The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1885-12-18
Matthias SaAdoff.
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JUKEs YER NE.
AUTHOR OF JOURNEY TO. THE CENTRE
OF TEE EARTH" "TRIP TO THE MOON,
"ARoUND THE WORLD IN EIGHTY
DAYS, " 81 MICHAEL sTRoGoFF,"
"TwENTYk THOUSAND LEAGUES
UNDER THE Sea-" ETC., ETC.
TRANSLATION COPYRIGHTED, 1851
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year. He was rather above tie middle
height and Of great muscular strength.
A well shaped, noble looking head rose
above his broad. powerful shoulders.
OF rather .derk complexion and square
in feature, his face was of the pure
Magyar type. The quickness of his
movements the decision of his speech,
the firm, calm look OF his eyes, the con-
slant smile on his lips, that unmistak-
able sign of good nature, certain play
fulness OF gesture and speech-all went
to show III OPEN, generous disposition
1t has been said that there are many re-
senblances between the, French and
Magyar characters. Sandorf was u sliy-
ing, proof of tie truth of this observa-
ton.
One of his most striking peculialities
is worth nothing. Although Count San
dolf was careless enough or what con-
cerned only himself and would pass
lightly over any injury which affected
HIM alone, he had never forgiven and
never would forgive an offence of which
his friends were the victims. He had in
the highest degree the spirit of Justice
and hatred of perfdy, and hence pos
sessed % sort of impersonal implacabil-
ity, being 10y 10 means one OF those who
leave oil punishment in this world to
Heaven sn.G
Matthias Sandorf had been highly etiu-
Gated. Instead of combining himself, to
the life of leisure his fortune opened
out to him, he had Theoretically fol-
lowed his tastes and been led to the
study OF medicine and the physical sci
ences. He would have made an excel
lens doctor had the necessities of life
forced him to look after the sick He,
was content to be a chemist in high re-
pute among the learned. The Univer-
sity Of Pesth. the Academy of Sciences
at Presburg, the Royal School of Mines
at Cnemnitz and the Normal School at
Temesoar had all counted him among
their most assiduous pupils. His studi-
GUS life had improved and intensified
his natural gifts. In short, he was a
Germ. And he was held to be so by all
who know him, and more especially by
his professors in the different schools
and universities, who continued their
interest in him as his friends.
Formerly the castle of Artenak, then,
had been all gayety, life and movement.
On this rugged ridge of the Carpathians
the Transylvaniau hunters had held
their meetings. Expeditions, many and
dangerous, were organized, in which
Count Sandorf sought employment for
those instincts of battle which he could
not crafty on the field of politics. He
kept himself out of the political stream,
watching C osely the course of events
He seemed only to care about life
spent between his studies and the in
dulgences that his fortune allowed him.
In those days the Countess Rena San
dorf was still alive. She was the soul of
these parties at Artenak. Fifteen months
before this history begins death had
struck her in the pride of her youth and
beauty, and all that was left of her was
q little girl, who was now two years old
Count Sandorf felt the blow c>uclly
He WAS inconsolable. The castle be.
came silent and deserted. From that
day, under the shadow of profound
grief, its master lived as in cloister
His whole life was centred in his child,
and She was confded to the charge of
Rosena Lendeck, the wife of the Count s
steward. This excellent woman, who
WITS still young, was entirely devoted to
the sole heiress of the Sardorfs, and
ably acted towards her as second
mother.
During the first months of his widow
hood, Sandorf never left his castle of
Artenak. He thought over and lived
among the remembrances of the past
Then the IDEA of his country reduced to
an interior position in Europe seized
upon him. For the Franco italian war
of 1859 struck terrible blow at the
power Of Austria. Seven years after
wards, i'll 1866, the blow was followed by
one still more terrible, that of Sadowa.
1t was no longer Austria bereft of her
italian possessions; it was Austria con-
qucred on both sides and subordinated
to Germany and to Austria Hungary
felt she was bound. The Hungarians-
there is no reasoning about such senti-
ment, for it is in their blood-were hui
inflated in their pride For them the
victories of Custozza and Lissa were no
compensation for the defeat of Sadowa.
Count Sandorf, during the year which
followed, had carefully studied the po-
litical outlook, and recognized that a
separatist movement might be success