Clearfield Republican. [volume] (Clearfield, Pa.) 1851-1937, 1854-11-15
Adventures Of a Traveller in Tnngarr.

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Adventures Of Traveller in Hungary.
The story was told me, says recent
writer, by an Italian officer, who was ser.
wing, at the time he first learned il, with
the "Grandee Armee" of Napoleon. It
seems to me 10 contain one of the most
striking, most dramatic, and terrible
scenes that can be conceived, and | have
only 10 regret that | lack the talent or
power Of telling the tale Of horror as well
as it was told 10 me.
Il was few weeks before the termina.
ton Of the short, bot (ror Austria) fatal
campaign OF lS09-that campaign which
began noBy BY the Ausrians, and ended
in their seeing Bonaparte dictate to their
PROSTATE empire from their capitol, and
shortly afterwards claim as his bride the
daughter Of the sovereign he had so in.
jured and humbed-ihat an Hungarian
horse dealer left Vienna to return 10 his
home, which was situated in an interior
province Of his country.
He carried with him in paper money
and in gold, a very considerable sum, the
product Of the horses be had sold at the
Austrian capitol. To carry this in safety
was difficult object just at that time; for
troops, French and Austrian, were scat.
tered 10 every direction, and he knew by
experience, thai it was not always safe to
fsll in with small parties Of soldiers, even
Of his own country or government 10 say
nothing Of the French but the Caroats,
and wild Hussars and Hulans, and others
ihat fought under the Austrian eagle, were
seldom over .scrupulous as to"keepngthelr
hands from picking and stealing" when
an opportunity was favorable or tempting
The dealer, however, relied on his min
ute knowledge of the country be had ira.
versed so often; on the bottom and speed
Of his thoroughbred Hungarian horse =
and having obtained what he considered
GOOD information, as 10 the posts occupied
5v the beligerents, and the range ofcoun'
try most exposed by the soldiery, be sci
ou, from Vienna, which he feared would
soon be in the hands Of the enemy. lie
wen, alone, and on his road carefully
avoided, instead of seeking the company
Of other travellers, for he reasonably
Judged, hat solitary individual, meanIy
dressed as he was, might escape notice.
while party Of travellers would be sure
to oauract It, -,
Bv his good management he passed the
Hpnaarian frontier unharmed, and conlln'
ned his Journey homeward by circultous
and unirequentcd route. On the thrd
nichl after his departure from VIENNA nc
sloDped at a quiet inn, situated IN the su'
bpIbs of a small town. He had never
been there before, but the house was com
fortoble, and the appearance Of the PeoPl,'
about it respectable. Having first attend
ed IN his tired horse, he sat down to sup
nor with his host and family. During the
rnoal he was asked whence he came' an1
,ybon he told them all were ANXIOUS ll
tnow the news. The dealer told them al
be knew. The host then inquired VIVA
hns;ness had carried him TO Vienna ll1
,old them he had been there TO sell so'n'
of,be hes; horses that were ever taken ''
,bat market. When he heard ihIS' tn'
host cast glance at one oi the men OF u'' ~,
romjlv who seemed 10 be his son, whlcI
,bo dealer scarcely observed ihen' Do
which he had reason 10 recall Afterwards
When supper was finished, the iaugue'
traveller requested him 10 be shown ! !
his he'd The host himself took upa lsh
and conducted him across a little yarl I
the back of the house to detached ou,'u
inc which contained two rooms' 'olefaol
decent for Hungarian hotel. IN the 10
ner Of these two rooms was lhe oeu' ah an
here the host LEFT him to himself. AS "a
IsoIer threw off his j1cket and loosened h'
u;rdle round his waist whore his none.
ssas depos;ed, be thought he migh' d
Iii .ae whether il was all sale. Accoi
80, ba drew out an old euthern purs
49,, ~ contained his gold, aud then 'aiioI
Cd parchment pocket book that envelope
,So Austrian bank notes, and finding th'
,De III ,n9ro ouile right, be laid them unde
,bo holster, exlinguished the !ighb an
,pSo,y ~ himself on the bed thanking 20
mS III ,.o saints that had carried hIm thu
S" s"' bomeward in safety. He had no mi'
Divinr as to The character Of The people :
Ss sm" Ellen amongst to hinder his rePos'
I'D ,bc moor dealer was very soon en)ol
mo n profound and happy sleep