Staunton spectator, and general advertiser. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 183?-1849, 1839-03-28
No. IS.
A SUNDAY AT MOSCOW
~ DIR. STEPHENS.


! To one who had Tor n long time bee, :,
! stranger 10 The sound of the church going
bell, lew things could be more interes,inS
man Sunday at Moscow. Any ore who
mas fambled along the Maritime Aims. and
mas heard from some lofty eminence the con
'cn' noii ringing for mathis, vespcrs, and
| mianight prayers, will long remember tho
not unPleas:ng sounds. To me there is al
ways something touching in the sound of the
church bell in itself pleasing by its effec,
upon the sense, but far more so in its associ
| e'iohs. And these feelings were exceeding
| ~ fresh when l awoke on SUNDAY in ,hs he.
y cry o' Moscow In Greece and Turkey
iherc arc no bells. In Russia they arc al
most .nnumerab'e, but this was the frs,
u:nr had happened TO pass the Sabbath in
lhe ci'y. lay and listened, almost fearinp
10 move lest sshould lose the sounds; Thoughts
VI nome came over me of the day of rest.
vi the gathering for church, and the greet.
ing OF friends al the church door.
But he who has never heard the rinpino
OF bells at Moscow, does not know its Iou.
SIC. Imagine q city containing more Than
SIX hundred churches aud innune,able CON
vents, all with bells, and these all sounano
'oSether, from the sharp, quick, hammer
note, to the loudest, deepest peels tha, ever
nroke and fingered on the ear, struck at
long Intervals, and swelling on The air az j,
unwilling TO die away. | arose and threw
open my window, dressed myself, and after
break last joining the ,hrong, called 10 their
respective churches by their well known
oeiIS' went TO what is called the English
chapel, where, for the irst lime for many
mouths, joined in regular church service.
ana listened TO an orthodox sermon
was surprised TO see so large a conorera.
tion, though remarked among them msny
EngHsh governeSses with children, the En-
e'sh language heing at that moment The
rage among The itussians, and mulli;udes OF
cast oil chambermaids Being employed ,n
teach the rising Russian robiIity The beau.
ties OF the English tongue.
All over the continent Sunday is the great
cay ioT observing national manners and Gus.
IONS. dined at an early hour with nv
r'cho ne marquis, and under his escort.
'nountinga donkey. rode 10 great promen
AIDE of Tie people called L'alyec des Peuples
III lies outside The barrier, and beyond the
'iato prisons, where the eXiles for Siberia
are cohfned, on The iacd Of Count Schreme-
'ow, the richest nobleman in Russia. HAVING
one hundred and thirty thousand slaves on
nus estate; the chateau is about eight yeraVs
from Tie city, and a noble road through bjs
'"n iahc reads from this barrier 10 his door
inns promenade is the great rendezvous
u The people that is, Of the merchants and
$ SIMPLY large piece of ground ornaments
ii with noble trees, and provided with eve.
y 'h'"S heceSsaf tor the enjoyment of all
"a e national amusenenis, among which the
russian mountain is The fayoritc; and re.
ieshnehts were distributed in great album
lance. Soldiers were stationed at different
points TO preserve order, and the people
seemed all Cheerful! and happy; out the life
''u s"ui "' me place were the Bohemian or
i,rsy eifis. " herever they moved "a crowd
gathered round them. -They were the first
Tad seen of this extraordinary reople COM
ng no one knows whence and living no enc
Knows how, wanderers from their birth, and
'i'n history enreiOped 10 doubt TWAS
impossible TO mistake iae dark compiax,on
mo piercing coai'black eyes OF the gipsy
women
i he men were no where 10 be seen. nor
were there any old women with them anf;
these young girls, well dressed, though. in
general, with nothing peculiar in their COS
'hmo, moved about In parties of five or six
singing, playing, and dancing 10 admiyipg
crowds. One OF them, with red silk cloak
trimmed with gold, and gold band round
her hair, struck me as The very GeGy ideal
o! gypsy queen. Recognising me %
stranger, 81: stopped jus! in iron. OF me.
stuck her caStlneIs and danced, at the same
time directing the movements of Der com.
;!aniohs, who formed circle around me.
here was beauty in her face, combined
with intelligence and spirit, that riyeted toy
attention, ana when she spoke Eer ewes
seemed 10 read ne through.
ought, perhaps, 10 he ashamed Of IL but
in all my wanderiuss, never regretted 50
much my ignorance o! the Language as ~ hen
!! denied me tie pleasure CT con vsisng with
bet gipsy girl. would fam have koowu
%he'het Der soul did not soar above llc scene
AID The employ eUI liz which found her
whether she was not formed 20! better things
ihan 10 display her beautiful person before
GRO " as OF Doors bat | am sorry 10 add, that
The Character OF my queen was not above re,
pr"ach; and, as had nothing bit nv cha,
rcC'er TO stand upon in nloscow, I WIS o.
"Ised 10 Withdraw from the observation
winch her attention Fixed upon ne