The Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1860-1888, 1886-04-16


The old woman protested that she
had not taken single coin; but it was
in vain. Ferronelli insisted that she
had already appropriated thirty of the
pistoles, 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 a large sum for
her.
Talking matters over, however, with
her friends afterw ards, she was advised
to lay the affair before the Viceroy and
beseech his interference. The mer-
chant was summoned before the Vice
roy, and gave his account of the mat
ter.
The Duke, when he had heard Fer
ronelli's story, replied: 1T is not likely
that the old woman would have alb
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 pistoles,
and this one does not. In my opinion,
you ought to be punished for having
appropriated what does not belong to
you.
my lord, urged Ferronelli, 81 recog-
nize the purse perfectly know the
embroidery; besides, there are my ring
and my fifty ducats in it. / beseech
your Excellency not to allow me to be
deprived of what is rightfully mine.
Z .Yoa must be deceiying yourself, y
replied the Viceroy. '.Does 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 Viceroy'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 it
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 seat on the bench,
Solus laid his complaint before him,
and asked for Judgment against the
porter The Viceroy 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.
w nat Judgment 90 you want me TO
give against dumb manp' asked the
Viceroy of Solus.
sob, your Excellency, the man is an
impostor. I beseech you not to be-
lieve that he is dumb. Before he ran
against me, ] distinctly heard him cry
out: Make way"
"Then," replied the Viceroy, 'sifyou
heard him ask you to make way for
him, why did you notp The fault OF
the accident was entirely with yourself;
and you must pay this poor man COM
pensation for the trouble you have
given him in bringing him here. "-Dr.
Charles II. Campbell, IN Ballou's Maya