The national era. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1847-1860, 1850-10-03
For the National Era.
AP0L0NIA JAGIELL0.
BY GRACE GREENWOOD.

During late visit to Washington, it was my
good fortune to become acquainted with Mile
Jagiello, the Hungarian heroine, who was then
staying at the house of her friend M Tyssowski
Becoming much interested in her, requested to
be allowed TO write sketch of her "strange
eventful history"-kuowing that, in 80 doing,
should not only give myself rare pleasure, but
crafty my countrywomen, to most Of whom the
brilliant career Of the brave woman soldier is more
dazzling dream Of romance than a simple real
ity. To assist me in this pleasant work. friend
of Mile Jagiello, Major Tochmsn, of Washing
ton, was 20 kind as to furnish me with some
memoranda of facts which she had communi-
Gated TO him; and upon this authority shall pro-
coed in my brief biography. These notes are not
as full as could desire in regard to the private
life and personal relations of the heroine but
understand that there are reasons why matters of
this kind should not now be made public.
Apolona Jagiello was born in Lithuania,
part of the land where Thaddeus Koscusko spent
his first days She was educated at Cracow, the
ancient capital of Poand--a city filled with monu-
Of every Pole the past glory Of his native land
There, and in Warsaw and Vienna, she passed
the days Of her early girlhood She was about
nineteen when the revolution Of 1876 broke out
at Cracow. "That revolution, says Major roch-
man, $50 little understood in this country, al
though of brief duration, must and will occupy
an important place in Polish history II declared
~ ha Hi
ton Of hereditary rank all over Poland pro-
claimed equality, personal security, and the en-
Joyment Of the fruits of labor as inherent rights
OF all men living on Polish soil 1t was suppress
ed by most diabolical plot Of the Austrian Gov
eminent, Its mercenary soldiery, disguised in
The national costume of the peasants, excited
against the nobility the ignorant portion of the
peasantry in Gallicia, which province with other
parts Of ancient Poland had to unite in insurrec-
Ton with the republic of Cracow. They were
made to believe, by those vile emssaries that the
OBJECT Of the nobility was to take advantage OF
the approaching revolution, to exact from them
higher duties. In the mean time the civil and
military officers of the Austrian Government cir
eulated proclamations, at first secretly then pub
Ji 0nerihg 10 the peasants rewards Tor every
neal Of nobleman, and for every nobleman de-
hVered into the hands of the authorities alive
FOURTEEN hundred men, women, and children, Of
noble families, were murdered by the thus ex-
cited and misled peasantry, before they detected
The fraud of the Government This paralyzed
The revolution already commenced in Cracow.
The Austrian Government, however, did not
reap the full fruit Of its vllany; for when the
peasants perceived it, they arrayed themselves
with the friends Of the murdered victims, and
showed so energetic determination to insist on
'ne rights which the revolution at Craoow prom
''ed TO secure to them, that the Austrian Govern
nent found itself compelled to grant them many
immunitiesn
ms was the first revolution In which Mile.
''e'eiio' who was then in Cracow, took an active
part she was seen on horseback, in the pictu-
'esque costume Of the Polish soldier, In the midst
'he patriots who first planted the white eagle
s"i the flag of freedom on the castles Of the an
s'ea, capital Of her country, and was one Of the
a'ioii Of heroes who fought the battle near
''gorze' against tsn-loid stronger enemy. Mr.