Northern tribune. [volume] (Cheboygan, Mich.) 1875-1885, 1883-12-15

was oci1cu ny Uuc TWO neh
with the conical caps, pulled
little way along the stones in front of
the table to point where the Mandarin
could get a good view of him, and then
flung on his face, his arms being twisted
over his head by one lictor, while he
was Invested of portion of his clothing.
Chan Huen evidently understood what
was to follow, and he howled piteously.
But bowling did not save him, for so
soon as the two lictors had got him into
proper position and had knelt on him,
one of the men with bamboos came up,
and, squatting down on the ground,
began to strike him ON the inner part of
the naked thighs, counting the blows as
they fell. At first sight, despite Chang
Huen's noise, thought the punishment
was very light, but saw soon afterward
that the skin was already black, and the
first twenty-five strokes had left band
of color quite six inches broad. Execu-
toner No. now came up and laid on
another twenty-five, then his comrade
had another turn, and lastly he finished
his fifty. 1t will perhaps be thought
that the injury thus inflicted would be
severe. But the skin was not broken,
and / should say that the bruises would
heal in a week or ten days at most.
Garroters in England, floggod as they
are on the bony back and shoulder
blades, are apl arently hurt much more,
though l was told that the beating
without breaking the skin was much
more painful than it looked Chang
Huen, however, had very few to pity
hin, hn axy;Hanflxr attha,. h,I
or very impecunious man, for no
sooner was the beating over than he was
roughly seized once more by the pigtail
and hauled along over the yard to the
prison with great rapidity, he screech-
ing loudly all the while.
Far more fortunate was culprit who
followed him, and who as he was
thrown down by the lictors, put out
two fingers in such way that the execu-
TONERS could see them plainly. "What
does that meanP" l asked of the Magis-
trate's interpreter. ''He mean he give
two dollars, if not spoilee too much
with bamboo" was the mysterious re-
ply. "But surely" said L, che can
not bride in so open way, under the
very nose of the Mandarin" "Yes,"
said the interpreter, Everybody know.
More better man givee two dollars"
He was certainly speaking the truth;
this gentleman, culprit No. 2, got off
lightly. His bruises were small, his
pigtail was not pulled, he made plenty
of noise, had gone at any rate through
the semblance of severe punishment,
and had lost two dollars-which to him
was no doubt painful event. Posi-
bly, the Mandarin looked upon the mon
etary transaction in the light of fine
by which his underlings benefited. So
the punishments went on. When men
had to receive fifty stripes only one ex-
ecutioner welded the bamboo; when
one hundred had to be inflicted they
were laid on in the way l have already
described. Those who put out their fin
gers got off lightly, those who did no
experienced the majesty of the law in
a very thorough fashion. Then, the
beatings being over, several men were
brought up and cangued, the square
boards. being opened, their heads thrust
through, the boards nailed up, pieces of
paper detailing the sentence pasted on
the top, and the wearers of this very
inelegant species of necktie bundled
into the prison. AS each sentence was
issued, all the understrappers of the
court and the spectators called out
"ApH' in commentator, no doubt, of
the Mandarin's sagacity, the crowd,
consisting of men and women, looking
on with evident satisfaction at both
the bambooing and canguing. With
brief hearing of quarrel between a
man and a woman, in which the man
was ,adjudged the aggressor and SEN
fenced to be locked up, Mr. Chen now
vacated the seat of justice, and the
crowd dispersed; the executioners went
to look after the dollars that had been
promised them,-and which, by the
way, 1 heard, are always paid prompt
ly-and we departed, much edited by
the spectacle of the way in which JUS
tice. in China disports herself.-Cor.
London telegraph.