The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1890-11-02

hail. rtamek looked surprised, anu liz
massar's gloomy face betokened pass
ing interest in these words After q
moment side door opened, and the
Princess Bru. surrounded by her court,
entered the hall. She looked superb.
Rich robes and jewels added to. the
beauty of her face and form, and muir
muir of admiration broke from the mo-
bile throng. Ramek sprang forward
and offered her his arm, but she haugh-
tily waved him aside. One glance she
cast upon Hamassar full of love and
cheer, then proudly advanced toward
the throne.
Never before had the princess carried
herself SO well in her fathers sight. He
looked upon her with pride, and as she
bowed before him smiled down upon her
with affection. '.She is every inch a
aueen.' he said to himself ''Even if
Ramek had not made his speech a week
ago it would have been shame to wed
her to man without a nose"
Standing alone upon the dais from
which orators addressed the court the
princess gazed calmly before her. There
was not tremor in her face, and she
awaited patiently the cessation of the
noise her appearance had produced. At
length she spoke:
''By the kindness of my king / am
allowed to stand here for moment to
speak a few words in defense of Prince
Hainassar Well do 1 know that the
greatest lawyers of the realm have pro-
nounced his case defenseless. Well do
/ know that his sentence, once pro-
nounced, is now again to be affirmed.
Why come l then to raise woman's
voice where men whose tongues are
bold refuse to stand? Why do / Law
aside the modesty of sex and reverse
the customs of our land? Because L
love Hamassar, do you say? No, be-
cause l love the right, and would not
see my king and name disgraced. For
know you all that the execution of
the prince would be in full
defiance of all law. Your patience for
moment and I'll explain. What is the
purpose Of the decree against which
Prince Hamassar erred? Is it not that
in this mighty empire the egotist and
boaster may have no place? Has Ha-
massar, until the moment of his I'M
lucky speech, been given to the habits of
a braggart? You who know him least
know that his modesty has been famed
even in the distant corners of the earth.
What then? His sudden exhibition Of
conceit had some peculiar cause. He
was an egotist by chance, not by habit,
and when he spoke that night the gam
bols of his tongue were due to wine.
Now follow me close. The spirit of the
law is said to be the guidance of our
courts. Does this decree in spirit urge
the death of one whose modesty and
rank have joined to make him an ex-
ample to the people of this land? No, ten
thousand times! The spirit of this de-
cree calls out for the removal of that
which caused the princes fall. If he is
modest when himself deprive him then of
all intoxicants and his humility will still
be as u star to guide our youth. Cut off
his wine, neither his nose nor head. So
much for that. Now, let me say word
to those who talk of precedent and in
eist upon the letter of the law" Here
she looked at Ramek. prince Ha-
massar has already fulfilled the harsh de-
mands of this decree. What do 1 mean,
you ask. Just this. Did he remember
one word of what he said? Can he now
recall his boastful speech? No. This
proves, beyond all question, that before
he left his board he had lost his head.
Now, a man cannot be punished twice
for single crime. Having once lost his
head because of the wine he drank, the
state has now no claim upon his person.
Thus do l hold that if he takes pledge
to abstain from all intoxicants the
spirit of the law will rest in peace. The
letter of the same, as have shown, is
now forever dead so far as Prince Ha-
massar is concerned"
Surprised applause, which had broken
out now and then during the young wo-
mans speech, became mighty roar as
she ceased Cheer after cheer arose,
and had it not been for the guards the
people would have raised Hamassar in
their arms and carried him straightway
from the hall.
& 1.-The game is lost, muttered Ramek to
himself as he skunk from the palace and
fought his way through the crowd out
side. Il wonder where that woman got
her points"
There is little more to tell The en-
peror, overjoyed to hear his daughters
words, released the prince at once, and
in month possessed a son-in-law whose
nose remained in its accustomed place.
And to this day the descendants of Ha-
massar, still mighty men in the east, abb
stain from wine ''Hamassars never
SMILE" is an oriental proverb, the origin
of which you have just read.