The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1876-04-09
K0SCIUSK0'S PRIVATE LIFE.
THE POLISH PATRIOT'S PERSONAL
FRIEND AND ms STORY.


Interesting Relic. shown. md suii More
Interesting "Reminiscences Narrated OF
the thirftnin'r Carec What ~ Exhibited
In an Oid Time Cabinet In HOboken.
"Col. Irltner, you were nm intimate
friend of Knsciusko, were you not p asked a re-
porter, Mt 9 Washington s,reot, II ,hoken, Of
sodierty little gentleman. whose attire was pre-
ciscly arranged AMI well brushed, and whose
linen was scrupuously white and starved. His
face was full, fresh ool1red, and decidedly hand
some; his hlir and moustache were gray and
close cropped, and his form was slightly bent.
ayes, sir although was only youth whom
he lived In my fathers house In Solothurn, swift
erland," was the reply. "Hc had the front room
on the second ioor and occupied rear ro5 ON.
was born In 1905 In Ingano, in the district after
wari known a. the Canton Tessln. OF which my
fa.hcr was Governor. Five months after my
birth my father was promoted TO the Governor
ship Of the more extensive Canton OF Sulothurn,
whose capitol city has the same name. Soon
after my fathers instelment In solothurn no
was sent to Paris n Envov Extraordinary Of the
Swiss Confedf ration. In the mouse OF his
brother the swiss Minister PlenipOtentiary. my
father met ko,tiusE ., who had been living sew
eral yents wi my uncle. NY father au1 Kosci
uskn were soon strongly attached TO cnch other.
koaciuskO was then IN irail hoalth ana deslrous
Of seeking u retired, pe,ceiui nome; wncseln
he might pass the remainder OF his HE. OFTEN
he expressed desire TO live IN my fathers
house, and ~ frequently my father gave him
"Mv father was anxious to Obtain Nhkcness ~
kosciu-ko but tue latter declined opermit ono
to toe made saving that he had always been re-
solved that none should ever exist Hearing
that Eggenscnwtllcr. "A native Of Nwi l'rldnd,
whose sr,,jptnrc had been dignined with the
nrst premium few years previous, was IN Paris,
my father visited him. Thcy arranged that my
father should take kosoiusko u the theatre
and that Erqenscn wiier, seated In he ad joining
box, should make a Dir wing OF ko4ciusko Ia
the cOurae Of tins performance. IN thi' way
very good porir4y.l VS. obtained. soon Kos
ciusNo, Ic irninr ~ Eggonschwiler's presencein
Paris invited my fther To Wait his studio.
Tnere kosctlsku's eve feii upon three marble
busts OF himself. Eurlged, he welded his
heavv cane. and shivcred two OF them Before
the third the scnlptor threw himself promising
not to dupncnte II. Turning to my iIthe,. Kos
c,uskO said Accept THIS bdst, dear friend,
~ proof Of my unlimited esteem: TO YOU
alone make an reception to rule thnt have
never before been induced u ueplrt from
Tina, nust, the only fiI'hfu one Of kosciusko
that exists. IA In my parior
RfIGcs OF THE PATRIOT.
Taking a lamp. the Colonel led tao visitor an
old-titne cabinet In the adjoining room. Nus-
ing the lisnt. he moved his hand revetentY 70.
ward tho bust. cnVelopcd In nne noting. In
| the marble face WAS mucn Of the grim. unhinch-
| ing expression that distinguished the Washing
| ton OF Pol nj in adolescence and maturity.
| :. hese. Indicating handsomely framed litho-
! grauhs, ARE portr .its Of kosciu.ko In his
| nrin, and old aye | made the drawing for the
iat.or surrepitiiously. while he was Ia my faith
| er's house. win hNOnsk', General.ss,mg 81 tne
Polish army ~ IN tSvo'uu,u OF W. ~
returning TO the rear room, the Colonel
/ brought out an stained box. and having
taken from u lsver Of yellowtsh parchments,
he neld up tenderly for the visitors ga1e IN
tutn some white hair on a lr1, shirt ~ nnest
! linen. docked Of portions NJ ils most essentiii
parts two tinv Damascus razors' and cam
rneS were hi.. he sid. impressivelv "a
/ Polish Lady Vstor cut the curs from, the shirt,
and some Polish gentlemen ok the other miss
ing pieces. With those rrzOrs, aud before mat
glnsa, Kosclusko shaved during Poland's terri
ole stru ggle under his leadership with Russia
Seating himself, the Colonel renewed the re-
| ctal OF MS "reminiscences:
"In the battle ~ Macieowice, fought on the
i0th Of October. lpt. kosciusSo was severe'y
| wounded ana captured hy the Ru'si aus, aud the
| Poles were utterly defeated. II n-cl lsNu ana ms
| side-ue camp, the famous noe: Nieencewicz,
rere hurried % n 81. Petersburg prison. When
Paul assembled the throne made vacant " the
Enpre.s Sats Iines drs'h ne "1v l,n,sd
swords. An orer II constdetabie sum OF
money was rejected 10y uotn. hoseiusko was
land and there wa informed by the Emperor
Paul's nnaroiai agent that the money rendered
posal K6scinsko again declined H. But, twenty
Years llter some wear. after kosciusko's mt
macy with iny father began. the Emperor Nh'N-
"ud.r pnul'- son and SUI ccssor visiting Paris,
4 called IN kpsctusko and I'D 'tenerai' 40 nor
insult my fathers memory 10y longer refusing hi
gift. Ia return r YOUR acc ptance OF IL WAL
grant any !vlr that YOU may asa; 49, -.
