, 1879-04-08

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they could catch. Under tho protection Of the
British unyornmcnt the nntives in Natal hive
grown rich in cnttle nnd wires tthetr signs Of
wealth.. Tho population l,as greatly Increased,
for tic Zulu Kings. fubjcc,s wero conat antly
fleeing into Natal for protection fronl hle In
fami ot Death" wo ali tclt TINT tl.e "esiI
ese'' Of Xllnlauh was jealousy Watching our
s'cacn aud prosperity. he pulley OF the tst!ah
authority III Natal llas brcn anl nnsl eoncilta-
tory n the extreme tnwars! the zutM Power: but
Al last "somethnE n,ust bu done" 70 plit MI
entl to tho danger tint constantly thrcatcMe,!
INITIAL, Only during fl,c rainy seston while TIC
Tugcla River WIS oyrrfuwillE its banks, d!d INC
people in Natal feo sosl,ro from raids. l.c Zu.
1ls aro very warlikc. and nrc not "hsnvrs'" until
they hnre attained ll,clr spears IN human
blood. Their I!sc:. arc sncnt In uht;ll1 neigh,
boring tribes for p,uitlcr, nnl generally slteccctl
in ''catIng them up" TO use thclr own express
sion.
cKrYwA1o MADE KING.
Umnnnilo rcIgucd tilt l,a died In 1S13. md was
succeeded by hIs eun, Cetywayo, who has t,ow
bccone famous. a nsw tIea strtick this colt
SHOW show ss,e ss irsntshlo to ii, neirbor the parcn
wnntc.l to be crowned by her. hut The Natal
Government informed him lint she could not
might bc performed BY her representative.
lin, IL he would nuke ccrtain uictrcs nit, take
certain Oaths; ono was to innko no ratls tnt9
Natal Or any otlIer country o1 l'is bor1crs. AZ
ihcn some soldiers nlargted with sir T.
Sberstone. wilt, was to act for the Queen. A
great effort was tna(1c TO show tic Zuius En-
Eland's ponp a'Ha power, horses and bright mn"
and an art,clair III which to crown him,
made BY lhe lnilor Of the rcEimuut,
%s ps 0n ra ys5y e &c s"y f grn % a Se
good tastc not to admire IT,. We cannot stopto
tell you all about TINT Punc! nld Judy show,
nor the great scare lie Zulu army suffered.
child Thought It was "tleatl,,b!ow.h mud Tint
tic English had planned 1t all to lake tllcir
country, md they wetc pnnlc stricken; null
spot, Sas ST. 7. sheDstone sSon qale,ed tlsIr
fears. Nor mist We tell how the "snbcs were
turned" when tic los1cs began q
| fight in the night and n belief prevailed
to % nurer ard 1 ali and I lake axe Natal ' Their icars a
been aroused by cetywnyo's acklcncss III chang
Inv thu time md placo appointed for tue corona
| tlon olscc or twice and had drawn thrtn down
cuae that Ills thousand wives were too f0t 10
| walk up the mountain, and tllcy begged to bo
allowed to witness the grand ceremony, Tho first
event Of kind in their history.
| THuMlaE8 or REF0RM.
1t was good play, for Cctywnyo never In
tint hu would have trial by jury. but no sooner
Ind the Engl!st. power left Ills country when l,o
ordered q grea. slaughter Of people who were
supposed 70 he friendly asl to taroF Ills brother
throne "a grcnt arn-chairl Hc lad many rlch
men killed because the spir!tualtsts "sfnciicd
| them OUT" mud thereby knuw tint they were
witches, but tho. Cattle they owned wcre cnvctca
t.nf$n F3a$b b%r1
tsts In Zuluiand are great In power, and they
accllso many Of transforming themselves Into
wildcats, antl In this disguise roaming over tic
lA,nl ut night, potsonl;s people BY "vlllinE
the will which they al firmly believe
these witsl':smdiiins "doeto1s," but but
lnstead he MADE them A. moro
ly: md when tic Englist, Governor re'non-
s.ratca with him, reminding him ot Ills promise
that no one would be put to death unless found
guilty after full mid open trial, he returned
erin. .chiof nude . rnid Tito Nntul Just year,
causing !.rcat fear for safety. Tire Natal Guy
crnor demanded that the chief who made the
raid into Natal anu plundercd some Of the
them; also Gno Of COO head of cattle. Getty
wayo replied that he had already killed Usrajo,
asd could not deliver lin, und that ho wanted
"noso tfmc." THIS wns III reference to tho tino
| " EAtklS1 HUI hHS tAL IL pC%IAkt NuCl4 lliG
forty days OK grace expired Without tho sub
stantlnl token OF compliance tho troops Wgro
ordered tnto Znluland, ami We hayo heard tho
| sui story OF tho nrst battle. 1t Is With crcnt
indignation VIC read OF b)ame put upon Sir
Dartlo Frere.
CETrwAYo AND THE MISSIONARIES.
Ifo Saw tho fearful danger to Natass 10000
planters ad farmers, nil bi0, 600 peaceful. tltl-
armed natives 1iyINg near hlo0lthfrsty tyrant,
with large army Of strong i''cu, well armed,
ready als:l anxlons to 'dsivc The white n,an
Into thu sea-" Us the threat was often wordcd.
Sir Bartle Frcro asked Cctywayo. after tG last
raid, to dtsband hts army nnd to nliow Ills
aoltcrs to muyry, to rive Natal security. Two
years ago Cstywayo iusuItcd tbs Eugish mis-.
sionar1cs. Their converts were driven away a,itl
suuu of then, killed, and thu missionaries were
ordered out OK Ills country. They lett In great
haste thinking md feeling thut their lives were
IN danger. darc not relate some VI the we'll.
known crueltles praeticed by C,ctywnyo
1t hc ns nSas to 9S PsSu Il Els military SSss raa. Haa II
was great work, and progress wns slow.
lEo sent to inquire the tensn, They replied TINT
ordered hiasolIers to march throughout tho lnn.l
nlni to Kill NIL who were STICK, ind many wcro
killed. Tle natives, who havo !atc!y He'd into
Natal, report Tint ha had 1000 young girls
jerted to marry tho Old mnu be hul CHOSEN fot
tt,cn. He will not all0w young nun to marry,
for no Must hnyc tEcM for soldiers III his mil.
tary kraals, rcatly at lnomellt's notice to ia
mud have becn guod md brave solulurs,, ho viii
rive ilem wives. Every, year. he takes FIRST
pick Ut NIL tl.c psettiest 0tsIs. Tho Ireak,i,g oil
The Seventh u.d Eighth Commandments II al
wnys punished With death. No locks are needed
tn LululAill.
AN AMEMIoAN GILL IN zuLutAHp.
| A few years ngo the daughter Ut an Anlcrcnr
| mfSE5UNnrE unH tDur tJrtlJfrIl vul1ilnntl wifi