Maumee City express. [volume] (Maumee City, Ohio) 1838-184?, 1839-05-11

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was truItess.
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i'o" "e"ee 1'"'c'S ~ 0r"fy'
ne administration OF Justice Is thus
pleasantly eXeInplled:
AS NJ. Msara finished MS explanation, we
saw the ctdl on duty. lie goes ont IN the
morning without making known hls intend
ed route; takes his walk with sulabie nt-
| tendants, ana stops at The first bazarr.-
lie seats himself at raniom IN one of the
shops, and examines the weights, measures
ana mcrCh1nnlzp. lie lends an elr to all
complaints, lnterrogates any merchant ac
cused of lniroct,on of the law, aud then,
without court or jury, and especially with.
out delay, pronounces Judgment, applies the
penalty, and goes on in quest OF other de.
lnquents. In these cases, however, the
punishment Is ofa different char cter. Not.
wlthStandlng the lndentlty of the crime. he
cannot treat the offending merchant as a
common thief; that would have a preJndl'
cid effect on commerce. The penalty L.
graduated thus; the mIdest cOnfiscuton;
the moderate, closing the shop; tine seve-
rest, exposure. This last Is inflicted IN a
singular manner. The cnprit is placed
with his back against the shop, and is com,
| peed to raise himself on his toes Until the
weight OF his whole body rests on them;
his ear Is then nailed to the door or shutter
of his shop. This punishment lasts two
four, or SIX hours. 1t is true, the crnIna.
mly abrldge It's duration whenever he caoo,
ses to let himself down; But the Turkish
merchant is Jealous of his repuntwn, and
nothing but the last necessity would in luce
| nm to resemble thief by the the mutIltlor
# his eNrS.
stopped in front of one Of The wrctches,
who had just been nrlIed up | was DIS
posed t" com aSsIonatc his case, but Ma
homned told me he was anhdb'tu", and th l,
if ! would observe his ear closely, | should
find it was like cu!lender. This changed
the current Of my sympathles, and, Us he
was to remain some tine longer, ceased
toregret his suiierngs, and rcioiceI in the
opportunity of mixing sketch. drew
forth crayons and paper, andbegged the rest
to continue with NJ. Mara, leaving Mt
hommed 10 assist me in any emblrrl|S-
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we three renamed and the others proceed
ed on their way.
My picture was composed; the criminal,
nuled by his ear; was stlndIng stiff aud
motlonless on the extreme points Of his
gre 1t toes, anI seated near HIM, on the sui
Of the door, was the guard charged witn
seeing the punishment daily executed smo-
ktnr a 'Nhn nrIantitv nf N,h,nc, in
the pipe seemed to be gradnlted to the
time that the punishment was to continue.
Around these two personages was demi-
circle OF ldlers. Wetook our places at one
side, and commenced my task.
Alter time, the cuIprlt, finding he had
nothing TO expect from the crowd--among
whom, perhaps, he recognised some of hs
customers--hmzarded u word to the guard.
"Brother, said he, Zone law Of orr I,'
Iy prophet is, that men should he , one an
other"
The guard seemed to take no exception 10
this precept in the abstract, and continued
| quietly to smoke.
"Brother," resumed the patient, "djd
you not hear me!'
The guard made no other reply than n
large puff OF smoke, that ascende4 to his
nclghbor 5 nose,
Brother" still persisted the man, "one
OF us can ald the Other, ana dOa thing ac-
ceptable to Mnhnmet.'
The puts OF smoke succeeded each 9th
er with regularity that eXtIngushed the
poor fellows hopes,
Brother cried the desponaent, with
doIorous y"Ice' : put stone under my
het Is ana | will give you aPIlstre''
No reply.
Two pIastres."
a pause.
"Tnree plastres.
Four pastres."