Orangeburg news and times. [volume] (Orangeburg, S.C.) 1875-1877, 1875-08-07
The Cat. o'-nine-tnils.

| The Auckland Herald furnishes
some interesting information respect,
ing the manner in which punishment
is meted out to convicts in New Zea-
land. A visitor to the prison dcs-
cribcs the executioner lis a powerful
fellow, stripped to his shirt, which, was
rolled'up OH his arms and displayedan
extraordinary mass Of sinew and
strenth. Beside him was box in
which were ranged the instruments
ofpunishment- "cat-o' -nine.tails." :"
The first Of the victims to suffer pun
ishment was middle-aged. hard. fea-
turcd fellow, who OH being led through
an iron gate, was ordered by the exc,
cutioner to strip. Divesting himself of
his clothes he was led to the triangies
and the straps passed round his wrists,
ankles and waist; it was impossible to
move. The oxecutioner took up one Of
the heaviest "cats," passed hia fingers
through the nine tails of the whip and
then brought it sdown upon the cul-
prit's back. There was shrek of
agony. and in l;";d blue lines inc flesh
stood out upon the poor wretch's
shoulders. "One!" cried the warden,
and again the cat swung high up i'll
the air to descend a second time. The
deep blue lines turned red, the blood
oozed through a dozen different cuts
and the skin began to pell in strips
along his back. Shrek after shrek
rent the air. The sight was sickening.
AS each blow was dealt the prisoner
writhcd i'll agony, and when the lash
fell tor the last time and the straps
we're looscned that held him he turn.
ed away, faint, weak, scarcely. rccog-
nizable as n human being, marked
and disgraccd for life, Two otncr
prisoners were then led out md the
lsssslej terrible -psrteGe;slee rens2ted -
Wrong Kind Of a Shirt.
1t was respectable looking color
ed man who brought his washing
home.
"Your wife is gnotl washcrwnman,
isn't she ?? said the young bachelor to
the pulitc and ohsequious man. 'a
"Yaas, sir, she commonly always
give sati'faction," replied the husband
ofthe lnnndrcss. aat
"Wcll," resumed the young bache-
lor in his blandcst and most insinuat-
ing manner, "You can tell your wife
that | esteem her very highly as one
possessing many womanly and Christ
ian virtues, domestic gem and house
hold ornament, II social luminary and
molal beacon, an exemplary Christian,
gentle loving wife, washerwoman
among ten thousand, aud altogether
lovely. but there's one objection"
Whats dat, snr?" inquired the
smiling African, who had been show
ing two rows of spotlcss ivory and
cavcrnous opening ofthe head. whilo
his wife was being 80 extravagantly
eulogIzed. ~ iy'l fA- $40 4.
Whats dat, hoss?' II 4,n
tp"She puts a'lthe starch in my socks,
and uone in ntny shirts; she washes or
irons all the buttons off and ft,rgrts to
replace them; exchanges my clothes
for those Of some other patron, aud if
you'll look at this (holding up gar
ment,) you'll sec how inconvenient it
would be to wear either pantaloons,
cuff or collars with such shirt rs
she sometimes sonds me. It may be
that she cuts off tile arms and collar
to make tho tnil longer, but can't
see what the deuce she should want to
rufile the edges for"
The darkey looked little disgusted
as lie wrapped the garment up to take
it home, but only said "Idea sending
q man dat kim O shirt !!"- lIksbny
UcraM.
A si,orkeoper purchased OF an Irish
woman a quantity Of butter, the Jumps