The bright side of humanity; glimpses of life in every land (1900)
Pell, Edward Leigh, 1861- [from old catalog] · Richmond, Va., The B. F. Johnson publishing co · leaf 438
t them-selves. After Jewishemigrants from Spainand other countriesjoined them a disputearose, and they calledan Indian king to set-tle it. The fable ofthe quarrel for an oyster was illustrated. The mediator tookpossession of the place; that fat oyster became his, and death,and captivity represented… … AN EGYPTIAN JEW. 410 THE BRIGHT SIDE OF HUMANITY. 111 this lovely native state live tlieir deseeiulaiits—twoclasses of Jews, one known as the Jerusalem or White Jews,the other as the Black Jews. The White trace their descentfrom the first settlers; throughout the centuries they have pre-served the…
Ethnology · Manners and customs · Temperament
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