, 1877-07-28

a. 'rrrenoninuE a. If wc Ind been nt Versatile. in
poltenrrs. The mandarin, who had ap;,nrrntiy ony
called IN 10 take hi. cnvr of bts colleagues went
"nt again hy VIC door of honor. and hey, .akIng
III t!trir pa'toHr>s f1ccs returned to thrff wurk
He l. il c"int Il, presssIc ut the c1ccntlon.'
,al'l J.. make % hst.r.' We fonnd thc courtyard
VITA j'n:brr4 md ,na.eh oeks, cavaliers on 1ittIo
co1rc- cnlprrd ponIe.. parA.ots, b:nncrs, ronaa.
fich srdan.e .ehatf ca!rcd BY s'z eonl!es roted IN
middle. *eated mn the esnnnd IN ba.kcts. with sui
len conntenanccf ana heavily ironcd, Dozen rnS-
gel men. ihc vietnB.
''At each moment new captive waa brought up.
cell: eael' wa. sized and bonnd by the tnsnkeJa
from namap. BY two l'cnret1: n wtoden tao ted
rpund HI. neck. g.ve his name md age. and label
pn'ted npnn \ .tlck announced tic crtmo for which
ac was ~ die. by or!ef Ut ttle Enpcrt,r.
''ft IL apmc distance to tho ttst of execution,
anf we hurried into our cha.s and ret out. A. we
nonnccd that tlc prptA1s!on VIVA forming. 10 great
an tlnp!esp!on had the whne affair left on my
mind--this rr,o)t!nR Justice the horrible Appa.
sha.nblef. the n'a.Gnefads npon the death march
th1t- A. heard Tho ancarthly racket and waa
ourne 'rif.Y tronEh .hs crowd. I amo*t feit NJ.
hi4cons haiktss bcIsg jol.ca % Tho s,nnvh,eri
Ihs s1ssntlos xrouna I'd T. tua tr!sn9nlsr
some wrrtched hnates. The lnhnh.tsnts-so,uo
rsrsd ~ en- T. 70 Ths,
iefrnt 70 he .eeno sbu a. 10 en- en.e,sa Tex ne
The field t1 tlr5 their pottery: indeed, ~ 70 Ar
rived: ~ I'D , Ghlnaman was hnsrtedly removing
c1ccutlnnct and hs vlctlms.
.'At arat sight nothing could be tnorr innocent
,nt ssn ssan H. tlis iAse 'ross.ts held. but on
and 3svs of qnieknc IN which might be scea scat.
Scned btts II scned soes 1 o % tbo.e. %n'sn asia M
lhcs tic prjtonera vim are tu be tortured. com.
nss 'noao =, nonI.h,snt |. g e't ihyn 10 piece.
:9%. ~ 'ss R md ss' se4sE r p5.s F. H. IL
hsad'msn; he x;, sGnt'nsa indicating thek:
rolled up md bearing large sabcr. 'io Ia NJ, tm-
portsnt pcfsonagc md 1ca!es The cary work 10 his
..At hi. moment thc cuftcse entered the little
s;s .sIsS sf !t s$ ISn f;S1 ,s
Snes one bsicrs ,Ss othcs u two i!nes. twe%sy sa
skulls the queue. that had been 'oo.cncd or dszr.
ran:clt-il,cn waited:
niy han ron,e difficulty IL ~ S,sktna his wy through
oaas.n s' crt,ea, s ~ dsa TOT ha m r.
weapon. and tighcned bis girdic. aud tbs knceIing
PRISONERS weariy twi.tcd their ou.sirrtchcd necGs,
" sa o h.,s eo.c tsoar ts qs,n. Wat
thuse puof devil during there ten centuries al
"atttHV, the H12ntal torture sitHr2tslsd wlttUpt
rnot,.e AMI by sheer nc.I!scnfe to their phys!cal
punishment. Thcse thry were, kneal3ny in Ion.
linc. each ono hcholdIn2 brfnrr him the heads that
should bc loppuI nH bciora l!s turn ca,uc,
ac1nstcd the yellow faces with tuat such thuurht
as III but did not upon them ClSc arlyea.
sion, 8ne Indication uf fcnfu,rn.. one nltscIr
mug. one sign of fenr. Everywhere Wa rcsg,..-
tiun, indifference. or british nncnnrjuutrcts
Two were chewing the bctel.ruot, or something Of
thr Hufi.
.'.tt last The crowd opened and tho MandafIn'e
fedan Appeared. Tl* was tllr rlstat 10 teun
What f!1,n tsnnspired Jatt nut write ynu. Hs fe.
nA..thrancc n Ike that uf I nightmare. | hare
etill hcfUrv my cyt> tho twd Cxecutfoncrs awnvtny
tAeIr rcAIen'd blades. klcsda ruling upun tlc
ground VI remaining attarhct II the necks nv fav
Ut Gc.A, Gccn7!tatud trunks sinking ,nwn MI
fcckcI With ruFc. | sec AI,. Fbnv hrsnkfny nli
frntn !sls work ~ etaMge hIs aword. tic edge Of
whlctI bad h cosnc oulc,l: then avatn Itear the
steel CLICKING IN t'lr Arc. bone, tho th.4l uf heals
falling oil the brlcsy c1ay. The cry Of admiration Ly
the thF1tnE ut eactI scientific hluW.
''ln u few minute. all was dune. In tie middle
Q! the ya:ti. III pno1 of tooly M!rr, 1ny twenty.
four 1nppeI c1rn+rr. ind The nltrh anta were pasn-
III: about III H., carrying bY Tho Eay several heads
with fixed tyr.tas. tc tlra.rin4 b.l,!nI thrni the
sottes. hacked. ig1iol'c. t,a!ruu*. At thIs H.
r:ant tho icaslsnan. whl hat! jnrt noticed ill., ap-
prUaclic1, and presenting. It'll snsoktnt Wit,
llost. thu twn swUrfIs with whtr!, the wufk butl
bpcn s!0ne, altered to Eell them to VI fur ST. ~ NC
might like to have tltrsn hy way Ut sonyenlr!"