The Yazoo City Whig and political register. (Yazoo City, Miss.) 1842-1844, 1843-06-02


those who presented themselves before him,
Jssserie SyHd appeared, bearing his infant
child in his arms. The major had wholly
forgotten him, and the manner in which he
had been compelled TO enforce the payment
Of bis arrears; nor would he now have re-
cognised him, had he not boldly advanced
tothe foot Of the stone steps, al the top Of
which the collector was sitting,eas before
stated, hearing and adjudging be several
cases that came before him.
tsDo you remember me, sahib9" demand
ed the native, salaaming TO the ground
docs the great Enghshman remember the
poor Indian who last year was made TO pay
the long arrearsGm
sSuTely," replied Tomliuson.
81 am he, worthy collector, am he, who
had hisevery pice "a small coin) "taken from
him. when the child he now bears in bis
arms and his old father were almost starving.
am he, who at that moment made vow
to the gods Of bis fathers that be would live
to be revenged on the destroyer of his for
tune and his happiness, and thus accom-
pIish my oath.''
The collector started up, fancying the
imam was about TO assault him. He, on the
other hand, calmly stepping one pace back
suddenly raised his child high above hi.
head. and seiziug il by its ankle, in the mex
instant dashed out its brains on the step be
fore which he was standing. Then, turning
to the horri6ed magistrate, he calmly added
"Behold my act Of retaliation! The chile
that lies dead before you was nv only one
my one. have destroyed it'll have saCri
Coed it TO the god Of vengeance, and IFS pre-
cious blood be on your head! You are il
murderer: have killed it IN your name.
is even now in the valley of death, calling
for revenge on you, who are its real assas
sin. Had possessed any thing more dear
would have sacrificed it in the same way
to secure the punshments which must avail
you. My revenge is now compIete.n
The wretcheed fanatic was instantly se
lze6, and shortly afterwards tried. Far fTOI
attempting to palliate bis offence, he lOudl
gloFicd in it; far from speaking of il as
) rash act, committed in a moment-of tempt
TaFy insanity he nat nnl, -Aflmi11sl she f2e
! bu: coolly argued on the justice oft; addin
Z that if he escaped from his present doom,
II would immediate other victims 20 secure
2 future vengeance on his enemys The ma
was consequently tried, convicted, and exc
l cuted.
I A few days after this, person called 1
the collectors Office to claim his fee as exc
cutioner, for having carried the late ser
lence of the law into effect. The mono
Q was paid him, and he was about to depar
y when Major Tomlinson happened, as mel
! matter of curiosity, 10 ask his name. I'M
9 CINE his surprise when he found it the SAN
|. as that of the malefactor himself The q
: incidence struck him as strange.
Is care you any relation Of the deceased
d al am his father, sahib."
n "And you hanged your own son?'
"What could do, sahib? Il was my son
fate. Had not performed the last duli,
Of towards him, some one else would; and,
as we we're already poor, it would nave bee
IL a pity that any one else should have pr
rs 6ted by our misfortune.
as "And did you feel no compunetion, /
n sorrow about the act2''
e. "Sahib, il was mp chld's fate; he vi
u born TO it. He has fulfilled It: why, The
pc should his father repent7" And with ID
in salaam, and many thanks for his fee, the Q
cd ecutioneF Of his own son contcn tedly le
the Presence of the astonished collector.