, 1869-12-05


fa features Of the East and tue We tEu s:lAsgelJ
blended, and the lbhAbl,ants Asr t.e1Ty, barlless
people. guile liked, ths travellers 1onrne|cn
toaafcA tue Rnsso-Fe1alsn frootl11-to ioluN tae |
foute on Inc nap 1s to get b. w1ldered wttt un'
sno.n dtst1nces andsttaa4e nAmes-and soddsi-
9f1 5ns E.11 .n e
and had come TO his Ia the ground. which
shut so ~ out ~ heyond; .A1 70 oys.topped |
suddenly Ito viev-1 huge, bat gracefully Ahsped
nass, ENisg 10 height oI ID. vic teet, nom naAe
q about a,eoe feet Il stsnda Perfectly 1solAted
No sipste rountau within ny knn Wedge pro sen.l
can q y cau pare II 70 Inc popolar i1ea OF Aslas
"a mEo BEAD md shoulders supporting tho tkY."
me ascent Of koe nonntaln was not to BE- H.
Pelsn; 70, after IN lnspec,on Of IL, tany stalsed
on Their journey over the seemingly boundless
zfssiy steps Eaosc sas!soo = INTERRUPTED only
aitktswork, and hung with gay carpets woven ~
The wCEen-pEohAblt cIacuJ htnIlsr scenc 10 lhat
which existed the1e tn The earlless Ages OF me
The travellers had formed uveiy Aus.e,psilons
Of 1nd1uR IN TAs Fee1 Z ferhlan city quite oeyond
ptcta1lon1 were fol:y realized. He1e Is he Tesy
eefo u . centre OF he E&st, IN tnudt1gs, IN COS
70 taT.s s1 IN pazssts to Tsaaets IL xaed sssdsn,
open snops-dspiaJtux n confusion Of gooda Il
attstY ontamlsar nspeet-surotountcn By oo1ces,
.. 1s,her deIs wssse ne tsaaets III N grave con.
sbe p!esurezque- 1he poetry Of 9adc and o. LABOR
e5s Crate, 'ae wiz as,,ess s'' h s! s1s as
The provision. shops, set out With oose9aJs OF
suitsIcops popPles 9nd elovss. arc perfect blaze
alleys of tho whole uszasr you watcn tue snoe-
natets 81 STITCHING as II rs i the pair OF sanes IN
hsud tuast be sent houe Ia rvo minutes: ciose oJ
c,1cle, hAnner out Win alternate at.okef, 11ass
OF lrUp; now eA-n hammer ktepa clear Of the
ihs.o sne .o tiS Ia
ma, buy anythirg from Ievolrcz7 to FetEaa inl-
saddle cloths, sonc covered Win tue nosi beautt-
lu! ltrsht emutidery; while IN the stores you md
gay Rir1hs End thsaeied brides, carpet saddle
picturesque cotfus'o2. The Gro xd which rlIs the
streets o. 1shleez u purely European You do
b0r du you tcu the red ftZ, which tend1 such lie
10 the cites Ct the Levabt."
From thu pne. quaint civilization to the aplen.
deed. The nanes Of the places. the folEsl passes,
The scattered slaRea sarpu9n which the travellers
passed, hataly make any ,npre.slou. ~ Is 70 new
irutu the most sarsRe forest fecnerJ 10 great plans
OF dazzling doWcrs, presented 1en rpuu the way
suaaeus @ I'd lSs li,es ~ aIs u,efeias, 10 ens,P
complete ltolauon- Ther lAuKuao1s Is Tartar, their
Iengion u Mahome,ao. Tho imperial axay Of
eeEs, who ray night house.,zx. are exempt from
confcrtt,op, and 100 remote 10 bc exposeu 70 tao
| rettJ IeAtfalnts which once free people ofreo
Is generally Described ~ teuoal, bot Nj. freAn.
/ bed tcluke 1t IN rather psirAtchat. The pFsnces
sEs the recognized bead Of ene community; lney
| i've III house lout times the hze Of AcJ other IN
The yi.sge, they are richest in noeks aud herds,
| mud on them ts1ls the duty OF entertaining .Iraa
gers; but their word Is not law, and lhey can oaiy
| GARY out tier wlbneA The notion one 9aluk Of
the isfe OF thesc caueasthn peasants Is nnt an un-
essmped f.ne; st q western S % Europe - 'A' e' nno
4 1raup over the tnow-6 6e1dA OF EloFuZ, reNnfd.
ca " !ns s,:hl q rGa!,te @ dtnm hs,got eqaal %
thoCEh The suffering frou cold rns great, and ii
WAS uo1hlfnl Nhetner the c!lmbera could 81 on.
lhey perteveret, noxeFer, and reicncd the sam.
nit ei Sae mighty Eou1t2lD, Hherr, oslng to tne
rhtltsr OF 4 tmal toser OF rock, the temperature
was tEcu1oble. and they sat down TO examine tne
a1orama Thus simply Ar. Fre,h1eld g,vcl tie
| which bore 30 well being looked 90 q upon a. rae
I QTrat peAta that stsnd over tho sources OF sht
TchetvE and TcnegeEu. The Penntnes fron Mout
aId his netehbars from EDroz- The cauca4nt
Rioups are Dner, ACC The pea1h sharper; and snrrt
teparn'tns thel,+ tnss1 never noaced 80 forriy It
| Any AlplLe yieN."
