Telegram-herald., 1888-09-23

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pa a. leas< { e-D 1slaszx men lz-1c tass ns-4.
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agS As sI-s shsrs Uosaes. cotsscE ss0Fs t14a
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Eslla stos-z. Ezey we're q naGch bstter sExEsr
faz nghIiaS P45zo-ss tn<a ~azaAS's NJ
t1kIlz
'.Ifess ssl6s. though targs. were lot. undsr
tts c-Ec1nl~l s1ce@. OFsrSFeetalIg. Ins real
oosr@css - 01T ehAncs II suooeS ~ss the dlf-
ncl-syof delivering a ef1E-nang 4zzallE Sss-nss
y 41-5ss s.rong pLza@ Its 49,, Il zp-
peaTsd. foFIi1od al roand via srhA1-ses. Or
stone ~1llz. al oo8raiusd nasnsEoss caves
aud koprlss n re ri ssds sna ~ t1s food q
tks Eloo4,a1a whleA 40 force had ever boea
abe . eapCure. IL sss saic rhas in uhs ttnls
of tbe Zgla monarch, DingSan, great isnpl
% tnz- ki1g's. Aavlng psn<tratea @ this c5s-
tfics, nzd te-4vSred al assault 9pOa the kxsal
thea owned by foEsfzther q Wsnbe's. ana
bsea beaten bAck with ttss los Of usore thEn
thousand uaa Having thoughts tho quss-
ton over. clossly inls<ros2 2tsd 4aiwa as 20
tas fors1rzsisns 2Ed ts.s Typographical pe-
c0liarttias 4 tas sT-ot, and uos without ~
suits discovered ttst rbs krz.Al was indeed
irngrsgaebls toA ff0nt attack. bat that u ~Sss
very sllghtly descnasi % tise rear, which ran
Up TIE slope OF ths mountain indsed. only
by Two lines OF stone wallH TIE reason %
this ives that the mountain Is quite iulpass-
able exoept BY one sscrs- path, supposed 70
be known 0nly 70 the chsef and ms councillors,
and as beng -, Il bad not been considered
Necessary % fOrslfy -
"'Wall / said, when she had done, and
now a. - tbs secret path OF tains, krowsSt
thou augh. OF itF
~'Ay,' he answered; 4 am no fool, Macu-
uazaha Knowiedge learned Is poser earned
Won the secret OF th@t p2ts.'
'And canst thou glds Rn impi thereon 50
that it shall fzn upon the town from be-
hlRds
"'Yes: this can I DO, (, only Warnbes
people know Dot that the ilrlpi comes. for II
they know then can they block tho way
SO, then, here Is my plan- Listen, Nala,
and say n IL Be good. Or II yoa have better
show IL forth Let messengers 20 out and
summon al thy imp, that II be gathered
here on the tEird day from now. Thls being
doRa, let tho inpi led by Eniwa march on
tho morrow OF tie fourth day, and, crossing
the mountains, Ast IL travel along GA the other
eide Of eas mountains I'll IL come % the place
on the farther SIDE OF which Is the kr0al Of
Wambe, that shau 30 some three days jour
ney IN all ss6cut 100 miles. Then, on The
night OF the tslird days journey, let Maiwa
lead TIE inoi in silence 10 tie secret path,
50 that it comes 10 the crest OF the mountain
that is above the Szroag Place, and here let
/ Il hide azlopS the rocks Meanwhile, On the
siztb day from ncz, lst oae Of the Intiunas
. - MI tbos hav
guns, and take Ess s2d nv men as prison
crS, and tase ako q girl from snoag the
/ Buclsna people who by form and faos Dixie
uato Mafws, srd bind ucr hands, and pas
~ tss rosa On which re came, aud through
the csutssnS Ia tee cifS on 20 the kraai o.
Warnbe Est Go men sraiI take 10 sh.ai,s
or plu1nes visa torn, only their guns and
one saors sssar, and wtsa tasy meet thu
peerse Of Waanhs, thes shall say that they
evrse % rfve 90 tAs wonan srfd tbs white
man saaais pGrty 10 Wannbs, aud 70 make
ete.p~ncat 20 Wanda Sc sAaD tney pass N
peace. and travelling thus on the evening Of
ths seventh day vs shssl come 10 the gates OF
tas Dsacs of Tanbe, aad nayh the gates there
is, 50 says Maiwa, koppte very strong and
fuH of rocks snd caves, but having no sol
diers thsrroz ercept h tirne Of var, or At the
worst but lew suca as can easily bc over
powered
This being done at tae tswn Of day,
rnass tie isDpi on the rnoontain behind the
town hght Q 6ro and put wet grass thereon.
so that the sI-.ske Soes up. Thsn ct the sight
of the smoke wiil.sEe in the koppis begin to
shoot inoo TIE town OF Wambe, wtereon all
the soldiers VIII run 70 lili us. But we viii
hold our own, and while we fight tbs impi
shall charge down toe mountain s,ds and
climb the sohansss and put thoso who defend
them to the asscZai, and then, falling upon
the town. shall surprise IL and drive the sol
diers Of Wau1be as the wind hlows TIE dead
husss Of corn This is my plan have
spoken
"'Ou,' said Nala, 'it is good; il is very
good The white man is cleverer than q
jackaL Yes, SO shall II be, and may the
Snake of the Butiana people stand up upon
iss tail and prosper tie war, for so shall we
be rid Of Wambe and the tyTannies OF
Wambe.'
After that The girl Maira stood up, and,
once more producing the dreadful little dried
hand made her father and several of bis
brad councillors svreax by IT ard upon 10 that
they would carry out the war of vengeance
70 the bitter end. It was very curious
sight TO soc. and tho 1gAt that ensued was,
by the way, thereafter known among the
tribes OF that district as tee War OF the Little
Hand
The next two days were busy ones for rs
Eessc1Esrs were sent out and every available
man Of the Butia1ls tribe was ordered up to
a great caDce' The country was small, and
by tie evening OF the second day some !, 20
nlen vere assembled. y .sh their asssgsis and
shields. and tine. hardy troop they we're
AT dawn Of the following day. the fOurth
from zoe departure OF the beralds, Tia lnatn
inpi started. under the command q Nals
hirnseif. who, knowing that his hfe and
caiefts 1skip huRg upon the lssne q the
stru~vle. wisely dstermiled % be present -
d4rsct I. Win them went Nai~a, uho wss
- gaid, shcEn up tae secret path OF course
he had 70 give the-n ITO cays' s.srt, a. they
rad more than a hundred miles q rough
oeuntTy 20 pass. including he c7uoSiBz & tbe
great mountain rasT. which ran north and
s5ufh. fer - vas necessary tass tke impi
st5uld make a wids dsss5r Ia order - esc>re
sstactiou A. icrrfs. however. sc dawn
CT the sxta day. took tee road. aeon
parisd ~ nv ucss unwilling bearers.
rrno cd ne st a. Ike re iSsa of hrs
rreting th~iT heads into TIE Ions
moufh Indse3 it -as only ths fear q,
/ Nass srears. tozssser with = -sg-e o0uf-
aenoa "a ulTs ~. taat ibdaced thefn - accsps
t1a 81 eertnre Wa ~ - wers sf<ut tvo
kaedr~d Dstisraz A. srusi wi.s guns q
vl-io8s kins1s. for uazy e thase psopis hsi
EHus. thcurh hey v>T~ ~ ~ r-ufcisr'
81 80 use q tAs-a But tbeT carried ~
shi=.s .nd vors 20 bad 6r-s oT srualsts
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