Connecticut western news., 1873-03-14
Swift Justice. 2

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 z A merchant left St. Petersburg to travel across Europe. In the coursesof his journey he arrived at Warsaw.' Be- ing furnished with letter of introduc- tion, he repaired to the house of one of the chief citizens there, and was most courteously raceived.ss Hed stayed at Warsaw for 8 week, and his host spared no pains to make the visit agreeable, and showed him everything worth see ing in the town. Indeed, the visitor was quite overwhelmed by an amount of kindness rarely shown to any but Q friend of long standing. sEsis LIS et os
 At length the pleasant visit drew to its close, and after breakfast the guest expressed his wish toesee some poor parts of the town, of which he had heard. ''But," said he, I have with me small box of great value that l do not like to risk in such places. If it were my own, I should not be so paf- ticular, but it was intrusted to me by Q friend, who requested me to deliver 1t to person in another town. It con tains diamonds and other valuab1es. Would you do me the great favor of taking charge of it for the day?" iFhe host, with his usual urbanity, willingly agreed to this proposal, and the smer- chant departed with, a light heart on his tour of inspection, I forgot the name, but let Us say in the 0fSeven Dials,," or" Five Points of Warsaw. ] Next morning, after breakfast, he cordially thanked his kind entertainers for their zealous hospitality, and added that, as he was about to depart, he l. o1> IF k box, which had never before quilted his presence, s1nce he had received 1t from it's owner. The host and hostess stared at him in well-acted amazement
 "What box p'a asked he host tsI remember no box-do you, my dear P'' turning to his wife. / s.rq = .,s,,..,
 ""No,," she. said, I have no recollee- tion of any box whatever" .t.,..,, .,,-
 "What was it like ?" inquired the host "perhaps you left it in your room" -RiIsys te.-aaaT Tr~ and Rrt
 But on the merchant persisting that it was with the host himself it had been left, on turning to his hostess, and try ing to make her recollect the circum- stances, both (after' appealing to each other several times, and fortifying each other in their denial, became cold and distant, and began limiting that some thing must have happened to the mer- chant, to induce him to persist in so strange delusion. As the host touch ed his forehead with a significant glance, the poor man remembered that he was in 8 strange city the ground seemed to be. slipping from under his feet: danger to himself loomed in the distance, and he hastened from b the house in alarm. Straight to the police he went and stated his case. The of. fcial listened imperturbedly to the whole story, and then asked: ., f.r.s..,.
 You gave up this valuable box to an acquaint ntance of a weeks standing with. out any witness or any written ae. Acknowledgement? ?N siI5 5iI b32saF8rs c3vs
 "He had been so very kind a mar in his position ..-.-~,s .-s ..,-g ST
 'se Bah! you man of business! but you have no proof that the box belongs to you ?''' - -. '- s. '. ,5... -. It is locked, and I have the key-here it is" and he produced small key from his inner-pocket. ...se-ssr a1gv sses.-
 The official remained lost in thought for some time, and then said: 1
 "WelI, T will do the only thing can for you. The iArchduke5 Constantine
 the Governor of Poland, is 8 stern, harsh man, but. he is known for his rigorous justice, and if he believes youl story, he will do his best for you. will take you to him at once.
 No time was lost, and the merchant soon found himself in the arehduke's presence and was desired. to relate his story. When 1t was concluded the archduke, after 8 few moments rehec- tion, rang bell. An official appeared.
 "Send for M naming the treach- erous host. '1 ..' l''''.
 It was quickly done, and the arch duke, without preamble or question, said to the guilty man: ..
 'eSit down at that wfiiting- table, and write as I shall dictate to you."% sfs-ts
 The man took his seat and took uE the pen the archduke began, dictating
 "My dearwife-an is found out
 "No," said the man, springing from his seat, "I won't write that. " l-'7''-
 +'"Then you are guilty, was the
 Puzzled and foiled, he resumed his seat and wrote as he was desired. "My dear 'wife-aIl is found out Ocuu Guo UOA " U1AO OCb1oAs --. La.
 Then he signed it with his name, bJ the archduke's order, and a messenger was dispatched with it. The messen ger found the lady at her toilet ; whe1 she read the missive she turned ashy pale, trembling violently, Then lean ing forward, she drew the box from tht recess in her toilet-table, and handed i I to the bearer, who, swiftly returning placed it in the hands of the archduke
 chant, desiring him to unlock it ; tha being done, he asked whether the dia monds were all there. Yes, the bo, had not been opened; they were exact |. ly as the merchant had left them. 7a a
 Again the archduke rang the bell and to the attendant. who entered h. l said, designating the guilty man: "Take him to Siberia he, is not t. go to his own home again. D 4 '' 1%@