Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1879-12-24
TSe Zulu Monarch.

Cetewayo, the. deposed ZIlu King, was
Interviewed By some British officers pre-
yiOus 10 their departure to England. At
10 A. Il We were introduced and found
CctawSyo summing himself on the ramp&rts
Of q bastion OF Tie castle and having lis
hair dressed. lie shook hands with all OF
us-a good wholesome grip, with 4 cool
hand and huge fist. He was sitting
Oh mat spread on the ground, and had on
{ red tGbie-clO;h, which partially covered
his body and enormous thighs. We had
brough. with IS q basket full of figs,
oranges, sWeetmeats and raisins, OF which
last he = inOrdinary fond, bottle OF whis-
key and some colo-ed handkerchicfs. We
asked permission to give him these things,
as we hal heard that he was shy of visi-
tors and often would not talk to them. As
with many less removed men, an offering
to his appetite loosened his tongue, and he
spoke TO us openly and pleasantly. His
appearance by this time VIII have been so
often described, and must be so well known
by the thousands of photographs that have
already been sold that we will touch but
lightly Cn this point. His manner was
suJdued and seif-pJssessed, and he was ex-
tremely shy Of being looked at He cannot
look anyone in the face, but after quick
int li.EeHt glance looks asBance and ans
wcr5 questions and talks in low voice
When inclined 20 talk at all he likes being
questioned, and answers al once through
tle interpreter. We asked him if he felt
afraid OF the sea IS he embarked at Port
DuTnfUrL lie says, "Yes, Of the surf
boats, but not all when | got on board the
big s..ip. He said that he had known in
his head al along that his army would Je
beaten by the English, and he did all he
could TO prevent a war. but was driven to
i by the y,ung men Of the army; that
after !slndU.waua aid Eambula, where his
regiments lost very many men, more than
he could count, tLcy had only hslf-hearts
ii the fignis and Inst It was only with the
greatest difficulty that he could get the men
Jggs,her again; that very few OF the things
taken at IsaEGu.wana We're brought 10 him,
and when he asked about them his men
said they hal g0t nothing, but he knew
that they had, and he supposed they had
them hidden away at their kr,als. The
two gu-s ,serc brOuEh; 10 him by his order
. week after lssnGIiUana. during whi.h
time .hey Lad been LEFT on the battlefield !;
one wds caught on Eis side Of the hill, the
other on ours. He had never heard anythi q
Of the col1rs, and did Eot know what they
were. and did not think it likely that we
sIOCla hear OF them again. The Young
men would Eos- likely tear them up and
give the gold fHuges to their intOmbis
lgiris). The white people living in Zulu
land might il years 10 come hear Of them
and other things, if they had not been dos-
uroyed; bat the people for long time
would be airaid to give up anything,
through fear of being killed for being IN
possession. lie wss exceedingly angry
with the army for killing the officers at
LSan0uiwaua, and had given his men strict
orders g. bring al the eflicers 10 him alive:
his men had said that they could not tell
the officers from the men and so killed them
all. He called them fools; as he had told
sssI that the officers wore swords and the
men had guns. (lt WI be remembered
that uei5.e Inc campaign commenced the
officers received orders 20 sssimilate their
l:.ss5 os much - possible 10 that Of the
Lic,, 10 prevent the fire Of The enemy being
drawn On them.) When asked what he
FFLNaatl l4ai t.NnE Atl Ailt B4lEtAN -
-sp.icd: 81 shoGid have used them for
political purposes" Ga being pressed for
8 meaning he said: AZ should have made
use Of tAem, | knew what TO DO with
,i1ll. I was very angry" Cetewayo
tacl began ID talk about his living and
cone arrangements for his comfort, and
srunt.cd because he could not have
whole or every day for himself, and then
be asked Japtain Poole II he knew wha,
Dis liszle with click in front Of It meant
I'm lhe Zg,u language: Beng answered in
tie negative, the King, laughing, told the
Interpreter 90 tell EIm that il meant a small
.-o.H, v-.y tr0ut'es1Me IN some part OF
Tie country, and that he muSt take his
name o. be q warning to take care Of him
ana 70. ct Pricked. The Zu!Hs pride
themselves Or their conversational powers
and never miss sn opportunity % playin.
upon Z word. and this The King is a adept.
lie has been measured fer a suit Of clothes
AM "a pair Of boots, and he vas counting
lie cly OF his fingers til they were com
pc,cd as promised, thus assuming very
quickly Tdiments of a civilisatiOn to which
d i1H Gays before lie was such a deter
-incd enemy and an adaptation to foItuno
and c.rcuEs anCCs worthy of a great mind.
Our visit terminated, rs it has b, gIn, with
"a ''sHalc hands all around, On our way
.u. VIC stopped 10 speak to the Kings four
wives. OF Ta,ner concubines, vino we're
csp'u.Ct with hiG-toUr stTapping werches
cot i've feet seven or eight in heigh; and, for
o,lck women, not ill-IOolSing. They looked
happy enough now ibas they arc assured
at lh-T are not going 10 be killed, and
were humli1g away. Ole was stringing
leads, another cooking and the other two
'oa-ilg o.