Sunbury American. [volume] (Sunbury, Pa.) 1848-1879, 1852-01-03
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harm me-" asked the Hungarian.
VI am Bohemian my brother was
captured by your men, and they tell me
that you have hanged him. A reward was
offered Tor your head, and offered 10 kill
you-not TO get the reward, but TO avenge
my bro,her.n
"fou have been misinformed,' replied
kossuth, 81 hang no prisoners of war, and
those who have been captured will be re.
leased when Buda is ours. That will be
Tomorrow. Go now | wonld ask thy
name, but will spare thee the fear that he
whom thou wouldst murder should ever be-
able 10 hold thee up TO infamy When 7
! speak 10 the sentinel outside flee from this
place, and will cover thy retreat. Fear
nothing"
| The Bohemian knelt before the noble
chief and prayed his forgiveness. Kossuth
moved away, called the sentinel End spoke
TO him familiarly for several minutes
When he again returned to the room, the
Bohemian had disappeared.
On the following day the tricolor of Hun.
gary hoated on the rampars of Buda. The
! prisoners Of war were liberated under the
customary conditions.
Months had passed. The star of Hungary
was visited by cloud of misfortunes
Gorgey had proved traitor and Kossuth
was an exile the fortune of war had gone
against him. The chief and his followers
were confined at Shumla, undergoing the
most rigorous treatment. They were guests
par excellence but in reality close prisoners
| No courtesy was extended 10 them. no alIe-
Walton Of their wre,ched condition they ex-
perienced.
Kossu,h was fast decing under This load
( of misery, when one morning it was an
nounced TO him that in lieu of the soldiers
who had before attended him, a foreigner,
who spoke his language, would be his SER
want. "Ano,her spy" thought Kossu,h,
''come TO report the conversations between
me and my friends" but he did not object,
firmly determined TO do without the aid OF
an attendant. The door opened and ths
servant came in-one look was sufficient to
prove him the midnight visitor previous to
the fall of Buda.
"Thou here ~ asked Kossuth in sur.
prise.
II am, TO follow you TO death. | left
home and friends to see you again--do not
cast me off,"
"Siay them" replied Kossnth.
From that day the condition of the exiled
chief improved. Fritz, for thus he was
called by Kossuth, who never would ask
| his real name, procured whilst feigning
bitter enmity towards the prisoners, every
comfort, including books, which the chief so
much desired. Fritz followed him 10 Ku.
tayah, spending the wages which he Ie-
cived as a spy of the Austrian govsrnme'h,
in appliances for the happiness Of its victim.
OF the past, he would not speak, but on the
future he dwelt with rapture. He prognosi.
Gated the early release of his master and his
brilliant reception in all parts of the world
But when at last the order for release ar
rived, Fritz became sad and depressed
They came to Constantnope, and under the
proud flag of America he kissed once more
the hand of the chief, and said, 'You go 10
happy land Fritz has done his duty
Forgive what he did to you. Farewell"
kossulh brushed away a tear which
mosted his eye, and shook The hand of
the Bohemian. "Farewell !" he said, and
they parted.