Virginia free press. (Charlestown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1832-1916, 1838-06-14
t5csR1 cr TRs stgsW TOWERS.

Va tse declaration 81 war with Rus
sl. made by the Tu.ls IN i1-J. b..
ron BulhahJii. the Russian minister.
despite has representation that The in
Itisonmcai OF The Musco,ite amba,>a.
d1ss on such occasions had been abp-
i5hel 10y treaty, was, nevertheless.
f'": to The Scr,n Towers, by order a
Coda IoussDuf pishl. the grand VI.
.er. with the assurance that treaties
were very good tAilss ia time Of rcace
bat mere waste q paper IN the event
Ot war. The discomhuel ambassador
was, however, trea'c. with .rcat civil
ny and was even pera.i,'ed 10 select
rreh members OF the LEGATION a. lie de-
sprcd should bear lin company duiin-
ms ca?u'Ey, strict orders being given
TO tho co:Dmlnd1nt Of thu castle 10 &C.
ceIc To every request Of his prisoner
winch did moi tend 10 comiTa,.Ise It's
'li"'-; and upon his complaining IF
ths accommodations of tic Tower. he
was mc-eo'er permitted to cree, i
kiosk on .ac vail, Of the fortress.
whence lie had q magnificent view OF
tHc Sea OF Marmori anil 49, cli,leriny
islands, and TO construct spacious aad
handsome apartment within the Tower
itself.
Tue commaniln, was l3b.ei be-
meath the same root a. Iii, p;i,oner.-
lie had ~ only dAu-h.er, so Young and
50 lovely That SIZE migh. have taken
her stand between ihcLvo houri y no
wait al the portal of Paradise to be kou
the faithful acr15, ITS tire hhold. with
ont seeming less beautiful than they
Fifteen springs had with their delicate
bTea,hhnss. opened the petals of The ra-
scs since thc huihcl R-chrdi IIa.auu
and she bad fir out, bloomeG the 5riyh,.
ct blossoms Of the ialrest of seasons
Tier voice, Whcl:i was poured iu..l i.
song came through The le'i-es Of nor
easement Ike the tones 4 distant
mandolin sweeping over the waters o.
the stu sca-whcn You ,Johci upon
her u was a. though yol looked uron
a rose; and when you listened. vou
seemed e. listen 10 tie nightingale.
Rechedi IlInoun had never vet
poured the scented sheihct in tie car.
den OF flowers. Her yong heart wa,
as Tree a. the h5cCze that cane tn her
o!ow from tue blue bosom oflhe P.cpcn.
h'.and y hen she heard itata NuscGyitc
Glnour Va, about 10 become an inmate
OF the Tower, she only IemoleJ, for
she knew that he vas IN enemy Of
her country.
Terror was, however, soon succeed.
Cd by curiosity. Cn!y u few week
AFTER the compulsory domcs,ica,ion Of
The ambassador at the seven Towers
ms Kiosk was completed. and from her
closed Easements. the Young Ilanoum
could sec al 'ha; passed in the vast
apartment ofthe prisoner.
Her Er,t glance q, the d,cadcL inf.
del was transient: but soon she took
another, and ! longer look and curios.
ny was, IN its tIrn, succeeded by
fy'nplthy. The Russian prisoner was
the handsome,t man on whom hcrevcs
had rested, audit vas not thus that she
had pictured 70 hsr,elt tho dreaded
Mnseoviie. lie was unhappy, too: Tor
~ BIS foh'ary moments tie pacJI tie
ho7r with Luuicl and unequal siers.
Ike ono who IS ~'lrr!a, viti some
Tait'uI memory al times at sod
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