The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1881-03-21
A zuLU PRINCESs
Accompanies a Party Of Her Fathers
Suhleels 10 THIS Country.

SubIecls 10 This Country.
NEw YoRE, March ia party Of eigh
zllus, including an alleged daughter c
King CeteWayo, arrived yesterday iror
England in the steamer Greece. Tb
Princess, whose name is Amazulu, AM
whose rank is warranted by Mr.. Farini
OF the London Aquarium, Is slightl,
darker than coffee, has finer features thai
are seen in negroes, and increases he
height, which Is naturally small, si1
inches by training her hair to stand up
right so that her head resembles
brush.
She wore o scaRty body garment of ful
and q large colored striped blanket
Around her neck were a dozen necklaces
Of blue, white and red beads
strung together in curious patterns,
aud at her wrists and knees were
dozens Of rings Of copper or iron wire, She
has enormous gold earrings, carries a ell
yer assegai, on which Ia engraved, "Prin.
cess Amazulu." 1t was presented 10 her
BY officers of the British army after the
battle at Ulundi, where she was.taken pIls.
oner, after Oetawayo'a kraai wss burned
That night sixteen officers were surprised
by sixty Zulus, who were about 10 mas,
sacre them, when AmSSnlu, as her biog.
rapher relates, inteTfered and saved their
lives-not, however, till she had killed one
oil the Zulus. She was taken TO Cape Town.
and was presented with the silver assegai
Then she was taken 10 England with a
party OF forty'two Zulus, aud exhibited
there.
The other woman in the party is Una.
madloza, who Is declared to be a daughter
Of TanSabslele, Cetewayo's brother and
v whose husband was killed at the fight Of
,rsanhlwana. Her appearance differs chief.
y from that OF Amazulu In that her hair
does not stand on end, and is besLrewn
with beads, and stuck with red and white
feathers. She Is accompanied by an in.
tant son,
The five men are; Income, alleged TO be
. captive chief; Mbala, O witch.doctor,
and Usihla. MapEl ard Estamala. They
are oil well'bullt, muscular men, Their
trees resembles that Of the women, save
that the fur garment is scantier. Their
heads are covered with beads and decora.
ted with feathers, and across their fore.
heads are bands OF hyena or leonard akin
Bosldea, beads, they have necklaces OF
claws o. wild cats and lions. On their
arms they wear tufts oil hair from the
gnu. They. carry their shields OF cowhide
and asSegats constantly with them, and
keep cigars In holes In their ears, which
give them savage and warlike appear.
anCe.
After lunch, OF which Unamadloza
shared q glass Of beer with her baby. the
party was taken to visit Mksna and Usikia,
the Zulue OF Bunnoll's. When lhey ar.
rived at the Museum, about two O'Clock in
the afternoon, the two Zulus already on
exhibition there, who had not been told
Of the, new arrivals, were quietly walking
about the main hall. Asthe Princess and
her suite entered the door they frst gave
one long earnest look, then spears and
shields were thrown in the air, and with
frantic ehrieks and howls Of welcome thew
Tell fiat before the Princess to make oheis.
ance, and hen rushed at the others and EN-.
oraCed them with q heartiness that seemed
Ilkely TO crush them. They were rec.
ognized by the newcomers as old com pan.
IONS In the Zulu war, and howled at each
other In the Zulu tongue, sang Zulu songs,
ianced Zulu dances and stamped on the
loor, creating such grand row that they
frightened the cats, who put up their
backs and scteeched, and the monkeys,
who gtinned and chartered as though
hey enjoyed 1t. For time II seemed ss
\ the entire Museum had gone mad.
Broadway In front Of the place was
'rowded to the edge OF the sidewalk, the
people evidently believing that the Iulus
aad got into quarrel.
The Princess was taken around the
y Museum to see some OF the curiosties.
The bearded girl caught her attention
Immediately. Mr. Farflni told her Il was
bearded girl, but she would not believe
!, and answered, In the Zulu language:
IL Is not o girl, but boy In giTl's
'lotheS;;" Being assured she was wrong,
Ihe suddenly and without a moments
Warming sptang upon the girl and nearly
ore the dress from her shoulders 10
atisiy herself, when Mr.. Farrrini paci.
led her, and took her away thoroughly
frightened. She took the bearded giri for
IN evil spirit, and the girl, who for q
moment was sscAred nearly out oil her
enses,, simply and quietly said: "No
more, Zulu Princeases for me, please. l
Im abundantly satisfied"