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Show I ABO CAST IX II I. lite miMt Ilalldlng In I Uli.J mA ym t ted a fiUrta, Alton t mtd way lct wwii Uie nlona tory ami tho ma atnnri) Atxi nimtlf, whleh U tlm oldest ImlldliiR In IltiUii d. IttlatcaUirk to ir,7, to Iho tlnyn (l( JIo tho mint, tlio lint HlMicon ipicror, wlitwttlt Ht. llctiry. bUhopof Uimili, Intnxhicotl ClirUtknlly Into llnlaml. lloury hnImvlrffti rrgiml el aa tho rttnm Kilnt of tlm Hit in, lit tho nftftit1i and Hhtoenth crut tirlea tho old caMb w.tnewod tho fall of tnriny calatnltle ujxm ho Tho town wamimedhi IWSwIlli llroktic dIM hy lltflitntiiK. otid within trtenly j ira It wo buni.il niln. In l.lO'J tlm I) tue oiieVpil tho Ance, ami half n century later thrro tlna oopiirrcd mic fxiMM-ly witliiiiiU jpir, ufur which, InlClt, tlm catIo Itself wan lmrmvl ilitrlng a vlait of (Jii'tn.iM II .didphn-t, when tho royal kitchen took tire. A fiw rcM)iii4 In tho ruith rn now oet np.irtforn imiwtiin uf nnlhi(iith4, Atiotlur part of thocuMh waucl m n atoirhouv, hut tho (lurtloti thai attracted metnmt waitho pnvii, iny lint l-lt to Mhlch, In lbTI, I had nccr foivottoii In tliomi ).uiitf il iyA of my priHin iticriiPO 1 had n-ii nothing womothaiithoToIKotli(hilllnltirrihf and knewiiothtii)? of (JtingYunIn Ui-n.nlalcMthMi.vtto Ui-n.nlalcMthMi.vtto wlnt 1 liailf;athintl from "llohttt Hood" and ehullar etorh of my iKiyliGotJ. Ihitwluii I iniuoln A1k1 ItnoiwHl what my ImnlnPtluii had plftuml. A HUht of alopi brought ti lo a damp, datk i-twais through which wo Hindu our way, Illumined by tho 11k)-. of n lantern, tun hon Uy lltetl, clumpy door. Thli wm duly opened and wo wrmluvllul to inter. l.aWr.awi dona fl found ourr1e In a fon rleil room, dimly lighted by n v. Ii.doM , UU h wna r-lmded by n hlph htilldhiK only n fowfect JUtant Thocnibraiurwof n, 1 window rxpwd n wall I (diunld think twe ho feet thick, and on tho Inner fid of which wctu Kmtl Kir, k that tho hhulnfr could hocpencit andtvhut ntdy by mean of n lotitf roil Tho Ibtor wn of Uiro carl h, and llmfunilturc, If atieli It could ha called, wa of Iho rougheat ilecrIplIoii. A rickety woo-lenlKdlca!( an earthen earth-en ewer Mlth water, a lump of t-o.trm) Hack breaJ, nul n womltn tub con talnlntc wit Ilh head, ehowcl tm prW on faro which looktd coarv enough ; but tu our urpH.nt wowcrotold that In Aplto of tturh drawtineks aotno ri thoiKHir coma tn llui tall hi autiitnii nnd beg; to bo allow etl ndmlttiMicoln Iitrfcreueo to cndurliu tho liunlahlrai " of n northern winter, 'IhU would hao teemed to iuo hanlly cnhhllo had I nut heard 11 tsttnllar alory when luting j una of tlm fitUoii hi Oumiwy. I Tho prlwui nuthorltto Infonn mo that Iron nro iiwh! only ranly and prlnclpilly for thotrannportof dangir I Iom irluilnaU I ri'inoiuUr hearing when In L'lnlati 1 ht lts;0 tliut (t som time liappeucl when irtHtirs were on their way from tin country dhtrlet hi farnieiV rart tlutt Aceompltcc way laid tho rrflccrf ami reloaanl their com-nulert.llchry com-nulert.llchry Iin-lcll, , !., In liar-Icr'. liar-Icr'. . |