The Sunday globe., 1901-07-14

teeth to the native victims, saying:
Behold / am going to slay you, be.
cause | called you, and you refused
l stretched out my hand imploringly
to you, and you regarded me not; you
set at naught all my counsel, and
would none Of my reproof. Now l will
laugh at your calamity; ha! ha!
will mock as your fear comes; when
your fear comes as destruction, and
destruction come as a whlrlwind; when
distress and anguish come upon you"
Then, turning 10 his soldiers, he or.
dered them to separate those whom he
named, and after ninety men, women
and boys had been separated from
the rest, cooking his pistol, he shouted
out:
"Now, who shall first Destroy"
No answer.
what" said he sarcasticafly, ARE
there none Of these princes and war
riors Of Ethiopia desirous of dying
by the hand of Theodorus? Have you
all turned women when the hour Of
death is nigh?"
Hold shouted Ras Ingerta, a Gala
chief, 81 and my followers are in your
power now; but, Kassai, why did you
lie to me? Why, oh, why, was | such an
ass as to listen to your subtle words?
Why did | come and put my head in
the lions jaw? Oh, for one minute
neck to neck with you, Kassai
would show you how a Gala warrior
meets his enemy. Give me a spear and
a horse, and meet me fairly and equal
ly here only for two minutes. | would
kill you and curse you. You dare not.
Prisoner though / am, with chains on
my limbs, ! would fight you if you
dared to meet me-"
mo" returned Theodorus, with in
creasing warmth in his countenance;
you tried to betray me to my enemies;
spy and traitor you shall be food for
the jackals tonight. On the heads of
all those who have compassed me about,
the mischief of their own lips shall
curse them. Let them be cast into the
fire, into the deep pit, that they rise
not again. Strip these fellows" he
said, that they may behold each
others shame, and give me their ex.
act number"
Their rags were toEn from them
and each man, woman, and boy stood
before him naked. The number Of
those he had ordered for execution
was 30S-275 men, so women, and 2S
boys He then said:
Spear the Gala dog, Ingerta, Spear
him, l say!"
And Ras Ourary Eurie, ever ready
to obey Theodorus, leveled a spear and
flung it at Ingerta's breast.
Thou hast done we'll" said the
King, as he saw the weapon had gone
deep into his bosom; but Ras Ingerta
pluCked it out Of the wound, and flung
ii contemptuously at Theodorus' feet.
another onel" shouted Theodorus
spear him again, "and several chiefs
Immediately sank their weapons in
his body.
The wounded chief stood up bravely,
and drew them out one after another,
the blood squirting from his wounds in
/ crimson streams, when he fell down
and died,
Impatient at the slow progress OF
the execution, the King shot one dead
with his own hand, and, throwing his
revolver away, he drew his big sword
and leaped toward the trembling pris.
oners. Eyeing them a moment, he
| seemed to choose one for whom he en-.
tertained perfect batred, for he said
10 him:
"Ah, your hour has come. l am go.
ing to drink your blood" and, raising
his sword, he cut off his head at one
blow, and then drew it across hts alb
dOmen.
Theodorus' face and clothes were
covered with blood, and, like a tiger
who has tasted blood, this seemed TO
increase his fury. He loaned at his
lips ana his eyes became bloodshot.
After stabbing and cutting about fif-
ty with mis- own hand ne rested, and
ordered that his chiefs should try their
hands. Many of them had personal
hatred against their captives, and they
proceeded with astonishing alacrity
with the awful task of massacre.
| Whenever he witnessed deXterous
blows, Tneodorus applaUded, but when
he saw cuts given THAI but MANNED
the poor wretches, the King would
spring up and demonstrate what an
easy matter it was TO send a head
clean off the shoulders, by choosing a
strong, sturdy prisoner, and decapitat-
ing him with his own hands.