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"Village of the Tickled"
by Fantastklr
Chapter Six
Bob Nelson was almost finished building the special pillory and the tickling post, both of which were mounted onto heavy raised platforms just like the stocks were. From the front, the pillory looked similar to those seen in history books, except that the frame was positioned slightly lower to the ground, and the neck and wrist holes were lined with soft padding. Behind the frame there was a bench that was topped with a thick, soft, pillow-like cushion. Mounted against the rear edge of the bench was a set of stocks, with two closely-spaced padded holes. With this design, the victim's head and hands protrude through the pillory frame as usual, but instead of standing up, the victim is on her knees. Her ankles are then locked into the rear-facing stocks, feet together and toes pointing down. Also, the entire device could be rotated on the platform like a carousel, allowing the victim's face and hands, or her feet, to be viewed.
The tickling post was simply an eight-foot high solid oak timber with four sets of straps. The top pair were wrist restraints, connected by a cable and pulley to a small winch on the back of the post. This allowed the victim's arms and torso to be stretched upward. The remaining straps would then be used to bind her arms, legs and ankles tightly against the post. The large sturdy stocks, with its wrist, shin and toe restraints, remained unchanged from the carnival booth. Bob even decided to leave those two big 'bull's eye' targets painted around the ankle holes, since they seemed to make people want to tickle the victim's feet even more!
On Thursday morning at the courthouse, Dr. Goodwin and Bob Nelson met with Judge Potter in his chambers. The doctor presented the results of his physical exams, and the three of them then decided which girl should be placed into which restraining device.
Everyone rose as the judge entered the courtroom and took his seat on the bench. They then sat down and the sentencing began. Judge Potter bellowed, "Tonya Sheppard, Laura Pierce, Jodi Blake! Please rise and face the bench!" The three girls stood as the judge announced their sentences. "Tonya Sheppard, you are to be confined in the stocks for a period of eight consecutive hours, commencing at nine o'clock tomorrow morning! Jodi Blake, you are to be confined in the pillory for a period of eight consecutive hours, commencing at nine o'clock tomorrow morning! Laura Pierce, you are to be bound, hand and foot, to a wooden post whilst you stand for a period of eight consecutive hours, commencing at nine o'clock tomorrow morning! Guard, please escort the prisoners back to their cell! Court is dismissed!" The three girls were speechless as they were taken back to their jail cell.
Tonya, Laura and Jodi spent the rest of the day talking about what was going to happen to them the next morning. "Stocks? Pillory? Do they really HAVE those things?" pondered Jodi. "I never saw ANY of those things in this town!" sneered Tonya, "And they can't possibly mean that stupid thing the college kids had at the carnival, could they? I mean, that HAD to be a fake!" "I'm not so sure about that!" said Laura, "I heard some people at the carnival saying it was real!" "Real?" retorted Tonya, "And so what if it IS? Eight fuckin' hours sitting on my ass ain't no big deal!" Laura then said, "but they said that I'M supposed to be tied to a POLE or something!" Tonya laughed, "Hey, we thought we were going to get ten more days in THIS shithole being bossed around by that fat bitch! So you stand there for eight friggin' hours and then you go home! Sounds like a MUCH better deal to me!" They all giggled and hugged each other.
The matron woke the girls up at 7 o'clock the following morning, had them eat breakfast and then take showers. When they emerged from the showers, wrapped in towels, the matron handed each of them two boxes. "You're to put these clothes on today!" she said, "Now hurry up and get dressed!" The clothing had been gladly donated to the town by Donna Houston, owner of Donna's Fine Fashions. Her store had been shoplifted by the girls many times. When they were finished dressing, they were each identically clad in a tiny pink sleeveless cropped top, a pair of skimpy hip-hugging blue denim shorts, white sneakers and white ankle socks. The girls were somewhat surprised that they were to serve out their sentences while wearing such revealing garments, even though the weather had been unseasonably warm all week. "It's time to go, ladies!" announced the matron, as she and two male guards entered their cell at eight forty-five AM. The three youthful prisoners were then handcuffed behind their backs and taken to town square.
Word had spread quickly throughout the town ever since Tuesday night's big meeting. Everybody knew exactly what was going to happen to these three girls today. Everybody, except the girls themselves! Many of the town's business owners decided to take the day off, or to close their shops entirely, so as not to miss the event. Both the grammar school and the high school had planned to dismiss their students at noon today, hoping that many of the youngsters would see for themselves why 'crime does not pay'.
