Letter from Hattie to Em, April 12, 1876
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Title
Letter from Hattie to Em, April 12, 1876
Subject
Travel; Missionaries; Tourism
Description
In this letter to Emily, Harriet is in Jerusalem writing about her travels. They are going on one last horseback ride from Jerusalem to Jaffa early in the morning. She has enjoyed her travels so far but is anxious to get home. They will be spending a few days in London. Yesterday Harriet and Henry went to Mt of Olives and she talks about how fortunate she feels about being able to visit these places.
Creator
Noyes, Harriet Newell
Source
The College of Wooster, Special Collections, Noyes Collection, Box #2
Publisher
Unpublished
Date
1876-04-12
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Council on Library and Information Resources Hidden Special Collections Grant
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eng (English)
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Text
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noyes_c_cor_175
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Lieu des lamentations ces Juifs. The Jew's Place of Wailing.
Tour d'Hippicus. Tower of Hippicus.
Vue de Jerusalem. View of Jerusalem.
Jerusalem -
April 12th 1876.
My own dear Em -
I am spending a
part of our last day in Jerusalem in
writing letters and one shall be for
you. Our trip in Palestine is now in
the past and to morrow morning we
leave Jerusalem. We shall have one
more long horseback ride from Jerusalem
down to Joppa some call it forty
miles. We hope to get started very Early
in the morning - so as to have a long
rest in the middle of the day. I have
enjoyed the days spent in the Holy Land
[u]so much[/u]. and but for my impatience
to get [u]home[/u] would have wished the time
here might have been longer. Now that
this trip is over I long for the days that
still intervene to pass, they cannot go
too quickly. I will not attempt to
give you a description of our trip for
I hope when you receive this we
shall be nearly [u]home[/u]. I hope we
shall not be obliged to stop anywhere
excepting I suppose we must spend a
few days in London as Bella wishes to
stop there. We have given up the idea
of stopping to visit any friends in
England. It is already [u]three months[/u]
since we left Canton and the time
seems [u]so long[/u] to be on the way-
We have been in Jerusalem since last
Friday to-day is Wednesday - and
have visited the places of interest.
There is much that is sad, intensely
sad to the Christian traveller here.
The Jerusalem of to-day is in such
sad contrast with Jerusalem as it
was when Christ wept over the
desolation so soon to come upon it.
Looking upon it as it is now from
the Mt of Olives the city presents a
beautiful appearance it is indeed
"beautiful for situation" and to
see it now enables one to imagine
something of what it must
have been in the days of its
prosperity. Yesterday morning
Henry and I rose very Early and
went "over the Mt of Olives to Bethany"
and came back in time for
breakfast. We thought how much
Father would enjoy the privilege
of visiting these places. Henry +
I have been out to the Mt of
Olives every day since we came and
I hope we can go once more this
afternoon. I am sure I shall
never cease to be thankful for having
had the privilege of visiting these
places . We were so fortunate in
having pleasant weather every day until
the last. and it was just the
right season of the year to see
the country in its most beautiful
state. I wish I could remember
perfectly every moment of the time
I could not get much time for
journalizing but I think I can
remember and write down when I
have leisure some accounts of our
trip - and I will not need to give
you a written account for so soon
[Note: some kind of stain over the next two lines]
we shall see each other face to
face. I can [?not?] realize that it
will be so. We go from Joppa to
Alexandria and may be obliged to
wait there for a little but I hope not.
And now Adieu Ever your aff Hattie.
