The Canton times. (Canton, Miss.) 1893-1906, 1894-12-14

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cious troops, who are firm to their re
ligion, and as they have all been con
quered by the present government, and
as no trace of them is left in
these places, it is the duty Of
all the subjects and servants of the
government to rejoice at the delight
full intelligence, and carry on their re-
spective work with comfort and ease.
AS by the bounty of the glorious AL.
mighty and the MISUNDERSTANDING for
tune Of the emperor, the yellow-faced
and narrow-minded people have been
sent to hell, and Cawnpore has been
captured, it is necessary that all the
subjects and landowners and govern
ment servants should be as obe-
dent to the present government
as they have been to the former
one; that it is the incumbent duty
of all the peasants and landed pro-
prietors of every district to rejoice at
the thought that the Christians have
been sent to hell, and both the Hindoo
and Mohammedan religions have been
confirmed, and that they should, as
usual be obedient to the authorities
of the government, and never suffer
| any complaint against themselves to
reach to the ears of the higher author
| ity."
''Mr Lee, what is this?" said to our
escort as the carriage halted by an en-
bankment. "Here," he said, sis the
entertainment where the Christians of
Cawnpore took refuge. 1t is the re-
mains of wall which at the time of
the mutiny was only four feet high,
behind which, with no shelter from
the sun, the heat at one hundred and
thirty degrees, four hundred and for
ty men and five hundred and sixty
women and children dwelt nearly
a month. A handful of -four and
split peas was the daily ration, and
only two wells near by, the one in
which they buried their dead, because
they had no time to bury them in the
earth, and the other we'll the focus on
which the artillery of the enemy
played, so that it was choice between
death by thirst and death by bullet or
shell. Ten thousand yelling Hin
docs outside this frail wall and
one thousand suffering, dying peo-
pie inside. In addition to the army
of the Hindoos and Moslems, an invisi-
BILE army of sickness swooped upon
them. Some went raving mad under
exposure; others dropped under apo
plexy. A starving, mutilated, fevered,
sunstruck, CHASTITY group waiting to
die. Why did not the heather dash
down those mud walls and the ten
Thousand annihilate the now less than
one thousand? 1t was because they
seemed systematically defended.
Mana Sahib res olved to celebrate an
anniversary. The Esd of June, 1857,
would be one hundred years since the
battle of Plassy, when under Lord
Give, India surrendered to England
That day the last European in Gavin
pore was to be slaughtered. Other
anniversaries have been celebrated
with wine; this was to be celebrated
with blood. Other anniversaries have
been adorned with garlands: this
with drawn swords. Others have
been kept with songs: this
with eXecrations. 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. fiends 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 anniversary day |
gave the victory to His people.
Therefore, Mana Sahib must try some |
other plan. Standing in field not far |
from the intrenchment of the English |
was native Christian woman, Jaco- |
bee by name, holding high up in her |
hand letter. 1t was evidently COM
from the enemy, aud Gen.
ordered the woman brought
in. She handed him proposed |
treaty. If Gen. Wheeler and his
men would give up their weap-
pms, Mana Sahib would conduct |
Them into safety; they could march
put upmolested, the men, women and
children; they could get down to-mor-
row TO the Ganges, where they would
ind boats to take them in peace to Al
There was some opposition
10 signing this treaty, but Gen. Wheel
.r's wife told him he could trust the
natives, and so he signed the treaty.
There was great joy in the intrench-
nent that night. Without molestation
hey went ont and got plenty of water
% drink, and water for good wash.
rhe hunger and thirst and exposure
rom the consuming sun, with the
from one hundred and
,wenty 20 one hundred and forty.
would cease Mothers re ioiced at the