Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1899-02-04

Ian on tlpelue lashes," said Alae sternty.
they were to play, sprang forward,
seized him by his arms and legs and
bore him swiftly from the gangway to
the object whose use had been wonder
ing Once there his feet were firmly se-
cured, the upper part Of his body was
stripped to the skin, while, at signal,
a powerful native stepped forward from
the crowd, carrying cat O. nine tails
in his hand.
clay on 10 lashes," said Allie sternly.
The man had broad white back, and
the first cut raised it's mark, the second
put another alongside 1t, and by the
time the 10 strokes had been admins
tered the blood had begun to flow. After
the first cut the wretched oulprit no
longer attempted to comport himself
like a man. He struggled, whined and
finally beloved outright. When the
number was completed, the native
paused and looked at Allie. Her face
was turned away, but it was as hard as
iron.
"You have so far had six lashes for
each of the women you killed" she
said. "Now you will have six more for
the man you butchered and six more on
top of them to teach you to respect my
self and the name Of woman. Go on ~
By this time the wretched mans
pluck was entirely gone. He entreated
to be let off, Offering large sums of mon
ey, to be faithfully paid directly be got
ashore, if she would only abate one
lash. He might, however, as we'll have
appealed to stone. The second 10 were
duly administered, and he was then cast
loose. He fell in heap on the deck and
for some time refused to bulge, but on
being promised an additional half dozen
| if be did not do as he was ordered he
soon found his feet and bolted down the
gangway into the gig alongside, which
Immediately set off for the mail steamer.
Half an hour later the boat returned,
bringing with her the men whose part
it had been to insure the stoppage Of the
vessel and the capture Of the passenger.
Steam was up by this time, and within
five minutes of raising the boat to the
davits we were under way. In an hour
we had lost sight of the mailboat and
were making as straight course az pos
sible back to the settlement.
That evening received an invitation
from Allie to dine with her in her cabin,
and as may be supposed accepted it,
but as the lady whom I had only known
as Mrs. Beecher and who had been con-
fined to her cabin by i'll health ever
since our leaving Singapore was present
we only conversed on general topics
during the progress Of the meal. When,
however, we sought the deck afterward
alone and came to our favorite spot at
the taffrail, Allie said:
"Up to the present you have seen
good many sides of my character, have
you not? l hope among them they will
not make you think too badly of me. ~
MAKE me think badly of you, Alie?"
l cried. "That would be impossible.
What have seen? Let me think. First,
have seen you collecting about you and
befriending many Of the worlds unfor-
tunates; second. have seen you toiling
day and night, without thought OF
yourself, for the welfare Of the lives
YOU loved, and last have seen you al
ways Just and forbearing, good ruler
and a firm friend. Is there anything IN
any Of those circumstances to make me
think badly of you? No, no..
&1o fN mo /
However, today you have seen me in
the character of retribution. You have
sjen that can bite as we'll as bark. 1
should be sorry if I lost your good es-
TEEN. Now, with regard to Mr.. Ebbing-
ton, want to consult with you as to
the course I should pursue with him."
II hardly know" answered. II
have been thinking it over his after
noon. The man is already nearly mad
with fear. That hogging this morning
was an awful lesson to him."
81 hope it was, but cannot you see
the position I am placed in? After all
that has passed between Us, I cannot let
him go out into the world again, and
yet I do not want to keep him per-
petual prisoner at the settlement. A
man of that kind might do serious mis-.
chief even there. "
did not know what to advise, so say.
ing would think about it, we dismiss
ed the subject fer the present. Allie was
looking across the sea astern.
"We're in for spell Of bad weather,
fear" she said. "Do you see that
bank of cloud away to the northeast? l
hope it won't delay our getting back to
the settlement. have been watching it
coming up, and don't like the look OF
1T at ALL. "