Clinch Valley news. [volume] (Jeffersonville, Va.) 18??-2019, 1891-10-09

Gaining upon each 8uu every separate
Tartar to. let him have the use Of his
hands and the cutlass aud meet him on
fair gound. What would they do with
us2 We were very soon to know.
With hospitality we could not I'M
dcrstand, the chief signed us to SIT
down, and presently great dish of de-
licious rice was placed before US and we
were, by signs, invited to cat. Our
morning trip had made us both hungry,
notwithstanding that We had already
had some breakfast, and not even the sad
memory of the death of our comrades
could prevent our "ptching in" Then
came bowls of most refreshing, sparkling
spring water. What would come next2
We noticed, as we finished our repast,
iiendish grin spread over the features
our host. He made a sign and SAID
something which we, of course, did not
| understand. Two fellows came up and
evidently said all was ready, for at an.
other few words we were seized, made
to stand on our feet, our arms bound Sc
culely TO our sides, our ankles tied to-
gcther and we were dragged of.
Presently we camo to q spot where not
q tree of any kind formed the slightest
protection from the suns rays, and where
at distance of about six feet apart we
saw two large, deep holes.
"Now, what are they going to do2"
asked Joe.
had no time to answer, for in min
ute we were dumped, feet foremost, one
into each hole. Then the beggars began
shovcling the sand soil in on top of us.
"Thcy'rc going to bury us alivcl"
said Joe.
1t was worse than that. That would
have killed us too soon. They only
buried us to the necks, leaving our heads
free, but so securely fixed in the soil
that we looked like couple of living
heads on u magician's table. Great God !!
what horribly conceived torture was
thisl While we were buried helpless
there brute came and with sharp knife
carefully shaved round patch from the
tops of our heads, then another smeared
some sticky substance thereon. Were
they going to set fire to us? Worse even
than that!
DO not suppose that oil this was done
in silence. BY no means. A horrible,
yelling, jccring, hooting crowd sur
rounded us, and how they came and spat
in our faces and slapped us with flat
pieces Of bamboo. This went on for
couple of hours, and the sun was beating
down upon lis with almost unbeatable
power. Then the flies came in myriads
and bit and stung us. Then came cry
from Maxtcd, which quickly echoed:
"Tm burstingl If this don't stop
soon I'll burst!"
The rice and water we had swallowed
was swelling, and the weight of the soil
creating an enormous resistance our
agony was intense.
"Great Godl Why didn't we tell the
men to come sooncr2"
Then poured forth the checriest words
think of
They'll never obey you, sir; they'll
get anxious and come"
His words were prophetic. They were
hardly out of his mouth when We heard
the hearticst British cheer ever heard
ring through the olcaring-thcn Il volley
and another from good British rifles,
and then the short swapping of the re
volvers-and then l tainted.
A wees. later, lying in my cabin on
the Ticker, l heard how ono of the men,
angry at not being chosen to make the
inland excursion with me, had followed
us Short distance through the forest.
He had seen the attack and Mt once
scampered back to the boat. Realizing
that ten men would be of little use
against so many Tartars, they had rowed
down the river right back to the Ticker
and reported my capture to Commander
Napier, who had como himself with
brigade to my rescue, with the results
that you have already read.
Every pirate in that scoundrelly crew
was shot or cutlassed in the attack. Not
one escaped.-Ne'o York Recorder.