The accent va. ressrued IS q vonderfal under
takiI e, AID !tA ACHE, emeuE rendered tbs E1g&st
usselleEa verJ ponalsr at the yiIslxe Of Urnsp!ce
| Nhithc8 thes 1etorLed, Tearing cvlseDt traces o
The severe cold Ed fatigue Inc, had undesRone
I
by hnyts TO Acknowledge tnat tney nad NOT sect
lhe eteAbttc coek who l!ves up alolt on The moua
Inrr, and prevents the approach o. tneu 10 u,
ues1ure which be guards, " attacking souuder
~rp his teak and sa,ons. The legend Of trea,u-,
buried On mountain peak seems 70 bn CO Dm3-
1 to sysI1 moap'nin9as a. s: eoar,ts; Ins ystely 3
| prevents 1iasei 11om becoming moRo ,oaous, ere.
tl,ouRh tie scattered vil!rgcs are pretty m1cl
one Croup of thetl-skln clothed, hi1dS, frugal
12DcraLt peasanta, and aoothtr. DQs wondlAn'
.no Il ncnn,aip, rlai1 and r171ne, rich stretches O
sei.es in rnpid succession; anu tae ttaveie
cMelgrs rrom luxurisuty wooded bills Into pol
lion ot Inc Teoertk VALLEY, tor instance which I
txa1s, aud tbeu looSs down np0n 4 Tchertes
| hamlet, exactly resembling Sonth Afscan kraal
aft.r Which BE- sees e no human s telling loF dsy
and c1osttrG the cssteIn IchereS, where 1t now
IN Gilt 10 narrow that a man might alma,
ess ~ods.nd r. seeps!, % tse ezeu.ss sa5
heani!.ul a 70 nl! the mtnd with fres
delight. even after al tas pFevtona expez,en:e q
bound for na!kar, which was to be reached thtou2
caa TO liner tnan that journey. on tne nstae 3
hAfGl prtCtpfces, wbose magnitude they coul
cnly appreciate when bend 10 tue hillside cnasle
. them 10 1oot back. - The gorge OF the TchereE,
9pts 81 IT. Ike sis tSess q
, | the Via Mala. II IL ra&hef huge trench, du
! oown from their yefl aunmsta to . depln Of moi
| lQau 1bQN ltES. otUlQN lUIESk CiQ0R
every available tner Of ground. Looking upwart
TIE character OF tne denle was more sarxze- tt
: foaminR waurs Of the TcaercE, crosscd lhfea tint
sides q When were T perpenecal,r W VANS, % saeceet &
g y .nelyes arPsd IN Their turn By ois,s. II.
: Of z'gzsss to most es;,sordias,y Tp:' spo
J where ihe orerhanaiuR clIos meet aud form
4 ss sfss u S
q ! from ihta Epot 1t which the EavsTe grandeur
the seercsy a1tains III height, the torrent, to
: tic noan1saa,, snd Ii was tnposa,nle TO di.eoy
9 boE It iounu way out Of them" This zsct
d ach!eseo, ard q wide upland basin t11serse
| dnsttJ OF the Mosleu population m1nifesta ttst
e IN msrked cootatt 10 the thnrtless vas
: nd iDdolenee, aa CONSEQUENT poverty Of II,
%sn sirss wea'esn a z Guresesas s' who Sd Id e
.snssss sess ut T9t5 ", ssa saa sa
Il Eess but tscis the Princes were .mbaed VI
K s1crsl Mn plica,y Of Daskar WAS very striking.
!. KctchtAuiap. After uarca over their g.s
siace1a; but to ascend to the pcsk was tupossio
+ TIC difficulties Eere such NJ would hsse requI
:. esreclea rom ne nauret, and tic travellers w
ID hCd third a1Emlts 1n the Caucasus and Euro
4 arc, therefore, not only upscaled but uuattempt
! pcA8h" NotWn1sAnI1GG lR9 d&s3ppolnsu u3e
st Inc journey vA1 vety plcasu1ao,e, aud camp
OF 10 the laucASuB has the combine charm OF bel
:. excessively romantic and perfectly szfc.
Is the uEuch Nste5 Il even moro beautiful ID
70 that OF the Tcheree, aud, being the ~ Ga.a Of
10 AeuntAtDs," IT has an almost mJeuca1 Interest,
e though 1t were enchanted ground, beyond VIII
a. lay the lfA:. actual, wntf adsy world. MI. Ere
q eid descT.bes IT, as he gszed as 1t nom hest
e- Of three thousand feet Thr immense extent
g" unbularnV woodland Stretches TO tho hott1t
q acd the neG11. whtca, uubr1dged and uncos1u q
oa converting tnelr lmned,ste banks Into swan
&c The greer laadscspc, ooaTry 10 the ra1elit
~ y n.ird The impression OF q stch vis
eJ pect 70 meet with In the New VIC
I'D Ih1n Ia the caucasus. toe supposed ezadls
y, y, hss me-. Sots!DS x.tnin isssl exeessnes
- tta itcu yet MELANCHOLY eject in THU ex1rzo
U ra1J spot they hade fare<eu to the mount
kss fnAfuesses Of the Central CxucasuH, N ext vi
~ len upon theft minds inpeEishanlc recollection
Are tts Bubatnity.
nx Nj. Frtshccids na77auvs has more than
te Ordinary eject Of entire roreitJ IN travel
ta nounta1necrs WON lis account OF the Jour
ed ! nsy Set " "thtnktuS ua the JrrstJ Cauc 4auAr
,as be Atfured that lhe dinculuts ot 4 Jour
40 through tho whole Of that beautiful And nyst
~ ~ perseverance, nnd good temper, and that tw
~ thc moot lanouS peaks Of The Caucasian c0
'ps Elotux and Ea1hek. Are within tie reach OF
sAt who poescas the pnysiea. endurance necessary
~ an ascent Of Mont Btaoc-
III ---es'
,na GcH 1atnWaxhh Legends. Col1cc
lse DurtnE N yfsit to tne O(lhVeAy
~ ~ 0lnnA.
~ Prom Once a Te<t
he Te who love \ nations legends,
hss Love Ibe ballads Of people
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