“I have already given orders to that effect,” answered

rope--the unwound strand of a heavier piece--was about two feet long,

and encircled the neck of its victim with a single knot, that must

have been drawn tight by the murderers pulling at the ends. As there

had not been quite enough rope to answer for all, the babe was

strangled by means of a red silk handkerchief, taken, doubtless, from

the neck of its mother. It was a distressing sight. A most cruel

outrage had been committed upon unarmed people--our friends and

allies--in a spirit of aimless revenge. The perpetrators were