Herald and news. [volume] (West Randolph, Vt.) 1878-1943, 1899-11-16

purchase money. Then he rode away
leaving the forsaken woman sitt..g FOR
lorn on the sand aud stones from which
he h.d taken her two years before.
He did not think he was acting I'M
kindly. He had found her poor. and
he left her rich. No doubt, too. he felt
a pang at parting. But as soou as be
was gone the women Of the tribe fell
on her. She retaliated on them, scofiing
al their dirt and savagery, and refused
to do the old mental Offices. She refused,
/ too. TO marry any one of the men. who
| would have been quite content 10 take
/ her for her wealth. Then the men
turned. too. rhe women began to
teach them TO regard her as a spy in
the camp. and the inevitable Mullah
quickly let il be known that she was =
hereto from the faith-whatever that
was in their eyes. As she was wealthy,
her existence was a shame. IA danger
and a reproach. II was not long before
she was doomed an outcast, a defiled
infidel. a rebellious woman. They came
quickly TO the point of passing sentence
Of death on her: and they came TO il the
quicker that the news was brought 10
them that Grierson was married ac-
eording to the English religion to one
Of his own race. What the poor tor
tured girl did or said in her rage is not
known. but il sealed her fate. IL also
cast the hatred of the entire tribe on
mi. Il. 10 -
their women. and for two years had
east shame on them.
On gloomy winter morning. be
tween dark and dawn. they led her to
the place OF execution in .the Gorge OF
Shame. No women were near. They
stripped her, and left her standing
naked in the midst OF a ring Of cruel
men, pitiless and needless OF her
beauty. The Mullah worked himself
and his hearers into religious frenzy.
and then, al the height OF II, sprung on
her with his keen, heavy saber and cut
her through the spine She reeled with
a scream and fen on her hands and
knees He struck her again, and she
fell on her side IN torrent Of blood.
with a stfangling cry for mercy. A
shower of big stones crashed on her,
battering the shape out OF her body
and piling a mount above her. Hardly
had her dying groans ceased when sand
and earth and pebbles completed the |
tomb, and effectually wiped out every I.
trace Of her existence.
The men lounged slowly of TO Join
the caravan. which was lurching and /
away two or three miles |
ahead toward their native mountains. /
And her relations divided between them /
her property. But the atonement was
not complete. II was needful that t
every trace of Grierson and his race 1
should b. wiped out. The blood OF the |
woman was on him, and the /
shame Of the tribe. Year by year the
traders passed through Hindustan. and
sought always Grierson; sought him
for years. sought him till his hair
which they had known black. was iron. (
gray; sought him until many year.
later two men Of the Zillah Khel passed \
4 native regiment camping on the lin,
u march, while moving in relief. and
earned that Grierson was in command. n
They left their servants and comrades
o journey on with their merchandise.
md took 10 the jungle. following the
regiment. Grierson was a keen sports
nan, and they looked to seeing him
Hone some day out shooting. AT last
heir time came.
Two days march from the destined
Mrs. Grierson came out 10
meet her husband. and brought her /,
hree little boys with her. She was TO
tay in camp that night. and 60 ahead
nto cantonmeut next day. a double =
march. Grierson took his gun. and said /
e would go and shoot some game for
.er; and he went with only his orderly. IN
w unseen and unsupported, his two d
nemies logged him, until some two :
ours later he came TO a duck jeel. and J.
en' his orderly round to point a mile
way 10 drive the duck toward him
where he crouched IN mud and water :
ehind heap OF weeds. As soon as he Ii
.as alone the two men dashed for him u
'rierson turned al the noise they made A
splashing through the water. He
ecognized the dress Of their tribe.
What do YOU want2' he shouted. 4,
Nengeanee!' they cried. and rushed Al
him with their knives drawn.
For answer be fired both barrels AZ B
hem. lie knew what they meant. and d
his furry one man took both charges %
nd dropped dying. Grierson clubbed
Is gun. The second man took a smash.
e blow on his left arm. but rot bom. n
nth bis knife. and Grierson went down =,
he man dispatched him and fed. leav. "a
e gun and cartridges and his dead Q,
)mrade W
When the bodies were found there ~
as fierce hue and cry. The story IL ir
r'erson 5 conduct on the frontier came vi
? and The tribe was overhauled by IS
le poiiicals Bnt. Of course. potbin. !"
Inc Of i. Poor Mrs. Griersop wen,
'me with her little boys. ignorant ~ We
e cause Of her husbands murder for SC
DO could tell her? tn
She had not been out Of India month r
ben her husbands only brother was