The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1894-03-25
A VISIT TO ROySUTH.
Mr.. Avian =. southwsrth Describe. q CAN
Made On the Hungarian Patriot In Tarin.

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To THE EDITOR OF The suS-Sir: In Turin.
October. 1871, I had q most Interesting talk
| with the patriot OF Hungary. easily one Of the
most fascinating characters Of Continental
Europe 1t lasted several hours and came
| about In this way:
| 1 had established n close friendship with
Mr. Kaussr. q fellow revolutionist with Kos
| suth Ia 1913. and. at the timaiI met him, the
United States Consul at Budapest. to me the
most charming city In southeastern Europe.
and as to its Intellectual or other pleasures
without rival on this sphere Mr.. kauser said
| to me; You are going to Italy. Go and see
kossuth at Turin. will give you note to
him." This he did. and was glad OF the op-
portunity.
Arrived In that city. taking the precautlon to
buya Kossnth hat. / went to his apartment
1t was on the third door and was little better
than hrst-class tenement in New York.
Sending In my card, French maid soon re-
spondsd. saying Mr.. Kossuth would not see
me. had neglected to sen with 1t my intro
duction. Take this to him." said, handing
her the letter. 1t was eouehsd in the most
cordial and confidential terms with q line In
Magyar which could not n dsrstand.
Instead OF the girl coming to the door. It was
opensd By Kossuth himself. holding out both
haads In greeting and with halt ed aud
half-amused expression on his face was i'm
pressed with his native gentility and com
presence OF a chieitain without stag" artiacs'
What happened atterward left "a lasting I'M
preston on me, KOssuth led me TO a little
square room. very neatly hut very plainly fur
nlshed. He said We will talk and will 20
on with my work" He was engaged in mount.
Hose ysars one Of the passions OF his life.
30" kosspth went on, :, you are on youE way
about to institute parliamentary government
gown ths5e In afro Take TO him message
ioP Ria card to S sn.hehtess a'en'sd asking
~, FELL the khediye then lsmAil PashAl that
he organizes and maintains a Powerful opSS.
slton to his reign In the Chamber" This
per Egypt got up in the House Of Notablss and
All sorts OF things, and shsol with ali OF it's
Dantesque .pseulisrlties, came on earth. A
appeared in the swift waters Of the Siies us
On the intimAtion that tho American people
said with Considerable aspsrity that he did not
TseipT Pro- the fssliPg THIS rather nettled
Perhaps. however you are fond OF sselusion,
1Gr tns' ssy IN hqnSaT{ that Is the only fault
never 20 back while a HSpsSufs rules over
Hungary This imbseils family must be swept
S sts1s huGnSs must 6sgo%e an
provision TO show that for centuries to come ii
VIII be the battlefield Of Europe. II stands
and slavonic races Of EurOps. and The destiny
OF hungary 10 as hXsd a. "a liked star"
Much more Was Of course said and among
other things that kOssuth had been TeDsat-
edly onersd the ChAneelloTship OF the Aus
IRAN empire; indeed had been begged to take
u ana had refused on the ground that nothing
Dnt Hungarian iAdspsndenes would satisfy his
resolutg and lnnsXible character
was kossath . great mani He was OF all
among the greatest six Of the last hundred
HsAfs-msAsuIsd bJ the All-ArOund Standard
Inc AmsrieAn revolution produced no more
pLoalsi9us and universally equipped and
classic Intellect than that OF Thomas JefeF-
ton, ana when thTee-quATtsfs Of a century later I
EUROPE was ahAms with civil MAR Knssuth
was able 10 III his people out Of the mirs OF
axes In struggle, HOPELESS IL Is tue disas-
lIols a. z Tact. which yet brought him FeeoR-
MI on 70 the ysrT base Of the Chinese wall
hossuth WAS parlst In the EnEllSh Ian
laAz@ HE stTikip ldiomAtle phrases his hi. |
stent ana unstadlsd responses. we're SimpIy
tfLtSIlnE s9meo9dy has said that II he should |