St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1885-08-02

OdSltc OF AfIe0ak. Inc estate comprised q
part of the district of Fagaras, and the pop
ulation exceeded ~, 900, who, all of them,
tOwnsfolk and countryfolk, took pains to
show that for Count SandOrf they felt an
untiring devotion and an unbounded
gratitude for the constant good
he had done in the country. This castle
was the object of particular attention on
the part of the chancsry of Hungary at
Vienna for the ideas of the master of
Artenak were known in high quarters. and
anxiety was felt about them, although no
anxiety was betrayed about him.
Sandorf was then in his thirty-sixth year.
He was rather above the middle height, and
of great muscular strength. A well-shaped,
nOble-lOoking head rose above his broad,
powerful shoulders. OF rather dark COM
pleXion 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
constant smile on his lips, that unmiStak-
able sign Of gOOd-nature, a certain playful
ness of gesture and speech-all went to
show an open, generous disposition. 1t
has been said that there were many resem-
blances between the French and Magyar
characters. Sandorf was a living proof of
the truth of this observation.
One OF his most striking peculiarities is
worth noting. Although Count SandOrf
was careless enough of what concerned only
himself, and would pass lightly over any
injury which affected him alone, he had
never forgiven. and never would forgive
an OffenSe of which his friends were the
victims. He had in the highest degree the
spirit of justice and hatred of perfidy. and
hence possessed q sort of impersonal i'm
placabiiity. being by no means one of those
who leave all punishment in this world to
heaven.
Matthias SandOrf had been highly edu-
Gated. Instead of combining himself to the
life OF leisure his fortune opened out to
him. he had theoretically followed MS tastes,
ana been led to the study of medicine and
the physical sciences. He would have made
an excellent doctor had the necessities of
life forced him to look after the sick. He
was content to be chemist in high repute
amongst the learned. The University of
Pesth, the Academy of Sciences at Pres
burg, the Royal School of Mines at
Chemnitz, and the Normal School at
TemeOSar, had all counted him among
their most aSsiduous pupils His studious
life HAD improved and intensified his nat
ural gifts. In short, he was a man i'm the
fullest acceptatiOn of the term. And he
was held TO be so by ali who knew him,
and more especially by his professors in the
different schools and universities, who con-
tinued 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
TranSylyanian hunters had held their meet
ings- Expeditions, many and dangerous
were organized, in which Count SandOrf
sought employment for those instincts of
battle which he could net crafty on the
field of politics. He kept himself out of
the political stream. watching closely the
course of events. He seemed only to care
about life spent between his studies and
the indulgenceS that his fortune allowed
him.
In those days the Countess Rena SandOrf
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 a little girl,
who was now years old.
Count SandOrf felt the blow cruelty. He
was incOnsolable. The castle became silent
and deserted. From that day, under the
shadow OF profound grief, its master lived
as if in q cloister. His whole life was cen
tered in his child, and sine was cOnfided to
the charge of ROsena Lendeck, the wife of
the counts steward. This excellent woman,
who was still young. was entirely devoted
to the sole heiress Ofthe SandOrfs, and ably
acted towards her rs a second mother.
During the first months of his widow
hood, SandOrf never left his castle of Ar
tenak. He thought over and lived amongst
the remembranees of the past. Then the
idea of his country reduced to an inferior
position in Europe seized upon him. For
the FTancO-Italian war of 1859 struck a
terrible blow at the power of Austria
Seven years afterwards, 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 conquered on both sides and sub
ordinate 10 Germany; and to Austria, Hun
gary felt she was bound. The HungarianS
there is no reasoning about such a senti-
ment, for it is in their blOOd-were hu-
inflated in their pride. For them the vic
tories of CustOzza and LISA were no COM
pensation for the defeat of Sadowa.
Count SandOrf, during the year which
followed, had carefully studied the political
outlook, and recognized that separatist
movement might be successful. The mo-
ment for action had then come. On the
Sd of May OF this year, 1867, he had en-
braced his little daughter, whom he had
left to tender carSs of Rosena Lendeck,
and, leaving his castle of Artenak, had set
out for Pesth, where he had put himself in
communication with his friends and parti-
sans, and made certain preliminary ar
engagements. Then q few hours later he
had gone to Trieste to wait for events.
There he became the chief center of the
conspiracy; thence Tadiated all its threads
collected in SandOrFS hands. In this town
the chiefs of the conspiracy could act with
more safety and more freedom in bringing
the patriotic work TO an end.
At Trieste lived Two of SandOrf'S most
intimate friends. Animated by the same
spirit, they We're resolved to follow the en-
terprise 10 its conclusion. Count LadSlaS
Zathmar and Prof. Stephen BathOry were
Magyars of good birth. Both were a dozen
years older than SandOrf, but were almost
without fortune. One drew his slender
revenues from small estate in the county
OF LiptO. belonging to circle beyond the
Danube: the other was professor of ply
steal science at Trieste, and his only in
come came from the fees from his
lectures.
Ladisias Zathmar lived in the house dis
covered ON the AcquedOttO BY SaTcany and
ZirOne-an unpretending place, which he
had put at the disposition OF Matthias San
dOTf during the time that he was away
from ATtenak. that is tn say, till the end of
the projected movement whenever it might
be. \ Hungarian, Borik. aged about 80,
represented the whole staff of the house.
BOrik Vas as much devoted TO his master
as Lendeck was 10 his.
Stephen BathOry occupied no less I'M
pretending dwelling on the COrsO StadiOn,
not far from Count Zathmar. Here his
whole life was wrapped mp in his wife
and his son Peter, then eight years
old.
Stephen Bathory belonged. distantly but