The Democratic press. [volume] (Ravenna, O. [Ohio]) 1868-1901, 1891-08-26
RUSSIAN JUSTICE.
The Noble Heard He Was Cook and
that Was Enough.

One OF the IOrelSH dnUdSsauOAS ga"
man entering the house with gleam-
ing eyes, flushed face, and disheVeled
clothing.
Justice, your honor, justice" ex-
claimed his unlucky countryman.
Against whom?"
"ASainst Russian nobleman. my
lord, the governor of the city, who has
Just now had me flogged with 100
lashes."
"A hundred lashes!" exclaimed the
astonished minister. What have you
been doingP" .
Nothing. absolutely nothing"
'.But that is impossible"
II swear it on my honor, your grace"
You are crazy my friend"
MY lord, beg of you to believe
on the contrary that am in possession
of all my sense"
But how can you expect me to be-
lieye that a man who is reported on
eyerv hand to be exceptionally just
and merciful has been guilty of such
violence?"
Excuse me- your grace" cried the
complainant, "but you must permit
me to prove what have said.'
And at these words the unlucky
Frenchman threw off his coat and vest
and showed the ambassador his shirt,
red and stiff with blood.
But how did it happenP" asked the
ambassador.
I'm the simplest way imaginable.
l learned that the governor wanted
cook Being out of situation l ap-
piled for it. The servant who under
took to introduce me threw open the
door of the room, saying: My lord,
| vi, enid fbe
governor with an distracted air; 'have
him taken into the courtyard and fog.
ged.' They seized me, carried me into
the ward, and in spite of my resistance
nv threats, and my cries, they gave me
exactly 100 lashes, no more, no less.
.If what YOU say is true it is in
famous"
.If have not told you the exac
, truth l will agree to take. as muci
more"
.Listenr said the ambassador. de
tecting in the poor devils complaint
tone Of truthfulnass. l will investi
! cate the affair, and it, as l begin t.
! think, YOU have not deceived me, 20,
will get, promise you slashing re
ward for this violence. If, on tn
other hand, you have lied to me in tn
slightest particular, l will have yo
n conducted to the frontier and sen
back to France"
81 will agree to the whole of it m
: lord"
e VERY well,n said the ambassador
g sitting down to his desk; take a lette
t to the governor"
a mo, no; am obliged to you. l wi
S not voluntarily set foot again in I'll
> house of a man who has so strange
fashion of dealing with those who hay
L business with him.
o "One Of my secretaries will go vii
e you."
d That is another thing. In cor
It pany with any one from you, will
Il to the Internal regions.
The ambassador gave the necessal
'e orders and the trio left the house.
n In less than an hour the victim
+ the beating returned looking radiant
le ..Well!" said the ambassador.
If at is all right" said the othe
K 'everything is explained"
N ITO your satisfaction, apparently.
as Yes, my lord"
at II confess I would like to hear
I, about it."
"a Nothing easier. His excellen
IN had cook in whom he had entire CO
ID fidence. Four days ago he stole 8
5e rubles and ran away. 1t was
r. place 1 applied for, and went there
st that purpose. Unluckily for me
rs had Just heard of the arrest of
re former cook, so that when his serva
said to him: My lord, here is
a, cookr he thought it was the fugiti
~ who had been brought back, and
IN ing very much engaged on report
Id the emperor, he said without ey
1g turning round: Good; take him {
and give him 100 lashes!' and in tt
m way l got the hundred meant for tt
H. other fellow"
u did the governor make an apology
NJ Better than that" said the coo
Id chinking his pockets, .''he gave me
|, gold piece for every stroke, has takC
mr. me into his service. and assured Il
in that every lick received in advan
at will be credited against every fault
no may commit. So if keep an eye {
re myself it will be several years before
get thrashing.
re- At that moment messenger fro
he the governor arrived to invite the al
re- bassador to taste the new cooks di
,er ner next day. He staid ten years wi
it. this master and returned to Fran
ITS with little fortune of 5000 ruble
N blessing the happy blunder to whi
ire he owed it.-Detr0H Free Press.