Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1839-08-15
A SUNDAY AT MOSCOW.
BY DIR. STEPHEN!

q SUNDh1 4 NlOSCOW.
BY Dir. STEPHENS.
To Que who had for IA long time been a
stranger TO thu soun of the church going
hell. few things could be more interesting
than Sunday at Muscow. Any one who
has rambled along tile Maritime a ps, land
has heard from some lofty enIneuce the
convent bell ringing. for nalns, vespers,
and midnight prayers, will long remember
the MOI unpleaslns sounds. 70 me there
is always something in lIIe sounds of the
church bell; in itself pleasing by lis eilect
upon the sense, buf far nlUrr so IN lis ASST
CATIONS. And these feelings Were exceed
IngIv fresh when awUke on Sunday in
The holy city ol Moscow. In Greece and
Turkey there are no bells = ~ Russia tley
are almost lnnnmerabIe, bul tins was the
first time had happened 10 pass the Sab
bath in ih" city. ! lay and lIslcnel, al
most fearing to move lest should lose the
sounds; thoughts OF home CAME over ME
OF lhe day OF rest, OF the gathering for
church, aud The SreelIuS OF friends III the
church door. But he VINO has never
heard the ringing ol bells al Moscow, does
not know It's music. Imagine il CITY con-
tanning more than six hundred churches,
and mnunlerable converts, all win bells,
and these ali sounding together, from Tie
sharp, quick hanlner note, 10 The Oudeet,
deepest pealS That ever broke aud fingered
On the ear, struck Ill long intervals, aud
swelling on iIIe air rs If unwilling to die d
way. arose and threw open my VIII
dow, dressed myself, and after breakfast,
Jolucd Inc !hrOuS called TO their respective
churches by their well known Dtlls-l
went 10 what is Called The Euslisn cnapel i;
where, tor The first lime IN ulauy "outns. /
joined ~ regular church service, and us
tened 10 an urllIUtlUx serliiUn. was suG-
prIscd % see So large u cunsrsga'lon Inuusn
remarked amuns them Indny En9ilsn go
veruesscS with children, lie EuSIisn Iau-
Suase De!ns al L,aI uIU.neni Ine rage
auIUnS The Russians, aud mnlltuties vi
Cast oil cndinDcrlIIaIus being employed 10
leach Tie rising RUSSIAN uouIllly tile Ueau-
Ties of tue EnsIlsll tongue.
A over the cOnllmcn, Sunday Is the
great day Ior observing nalloudI nanners
aud cusinuiS. i 'iIned 1T all early nuar
win my friend tile Marquis, aud umler his
escort, mounting d droshy, rode to great
p:o'ncnade OF the people, called l. -ttlse
deS PeupLes. 1t lies outside The uarrIer,
aud beyond The stale PRISONS, where the
exlles for Siberia are cuuhued, OH The Iaud
,I l'nput Srhrap,ai,w rhe. ,u,.hpSi ,,n,ln H.
man in Russia, having Que hundred aud
thirty thousand slaves Uu his estate {; The
chateau Is about eight veraIs from the clly,
and IA noble road through his own lands
leads from the barrier tu his door.
This promenade Is lie great rendezvous
of the people; Inat Is oi the merchants
aud ShupKrepers Of Moscow. The pro-
'reuade is simply large piece ol GROUND,
Oriamented with noble trees, aud provided
with every thing necessary Tor he ely"y-
ment nt all lie nalloudl aInuseuielIts,
amonS which the Russian nIounlaln Is lhe
lavorIte aud refreshments were dlslrlbu
ted in great abundance. Soldiers were
Stationed al different points TO preserve or
der, and the people seemed all cheerful
aud happy; nut the life and soul OF the
place were the Bohemian or gypsy girls.
Wherever they uIoved, a crowd gathered
round them. They were the first | had
seen of this extraordinary people. coming
no one knows whence, aud living no one
knows how-wauderers from their nrlh,
aud with history euveluped in doubt.
1t was impossible 10 mistake the dark
complexion, and piercing coa-back eyes
of the gypsy women. The reu were no
where to be seen. nor were there any old
women with them; and these young girls,
well dressed, though, in general, with no
thing peculiar i'll their costume, moved a.
houl III parties five or six, singing, play
ing, and dancing to adnIrlng crowds.
Que of them. with i red silk .cluak trimmed
with gold, and gold band round her hair,
slru, me as the very beau ideal OF gypsy
queen. Recognising me ds a stranger, she
stopped just in front OF ne, struck her cas-
taners and danced, at The SAM. time direct
ing the movements of her companions, who
formed a circle round me. There was IA
beauty in her face, combined with intrlli-
gence and spirit, that rivetad nv attention,
aud when she spoke, her eyes seemed to
read int through. | ought, perhaps, to be
ashamed of il, hut in all my wanderinss |
never regretted So much ignorance of the