The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1877-1885, 1879-04-24
[Cape Town cor. New York Herald
The Monarch who Marries all the
Pretty Girls and ChOkeS
Them to Death.

| dare not relate some OF the we'll
known cruelties practiced by Cetywayo.
They are too vile for pen and paper.
Not long ago he sent out for all the men
Il rebuild his military kraals. 1t was a
great work, and the progress was slow.
He sent To inquire the reason. They
replied that some Of the men We're Ill.
He was enraged. and ordered his sol
diers to march throughout the land and
to Kill all who We're sick. and many were
killed. The natives who have lately
fled into Natal, report that he had 900
young girls strangled to death last year
because they objected TO marry the old
men he had chosen for them. He W IL
not allow young men 10 marry. tor he
must have them for soldiers III his mill
tary kraals. ready ut a moment notice
to do his bidding. When they are be
tween thirty and forty, and have been
good and brave soldiers, he will give
them wives. Every year he take first
pick of all the prettiest girls. The
breaking of the seventh and eighth
commandments are always punished
with death. No locks are needed III
Zululand.
AN AMERICAN GIRL IN ZULULAND.
\ few years ago the daughter OF an
American missionary made a our
through Zululand with an English
party. They had a messenger from the
secretary for native affairs to introduce
them to Cetywayo. The first day he
would not grant an audience, as he was
undergoing some ceremonies for purifi-
cation because his father had died, but
tho pnyt dow thoy- ca1lnI anl
ushered into his royal hut. Great was
their surprise to see an uncOmmOnly
handsome face, with a most benevolent
expression, his n courtly, very
pleasant, and his physique noble. The
sketch of him in the illustrated papers
is a caricature. The American daughter
asked him why he had refused to hear
the great news that the missionaries had
brought to his people. He replied that
he cOuld not listen to low, common peo-
pie, but if Colenso, the king Of mis-
%sionaries, would come to live with him,
he would become a believer. This lady
sought opportunities to learn all that
she could of life in that home, and it
was a sad story that she heard. Indeed,
the very air seemed filled with gloom;
the voices of the people seemed hushed.
She gained the confidence of an inter
esting looking young woman. and she
asked her the cause of the silence. She
replied that two young girls, great
tavorites, had been strangled that morn
ing because they had vexed the king.
She inquired the reason, and learned
that one Of the doctors had declared
that a certain man was an evil Wilier,
andthe king ordered him to be Strangled.
The girl was seen to Cry, for she loved
him, and had remarked that they knew
he was innocent. The king was IN
formed, and he ordered her to be choked
AZ once. Her friend. another young
girl, remarked, ooh. to think for those
words she was killed. The secret spy
repeated her words to the king, and
soon she found herself going to the
place OF execution, where she was left
TO feed the yultures." No one dared
to cry, but loudly they sang songs Of
praise to their king:
Greater than a mountain,
Stronger than All elephant.
While at court q remark struck
this lady which may show how the wind
A bottle on a post served for a
for shooting matches are all the
fashion. She took her turn and smashed
the bottle. The Zulu men vowed a
good deal and exclaimed, I'VE can
never conquer the white men if the
white women can shoot like that