The ladies' garland. [volume] (Harpers-Ferry, Va. [W. Va.]) 1824-1828, 1826-05-20
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dr1 -H@%ar"r t.: ct,uary viii be f,lr1 exceed.
ingly Interesting Io author il Swiss Gon,ly
niH, distinguished tog is iiterary A..I4alu->, anG
'1c skilled boil in.n: lent arl nodetn s,@eh ~do
vas present. az h.e siege Of Alhens i."cpc~.,i. 4,
veers in lie IA. are cxoi.,2! f. III tr,.., i III
ty but ibis Eent-EIn cn;oyc, TIC singular ,l,a-.
tase Of passing several We, <, IN t:c.~. !ey Of
number Of tie most Distinguished. lnrkish female
Of Athens. " wish lie could bc ;,Ye,.,l,l c.. t,
communicate to the public some DAY Tie details
the subject Of which lac La. here given % utc.la.
ing an outline
The house OF The Austrian Consul. G.oIn4-.
WEo had shpnn Oh all occasions the N"r!nr-'
interest in the cause Of the Greeks, end +,
whom Twas received with the creates; hi.tlc~-.
at the time Athens had been abandoned hy it.
inhabitants, became. after the cmhaFkAtivn OF
those Turks that had been rescued! Immediately
after the massacre, again the retu.:e Of tiln-"
unfortunate people \ great number Herc, L,
money, releases, by the Consul; amongst illcl,
were several Turkish ladies OF distinction, a
the wife of llassan Aga, with her daIl 4htcr t""
sisters of Mehnet Aga, the wife OF the Nai"od
with two Circassian slaves. the Nlit ot thc d.
dar or the Turkish governor of DE castle, ami
the ca;ll and his wife Born at Athens, they all
spoke Greek tlucntly. as well as Turkish, and
some knew the Arabic language. Every orr
had her own tale OF! horrors to tell There WA
scarcv one that had not TO hcnal the loss Of
brother or sister, heir husbands had been Slam
either on the day of the general massacre. on
before, IN the course Of the war Some knew
not whose slaves their children were; others
asked. III vain. where the a.ch mother had been
dragged Most Of tllcm had behaved with that
dignity which becomes deep and silent grief
sometimes. to cheer themselves UP, they Wouli
gather together ii a room; but who could stem
the current ui conversations and turn it from the
most dplciHi rcCo!icctionsl Tears would begin
10 sparkle IN their ewes. and clouds OF sorrow
dalkrn tirr conferences A Turkish song i,t
been composed whilst thew were bceit..cd III
Acropol>, relating to tlc events Of tie war. al.G
their sItf, iln@>; Something's when collected ta
.othcr, they would ing il, as if the heart & y
allcviatrd hy throwing the cl.alusa Of nla-,c ntr
dreadful renet.':i4ncns. The song dorr "y,JI
ono would burst into t. ars end .jvc ttt nt--iyc>
up 10 All tie extravaganza ~ gT"i, GU ojl~'
DAYS 'Iey a~senlIeN AMI s:n5 i, heart Go,"
tonal passages Of ii" i>o.an, Son. u tAy.,
were bright specimens O, Orient i1a".g, anG
endowed WA: ~Ieti },,.,ri;Y {! in.reil1tiGn 81
trir c.ltto, ~:.1.n hetraycd a >hr"u@ I'll
i,:, ara 1921 Nj f, .in,,, il va, nth 9,'v q
easy nattu,;l r!u,ucusr a: ma, '.a.':'t bc r...'
wnn amou@ IA + ,,l.',',;,l. iJ.',,,~ nf F-arpr
Manv evenings l,'',., iir.u III G,;ry t.je,. 81.
milan Is those ot IL, \r,i l,n >iett>: t4j
hr, atb wa hterd. AL icy y'r'i h.t.n :or
hours Wit t.,c deepest At, .,,.,' t't4 .,' - t..e,r
singing is at ii!,t lis: 3,.oalr" '.l' wins .,"t
is used to European tnnsi,. ~ I canI:yt NJ d.
MED that some Ct tiol. tom c,.';.''. ~
EXPRESSIVE pf area; lc,Il:r r,.,,' Ara II g. IS