The Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1822-1829, 1823-06-06

her pride by holding paclla in hfr elai.e
Fearless of rival. sio assumed an f,hp-
enee ofef bim Which battered Ter vanity
aud Nonclar, every lay more and NOR
jfrHppy, was every day i4ss dis.lssed 10 d,
puie lief sway. \ eoeIness leifensI hfa
aud biz wife, ALREADY loo i6ucn neslectrf
was Int natural consequence af s. petv
passion; tins awakened the mosf .io.rbi
lealotlsy ~ ,bp bosam Of Tie impnr.nn.
danshier If ibrahinl, Who communicate
her resentment 10 hrr sister, tie wifi ~
ven Paela Tine, however, seemed "a
mock Their impallfnee 10 fud proofs i
galnst The object Of their hate but af
lrngth an oppurtnnii. presented iiaelf du-
ing The absence ii Mouctar, who had
marched to rrpress an instruction 10 Ho
meli1 they eagerly seized it.. ring o.
immense value, enriched with brIIlmnls,
WAS one day brought 10 Moneiaf's wife ,v
= Jewellel she Immediately Recognized IL
~ wedding present She bad made to her
ia'lhless husband The ewelier being
questioned, answered il,t he was commits
s.oped Ia sell This ring by The hrauiiful
I'hroslta, Taking the Jewel with them,
Moheiafs wife, accompanied by her sister.
proceeded 10 The tlzier's palace. Being
admitted inlo his presence, they Frustrated
themselves bel fore him, embraced his knees,
anh weeping bitterly, demanded Justice a.
ga'nst the Intriguing Phrosina, whom they
accused not only Of incnniinenee, hut OF
cnpdity, IA thus obtaining the Jewels OF
the'r husbands. Whether Ali HIMSELF as
II IS supposed, had Il criminal intercourse
viii, tle.niic OF Veil Pacha, his younger
sou, aud therefore could mol refuse her So
licltallons, ar whether he considered him
sell ~ indebted 10 his two dnughtors-in-law
Tor lila power in Higher Alhania, having al
ready by their means deprived their father.
ibrnhlfn, Of a considerable portion of his
territory, he swore In them by the braId
oi mahomet, that he wDuid satisfy their
Just desire Tor Nonscaiwn. Unwilling 60
cnlfust the execution VI his orders 10 any
oi bis elieois, lest They should be exposed
to honctnr's resentment on his return, he
himself accompanied by some guards, re-
ptaree dntins the night to PhrosiHs's rest
denee. The dnor being opened 10 him,
with Imp IL hle hand he entered her
bedroom, aud suddenly awakening her,
showed thu ring, and asked II she freollrci-
"a II. The wreiched Phrosina, devoted to
destruction, Immediately reltd her fate ia
the rag di%difc1 features of the Vizicr.
DENIAL Was useless. Collecting her l.wets,
and placing tbdn nj his feri, she iplplo-,d
him by his ieeling IL hlhcr--by that son
whom II was her crime 10 have loved too
well, and bat for whom size had been an
innocent mother--to have compassion on
her. Her tears, her prayers were unaysil.
| ing with the stern aud memorable All. He
al 4,llf.
permitting ony ltf flyourite slave to st-
company hrr. Having arrived IN the
court yard, he ORDERED his guards ~ con-
duet them both into n Greek church, upon
the BORDERS OF the lake, whittier, n few mo-
nents aitcrward, twenty of the silest pros
ttnles were also brought by his orders
There they passed the night in prayers,
every momont expecting the stroke Of
death. The following day, however, pass
ed ever without the fatal order being issu~
ed Ali seemed to be influenced either by
| pity or rcmorse. Tie hesiiatrd signing the
sentence by which both Turkish aud Gr
elan women are condemned In death whsh
guilty Of incoulnence. lie has since sasl
that he only delayed the execution IN
hopes thai in the interval some application
might hc made IN him 10 their favour
! The death warrant b,'lng at length gwen,
the next eycding they were placed Ia a
boat, conducted to some distanec upon the
lake, and there each In succession was
sewn in sack, and IG@iTtaipd into the
waves. Phroslna and her falthfm attcu-
dant, awaiting themselves Of n commentary
inattention Of their guards, very i.rdcity
embracing, threw themsclyes into fhe lake
locked III each others arms.
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