A large crowd had already begun to gather on the sprawling green lawn that served as the town square. Bob Nelson had no trouble finding volunteers to help him lift the three large restraining devices off of his flatbed truck. They placed the stocks in the center, the pillory to the left and the tickling post to the right. Several boxes of tickling implements and some signs that Bob had made were kept hidden for now.
"Look! They're COMING!!" shouted several people as they saw the three young women being brought out of the jailhouse and onto the big lawn. "Over HERE!! Over HERE!!" some of them yelled, as if the guards really didn't know where to bring them! Tonya, Laura and Jodi stood silently as they gazed at the three daunting structures that loomed before them. Judge Potter was present only to insure that the three jailhouse guards effectively confined the prisoners. After that, their job was done until five o'clock, when they would then return to release the women.
Jodi's handcuffs were removed and she was taken by the arm to the pillory. "On your knees, here!" said the matron as she patted the cushioned knee bench with her hand. Jodi obeyed and got on her knees as the pillory was opened. "Lean forward!" instructed the matron. Her neck and wrists were then placed into the holes and the pillory was closed. Next, her ankles were placed into the rear-facing stocks, and that too was clamped shut. The pillory and stocks were then each secured with a padlock. Laura was uncuffed and then positioned with her back against the massive wooden post. "Hands up!" said the matron. Silently, she raised her arms and soon felt the thick leather straps being buckled tightly around her wrists. Then she heard the clicking sound of the winch being cranked, and felt herself being slowly pulled upward. "Stop! That's tight enough!" said the matron when she saw that Laura's feet were now barely touching the platform. The winch was secured with a padlock and the three remaining leather straps were then fastened tightly around her. One was placed midway between her elbows and armpits, the second one secured her thighs just above her kneecaps, and the last one went around her ankles. Laura had a very uneasy feeling as she now realized that all she could move were her hands and her head. The rest of her half-naked body was as immobile as the post itself! Tonya was then brought to the stocks and seated on the bench. Her ankles were held firmly in place as the stocks were closed and secured with a padlock. Her shins were then strapped down against the leg-restraining shelf. "I should have brought a magazine to read!" joked Tonya, as her handcuffs were being removed. But that might have been difficult, because her wrists were now being securely strapped to the tall post that rose up from behind her. With all three prisoners now confined, and as the big town hall clock chimed out the hour, Judge Potter proclaimed "Your sentences shall now commence!" He then placed the padlock keys into his pocket and left, along with the matron and the two guards.
by Fantastklr
Chapter Six
Bob Nelson was almost finished building the special pillory and the tickling post, both of which were mounted onto heavy raised platforms just like the stocks were. From the front, the pillory looked similar to those seen in history books, except that the frame was positioned slightly lower to the ground, and the neck and wrist holes were lined with soft padding. Behind the frame there was a bench that was topped with a thick, soft, pillow-like cushion. Mounted against the rear edge of the bench was a set of stocks, with two closely-spaced padded holes. With this design, the victim's head and hands protrude through the pillory frame as usual, but instead of standing up, the victim is on her knees. Her ankles are then locked into the rear-facing stocks, feet together and toes pointing down. Also, the entire device could be rotated on the platform like a carousel, allowing the victim's face and hands, or her feet, to be viewed.
The tickling post was simply an eight-foot high solid oak timber with four sets of straps. The top pair were wrist restraints, connected by a cable and pulley to a small winch on the back of the post. This allowed the victim's arms and torso to be stretched upward. The remaining straps would then be used to bind her arms, legs and ankles tightly against the post. The large sturdy stocks, with its wrist, shin and toe restraints, remained unchanged from the carnival booth. Bob even decided to leave those two big 'bull's eye' targets painted around the ankle holes, since they seemed to make people want to tickle the victim's feet even more!
On Thursday morning at the courthouse, Dr. Goodwin and Bob Nelson met with Judge Potter in his chambers. The doctor presented the results of his physical exams, and the three of them then decided which girl should be placed into which restraining device.
Everyone rose as the judge entered the courtroom and took his seat on the bench. They then sat down and the sentencing began. Judge Potter bellowed, "Tonya Sheppard, Laura Pierce, Jodi Blake! Please rise and face the bench!" The three girls stood as the judge announced their sentences. "Tonya Sheppard, you are to be confined in the stocks for a period of eight consecutive hours, commencing at nine o'clock tomorrow morning! Jodi Blake, you are to be confined in the pillory for a period of eight consecutive hours, commencing at nine o'clock tomorrow morning! Laura Pierce, you are to be bound, hand and foot, to a wooden post whilst you stand for a period of eight consecutive hours, commencing at nine o'clock tomorrow morning! Guard, please escort the prisoners back to their cell! Court is dismissed!" The three girls were speechless as they were taken back to their jail cell.
