Hillsdale Whig standard. (Hillsdale, Mich.) 1846-1851, 1850-08-27
The Wife of Kossutln.

lady, who had accompanied her husband
through the war, thought il best 10 sepa-
rate, IN order that one OF them might save
their lives, for the sake Of their children,
who had been left under the protection of
their grandmother. The Governor deter.
mined 10 remain with his brave officers,
still with him, and TO share their fate
Madam h. informed her husband and fe.
male friend, the wife of All officer, where
she would endeavor to seek safety; and
as every moment was precious, this deli.
Gale lady clothed herself as a beggar; her
husband gave her his s;gnet ring, and the
seal OF the government Of Hungary, that
these might be passport for her, in the
event OF her meeting with those who were
friendly 10 their cause. Without any
clothes except lhose.on her back, she com.
rnenced her sad and fatiguing journey on
foot. She travelled long. experiencing oil
kinds of hardships, privations, and dangers.
When stopped by the Austrian or Russian
guards, she feigned extreme old age, and
said she was in search Of little grandson
who had got lost in The war; so they let her
pass, little knawing the value of the prize
Thus she continued on, until she reached
an extensive pasture country, uninhabited,
excep. by herdsmen, almost as void of
intellect as the herds they guarded; here
she sought and found resting place
These poor serfs made her fresh bed of
straw, covered her with their cleanest
sheep SKINS and fed her with their brown
bread; and here she remained three months,
during which time the winter 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 bless
ing; they were brought to him by his moth
er, and again taken to their home. The
Austrian executioner (Haynau) had long
since commenced his bloody work Kos
suth, and those with him, fled towards the
Turkish frontier 10 the fortress Of w idden.
We cannot enumerate ali the suferings,
losses, and anguish experienced by these
unfortunate men during their flight; most
of them, however, reached Widen. They
were no sooner there, than their first
thoughts we're of Madam Kossuth; and her
friend, the wife Of the officer to whom she
had communicated the place of her inten-
ded concealment, determined TO seek and
find her, if she was still alive. She set
out on her weary journey, habited in
similar guise as that of Madam kossuth,
as beggar and thus she passed the sold
iers and guards of the enemy, until she
reached the hiding place of her friend who
had been tho companion of her youth in
happier days; and now they wer TO encoun-
ter new dangers. The herdsmen built
them little cart, and gave them a horse,
as Madam kossuth, worn out by anxiety,
privations, and suffering, was no longer
able to walk. The roads had now become
almost impossible, narrow and slippery oil
the side of the mountain; one false step
would have plunged them down into an AL
most bottomless abyss; but with the gal
lows in their rear, and their husbands be-
fore them, hope gave them courage, and
onward they went. We know not what
length of time they occupied in Their jour-
ney, but, as il was in winter, and they had
often to conceal themselves in clefts Of
rocks and ovsrhanging mountains, from
the scouts Of the enemy, IL must have been
a long and weary one. and when discov-
cred, they passed for beggars, and asked
bread from their bood-thirsty foes. They
reached the town of Belgrade,
where they expected 10 find their husbands,
and a termination of their sufferings.-
Imagine then, their feelings OF disappoint-
ment, when they learned that not Hun
h. all Ia
Shumla. What was now TO be donei-
They were worn out, and could proceed
no farther. Hope even had forsaken them.
They decided to throw themselves upon
the humanity Of the Sandman Consul
They knocked Of his door, which was o.
pened by the Consul himself Two beg
gar women stood before him, the pictures
of misery aud woe. He asked them what
Ihey wanted. They answered "food and
shelter" He requested them 10 come in.
Then the officers lady introduced him 20
Madam KosSuth, wife of the President OF
Hungary. lie could not believe it, until
she took from her bosom the signet ring
and seal Of the government of Hungary.
What followed can easily be conlectureG,
hey were received and treated according
10 their rank, by the kind.hearted Consul;
and after they were sufficiently rested. ho
made known their case to the Prince of
Servia, who sent them his carriage and
our, with an escort to take them 10 Shumla.
The weather was terribly cold, and the
roads as bad as they could be, but they ul
imately arrived in safety.
A Mosr ExTRAoRDINAKY LgAP--Or rath-
,r extraordinary leaps-were made OH FRI
lay evening last, by a mare, the property of
,lr. VIM. Zimmerman. A lad about g years