, 1864-11-20

tlf- burton, Inc ENEtlsn tEhvcIlcT. 20 WeA
known by his "Iccca and Medina" and his
work on tho a1ormons, Inns recently publish
cd In English his account Of his visit to Da-
honey, whittier hc went uudcr o(lcinl III
struc,Ions from the British government. Hu
gives In this yolunlr tho fullest account that
las yut appeared Of Tho harlarous religious
r!tc known nstbc "Grnnd CUSTOM" ly wllcl,
70 many lucky victims havu been sacrificed.
ut IT." hu n,ys, however, "nu surru lust Of
blood. nor delight LII torsuro and death, tint
ur,lrfiics thu ritz In tleao lnn.ls, Thr King
llas 10 porurln .isngrccab'e task ovns tia
nncestrnl grnvct, md ho .looA It Ills su..jvo:s
woul'! a'n IN II lMp'ous wurc ilu to curlait ar
omit thu performance. md to suddenly aut,.
prcka It would Id ~ II II Eusajn'An nlnnara!,
were t"rcll''y to p,mlinh rn.yrA !,r thu
tlead."
Tho execution alwaya take place u.lrr dark
On what il called :'Thu Evil Might" ul,A II
any person Ii caught out or his ho.,su on that
night, lu III hcl,raIc1 sD ffjghttM1 snyst6ry
att~lns tho ancrltlcs Of human lIie. Thu
victim" aru first kept Ia building tAas drs-
e,lltd: /;
THE VICTIM TEN. :, Z
"In tho Uhnnjrn n,arkct.p place. ontalla thu
Ak0-chyO Gate, ind mt nttacltd, ~ 1t used
10 lv, 10 tho pa!acu. wall, stood yetIna.a .ahei,
completed and furnished. From a!hr tha
BfnIN was not nnliku that Of m EnEl'ah VII
lags church, harn and q tower. Tho total
hrcadtl, torty. md TIN Hrcatrst height nixty.
II was mnde Of rnHghiT aqnarca posta, ninn
fret high, nnl planted deep In tho Garth. TIM
grnuut! floor Of tho soutl,ur nfrunt .a4i sixtcnn
l,oIcs. ulx,n wllcl. rsst.1 The }olats and r1anks
s9sts"s ts rs,a;n sn .sI%a na"or I t1i ':,na l:r
racl, ifont having tnar }msts. rho wlnlY f"of
1!sectcd by q. single brM3 .tr!lw u aluo
uslrek. u thu inrret and tho barn wure
twrnty rinti'nh. Al! wcru scat@l o,l cagb
passed Ictwcrn thrlr ltg.; shu anklsa, Tho
laallrtl ousatdo with connrctrd tsus. Neck.
lacsa 1t ropc, passing bchlnA thu hack, and
G.steued "a tllo upper artl1a, wsru alro ulaia
tight to tl1c post.. F',e c"niinrmtnt was not
crlltl; zach slrllsn had MI attendant eqnat.
Ting hcl'ld lin, To keep OFT tbs tlea :; all wcra
fed four tlnles day, and wrfu l0osed at
night for sleep. AZ viii bs shown. u ]. sha
King'a object to keep them IN this hest Of hu-
mars, TIE dress Of tilrse victims was tlat of
caps, with spiruls Of i,lur ribbon zawn o,,, aud
calico shirts Of quasi. EuroInan cut, decorated
round tho neck nnd down tho slrtyrs With tud
h!uliags, aa.d with crimson patch on tho
Lft brcust. Til. remaining garment was .
s ~ a,minnna a,.is % s@, mi ~" n, tines Tin
E,n% "er r~nos"s ~ xithouf s,avJnr hIs yfcilms
,,s,'7'.r H.. ciron3,s;s,r woni,ii,vn
ns, ''''t!ea nsea,n anI H. III nrohohI1tv
. wo,,ld nave sI,ccreied: T these men viii alioR
m IT, is To Of teir IT,
that It, prodness tl,Is nons1asmer. They marx
I'd tiur to music, aud they chattercd TO-
r,.tlmr, ss,nrfally rcmarkIni, Ia. Possibly
f1hrv we're i,scujst,nt, upon ihr chaucss Of
pardon" d
- ThIoncb thc 1nf1ncncr of Nr. Burton thu
horrors Of the j" Evil Might" weso somewhat
diminished; Jet he thus describes the scenes
Nv "4.ue''s" '~' ~As o
somsi ~, ..h ~ tho p,,oca xr,s ,ot
aRn5oasn - g lua ~ morat ~ sSed So
pleasant !ae OF it os ,n hs5 ,,"s
was empty gu. Of ats tfnalts n,he he, naa pfa-
enS 1se er', ~ s,tt.ne- :, naiq
a. sna Hn1a - ,,,,-+ad X ~ Gn.,
hPoa & soa@a1ds ahont fortr Srt hi1h n
[nnen pasto1hsu beana tga ncpm:niieulars ngI a.
oeHr connect;nr ho,lzonta]s., Il a little dis