The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1868-07-14
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mona Whatever he undertook he On.
,leasored 20 uphold by qnoliug from
Holy Writ The massacre Of the ma
tive prisoners which took place two
days before the battle Of Fsllah was
supported BY copious extracts Before
tho execution took place he called his
fayorite chiefs together into the palace
and Informed them that the feringhoes
were coming, ard possibly they might
be besieged, and therefore il Vas incum-
bent upon him TO provide for the we'll
fare Of bis brave soldiers There were
several prisoners in Magdela; ineorrigi-
biz bad oues-wbo bad moeked at him
and refused wise counsels would il not
be better 10 put away those who cat the
bread OF idleness, eating the sustenance
Of the garrison, thereby destroying
what chance they had Of maintaining a
siege for any length Of time 2 The
chiefs thus apostrophized agreed unan-
imously that the Negashi should do
what seemed good in bis owa eyes
His words were wisdom Satisfied that
be had gained tho viii Of his principle
men ho ordered that they saonld be
brought before the imprisoned Ferring-
hsss quarters with their chains on. -
After the chiefs left him TO dc his bid
ding be dressed himself in his state
robes and donned the imperial crown
preparatory to visiting the Europeans.
Having done so he rode on ais white
mule down to Salingine wherehe found
the European and native capties drawn
up in two parallel lines, surrounded by
his soldiers, armed to the teeth
With proudest mien he rode up to
where the prisoners stood with dread
ful anxiety manifest in each counte-
nance. Two chiefs hastened to lay
hold Of the stirlups as he prepared
to dismount, and deep silence reign.
ed around such q silence, to use
the captiyes words, as TO make the
beating Of our hearts audible. My
heart was in my throat, almost causing
strangulation; my pulse beat al railway
speed; ! felt my knees tremble. and the
awful suspense and uncertainty were
worse than the shocking reality / wit
messed afterwards. "
After dismounting the King walked
backwards mp and down the line eyeing
us sternly, and sort Of barbaric maj
esty pervaded every motion. Seeming
ly satisfied with his inspeciisn he
strobe quickly and nervously to tAe cen
ter Of the line, impatiently throwing his
sliken toga over his shoulde andpush-
ing his crown from his br ow backward
50 as to have a clearer view OF lis VIC
tim, he Kissed through his closed teeth
TO the native captives, saying, Ghhold
l am going to slay you becarss I call
cd you and you refused; I stretched
out my hand imploringly to you, and
you set at nought all my counsel, and
would none of my reproof Now /
will laugh at your calamity, ha, hal /
will mock you as your fear comes;
when your fear comes as destruction
and your destruction comes as a whirl-
wind; when distress and anguish comes
upon you" Then turning to his sol
diers he ordered them to separate those
whom he had named, and after ninety
men, women and boys had been sepa-
rated from the rest, cooking bis pistols,
he shouted ont, "Now who shall / de-
stroy frstP" No answer. what,
said he sarcastieally. "are there none of
these princes and warriors Of Ethiopia
desirous of dying by the hand Of Theo-
dorus, have you all turned women
when the hour of death is nigh?'
Hold shouted Ras nigeria, Gala
chief | and my fellows are in your pow
er now; but, Kassai, why did you lie to
me; why, oh why was | such an ass as
to listen to your subtle words: why did
| come and put my head in the lion 8
jaws? Oh for one minute neck to neck
with you, Kassai / would show you
how Gala warrior meets his enemy.
Give me q spear and horse and meet
me fairly and equally here ouly for
two minutes: | would kill YOU and
curse you. You dare not, prisoner /
am, with chains on my limbs. would
fight you if you dared to meet me.
"No, returned Toeodorus, with in
creasing wrath in his countenance, "you
tried to betray me to my enemies; spy
and traitor, you shall be food for the
jackal tonight. On the heads Of all
those who have compassed me about
the mischief of their own lips shall
curse them. Let them be cast into the
FIRE, into the deep pit, that they rise
not again" Strip these fellows, said
he, "and let them behold each others
shame, and give me their exact mum
ber. !" Their rags were torn from them,
and each man woman and boy stood be-
fore him naked. The number OF those
whom he had ordered for execution
was three hundred and eight--two hun
dred aud seventy five men, five women
and twenty eight boys.
He then said, Spear the Gala dog
Ingerta, spear him, say" and Ras
Ourary Euric, ever ready TO obey The
odorus, levelled a spear and flung it at
his breast Thou hast done well. said
the King, as he saw the weapon had
gone deep into his bosom; but Ras In
gertr plucked it out Of the wound and
aung it contemptuoasly at Thoodorus'
feet Another one" shouts Theo dorus,
spear him again, and SIX chiefs inn
mediateiy sank their weapons into his
body.
The wounded chief stood up baavely,
and drew them all out one after anoth-
er, the blood squirting from his wounds
in crimson streams. when be fell down
and died.
Impatient al the slow progress Of the