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furious kick, he hurled the executioner from the 

 scaffold, exclaiming, " Is there no sword, and some 

 less unworthy hand to Ije found to put to death a 

 man like myself? This has nothing in it of justice — 

 it is base revenge." He was, however, seized by 

 numbers, and compelled to undergo the cruel and 

 ignominious death to which he had been condemned. 



CHAPTER VHL 



Successes of Caupolican the Second ; Siege of Im^ 

 p erial ; Battle of Qiàpeo fatal to the Araucanians ; 

 Death of Caupolican ; Termination of the Govern- 

 ment of Don Garcia, 



SOON were the predictions of the great Caupo- 

 lican verified. Instigated by the most unbounded 

 rage, the Araucanians immediately proceeded to 

 elect a Toqui, capable of revenging the ignominious 

 death of their unfortunate general. The majority of 

 the electors were of opinion, that in the present cir- 

 cumstances the fierce Tucapel was better qualified/ 

 than any other to sustain the important office. Bu/t 

 this choice was by no means agreeable to the se /a- 

 timents of Colocólo : he declared himself in /fa- 

 vour of young Caupolican, the eldest son of the /late 

 general, who possessed the talents of his celebï/ated 



