, 1879-07-31
TIE ZULU ARMY.

affairs Of Tulu1and has been cotnnuhlcntcA 70
Tic l,sl,op' Of Natal by two Zulus belonging to
Tho Ncobamakosi tl,end the Chnfs) md Ndhiuy-
engwc {l.copard'a Ilousc) Regiments;
"ln Xutuihn1 new regiment is iormcti as
follows: The boys, when tt1cy tt'nk themselves
bIr enough to onlIst,-sny from 10 to 1S years
oI,,-collect ut the military kranls, each goingto
that to which Ills father belongs, nt'd there they
stay, milking tl,c cows Into their months. This
!s a sign that they wEeh 10 be enlisted, and whom
ttc Istnnccku rilng's oi1lcers) of tie military
ksaals sec TINT rood many Of such boys have
collected one Of them reports the incs to
tle King who then gives pcrmisslon for
the BOYS 10 bo brought before him. Tie
pcru,.asion Is not for any one kranl or
tr,bo, hut all boys Of about that are throughout
all Zululand. But there IL no penalty for those
VITO do not join, although, OF couree, they aro
not thought much OF. Those who like may Just
rcmain rs they arc, and there nre uumbers Of
men III Zululand who have como TO put On
heat-rInge, mid 10 grow old nlso without having
ever bccn cntIstcd. Such mcn nay marry when
ever thrY please, ant they put oil the head'rfpg
by permission Of the head man OF their kraal
has oucc unlisted, and ut somo future time falls
10 appear when hts regiment IL callett toEG!hcr
for any purpose, 1t will ttlct be inquired, What
has lIccome Of hint And, II tic cannot give a
good reason for hls absence, no may, perhaps,
he killed by Ills regiment, but not by thc Ring.
Ile l,as committed 20 crime, 30 Why SHOULD the
king tnke any trouble about hml 4 nun who
has enlisted, nlso, may not marry until The klnK
gives leave to his regiment.
"Wcll, the King gives the order to collect
Tic boys to tile officer Fo has reported them,
WHO delivers II to the lndunas ufliccrs) OF the
different kraas.. beginning with Mnyasnana.
Mayurengwana, llamq, nlid Qetuka, the l''dunas
collected at Tin different military kraals, and
on the appointed day messengers are sent 10 tho
King to say they arc coming 1lcrcupon the
King has cattlu killed for ihe1n, 80 lhAt when
they arrive they lna tile meat ready, The King
then gtycs them ,laEnc,. ard appoints head
ringod lnau ns 1nduna over them, and either
makes them Into separate regiment and orders
them to build for themselves new military
kraal, OF incorporates them with ono OF the rcgl-
isting kraa'. Thus the Ndhluyengwe, a body
OF youug unrinGcd men, has teen Incorporated
will, tlo Tul#Rnc, II hcn0ringed regiment. II,
however. when tho boys appear, tho KilE
,iisul back to t,eiA homes to keep tic
10 tho preseut set OF boys-the uinslzl---
who showed themselves 10 Tie KitEs last year IN
the rest Of his people to bc present when DO Gu
rolls pew regiment; but, Of course, 1t is known
TINT The boys arc being collected, md tunnY
people 20 TO be present Of their own accord.
When tic boys hare built their military krnal,
they dispcrsc again 70 their own homes, for the
Zulu soldiers are not Kept collected together
always; tllrJ lust live at homo with their famt-
lies. Each regiment, however, has It's own Mill
itary kraal, prcsidcd over by two chief lndunaa.
whose huts nrc placcl opposite 10 ono nnother
III the circle, nnti. who take charge of The whole
krual. They hnyo some few Of their wives aud
servants always With them, but not their whole
houaelolds: There arc, Of course, Number Of
twenty lzinnceku {Klng's ofllcez) arc attached
TO eact military kraal. 1t is the correct thing
for the men to spend certain time Zach yenr
at their military, kraal, thereby pay!,sg their
md stay for as long or as shurt time as they
like, perhaps two months, perhaps five. There
will be ustlally ut one kraal say. from ten 20
twenty men at tine. Th's applies to Tie mill.
