The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1899-11-23

me, while the war trumpet, made from a
hollow tusk was sounded close 20 my ear
the whole night through. A woman. a sort
of a Mahdist amazon walked and danced
up and down in front of me, singing and ges-
ticulating She was calling up the
followers of the prophet to come and wit
ness my execution. and was describing my
death agonies, and my subsequent fortunes
In hell as an un believer."
But those tortures proved to be
among the easiest of those he was to
be called upon to endure. OF his eX-
perienees the following morning Neu-
field says:
crossing my right hand over the left at the
wrists, palms downward, proceeded 10 bind
them together with a rope made OF palm
fiber. When the ropes had. with { DIT of
wood used as a tournquet, been drawn
well into the flesh water was poured over
them. The agony as the ropes swelied was
eXcruciatiEg. . With the persipra tion
rolling off me with the pain was suffering.
/ was led forth to the sport of the rabble.
Made to stand up IN the open space bare
headed, with thousands around me, I be-
lieved the moment for my decapitation had
come, and mutterng a short prayer l
knelt down and bent my head. but was at
OlCS pulieu 10 my leel again. lHe pOpuldCe
wanted their sport out of me first. Der
wishes rushed a. me prodding with spears
and swords, and while this was going on
two men, one on either side of me, with the
mouths of their war trumpets placed
against my ears, blew their loudest bias
The ropes with which / was bound
had now done their work: the swollen skin
gave way and the horrible tension was re-
moved as the ropes sank into the flesh.
. A messenger from the khaleefa
came to me and said: The khaleefa has
sent me TO ten you that he has determined
to behead you After 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, Aisse en- Nebbf Gesus the
prophet. An hour later | was or
dered off to the place of crucifiXion, and be-
ing unable to walk was placed upon q
donkey. On coming TO halt. instead of the
crucifx had expected ! found set of gall
lows A tall black, placing his hand
on my arm. said: The khaleefa Is gratified
at your courage, and to show this offers
you the choice Of, the manner Of your
deathr When l replied that IL khaleefa
could please himself the black replied:
You will he dead in few minutes: what
VIII you die as, as a Moslem or a katiir?
replied that religion is not dress 10 be
put on tO-uaN anu OIL tO-uOTIo". w hlt
we were talking a man on horseback made
his way through the crowd and spoke to
the black, who. turning TO me, said: BE
happy there is no death for you, the
khaleefa. in his great mercy, has pardoned
you
Such was the beginning of l2 years
imprisonment. While there was not the
same excruciating pain and torture dur.
ing all of that time there was none oil
the II years in which the blacks did not
show their fiendish barbarity. NeufelC
was confined most of the time in the
general prison. During the daytime
all the prisoners were permitted L
walk in the yard of the prison, and once
a day were allowed TO go 10 the banks o
the Nile TO wash, but theywere Away,
chained. AT night, however, they wer,
not SO fortunate, as all of them wer
huddled into one small room, and com
PEELED to stand up until morning. D
his prison life Neufeld says in describ