"kosriusko, having nc 'eptei tho none
amounting To- nearly eo0,UO francs, asked that
Que family might he rewarded tor Is hospIta lit'
L. him Mhlll poverty stricken exile. ne I'm
perlr unmoned hi- private secretAr, and com
inanded hirl TO have an estate 10 Poland, yield
ING 1850 francs yer annuln' conveyed 20 tht
/ Leltuei lmily. The command, mainly Owing u
the trickery ~ a hostile Polish Governor, wa
IL PRIVATE LIFB.
as soon "a Kosciusko was thus enriched hi
communicated 10 my father his desire to pass
the latter Dart his existence In Solothurn, oui
for him Kosciusko suffered much from old
wounds. ana every day his valet was required e
alnoint his body with An Oriental preparation
and apply artificial heat to his extremities 1e
he con.rived TO instruct his god daughter, m
sister Ihaddea. then about II years OF nse, y
the languages ana mathematics. In the latte
d. partment Of education h0 was partcul ~
accomplished. He lived quietly and reg arli
rising about q O'Clock IN the morning and retlr
= ing at 10 O'Clock, received few visits other tina
those OF the poor OF the neighborhood' am
: cuniary resistance Tne greater pat OF his in
= come was spent In charity. aud 10 1917, wnen IN
r crops failed, the principal on deposit IN Londo
,yas beavliv drawn uoon lie was accustOfne'
8 to ride out on n gentle horse that stopped wher
7 ever poor person approaehed, anu "oulu no
' move on until the aims had been bestowed
one DAY carried some wine sent koscihske
n for his own noGrishment, nv tho KING OF REQ
h mont, TO a sick and needy minister On the g
I turn way the horse was recognized from ala
$ 10y those that habituAliy received money lIol
9 his master, and they ran to receive ~ the hnrs
. came to a stand, and would not bulge until
u had taken out my purse.
a TWO HISTORICAL ERRORS.
a II frequently read aloud to Kosciusko iea'
d conferred the assertion that when kosciust
> feHl from MIA horse desperately wounded on ~
n neli Of Mac ieowice. he exclaimed, RMS ~
q lonia, this Is tho end Of Poland. Throwing III
hands up TO his forehead, kOsciusko burst on
n in French, al his Is Infamous, Infamous sa
" nothing Of tho kind, for knew that when WI
o dead there would be patriots TO 1ght for folanC
II wrote to tho editors Of the Lexicon at Rose
AT uaKo's request, asking correction, mt theN q
h not. believe, make II. Again, IN another voiul
Is Of the same work, | met TINS passage M
l. NAPOLEON the First was 10 Poland, on MS exn
m dltion against Russia, Kosciusko punished
proclaim alton to the Polish peopl appealing
10 them to rise In alliance with the EMPEROR
n - That IL false, terribly false kosciusco e
n claimed, sprngnR out 81 his chair An, no
T. hard 10 Is to 10 thus uisre presented TO tho
D. that bled for. NAPOLEON sent 'uche u me
\ Bervlle, your uncle's country place near fII
le while he WAS preparing for the campaign agAn
Il Russia. TO ask that should accompany mn,
IL vas inimated that my lnn lence over inc inl
to | was needed by Napoleon. asked fouchc Wh
IN Napoleon would do for Poland II should =
IN wise tnem 10 aid him. Foucn5 replied that
~ ! sovereign WAS unaccustOmcd to making ga
cr | cpssionr and cSpccially 10 one on hts own Ter
an | tory. | said then mat n Napoleon woulu
nothing Tor Poland would do nothing Tor M
n Saying. General, hone thtt YOU may never
,l- | pent your refusal. FDuch6 withdrew
~ have cOutradicted on every occasion
no generally currout belief regarding me autnrh
a. city Of the cNrllmation, FMS folonl'' III
the spurious proclamation To the Polish peop
~, a. bproma historical. DO not IA