New Orleans daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1851-1866, 1852-09-30

| uccD uOuDle DuA UT well al the DObtDUi VI bus
hi5itha, in which he travelled during his hunting
excursions. s'All is prepared said he. "Three
months since, | heard Of the Polish pansclayonian
movement from the officers Of the garrison. Not
n lance shall stir in Poland without mine being
raised in its aid. This evening, thou shalt know
my plans; but one thing thou shalt never know
| the intensity of pain it has cost me to conceal
from thee my feelings during so many years"
| At midnight, the husband and wife left their
cottage, and took the road toWards the cemetery.
They would not abandon to that nbospitable
soil the mortal remains of their children they
walked by the light Of the stars reflected ca the
snow, and were followed by their faithful dog.
which now and again how!ed plaintively when
the keen wind penetrated his shaggy far
They entered the lonely burial grourd. Wan
da knelt and prayed by the side Of the grave,
which Ladislas uncovered, and the dog watched
like a sentinel Suddenly n soft, rose-colored
light was shed over the melancholy scene; then
the whole sky became purple, and golden rays
darted from it the aurora borealis had risen.
Ladislas raised in his arms the coffin that con-
tained his children's remains, and returned with
Wanda to their cottage In the outer roon
used for domestic purposes, ,and named pickarnia
{ they lighted pile of wood around the coffin
Ladislas then recited the funeral service, and
Wanda answered to the responses When the
bodies were consumed, the parents collected
their ashes, and enclosed them in a silver urn
Ladislas then turned his whole attention to
3 accomplishing his project Of escape. He COM
| menced by excavating beneath his bed sort Of
cavern, in which he could live and breathe free
t ly This done, he walked out one evening, and
f passing through the village, took care to stop
/ and converse with the persons whom he met he
then repaired to the river, carrying water jug.
1 At one part of the Lena, not far from akoutsk,
: the ice was broken every day. Ladislas ap-
r preached it, threw his pitcher into the water,
$ left on the bank his sheepskin cap and cloak !;
i and after nightfall, returned to the village
q without being seen. He then took refuge in his
, cave, and his wife carefully replaced the boards
that covered its opening. About midnight
t Wanda went out, and knocking al every door in
t the village, sought tidings of her husband. No
: one knew what had become of him. At day
y break she returned home in despair Her cot
tage was speedily filled with people, all anxious
e ly specializing on the fate of Ladislas.
s. He must have been eaten by the wolves'''
" said one
j. s' Or strangled by bear,'' added another
re s lie could not have gone far remarked q
g third, &c for met him in the village last night
ID He was going towards the river to draw water ,
Of This threw some light On the business, and al
the neighbors hastened towards the Lena
There they found the cap and mantle of Lads
ft las, close to the spot where the ice was broken
10 GO The poor fellow is drownedH' cried they.
1d And while some attributed his death to acci
rv dent, others maintained that he had committe
SulCluH. htautlIue, Ndnua HlleQ Jle ali Wit
her shrieks. She olasped her child to her bosom
)o and invoked pathetically her dear Ladislas
Their mutual love was well known, and tn
whole neighborhood sympathized in the bereaye
;s widows atfiiction even the Governor condescend
- ed to convey to her a message of coincidence.
.. She hastened to collect as many of her pos
10 sessions as were portable, declaring her anxou
,d and very natural wish to return with her chill
'N to her native land. No one had authority. O
as indeed inclination, to oppose her departure
of The kibitka was loaded; and Ladislas quite
m his cave at night, and enseonsed himself in til
~ we'll he had constructed. 1t was sufficient
ad roomy to allow him to breathe, and remain in
le sitting posture; there was also space betwee
,s it and the driving seat which Wanda filled wit
ss. provisions Just as she was ready to set out,
Russian officer arrived at the cottage, charge
for with a message from the Governor. In eigl
ia days, detachment from the garrison was to d
40 part for Warsaw, and his Excellency. touch,
nv by the forlorn condition of Wanda, offered
"a allow her to travel under its escort What pr
tho tho text had the widow for refusing' She W
trv forced to accept the unwelcome kindness wi
the thanks, When the officer had taken leay
ffc Wanda shed tears of despair. Eight days mo
Of such painful confinement for Ladislas, accu
tbo toned as he was to the active life of a hunte
ral The weary time crept on, embittered by terrib
t1y anxiety,
no AT length the detachment set out, and IL
la journey from Yakoutski to Warsaw occupie
In nearly four months During this long perioc
ro- the sutferlngs of Pagorski were dreadful
an Cramped Il and jostled in his narrow cell,
Ii. must have died but for his occasional liberatic
nj at night, when his wife saw that he might con
1re forth with safety for few minutes. Yet j
.hr was endured with patience. At length Il
MI party reached Moaliu, village hut n fe
of leagues distant from Warsaw Wanda hen
beat quick with joy, as she inwardlX. and fe
,e vently thanked God. Suddenly, crash WI
al, heard-the hinder spring of the kibitka w
ton broken, the false flooring gave way, and me,
gre, death like spectre fell PROSTATE on the roa
+be it was the once gay and gallant Ladislas Pago
md ski. He tried to rise, but his enfeebled liml
nc refused him. He drew his poignard, but IL
l'' cruel host of Russian soldiers fell upon al
ha seized him with shouts and maledctons
Not only he, but his wife and child wei
od treated with unrelenting barbarty. They ga,
.ee them the knout, and threw them into dungeon
,to Some time afterwards, Wanda received permis
od sion to depart with her child, but she chose
isN follow her husband, who was condemned to 1abc
nn in the mines. They were accordingly sent
or the Ural mountains, about 1000 verst fro
ei ~ Warsaw.
;nt ia Even in the depths of the earth, hope aba1
en doned not the exiles. While laboring by Wal
co das side, Ladislas would often strike his picl
~. axe against the metal, and exclaim: an
nv Poland thou shalt never perish' Eighte
X hundred and forty eight, the ''year of revol
~ GonS, arrived The Government OF Fran
I'D was overturned; Europe trembled; Hunga
in. rose in arms and Austria, without the time
,n- aid of Russia, would have been annihilate
Mt The Gar raised levies in every corner of |
in vast empire. In order to swell the ranks of /
es. army he summoned convicts from the Ur
ro mountains Once more did Ladislas Pagers
NV see the sun: he was permitted to follow d
- " tachment of cavalry as their servant Thus
,;r traversed the barren plains of European Ru
s,. W. sa, always accompanied by Wanda and his so
cod so5 When they reached Galcia, he contriyed
escape into the forests, followed by few friend
But the last and hardest trial was reserved fl
;o,, him. One night, worn out with fatigue ar
l0l misery, his wife died. With his own hands,
+r,, dug her grave and then, having consigned h
Wy son to the care of faithful friend, went on Ii
do lonely journey. He reached Hungary, and fe
~ on the ramparts of Baden, pierped by three bu
n,s lets. Yet even in his dying hour, he cherisht
oh the hope-a fond and fearful one-that his 81
ho would yet arise as a valiant defender of h
90 country.
eSt e"t And i said to the old emigrant soldier w
.oJ told me the mournful history of Ladislas Pago
bo ski: Sc The nation that brings forth such ch
no dren, with their brave, strong hearts still fill
oass with hope, cannot die. &c No, Poland tn
or shalt never perish p
'le' CUBAN INrELlieENcE.-The NewYork Courier and
est, quirer of the Goth says:
yed "We publish this morning additional intelligence