The Marietta journal. [volume] (Marietta, Ga.) 1866-1909, 1876-12-01
shall give me my rights. "

sequence of your demand The de-
PENDANT can be punished only by
being deprived of his personal liber-
ty, and by that you could obtain
no satisfaction, while to the defen-
dant it might prove the greater ia
jury in his rank and position as an
officer who is poor and dependent
upon his pay. Do you still insist
upon your complaint ~
81 still insist upon it.
The course the affair was taking
seemed to have become painful to
the lady's husband. He spoke with
his wife urgently, out as could be
seen by the way she held up her
head and the energy with which she
shook it, quite useiessly. The judge
WAS Just going on to further consid
er the case, when loud vciee was
heard from the audience:
III will place the two hundred ru-
bles at the service of the defendant
There followed a silence during
which a gentleman forced his way
through the crowd and placed HIM
self by the young officers side.
"Sir, | am the Prince of. VI,
and beg you will oblige me by ac-
cep,ing the loan of the two hundred
rubles iusquestion."
"Prince, | am not worthy of your
kindness, for | don't know if | shall
every be able to pay the loao," an,
swered the young man, in voice
tremulous with emotion.
"Take the money at all events, |
can wait until you are able to return
it" Thereupon the prince held out
two notes of hundred fubles each,
and coming close up to him, whisper
ed a few words very softly. There
was a sudden Lighting in the young
face He Immediately took
the two notes, aud turning toward
the lady, handed them to her with a
polite bow.
II hope, madame, you ale salts
fed"
With a malicious smile she reach
ed out her hand for the money.
eyes, now | am satisfied"
With scornful glance over the
crowd Of spectators, she prepared to
leave the court room on her hus>
bands arm.
"Stop, madame" said the officer,
who had suddenly became like on
other man, with firm and confident
"What do you want y
The look that the young woman
cast upon him was as insulting as
possible.
Il want my Dress" he answered,
with slight but still perfectly polite
bow.
"Give me your address," and |
will send it to you
"Oh, no, madame, | am in the
habit of taking my purchases with
me at once. Favor me with the
dress Immediately
A shout of appreciation came from
the gallery.
Order! cried the judge,
what an insane demand, said
the lady's husband My wife can
not undress herself here
Il have nothing to DO with you,
sir, in this matter, but Only with the
complainant BE so good, madame,
as to give me the dress Immediately.
| am ia a great hurry; my affairs
are urgent, and | cannot wait mo-
ment longer
Tho pleasure of the audience at
the expense of the lady increased
with every word, until it was hard
to enforce any approach to quiet,
so that either party could be heard.
edo not Jest any more about it
| will hurry and send you the dress
as soon as possible"
Il am not jssting. | demand
from the representa- alive of the law
my own property-fhat dress" said
the officer, raising his voice.
The judge thus appealed to, de-
cided promptly.
"The officer is right, madame. -
You are obliged to hand him over
the drss8 on the spot"
81 can't undress myself here be-
fore all these people, and go home
without any dress on said the
young woman, with anger and tears.
"You should have thought of that
sooner. Now you have no time to
lose. Either give up the dress of
your own accord, Or Anod that
would not be misin,erpreted brought
to the lady's side two officers Of JUS
tice, who seemed about to take upon
themselves the Office of my lady )
maid.
"Take your money back, and
leave my dress"
ooh, no, madame, that dress is
now worth more than two hundred
rubles to me-"
Show much do you ask for it 7
1.-TWO thousand rubles, said the
officer, firmly.
81 will pay the sum-" the weeping
lady's husband responded. prompgiy
Il have here five huadred rubles -
Give me pen aud paper and | will
,Drita on ordAr imam NV hankar for