Des Moines courier. ([Ottumwa] Iowa) 1848-1854, 1851-04-18
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with tears, cold, proud man, who re-
pulses her. That man is Staszic--that
woman his sister. Ought not the haugh-
ty giver of palaces, the builder of pomp-
ous statues. rather to employ himself in
protecting his oppressed serfs, and re-
lieving his destilAte relative," ---.H.l
The young man began 10 reply, but
no one would listen TO him. Sad and
detected at hearing one who had been to
him a true and generous friend. so spok-
en- of, he went TO his humble lodging.
Next morning he repaired, at an early
hour, to the dwelling of his bcnefactor.
There he met woman weeping, and la
menting the inhumnnity of her brother.
This confirmation of what the priest
had said, inspired the. young man with
fixed determination. 1t was Staszic
who had placed him at college, and sup
Piled him with the means Of continuing
there. Now, he would reject his gifts,
he would not accept benefits from man
who could look unmoyed at his own sis
ter's tears. aoigssh u8 aHa vfI1so1g
Fl The minister seeing his favorite pupil
enter, did not desist from his occupation,
but, continuing TO write, said 10 him: seE
"Well, Adolphe, what can l do for you
to-day! Ifyou want books, take them
out of my library; or instruments
der them, and send me the bill. Speak
to me freely, and tell me if you want any
thing. '' ''-'. -...' =. -.
On the contrary, sir, | come to thank
you for your past Kindness, and to say
that | must in future decline receiving
your gifts
"You are then become rich!'
81 am as poor as ever"
sand your college!" ...
81 must leave it."
"Impossiblev' cried Staszic, standing
up, and fixing his penetrating eyes on
his visitor. ou are the most promis-
ing of all our pupils-it must not be-"
In vain the young student tried to con-
ceal the motive of his conduct; Staszic
insisted on knowing it. ..-. rsfr +
"You wish," said Adolphe, 'sto help
favors on me, at the expense Of your suf.
fering family" 4.aat sag - ..at. X
The powerful minister could not con-
ceal his "motion. His eyes filled with
tears, as he pressed the young mans
hand warmly, as he said. asz
"Dear boy, always take heed to this
counsel-'JUDGE NOTHING BEFORE THE
TIME Ere the end of life arrives, the
purest virtue may be soiled by vice, and
the oitterest calumny proved TO be un-
founded. My conduct is. in truth, an
enigma, which canno. now solve--it is
the secret of my life."I
Seeing the young man still hesitate,
he added: - ea nug ara. #ssss
"keep an account of the money give
you--consider it as loan; and when
some day, through labor and study, you
find yourself rich, pay the debt by edu-
eating poor, deserving student. As to
me, wait for my death, before you Judge
my life." ea 'ags7.a
During fifty years Staszic allowed
malice to blacken his actions. He knew
the time would come when all Poland
would do him justice. .4 ,s
On the 20th of January, 1926. thirty
thousand mourning Poles fiocked around
his bier, and sought to touch the pail, as
though i were some holy precisous relic.
The Russian army could not COM
Prehend the reason Of the homage thus
paid by the people of Warsaw
to this illustrious man. His last
testament fully explained the reas.
on OF his apparent avarice. His
vast estates were divided into FIVE hun
dred portions, each 10 become the prop
erty of afree peasant-his former serf.
A school, on an admirable plan and very
extended scale, was 10 be established for
the instructionof the peasants childrenin
different trades. A reserved fund was
provided for the succor of the sick and
aged. A small yearly tax. to be paid by
the liberated serfs, was destined for pur-
chasing, by degrees, the freedom of their
neighbors, condemned, as they had been,
to hard and thankless toll. a as
After having thus provided for his
peasants, Staszic bequeathed six hundred
thousand forins for founding model
hospital; and he left considerable sum
towards educating poor and studious
youths. As for his sister, she inherited
only the same allowance which he had
given her, yearly, during his life; for she
was person OF carelesss. extravagant
habits, who dissipated foolishly all the
money she received.
A strange fate was that Of Stanislas
Siaszic. A martyr to calumny during
his life, after death his memory was
blessed and revered by the mul.itudes
whom he had made happy.
BENJAMIN F. WADE.--The Scioto
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