The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1899-07-09

the story of the fathers inhuman bar
barty came to light.
The eldest daughter, who was about 16
years Of age, was, from the Chinese stan
dard, not of much value; her feet were
too large, and she was not as pretty as the
younger girl consequently she was sold
for about $3.50 to Sam Lee, a wealthy ce-
lestlal at Soda Creek, about 100 miles from
her home In Quesnele. From a Chinese
standpoint she had not been bred to sell
Two white men were delegated to deliver
The human chattel, and fearful OF detec-
ton in the dead of winter they boxed her
up like so much dry goods labeled c. o.
D., and in the dead of night commenced
their frightful journey with the thermom-
ter below zero. despite the plteous plead
ings and lamentations of the mother. The
white men, who were hardened sinners
said the deal had been made, and they
would have to carry out their part of the
bargain. She was carted off in a heavy
sleigh, and when she reached Soda Creek,
after a rough, trying journey, she was
nearly dead from cold hunger and fatigue.
Weeks went by before she was able to
move out of Lees house, and when she
did the whole plot had been discovered and
the father was hiding and trembling for
his life
Pe1e the younger daughter. was much
more attractive. Five hundred dollars was
paid for her and her owner lived near
places on the Cariboo road.
Like her sister, In the dead of night she
was taken from home and carted away.
The same two white men who had taken
the eldest girl boxed her up, labeled her
G. o. d. merchandise and commenced
their journey. The mother was frantic at
having her youngest child torn away from
her, and the child was in a hysterical con-
dltiOn. However, with coarse jokes, the
men commenced their journey, and had
they exercised due caution they might
have carried out their nefarious plot free
OF detection. The curiosity of the proprle-
tress of one of their stopping places was
the cause of the discovery of Pele's awful
plight They were afraid to bring the
box in the house for fear the girl would
by Some sign betray her whereabouts, so
they left her In the yard, Indifferent as
to whether she died not.
Mrs. Langdale happened to pass through
the yard where the box was lying, and
heard slight moaning issuing from the
holes bored in the box, through which The
girl was enabled to breathe. The poor child
was in a semi-conscious condition, suffer-
ing tortures from her closely cramped
quarters and from lack of nourishment.
Mrs. Langdale promptly endeavored to re-
lease the prisoner, but the box was too
wen made and resisted all her efforts. The
men had nailed it up too well. She went
into the house and demanded that the
bOXed-up woman be released.
The men laughed brutally, and remarked
that they had been paid $135 for doing their
part of the work, which was to deliver the
box with the contents, and they did not
care whether the nma te was alive or dead.
Mrs. Langdale was alone Neither threats
nor enireates could move the men, neith-
err would they bring the box in the house
to enable The girl 10 pass a partially COM
Portable night. out in the yard in the win
ter snow the box rema ned all night, and
carly in the morning the rar y drove away
with their living fire. ght. 1t w3s late the
next evening b fore the journeys end was
reached. aud by that t.mc the poor unfor-
tunate was In a serious condition. When
urboxed tie RI was almo dead; faint,
futteriug Of Der heart and an occasional
gasp showed she sim lNed, and il required
powerful restoratives 10 revive her.