Show he X men u who leho were not hanged F JL 1 I got famously aken taken in on that ocea occa occasion bai eai bajt the duke duhe the trans broo pa had hai bad haj ta aken kento to plundering a good dessl deal it to stop it andl issued an order ing that mat the firstman taken in the act set should be hanged upon the spot one obie day just aa as we were bitting down to dinner three men were brought to the door of df the tent by the prevot the cafe against them I 1 was clear and I 1 had nothing for it but to desire that they should be taken away and hanged ansome in csome place where they might be ba seen by the whole column on its march lii iii it day I 1 had a good many blie elle guests ats with me on that occasion and among the rest reat I 1 think lord laid nugent they seemed dreadfully shocked and could not eat their dinner I 1 did not like it much myself but as a I 1 told themi them I 1 had bad no time iny feelings reel feel inge loge I 1 must do my duty well the dinner went off rather gravely and next morning sure enough three men inen in ln uniform were seen been hanging banging from tha branches of a tree close to the high bih r road mid i it was a terrible exam pleana produced the desired effect there was no more plundering when some months afterward 1 I 1 learned that one of my staff took cot coi counsel lusel with or dr hume and as at three nien men had juau juat died in hospital they hung them up and iet let the three culprits return to their regi menta ments We reno you very angry duke Duk fc weil well I 1 I 1 vas waa at first but aa as I 1 had no wish to take the tho poor fellows lives and only wanted the example and aa as the example had the desired effect my a anger nger seon died out and I 1 con fc trea tres as to you yon that I 1 am very glad now that the three lives were wore spared P life of wellington Wd lington waive |