The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1899-12-01

me, while the war trumpet. made from a
hollow tusk was sounded close to my ear
the whole night through a woman, sort
OF MaLd!st amazon, walked and danced
up and down In front Of me, singing and ges-
tculating. . She was calling up the
followers Of the prophet to come and wit
ness my execution, and was describing my
death agories. and my subsequent tortures
in hell as an unbeiever"
But those tortures proved TO be
among the easiest of those he was TO
be called upon to endure. OF his ex-
periences the following morning Neu-
field says:
A dervlsh came to me and
crossing my right hand over the left at the
wrists, palms downward, proceeded to bind
them together with rope made of palm
fiber. When the ropes had, with a bit Of
wood used a tOurniquet, been drawn
well into the flesh water was poured over
them. The agony as the ropes swelled was
excruciating. with the persipration
rolling off me with the pain was suffering
was led forth to the sport Of the rabbe
Made TO stand up in the open space, bare
headed, with thousands around me, | be-
lieved the moment for my decapitation had
come, and mutterlng a short prayer /
knelt down and bent my head, but was at
once pulled to my feet again; the populace
wanted their sport out Of me first. Der
wishes rushed at me prodding with spears
and swords, and while this was going on
two mer. one on either side Of me, with the
mouths of their war trumpets placed
against my ears blew their lOudest blasts
. the ropes with which | was bound
had now done their work; the swollen skin
gave way and the horrible tension was re-
moved rs the ropes sank into the flesh
. A messenger from the khaleefa
came to me and said The khaleefa has
sent me 10 ten you that he has determined
10 behead you After a time the same mes
senger returned with another message
from the khaleefa saying The khaleefa
has changed his mind; your head Is not to
be cut Off; you are to be crucified as was
your prophet, Alsse en- Nebbp Jesus the
prophet. An hour later | was or
dered off to the place Of crVchXion, and be-
ing unable to walk was placed upon
donkey. on coming to a halt. instead Of the
crucifiX had expected found a set Of gall
lows. . . A tall black, placing his hand
on my arm, said; The khaleefa is gratifed
at your courage, and to show this offers
you the choice Of the manner of your
DEATH When I replied that the khaleefa
could please himself the black replied
You will be dead I'm few minutes; what
will you die as, az a Moslem or KafflrY 1
replied that religion Is not dress to be
put on to-day and off tomorrow. While
we were talking a man on horseback made
his way through the crowd and spoke to
thd bldNhF hAot AAlIlHB " me- saul DC
happy, there is no death for you, the
khaleefa, in his great mercy, has pardoned
you"
Such was the beginning of 10 years
imprisonment. While there was not the
same eXcruciatng pain and torture dur
ing all of that time there was none of
the ~ years in which the blacks did not
show their fiendish barbarity. Neufeld
was confined most of the time in the
general prison. During the daytime
all the prisoners were permitted to
walk in the yard of the prison, and once
a day were allowed to go to the banks of
the Nile to wash, but they were always
chained. At night, however, they were
not so fortunate, as all of them were
huddled into one small room, and COM
PEELED to stand up until morning. OF
his prison life Neufeld says in describ-