Staunton spectator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1896, 1852-02-11
GKENADIERs FOR HUNGARY.

The public has observed the large mum
bers of young men wearing the Hungarlal
hat and feather since the visit of Kossuth t
this city; but is the public aware that they
are members of regiment of Grenadier
organizing for the "worlds battle on thu
banks of the Danube 7" We don't believe
it is, and therefore request its humble &C
acknowledgements for the information.
These young men average five feet foul
inches in height, ninety-eight pounds ii
weight and sixteen years in age. The regi
ment, of say sixteen hundred of them, will be
Irresistible. when they land on the shores o.
the Danube, if not sooner. We understand
thst since the organization commenced they
have employed all their holiday money in
the purchase of the all important Hungarian
hat and garrets and lofts have been ran
sacked to unearth from the debris their
grandmothers' black ostrich feathers. These
render their equipments complete. Their
tight breeches, admirably fitted to display
their total want of calf, at least in the low.
er extlemities, and their little coats-a COM
promise between monkey jacket and a
sacque-have already been furnished by the
providence of their fathers or the improyi-
dence oftheir tailors.
The most serious difficulty that these
young men have to contend with, has been
the cultivation of the Kossuth whiskers and
mustaches, another indispensable qualifca-
ton for the Hungarian service. The recent
extraordinary rise in the prices of hair tom
les and bears oil can, we are confident, be
traced to this source. They have also "run
their faces" at Bazln's and other perfumers
for most extraordinary quantities Of halt
dye, to give the proper Hungarian tinge
to the hirsute adornments of their lips and
cheeks. Thus they realize the aspiration of
dying for Hungary, even before leaving their
anxious mothers
The volunteers in this perilous service a.
gainst the absolute powers Of Europe may
be seen almost hourly in Chestnut street.
They especially haunt the eating-houses &
bar-rooms, their unmistakeable motto being
"Hungary-and thirsty" They have good
word to say to every civilian that comes in
and are never known to decline "a fps
WORTH i'll the cause proclaimed by their
motto. They may also be seen about the
entrances to segar shops, ready for smoke
with any unfeatheled biped who may be
stimulated to segar's worth Of sympathy
by the sight of their black plumes. They go
to concerts when they can get free tickets,
and during the singing honor the performers
by enthusiastic talking-of course all about
Hungary. They also hang about the en-
frances of theatres, ready to accept the first
check offered by any departing dead head,
who may be moved to sympathy by the ST.
lent appeal of the hat s. feather. They es-
chew the old Yankee "hurrah"& cry "EIen
Kossuih " and occasionally "EJen Cass ~
',..EJen Douglass !" and "EJen Websfer %
They avow themselves bound, body, breeches
boots and black feather to the doctrine of
'the solidarity of the peoples" and each
one of them is ready to unsheath the sword
of Washington, or any other weapon they
assspBssHREgn Bs HEnshsa With yi sE hs Of
of Russia.
We have profound respect and admlra-
tion for these young heroes. AS we were
passing up Chestnut street during one of the
recent slippery days, we met one, and as
we paused to admire'hs lofty carriage and
impressive feather, down he came, ko-shoot
in an envious gutter, He rose bruised and
blushing, damaged inexpressibly in his BIZ
furcal hali!iments, and with his black plume
dripping with the dissolved soil of the street.
But he speedily recoved himself, and ex-
claiming, "there is no obsticle to him that
Wills" passed on amid the admiring looks
of hundreds of spectators. Will not this he
ro rise to distinction on the banks ofthe Dan
ube ? He is colonel of the regiment of Phil
adelpha grenadiers. His name has been
heretofore John Johnson but he has chang
ed it to "Lajus Kossuth Johsonskenyi," Ell
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