Croquis de la vie de Louis Kossouth, gouverneur de la Hongrie était constante . pour la retraite tranquille de la maison. Elle n'avait pas plus ambitionthan à profiter de la société de son mari dans leur cercle social ; mais, déterminé que heshould pas seuls pour les dangers et les risques de guerre, elle a décidé d'accompagner himfrom Araad à Pesth ; mais, pour épargner les enfants les privations auxquelles, étaient.theywith l'armée, ils doivent inévitablement être exposés, ils ont été confiés aux soins d'afemale cousin, par qui ils devaient être transmis à un autre parent. WhenKossuth avait, en faisant confiance aux promesses de Gorgey, sign

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Sketch of the life of Louis Kossouth, governor of Hungary . constant wish was for the quiet retirement of home. She had no higher ambitionthan to enjoy the society of her husband in their social circle; but, determined that heshould not be alone in the dangers and risks of war, she resolved to accompany himfrom Pesth to Araad; but, to spare the children the privations to which, were.theywith the army, they must inevitably be exposed, they were intrusted to the care of afemale cousin, by whom they were to be conveyed to another relative. WhenKossuth had, trusting to the promises of Gorgey, signed his abdication at Arad, oneof his most faithful followers was sent for the children; Madame Kossuth remained toaccompany them ; and, on their way, they were all taken prisoners in the county of Vezsprem, and conveyed to prison at Presburg. At this time Madame Kossuth wastaken dangerously ill. In prison the children were far from being kindly cared for; inthe garden they were closely guarded by soldiers, their food was no better than that of 20 KOSSUTH.. MADAME KOSSUTH AND CHILDREN. grown-up prisoners, and but for the kindness of persons in the town they would oftenhave been on short allowance. Their tutor, the gentleman who had been taken withthem, and whom they begged to be allowed to see, was not permitted to come tothem; but when they had been a couple of months in confinement Haynau came, thathe might enjoy the pleasure of seeing Kossuths children in jail; and having satisfiedhis curiosity with sight of ihem, and impressed their memory with his fierce look andlong mustache, he went away, promising, however, that they should be better fed.A proclamation was issued declaring that whoever should house Madame Kossuthwould place himself under martial law. The children were in prison, there was nohope of her being enabled to join them, and she therefore, as the only hope of safety, set out alone for Shumla. It would be impossible to give a detailed account of her ADDRESS TO THE

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