Further Experiences of Mr. Davies, the Missionary Captive of Chowkaikow: A Terrible Journey in Danger and Privation: Demand for $100,000 Ransom By tHe Rev.
Daves The frat instalment o £6, "Te vill be remember) that int his orephie narrative uppcarc ox October ldeveended on' the tant Honan City. of Chowikiake attr part of September, tenaie the tadice of the and. then. cxpocin ble to save them, but at the cost spe ing 25 days og a prisoner himeelf. Mir. Dasicw wan the brigands bande.
Having been released by the re-agnized chief of the bandits, my fears were gone, and together with. 'a Christian who had been sent. for to parley with, I hastened back to our stricken compound. To my sur-_ prise I found that Mrs. Davies Miss Poppins were still in their ing place. was such as to cause the man to show me his revolver, and to tell me that I must needs be shot if I failed to meet their demands. I had previously explained the meaning of an image of the Saviour nailed to the Cross, which had been looted from the Roman Catholic premises; it was not hard yen for this man to under- Mercy.
Por tivo and a half days they had been confined to that little wood shed, no opportunity for a wash had been afforded, and all they had saved amounted to a cushion each, and a Bible owned by Miss Poppins. I shall never forget their worn, tired, appearance, and indeed their pressions of relief to see me come back safe, Believing that the home of ovr honorary pastor, Dr. Ho, was by his occupation as' a physician, Sree from trouble, I ut once took the Jadies to his home. The distance was about half a mile, and the sights that met us en route were most distressing, and I had frequently to tell the ladies to close their eyes. At our own gate a Christian woman had been lying dead for over two days. Further on other murdered people were to be seen, including one who had been burnt to death, Our way Jay through the main street but the burning had been of such a nature, that with the way strewn with broken brick and tiles, we could searcely find the landmarks,
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