Download or read book Memories of the Mutiny, Vol. 2 (Classic Reprint) written by Francis Cornwallis Maude and published by Forgotten Books. This book was released on 2017-05-24 with total page 308 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Excerpt from Memories of the Mutiny, Vol. 2 SO we at once ordered the man to be seized, tied, an'd set up in a Chair upon the solitary table the house possessed. A rope was then fastened to his neck, and riven around one Of the rafters in the room. Taking out my watch, I called attention to the time, and told the man in the Chair that, if his brother did not arrive Within an hour, the table and chair would be removed and he would swing. We soon Observed that two or three of the natives slunk away from the doorway: these no doubt, carried the story to the mem-sahib the result being that, within the stipulated time, the missing clerk turned up and went on with his duty. But a few days afterwards, on the day, in fact, of our entry into Lucknow, he contrived again to give us the slip, and, this time, was not re-captured. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.