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210 many of my friends to be there. Promptly at eight o'clock they came, and with them two of our most prominent citizens. After my friends had asked many questions, some getting a favorable answer, some an unfavorable one, the mother and one of the gentlemen insisted on my asking a question. I told them I could raise a greater spirit than any of theirs, and stepping to the table I placed on it a bottle of old bourbon, saying, this is the only spirit that can be raised on earth. The old lady at first was very indignant, but she knew it was not worth while to be indignant with me and was soon in a good humor. I gave them their supper, and the two girls on leaving, said: "Iangy, don't you say anything of those two gentlemen being here." I said, certainly not, if there was disgrace I was the disgraced one for having them here.

On going to the hotel the next day, I found almost every one knew they had been to my house, but could not tell by whom they were accompanied. One of the ladies of the house tried very hard to pump it out of of me, but she could not; while she was attempting to pump me, some gentlemen came in and said that Kossuth had arrived and would be at the hotel in a short time.

I spent a good deal of my time in the hotel during Kossuth's stay, for it was very amusing to me to see the ladies' maneuvers—both those in the hotel and the visitors—it was laughable to see the ladies call on Mrs. Kossuth; though she could not speak a word of English she would bow her head and utter something between a groan and a grunt.

At one time Kossuth's room and the hall were full of people to see him, which put me in mind of the St.