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Lieu des lamentations ces Juifs。
犹太人的哭泣之地。
Tour d'Hippicus。
希皮库斯之塔。
Vue de 耶路撒冷。
耶路撒冷的视图。
耶路撒冷 -
1876 年 4 月 12 日。
我亲爱的 Em -
我将在耶路撒冷度过最后一天的一部分时间写信，
其中一封是给你的。
我们在巴勒斯坦的旅行现在已经过去，
明天早上我们将离开耶路撒冷。
我们还要从耶路撒冷骑马到约帕，
有人称之为四十英里。
我们希望一大早就开始——以便在中午有一个长时间的休息。
我非常享受在圣地度过的日子。
如果不是因为我急于回家，
我会希望在这里的时间可以更长一些。
既然这次旅行结束了，
我渴望那些仍在干预的日子过去，
他们不能走得太快。
我不会尝试向您描述我们的旅行，
因为我希望当您收到此信息时，
我们就快到家了。
我希望我们不会被迫在任何地方停留，
除非我想我们必须在伦敦呆几天，
因为贝拉希望在那里停留。
我们已经放弃了在英国停下来拜访任何朋友的想法。
我们离开广州已经三个月了，
而且时间似乎很长——我们从上周五开始就在耶路撒冷，
今天是周三——并且参观了名胜古迹。
对于这里的基督徒旅行者来说，
有很多可悲的，
非常难过的。
今天的耶路撒冷与耶路撒冷形成了如此悲惨的对比，
就像基督为即将来临的荒凉而哭泣一样。
从橄榄山上看它现在的样子，
这座城市呈现出美丽的外观，
它确实是“环境优美”，
现在看到它可以让人想象它在繁荣时期的一些情况。
昨天早上，
亨利和我起得很早，
“翻越橄榄山到伯大尼”，
及时回来吃早餐。
我们想父亲会多么享受参观这些地方的特权。
自从我们来之后，
亨利和我每天都去橄榄山，
我希望我们今天下午能再去一次。
我相信我永远不会停止感谢有幸参观这些地方。
直到最后一天，
我们每天都拥有宜人的天气，
真是太幸运了。
这正是一年中看到这个国家最美丽的国家的合适季节。
我希望我能完美地记得每一刻我没有太多时间写日记，
但我想我可以在闲暇时记住并写下我们旅行的一些记录——我不需要给你书面记录很快
[注：接下来的两行有某种污点]
我们将面对面见面。
我无法意识到它会是这样。
我们从乔帕到亚历山大，
可能不得不在那里等一会儿，
但我希望不会。
现在再见了。
你的，
海蒂。
Lieu des lamentations ces Juifs. The Jew's Place of Wailing.
Tour d'Hippicus. Tower of Hippicus.
Vue de Jerusalem. View of Jerusalem.
Jerusalem -
April 12th 1876.
My own dear Em -
I am spending a
part of our last day in Jerusalem in
writing letters and one shall be for
you. Our trip in Palestine is now in
the past and to morrow morning we
leave Jerusalem. We shall have one
more long horseback ride from Jerusalem
down to Joppa some call it forty
miles. We hope to get started very Early
in the morning - so as to have a long
rest in the middle of the day. I have
enjoyed the days spent in the Holy Land
[u]so much[/u]. and but for my impatience
to get [u]home[/u] would have wished the time
here might have been longer. Now that
this trip is over I long for the days that
still intervene to pass, they cannot go
too quickly. I will not attempt to
give you a description of our trip for
I hope when you receive this we
shall be nearly [u]home[/u]. I hope we
shall not be obliged to stop anywhere
excepting I suppose we must spend a
few days in London as Bella wishes to
stop there. We have given up the idea
of stopping to visit any friends in
England. It is already [u]three months[/u]
since we left Canton and the time
seems [u]so long[/u] to be on the way-
We have been in Jerusalem since last
Friday to-day is Wednesday - and
have visited the places of interest.
There is much that is sad, intensely
sad to the Christian traveller here.
The Jerusalem of to-day is in such
sad contrast with Jerusalem as it
was when Christ wept over the
desolation so soon to come upon it.
