The Litchfield County post., 1827-02-02

gave one day of the bold lmpudenCe of his
manners might have cost him dear. We had
risen from table, and the ladies were looking
out from the balcony, when, approaching the
object of my love, he suddenly put his arm
round her waist, exclaming at the same time,
'This is just the kind of figure my second wife
shall have, whenever / become widowcr."
The blood began Immediately to boil in my
veins, but prudence checked the impetuosity
of my feelings, and in very short time,
! forgot entirely both the stupid lord himself
and his method of taking measures for Sec
ond wife,"
The union we longed for would have taken
place before my departure, If the promotion
which daily expected had not been delayed
by an unfortunate circumstance. have al
ready spoken ofthe Council of Comitat, which
assemblies every year in the different provin-
ces of Hungary. The Comitat of the pro-
vince in which had now resided for some
time, influenced by the jealousy which pre-
walls between the military and the natives of
the country, instituted a sort of process "a
gainst me, founded upon false accusation.-
! The gravest Of the offences with which was
charged, was, that one of my soldiers had,
| by my order, beaten gentleman. The real
j fact was, that once when happened to be in
a small town, in which even the scavengers
were considered as gentlemen, and fire had
broken out, came up to the spot with my
soldiers; and upon which, the chief magis-
trate, who was present requested me to as
sist him in making the people exert them
selves to extingush it; the cowardce and OPP
I position of some obliged me to use force for
the purpose.
Such was the source of the accusation,
which prevented the council ofwar from con-
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had examined the case, and ascertained the
J real truth. When that was done, they not
only gave me my promotion, but severely re-
prinanded the Comitat. No power on earth,
however, could repair the mischief occasioned
by the delay.
! For some months while was waiting for
my commission, | had frequent invitations
from all the most distinguished families resi-
! dent in the neigh5ourhood in which was
! quartered. But when one is speaking of
Hungary, the term neghbourhood will re-
quire some explanation. A retired officer.
whom met with at house to which had
been invited, told me that must not think of
leaving his neighbourhood without going to
see him. Now what he called his neighbour
hood was distance of no less than thirty
leagues. The excellence, however, of the
roads, and the quickness with which horses
are changed at every post, the distance,
on such occasions, appear comparatively tr-
( fling.
Having accepted the officers invitation,
set out accordingly for the purpose ofpassing
a few days with family that as supposed,
was entirely unknown to me. When | was
near the end of my journey, perceived two
men on horseback approaching me at full gal
Top. They had scarcely approached near
enough to have view of me, when they
! suddenly wheeled round, and returned again
at full speed saw them enter the house to
which was going myself, about five minutes
| towards the gates, a group of peasants. male
and female, came forth to meet me, with in
struments Of rural music, the castle bell ring
ing at the same time. A lady dressed in the
| Hungarian fashion made her appearance in the
portico, and stretched out her hand to me
with the familiarity of an old acquaintance
My surprise was not greater than it was a
greeable, when recognized in the lady one
whom I had known at Vienna from my boy
hood. She had married the Colonel who
had given me the invitation, and hearing that
| was on visit where her husband was, she
had written to him to insist upon my ma
king him a visit at his own house, but to be
sure not to tell me that should meet an old
| friend there.
Though my heart was ever with her who
was the mistress of its affections, my time
could not but pass away pleasantly in the So
ciety of friends who did every thing they
could to make my visit agreeable to me. One
day, however, instead of the letter was in
the habit of receiving from my beloved, l
found one directed to me in the hand writing
of her sister. opened it with great agitation,
fearing that she might be i'll, when-my sight
failed me before | could read halfits contents,
the Lord of S-had become widow
err, not without suspicion Of having fastened
his wife's death, and at the end of months
mourning had proposed for her who had been
affianced to me. According to their sisters
statement their fathers fate depended entire
ly upon this man, who had it in his power,
and even threatened, to ruin him, if he failed
to forward his wishes to the utmost extent in
hispowcr.
/ afterwards learnt that the father Of the
unhappy object of my love had made use of
the military chest, of which he had charge as
comn,issary, for the purpose of increasing
his own property, "a state offence for which
there is no pardon in AUSTRIA and that Lord
s. had papers in his possession afording
sufficient evidence of the fact.
To return, however, to my beloved. The