Portage sentinel. [volume] (Ravenna, Ohio) 1845-1854, 1849-04-18

the silken lashes of her dark eyes,. as .sh
Igazed with interest on their saddened feat
ures, and contrasted her situation will
theirs. F- - '@th = g
sAlas!' thought Everington, as he look
ed with. Admiration on the lovely girl, ane
saw these proofs of her sensibility show
little difference iszthere Between their doom
and that to which you are destined ="
Next came a train of five hundred lee
/ horses each attended by slave, and the !
rich parisons, their long waving names
and tails; their proud walk and cufyins
gsesls,. .ssese sassfaa proof IL tIse7fr value, and
| the estimation in which they were held
Then came the imperial flag of the empire.
borne by the kings standard bearer, It's
broad folds of silk decorated with the arms
of Nadir Shah, waving in the wind. This
splendid memento of Persian greatness was
always guarded by chosen body of no
bles, who had sworn on the Koran to pre-
serve it or perish. The Princes band CT
music next followed in the procession, aid
over the sweet notes of flute and tabor were
heard at intervals the splrit-stirring notes of
the AbYsinnian trumpet; and the thunder
ing peals of the gong and tumbalon echoed
from summit to summit along the noun
tain and over the plain.
Amidst the discharge of cannon and the
shouts of the immence multitude, which
seemed to rend the air, next appeared the
Prince Abbas Mira himself, dressed in the
most rich and splendid manner--his appa-
rel slittering with gold and diamonds--his
beautiful miIk-white steed richly caparison
ed, and impatiently spurning the ground,
over which the pace Of the procession COM
PEELED him to move at SO slow rate. The
Prince appeared to be not far from thirty;
of fine and commanding figure, and an ex-
terror which denoted the successor to the
crown of Persia. He managed the horse
without the least effort--and exhibited in
every movement that grace and ease for
which the Persian in Asia, like the French.
man in Europe, is distinguished. Then
came, borne in closely covered palanquins,
on the shoulders of black eunuchs, and sur
rounded by guard of the same unfortu-
nate race, the favorite wives and concubines
of the Prince, those that constituted his ha
rem; but were now, as always, effectually
secluded from the gaze around, and the crit
ical observation of the multitude. Then
came another detachment of guards, and
the procession was closed by an immense
rabble of all classes, similar to that which
a waited their arrival in the plain.
CHAPTER IL.
This, my mean task would be,
As heavy to me, as tits odious; but
The mistress which serve. .quickens what's
dead,
And makes my Labors pleasure.-sHAksPEARE.
Two hours had already elapsed since the
signal which announced the appearance of
the Prince, was given, yet he had scarcely
reached the plain, and to the eye of an OBJ
server, there was no end to the throng that
continued to pour down the defile. When
Abbas Mira appeared among his new sub
ects, loud and repeated shouts rent tie air
the most extravagant demonstrations of
Joy were exhibited as he passed along the
avenue which had been kept clear for the
procession; the Moolahs invoked the bless
ngs of Ali and the prophet upon him, not
orgetting few imprecations upon the fol-
overs of Omar, and the accursed infdels.
As the prince slowly passed, the multi
ude fell upon their faces, and remained in
hat humiliating position until he had pass
ID. Not so with Everington; he had dis
from his horse as a proper tribute
If respect to the Prince, but when he saw
The crowd prostrating themselves, and ready
to lick the dust, he flung his arms over the
the entreaties of Hamors,
who pulled his masters coat, and requested
him at least to comply so far as to kneel.
With feeling which partly belonged to
his spirit as an Englishmen, and partly to
his curiosity to see as much of the proceed
ings as possible, he replied, "that no orders
had been issued to that effect, and therefore
he should act his pleasure"
At this moment Everington cast his eyes
on the fair c rcassian, and saw with sur
prise that she had initiated his example and
was standing by the side of her horse, from
which her father assisted her to alight. Ac-
customed, however, to pay obedience to her
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not until the position of Everington had
drawn the eyes OF the Prince and his guard
upon them.
"You are lost, forever" said the terrified
Hamors, in an under tone, when he heard
one Of the officers whisper to the Cadi, "see
that inGael dog; shall l not give his car
cass to the ravens?"
The Cadi hesitated moment, and then
in an answer, which was inaudlble to Ha-
mors, appeared to postpone the punishment
of the temesity which had dared to offer
such an insult to the Prince. Perhaps Ev-
erington was the more insensible to the dam
ger that threatened himself, from the cir
cumstance of his attention being drawn at
that moment to his fair companion.
She was in the act of kneeling, at the
moment that the boldness Of Everington had
the notice of Abbas Mira, but b.
some accident, the veil which she had re-
occasioned by her haste to obey the
orders of her parent, fell off, and exhibited
to the charmed and fascinated eyes of the
Prince, all that blushing beauty that had
enraptured Everington. He had involun-
tarily paused for moment, while she hast
ened to replace the veil, and escape the
gaze to which she was subjected. The
Prince ordered her father to APPROACH
Hardly understanding the nature of the
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