The Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1837-1867, 1850-06-01
THE WIFE 0FKOSSUTII,
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Atlhe Umo When nll was lost 10 the Han,
Fnfauh, aud each bad i0 seek his owu halrty
iu Gighl, Governor lfossuih, aud hls lady,
WHO had accompanied hrr husband through
nui tAn war, Thought ii hrrt a. separate, iu
order lhut ono ~ tthum, n possible, might fnyr
llirir liNc- Tor ihr tHkH ui thuir chldrcu, VITO
had been lcli under lho protection uf llIrir
gVudEOlhrT TIE Governor determined 10
remain with his brave otigors,st,ll with han,
aud Go share tltit fate, Madam Is. informed
hor husband and lcmnle friend, tho wilc of
uu officer whore shc would ondcHSur lu ruok
Hnlrt,i and ns every msmrH was precious,
lliH DELEGATE lady clothed hcfsglr na a bcggnE
hor husband gave her hls spuet riug,aud lhc
B7It0r-TrU EUvurrUrUr NJ ttUUFHry MN -riTT-Fr
might hn q passport for her w lle event Of
her meeting with those VITO were friendly ~
their ruuHr, Without Huy CLOTHES, except
thuHr nn hrr huck, rhc commenced her Hbd
and i1Iiguug journey ou foot, Shu travelled
long, experiencing Ui kiUdH ui hurdrhiu-,
FrIyHtlrUs und duugrrr. When slopDgt by
lhr Austrian or liur-ibu guards Hhc lrigurd
extreme old ngr, uud slid rhc Nu- In search
ofu lutte grandson Who bad got lusl 10 the
WnT pa lhcy lrt her rass, lilu knowing the
value of tlic pulc they tad 10 their bloody
lnndsi
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nu extensive pasture county, uuinhnhi'rd,
except hy hudauuru, almost ~ void ui iIulcl.
lcrl us lho herds lhcy guarded; here rhc
sought aud found rrHlluE place, These
poor rrri- Wuio her hrsh bed of tifnW,
ruyrrrH hrf NslA lAp ClcnurHt shrrpshius.
aud fed lrf with lAElI hiuAu Llead,aIl Arlp
rh, remained three Uuuihv, during which
iiuo thc winter culd came uu,uud having hGl
hg'r covering. Nuu muy rlriiy conceive iuN
intensely shr must have suffered. Gov kOs.
-uil had rcut iur his childfru, lhHihe utirit
Wkg lrnyr of ihomi aud give Them hle lost
hlc--iuW ihcy Wcrc brought tu him by his
Wnlhrr, Lud Ggnu iphcn Co thcr home. The
Nu-tfiHu tNrcUilourrl llny yunuI had long slucr
commenced ls hldody work. kossulh, aud
iho.u Wbu inul, 1ed towards tho Turkish
tr"ur,I lo lhc iurlrrse ut Wddiu, We can
not ruumotulc Hll the -ull,riup-, lo.sos, uud
anguish rNitt,'uCrd lay lhc'r unfortunate
iuvn during thcit llLGiii murt ut thCu, how.
ever, uprlod MiddIu.
tt-,, their i,+g
thoughts were OF Madam kossullS Hu hcr
friend, Iho wilc ut nu officer tu whom rhr
hnd communicated lhu place ul her intended
cuucrulmcui, determined To seek and ind her
n shc WIS stlll alive, She sut ont on her
weary journey, hnhucd iH similar gusc ~
ihut Of Madam lNossuth--us brgrar-nnd
enemy, until Else reached thc hiding place Of
nor Girud WIN tad tvru titu companion og
her youth mud happier dHys; uud now they
were to encounter new dangers. The herds
men built them litllr cart, md give them n
hursc, ~ Madam kossu,h, worn out hy mix
icfy, pfiyDuoEs md suhrrings Wa-.uo longer
1hlc to walk; the roads had now become al
must iiupusHuhlc, narrow mud slippery on tie .
sides ct the mouutaius: one false step would
a l..
,oiulcss ally -,; but Win tho guipws ~ ttrtf
rear gud Ihc,r husbands before them, hope
gaVD them courage, aud onward they went.
We know not what length Of time they occu- .
pied ia thcir Journeys but, az II wug iu winter .
md thCy hnd u+ScU to conceal themselves in .
''clls uffocks mud oycrhuugiug mountains,
rom the scouts OF the enemy, II must have
treu long and weary one- aud, when dis
'uvrrcd, they posscd for hcggars, aud arkcd
ur hrcud from their blood.iuirsty foes. Thcy
Ultimately Ncarhed the town of Belgrade,
Nhcrc lhcy expected 10 tind their husbands,
md u termination of thcir suflcrmgs. lnug.
ne, rhcn, their feelings oc disappointment,
When they learned that not Hungarian was
lyro- all lnt trrn removed 10 Stumia[''~
y hat wns nov To hc done They were worn
mt, aud could proceed no further llorc
-lnraalAcu lLcm. husbands In J.
no friends 10 welcome them. They
ccidod to throw themselves upon The hu.
nuity of the Sardinian Consul They knock
Il NJ his door, which wus opened 10y the Con.
ul himself Two bcgrar women stood before
im.lho pictures of misery and woe. lie ask
Il them what they wanted. They answered
food aud shelter" He requested them to
ONE in. Then the officers lady introduced
i'm tn Aiahain hu-rttii ,sttt- tlte President
{ Hungary. lie could not believe IT untiI
he took lion her bosom tho signet ring aud
ear of the government of Hungary. What /
Itiuwrt' 'ruir rtt-ti, tn, isatHtad,lAny- -Merr
rcsIcd; he made known their cdsc
, the Prince of Servin, who sent ihcm y,
is carriage aud -four, with an escort 10 !
onyey them to Shuula. Tho weather wns :
'rTby cold and the roads wero ns bad as .
,cy could be but they ultimately arrived in :
ifey H.
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