Portage sentinel. [volume] (Ravenna, Ohio) 1845-1854, 1849-04-18
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A TALE OF LOVE AND HERelsM
CHAPTER i

cHAPIERI
oHere, said !, "here once hourished an opulen
city; here was once the seat of powerful empire;
s-Volney. '
The sun had passed the meridian, ano
the shadows of the rocky peaks of the
Hetzerdera, the summit of thousand noun.
tains, as they have been called in the glow.
ing poetical language Of Ferdosi, had be.
san. to stretch themselves over one of the
most rich and beautiful districts in Persia;
the fertile plains Of Persepolis, and Schiras
piled above the Hetzerdera, were touched
ON their margin with crimson, and purple
and gold; and while they showed, in bold
relief, against the spotless, blue sky, were
in oil their brilliancy, and magnificence.
reflected from the smooth, flowing iIy-sprn-
killed. Bendemir. The fragrance of the Or
ange groves nd the beautiful banana bl en-
ded with the breath Of clustering roses,
which bordered the tranquil Bendemir.
came over the senses in all their sweetness
and the ripe, tempting blush of the deli
c,ous peach of Persia, was mingled in the
came garden with the scarlet blossoms of
the pomegranate.
The towering and majestic columns Of
ruined Persepolis, raised their proud hea1 is
in the midst Of silence and desolatien, and
their shadows, as they heightened across
the ruins, dark ened dust formed by the ac-
cumula,ion of mortal mound for countless
centuries. What pldce for morallzlng!
Persia proud monarchs, where were they?
Cyrus, the man destined By Heaven to hum.
Bile Babylon-Gampyses. who brought TO
final close the lcng line of the Pharoahs,
and caused the sun of Egyptian glory 10
%, in cesolation and blood; had here mar
shaled their legiohs-here displayed their
nnhounded magni6cence and power-bul
now perhaps that very whirlwind which is
sweeping through the columns of that SUI
penduous temple, is sporting with their dust,
and mingling i. with that Of their meanest
and yeris>t slaves Here, to, Schiras lifts
its towers, spreads its beautiful gardens, and
from its minarets is heard the followers of
Ali, cal. ing the faithful to prayers. But
the bustle Of Schiras is hushed; its streets
are deserted; it's crowds have poured forth
from its gates; and the prancing OF Persian
steeds, the glancing of scime,'rs, and the
clouds OF SIN, IKE, pleinly d 's;gnate the
course pursued by the immense .cavalcade
Schiras was indeed that day empty. All
who could possibly j,in the ,hrong, had
willingly assisted to swell the tide of hu
man beings, that Schiros had that day
pourad forth to greet the triumphant en:ry
Of Abas Mira the son of the reigning Shah
who had been appointed governor of the
province, and who, in addition to the usual
paraoe ON such occaions, had resolved to
make magnificent entry, graced with the |
and renown he had acquired by
his successful termination Of the Afghenis.
tan war. The immense crowd hid slowly
made their way near the foot OF the fist
range ofthe Hetzerde"a; and within view
nf that sublime and terrific pass, which
forms almost. the only opening through the
nountains, and from whence the eye catch
Is tho first glimpse of the beautiful plain
uf Schiras, were waiting under burning
SUM-. with breaihless impa,ience, the ap.
proach of lhe Prince In the throng' and
i ,stled by soldiers, Moolah, E mir and Sar-
acen. mingled with Armenian merchants
and dancing girls from lspahan. the a'w-
or Of its Hnrem, and pilgrims from the
Ganges-was to be seen a solitary Eng.
lishman, mounted on a high spirited Per-
sian charger, and accompanied by single
attendant, whose turban and attaghan slffi-
cisntly show his Asiatlc origin. Murmurs
o. impatience and dissatisfaction had begun
to buzz through the multitude; whel a
band of Persian cavalry npprocahed. deceno-
ing the pathway, and instantly hushed all
symptoms Of disapprobation. These heralds
of approach Of the Prince were far more
richly and splendidly dressed than anything
which Francis Everington had ever seen,
accustomed, as he in some measure had
been, to the displays Of oriental magnfi-
cence. s--- +,
Francis Everington was an Englishman
who had accompanied Mr.. Morlei on his
embassy to Persia; but who had been left
nick at Isbahan when the embassy left tina.
country, and was now on his way to t5asso-
rah.l on the Persian Gulf with the intention
Of obtaining passage TO India, and from
thence 10 Europe. He had taken posi-
ton beneath cluster of orange trees, which
served in some measure 10 shade him from
the, intense heat Of the sun, on sm.:l en-
inence from whence he had a fine view oil
the mounta n pass, the decending cavalry,&
the multitude by which he was surrounded.
He had stationed himself, too, fortunately
atshs point where the Prince was to pass,
a, whoss feet with the ready submission OF
eastern slaves, all were now waiting to
PROSTATE themselves.
The attention of the living mass Of human
beings has been SO much engrossed by ths
party which they considered as the hardin.
nara Of the Prince, that EYerington aud bis