The news and herald. (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1877-1900, 1883-03-15
The Empross OF Austria.

The Emprcss OF Austrie.
Towards the end Of the year 1867 tie
name Godollo flew for the first time along
the Hungarian telegraph wires. This
Magyar natlen-till 1849 consisting In
law, as In fact 1t consists almost to this
day, OF 5000, 900 Of nobles-had acquired
the castle OF Godollo, with extensive ter
rltories belonging to the townships of Go.
dollo, Kerepes, Dany. and lszaszeg, az
we'll Is the pains Of RSerszeg, Bezsenyo.
Babot, Scent Gyorgy, Nyiregyhaza. Scent.
ktraly, and Kls-Bag, and presented the
same to the Grown as perpetual possess
sion. On the 29th of April, 1868. the
law was promulgated In both Houses OF
the Diet. The name Of the estate was at
that time almost unknown not only sr-oad
but eVeu to the younger generation In
Pesth, although the railway from Pesth to
Losonos, which was just then bought by
the State, passes near the ca ,tle and mar
ket town Of Godollo. Older people re-
called tho fact that IN the spring Of 1919
they had been the scene of several episodes
OF the Revolution, and persons familiar
with the details of Hungarian history we're
aware that "thc King" Qhe Hungarian
wv does not recognize female successlon),
AlMia Theresa, had once favored the hand
somo young peasant Grassalkovich, had
raised HIM to the dignity of Count, then OF
Prince, and had endowed him with those
extensive estates that the first Prince
drassalkoyich had built the present castle,
and repeatedly received the visits of his
sovereign there.
The family became extinct in the thr
generation; anc the estates fell into the
possession of Baron Sna, IN Vienna, a
Wui ia n M otn ~ h,,tI a. 4: II
Wallachlans. he considered himself a
Greek, having even sacrificed enormous
sums for the building of the University III
Athens), and were then acquired by one
OF The many share companies which the
Belgian swlndlor, Langrand-D Dumonceau,
had promoted. The purchase of Godollo
by the Hungarian State prevented the
name Of the castle being mentioned on The
eventual bankruptcy Of Langrand Damon.
ceau. The name has figured much more
frequently, however, in latter years in po-
litical reports.
Pesth lies III broad, partially cultivated
Elain, almost devoid of t;eos, called the
Rakos, in Which, up to the conquest OF
the country by the Turks, tho Reichstag
had held It's slttings. all the mobiles appear,
lug Oh horseback, and, like the Klnge,
camping under tents. This plaln-in sum
mer filed with dust and scorched with th.
heat OF tho sun, after every rain a sea of
mud--is not suitable for royal residence
Tor any length of time, but on the edge OF
the district, thirty or forty kilometre,
from Pesth. there extends thlckly- woode |
downs, the former shores OF the Danube,
among which lies the market town OF Co.
dollo, with population OF about 5000.
The beautiful and extensive WOO Is, with
thoiT abundant game. anu tic ciTOuiIislaiiUc
that the neighborhood is chiefly Magyar,
renders Godollo fitting gift to the Crown.
One room repeatedly served as tue bel
chamber of the Empress Maria Theresa.
whose bod ls still preserved IN tie castle.
Thence STAIRS conduct to the ground floor,
which likewise contains roJns for the
Queens use. To the left OF the drawing.
room are the apartments Of the King. all
very simple; indeed, the bedroom and the
study are Spartan In their simplicity.
Every merchant in the city Of London al
tccts moro splendor and comfur. IL his
dwelling house than are to be found In
this royal castle.
Tho reat of the building ls occupied by
tho apartments OF the Grown Prince, and
by several spare rooms. Besides the
aforementioned bed Of Maria Theresa,
the great stables were sho wn us as curlosi-
ties, with their managers of red marble,
such as ls often used for stairs In Pesth,
and tho kitchen, with the spit, Oh wnicn Il
whole OK can be roasted. At every popu-
lar festival IN Hungary an OK ls roasted.
when the mob fight tor the halfcooked bits
OF meat.
They showed US the fur coat OF the Dor
ter, which, though ostensibly 100 years
old, Is not yet eaten by the moths; and,
finally, an earthen pot, out Of which the
future Prince Grassolkovlch was accus.
toned to eat his dinner In his youth, after
having begged 1t in Capuchin convent.
Near tho castle Deds OF roses and other
flowers were laid out. On slope Chit
ncse pavilion had been constructed, in
which we're hung portraits or all the Hun
garian Kings, the work Of artists of the
lowest rank. Beyond this was obliged
to wade In sand up to my knees. Several
magnificent old trees and view of th,.
richlywooded hills, however, recompenscd
me for the trouble.