The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1879-03-02

In at the ankles. In two Of the instances the
shirts were a mass OF rags, frayed into rib
bons at the edges and holding wondefiuiIy
together None of them wore saudais OF
euriously around them with their jft hair
hanging over their faces and their hands
strapped behind their backs, aud all looking
thoroughly desperate rufllanS. The provost
Hussars, showed each man his plank and
made him walk across 1t. This all the men
did without much compnlsiOD. They did not
appear to realize what was about to happen
to them, and kept looking over their should
efs to see what was going on. Their legs
were strapped together, what appeared to be
their old puggarees or tuIbans were tied over |
their faces, and the nooses were fixed round |
their necks. Then they appeared to realize
what WAS coming and all commenced crying |
out prayers to Allah.
SOMETHING LIKE A JERSEY HANGING.
-Four European soldiers caught up ropes at |
tached tD the plankiDg. signal WAS given
and they pulled at the same moment. sweep
ing away the scaffold and launching the pris-
ers into the air. But 1t was only for a second
that the condemned men hung. The cross
beam creaked and broke with n startling
crash, and the four men fell to the ground,
half hanging, half resting their 1eet on the
eartp. Scarcely had any person time to feel
Mortified at this unfortunate accident before
the provost marshal drew his revolver ana
sent bullet through each mans brain.
A NIGHT ALARM.
At the dead OF last night, when no sound
could be heard but the occasional "Alfs well
of the pickets, there suddenly was set up
most, charming bowling and shrleking,
mingled with the sounds OF o drum and an
other shrill musical instrument like an
| Afghan pipe. Awakened from our first sleep
| by this unearthy noise we CROPPED Tor our r..
volvers and prepared for the worst IL
seemed perfectly clear that the Jajis and
Yuris had swarmed out of the Durwaza Pass
and all the other places which they infest
and were now attempting to destroy the
camp in something after the manner OF the
daredevil Wazris. When we were more
fully awake-when in fact, we were prepared
to sell our lives dearly to the rash invaders
Of our camp-strangely enough we heard
amid the laundering din sounds OF laughter
and merrihent similar to that which iolioWs
q students tea party. Again, the fiendlsh In
strument, whose shrill blasts were making
night hideous, sounds uncommonly ike the
So tch bagppe while the drum must be a
British drum, for no Afghan could beat IL 80
fast and keep such good time to the more
piercing musical weapon. AS the storm Oh
mu ic and laughter drew nearer we stepped
out of our tents, still with our revOlvers IN our
} hands, ready to solve the mystery. Whal
was it2 Had the enemy been bold enough
| toattackS us on our own grOui az No, IL was
simply the officers and men of the seventy
second regiment serenadiDg the General
and i'm accordance with time-honoret
Scotch practice playing the old year out ane
the new year in.
AN ASIAN MYSTERY.
Visitors to the tent of the Tenth Hussars
saysa correspondent Of the Neps at Basawul
are apt to get u surprise, not only to tnel
ears but to their eyes. Chancing to be there
the other day one OF the officers called out II
that loud tone of voice in which Indian ser
. wants are shouted to, Lord Beaconslleiu
gurram PAM lao" At once from the outside
the voice of Khitmaghar replied, "Atch'
Sahib. gufram PAM lata hal. lata hal"
!; cannot undertake to explain the whole OF thi
veritable Asian mystery, but can translate
these words, which will be a contribution s.
far of the matter. The officer first request
: my Lord Beaconslield to bring some no
! water and the reply announces tnat tne no
water is In the process OF being brought o.
that nobleman No one but III ysef seemed +
heed the words; every one in the tent re
4 manned as II nothing remarkable nad bee
/, said, Indicating that they were all familia
: with such call; 60 / hesitated to ask wha
| hidden meaning could be concealed In th
: words had listened to.
Y LORD BEAGoNsFIELD NO. 2.
I or course took care not to look astoniShet
{ but there was q moment or so OF strang
i suspense, which WAS SO far ended by the Oh
q trance OF q Khitnagher with Kettle cor
$ tanning hot water A glance at his lace an
the establishment already begun was stf
Il more increased by seeing face before III
x which seemed to be identical with that whic
we are so familiar with In the pages of Ittnc
and which we recognize as the couDtenanc
l. of the present Prime Minister of England
; The tint of the skin Is undoubtedly differen
:, but the form OF the features, and even th
). expression. are stiikingly alike, the cul
= hanging over the brow being the only poit
- wanting; but the mind once suggests ths
;, it liz there, but Is concealed by the folds OF tn
" white puggree, which covers the tofehea
Z close down to the eyes The resemblance, 4
" doubt, explains the reason of the name, bt
L why Lord Beaconsfied should have such
n perfect Doppelganger out here In Afghan
a istan at this moment is mystery which ma
" or may not require an explanation.