The Londonderry sifter. (South Londonderry, Vt.) 1883-19??, 1894-12-14

landed proprietors of every district I'd
rejoice ut the thought that the Chris.
tians have been sent to hell, aud both
the Hindoo and Mohammedan religions
have been confirmed, and that they
should, as usual, DO obedient to the
authorities of tho government and never
suffer any complaint against themselves
to reach to tho ears Of the higher author
ky,"
The Siege Of Cawnpur.
''Mr. Lee, what is this?" said to
our e7cort as tho carriage halted by an
embankment, Here" he said, sis the
intrenchment where the Christians of
Cawnpur took refuge" It's the remains
of a wall which at the time of tho mu.
tiny was only four feet high, behind
which, with no shelter from the sui;
the heat at 1870 degrees, 440 men and $50
women and children dwelt nearly a
month. A handful of flour and split
peas was the daily ration, and only two
wells near BY tho one IN shich they
buried their dead, because they had no
time to bury them in the earth, and the
other well the focus on which the artil-
lery of the enemy played, SO that it was
a choice between death by thirst and
death by bullet or shell. Ten thousand
yelling Hindoos outside this frail wall
ard 1000 suffering, dying people inside
In addition to the army of the Hindoos
and Moslems, an invisible army of sick
nesses swoopcd upon them. Some went
raving mad under exposure. Others
dropped under apoplexy. A starving
mutilated, fevered, sunstruck, CHASTITY
group waiting to diel Why did not the
heather dash down those mud walls'and
the 10, 900 annihilate the now less than
1000? It was because they seemed su-
pernaturally defended.
Mana Sahib resolved to celebrate an
anniversary. The esd of June, 1857,
would be 100 years since the battle of
Plassy, when, under Lord Give, India
surrendered to England. That day the
last European in Cawnpur was to be
slaughtered. Other anniversaries have
been celebrated with wine. This was to
be celebrated with blood. Other ami
versaries have been adorned with gar
lands. This with drawn swords, Others
have been kept with songs. This with
excavations. Others with the dance of
the gay. This with the dance of death.
The infantry and cavalry and artillery
of Mana Sahib made on that day one
grand assault, but the few guns of the
English and Scotch put to flight these
Hindoo tigers The courage of the fends
broke against that mud wall as the
waves Of the sea against lighthouse.
The cavalry horses returned full run
without their riders. The Lord looked
out from the heavens and on that ami
versary day gave the victory to his peo-
pie.
Therefore Mana sahib must try some
other plan. Standing in field not far
from the intrenchment of the English
was native Christian woman, Jacobee
by name, holding high up in her hand
q letter. It was evidently communi-
cation from the enemy, and General
Wheeler ordered the woman brought in.
She handed him a proposed treaty. If
General Wheeler and his men would
give up their weapons, Mana Sahib
would conduct them into safety. They
could march out unmolested, the men,
women and children. They could 90
down tomorrow to the uanges, where
they would find boats to take them in
peace to Allahabad.
The Treaty Signed.
There WAS some opposition to signing
this tresty, hut General MhceleY's wife
told him he could trust the natives, and
SO be signed tho treaty. There was great
Joy in the intrenchment that night.
Without molestation they went out and
got plenty Of water to drink aud water
for good wash The hunger and thirst
and exposure from the consuming sun,
with the thermometer from 1870 to $40,
would cease. Motbers reioiced at the
prospect of saving their children The
young ladies of the ACKNOWLEDGEMENT
escape the wild beasts in human form.
On the morrow, true to the promise,
carts were ready to transport those who
were too much exhausted to walk.
rect iii the carriage" said Mr.. Lee,
'and we will ride to the banks Of the
Ganges. for which the liberated COM
hataBts and nonoomb atarits started from
this place" On our way Mr.. Lee point
ed out monument over the burial
place whieh was opened for General
Wheeler's intrenchment, the we'll into
which every night the dead had been
dropped. Around it is curious memo
rial. There are five crosses, one at each
corner Of the garden and one at the cen
ter, from which inscription today read
thy text Riding on, we came to the
Memorial church built to the memory of
those fallen in Cawnpur. The walls are
powered with tablets and epitaphs.
copied two or three of the inscriptions:
"These are they who come out of great
tribulation;" also, The dead shall be
raised incorruptible;" also: "In the
world ye shall have tribulation, but be
of good cheer / have overcome the
world" also: "The Lord gave The
Lord hath taken away" also, Come
unto me, all ye that labor and are heavy
laden I"
"Get into the carriage" said Mr..
Lee, and we rode on to the Ganges and
got out at Hindoo temple standing on
the banks. Now" said Mr.. Lee, there
is the place to which General Wheeler
and his people camo under the escort of
Mana Sahib" went down the steps to
the margin Of the river. Down these
steps went General Wheeler and the
men, women and children under his
care They stood on one side of the
steps, and Mana Sahib and his staff
stood Oh the other side. AS toe women
were getting into the boats Mana Sahib
objected that only the aged and infirm
women and children should go ON board
the boats The young and attractive
women were kept out Twenty eight
boats were filled with men, women and
children and fioated out into the river
Each boat contained ten armed natives.
Then three boats fastened together were
brought up, and General Wheeler and
his staff got in. Although orders were