The Independent. [volume] (Honolulu, H.I.) 1895-1905, 1900-09-28
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Lucbeng when we were stopped at q
large village by some 2DO people
who demanded money. We could
not satisfy them, 90 they seizAd our
donkey and in sheer wauton mia.
chief tore all our bidding aud
clothes to pieces. Then they strip
ped US next, taking each persons
clothes, hat, shoes and etockngs,
and little store OF silver, leaving us
nothing, ladies AMI children alike,
but g single psir OF native drawers
each.
LIN this affair we lost the natives
who we're accompanying us, SONS Of
whom wa fear were killed, while W.
we're driven along the road by man
with clubs. H. was terrible silua
ton. The blazing sun burned us to
the bone, and some OF us had rot 30
much az little ace Of rag to wet
aud put on the top OF our heads.
At every village we were attacked
and driven from one to the other
with blows and curses. The villages
there are very thick, and, before we
got clear OF the mob from one, the
mob fto the nrxt htd already ar
rived to take us in hand. Neither
food nor water could be obtained
How we contrived to exist We hard.
ly know; for days our only support
was f und in the filthy puddles by
the road side. When we reached a
city ii was little better.
Apparently each magistrate was
anxious that we should come to on.
end in the next &C untry, so when we
went to the yamen they would give
us a little food and send au Escort
to see us safely over the borders OF
that particular yamen's jurisdiction.
Arrived at that point, the escort al
ways left US. and we had to struggle
on as before.
Miss Rice was billed on the road
fifty ii north OF Tsehchaufu ia
Sh lusi. That day, both she and
Miss Houston sat down on the road
side saying they would willingly die
but walk another step they could
not. Ia the previous city the mag
istrate La given US small piece OF
silver which we had 10 carry in our
hand having nowhere else to put it,
We thought we might be able TO
hire cart for these ladies' with this
piece OF silver, 20 two o! us went to
village to negotiate.
The villagers refused tho cart,
but at the same time they pounded
our knuckles with a stick till we
dropped the silver, and then drove
us down the road away from our
party. Just then it began to rain
and the party, with the exception
of the two ladies, retired for shelter
to an empty guard house near
There a mob fell upon them aud
drove them on, and in this way the
two helpless ladies got let and were
teaten 10 death. Nothing could be-
done till Tsehchau was reached |
" hen the magistrate sent back 10
enquire. Miss r CO was found to be
already dead but Miss Houston, al.
though dresdfnlly injured, was still
alive. She died afterwards at Yum.
mung in Hupeh ard the body was
brought on to Hankow for burial.
The crossing OF the Yellow River
was one Of our most trying expert.
ences. The yamen had placed us
in carts, and promised to send us
over. But as soon as we were in the
boat the carts drove away, and the
boatmen ordered us to land again,
as they declined roint blank to
have anything to do with us. For
two days we sat on tho bank of the
Yellow River not knowing what to
do. We we're like the Israeites at
the Red Sea. Pharaoh was behind;
neither right nor left was there any
retreat, aud no means OF crossing
over o. the third day the boat
men unexpectedly changed their
minds and took us over.
The first city We came to south Of |