Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1850-10-22
Wild IIu3Sar CT Hungary.

France, Russia, Prussia, and other
countries have Introduced the Hussar into
lbeir armies, but these soldiers are merely
Russian, French, and Prussian cavalry,
dressed in the Hungarian laced jacket ;
thew want the spirit, the horse, and--the
Maeyer Isten.' For this reason, the
Hungarian hussar will not acknowledge
them as brerhern: and whenever he
comes in contact with foreign hussars, he
lets them feel in battle the full force of his
contempt. A story is told, that during a
campaign against the French in the war
" th Napoleon, the bivouacs Of the Prus-
sian and the Hungarian hussars were near
10 one another. A Prussian came over
to his ncighbors in familiar way, with 4
glass of wine, and drank it to the health
Of his brother hussar. Butthe Hungarian
gently pushed the glass back, and sroked
his beard, saying, What brother-no
brolher-I hussar--you jack-pudding.'
This expression is not TO be mistaken
for a brag. The Hungarian hussar Is no
ianlaron like the French chaSseur, hut he
is conscious Of his own powers, Ike Il
grenadier Of the old Imperial Guard. The
domany, the csako, and The csizma, have
grown to lis body; the form his holyday
dress even when off duly--ihe national
costume transferred into the army; and
as he is aware that this is not the case III
other countries, the foreign hussar's dress
is in his eyes mere servants livery :;
and logically the man is no! altogether
wrong.
The hussar, like the Magyars in gen.
eral, is naturally good tempered. rhe
finest man in the service, he is at the
same time the most jovial companion in
the tavern, and will not sit by and empty
his glass by himself when Bohemian or
German ccmrade is at his side, has spent all
his money. There is only one biped
under the sun who is in his eyes more
contemplate and hateful than any animal
of marsh or forest. This is the Bandcrial
hussar-lhat half breed between Croat
and Magyar, that caricature of the true
hussar, who served i'll the cavalry, as the
Croat in the infantry, OF The military from
tier. Never was Hungarian hussar
known to drink at the same table; if he
meets snake he crushes il under tJOt--a
wolf be will hunt in the moun:ains--with
a buffalo he Will tight on the open heath
with miserable horse stealer he vii!
wresrle for halter but as for tie Ban
darian hussar, lie spiis in his face when
ever he meets him.
Ii was at liatvan- or at 'Tarjp Bicske,
that Hungarian and Banderlal hussars
were for the first time in his war-thc
first time perhaps in the recollection oi
man--oppused 10 one another in battle.
1t looks could slay, there would have been
no need of a conflict, for the eyes Of the
Magvars shot death and contempt at their
unworthy adversaries. The signal for
attack sounded. and al The same instant,
as If seized by one common thought, the
Hungarian hussars clatiered their heavy
sahres back into the scabbard, and with a
/ fearful imprecadon, such az no German
tongue could echo. charged wcapOnless
and al full speed their mimic carricailres
w hom fate had thrown in their way. Inc
shock was so irresistible, that the -poOr
Croat could makr no us1 " ,ii5T s.OiIs