, 1859-05-27
LoDoISKA,
The Daughter Of Pulaski


vicisstudes Of fortune. My father, LovZinski,
yet more distinguished by his virtue than by his
rank, enjoyed at court that consideration which
always follows the favor Of a monarch, and which
personal merit sometimes obtains He gave to
the education Of my two sisters the attention Of
. tender lathsr; he occupied himself above all
with mine, with the zeal Of an old gentleman
jealous Of the honor Of his house, Of which l
was the only hope; with the activity Of . good
citizen, who de sired nothing SO much as to leave
| 10 the State Suc essor worthy Of him.
! learned feEc,ng and horSemanship at War
saw, where the young Monsieur de p dis.
tngushed himself among us by the most amia-
bic qualities. To the charms Of q face at the
same time sweet and noble, he Joined highly
cultivated mind. The uncommon address which
he displayed in our games, the modesty with
which he strove to conceal his own merits and
to exalt the merits Of his companions, almost
always vanquished; the urbanity Of his manners,
the swectne Of his temper, fixed the attention,
commanded the esteem, and rendered him dear
to that brilliant circle Of youth who shared our
laborS and our pastime.
To say that Il was resemblance Of character
that brought about friendship between Non.
sirur de p and myself, would be praising
myself very much; but, however that may have
been, Il 10 certain that we soon became very
intimate
How happy is that stage Of existencc-but
ahi how swiftly does il pass away-whcn we
are yet ignorant both Of the ambition which sac.
riiices everything to the pursuit Of fortune and
Of r'ory. and Of that love which absorbs An our
f,cSIties. and centres thcm unon one onIv object
that age Of innocent PLEASURES and Of confdine
creduliy. when the heart, vet new, e,,Iows freeIv
The iln5ulses of he T;sin1 sons;h;i,,v snd e;vcs
itself without division 10 the oh;cct ~ ;ts d;sn
tcrested affection. Then. friend Kin 4 mot merely
4 mama
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de p concssloj ~ nv - ~, rn,h;r" sSo,.
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IrOtn us griet tnan 70 occupy V Win some useful
labor, learned the French language. which was
already spread through all Europe, and read
with delight those famous works, eternal monu.
ments Of genius, which Il has given to the world.
I applied myself earnestly 10 the study Of gcom.
~. :. -. a. sua. Li, Hauo ,L'I a'oh
sand wretches, and which men. more brave than
humane, have called the noble art Of war.
Several years were employed In these difficult
and profound studies, until at length they occu.
pied me entirely. Monsieur de p wrote to
me often, but received only short and infreouent
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