The Rhode-Island Republican. [volume] (Newport, R.I.) 1809-1841, 1824-10-28

en-, with much energy, then comrenced op'
ers,ions they heeced him so severely, he wss
st length compelled to 4" surrender at discre.
tion." They ,hen dneked, snd compelled him
on bis knees 10 ssk for orgiveness Of bis To- piu'e ed
wiie.-Wbethsr OF not, the parties were au
thorized IN this extraordinary measure by law,
j cannot say. IL was generally considered Q
just and salutsry puuishment.--I should sup.
pose ths, one o. two repe,i,ions Of this sum-
mary and degrading punishment, would effect.
uslly put . stop to wi/e whhhing.
a rich old citizen OF Bergamo had lent 10
one Of bis countiy men at Florence four hun
dfed crowns, which be advanced witbou, any
person being present, and wi,hou, requiring
written acknowledgement When tho siipu
lated time had elapsed, the creditor required
his money bot tho borrower, we'll appiized
that no proof could be brongh, against him,
positively denied that lre bad ever received IL
Ahsr many fuitlessatIempts TO recover it, h.
lender Was advised to resort TO the Duke, who
would hnd some method Of doing him justice
Alssssndro accordingly ordered both parties
before him, and aftes hearing ,he assertions OF
the one, snd the positive denial of the o,hef,
he turned 10 tho creditor, saying, "fs IL pos
sible then, friend, that you have lent your mo
osy whom no one was PRESENT." There was
no ono, indeed" replied Tho creditor al
counted out the money 10 him on post" "Go,
bring the post then This insisnt," said the
Duke and will msks il confess the truth"
The creditor, though ss,onished on receiving
such an order, hssened to obey, having hsN
received secret caution from the Duke not
TO be very speedy 10 hi. return. In the mean
time the Duke employed himself In transact.
ing The affairs ot HIS other suilofsti OF length,
turning sgsin towards the borrower" This
man." said no, "stsys Q long time with hs
post" "I,is so heavy, sir" replied Tho 9th.
CT, that be could not yet have brought IT,"
AgsIn Aisssandro left him, and retu,ning
some tine sherwards, cs,elsssIy exclaimed,
" Wha, kind Of men are these that lend their
money wiihou, evidence F? Wss there no one
preset bu, the pos, ;" "No indeed, sir,"
repii:d the knsve. "The post 10 a good wit.
lheo pay the mon his money"
az .aFFECTIONaTE WIFE.
Some years sgo, French officer iet his
vile, TO follow ,he ware in &c, many /: and
several years having elapsed without the lady
feceiving COY intelligence Of him, she pre-.
hrs husband, however returned, and having
satisfactorily explained, his long siisnce, she
was seconched 10 him, and the second husi .
band was disca'ded.r Tho lady was fi5ke
she soon appeared cloudy and unhappy, ant
ths husband having expressed an' snx'ely 10
know the cause, she said tho Discarded hus
band bad formed plan to murder him, and .
,he only way TO cave his own life tvas, to take
away the lie oi his rival. They accordingly
invited him to an ea,ertsinment, st which.
having sdminis,ta,ed a soporific dose IN hi
vino, they suangled him when asleep. !,
WIS then p opposed 10 cs''y him down TO
neighboring river. and Cling him into il. The
resolution being formed no husband took The
body, and the wife supported the iegs on her
shoulders, and while in this situstipn, ss they
moved on, she eonttiyed 10 stitch the skirts
6 The coats Of tho dead and tho living man
together. Arrived at the bank, she said,
now in with him :" Tho husband, accord.
ingy, with het aid, hung the body into tho
stiesm, and with it himself. The good wo.
man then returned homo, having got rid OF
tho dead and living husband together. She
Wa, shortly after ried for the murder, found
gully and suffered death.