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Transcaucasia.
versts from Zeda-Tmogvi , ' says the -writer , ' we reached "Vardsie , a troglodyte town lying at the entrance of the valley which opens on to the left bank of the Eoor . The splendid flower-gardens around appear to have given it the name of Vardsie ( ' Rose-castle' ) . There are several rows of grottoes , one above another , and , at the top , a kind of cornice cut in the rock , which serves as a road : this is the centre of the town , which appears as it were built in the air . Staircasesclumsilexcavatedlead from one
, y , story to another . The principal works are around the top of the rock . Here is shown the palace of Queen Thamara , who is said to have resided here during the summer : it is excavated in a compact whitish stone , and consists of two stories of apartments , with recesses and closets . A large hall is shown , thirty feet long and twenty wide , with a lofty ceiling : a long narrow kind of ottoman runs round the wall . In the centre is the hearthwhere the fire was made in the Georgian fashionOn the outside
, . are seen the traces of a wooden balcony . Vardsie lies at an elevation of above 5 , 000 feet , and commands an extremely fine view . At the side of the palace are the grottoes assigned to the royal servants ; and further on is a church , iu front of which a . facade of masonry terminates the Hall of Crypts : we entered it by a narrow gate , with two pillars . The interior is marked by great simplicity ; there are no sculptures or ornaments , but onlthe remains of a few frescoes the wallsThe nave of the church is
y upon . forty feet high , and a huge block of stone serves for an altar , by the side of which are seen the gifts and votive offerings of pious pilgrims . Twice a year an old priest performs Mass here , before an image of the Virgin , which is said to work miracles . The tomb of Thamara is shown in tho church , but it is exhibited also in many other places . "
Childhood's Glee.
CHILDHOOD'S GLEE .
JN " , check her merry laughter not , Her youthful heart is gay ; Too soon the storms and cares of life Will chase those smiles away . That sparkling glance may ne ' er be seen Perchance in future years ; She has a woman ' s heritage
' Of suffering and tears . That rosy lip may smile no more , And pale the rounded cheek ; Though her soft voice , unmurmuring , ITo sad complaint may speak . The genuine laughter of the child Ceases with childhood ' s hours :
That happy sunshine of the heart , With its forgotten flowers . Too soon the world and all its cares And griefs may be her lot ; Then while her spirit can be gay And happy—chide her not .
Note: This text has been automatically extracted via Optical Character Recognition (OCR) software.
Transcaucasia.
versts from Zeda-Tmogvi , ' says the -writer , ' we reached "Vardsie , a troglodyte town lying at the entrance of the valley which opens on to the left bank of the Eoor . The splendid flower-gardens around appear to have given it the name of Vardsie ( ' Rose-castle' ) . There are several rows of grottoes , one above another , and , at the top , a kind of cornice cut in the rock , which serves as a road : this is the centre of the town , which appears as it were built in the air . Staircasesclumsilexcavatedlead from one
, y , story to another . The principal works are around the top of the rock . Here is shown the palace of Queen Thamara , who is said to have resided here during the summer : it is excavated in a compact whitish stone , and consists of two stories of apartments , with recesses and closets . A large hall is shown , thirty feet long and twenty wide , with a lofty ceiling : a long narrow kind of ottoman runs round the wall . In the centre is the hearthwhere the fire was made in the Georgian fashionOn the outside
, . are seen the traces of a wooden balcony . Vardsie lies at an elevation of above 5 , 000 feet , and commands an extremely fine view . At the side of the palace are the grottoes assigned to the royal servants ; and further on is a church , iu front of which a . facade of masonry terminates the Hall of Crypts : we entered it by a narrow gate , with two pillars . The interior is marked by great simplicity ; there are no sculptures or ornaments , but onlthe remains of a few frescoes the wallsThe nave of the church is
y upon . forty feet high , and a huge block of stone serves for an altar , by the side of which are seen the gifts and votive offerings of pious pilgrims . Twice a year an old priest performs Mass here , before an image of the Virgin , which is said to work miracles . The tomb of Thamara is shown in tho church , but it is exhibited also in many other places . "
Childhood's Glee.
CHILDHOOD'S GLEE .
JN " , check her merry laughter not , Her youthful heart is gay ; Too soon the storms and cares of life Will chase those smiles away . That sparkling glance may ne ' er be seen Perchance in future years ; She has a woman ' s heritage
' Of suffering and tears . That rosy lip may smile no more , And pale the rounded cheek ; Though her soft voice , unmurmuring , ITo sad complaint may speak . The genuine laughter of the child Ceases with childhood ' s hours :
That happy sunshine of the heart , With its forgotten flowers . Too soon the world and all its cares And griefs may be her lot ; Then while her spirit can be gay And happy—chide her not .