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"A horse!" shouted the Notary, "I will stake a horse with his

caparison; and I will further covenant before the local court,

that I deposit this ring as a reward for our arbitrator, the

Judge."

"I," said the Assessor, "will stake my golden dog-collars,

covered with lizard-skin, with rings of gold, and my leash of

woven silk, the workmanship of which is as marvellous as the

jewel that glitters upon it. That outfit I wished to leave as an

inheritance to my children, if I should marry; that outfit was

given me by Prince Dominik Radziwill,47 when once I hunted with

him and with Prince Marshal Sanguszko and General Mejen,48 and

when I challenged them all to course their hounds with me.

There-something unexampled in the history of the chase-I captured

six hares with a single bitch. We were then hunting on the meadow

of Kupisko; Prince Radziwill could not keep his seat upon his

horse, but, dismounting, embraced my famous hound Kania,49 and

thrice kissed her on the head. And then, thrice patting her on

the muzzle, he said, 'I dub thee hence-forward Princess of

Kupisko.' Thus does Napoleon give principalities to his generals,

from the places at which they have gained great victories."