Herald and news. [volume] (West Randolph, Vt.) 1878-1943, 1888-11-22

/ "'Wcll, lie got taste Of it, anyway said
Livery. I'm s lad lie got a taste There's
justice in it, and now he's gone to hell and
| hope there IS another one ready for him there.
| By Joye! | should like to have the setting
of it
And SO he talked on, and sat and lis.
tened to him, wondering how he had kept
his reason for so many years But he didn't
talk, as have written it, in good English.
He spoke very slowly, and as though he had
got something in his mouth, continually
using native words, because the English ones
had slipped his memory.
cat last Nala came up and told us that food
was made ready, and thankful enough we
were to get it, can tell you After we had
eaten we held consultation. Quite thou
sand of Wambe's soldiers were put hors dc
combat but at least two thousand remained
hidden in the bush and rock, and these men,
together with those in the outlying kraals,
were a source of possible danger. The ques-
ton arose, therefore, what was to be done;
were they to be followed or left alonel
waited till everybody had spoken, some CIV
ing one opinion and some another, and then
being appealed to, | gave mine. 1t was to
the effect that Nala should take a leaf out Of
the great Zulu T'Chaka's book, and incorpor-
ate the tribe, not destroy it. We had good
many women among the prisoners. Let them,
| suggested, be sent TO the hiding places of
the soldiers and make an Offer If the men
would come and lay down their arms and de-
clare their allegiance to Nala, they and their
town and cattle should be spared Wambe's
cattle alone would be seized as the prize of
war. Moreover, Wambe having left no chill.
dren, his wife, haiwa, should be declared
chieftainess of the tribe, under Nala II they
did not accept this offer by the morning of
the second day, it should be taken as de-
claration that they wished TO continue tho
war Their town should be burned, their
cattle, which our men were already collecting
and driving in in great numbers would be
tllen, and they should be hunted down.
"This advice was at once clared to be
wise and acted on. The women were dis.
patched, and saw from their faces that they
never expected to get such terms, and did not
think that their mission would be in vain.
Nevertheless we spent that afternoon in
preparations against possible surprise, and
also in collecting all the wounded of both
parties into a hospital which we extempor-
lied out of some huts. and there attending to
them as best we could. That evening poor
Every had the first pipe Of tobacco that he
tasted for six years Poor fellow! he nearly
cried with joy over it, The night passed
without any sign of attack, and on the fol-
lowing morning we began to see the effect
Of our message, for women, children, and n
few men came in in little knots, and took
possession of their huts 1t was, of course,
rather difficult TO prevent our men from loot
ing, and generally going on MS natives, and,
for the matter of that, white men too, are in
the habit of doing after a victory. But one
man, who, after warning, was caught NAL
treating a woman, was brought out and
1illed by Nalas order, and though there was
l little grumbling, that put a stop to further
rouble.
ION the second morning the headmen and
numbers of their followers came in in groups,
md about midday deputation of the former
PRESENTED themselves before us without their
Weapons. They were conquered, they said,
md Wambe was dead, so they came to hear
he words Of the great lion who had eaten
hem up, and of the crafty white man, the
ackal who had dug hole for them TO fall in,
nd of Maiwa, Lady of War, who had led !
he charge and turned the fate of the battle.
80 we let them hear the words; and when /
re bad done, an old man rose and said that
D the name Of the people be accepted the
ose that was laid upon their shoulders, and |
hat the more gladly because even the rule /
( a woman could not be worse than the rule |
( Wambe. Moreover, they knew Maiwa,
he Lady of War, and feared her not, though
he was'a witch, and terrible 10 see in battle
''Then Naa asked his daughter if she was
filing to become chieftaineSs of the tribe
nder him
"Maiwa, who had been very silent since her
svenge was accomplished, answered yes.
nat she was, and that her rule should be
ood and gentle to those who were good and
antle to her, but the forward and rebellious
lie would smite with rod of iron. which,
ON my knowledge of her character,
lought exceedingly probable.
THE headmen replied that that was n good
ying, and they did not complain of it, and
the meeting ended
Next day we spent in preparations for de-
lrture Mine consisted in chiefly superin-
nding the digging mp of the stockade of
DRY tusks, which | did with the greatest