Wilmington journal. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1844-1895, 1850-05-17
koSsuth,a Wife.

kOssuth's Wife.
From very interesting letter from lady in Con-
stantinople to her niece in Washington take the
following extract touching the heroic and devoted
conduct of a noble woman, the wife of KossUTH:
CAT the time when all was lost to the Hungarians
and each had to seek his safety by flight, Gov.
XossUTH and his lady, who had accompanied her
husband throughout the war thought it best to sep
arate, in order that of them if possible, might
their lives for the sake of their children, who
had been'left under the protection of their grand
mother. The Governor determined to remain with
his brave officers, still with him, and to share their
fate. Madam K. Informed her husband and female
friend, the wife of officer, where she would en-
deavor to seek safety and every moment was pre-
cious, this delicate lady clothed herself beggar
her husband gave her his sgnet ring and the seal of
the government of Hungary, that these might be a
passport for her in the event of her meeting with
those who friendly to their cause. Without a
ny Clothes except those on her back she common
ced her sad and fatguing journey on foot She
travelled long, experiencing all kinds of hardshps
privations and dangers. When stopped by the Aus
trian or Russian guards, she feigned extreme old
age, and said she was in search of little grandson
who had got lost in the war: they let her pass lit
tie knowing the value of the prize they had in their
bloody hands!
tensive pasture country, uninhabted, except by
herdsmen, almost as void of intellect the herds
they guarded; here she sought and found resting
place. These poor serfs made her fresh bed of
and fed her with their brown bread, and here she
remained three months, during which time the win
ter cold came on, and having but little covering you
may easily conceive how intensely she must have
suffered. Gov. KossUTH had sent for his children,
that he might take leave of them, and give them his
last blessing they were brought to him by his moth
err and again taken to their home. The Austrian
executioner (Haynau) had long since commenced his
bloody work. KossUTH, and those with him. fed to-
wards the Turkish frontier to the fortress of Widdn
cannot enumerate all the suferings losses, and
guish experienced by these unfortunate men during
their fight most of them, however, reached Wild
! din They were no sooner there, than their first
thoughts were of Madam KossUTH and her FRIEND
the wife of the officer to whom she had communica-
ted the place of her intended conceament determin-
ed to seek and find her. if she was still alive She
sat out on her weary journey, habited in similar
guse as that of Madam KossUTH-as beggar-and
thus she passed the soldiers and guards Of the enc
N.Y. until she reached the hiding place of her FRIEND
who had been the companion of her youth and hap
pier days; and now they to encounter new dan
| gers. The herdsmen built them a little cart and
gave them horse, Madam KossUTH. worn out by
anxiety, privations and suferings was no longer a.
bic to walk The roads had now become almost i'm
passable, narrow and slippery ON the sides of the
mountains; one false step would have plunged them
down into an almost bottomless abyss but with the
gallows in their rear, and their husbands before them
hope gave them courage, and onward they went I
know not what length of time they occupied in their
Journey but it was in winter, and they had often
to conceal themselves IN clets OF rocks and overhang
ing mountains, from the scouts of the enemy it must
have been long and weary one, and when discov-
ered they passed for beggars, and asked for bread
from their blood thirsty foes They ultimately reach
ed the town of Belgrade where they expected to find
their husbands, and termination Of their suferings
Imagine then their feelings of disappointment when
they learned that not Hungarian was there-aIl
/ had been removed to Shumla What was now to be
done! They were worn out, and could proceed no
further. Hope had even forsaken them. No hus-
bands to embrace, no friends to welcome them They
decided to throw themselves upon the humanity OF
the Sandman Consul. They knocked at his door,
which was opened by the consul himself Two beg
gar women stood before him, the pictures of misery
and woe. He asked them what they wanted They
answered " food and shelter" He requested them
to come in. Then the officers lady introduced him
to Madam KossUTH, wife of the President of Hunga-
fy He could not believe it until she took from her
bosom the sgnet ring and seal of the government Of
Hungary. What followed you can easily conjecture
they were received and treated according to their
rank by the kind hearted CONSUL and after they were
sufficiently rested he made known their case to the
Prince of Serva, who sent them his carriage and four
with an escort to take them to Shumla The wealth
er was terribly cold and the roads as bad as they
could be, but they ultimately arrived in Safety
h Wild Cat Story.
/ Many years ago, in the wids of the western part
of Mississippi there lived old hunter by the name
OF Rube Fox, who notorious in that section OF
country ever Martin Scott was in the West
/ One day RUDE came down with a small party OF
friends to take hunt Deer Creek and thew step-
ned at the hOuSe of widow who w fooL