Alpena weekly argus. [volume] (Alpena, Mich.) 1871-1893, 1886-05-26


The old woman protested that she
had not taken "a single coin; but II was
in vain. Ferroncli insisted that she
had already appropriated thirty Of the
pistolcs, and must, therefore, now be
contented with the balance of twenty.
The old woman was obliged To yield,
and went away with what she could
get, which was indeed II large sum for
her.
Talking matters over, however, with
her friends afterwards, she was advised
to lay the affair before the Viccroy and
bcseech his interference. The NOR
chant was summoned before the Vice
roy, and gave his account of the mat
| ter. 4.I
The Duke, when he had heard Fer
ronelli's story, replied: at is not likely
that the old woman would have abb
stracted part of the money in the purse
as, if she had been dishonesty inclined,
she might have taken the whole This
purse, therefore, can not be yours; for
yours, you say, contained fifty pistolcs.
and this one does not. In my opinion,
you ought 10 be punished for having
appropriated what does net belong to
you.
my lord, urged Ferronclli, 81 rccos>
nize the purse perfectly. I know the
embroidery; besides, there arc my ring
and my fifty ducats in it. bescech
your Excollcncy not to allow mo to be
deprived of what is rightfully mine"
You must be deceiving yourself"
replied the Viccroy. ''Docs not the mint
turn out all the ducats alike, and it is
not possible that the jewellers should
have made more than one ring like
yours, and that there should be more
than one purse embroidered in the same
fashion as yours? The essential point
is that your purse contained fifty
pistoles, while this one does not"
Then addressing himself to the wild.
ow, he said, go, my good woman,
take the purse; you are fairly entitled
to it."
One example more Of this Viccroy's
method of dispensing justice, and we
will conclude. There was in Naples a
young Spanish exquisite, one Bertrand
Solus. One day while he was lounging
about in one of the buster parts of the
city, porter, carrying a bundle Of
wood on his shoulder, tried to make
his way through the crowd. Solus was
directly in his path, and the porter
called out to him several times: MAKE
way, please" without producing any
effect. He then attempted to pass him
as best he could; but, unfortunately,
the wood came In contact with the
| young mans velvet dress and gave il
an ugly rent. Highly indignant he
laid an information against the porter,
and asked that he might be punished.
The Viceroy, having inquired privately
into the circumstances before going
into court, told the porter that he
was to pretend TO be dumb, and was to
reply, by signs only, to any thing that
might be said to him. When the
Viceroy took his scat on the bench,
Solus laid his complaint before him,
and asked for judgment against the
porter. The Viccroy turned to the
porter and asked him what he had to
say in reply to the charge. The porter
only shook his head and made signs
with his hands.
''What Judgment do you want me to
give against Il dumb manp" asked the
Viccroy of Solus.
''Oh, your Exccllcncy, the man is an
impostor. l besccch you not to be-
lievc that he is dumb. Before he ran
against me. distinctly heard him cry
out: Make way"
Then replied the Viccroy, "ifyou
heard him ask you to make way for
him, why did you rot? The fault of
the accident was entirely with yourself;
and YOU must pay this poor man COM
pcnsation for the trouble you have
given him INFRINGING him here. DR..
Charles H. Campbell, IN BaliouS Mago-
zinc.