Discoveries in Palestine

1917

The discoveries which the British and Indian troops are making in Palestine of old churches and their sacred dust have reminded one of the soldiers of Sir Henry Layard's description of the excavators at Nimroud.

When the first of the enormous figures began to appear above the earth Arabs raced to him — "Hasten, O Bey, for they have found Nimroud himself. Wallah, it is wonderful; we have seen it with our eyes. There is no God but God!" And they hied them in terror to their tents. The Anzacs were filled with different emotions, for like all the forces their ranks were furnished with highly educated as well as men of the old type of privates.


Sayings

All men are born equal, but they mighty soon get over it.

No man is so fast that retribution won't sooner or later overtake him.