Morning journal and courier., 1893-09-27

to my hrst trial, cheering and euoourssfDo
me with q few words whenever i dreS
near them. The handkerchief was then
tntrusted to me by the Gooroo, with the
solemn words: Take this sacred weHpou.
NY son; put thy heart into 1t. In the
holy name of KAlee BhoEanes, bid 1t do
thy villi'
I'VE remained In conversation come
ames and then threw ourselves on our ear
pets to snatch q brief rest. Before long
we were roused and all moved out together
The night Was beautiful, the road excel
lent, and we pushed on In high Epirita.
The booty we were shout to secure, the
tact with which the whole affair had been
managed, would mark 1t as an enterprise
of superior craft and skill. We had pro-
oeeded about two coss (four niles) when
one of the scouts made his way 70 NV
fathers side. Is the hole cleEredF asksd
my father. InshAlls, 81 In. See you yon
dark outline of hillsI A stream runs
from them, and In its bed we have made
the bhil, or burying place. You Will say
we have done well. 1t is half q coHs lone
milel from here All were warned 10 be
silently at their posts, and each man or
pair OF men hung close on the rear of those
assigned 70 them. A man came from the
front, whispered q few wo-ds TO ny faith
er, and again went his way. From the top
of bank we looked down upon q small
stream, with high and steep Eides. This
felt intuitiyely was the spot, and at that
dread moment my father. in q low voice,
murmured tHooshisreeF (csuticn-l he
then went to the side of the cart and rep
resented to the sowcar that The bank was
so steep and the bed of the stream 30
stony that he would hkve TO descend. BE
did so, and the whole scene Is now before
me. The bullocks and their drivers were
all In the bed of the little stream urging
on their beasts; bat IL was easy 10 see that
every stranger had q Thug behind him,
awaiting the signal. At that supreme mo-
ment eagerly olutched the fatal hAndker-
chief and kept within a foot of my uneon-
scious victim. 'Jey KAlee, shouted my
father. II was the signal, and instantly
oheysd. Quick as thought the cloth WAS
round the wretch's neck / seemed en-
dued with superhumsn strength. 1
vrenched his neck, deep into which i had
thrust my knuckles; he struggled convul-
siyeIy and WAS dead before he touched the
ground. was mad with excitement; my
blood boiled. One turn of my wrist had
plsced me On an equality with others who
had followed our holy profession for years.
eve descended into the bed Of the
stream and were led to the grave. We
ysrds, the eight bodies being carried each
by q couple of men. Passing through
thorns, which tore our garments st every
step, and In profound dsrkness-the moon
could not pierce the dense foliage above
our hesds-we came suddenly upon the
grave. There was only one big hole-it
occupied almost the whole breadth of the
stream. 1t was very deep; the lusRhses
were sitting at the end, sharpening their
stakes wherewith to pin down the bodies.
Ny father complimsnted the diggsrs upon
their dexterity, This he murmured, in
a low, clear voice, 'is a grave that would
bsffia even the nose of a hyena.' AS each
body was thrown in an incision was made
In the abdomen, through which stakes
were driven, and In this way room wRs
made for the gases to escape, SO that the
eorpses might not swell Tbs hole in the
bushes through which we had crept was
closed with great care, and after the grave
had been filled with huge rooks and stones,
and covered with prlckly bushes at the
top, We turned and went on our way with
out a word. The hindmost man broke of
a thiekly lcaved branch, and, trailing ii
after him. oblitersted every footuArk In
the dry sand"