Lewisburg chronicle. [volume] (Lewisburg, Pa.) 1850-1859, 1850-07-31
The WanderingS of the Wife Of KOsSuth.

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ou, the war, thought it best to separate, i
order that the life of one might, If poss
, ble, be saved. Tor the sake of their children
who had been left under the protection q
their grandmother. The Governor deter
mined TO remain with his brave officers
still with him, and 10 share their fate
Madame X. informed her husband and
female friend, the wife Of en- officer, wher
she would endcavor 10 seek safety; and a
every moment was precious, this delicate
lady quickly clothed herself as beggar
her husband gave her his signet ring. ant
the seal Of The government Of Hungary
that these might be a passport for her il
the even, of her meeting with those who
were friendly to their cause. Without any
clothes except those on her back, she com
menced her sad and la,iguing journey, or
foot. She Travelled long experiencing all
kinds of hardshrps, ,priva,ions, and dangers.
When stopped by Austrian or Russian
guards, she fcigned extreme old age, and
said she was in search Of a little grandson
who had got lost in the last war; so they
let her pass, lilIle knowing the value Of the
prize they had in their bloody hands.
Thus she continued on. until she reached
an extensive pasture country. uninhabited,
cxcep, by herdsmen, almost as void Of intel.
lect as the herds they guarded. Here she
sought and found resting place. These
poor serfs made her fresh bed Of straw,
covered her With the cleanest sheepsklns,
and fed her with their brown bread, here
she renamed three months. during which
time The winter came on, and having but
little covering, you may easily conceive
how intensely she must have suffered. Gov.
Kossulh 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 mother. and again taken TO
their home. The Austrian executioner
(Hsynau) had long since commenced his
bloody work. Kossuth, and those with
him, fed toward the Turkish frontier TO
the fortress of Widen.
We can not enumerate all the suferings,
losses, and anguish experienced by these
unfortunate men during their fight most
Of them, however, reached Widen. They
were no sooner there, than their first tho'ts
were OF Madam Kossuil,, and her friend,
the wife Of the officer to whom she had
communicated the place Of her intended
conceament, determined to seek and find
her, ifshe was still alive. She set out on
her weary journey, habi,ed in similar
guise as that of Madam Kossu,h-as a
beggar-and thus she passed the soldiers
and guards of the enemy, until she reached
The hiding place Of her friend, who had
been the companion Of her youth and hap
pier days; and now they were 10 encoun.
ter new dangers.
The herdsmen built them a little cart,
and gave them horse. as Madam Kossu,h,
worn out by anxiety, privations and suffer-
ings, was no longer able to walk; the
roads had now become almost impossible,
narrow and slippery on the sides Of the
mountains; one false step would have
plunged them down into an almost bottom.
less abyss but with The gallows in their
rear, and their husbands before them, hope
gave them courage, and onward they went.
We know not what length Of time they &C.
cupied in their journey but. as it was in
winter, and they had often to conceal them
selves in clefts of rocks and overhansing
mountains, from the scouts Of the enemy,
it must have been a long and weary one,
and. when discovered, they passed for
beggars, and asked for bread from their
blood thirsty foes.
They ultimately reached the town Of
Belgrade, where they expected TO find their
husbands, and termination Of their suf.
ferings. Imagine, then, their feelings Of
disappointment, when they learned that
not Hungarian was there-aIl had been
removed TO Shumla. What was how 10
be done ! They we're worn out, and
could proceed no farther. Hope even had
forsaken them. No husband to embrace,
no friends to welcome them. They deci.
ded to throw themselves upon the humani-
ty Of the Sandman Consul; they knocked
at his door, which was opened by the Con
sui himself. Two beggar women stooe
before him. the pictures Of misery and woe
He saked them what they wanted. They
answered, food and shelter" He re-
quested them TO come in. Then the officer,
lady introduced him to Madam Kossuth
vile Of the President of Hungary. II,
could not believe it, until she took out th'
signet ring and seal Of the Government o
Hungary. Wha, followed can easily b
conjec,ured. They were received AM
treated according to their rank BY tn