The evening tribune. (Pawtucket, R.I.) 189?-190?, 1897-05-18

heart and Increasing uncasiness.
One beautiful, sunshiny winters day
hussgrs with loaded carbincs rode into the
village. The Villagers received them with
loud hurrahs and cries of welcome, and
the joy was increased when Honved bat
TALON followed them on foct. The Hun
garians halted, picketed thoir outposts,
sent out patrols to all points of the com.
pass, and, their duty over, began To think
OF the commissariat. The inhabitants of
Macy -Nomcthy brought out the best they
had TO compensate the brave fellows, IL
ever so little, for the hardships of their
campaign, Egla did not like TO follow the
example Of the others without first obtain
ing her husbands consent. She went in
search OF him, but was unable to find him
either at homo or anywhere in the village.
Evil forcbodings took possession of hen
mind.
Night closed in. Every one slept In
Macy y-Nemethy-every one but Egla. She
sat on her bed waiting and listening. She
felt that sho must listen and wait for
something; something so terrible it hardly
took form in her mind yet it was some
thing that had been hanging over her for
long time. She sat and waited-one
hour-two hours-till she grew drowsy
from sheer exhaustion. Suddenly she was
startled. Was IL the sound of shots? What
was that confused noise? The trumpets
brayed, words of command were heard,
and the firing increased. She ran to the
window, and as she threw it open bullet
whistled past and impinged upon the wall
behind her. She drew back quickly and
extinguished the light. There was fight
ing in the streets of Macy -Nemethy.
The imperialists had advanced upon the
Honyed battalion under cover of the night,
and the Hungarians had been overpow-
cred. A few Of them managed to escape
with tho colors, but the rest were taken
prisoners or died the patriots death.
Egla sat in her room like one in trance.
Her thoughts stood still. The time passed
away, but she was needless Of it till sud
denly she started at the sound of voices in
the next room. Her husband had re-
turned, and with him How well she
knew those clear, commanding tones as
she listened to the words of praise and the
promise Of great reward-to her husband.
The imperialists did not remain long,
and her husband went away In their train.
Egla obtained conveyance, and, wrap
ping her children up warmly, drove away
with them TO her fathers house. Having
placed them in safety, she returned home
on tho third day and awaited her hus-
bands return.
On the fourth evening after her return
sho heard her husband enter the house
softly, like thief, and like a thief he
started when his wife, candle in hand,
stepped out of her room before him. Plac-
ing the light upon the table she seated
herself, and coldly and sternly, like a
judge, she commenced her examination.
"Where were your"
II have done a good bit of business"
II know it,
Il have delivered a contract for bread
and bacon to-
lyon have delivered up your brethrenf
You spy!" shrieked the Jewess, flaming
with Indignation.
What do you mean!' Sonnenfeld was
pale as a ghost.
II overheard your conversation with the
general"
Anything furthers' And the husband
tried to laugh.
The beautiful Jewess stood up and gazed
steadily into his face. "This further-you
are a traitor and deserve to die, but have
loved you and would not have the name
that / have borne and the name of my
children dishonored before the world. You
shall not therefore swing from the gallows,
rs you deserve, for will let you kill your
self here upon the spot"
81 believe you have lost your reason"
cried her husband.
For answer she glided quietly into her
room and fetched loaded pistol. "You
must die" cried Egla, land IL you have
sunk SO low that you do not understand
how great is the enormity of tho crime you
have committed, or if your cowardice be SO
great you dare not kill yourself, then will
be your executioner in the name of the
She placed the muzzlc of the pistol
against his breast, when the wretch fell
upon his knees begging and entreating her
TO spare his life.
The tragic figure stood superbly above
him, gazed at him for moment with un.
contempt and then uncocked the
pistol
"No, truly. you are not worth powder
and shot"
She turned from him and went into her
own room, when he feverishly sprang to
the door and fastened Ii behind her.
Egla listened, and when she felt certain
her husband had gone to bed she wrapped
herself In fur cloak and stepped out
through the long window into tho night.
As day broke the tread of horses sound
ed In front of Sonnenfeld's g house, and
few blows from the butt end Of a musket
soon broke open the door. Hussars, with
his wife at their head burst into the room
where he was sleeping.
"There is the spy" cried she coldly.
He is my husband, but would see him
hanged"
Sonnenfeld, whining vainly, pleaded for
pardon as the hussars bound his hands be-
hind him and dragged him forth. His
wife looked ON In silence. When the rope
was placed round his neck and the end
slung over the lime tree, she swung herself
into the saddle Of horse that the hussars
had prepared for her and galloped away,
followed In few minutes by the soldiers.
At the taking Of Waitzen a beautiful
woman rode i'm front Of the Honved bat
talon. IL was the Jewess of Macy Ne
Incthy. Once again was she seen In the
forefront Of the fight when the Poles of
regiment stormed the green
bill of Komorn mt the point Of the bayonet,
md there che fell riddled with bullets, but
wrapped in the standard Of her country
md staining its colors with her blood =
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