The mountain sentinel. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1844-1853, 1851-05-08

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none other than the object of her search, ex-
pressed desire to visit her
At the Sisters of Charity, Madame L had
much difficulty in procuring access to Maria,
and the latter was as much opposed to receiving
her. At length Madame L told the Sisters
to inform her that she had message for her
from her husband, who was not dead as she had
supposed and that she would soon convince her,
if she would permit her to enter. Poor Maria
fear and hope, gave her consent, and Madame
L allowed to see her. Madame L
handed her the letter of Governor Kossuth. She
recognized, at once, the writing; kissed it:
pressed it to her heart; devoured its contents,
and then destroyed it Immediately Soon, a
story made up between the two females:
they told the Sisters of Charity that Maria's
husband still lived, ;" and that she would reioin
him. A little wagon was procured; as many
comforts were put in it as could be had without
suspicion; and these two interesting women set
/ out on their escape from the enemies of their
country
Madame L had a relative in Hungary
who had not been compromised in the war; so
this person arranged to meet the ladies at a
given place, and in the character of merchant
travel with them. After they had left the pas
ture grounds, he passed as the husband of
- Maria, y and the elder female as his aunt At
night, they stopped at a village, and were sus-
pected, on account of the females occupying the
bed while he slept at the door. They started
early in the morning, and the husband re-
mained behind to learn something more of the
suspicious to which their conduct had given
rise. He again overlook them, as they stopped
TO feed their horse, and bade them be greatly
on their guard
In the evening, while the two ladies were sit
ting together in miserably cold room. the face
Of poor Maria so mufied up as to conceal her
features, and induce the belief that she was
suffering from her teeth, both appearing much
as persons in great suffering; ozercome by her
Affections, Maria had nervous attack, and
laughed and talked so loud that her voice was
recognized by an Austrian officer who happened
to be in the house. This person sent servant
TO ask them to some into his room. where there
was fire. Madame l. inquired the name
Of the ''gOod gentleman who had the Kindness
to invite them to his room, and when she heard
it, Maria recognized in him deadly enemy of
her husband While they were planning means
of evading him, the officer himself came into
their apartment Immediately arising, they
/ made an humble courtesy, in so awkward a
manner as to divest him of all suspicion Mad
anne L spoke, and thanked him again and
again for his kindness, but added that such poor
creatures as they were not fit to 20 into his
room. So soon as the officer retired, Maria had
another attack, which would certainly have be-
trayed them had he been present Madame L.
lmplored her to be composed, or they would be
lost.
Starting again, they were not molested until
IN the evening, when they were apprehended
and conducted by two policemen before rnagis-
trate. There the former spoke of them as sus-
Pieious characters, but they were not told of
what they were suspected While the examina-
ton was going on, Madame L slipped
bank-note into the hand Of the superior of the
| two policemen. The bribe quite changed the
affair: the two men became their friends. excl
ted the pity of the magistrate in their favor.
and they were allowed 10 depart. Thus thev
went on from station to station, until thew
reached the frontiers of Hungary near the Dam
ube. They entered the little town of Suahin
and asked permission of the head of the police
/ TO pass over the river to Belgrade This was
refused, until they said they wished to 90 there
for a certain medicine for daughter who was
i'll, and that they would leave their passports as
a security. He then gave his consent. and thew
| crossed the Danube, and entered the dominions
! Of the Sultan of Turkey.
1t was night when they entered Belgrade
1t IS not known by what route the ladies
reached the capital of Hungary: but it is certain
/ that, supposing their presence would not he sns
| pected at Pesth, they heroically proceeded m
| that city, then in the possession of General
/ HAYNAU. 1t has since then, become sourca of
| pride to both of them, that they, safe in tbe;r
disguise, passed that celebrated military s.bntcb
! er in the streets of Pesth. Among the letters
! with which this lady was charged by the exiJes
/ Of Widdin was one for the lamented martvr of
| Hungary, Count CAsIMIR BaTuIASy then cons
ned in a prison OF the city, waiting the crua1
/ fate to which the butcher subiectad b;r,
When II was decided that he should he ignonin-
iously put TO death by the hangman's rope. that
excellent and very mild Hungarian patriot en-
deavored to put an end 10 his own existence with
a razor; but unfortunately not succeeding Hav-
! nau dragged his mutilated and bleeding body
from the prison and ended his life upon the rai-
I lows. The letter whidh Madame l. had for
him was from his brother, who had escaped into
Turkey with NJ. KossUTH: and she had the sat
| lsfacuon OF causing 1T, through the yenaIitv of