Daily Richmond Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1828-1831, 1829-04-09

powder ~sgazinc. Tho harcm gates dew open a.
boon made Of marble or iron they would have done
tAeeM - =, -
sre kie,sr sxs's soul and body were tho rst 40.
odd ro,se ssew well enough what no wds to expect;
end Ne very h'se symsom ofthe disturbance had cnt
hssa sNsns sse his lilo 20 my i90stool. Then went
seAssa wretch thai they could nav hold of male md
Snss RON the wrmSlea superintendent Of the Oda-
tsaes hcssse as proud a sultana. and "a beauty
ne, ncs tw''> down 10 tho Ethiopian mute that re-
es ere'aer monkey IN every thing but beard
insurgents a. length onluckIy threw Nm
iSSNsoSNSs where Inlay the prophet forgive me fol
sesS such iSoe--was iuduigny mine. mad all.
wsyS passion tor wild nature, iron the time that
,wa$s camel driver Among the swanps OF Tho En-.
eNctscS bat s( that bad ever seen was chiIds nj, y
~ sAe sigh, lc, loose before u,e ''N'
~ unop OF ScorgIaas rushed up the side of the
terrace Had been noted in the ma rI,et for riynp
large prIce for the ornaments ct inv household Su,
ans highness, as the brother of the sun and moon
having the nrSt right TO the cclestials his purse
Sweeps thH bazaar The twenty thirty half fran
Oc Creatures that bounded up the terrace TO wrcaL
thelr vengeance on me, were the very finest spec-
mems ever sold by Christian mothers tn Moslcm mas
tcrs they were as handsome aud wicked a herd of
paatherS. had nothing to do but fv for it. His
highness dared trust his sublimty among them no
more than myself md led him down trembling to
hide IN the hsrem.
"But the doors were shut; the she-rabblc would
ne upon US IN an instant; and ten but the en-
pure wound have TO mourn together the most frten-
Gu OF sovereigns and the brilliant of secretaries
III TITS extremity, proposed that he should get
upon my shoulders and climb in at the window. But
TINS attempt was ahortive. As there was no time for
etiquette, made him take my place. mounted the
snoriders that bear the weight of empire broke tho
panss' pulled away the bars, and dragged him up af,
ter inc into the Chalved Yiertzey the winter. bo
IN
mug Faces, quarreing, Italian farces, and shuttle
COCK: we We're pursued by the whole multitude
1u' uniuckiiy ior us, the room loaded with
oer OF oil Kinds left since the sultanas had zone To
the summer apartments; old cabinets frarments of
tapestry, broken chandeliers and cothe- preses cram
eu with the dismantted nery tine slaves that they
whipped INTO actors Yet all this conld DOT keep out
inc pryIng eyes of two Thousand women: for what
on earth could? Even was in despa;r; until bv
one OF those accidents which happen ONLY TO men f
genius, III pulling away an immense hanging of scar
-. cloln: saw two French mirrors, tall enough to
snow nun dressed sultana feathered and all
=, u pushed his astonished hiehness behind one of
them, and plunged myself behind the other. The
principle Is matchless though the discovery is oid for
no woman ever thinks of looking at the back Of a
mirror, when she can see her own charming self in
the front.
he crowd were soon the spot all the bostan.
5ls IN the service could not have kept them OUT doors
una windows flew into powder before them, and the
urious tide poured IN. Boxes, presses hanpinps
thing that could be flung about
vas tossed like chaff in the wind. All was noise
vengeance, and clouds of dust. The Secretary must
AVE fallen victim the adviser o. the Sultan; and
probably the sultan wonld have followed, for an ex-
nipple to all Selins To come. AS twas we were
lmost suffocated.
"Bu my principle was founded in all powerful ma
ure ahd IL saved us both The sight Of the mirrors
vas magical Not woman ofthe two thousand bnt
ad glance; and not woman but INDUCED herself
With more than one. The rivalry turned from ex ,
1nsuisng the government, to eclipsing each other.
~ law, which 1t is not my business to comprehend
70 woman ever thought herself worth looking at
lor even looked Mt herself without discovering that
here was something in her physiognomy that well
'cpad her study wa ,
"But here the examination was beforo = .r;hr,,I
II critics that would suffer none of the tender n,;
ePtinns ofludges IN their own cause none of those
title bland partiates that reconcile the soI;,orv
spectator 10 av'sage where all the world beside see
nc dchcicncies or nature the touches of time
orth and loveliness here stood in inevitable snre
macy over their unhappy oppostes.
- he lofty couDtenance ofthe Greek the Circas
ian payfQicss oil feature anu he glow of the Geor-
IAN comPleXion, were grouped i'll runous contrast
S'th the old and olve-skinncd, the copper-colored
md the downright sabed, fat-nosed and woolv hair
q. Feas OF scornfui laughter at the display shook
III dome. The daughters of Arabn India and AZ
cs- soon driven away to hate the art ne glas
IT, eng, sSd 10 think of revenge.
But the display Of the beauties themselves, now
sircsss Of the field the very reverse of concil
stiDn. Age which will penetrate even the In,ticed
2 ny face, MI that moment unconscious Of his call
ouhanas, who had sat supreme, not less in charms
Liam IN rank found themselves for the first in sudden
Danger Of fall from their ROYALTY Even the Gsor
gan rose Of q twclveDonth's transpanting into this
garden OF houTIs not quite rose like az the
Hover ofa week brought Blooming from the fresh air
oi It's mountains; and the Greek eye itself flashed
radiance after year or two of triumph
than the newly imported diamonds from Chies and
Rhodes.
"ln Turkey the men silent enough, but the wo-
men possess the privilege blessed abundance
ls under any sky ofthe globe. The comparisons dc :
lied cOGcealment There times when truth is told
IN courts; and never, any OCCASION in the course
IF my changing fc heard it told with greater plain
ness and volHbillty.
From opinions, the debates rose 10 the snecrs of
The lowly, and commands of the high The riot was
again: and was in the most unquestion-
able fear lest some friend of peace should knock
down the mirrors TO put an end to the controversy.
But whom | heard the very proposal made, md
preparing to die with honor luckily the sultana
mother, hopeless of sentence ia her favor, ordered