THE HORSE WHICH PULLED THE BELL OF JUSTICE.

Thames Star, Volume IX, Issue 3060, 5 December 1878, Page 1

THE HORSE WHICH PULLED THE BELL OF JUSTICE.

Charles, Duke of Calabria, was in the habit of daily administering justice at Naples with bis ministers and councillors, who assembled in bis palace. For fear that the guards should not let the poor enter, he had placed in the hull of justice a bell, the cord of which hung outside the fiist court.' An old horse abandoned by his master came to rub himself against the wall, and in so doing rang the bell. " Open the door," said the prince, " and let whoever it is come in." "It is only fSignor Capece's horse," said the puard on entering. At this all the assembly

began to laugh. .." You may laugh," said the prince, " but let it be known that real justice extends its care even to animals. Call Capece." " What is your pleasure, sire P" said lie. "is this your horse that you allow to stray P" asked the duke. "Well, prince," replied the j cavalier, "he was a fine animal in his day, he made twenty campaigns under me; but now he is old, and no longer of any use, and I do not see why I should keep him in,pure loss." " The king well rewarded you, did he not?" "Yes, he loaded me with honours." " And yet you will not even keep this animal, who has shared so many of your troubles! Go this moment and give him a stall in your stables, and see that he is treated like all your other horses, or else I will no longer look upon you as a loyal cavalier, apd you will not be in my good graces,"—Translated from the French by Sophie Bayley, Edgcote Rectory (a young lady of 12^ years).

The inventor of the piano died in great physical and menial agony, tormented by the awful fear of future punishment. Nothing ever grew on his grave but dog fennel. And there wasn't more than half a crop of that. There is a world of latent ingenuity in human nature which is never properly developed. Many a young, man shows ingenuity enough in steering clear of an ice cream saloon when promenading with his girl to elaborate a Keeley motor. " What is conscience " asked a schoolmaster of his class." "An inward monitor," replied a. bright fellow. "And what's a monitor ? " " One of the ironclads." / '.'.. At a New Orleans negro ball, in lieu of " Not transferable" on the tickets, a notice was posted over 1 the door, "No gentleman admitted unless he comes himself." ■■;.•' '■