Daily Richmond Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1828-1831, 1830-03-04
FATE OF A BEAUTIFUL u,Nnoo

Tempted to indulge in the unusual Inrnrv oc
,a through the yerandab, and wandered to ,hs
s" . SicoVe which offered seat and command.J
view OF the Ghaut, landing place. ne.r 49,
,omn, dedicated to some holy person aI;L. -.ns1
ny Hndoo and Musselman, appeared half embo.o,nei
view. The Will. ooula pe more gorgeous than the
cd OF hmpld topaz, ruby, amethyst and emerald .thn
reiec,en .ne crimson, purple and saffron of the sEy
a,u tue V"i9 iohage OF the overhangne groves Hh}
these rich, deep stains upon the face os h.an. "ne
softened by hues too delicate for the bro,d r ere
low 10 ca'ch-pale pink lilac and the fairest of nr;n
rose-my "reminiscences of England w.rc ,,m. ~. PIu,-
FOR when this splendid array of coors h" 70 nght;
party ct natives were seen approachins ,h rsL,
heir hney modelled and erect figures and n;ctures
mems. rend.r %no features and graceful move
bt mere was one, female, who particularly at,r,ci
eBalo from her extreme beauty-she possessed tho
nS sol. melancholy eyes, so famed in oriental song
80 "''e every hneament was moulded with tbc 20
quarry OF The ptors cbiseI, they were suscenthi
OF the sweetest and tenderest expression P''s
n smile played round the full rich lip, the een,les,
anu sV'Fst FEMININE attributes seemed cpsbr,aJ =;
one whose features denoted heart ineapabIe os ,,
save aIec'lonatc emotions She was very Young 81
,er caste, though low, from the circumstance of her
Eo'ng down publicly TO battle, did not nrecInJ re- re-
rom tue possession of wealth. Every toe vas ., ,
WIN Tassy silver rings: chains of the son,a -,
were passed across them in a manner which wonia
cripple an unaccustomcd foot these wcre a,s,y u.u
rich sIiver anclets, and she wore nurcro,s L..I.
and bangcls, similar ornament upon her arms e
me wrist and above the elbow. Her neck was aIso
unknng sound as she walked along JI.r s.". S'"e
.ong PIeGe o. muslin drapery reaching from the head
10 the can OF the leg, was folded around form IS ,i
hsIs symmetry WIN infinite TASTE and she carried IN
ner nand basket Of those white double ;esaa..;.
noWers WIN which the Iiindoo women arc y,o, -, "
corn their hair, and which arc worn bv NJ ~ ~ a.,
nApietS round their necks As the natives Of Renaai
sp ro 'ne wafer with exactly the same quantity of
80 upon ueIn as they wear upon the shore the
ne" ahu women battle together inthe most public MA
-, 10 changing their garments after the abItion. anil
uie plaut belonging TO the different villages and s,a
uohs generally the busiest and most AMUSING s..n
L,.ue regarding the other members Of the oroun al
my attention directed to the beautiful AT
watched her while dropping the sarree upon her .s.,
GERS she drew down her long dark tres,cs ,n ,"
ing ,hey s'reamed upon the water in DARK Iuy;p
while thus engaged perceived what deemsd,Ie
Jog OF wood, floating towards the babers y; 70 DO
,her instant the lovely Hindoo who was y. anoc
c"e group disappeared, and loud slriek fr", OF
compane's' who rushed with one accorJ -, ,h "n nsr
some fatal catastrophe Scarcely kno,S;n
S .s'.,, echoed the cry; the sound az r
on, INC gentlemen and servants from , yoce
ns W. ana hey fastened to the spot Knowin" , oa
m,s OF INC language, tbo,sh witness oS Wv MOTH
az, S"e, was some time before learned III "e agio
"e accident which had befacn the uct.s. or