The Cincinnati daily star. [volume] ([Cincinnati, Ohio]) 1875-1880, 1875-12-27

soH impresseS 1t into their souls; the
n father tells the.son OF II, the grandma ther
the grandchild, strive to eliminate some
of the grosser factors. Life seems to me,
as grow older, more sacred than it used
to be. Yet, l who speak to you
have run many terrible risk.
That am alive now, simply means
that maybe some dozen other men
: have been brushed out OF my path and
out of existence. There Is where the
whole enigma lies, That Poland must
be free, If not this year, at least in this
century, will not doubt. But how ?
But you have led me into topic rarely
venture on, save with my own people,
am one of the Polish Legion in Ameri-
ca, Some have thought that aid might
come from this quarter, but that is
neither probable nor possible. 1 am
here for another reason. Many Folish
Irefugee, many dissatisfied one, finds q
home here. They seek me fox advice,
The dole give them''-
l "Whatp ] exclaimed, "and you are
starving at timesw
"Pray, pardon my arrogance. Well,
} what little money is sent to me ia more
theirs than mine. Ny occupation at the
Office fits one purpose of my life, For
four years / have been making out list
of Poles In the United States. I have
pored over directories from every city.
Some day, when the final effort is to be
made, money, the sineY Of war, will be
Forthcoming, and my long catalogue OF
names, the labor of many q night of in
cessant toll, will bring its fruit. ! am
expansive tonight. viii YOU walk home
with meW
4 We crossed Broadway, and near the
North river. in miserable tenement
house, mounting up the stairs to the up
iperm0st story, Quasi had room. In the
room were q bed, q chair and q wash
stand. For decoration there were sa-
Der, pistol, and a lance with q tattered
lpennon, ~ have often wanted o canary
bird in my room," said Quasi, Shut then
seed is expensive, and working at night
have frozen in wintef. My work is here" "
and from a. closet he drew out q series OF
huge folios. "These are my lists. Many
OF these men have prospered wonder
: fully in America. In their aff1uence
they will not forget their mother. See
! here-here's the name. That man ma.
tured . plot at Posen, There was a
traitor, and he had to fly, We smuggled
him over to Constantinopie. 1t was
during the Crimean war. He came here
beggar. He was Jew, and cried
! streets. He is a banker to-day ia San
Francisco. might draw on him for o
large amount for the cause. He has
given already, and will give yet without
sLint.n s.
"And the traitor?' inquired.
SIT was family matter. His owH
! brother put knife into his heart. lie
did not live day. Here is my black
r list. No true Pole ever talks with these
. or breaks bread in their houses. Once
my fat passed, once our mother sighted,
I. they are pariahs." Quasi with his
I tbreadbare coat, his iaky finger, his
= squalid appearance, here assumed the
a defiant, arrogant mien of an Emperor.
'tHere, in this poor room, l execute my
4, plans-it is in Our dining office, on an
: empty stomach mostly, that L mature
, them. Will You stay with me yetawhile
e 1t is absurd that can't even offer YOU q
! cup OF coffee, but 1 am as poor as rat
. But see you, America has been to me q
! school OF probation. This makes nay
, sixth year here. In a month or so
8 shall be promoted to a European post
!, 4 An important post will be .coniided tG
= me. When the time comes [ shall be
!. happy to return the dinner yeu shared
g with me today"
In Quasps humble lodging met two
l. other guests. Quasi, my host, was
Q called count; my right-hand neighbo
e was addressed as general. His name
- 4 know. His lk6HSSb Adu UeEH idU1iAiAl
9 to many through the illustrated prints
d as braEe Polish officer ia the United
. States service during our civil war. o.
my left-hand was dignIiied old gentle
e man, spoken OF as a Right Reverend
d Ihe repast was Spartan in its siinplici
8 ty. Conversation took a curious tone
5 FoI eign events, which are simple TO VI
now, the reasons for them, which werl
hidden then, were treated with a judg
d ment which seems TO me, after certain
q lapse Of fyears, to have been almost pro
: phetic. We separated early. ''There,
u said Quasi, as we were alone, "now TO
Q quiet talk OF but a few momeats, for
r have TO work far into the night. It Il
!. the person we addressed as the Reverens
!, who takes my place here. The pieu
: gentlemen Is the son OF one of Poiand's
: martyred priests. Tonight nay worl
II here draws to close, You would b.
Q surprised did tell you the amoant o
money have collected and transmitted
= abroad for the sacred cause. Clerks a
e Brown Brothers and Belmont's wer
l. amazed at the appearance of a nnisera
= ble-looking object like me buying sucl
e bills of exchange. Now there will b
|, war between France and Germany. ]
u France is successful, she ihcurs the Ell
{, nifty of Russia; il Germany c0nquers
3. will be the same thing. But we won
+ go into politics OF The highest grade. Al
81 we oare for is that there is goiug to b
l. trouble in Europe, not fer the next fes
:, years only, but for twenty years t
g. come, and when thieves fall out Their
l. may be a chance Tor Poland. Remem
!. ber me always as Quasi, who robbed al
1 Irish oman of her goats milk. What
a. delicious draught it was. Now, adiea,
l. and we shook hands aud parted.
8, Some months ago WAS on an ocea
20 steamer, bidding a friendly good by. L
the steerage passed an old gentiema
f quietly sitting on trunk, VINO was 80
acing himself with q pinch of snuff.
recognized him as the Right Reverend {
:" Quasrs farewell dinner. Sand Quasi,
e. L asked, "what Of him? l met you, si
once at dinner with Quasi"
y "Quasi," said the old gentleman, "Ai
20 yes, remember him; yes, that was h
d, name here. had almost forgotten abou
3 him. Oh, he was shot by the Prussiau
Is or French, forget which, for sp,
J. Quite capital kind Of person
le you were a friend OF his
y Quasi bore name illustriou
y, III our unhappy Poland. He mac
le the twenty-siXth man in the same far
M ilv in this country alone VINO gave II