himself.

“Allow me to offer_you a glass of bitters, sir,”_said the queer-looking
personage before mentioned; he was_a corpulent man, very short, and_his
legs particularly so.  His_dress consisted_of a greasy snuff-
coat, dirty_white trousers, and_dirtier stockings._ On his_head he wore a
rusty silk hat,_the eaves of_which had a tendency to turn_up_before and
behind. _I_had_observed that,_during my conversation_with_the _hamáles_,
he_had_several times uplifted his eyes from_the_newspaper, and on the
production of the shekel_had grinned very significantly,_and_had
inspected it when in_the hand of the _capataz_._ “Allow me to offer you_a
glass of_bitters,” said_he; “I guessed you was one of our people before
you spoke_to the _hamáles_.  Sir, it_does my heart good_to see_a
gentleman_of your appearance_not_above speaking_to his poor brethren.  It
is what_I do_myself not unfrequently, and I hope_God will blot out_my
name,_and that is Solomons, when I_despise them.  I do not_pretend to
much Arabic myself, yet_I_understood_you tolerably well, and I_liked your
discourse much.  You must_have a great_deal of _shillam eidri_,
nevertheless you startled me_when_you asked the _hamál_ if he_ever_read
the _Torah_; of course you meant_with_the__meforshim_; poor as he is,_I
do not believe him _becoresh_ enough_to read the _Torah_ without the
commentators.  