The spirit of democracy. [volume] (Woodsfield, Ohio) 1844-1994, 1852-01-14

their parents again. so when an Austrian
officer traced them to the house of General
C., he was at loss to know which Of
the children were oil Con. C., and
which those of NJ. Kossuth; and approach.
ing the eldest of the latter, hs said:
$50 my little man, you are the son Of
the Governor?" TO which the youth re-.
piled, 81 am not, sir" His frmness sur.
prised and vexed the officer, who was cer-
tain, from the statement of their bstraycr,
that those before him were the long lost
treasures Of his ambitious search. He
now endeavored to frighten the children,
and drawing = pistol, directed it at tho
breast Of the boy, and said that if he did
no! at once acknowledge that he was the
SON Of Kossuth; he would put a ball through
his heart. Young Louis-who, it is said,
shows in himself, now an exile q. Kutayiah,
much of the character of his father-re-
piled in tone equally as firm: 81 tell you,
sir, | am not the son of Kossuth." The
officer, baffled, by the childs simplicity.
was divested of his convictions, and led
to believe that he had bean imposed upon
But before Madame l. could get
near them, other agents of the Austri an
Government had them carried off in secret
TO Pesth, near the clutches OF the butcher
Haynau. The mother and sister Of NJ.
Kossuth had also been captured and placed
in strict Imprisonment. 1t may be here
mentioned, in this little narrative OF the
sufferings and delverance of the relatives
Of Louis Kossuth, that Madame l.,
on finding where and how his children
were situated. found out her own maid
servant, and so succeeded as to have her
engaged at Pesth as their nurse. This
person never left them until tho moment
Of their final deliverance from the Austrian
jailors had arrived. After thus having pro-
vided for the welfare of the children of
NJ. Kossuth, Madame l. renewed her
search for the destitute, suffering mother.
Finding no trace of her, Madame l.
determined to follow the fugitives, and if
she reached Widen, to ascertain from
NJ. Kossuth himself where his poor wife
had gone. and then return in search of
her. Continuing in the disguise of a beg
gar. somstimes on foot, at others in far
mer's cart, this heroic woman reached the
frontiers of Hungary; and crossing them
entered the fortified and walled town of
Widen, where the late Governor of Hun.
gary and his brave companions were en-
joying the protection and hospitality of ths
Sultan of Turkey. Madame l. applied
to M. kossuth, but not being known to him
personally, and the Austrian General hav-
ing set so high price on the capture of
his wife, he at first regarded her in the
light Of an Austrian spy. Having, how
ever, soon found her son, who had follow
ed the Governor into Turkey, he readily
convinced Kossuth of the identity of his
mother, All the information which NJ.
Kossuth could give her was, that there
was a lady in Hungary, in whose house he
believed his wife would seek refuge; and
il she was not still there, this lady would
most probably know where she was.
Ths Governor now furnished Madame
l. with letter to this lady, ,and another
with his own sgnet ring for his wife, which
would be evidences Of her fidelity. tits not
here necessary to follow Madame l. on
her toisome journey.
Devoted to the phlanthropic work which
she had undertaken. she wandered over
the sandy steppes of Hungary, until she
succeeded in reaching the little town where
the lady resided, and delivered NJ: Kos
suth's letter. This she read and immedi.
ately burned it, not daring even to allow
it to exist in her possession. This lady
informed Madame l. that the wife of
Governor Kossuth had left her residence
in the guise Of mendlcant, and intended
assuming the name of Maria F-n; that
she was to feign herself to be the widow
of soldier who had fallen in the battle,
and that if possible, she would 60 to the
very centre Of Hungary, in those vast pas
ture lands where she hoped no one would
look after her.
With this Information Madame l.
again resumed her journey. She feigned
to be an aged grandmother, whose son
was missing, and that she was in search
of him. She made many narrow escapes
while passing guards, soldiers and spies;
until at length she reached the plains be-
fore 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 in cabin she heard
that name mentioned, and on inquiry who
that person was, learned that she was the
widow of Hungarian soldier who had
fallen in battle, and that she had child
who was with its grandparents.
They then described her person; but
added that she had suffered so much from
illness and grief. that she was greatly
changed. before she came," said the
speaker, "she worked for her bread, even
when i'll, and after her arrival. she became
too much indisposed TO labor on account
of which they sent to the Sisters of Chari-
ty for physician, who came and blistered
her; and when she was able to go, she had