Fayetteville observer. [volume] (Fayetteville, Tenn.) 1850-1966, 1873-04-17
Swift Justice.

ton, he repaired to the house
of one of the chief citizens
there, and was most courteous
Ily received. He stayed at W ar
saw for a week, and his host
spared no pains to make the Wis
it agreeable, and showed him
everything worth seeing in the
town. Indeed, the visitor was
quite overwhelmed by an
amount Of kindness rarely shown
to any but friend of long stan
ding.
At length the pleasant visit
drew to a close, and after break
fast the guest expressed his
wish to see some poor parts Of
the town, of which he had heard.
But" said he, II have with me
a small box Of great value
that [ do not. like to risk in
such places. fit were my own
l should rot be so particular,
but it was intrusted to me by a
friend, who requested me to de-
liver it to a friend in another
town. 1t contains diamonds
and other valuables. Would
you do me the great favor Of ia
king charge of it for the day?"
The host with his usualurbanity,
willingly agreed to his proposal,
and the merchant departed with
a light heart on his tour of i'll
spection, | forgot the name, hut
let US say in the "Seven Dials,"
or give Points," of Warsaw.
Next morning, after break
fast, he cordially thanked his
kind entertainers for their hos
pitality, and added that, as he
was about to depart, he would
now resume his charge of the
box, which never before quilted
his presence since he had re-
ceived it from its owner. The
host and hostess stared at him
in well-acted amazement.
"What box?" asked the host;
II remember no box-do YOU,
my dear?" turning to his wife.
"No," said she, 81 have no rec
objection of any box whatever" I"
"What was it like?" inquired
the host; perhaps you left it in
your room"
But Oh the merchant persis-
ting that it was with the host
himself that it had been left, on
turning 10 his hostess, and try
ing to make her reco!lect the
circumstances, both (after ap-
pealing to each other several
times, and fortifying each other
in their denial, } became cold and
distant, and began limiting that
something must have happened
to the merchant, to induce him
to persist in SO strange a delu-
sion. AS the host touched his
forehead with asignificantgl glance
the poor man remembered that
he was in a strange city; the
ground seemed to be slipping
from under his feet: danger to
himself loomed in the distance,
and he hastened from the house
in alarm. Straight to the police
he went and stated his case
The official listened ilnpertur
badly to the whole story and
then asked:
"You gave up this valuable
box to an acquaintance of a
weeks standing without any
witness or any written acknowl-
edgement!" Hs&
"He had been so kind a man
in his position" .~---
'Bah! you a man of business!
but you have no proof that the
box belongs to youw
"None whatever-except the
key. 1t is locked, and l have
the key-here it is, " and he pro-
duced a small key from his in
ner-pocket.
The official remained lost in
thought for some time, and then
said;
"Well. l will do the only
thing I can for you. The arch
duke Constantine-the Govern
or of Poland, is a stern, harsh
man, but he is known for his
rigorous justice, and if he be-
lieves your story, he will do his
best for you. [ will,takeyou to
him at once. s'sss
No time was lost, t,and the
merchant soon found himself in
the archduke's presence and was
desired to relate his story; when
it was concluded the archduke,