is s common method of wreaking vengeance on an enemy in these parts. Recently a man who had discarded his wife and cold her several years go, thought he would make, effort to regain possession of her, as her second husband had grows wealthy, and then hold her to ransom He [aid his plans, and got a number of friends to join in the expedition One evening the party entered the village where the woman lived, with the express purpose of taking her by force. to let the mother of his children be Bot the present husband was uawiling carried off and, fortunately, be hed been forewarned, so that when the other party came along it mas met by "all larger squad of men, with sticks and bludgeons. The two leaders were caught. tied with ropes, and their ears wer chopped off, then the men were sent to the yamen, where they again receirel attention in the form of bamboo bastinadoes.
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