The Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1822-1829, 1827-12-13
Lr~ENnFv.
ERnNY AND InpA1

| The following IL "a translation uf M Oriental
Tale, by Noltahe. contained Ia the last ann
her OF the Boston Lyccum. Il was 10 this
beautiful AllegoN TINT the President alluded
in his toast a. Baltimore. H. 'he translation
TIM style of the author u very " ell preserved.
aud IL cannot itil 10 b. lnlcrt siing 10 oar rcn.
dcrs.
We trust that we shall br accused nf no snis.
ter lsotiycs IN offering this translation 10 our
readers Our only design ~ piuenrina an
English version OF Wolfe YES tHllc. wns Ia graft
" q very natural ruuosly excited IN Cnnsc.
ou.pce Of an allusiou to the story recently ma1e
NJ n public festival nv the Chiri Magistrate OF
the United ou'cs,-- Editor oChe LVceom
Every body in the province of Candshar has
hcnrd of the adventures of Nnuig Russian. lie
was the only son of the Mnzn OF the COUNT, +;
a. We should say ~ France, u Marques, or u
Baron amongst ihr Germans. The Mrzn, lis
lathe" WINS sufficiently ,lch. They were about
10 marry the ,oune Russian 10 n young aud
beautiful Mjrzassc of his own rank. The two
families desired il pnSsIonatsl,. lie 'yas 10 he
the consolaiion Of his parents 20 render h's vile
happy and to he SO with her.
But unfortunately ne had seen the Princess Of
Cachemit al the fan Of CHhul winch n thr
most important far 10 all the world. ana mcum
parahly norc irrqucmrd than those Of Cassorn
~ nd of Astrncnn The reason VII. the old
Prince OF Cachcinir hid come 10 ,ho far With
his daue hter vas ~ follows. lie had lost Two
nf his npN Va uabIc trrasure'; one wah dm
/ mohd ~ large as his thumb VA which figure
q is daughtc wax engraved ny M AT which
the Indians then possessed hui which - now
loI-ihe othcI Was JaNriiu @hlch went oil
al ,ts"lf wherever its posssssor wished ~ send H.
Afakir. of his hEhncss had stolen these nea.
su,ers and carried them TO the p,nc"ss. Take
/ Crem care OF them. said he your destiny de
| Ponds on their safety lie then departed aud
was never seen ntt~r~ ards The Duke ot Ga
chrmlr IN despair resolved 10 go aud see the
.aiI Of Cabul, whether among the merchants
who assemble ihr,c from 'ht four corners ofthc
earth, there was me whohad h,s diamond and
his iavelm. II carried his daughter with linn
III all his Iournirs thr itv 81 being concealed IN
/ her girdle. ! he JHv,in she had hid carefully
al tachrmir in her tttaI china Golfer.
Rns'an aud the Princes saw cach other Al
| taaul they loved wit ait good faith Of iheit
~ and all the ".,m'h ol their climate HE
p .'ecsss. asa pledge Of her 'o,c ea,r hin. 10
diamond and iiustan promised hrr ~ his dr.
| partnre 10 visit her secretly al Cschrnn.
ihe Young Mira had two iavorItcs .sho sc,-
| ved HIM ass c. var ~. squares, ma trc, hntfl
an .dcts de chanhic. One wa, called L.
pa h. wos handsome, wen madr-"h,te n. n
! IIf'"Ssian. mi d md scrvC"nhl. rs IN Aye
ia" vi - gueblc, b her ras j =
Ebony ne was pretty negtp. m1rr acth aud
iod"S'riorS than lopnz, and who found no duty
| enlpned ~ MIN difficult to execute. Wurn
| i,H'tan communicated 90 them his intend, Il
lanrht, Topaz 'r'ed I" dIssuade him. with the
! rfs,-'',nl zc"l 7fa servant who did not wish 10
dipls'se He lrprrs"utrd to hn naster the
! hazard of I've undertaking. How could he
! Leave two families IN despair How could
! h. h'.ak n" hearts of his parents Russian
| b'siHlcd Ebouy re assni ed him, and all his
! rcfupl"s Vn1sh"''.
! The y"r 3 u"", wanted money ioi his expe
| hh'on he WISE Topaz would not borrow.
| bI Et"lN pr pCUrrd il ior hih. He adruiliy
stole bis u'ssrer'N diamond had a false one
| mule. which he put ia In place, and pledged
| the trnc jewel TO an Armenian for ACME thou-
sand o. rupees.
When the youth bad obtaDed the rupees all
was ready or h. departure. They loaded M
Elephant with ms baggage, and mounted thin
horses. Topaz says 10 hs muster. g" took ilir
hhety to demonstrate az ipst your enterprise.
but ait, having demonstrated | must obry. /
! ain yonl al YOU aud will follow You 10
the rnd Of the world; Inn let us consult tn
way, tine oracle. which is hut Two parassngs
! from hence RoStHn consented The oracle
answered. UYoH 20 10 N, East vou mil be IN
the Hest. Russian &c unprecedented nollung of this
answer. Topaz insnrcd that it rIcNnt nothing
good. Ebony. Away, comp asant per suadcd
him that twas very favorable.
| There was another oracle at Cabul viii
| they visited. The answer mere. was in these
"o ds.----T you poSsess, mn a91H MOI po.soas
! ggon We eorgucror, pJu Jt,H not conquer; II
you are RustdA. you shaH not he he. THIS ORR
Gle appeared sill more urintrl igiblc than the u
he. Beware SAID Topaz. Fear 10th.
! my said Et-ony. and this adviser, one may
r'athy believe. Nas always IA the right IN lh,
| et's Of the master, whose Uass,or and hopes he
! encouraged.
! I,a,ing Cabh, thev marched into n deep
| forest. where they seated Themselves on the
! ara.s 10 eat And loosed their horses 10 feed
! Hhrn the 0tcddant- prepared to unload IN
! '.ephaa, sh,' carried ha provision Topaz
aud lhony we're not ~,ih thr htlc Caravan.
| IN. safely tl,. I,rr4. irsouud,J otn tbc