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ored to frighten the children; and, drawing
pistol, directed il at the breast Of the boy, and
said that if he did not at once acknowledge that
he was the son of Kossuth, he would put ball
through his heart Young Louis-whO, it is
said, shows much Of the character Of his father
replied in tone equally firm
81 tell you, sir, that am not the son Of Kos
suth."
The officer, baffed by the ehild's simplicity
of manner aud apparent sincerity, was dlVested
Of his convictions and led to believe that he had
beeL imposed upon.
| But before Madame l. could get near
them, other agents of the Austrian Government
had been more successful, and the three children
had been carried off in secret to Pesth, near the
| clutches of the butcher Haynau. The mother
| and sister of NJ. Kossuth had also been cap
tured and placed ia strict confinement. 1t
may here be mentioned in this little narrative,
of,the sufferings and deliverance ofthe relatives
Of NJ kOssuth, that Madame l., on find
| ing how and where her children were situated,
! found out her own maid servant, aud so sue
ceeded as to have her engaged at Pesth as their
nurse This person never left them until the
moment Of their final deliverance from the
Austrian iailors arrived. After thus having pro-
vided for the welfare Of the children OF NJ. hos
suth, Madame T. renewed her search for
their destitute and suffering mother.
Finding no trace of her, Madame Il
determined to follow the fugitives, and il she
reached Widdin, to ascertain from NJ. Kossuth
himself where his poor wife had gone, and then
return in search Of her. Continuing in the dis
guise of a beggar, sometimes on foot, at others
in farmers cart, this heroic woman reached
~ 8. g and thpFn
entered the fortified and walled town Of Wild
din, where the late Governor Of Hungary and
his brave, unfortunate companions were enjoy
ing the protection and hospitality OF the Sultan
Of Turkey. Madame l. applied to NJ.
Kossuth, bnt not being personally acquainted
with him, and the Austrian General having set
so high price on the capture Of his wife, he at
/ first regarded her as an Austrian spy. Having,
! however, soon found her son, who had followed
/ the Governor into Turkey, he readily convinced
| NJ. Kossuth of the identity OF his mother All
the information which NJ. kOssuth could give
her was, that there was lady in Hungary in
whose house be believed his wife would seek
refuge; and if she was not still there, this lady
would most probably know where sSe was.
The Governor now furnished Madame l.
with letter to this lady, and another with his
own sguet ring for his WIFE which would be
evidence of her fidelity. 1t snot here necessa-
ry to follow Madame L. on her toilsOme jour
uey. Devoted to the philanthropic work which
she had undertaken, she wandered over the
sandy steppes of Hungary, until she succeeded /
in reaching the little town in which the lady
resided, and delivered to her NJ Kossuth's let
ter. This she read, and Immediately burned it, .
not daring even to allow it to exist in her pos
session. The lady informed Madame l.
that the wife of Governor kOssuth had left her .
residence in the guise of mendiCant, and in- /
tended assuming the name of Maria F---n;
that she was to feign herself to be the widow Of
soldier who had fallen in battle, and that if ,
possible. she would 90 to the very centre of .
Hungary, in those vast pasture lands, where she
hoped no one would seek after her.
With this information, Madame =
again resumed her journey. She feigned to be
an aged grandmother, whose grandson was
missing, aud that she was IN search OF him.
She made many narrow escapes while passing
guards soldiers, aud spies; at length she reach
ed the plains before mentioned. She went from
house to house as if in search Of her grandson,
bnt in reality to find one who would answer the
description Of her poor Maria r. At
length, in a cabin, she heard that name men
toned, and on inquiry who aud what that per-
son was learned that she was the widow Of
hrngarian soldier who had fallen in battle,
aRd bat she had a child, who was with It's
grand. parents. They then described her per
son, but added that she had suffered so much
from illness and grief that she was greatly
changed,
Before she came here" SAID the speaker,
g.. l.. Ir,l Eg- 10. hrsai u hon III. Eut
after her arrival, she became too much iBdis-
posed to labor on account OF which they sent
to the Sisters Of Charity for physician, who
came and bed and blistered her, when she was
able to 60 she had been conveyed to the instl
tntion Of the Sisters where she then was. =
Madame -, feeling that the poor suffer-
er must be none other than the object Of her
search, expressed desire to visit her.
At the SISTERS OF Charity, Madame l.
had much difficulty in procuring access to Ma
ria, aud the latter was as much opposed to re-
ceiyiug her At length Madame - told
the Sisters to inform her that sac had message
Tor her from her husband, who was not dead, as
she had supposed, and that she would soon con-
vince her II she would permit her to enter
Poor Maria between fear aud hope, gave her
consent, and Madame l. was allowed to
see her. suc handed her the letter Of Govern
or kossulh She eCognized at once the wri-
ting. kissed i pressed it to her heat Geyoured
its contents. aud then destroyed it immediate
". Soon a story was made mp between the two
females; they told the Sisters Of Charity that
Maria's husband still lived and that she
would reoin him. A little Wagon was pro-
= cured; as mauy comforts were put into it as
could be hai without suspicion, and these two
interesting women set out On their escape from
the enemies of their country.
Madame J.. had relative in Hungary who
had not been compromised in the war, 50 this
person arranged to meet the ladies at given
, place, and in the character Of amerchant travel
with them. After they had lefC the pasture
grounds. he passed as the husband Of Maria, %
and the elder female as his aunt. At night
they stopped at a village, and were suspected on
account Of the females occupying the bed, while
he slept at the door. They started early in the
morning, and the husband" remained 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 10 be greatly on their
guard.
Ia the evenings while the two ladies were
sitting together 10 a miserably cold room, the
face Of poor Maria 50 muffled as to conceal her
features and induce the belief that she was suf-
e fering from her teeth both appearing much as
persons 10 great poverty, overcome by sfllic-
tions, Maria had a nervous attack, and talked
and laughed 50 loud, that her voice was recog-
L. nized by an Austrian officer who happened tc
be in the house. This person sent a servant tc
S ask them to come into his room, where there wa,
5 fire. Madame l.. inquired the name Of the
good gentleman who had the kindness to in.
; vite theIa to his room; and when she heard it
( NJ aria recogniZel in him deadly enemy Of hel