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212 invited some ladies into her room, as they expected to have some fun with Iangy; but it did not turn out quite as they expected. While combing the lady she commenced to ridicule me, by asking me if I was going to give Kossuth some money. I told her "I was not; that some of our ladies were too apt to take up with humbugs, and that it was high time they should stop. You, and every lady in the hotel, know that I think and maintain that Kossuth is a humbug; and there is also another humbug in the house, and you will all find that out soon." They all went to work then to guess the person, and finally asked who I had reference to.

I said to them, "You shall hear at some future time; but let me answer your question why I will not give Kossuth my earnings. We have millions of slaves to look to in our country, which is a curse to it; and before we go abroad to pluck the mote out of our brethren's eye, let us pick the beam out of our own eye. Is the yoke of the Hungarians heavier than that our slaves bear? The Russians have not the power to cut, slash, and destroy the characters of the poor unfortunates. Moreover, I don't believe Kossuth is what he represents himself to be." She said, "Iangy, don't talk so much nonsense."

"It is not nonsense, madam," I replied; "I have seen so much of human nature in my humble position that I can, by looking at a man or woman, tell what they are. We will talk no more about Kossuth; but I think you will all yet find him out." She then said:

"What do you think of that lady who was here some time ago—the one that had so many diamonds, and the ladies chaperoned so?" "I suppose you know