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the disguise of a begrar, sometimes ON foot, at
others in a farmers cart, this heroic woman
reached the frontiers of Hungary, and cross
inc them. entered the fortified and walled town
OF Wlddin, where the late Governor Of 'un-
gary and his brave unfortunate companions
then were, enjoying the protection and hoSpi>
tality of the Sultan of Turkey. Madame
T. applied to NJ. Kossulh. but being
known to him personally and the Austrian
General having set so high price on the cap-
turc Of his wife, he at first regarded Lcr in the
light Of an Austrian spy. Having, however,
soon found her son, who had followed the to-
vernon into Turkey, he readily convinced Mr.
kossuth Of the identity of his mother. All
the information which Mr.. Kossuth could rive
her was. that there was lady in lungary in
whose house he believed his wife would seek a
refuge; and if she was not sill there. this
lady would most probably know where she
was.
The Governor now furnished Madame l.
with letter to this lady, and another with
his own stignet.rng for his wife. which would
be evidence Of her fidelity. 1t is not here ne
ccssary to follow Madame L--on her toll
some journey. Devoted to the philanthropc
work which she had undertaken, she wander-
ed over the sandy steppcs of Hungary. until
she succeeded in reaching the little town in
which the ladv resided. and delivered TO her
NJ. Kossnih's letter. This she read and i'm
mcdiatclv burned if. not darinr even to allow
it to exist in her possession. This ladv in
formed Nadine L. that the wife Of Go
vernon Kossuth had loft hnr rcsilopco in tbc
cusc of mcndicanf. and intcnlcd ossuminc
the name of Maria F-n that she was to
feign hersclfto be the widow Of soldier who
hld f Hen in battle. and that. if poss,bIc. she
would 90 to the vrrv centre of unrarv. in
those vast pasurc-nnds. where she hopel no
one would sock after her.
With this information, Madame T. A.
gain rcs:rmpd her Journey. She triouo1 to he
an aged rr,r1Ino,hnr. whose rr,Ius,n was
missing. and that she was in search Of him.
She made many narrow cscapcs while passing
guards, soldiers and spies: until at enrth
she reached the plains before mentioned. She
went from house to house. as if in search of
her grandson, but in reality to find one who
would answer the description given her Of
poor Maria f---n. At length, i'll Il cabin.
she heard TINT name mentioned, and on in
curry who and what that person was, learned
that she was the widow OF IL ung1rian sol
dlnr who had fallen i'll battle, and that she
had child, who was with lis grandparents.
They then described her person. but added
that she had suffered so much from illness and
greet that she was greatly ch1nTcd Before
she came here" sud the speaker, "she work.
ed for her bread, even when i'll but after her
arrival. she became too much indisposed to
labour, on account of which they sent to the
Sisters of Churty for physician, who came.
bied. and bllSered her; and when she was
able to 90, she had been conveyed to the in
sttutlon Of the Sisters. where she then was
Madame L., feeling convinced that the
poor sufferer must be none other than the
object of her search expressed 4 desire to visit
her.
At the Sisters of Charity. Madame L
had much difficulty in procuring access to Ma
ria, and the latter was as much opposed to re-
ceiving her. At length Madame /. - told
the Sisters to inform her that she had mes
sage for her from her husband. who was not
dead. as she had suupuspd. and thlt she woud
soon convince her, if she would permit he, to
gave her consent, and Madame l. was a!-
lowed to see her Madame l. handed
her the letter of Govnruor Kossuth Sb. ro-
c,c,,iyo1 NJ o,,,, H. -.
,.,'--''I ~ o", 'i' "'I'iIT hISScu II
P''satu 1t ~ Hcr H'a:t; dcFourhd lis contents
ana then destroyed 1t Immediately. Soon
story was made M between the two fcm,lns.