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

lseryant were Scarcely noticed; and the
we're standing nearly alone, when a Cii
cassian merchant, having young woma
in his company, was seen making his wa
Through the crowd, and approaching the oI
ange trees. The dress Of the man sulf
Ecienllv indicated to the e'eye OF Everingto
This rank and wealth; had either bsen 'doub
Hui, a glance at his companion. swould hav
instantly removed them The rich embroid
cred velvet pantaloons, worn by the Per
sian ladies, the splendid muslin rebes-th
she!ega, or girdle by which it was confined
1.-The lqfbaassf fssseaed oyer q segofasirn q
The. rich 'Cashmerian shawl, was thrown
carlessiy over her head, and served .wher
necessary, the purpose Of a veil; all de
Fmonstra.ed that n person Of no ordinary
rank stood before them.
"Thal is the rich merchant, Herman
and that female, his daughter. Corainn
the most beautiful girl ever seen in Persia,
sa d l1amors to Everngton, as the stran
gers came up.
With the instructive politeness which
characterized EGerington he removed lron
his station beneath the orange trees, thai
The young lady ard her father might have
the benefit oil the shade. The young lady
accepted the offer, but the father declined;
and molioned to Everington TO resume his
station, which thus brought him in contact
with the fair Circassian.
glance at the young lady showed that
she was tall and elegantly formed; and
the exact symmetry of her person was
shown by the dress which Persian ladies
know SO we'll how to arrange. Partly o.
vercome by the fatigue Of the ride, and
partly by the excessive heat Of the day, she
no sooner found herself screened from the
sun by the orange bower, than she directed
her female attendants to diveSt her of her
head dress, and Eyerington had the happi-
ness Of seeing the beautiful creature un-
yelled, and in all her lovliness. Never
had our young Englishman .beheld such a
vision of beauty, as met his eyes, in the
surprising girl before him; and while he
inwardly admitted the tru h OF tIamors' as
serlion, he cursed the custom and the fate
that doomed such lovely creature to be
offered in the market to minis er TO Persian
vanity and lus'. 1t was evident, as had
been limited by Hamors that she was inten-
ded by her father for the haren Of the
Prince should she be fortunate enough 10
attract his notice. No sooner was her
splendid turban removed than her curling
.resses, -thickiy sprinklsd with pearls and
gems, and unconfined, except by single
clasp of brilianls, flowed around the noe X
and ,son, in all their unres,r'ined luxur.-
ance. She had not alighied from her high
spirited and snow white steed, which with
proudly arching neck, AMI pointed ears,
seemed Justly proud Of his burlhen; but
with countenance in which lofty feeling
was mingled with CONSCIOUS putty, ,and vir-
gin innocence, she sat, hardly sensible of
Inc Interest she had excited, and like the
g 'ddess of beauty, an object worthy of the
homage paid by all around her.
The troops Of cavalry had now reached
The foot OF the mountain, where they were
received with shouts by the assembled null
iluje, and with the most profound respect
BY the multi and judges of the city. They
that the Prince might be expec-
ed in half an hour, aud they as harbingers
'f his approach were, ordered to make the
necessary arrangements for his reception.
i'hey therefore commenced dividing the
into two divisions, which lined
he road for great distance on both sides.
n spite of some grumbling and some me.
laces on the part Of the soldiers, at the ob.
'tinacy of the n6ie!, as they termed Ev-
arlington, he refused to quit his station, and
his position beneath the orange
rees, and by the side of the enchanting
Coralinn, who had been joined on the ad-
vance of the troops by her father. Scarce
had these preparatory measures been taken
when discharge Of artillery from the
annoi n ed that Abbas Mira was
at hand. Soon the advanced gnard appeared
winding over the rocky crest OF the pass,
and in martial order slowly descended 10
the plain. Firs, came the advance guard,
spIenddly attired, and mounted on black
horses; the long morse tails of their caps
streaming in the wind. and their scimetars
flashing like lightning in tho bright sun -
Then came twenty ee)harts, the first OF
The trophies of his victories over the rebell-
ious Affghans. They moved in single file
down the pass, caparisoned as they were
when the fortune ofwar p aced them in the
possession of the Persian Prince.
Following these came a train of two
captives, the flower of the Affg ham
stan army-men who had escaped the
hard-fought, but decisive battle which had
sealed their fate. They separated into di-
visions, by detachments OF the cavalry; and
though bound and bare-headed they showed
no marks Of cowardy detection. but bore
the undauated air of men brave and robust,
but unfortunate, indeed, and conscious that
the cause in which they were suffering was
just. One hundred of the bravest OF their
number had been selected aud put to death,
as examples to those who might hereafter
be engaged in such projects, and these
were reserved to serve as slaves of the vic
tor in carrying on those works of improve
ment he had already projected. Thea
came train of two hundred afghan maid
ems, who had been torn from the happy hills
and valleys of their native homes, to swell
the train of the conquerors, and all in the
budding beauty of youth, destined to in
crease the captor's wealth by their sale, or
minister to the licentious appetltes OF the
musselmen, their inhuman masters. They
were unveiled, and as the beautiful train