King Is living There nre usualay from fifty to
sixty at time, belonging 10 different military
kraola. Tho tnGn, whilo in residence. arn occll-
pcd tn the ordinary nftalrs Of the kranI, & q,
brought from their own homes, and tnot rcgu-
larlyt howcvcr) bcof, tho cattlo coming from the
King. There arc uo liked times iur tho calling
Feast Of First-FFults. But tho king calls tlsc,n
II hc wants them for anything Ole
regiment, perhaps two, ns he secs fit,-ctlcr tu
build new kFhal or to n'oyo Rt1 old one, or fol
AulLRlE lAl LlGbf vi ~ HUG u1h AllaqGlG CFlpH.
The last work comes lust before ic Utnlios nt,ti
there arc always plenty Of proplo at TINT utne
paying their rrspects.' Tile hunting partco &c
lfter wild pigs and lltfcrtn. kinds OF autcoucs
hos forbidden that ever since Ills Installation. d
theirs urc so few lclt. He was not quick 0nuunl
on behalf OF tho Glands; ntul they are quito 1
ishcd. One Of the two zuiMs being asked how
often he himselt had been called up 6v the King
anu thinking thnt ttlr question meant, .uow
often had .ho been called personality nu
swurcd quito reycrcntinlly, Twice; once soor
a,tcs thu installation, and oncc about tho tinit
OF the umGosi, the year before Inst Delnl
/ tho King asked how WAS my foot, as hp lat
heard from the Intluna that hal hurt It badj,
| sotno time before. Tho SECOND ti1uu he IN
quIrcd after my cl,est, which had been tro4blin4
wards ho sud lint really ho aad boen at worI
count up lhe times; but lie i hn,i foa, aan
tinies helped In building at tho great kraa
ns @ s Saea =, 0f9 H. a sss s
year. When tho time for tho u,nkotl draw
near {about Deccmbcr) tho king announces It
and the reElIitnts all collect at their different
military kraus for about twenty days before
hoeiug the kns's atnasee gardens III the morn
| tNg, attcrward lu preparing their dress, tails
fcashers, etc.. and III learning pcw dauces n,lt
aongs for ll1c OCCASION. rcople learn 10 fight 1t
/
they nro quite little. for, when they are ou
hcluing cattle, Two buya will hays u puurre
u,ui A9ht 1t out, or boys u one krual will 'tlvd
into two pnrtica mil light With sticks. Of tloa
Of ono krnal will fight With those VI another
aHl SO they learn. They hare no idea of putin,
one foot forward ull together, lse Tho whit
soldtera: u!ey Just 10.
,lhe unlkost IL always held at Notlvengu
tho kraal Of tho lato King Umpnllu .{l'andu]
The King walks over from uunsii early In til
morning, escorted by The Nguha,nakusi regi
had BEEN specially given 70 CetJwayo l.
umDa''de before Ills tleatb. Tho Umkosl last
one day only. all llle regiments III turn daucn
the um&oai tor lear Of acciIensa; tlu lnan hay
stick only. In tho fight tin year before lus
between two regiments. tho NgobaRakU.l In
notnnE but sticks; but tho light took pisro q
tho Tulwane,b own military kraaI, ut,l they "a
in aud fetched their aisegals from tic butt
Atterward they nil dispeEso again, liret to tlci
military kraals, aud then to t,leIr hulnrs. Humr
indeed, who l!go ncar, do not uso lhn niiilar
kEhal at all oliller Wny, but coma atrulght irOr
Their lolnus, all return " ticui At once, lhci
are present NJ the Umk1s! ali the womc
Af thu Kiug'a household, and indeed iii. q
very many, Of Tho unmarried and unincuu pere
women OF Zulu14uA, Any one NAV IN wi,