Looking upon it as it is now from
the Mt of Olives the city presents a
beautiful appearance it is indeed
"beautiful for situation" and to
see it now enables one to imagine
something of what it must
have been in the days of its
prosperity. Yesterday morning
Henry and I rose very Early and
went "over the Mt of Olives to Bethany"
and came back in time for
breakfast. We thought how much
Father would enjoy the privilege
of visiting these places. Henry +
I have been out to the Mt of
Olives every day since we came and
I hope we can go once more this
afternoon. I am sure I shall
never cease to be thankful for having
had the privilege of visiting these
places . We were so fortunate in
having pleasant weather every day until
the last. and it was just the
right season of the year to see
the country in its most beautiful
state. I wish I could remember
perfectly every moment of the time
I could not get much time for
journalizing but I think I can
remember and write down when I
have leisure some accounts of our
trip - and I will not need to give
you a written account for so soon
[Note: some kind of stain over the next two lines]
we shall see each other face to
face. I can [?not?] realize that it
will be so. We go from Joppa to
Alexandria and may be obliged to
wait there for a little but I hope not.
And now Adieu Ever your aff Hattie.
[注：第一页顶部的四叶形图像]
Lieu des lamentations ces Juifs。
犹太人的哭泣之地。
Tour d'Hippicus。
希皮库斯之塔。
Vue de 耶路撒冷。
耶路撒冷的视图。
耶路撒冷 -
1876 年 4 月 12 日。
我亲爱的 Em -
我将在耶路撒冷度过最后一天的一部分时间写信，
其中一封是给你的。
我们在巴勒斯坦的旅行现在已经过去，
明天早上我们将离开耶路撒冷。
我们还要从耶路撒冷骑马到约帕，
有人称之为四十英里。
我们希望一大早就开始——以便在中午有一个长时间的休息。
我非常享受在圣地度过的日子。
如果不是因为我急于回家，
我会希望在这里的时间可以更长一些。
既然这次旅行结束了，
我渴望那些仍在干预的日子过去，
他们不能走得太快。
我不会尝试向您描述我们的旅行，
因为我希望当您收到此信息时，
我们就快到家了。
我希望我们不会被迫在任何地方停留，
除非我想我们必须在伦敦呆几天，
因为贝拉希望在那里停留。
我们已经放弃了在英国停下来拜访任何朋友的想法。
我们离开广州已经三个月了，
而且时间似乎很长——我们从上周五开始就在耶路撒冷，
今天是周三——并且参观了名胜古迹。
对于这里的基督徒旅行者来说，
有很多可悲的，
非常难过的。
今天的耶路撒冷与耶路撒冷形成了如此悲惨的对比，
就像基督为即将来临的荒凉而哭泣一样。
从橄榄山上看它现在的样子，
这座城市呈现出美丽的外观，
它确实是“环境优美”，
现在看到它可以让人想象它在繁荣时期的一些情况。
昨天早上，
亨利和我起得很早，
“翻越橄榄山到伯大尼”，
及时回来吃早餐。
我们想父亲会多么享受参观这些地方的特权。
自从我们来之后，
亨利和我每天都去橄榄山，
我希望我们今天下午能再去一次。
我相信我永远不会停止感谢有幸参观这些地方。
直到最后一天，
我们每天都拥有宜人的天气，
真是太幸运了。
这正是一年中看到这个国家最美丽的国家的合适季节。
我希望我能完美地记得每一刻我没有太多时间写日记，
但我想我可以在闲暇时记住并写下我们旅行的一些记录——我不需要给你书面记录很快
[注：接下来的两行有某种污点]
我们将面对面见面。
我无法意识到它会是这样。
我们从乔帕到亚历山大，
可能不得不在那里等一会儿，
但我希望不会。
现在再见了。
你的，
海蒂。
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Citation
Noyes, Harriet Newell, “Letter from Hattie to Em, April 12, 1876,” Letters from Harriet Noyes: Missionaries and Women's Education in Nineteenth Century China, accessed April 29, 2024, https://noyesletters.org/items/show/231.