The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1913-01-02

wished. answered. y on may iear on
lour skins and we shall feel no pain and
II SHALL not lie. was dragged away,
ard they still con ninued using the lash
ION Chanden Sing. WHO behaved herolcal-
~, hiding his pain rs much as possible
For two days aud night was
without food and ! heard no more OF
INV servants. On the third afternoon a
hcge, coarse soldier came il and slapped
inc on the shoulder, saying that ! was
! 10 he tortured before sunset You are
10 he fogged yonr eyes burned out,
yoer legs broken and your head cut oil.
Scine time later a man entered the tent
aad signaled 10 lny guard TO lead me
8nie NV bonds were tightencd ard !
Nas taken 10 the mud hut. where there
Ws,s 4 mob Of people andrsJftiierxr MOI
hong after | entered the hut squad Qf
soldiers crtered with Chanden Sing IN
Asheir midst, tightly bound eeK
'Chanden Sing cried to nlc trem aN-
iothcr room OF the hut, Sahih, Sahlb, !
aai diving ! turned toward him and
aw that he certainly was y great dis
trcs5 We are going 70 laklakot. |
said. and YOU viii follow The soldiers
.aow hrought pories tc the hit Cham
Id-n Sing was tied 70 tArc backed petty
land Was thrown zip inio q saddle. on
which there were Ave sharn spikes,
Which caught me IN the Small Of the
Back and psnetrltcd my fash at every
movement of tho pony WE werc now
ssrrouneed hy All armed cavalcade, and
MY horse was led bv a ssdier. AT a
signal we all started Of % q Pallop. AS
e,v hands we're iaanacled behind me |
could rof ease myself from the spikes
H the back of the saddle. and | could
ieel them working deeper and deeper
'rto me as tic blood ran down MY legs
At different places along the route sol
diers win their machlocks fred at me
mctimes AZ only few yards, but !
vas never hit
Towards sunset we arrived at our
icsfinaiidn Gyaisllo aud dismounied
lhc foot 81 hill on wlrFh stood I
artrcss a0d Isaiiasfry, | was hustled
mid the insults and ieers Of The mob
the cHecution ground
"fEere ! was nIaced on apinsirnlncnt
K torture, q prism shaped ing, ard my
eos were stretched ont by FIVE men as
ar as they would 60. was then se-
urelv tied with roprs The brute who
lad Shot at mc Nefha, same up behind
aa and seized mv long hair. Before me.
ear the governors hnt. stood a row OF
~ most Visions looking human briitcs
had ever seen Each had il bis hand
II instrument of torture. One held
iarpe headed mallct TO break bones 4
secoud had a two handed sword. third
carried a bow and a set Of arrows. and
number OF others had a variety Of ter
rible instruments Of torture.
Blinded by Hot Irons.
"Rv this time the crowd was evidently
becoming impatient, and showed It by
rcuarks and gestures. The musicians
Viih their crude instruments set mp 2
din. and an cxecuticner commenced
heating an iron bar with 4 wooden ham
dle n 'brasier.' When it was red hot
# was handed TO the Pouibo, who was
chewing something 70 make artlliciai
froth IN his mouth. He then worked
himself into a frenzy and, holding the
bot iron before him, advanced toward
inc. | stared at him and he avoided my
cves. showing some reluctance to per-.
form his task. The Lanas cried. Out
with his ewes: he has come to see our
couniry. Out with his eyes; that VIII
be lis punishment He now held the
hot iron close 10 my eyes, and | closed
them as tight as I could The heat was
SO intense that il burned my nose and
seemed to dfv ont my eyes the left one
especially The iron could not have
been before my eyes more than thirty
& aconds but It seemed an intertninablc
z - - ~ -
T opcned INV ewes. One was blind. and
f~om the other everything looked red.
The uain throbbed and jumped THROUGH
ny hrain. On the damp ground beside
r-e ti1e hot iron sizzled and steamed.
Tho din from the musicians increased
and the neooie spat on me as MERIDA
tore handfrls OF hair from my head. A
wal placed against my head
and fred bv the Pcmbo 10 an upward
direction He was SO nervous that a