The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1895-09-19
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1t this Kolinski picked up stone
aud sent It crashing through the win
dow, while he shouted:
'Upen TO the king"
Then there came a light, and an old
man's querulous, fretful tone:
What want you"
The king IS here at your door, ras
cal openm
The miller was not persuaded, even
then. But at last between his fear
and his curiosity, he opened the door
And even then he had difficulty in
recognizing Stanislan8 in the miser
able figure the king made after his
experience,
pardon, sire,".he cried, falling on
his knees Pardon"
up, man. / do not wonder The
Count kolinski and | were set on by
assassins in the forest"
'3ssassinsr cried the miller of
Nariement.
Yes, as5assins.' Stanislaus answer
ed, while he pushed into the bare
little room whore the miller'5 wife and
son stood staring their astonishment.
kolinski now began to tremble for
himself. Would Stanislaus keep his
wold with him now? The kings man
ner had changed He was writing to
Gen Coccei, of the guardsi in Warsaw.
BY a kind of miracle l am saved
from the assassins. | am here at a
little mill Of lariement. Tam wound
ed, but not badly"
IL, aoIlo1 ~ +bo M iilnr Iuln yucg
now eager enough to gain the royal
favor. 70 carry the letter to Warsaw.
While they waited holinski again
hesitated, but being brave man, he
saw that regrets availed him nothing.
Possibly Stanislaus was equally sus-
picious Of him. At any rate, they
both showed their relief IN their faces
when Gen. Coccei, who had believed
the king to be dead, arrived at the
mill door In his carriage.
But again Kolinski trembled
He is one of the conspiricy, sire.
I have proof positive the general of
the guards declared.
proof positiver Stanislaus answer
ed. smiling. / have proof positive
that Count Kolinski has saved my
life
Kolinski had listened to every word.
Sire said he at last, am | indeed
pa-donad"
lash said Stanislaus, we are
friends Our fortune lies together.
Your friends will accuse you Of siding
with me- All you have
You have the proof, your excellen-
cy,' kolinski said, turning to the com
mandant Of the guards. He had
gained courage The adventure OF
the wood had changed his. politics,
nav, his opinions. Stanislaus appear
ed to him as he was, likeable gentle
man, misplaced as king OF Poland
In the event Stanislaus kept his
word given in his desperation. He
had seen during that strange walk
they had taken together, how clever
a man Kolinski was. He alone receIy-
cd pardon. He alone OF ~ the con
spirators escaped tbs fiat of the Polish
law.
1'wo Of the conspirators, Strawenski
and Lowenski, accused him very bit
terly Of their betrayal. They execrat
cd him as they ascended the scaffold.
But Count Kolinski answered the
charge boldly. He said the other con
spirator5 abandoned him, He could
not keep the king without aid When
he had discovered that Stanislaus was
inclined to be clement he had accept
ed his clemency, and, the king had
kept his word However erronous
Stnnislaus' political opinions and
practices might be. he at least had
not lied in this; was ever, as far as he
able to be, the good friend OF those
who supported him.
At least Count kolinski declared that
the man was greater than the 'opin
iOn.'
If these declarations were intiuenc
ed by fear | am sure that Count 10
linski had good, prudent reasons for
his con uct. At least | have very
vivid picture of the strange scene be
tween king and conspirator, of the
rainy night IN the wood. | fear l have
not made the scene so clear as the ac
count Casimir Pulaski gave of the ad
venture that began with the abduc
ton in the Street of the Capuchins
On the last night OF Casimir Pnla-
skis life, as | have said, he told this.
The morrow was to bring the fatal as
sault before Savannah. Possibly the
whole scene is more vivid to me on
the account Of that memory. For
Count Pulaski, although we were very
jealous of foreigners, was most ex-
celIet captain, as his achievement IN
the Southern department showed.
That he served with Us 1t all was
entirely due to the adventure Of which
| have given poor enough descrip-
ton, and in which, although it led to
his banishment, he himself had no.
part, Although I have heard many
stories to the contrary, | have no rea-
son to doubt the strict truth Of this
statement. for IL my own experience
ever found Jasimir Pulaski man OF
his word