Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1845-11-27

II a few days after the fall Of Missolongh
and in the close wall of Hussein Beys palace, one
Of The fair victims of that terrible disaster sat alone
Theresa Colonna had seen her aged sire perish in
the sormng OF the town, and had afterwards wit
messed the inhuman massacre OF her two brothers
and, to crown her mislortunes, her beauty had
attracted the notice of Hussen Bey, and she had
been torn from her native soil, and from one she
loved more than life, TO adorn his harem. The
desolate feelings Of the orphan girl were beyond
the power OF pen to portray. Bereit OF every rela-
tive, and ignorant Of her lovers fate she sat by the
iron latticed window prey to hopeless desponden-
cy. In vain she tried to hope. II she looked
steadily into the future, she saw no encourage.
ment. Death, or what was worse than DEATH SEEM
ed her inevitable destiny. Alas she was only
one of the hundreds Of the daughters Of unhappy
Greece, who on that melancholy occasion were car
ried Into slavery, to amuse the whims, or crafty
the base passions Of their conquerors.
As she sat by that lonely window the tears began
to How freely. Far off, across the blue waters that
almost washed the base of tie tower, she saw the
purple hills of her native land, now los, TO her for
ever. She thought Of her happy home--of her
aged sire and her manly brothers. and of the terrible
day in which their little household had been laid
ruthlessy in blood and ashes. Then the uncertain
fate Of her lover up before her imagination
Had he, too, fallen in that terrible conflict II not,
surely he would have been there, at the close Of
the strife, to protect her. No she could not hatler
herself that he yet lived the vuture preyed on his
flanders Of M;ssoIongb; and ,s ,bese ,bonob,s
came ocyoss ber sbe hnreJ har fac IN he, hsnJs
and sobbed convulsivey.
She remained in this aoonv of gr;ef until the
setting sun had sunk in The Llue ion,np and the
shades of even;nc east their connie, hnes over
md shore md 6;lI The cool Al, s,oIe ,b,onab
the easement, and she looked up. Suddenly low
voice sonnded bor name ;r,n,aad;,,oI, nnJor NO.
rrho tone ,.as c,n;I;a, Ca,IJ ~ .aaaIo. Ne
Dematy;ns her love, 60 I.,oIv r,o,,,n.J a. do,d
81 hal f,ncv s,,-,as,od 90 ho, ,oo .ans;,;s r.,
,ho vol Lno,,n ss;o"S WI, ~ n.a's;a 10, as
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noes Her Lob ne, Do,1 so dosnon5;n haomod
with hone and a5ima,;on She stood cree, will
her head slightly turned aside displaying the beau
tiCul chiseli1p other throat while her LARGE dark
oriental eve shone with btllinncy that can only
be appreciated by those who have seen Greek
woman in emotion Her lips were slightly parted,
revealing her white and pearly teeth. Her cos
tune was such as TO heighten hes beauty Her
upper robe was a pelisse edged with fur, hanging
loose down 10 the ances below was handker-
chief of muslin. conceaIing her bosom and under
this was a gown of striped silk. falling in trout in
graceful and easy folds The splendid array OF
colors. cleaning out in the thick shadows of the
nnartment cave her the aDDearance of one of those
portraits of Titan. where the briancy of the
tints is heightened by the depth of the back
oronnd
sZoo--mv li(el' was renented in whisper.
The voice seemed TO proceed from under
the window she snranu 10 il with SUPPRESSED
crv
sTberesap
There could M LONGER be any doubt.-ror as the
mama NJ he, ovar hroke from her aoitated Inns hi.
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