The Texas Republican. [volume] (Marshall, Tex.) 1849-1869, 1858-12-24
BLACK AND WHITE BEANS,
OR THE LOTTERY or LIFE AND DEATH

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The lottery, IA the internal scheme i"r
the selecting Of human VICTIMS was
termed, was arranged in the following
manner: a hundred and seventy s'N
beans, seventeen black and the balance
white, were deposited IN creek, so coy
cred with n silk handkerchief AS to CON
ceal the beans. This vessel So pregnant
with the issue OF lie and death, stood on
a low wall about breast high, winch sep
aratcd the prisoners from the Mexican
officers, and behind which the latter
assembled to witness and direct the
proprcss Of the most important rattle
that mortal ewes ever bchcd. The black
bean TO the unfortunate, drawer forcbo-
dod ",I,e sle,n that knows 40 waking =
the white. exemption from such fate.
For the purpose. however, of sacrificing
a, MANY of the officers as possible, the
latter were placed at the bottom of the
crock or urn, while the lorner-the black
hcous-wrrc ucrmit,cd to remain ON top.
until the o,licers had drawn. WHEN the
vessel was shaken. and it's contents
ouu,llv MINGLED This mean trick al-
forJs n lively and by no tlcpns an IN
cannon ,v,n,,lo of Mexican notions of
f,,i,u.ss and honestly
When the reading Of the fatal decree
was finished and ali AGAIN were silent.
thc in,r.pid Cameron. uuou whose males.
,ir farm All ewes were involuntary turned
ns be moved Ia and fro. like some fable
,rod -, ,nci.u, times cxclaimed--" for
nv own worthless life | care no more
,Lnn tho ,u,uiny stream for the forest
d,yv,r hloomiur unou its green banks :;
L,, fnr mv Lr,yc troops whose Gallant
drcd. in defence of their conntry's rights
have sn often witnessed. and who are
now nbout TO be inundated upon the al
far nr n Llnodv vengeance, nv hear,
blccds with AN anguish which words
.,ruo, axnrcss- Here the sneaker. over
come bv feelings that choked his utter.
nurn f,r a moment, panscd. Finally,
,n.stcr,,.,, his svuunthies ho continued,
=" Hut lon,pa,,'. * upayailinr; we are
,.,.,;p.e Tine A we are tn draw bows.
I,,,s Ia a, H. shifting the action to The
wnrl and in unti,ipaiion of any com.
mand ia do so h, calmly advanced to
tho ,r,.l nnL thrrstiup his hand INFO
,ho mouth of the vessel drew forth q
,vL;,o bnnn 81 likewise did his com
,,.,,,;,,, ~, = Wilson The ucxt
ran.s call.d wore William Eyou and
FW Gibson
/, w,Il ma, H.. surnr;s;uv if nm an occa.
s;n, mo Ills wc should Lay, been con.
s,rninn1 IN /, hri,f review of our mast
career There stood The clay coi6rcsi.
,n,i,nnsl,nl,n. crock til, silk hand.
kcrcbicf carefully folded over the top.
prcycnted mortal vision from paering ~
10 it's fearful secrets. Perhaps that little
article of carthcnwarc was the urn in
which were buried oil hopes OF life
and pleasing dreams of future happine 50.
Perhaps in its dark chambers 'urkcd the
evil germs Of our dcstiny-,hc spirit to
summon us away into eternity! Weeas'
"a ightning-glanoo through the vista OF
past years, Many acts thronged the
storchousc Of busy memory OF which we
deeply and sincerely rcpcnicd But the
mirror which reflected the deeds at by.
gone days, exhibited no rcmcdtated
enormity or irreparable wrong. In the
atoning blood uf u blessed Ecdcemcr
there was sufficient efficacy for the eSp''
alton of our sins even though they were
IKE scarlet we fc''c'"ocfuu ".'" "u'
numerous escapes rom hh'n'hch' lo'"'
Throughout the viciss''hacs VI o''vu'
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