The spirit of democracy. [volume] (Woodsfield, Ohio) 1844-1994, 1880-05-18

i will do no such thing" The Judge ans.
wered, at will be better for you" The
Jew was positive to yield nothing. Up.
on this they 60 to the tribunal appointed
for such Judgments; and our judge
speaks in favor Of Ansaldo, and, desi-
ring that the Jew may stand forth,
Snow" SAYS he. 'do you" ITO the jew
Lieut. off pound Of this mans flesil
where you choose" The Jew ordered
Thin to he stripped naked, and takes in
his hand a razor, which had been made
lon purpose. Giannetto seeing this, turn
ling TO the judge, aThis,p says he, sis
not the favor / asked Of you." .sBe
.lquiat. sara he. sstlse, pound Of aeshsit
not yet cut off" AS soon as the jew
was going to begin, "Take care wha,
you do," says the judge. "if you take
more or less than pound will order
your head to be struck off, and / tel
you, besides, that if you shed one drop
of blood you shall be put to DEATH
Your paper makes no mention of the
shedding of blood but says expressly
that you may take
| POUND OF FLESH,
neither more nor less; and if you are
wise you will take great care what you
ldo." He Immediately sent for the exc.
cutioner to bring the block and ak
sand now," says he, ''if I see one drop
of blood off goes your head" The
Jew began to he in great fear and Clan.
petto in great joy. At length the Jew,
after much wrangling, told him: "You
are more cunning than l can pretend tc
be-; however, give me the hundred thou
sand ducats and I am content" sNo,''
says the Judge; "cut off your pound ol
flesh, according to your bond I win no,
give you farthing Why did you no,
take the money when 1t was offered ?"
The Jew came down to ninety, and ther
to eighty thousand; but the Judge was
|still resolute. Giannetto told the Judge
to give what he required, that Ansaldo
might have his liberty but he replied
I"Let me manage him." Then the Jew
would have taken fifty thousand He
said: 81 will not give you a penny
l"Give me at least" said the Jew, "my
own ten thousand ducats, and curse
confound you ALL" The Judge replies
III will give you nothing. II you will
have the pound of flesh, take it; if not,
l will order your bond to be protested
and annulled." Every one present was
greatly pleased. and, .deriding the jew,
said, "He who laid traps for others is
caught himself" The Jew, seeing he
could gain nothing, tore in pieces the
bond in great rage. Ansaldo was re-
leased, and conducted home with grea,
JOY by Giannetto. = =
! The lady arrived some days before,
and gave orders to have everything pre-.
pared, and the streets lined with tapestry
and filed with men armed for the fittings
and exercises; and, when GianDetto and
Ansaldo were landed. all the court went
out to meet them, crying, "Iong live
our sovereign lordl Long live our soy
ereign lord" When they arrived at the
palace the lady ran to embrace Ansaldo,
but feigned anger against Giannetto,
though she loved him excessively; yet
the fesstings, tilts and diversions went
on as usual, at which all the lords and
ladies assisted. Giannettoy seeing that
his wife did not receive him with her .ac-
customed good countenance. called her,
and inquiring the reason would have 50.
luted ber. She told him she wanted not
caresses. ~ am sure," says she, "you
have been lavish of them 40 some oil
your former mistresses at Venice. %
Giannetto began to make excuses. She
asked him
| WHERE WAS TIE RING
she had given him. "It is no more than
what expected" cries Giannetto, sand
was In the right to say you would be
angry with me; but I swear by all tha,
is sacred and by your dear self, that
gave the ring to the lawyer who gained
our cause" "And I can swear," says
the lady. with as much solemnity, "that
you gave the ring to q woman and
know it certainly; therefore, swear no
more" Giannetto said il what he bad
told her was not true, be wished every
misfortune to fall upon him that might
destroy him, and that he said allshisto
the lawyer when he asked for thes ring
The lady replied: "You would have
done.better to have stayed at Venice
with your mistresses. and have sent An.
saldo here; for hear they all wep,
when you went away" Giannetto's tears
began to fall, and in great sorrow he as
sured her that what she supposed could
not possibly be true The lady seeing
his tears, which were daggers in her DO
som, ran to embrace him, and in fit o.
laughter showed him the ring, told hin
everything which he had said to the law
yer, that she was herself the lawyer, anc
how she obtained the ring Giannettt
was greatly astonished, finding it al
true, and was highly delighted with wha
he bad heard, and went out of the cham
ber and told the story to the mobiles ant
to his companions; and this heightened
greatly the love between him and hi,
lady. He then called the damsel whit
had given him the good advice, and CAV,
her to Ansaldo for . wife; and the,
spent the rest Of their lives in great felic
lity and contentment.
The Law as to Vacant Promises.
4 The Supreme Court Pennsylvania ha
recently given the following decision il
relation to fire insnrance. 0TTndnr fir,