The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1877-01-14

blessing which md ali her lle been Inc i ' ~,
! oi leT prn,ers. Every dav she saw tho influence
| az the Consolation that she brought him size
was surprised 20 Ind herself capable OF being
so happv, and repfOached herself for
uelnp content with her situation while
my father was pnioner she was
| eyes OF tho officer Of the guard, Co write to the
n,nkor who advanced the money Tor our food,
W., , opnn letters, us well az to her sister.
madame DE Montagu. During three and twenty
months OF captivity. she dtd not write a siug gle
letter without the vivid contradiction Of being
oOilHed IN The interest OF the pri+oners, to give
| ny nor EXPRESSIONS AN idea Of their qrievOus
positi m wl,ilr she would have wished to speak
| Only II her own happiness. hut size had one
great affection Dec iuse they returned 60 ner "A
nllct winch she had attempted to write to my
havor on tne second pEe 81 her letter Co. tho
10 her sou, because tncv did not choose that
| Hnv news irom the prison should reach the
| Initeu states. Bat she knew from my aunt De
hontaru, that George WAS with Gen. WASH
| lugtOn.
The mivation Of religious res )urces (seo0urs
'aWtul " y very p'iniul - NV mother; hut
| she T. " That II Wiu God Who had conducted her
| 20 tnls prison, and That lie had aided Tor her
the greatest happiness to the accomplishment
OF the dearest duty. She united herself, with all
tho nrdot of her faith aud the ,lyscty of her
tenderness. to those who were ALREADY Ia nos
session OF the celestial rccompense. She llle her
sell with the Thought tnat she owed everything
tnai happened TO hor to their intcrcession; sne
placed herself under their eyes sue iived with
these recoilections; she desired to gathef them
| for US IL was with toothpck aud u little
IN prsel Of India Ink that she wrote the life Of
MY grandmother on the margins OF the en-
gr wings IN nvolume OF II non. These rough
drafts tbroudlons) viii, ] hope, after me, he
| or served oy ner granu children.
IL was natural That my mothers health should
! nave suffered III ich. The sudden transition
iru the most NiOient seitattons to tine most
scdenisrv ife; an unhealthy regime. for We hal
neither air nor exercise, all contributed to give
her a disorder winch manifested Itself some
| months after our arrival Never did she show
more tncrtorous submission to nv fathers
wishes than when she wrote To the nperor for
| permission to GO to Vienna anu consult the
| phiNioisns. She only consented to do II In the
| nope ui icing uselul. Al the END of seven
weeks, the COtninandant OF Oimutz. VINO tnen
| visited her for the first time, came to signify
20 her verbally that size could leave the prison
only on the CONDITION that sue would not re.
turn TO Il. lie asked for written answer.
Al was quickly made, ana here 1t Is:
April. 175 Monsieur the Commandsnt Of o,mutz
having snnounced 10 that since my request PSF.
clint DAYS ~ Vienna u order to conu the phy
case 70 90 to VeaSa aud III not allow me 10 20 ou Of
To- II, have The foaor here 10 recs my an VIZ
owrS TO NV fs ana al ,nds to ,he
n pTi1e Sas eas ben p1 upon no. acceptable, 20
~ ~ aS Rop ss we xsS Is air e. pq y
The moral and rny ,ical sunrlnss OF III captivity ii
~err IN ea'.ence ~ill hot expos nyse 10 tn hOr.
whs ever MAJ De nc condition OF my health aud the
,ha' =. hree srs,siaiy pror ty tae goodness OF his
Is in All i.s dei.is prsy uonst.a, ~, ,,n.n W.
NoAIILrsLrAyErrn.
/ Her illness now made rapid progress. Tue
physician OF the prison saw her for n momen,
during one Of the officers visits but as he ala
4 not understand frerch he could ne, comm INT
cate With her, and he EXPIRE ed his anx ety. 20
! her husband IN l.. in. The result was int for
eteVen months. from October. 1898. to Sep.em-
/ Der. lIH, she was without the use OF her limos,
ana In a continual fever. Daring tins whole ne 70
ri)d there was no mitigation In the regime OF
the priso0. She bad no; even a couch. But her
surerinss did NOT change her serenity. she IS
represented a. being always cheerful always
enjoying the happiness she had found AMI the
cons DiatioUs she had brousAt; AMI this made
their lfe excepting az to the end u THIS srieNOu,
conhnsnent' conplrativeiy hNppy. The eldest
daughter supplied what they could not havs
from the lsoors of persons without tue prison:
she even made shoes for her father; but her
principal occupation was to write. from hi, die
tatien on the IN hreins OF books. MY mother"
says Nine. de La'teyre, occupied herself
win my instruction. anu READ to me; but the
margins OF abook. the tooth pick and the IN r.
sci OF lndia Ink were things too precious for m .
TO mako use OF. AT night my father gave Us
charming readings, Of which Still recall all the
pleasure
A Few months after oar arrival ~ Olmu,z,"
She continues, certain German patriots under
'Vph' VA spite oi Nlucultle- an perl@, TO e-tAh
lish some relations with my flther one II
them, rector o. the University " Olmu'z, de.
serves our profound gratitude lie cJmmuni.
Gated 10 u soaie OF the public news; he organ.
lied secret correspondence, which permitted
my mother 70 write letters thu friend carried
over the Austrl IN frontier and - receive an.
swers which were not subjected t. the inspec.
! ton OF the keepers. Ia the interior OF the
| prison We arranged some communications with
our companions in CAPTIVITY B.f,re our arrival
| my fathers secretary conver-ei with hi At the
window py the aid Of shepherds 7iue (sii. de
PAM, on which be lad arranged cipher known
| to the servant .of VI de Maubours. Bat this
means, the only one IN use fora long time. did
! not admit OF any grea, commune 4tion.. We
! obtained Others that were more promat by the
! aid Of some soldiers. who were rallel hy the
pleasure ~ a good renast At night. through
our double window bars. We let down by a corl
par, Of DOR supper to the sentinel Of the cuard
below. Who In the same manner transmitted fhc
racket thlt WI, tied 70 /, to Mes.rs d, Mau-
bourc and De pusy who were separated, con.
rned In tho same PRISON."
Ons can easily tmasne what fun this mus,