Revolting Atrocity
+. The following revolting atrocity occurred recently •. — " An Assamese and his wife had been living happily together for some years, when the former became enamoured of a young eirl, and in course of time, according to the custom of the the country, married her. Dissensions and strife arose as a matter of course, and ihe first wife, terribly jealous, determined to be revenged on them both. She accordingly one d-iy remained at home to cook the food, while the others in the fields engaged in their rice cultivation. A savoury dish of curry and rice awaited them on their" return, and it was nol anlil they had appeased their appetites that they learned, to their horror, that the first wife had murdered her youngest child and served np a portion of its flesh for them to eat.
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Feilding Star, Volume VI, Issue 84, 27 December 1884, Page 3
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138Revolting Atrocity Feilding Star, Volume VI, Issue 84, 27 December 1884, Page 3
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