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unable to cany out their deadly purpose. The following morning, Borjot and a knot of the ring- leaders were tried, found guilty, and executed before the gates of the fort^

One morning, shortly after this event, Djokdja was thrown into an unusual state of excitement by the report that a dog had been seen carrying a human foot into the town. With the natives it soon became current that one of their own race had been foully murdered. On examination, however, the foot was found to be that of a European a fact which roused the suspicions of the European community, who, from recent events, were easily excited ; and supposing it to indicate the existence of a deeper plot against them, they began to look to their own safety, and lost no time in making in- quiries from house to house, to assure themselves that none of the inmates were missing. Satisfac- tory answers were, however, returned, which made the case very mysterious. For several days it was

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