The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1879-08-28
The Zuiu King.

John Mullins, Jr., trader who had
store at Unlundj. where the last great
battle was in Ldluland, and who has
been CetewayO's friend in this war and
was thrown into prison on o trumped-up
charge of selling guns to the savages, has
arrived at London, and gives this &C.
count of the Zulu king: In administer
ing justice he judges sternly and Impair
tally, passing sentence on his own
brothers with tho same severity and
fearlessness that would be exercised on
the meanest subject; approachable at all
times and always pleased to see stran-
gers whom he treats with unyarying hos
pitality. In private the King leads
life of wonderful abstemiousness and
regularity. His wife lives in the royal
inclOsure, each one having a hut Of her
own and bevy of Zulu damsels, who
act as maids of honor. He has fewer
wives than repute has palmcd off on him.
CetewayO has several residences-one o:
each of the military kraals. Each of
these houses is built in the European
style, but furnished after native custom
that is, they have little or no furniture.
The principal article in each royal resi-
dence 8 state chair, in which he sits
while dispensing justice or transacting
State business. This chair is hewn out
Of the solid trunk Of q tree, and is carved
and fashioned in tho highest style of
Zulu art. Presents of beautiful eception
chairs have been made to Cetewayo by
John Dunn and others, but he casts them
aside in favor of home manufacture.
When not seated he recines on a mat
after the fashion OF the race. At all
times be is attended by body-guard,
and when sitting in state the great coun-
cillors, consisting Of the chief indunos or
head men of the nation, are grouped
around him. Sometimes such councils
are held in the open mir, when a large
umbrella is held over him or lawn tent
is pitched. Lie may be seen thus when
reviewing his army or speaking to his
regiment. The kings favOrite pastme IL
l:'mtng. lie possesses rifles and dou-
bie- -barrelled bfeech-loaders, by the best
makers, and is fair shot. Six O'Clock
every morning finds him afoot, attended
by his body guard, OH his constitutional
hunting expedition. During this he
walks from ten to fifteen miles, return
ing to the palace at ten, when he is imme-
diateiy rubbed with soapstone and oathed
by attendants, After this the business
routine of the day commences. Kaffer
beer-a light beverage, about as intoxi-
eating as larger beer-is Cctewayo's
favorite drink-in fact. it is the only one
the people had until white traders
brought rum into the country, the sale
of which is prohibited by the king.
Drunkenness among his subjects is
sternIy frowned upon by him. Tho mo-
ment n subject is reported to have
committed n crime the king says of the
culprit: "He does not belong to my peo-
ple," and, after hearing the case, passes
sentence in O just manner. 1t is prece-
dent laid down by him "that Zulu can
not commit crime" This accounts for
the thousands of refugees who are in
Natal and dare not return to Zululand.
He has pleasant powers of conversation,
and often indulges in witty small talk,
but ie noted, at the same time, for his
cute and logical sayings. Of course. he
only knows the one language-the Zulu
Kaffor dialect The Zulu King, like all
Of his subjects, has an inherent distrust
and dislike to the Dutch Beers on the
other hand, he has always looked upon
tic English iii tho most friendly and
confding manner. "The English have
bersen all the white nations and the
Hulus all The black Ones" observes Cete-
wayo, "and why should not two such
great powers be the best of friends ?"
This is how matters stood until the
British troops were sent across the Tu-
gela so rashly last January. Mr.. Mullins
believes n speaking of man as he finds
him, and the above is how he has always
found Cotawayo, the Zulu King; or, as
hypocritical governors and mercenary
colonists call him, "the blood-thirsty
wretch.n