Herald and news. [volume] (West Randolph, Vt.) 1878-1943, 1889-03-28

she condescended 70 pluck ono of the
fangs from her celestial mouth, with
the assurance that il might be used as a
pickax TO dig the graves Of their victims,
with the guarentee that it would last
forever Then from her side she pulled
one Of her ribs, which she gave them rs
a knife. 1t was possessed with such
wonderfully keen edge that it could
never be broken nor blunted by anything
with which il might come in contact.
Finally she tore off the hem of her gar
ment, spun in Paradise on the looms Of
the good spirits, and presented it to them
for q moose which would never fail TO
strangle any one about whose throat it
should be cast. She then gave them
strict orders TO mutilate and bury all
bodies that fell by their hands. This
is also the reason why they claimed
divine sanction for committing the
most frightful outrages against their
fellow men.
When they consummated a murder IN
q spot where it was impossible to secrete
the body of the victim, it was placed in
a sack and thrown into a well or hidden
away in a secluded spot in the jungle,
care being taken TO secure it from the
ravages of rowing carnivor@. Then
when favorable opportunity and place
was found they invariably returned and
disposed of it in the regulation manner.
Should it so happen that they failed
in the performance of any of the par
tieulars quoted, they considered that
Kali was mortally offended and fastened
to propitiate her anger by offering a
large share of the gains of their meta
rious undertakings. This was considered
obligatory, for if overlooked or forgotten,
il was sure to bring disaster on all future
undertakings. Therefore their blind be- |
lief that no crime was being committed |
by following the dictates of this divinity
is not to be wondered at, and affords |
some extenuation for their awful deeds. !
After collecting their plumber divis-
ion was made, the best Of all being Of |
fered TO Kali: then double share was
allotted to the chief Having provided |
for these two most mportantcharacters,
the remainder was parceled out among |
them in certain proportions thus: To \
the person who cast the moose and
the victim and the one who /
the body share and half |
was awarded, and to all members who
were present, but not actively engaged,
a share each. The absent members
We're rewarded with half share Strange
to say, there was no quaIreling over the
allotments, and there was no prescribed
method of disposing of the booty, each
receiver being allowed to exercise his
free will in the matter. True to their
instincts, they got rid of it at
some distance from the place where the
murder occurred.
Returning home with the proceeds,
they would spend their time in revelry
and debauchery until the ill-gotten
money was exhausted, when each baud
would again take to the road in search
Of fresh victims.
As a matter of course each member Of
these bands served regular appren-
ticeship, as otherwise he would have
been unable to master all the details
with such skillful deviltTy.
Every Phansigar brought up his male
children to his own profession, and from
infancy they We're taught to consider
murder and robbery as perfectly legiti-
mate means of gaining living. In adj
iition to this, the idea that their destiny
required the commission Of such crimes
was careful = instilled into their minds.
II child was weak, sickly or deformed.
he was allowed to follow the bent of his
natural inclinatiOns-usually to pass his
life in laziness-as none but the strong
md vigorous were considered worthy of
The noviate, upon attaining the age Of
10 or IL years, was allowed to accom-
lany party of the Thugs upon a plum
ierng expedition, and thus given a
PRACTICAL insight into their diabolical