Tonya, Laura and Jodi spent the rest of the day talking about what was going to happen to them the next morning. "Stocks? Pillory? Do they really HAVE those things?" pondered Jodi. "I never saw ANY of those things in this town!" sneered Tonya, "And they can't possibly mean that stupid thing the college kids had at the carnival, could they? I mean, that HAD to be a fake!" "I'm not so sure about that!" said Laura, "I heard some people at the carnival saying it was real!" "Real?" retorted Tonya, "And so what if it IS? Eight fuckin' hours sitting on my ass ain't no big deal!" Laura then said, "but they said that I'M supposed to be tied to a POLE or something!" Tonya laughed, "Hey, we thought we were going to get ten more days in THIS shithole being bossed around by that fat bitch! So you stand there for eight friggin' hours and then you go home! Sounds like a MUCH better deal to me!" They all giggled and hugged each other.
The matron woke the girls up at 7 o'clock the following morning, had them eat breakfast and then take showers. When they emerged from the showers, wrapped in towels, the matron handed each of them two boxes. "You're to put these clothes on today!" she said, "Now hurry up and get dressed!" The clothing had been gladly donated to the town by Donna Houston, owner of Donna's Fine Fashions. Her store had been shoplifted by the girls many times. When they were finished dressing, they were each identically clad in a tiny pink sleeveless cropped top, a pair of skimpy hip-hugging blue denim shorts, white sneakers and white ankle socks. The girls were somewhat surprised that they were to serve out their sentences while wearing such revealing garments, even though the weather had been unseasonably warm all week. "It's time to go, ladies!" announced the matron, as she and two male guards entered their cell at eight forty-five AM. The three youthful prisoners were then handcuffed behind their backs and taken to town square.
Word had spread quickly throughout the town ever since Tuesday night's big meeting. Everybody knew exactly what was going to happen to these three girls today. Everybody, except the girls themselves! Many of the town's business owners decided to take the day off, or to close their shops entirely, so as not to miss the event. Both the grammar school and the high school had planned to dismiss their students at noon today, hoping that many of the youngsters would see for themselves why 'crime does not pay'.
A large crowd had already begun to gather on the sprawling green lawn that served as the town square. Bob Nelson had no trouble finding volunteers to help him lift the three large restraining devices off of his flatbed truck. They placed the stocks in the center, the pillory to the left and the tickling post to the right. Several boxes of tickling implements and some signs that Bob had made were kept hidden for now.
"Look! They're COMING!!" shouted several people as they saw the three young women being brought out of the jailhouse and onto the big lawn. "Over HERE!! Over HERE!!" some of them yelled, as if the guards really didn't know where to bring them! Tonya, Laura and Jodi stood silently as they gazed at the three daunting structures that loomed before them. Judge Potter was present only to insure that the three jailhouse guards effectively confined the prisoners. After that, their job was done until five o'clock, when they would then return to release the women.
Jodi's handcuffs were removed and she was taken by the arm to the pillory. "On your knees, here!" said the matron as she patted the cushioned knee bench with her hand. Jodi obeyed and got on her knees as the pillory was opened. "Lean forward!" instructed the matron. Her neck and wrists were then placed into the holes and the pillory was closed. Next, her ankles were placed into the rear-facing stocks, and that too was clamped shut. The pillory and stocks were then each secured with a padlock. Laura was uncuffed and then positioned with her back against the massive wooden post. "Hands up!" said the matron. Silently, she raised her arms and soon felt the thick leather straps being buckled tightly around her wrists. Then she heard the clicking sound of the winch being cranked, and felt herself being slowly pulled upward. "Stop! That's tight enough!" said the matron when she saw that Laura's feet were now barely touching the platform. The winch was secured with a padlock and the three remaining leather straps were then fastened tightly around her. One was placed midway between her elbows and armpits, the second one secured her thighs just above her kneecaps, and the last one went around her ankles. Laura had a very uneasy feeling as she now realized that all she could move were her hands and her head. The rest of her half-naked body was as immobile as the post itself! Tonya was then brought to the stocks and seated on the bench. Her ankles were held firmly in place as the stocks were closed and secured with a padlock. Her shins were then strapped down against the leg-restraining shelf. "I should have brought a magazine to read!" joked Tonya, as her handcuffs were being removed. But that might have been difficult, because her wrists were now being securely strapped to the tall post that rose up from behind her. With all three prisoners now confined, and as the big town hall clock chimed out the hour, Judge Potter proclaimed "Your sentences shall now commence!" He then placed the padlock keys into his pocket and left, along with the matron and the two guards.
