, 1880-01-04
TIE CIVILIZED CETYWAYO.

Nothing has yet trnnspired as to the final ar
rungements to be made with regard to the ex-
Zulu King Cetywayo. He is still IN involuntary
occupant Of Cape Town Castle. The other day
he thought himself too old to learn, and declined
an offer to be taught; but he has since altered
his mind, and taken some writing lessons, and
now manages with pencil and slate to make toll
erable copy lines Of the words "Queen Victoria -
Recent portraits Of him show q marked change
In his external appearance. When his like
ness was first taken, after his arrival by
the transport Natal. he was presented in
:1l the nakedness Of primitive Zulu costume;
nut III the latest photographs he appears meta
morphosed into very plcasanr-looking eolored
Ecntiemun, dressed after European fashion in q
from his breast pocket, and gloves and cane in
hand. The transition from barbarism to c1viliza-
ton is so sudden and decided as almost to sug-
gest doubt whether this can be the person who
perpetratcd tho acts Of sayagcry ascribed to the
late Monarch Of Zu1uland. The ex-King him
self, however, soon satisfied the curious upon
this point He makes little or no reservation as
to tho sacrifice Of human life, which was part OF
the system OF his Government, and which he
11sttfies on the plea TINT there was no other way
Of & enforcing bis authority among bis people.
Of the Zulu girls who would not conform to the
national murriage-laws are confirmed by him.
At the feast Of the first fruits It appears he had
nents to put on head-rings, indicating that they
hnd attained to independent manhood, and at
the same time issued q command that the young
women ut the various krnalS were to marry these
soldiers. The women showed no inclination to
comply. with this command, and, when called to
account, gnve rs reason that the regiments
them. Cetywayo then promoted another regl-
ment to the dignity Of I" head rings, = and again
declared TINT the girls, Of marringeable age were
to marry ut once Still they refused to comply,
and various, devices were again resorted to to
evade the order, some young women even wash
ing off the red dust on their hair which
marked them as marriageable. The Kings
he directed the Umcityu Regiment, 5000
strong, to march to the several kraals
throughout the country, and kill every person
others connected with thom were slaughtered.
The bodies of some wero placed at the cross
roads rs an example Of the Kings displeasure
went to bury the bodies, they brought Cetywayo's
wr,ath upon themselves, and they and tho, whole
Of their families In some instances were de-
selves s by 'e seeking shelter and hdinr iG with With
friends; and those who survived lost no time Ia
complying with the Kings orders and marrying
into the regiments appointed ,d;} to ths Mr.
was in Zulnland ut the time, and was himself in
sons, whom he hid away.
the King sanctioned such slaughter Of his peo-
Pile. Shortly before, some Of his soldiers who
were summoned to assemble at Nouwengo made
the excuse that sickness prevented thom from
attending. He remarked TINT he would save the
doctors the trouble of looking after the sick,
and iuapis" Of his fayorit regiment, the ume-
xiii iii Ii The offenders against bis Royal command.
In some Instances the delinquents escaped from
the fury Of these impis; md, by the law and Gus
tom of the country, such as thus escaped were
way. But for that law, says Cetywnyo, there
would have been much more killing iti:Zululand.