The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1873-06-05
SWIFT JusTIoE


F@st
A merchant left ST. Petersburg 90 tray-
el across Europe. IN the course of his
Journey be arrived al Warsaw Being
furnished with letter Of introduction,
he repaired TO the house Of the chief eiti-
lens there, aud was most courteously re-
received lie stayed al Warsaw week,
and his host spared no pains to make the
visit agreeable and showed him every
thing worth seeing in the town. Indeed
The visitor was quite overwhelmed bv an
amount of Kindness rarely shown to any
but friend of long standing.
At length the visit drew 10 fls chose,
and after breakfast the gnest xpressed
bis Wlsa .a SEQ some poor parts OF the
town, of which be had heard But, said
he, have with me little box of great
value that | do not like TO risk IN saCh
places. II it were my own should not
be so particular; but il was Entrusted to
me by a friepl, who requested me to de-
bNNA ~ w PfiN"h III aluth'i ttNH.~
II contains diamonds and other valu-
ables. Would YOU do me the great favor
of taking charge of it for the day.
The host, with his usual urbanity will
lingly agreed TO this proposal, and the
merchant departed with light heart on
his tour &C inspection, forget the name
but let rs say "Seven Dials," or give
Points, "of Warsaw.
Next morning after breakfast he cor
daily thanked his kind entertainers for
their Jealous hospitality, and added that
as he was about to depart he would ROW
resume his charge of the box, whsoh had
never before Quilted his person since he
had received it Tom its owner.
The host and hostess stared at him in
well acted amazement.
What box? asked the host. Iromem-
Der no box--do you, my dear? turning to
bis wife.
No, she said, have no recollection of
any box whatever.
What was it like? asked the host; per-
haps you left i! in your room.
But on the merchant persisting that 1t
was with the host himself il had been
left, on his turning to his hostess and
trying to make her recollect the circum-
stances, both (after appealing TO each
other several times, and fortitying each
other in their deniaD became cold aud
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 touched
his forehead with significant 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
fastened from the hegsa in alarm.
Straight to the police he went, and
stated his case, The official listened inn
| Iperturbably to the whole story, and
then asked;
You gave up this valuable box to an
acquaintance ofa weeks standing with.
out any witness or any written aoEnowl-
edgmentf
lie had been 50 very kind, man in bis
POSITION
! hah you a man Of busnessl But have
/ you no proof that the box belongs to
you?
None whatever except the key. 1t is
locked, aud have the key-here IL is,
aud he produced a small key from an
inner pocket.
The official gemained lost in thought
for soI..e t.u.e aud then said:
{ Well, Iwil do the only thing can for
you. The Archduke Constantine (the
Governor Of Poland)is stern harsh man,
but be is known for his rigorous justice,
and IL he believes your story he win do
his best for you, will take you 10 him at
once.
No time was iost, aud the merchant
soon ianna himself in the archduke's
presence, aud was desired TO relate bis
story.
When IL was concluded, the archduke,
after a few moments reflection, Gug a
bell, An officer appeared,
Send for Nj, uaming the trcacher.
ous host
p wa- quickly done, aud the arch
duke. without preamble or question, said
TO the guilty man:
Sit down aud write AS IsbaIl dictate ID
YOU.
The mau took bis .aat aud took ~
BIZ pen: tbs a,ehdukc began he dlc'at
ing
Ny Dear wlie. Al i. found out
No, sald the man, sprineing from hi
seat, won't write that.
Then you are guilty, WAS The prompl
reply.
, PuZlled aai tuiied hs resumed his sea
Z aaa wr0io a. he was desired:
Ny Dear Wife. All is found out
send tHo box by the bearer.
p Then Be signed il with HE own name
. By tue arebdnke's order, and a nessea
, ger was dispatched with it The messea
! ger found the lady At her toilet; wIsi
she read the missye she taned ash
, pale, trembling Violently. Then ieaniHl
forward, ste drew the box from the re
p cess ia her loilettabIe, handed Il 70 ID
Z bearer, who swiItiy returning handed
j 70 the merchant, desiring him 70 uuloe