The land of the boxers, or, China under the allies . nd. Poor wretches! Many of themwere villagers who had been driven into brigandageby the burning of their houses and the ruin of theirfields as the avenging armies passed. Some werebut the victims of treacherous informers, who, togain a poor reward or gratify a petty spite, de-nounced the innocent. And, with pigtails tiedtogether, cuffed and hustled by their pitiless captors,they trudged on to their doom with the vague stareof poor beasts led to the slaughter, A hurriedtrial, of which they comprehended nothing, thendeath. Scarce knowing what
The land of the boxers, or, China under the allies . nd. Poor wretches! Many of themwere villagers who had been driven into brigandageby the burning of their houses and the ruin of theirfields as the avenging armies passed. Some werebut the victims of treacherous informers, who, togain a poor reward or gratify a petty spite, de-nounced the innocent. And, with pigtails tiedtogether, cuffed and hustled by their pitiless captors,they trudged on to their doom with the vague stareof poor beasts led to the slaughter, A hurriedtrial, of which they comprehended nothing, thendeath. Scarce knowing what was happening, eachunhappy wretch was led forth to die. Around himstood the fierce white soldiers he had learned todread. Cruel men of his own race bound his arms,flung him on his knees, and pulled his queue for-ward to extend his neck. The executioner, toooften a pitiful bungler, raised his sword. Thestroke fell; the head leapt from the body; thetrunk swayed for an instant, then collapsed on theground. Yet for many of them such a death was all too. PUBLIC GARDENS AND GORDON HALL IN THE VICTORIA ROAD,ENGLISH CONCESSION*)
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