Eaton weekly Democrat. [volume] (Eaton, Ohio) 1866-1875, 1870-10-13

prone to ascribe to fate what is only tn,
natural consequence of their own Jolly
That is not my case" insisted Emile
II have too many examples of my Ill luck
To-day, even, I came near missing thu
train, in consequence of my cab runninf
wheel of" tHsftuC3 tg - =
into one of the second or third class car
riages. Such misfortunes are certainly
not very hard to bear.''a
"That Is true; but" ,.tiLuiaisoD
"You would have found pleasantel
company elsewhere, perhaps, Iadmit-in
stead of an old grumbler, an interesting
young lady, with whom you could have
passed the time pleasantly"
"By no means. I am In no mood to
enjoy ladies' society,"" 81
Gay, you can think of nothing but this
| terrible examination. The gentlemen OF
the commission are no trifleTs, dare say
they yin sound you to the bottom. no
"Let them. have been no idler, and
feel that am well up in the old Roman
as well as German law"
"Then you are q iurist 20
II have Snr four years filed q position
In our cDuF:S ~ita to the satisfaction of
my lsESeiAS now am going TO
Berlin G6ssS Sird d.exRmination." 9
4 - WhicA lido brilliantly, have
sWho knows1" sighed Emile "The
| gentlemen Of the commission are said to
be very severe, and in some instances
very disagreeable." s,,oI .fe
Certainly not more severe than Is
necessary; and, so far as know, the
commissien is composed Of highly honor
| able men.p b3HE Ess4
"lThat / do not doubt ;sbu. they are
Ixr l.. -.
thousand little accidents It In possible
one examiner win not Ike my nose, or
my face may remind him of one of his
enemies or OFFS notorious villain, or on
the day / am examined he may have quar-
relied with his wife or servants, or may
be suffering from q toothache or an indi-
gestiOn. lam convinced that / ehalI be
the victim OF some such fatality.a1
~You are indeed an original, with your
fatality" said the old gentleman, smiling.
sand to add to my other misfortunes,"
continued Emile, "the commission of ex-
aniners has . new President, of whom
terrible things are told" aaaifn aiAifs'.
Z" Ali and.what is said of himPD asked
his companion, with his usual sarcastic
smile. 5s ID ,ld s--i ladlsn sifl
!" To do him justice, one must confess
replied Emile, I" that he is q very able
jurist, this Herr von Wolf His writings
are held in very high esteem Of conE
temporary writers there are none have
studied more carefully or more proftably,
although ] do not agree with him in all
his bold and original views"
%1ndeed y replied the old gentleman,
ironically. 44sa 80
sI think, for example, that he attaches
too much importance to the so-called his
toric law, and have expressed my opinion
in . criticism, which hope has not fallen
into his hands; if it has, am lesE
@Where was your article pubIshedP ?"
ain the jurists' tJ6hrbuch,s to which I
am an occasional Contributor.
q So, Bop cried the old gentleman, tak-
ing . pinch Of snuh and politely reaching.
the box to Emile, Then you are an
"In order not to be burden to my
mother, L have contributed to several
scientific journals. have, besides,
published q little treatise on, the law Of
succession, which, by the way, has met
with q very hattering reception"
al am much pleased to make the aac-
quaintance Of % talented q young man (;
but we are wandering from our subject
You said that this new presidents Herr
von Wolf -ll ...,,,-,.. -. -.,,i...,, !,
" Is real wolf, who, I am told, was
never known to spare candidate or let
one get out of his clutches with whole
skin. OF his severity, judging from what
/ hear of him, it is dif1cult TO form an
idea. He is generally known Is the Fer
rocious Wolf" lt 7ra -s.5.s-,9 ass
/" wolves, you know, don't eat one an
other" said the old gentleman. I" trust
you viii not ind this one so yoracious as
ne has been represented"
In familiar converse like this the two
travellers reached Berlin, where they took
polite leave of each other. fnE bHl
NJ hope to see you soon agar" said
the old gentleman u ZTt,AV T.
II shall be right glad to meet you, sir, J"
aI have no doubt of it, and 30 Gu re-
Voir I" cried the old gentleman, with his
usual sardonic smile, as his cab drove
away. t75,r y5
The next morning, at an early hour,
Emile sailed out In search of such 1Odg-
ings as his limited means would admit of
his taking. After long search, he
found, in q quiet street in q retired por-
ton of the city, modest fourth-stoIy
tue tops of the neighboring houses. l,5a
With the view Of taking immediate
possession of his new lodgings, he took
| the nearest way back to his hotel
The unaccustomed noise and hustle of
the capital DO beWildered and interested
him that for the moment he forgot the
ordeal through which he was soon
to pass-the terrible examination.
Completely absorbed In the ever-vary-
ing spectacle that presented itself to his
admiring gaze, he was deaf to the shouts
of goodman, who was scarcely able to
govern the fiery horses of an elegant
eouipage. It was not until the animals,
as they came swiftly down the street,
were nearly upon him, that Emile became
aware of his danger, and tried by spring
ing to one side TO avoid it. The ladies in
the carriage 1.-The one an elderly per.
SON, the other beautiful young girl
uttered, q scream of terror, while
the coachman, cursing the awk-
wardness OF the young man, drew IN the
reins, and, in his anger, used the whip
vigorously on the innocent horses. They
reared up, sbeered to one side, and sprang
forward, SO that the carriage would have
been overturned, had not Emile, with
great presence of mind. and regardless of
| the danger he incurred, seized the horses
lrby the head and prevented the threatened
Ecatastrophe. i3
The horses, with the aid of those gath
cred round, were soon quieted, and the
ladies alighted. lofl.-i
Emile would willingly have gone on
I his way, without waiting to receive the
thanks of the ladies, had he not suddenly
| eaintad In conaeouence of wound ON his