The times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1882-1897, 1895-06-21

win the prisoner between them, ana a
mob of people III their heels,
"This scene " justice was I'm open al
cove, and al appearance Of the cap
tors wit ''tir charge. two men, in
spotless white tttbans and blue jellabs.
the ca6l'a 10 IS. nodded to their chief,
and ne nddlc 81 the foremost of the
party, who q-i''ily explained what had
taken plCc" e the entrance to the sa-
cred temple che knife, still reelSing
with the blood OF the Berber's victim,
was handed 30 the cadi. Holding the
sinister Jon, so all could look at il.
he then SHOOT, it in the prisoners face.
demanding what excuse he had for do
ing the deed
."As defiant as ever the accused faced
his judge. speaking a few words in his
hasty way, which my guide interpreted
to mean that ne had killed the man in
self-defense and that he gloried in the
deed. This was answered by an impa-
tient wave of the hand, and the doomed
man was led away.
" rs that all the trial he will have?'
asked.
All was the terse reply.
What will be done with him?'
He will be taken to the dungeon
"'What then?
He Will stay there until he is taken
out to be stoned to death
Loath to lose sight of the naughty
Berber. whom L must confess had
aroused my admiration by his bold, in
dependent spirit, though 1 could not
hold him blameless for his act, 1 fol-
lowed the officers and their charge
from the court along one of the streets
to the entrance of the dark, gloomy
prison, whose history was tale of the
blacklist horror. Before this terrible
place the party halted, while the sound
OF rafting keys came to my ears as the
jailer unlocked the massive door. AS
the iron-bound door creaked on its
hinges foul stencil suddenly swept
over the scene, and hideous cries and
groans came from within.
For the first time the Berber showed
signs of weakening, and as his captors
pushed him forward toward the dark
entrance of the tomb-like dungeon he
shrank back. Muttering bitter male
dictions, the Moors were about to
thrust him bodily into the place, when
something very unexpected, if not mys-
FERROUS, happened.
In the intense excitement of the
affair." no one had seemed to notice the
dpprOdcH OF al nOrSeman, out at tnat
moment q coal-black horse and rider
doomed up beside the prisoner. The
rider was a boy of not more than fif-
teen, perhaps less, and he Showed that
he was son of the doomed man.
"At sight of him the Berber suddenly
flung off his captors, and with mighty
bound he was astride of the powerful
steed. Then, before the amazed Moors
had recovered from their surprise, the
boy rider was urging his black horse
furiously through the crowd.
"Of course great excitement instant
ly reigned, and weapons of all kinds
flashed in the air, and furious rushes
were made for the escaping twain, but
all in vain. Soon breaking through the
mob, the Berbers found comparatively
an open course, and the last 1 saw of
them they were but speck on the dis
tant plain. The Moors mounted in hot
pursuit, but as they came back as
empty-handed as they went I felt con-
fident the fugitives had made good
their escape. L cannot say 1 was sor-
ry, and 1 have often thought / would
like to meet that brave boy Berber,
who risked so much for his fathers
sake