The Charleston daily news. [volume] (Charleston, S.C.) 1865-1873, 1873-01-14
TIE STORY oFA 1ERY BAD INDIAN.
from the overl lud Morthly.l


On tho reservation there once lived an Indian
who was so thoroughly bad in very respect
that he was generally known by the sobrlqnet
of the s.Yuka Devils He committed all the
scven deadly sins and good many moro,
not every day Of his life, at least az otten % no
One day no wandered of considerable way
from the reserve. accompanied BY Two OF hls
tribal brethen, and they fell upon and want
only murdered three squaws W1tnouf any
known provooation Whatever. Yney Hete
pursued by detachment Of the Rarr1eons over:
taken, captured, carried back manacleG nano
and foot. and consigned TO the. Ru1rdnouae.
Tn some inexpicable manner the dedp con-
tr,yed to break his fetters ssunder, and tnen
tied them on again with twine in such asn-
ION rhat when The turnkey came eiong On =
tour OF inspection he perceived notnln9 aHSs.
Being taken out for some purpose of DlnSs ~
soon afterward. he seized the opportunsM 20
wrench off his manaceS and escape; he Sas he
was speedily ogertakeu again and p9oGRnt
down with pullet, which wounded nun
slightly, taken back to the guardhouse, heayl.
ly Iroped, and cast into q dungeon. DO No
feigned death. Fer four days he never swsi.
lowed q crumb OF nourishment, tasted ae
water, breathed no breath that :oouia pe. ms.
covered, and lay with every muscles Eelaxeo
like corpss. 70 all tuman perception he was
dead, except that his body did not be:amo
rigid or cold. - -
AT Last a vessel OF water was placed on 9
table hard by; information Of that mot was
all the attendants withdrew, the dungeon 10
lapsed into silence,: and he was eecfety
watched. - ;,,v...
After long time,.. whom profound sanness
prevailed, and when the watohman nad rpsAWz
10 believe he was in trance at least. ae. oal:
tionsly lifted up his head, eaxsd stealthily IN
ronnd hlm, scrutiniging every Granny ana orss-
iee of light, then softly crawled on all fonss 70
the table, taking care not to claak ms cnnIS
the while. took down the pitcher sno .aFAnS
deep and long. ~.
insta antS-sst t,tuous was the obslnecyM tIs
savage he droPpsd as no nsI oeoa .no., ,,nw
informed that his play Was quite tee snal3M
for any further purposes, and as soon - tds
gallows could be put in order the,execuaon-
era entered and plainly told him that the pro
parations we're fully completed Tor MS uKng'
of. -, -, -.
half carrying the miserable Wr0tch, tpeJ CON,
Quoted him forth 70 the soanoio. AMMWp' 'in, sha
faccid. and nerveless. as he is, tney un n,m ~
upon the platform; but still he makes not fne
least motion, and exhibits no consciousness on
all these stern and grim preparations;
BE is supported IN an upr1ght posltion 20.
tween two soldiers, hanging lneiei,s 0uIosn
on their shoulders; his head is Iiite0 Up nom
his breast, where it droops in heavy hslplees-
ness; the new. bought rope, cold, and naLa. 1S
and proky eosd ;ns1sd s6ous ms 81 sSs .de the
merciful cap, winch shuts OF these heart-slek.
ening preparations from the eyes Of the tsins
and shudderlng criminal, is dipensed WITH, Sno
everything is In perfect readiness. = -
The solemn stiffness betting the awful
spectacle about to be eoaoted falls upon tne
few spectators. The fatal signai is RiSeni sns
snk with it ss il about to vanish into the earn,
and and hide their eyes from the ira ety. Wltn !. .
dead. @ dun thud the tightening rope vreHenes
the Door savage from their upbearing shoulders
into nltiless naid-air; and the Yuka Devil. hs1g-
inc there without twitoh or shivsr, quichy
passes from simulated to unequivocai oesIo.