The record-union. [volume] (Sacramento, Calif.) 1891-1903, 1899-03-03

their marriage. Her courage and re-
sourceful abilities were destined to. be
of inestimable value to Jokai in those
perilous times Early in 1S49 he fol-
lowed the Hungarian Government from
Pest to Debreczin, whittier it had been
forced to move. Here he' edited paper
in which he ardently supported the
temporary Government which the revo-
lutinssts had formed, with Kossuth al
it's head.
But the fight for national independ-
ence was to end in failure. Russian aid
had teen called in by the Austrians,
and by the united efforts of the troops
of both nations the Hungarian forces
were conquered At the capitulation
of Villages, in August, 1919, when the
Hung arians, under Gorgei, surrendered
mot to the Austrians, but to the Rus
sian General Rudiger-Jokai was pres
emit. Seeing no escape from being MADE
a prisoner, he had serious thoughts OF
committing suicide, when his wife ar
rived secretly and Unexpectedly from
Pest She had sold what jewels and
other personal property she possessed,
and thereby procured money with
which to travel and to- aid her husband.
She bought two suits of peasants cloth
ing, and, disguised in these, Jokai and
she made their way on foot through
the Russian lines. They hid for some
time in the wood of Bukk, and finally
reached a place where they were safe
from immediate danger.
For several months Jokai was OBJ
| liged to remain in hiding, in order to
evade the Austrian authorities. During
| this time he lived in little hut among
the marshes near the Sajo River,
small stream of Northern Hungary. He
| did not cease to write, however, and
his stirring political articles appeared
| in the patriotic newspapers over the
| signature "SaJO.
| When the country had quoted down
| somewhat after the war, and there was
a disposition to overlook the past deeds
! of the revolutioniSts who desired to re-
| turn to their homes Jokai once more
became known to the public under his
own name He again started paper,
and published it without interference
| for some time. Then, about the year
| 1854, in the period which is sometimes
| referred to as the reign of terror In
Hungary, on account of the tyranny
exercised by the Austrian Government
under Minister Bach Jokais protests
against the existing state of affairs
| brought him into fresh trouble. He
was arrested. imprisoned and fined
1900 forms ($SO0) He was so poor at
the time that he was unable to produce
! this sum, and his friend, Count George
| Karolyi, came to his aid, paid the hne
and succeeded in having him liberated
! from prison.
IN PARLIAMENT.
In the years that followed Jokal
gradually became convinced of the
hopelessness of the attempt to win
and decided that the wisest course I'M
der the circumstances was to effect as
advantageous a compromise as posslple
with Austria. In 1861 he was elected
to the Chamber of Deputies as a mem
Der of the Teleky party, which favored
the procurement of the restoration OF
Hungary's Constitution by an amicable
| adjustment with the Court of Vienna
Jokai's oratorical abilities and clear
Judgment made him a brilliant member
| of his faction, and it was parity
through his work that the reconcilia-
| ton of 1867 took place between the
King and the Hungarian people.
| From that time Jokai became one of
the leaders of the Tisza party in Par
lament. His speeches in the chamber
were witty, sarcastic and often eX-
tremely severe He reprimanded mer-
cilessly those who still stood in the way
of peace and harmony, contending that
past differences with Austria must now
be forgotten, if the Hungarian nation
was to advance and prosper.
| From 1861 until 1896 Jokai repre-
sented his district uninterruptedly in
| Parliament In the election of the lat
| ter year he was defeated, but was al
| once named by the King to be a life
member of the upper house of the Hun
| garian Parliament the House OF
| Iords). This is a distinction rarely
conferred upon commoner. In 1871
/ he was selected by the nation as the
man who should pronounce the funeral
Grafton over the body of KosSuth when
| it lay in state at Budapest. He still
speaks occasionally in Parliament, but
with less frequency now, on important
questions.
Throughout his career Jokai, in spite
| of his almost continuous journalistic
work, has fond time to write more
than 200 volumes of romances, novel;
cites and short stories. besides a few
dramas. Among his most famous
books which have been translated into
English are BLACK Diamonds Eyes
Like the Sea-" IAN Hungarian Nabob.
THE New Landlord, THE Green
Book" and 'The Nameless Castle"
He is an indefatigable worker, and,
although now "A years old, is still writ
| ing as industriously as ever Rising at
about 6 o'clock in the morning, he
loses little time in getting settled at his
desk, where he writes every word of
his manuscript in his fine, old fash
toned hand and in his favorite violet
ink. He cares nothing for society. and
since the death of his wife, in 1895, all
his leisure hours-that is, those which
| he spares from writing-have been
/ spent in some one of the several pur-