Telegram-herald., 1888-10-04


hanging down over his breast, was. IN spite
OF his furious struggles, being slowly forced
and dragged toward the trup by six o. eight
woTrrcn. Only one man was present. rat,
cruel looking man. with small eyes and a
hanging lip. IL was the chief Waulbe, and
he stock by the trap ready 20 force the victim
down upon II as soon as he women had
dragged him into the necessary position.
AT this instant t,oY caught sight OF Us,
and there Was InOmeEts pGuss; ard then,
before / knew what she was going 70 do.
Maiwa lifted the aSsegai she stili held, and
whirled 1t at WaMbe's kosd. saw the fasn
Of hight speed towards hiu1, and so. did he,
for he stepped backward 70 avoid it-step-
ped backward right into tho trap. lie
yelled with pain rs the iron teeth OK tho
Thing that bites sprang UP Ike living
things and fastened into him-such yell |
have not often heard Now. at last, he tasted
Of tic torture which he had inflicted upon so
MANY. and though trust 1 am a Christian,
1 cannot say tEat felt sorry for him.
TIE sssegai sped On aad struck one Of the
woman WHO bad hold OF the mfcrtunats
EEsFy, piercing through her arm This made
her lexysRo-an example thas the other wo-
ren quickly followed, 50 that Every fell 20
the grolpd, whsre he lay gssping.
- KKbzhc wstchesF roSred Et,is, in voice
OF thunder, pointing 70 = group of women
Nay easped Every; 'xpare them. De
made them do it' And hs pointed 70 tho
krrlan hend ia tho trap. Then Mafwa
waved her hand 90 US TO fan back, for the
ulo.nent Of her vengeance was come We
did SO, and she strobe up 70 her lord, and,
fin<ing the white robe from her, stood
before him, her fierce, beautiful face fixed
like stone.
"'Who am IL she cried, in so terrible
voice that be ceased his yeiis. Am / that
woman who was given 20 thee for wife and
whose child thou glsEosti Or am / a spirit
come to see thee die, What is thiSF she went
on. driving the withered baby hand from
Tie pouch az her side Is it the hand of
babe, end how cREse that hand 70 be thus
alonsi What cut It OF from too babe, and
wners Is the batei i n n hand. or is 10 the
vision OF hand that shall presently tear thy
throet7 Where are thy soldier, Wambsi
Do thay sleep. and eat, and go ferth 10 do
thy bidding, or are they perchaUce dead AID
scattered like the winter leovesf
"Hs groaned. and the fierce eyed woman
went on: Art thou still chief. Wambei or
does another take thy town and power; and,
ny, lord, what dost thou there. and what Is
that slaves legiet upon thy kneel Is il a
dream, Wsmbe, great lord and chief, or
AID she hfted her clInched hands and shook
them I'm his face-'hath a wOman's vengeance
found thee out, and woman's Wit over
matched thy tyranngas strength and art thou
about to slowly die in torInsBts horrible TO
think on. Oh, thou occursed murderer of hs-
tie ebil&rsnT and with one y "a scream sbe
dssisod the dead hand Of the child straight
i.to MS facs, and tasn fell senseless on the
fsor As for the demon % tho trap. ho
sssrnuk back as far as iis iron hounds would
allow. MS eyes starting ont q bis hcad WITH
pain and terror. aud then once more began
to ysll
''T7hc whole scene was more than could
stand
'Esis, I said, this must not 90 on. That
man IS q fsnd. but he must not be left TO die
there See thou 70 1T
Nay answered Nala. Yet hiu taste ~
TIE fool wherewi;h he hsth fed 80 many.
leave him fll desth shall find him.
That will nos. answered Let his
end be s-ift Sss taou 70 r.
As thou witt Hacunsazabn. answered
to chisf. with a shrsz Of the shoulders
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brought io-th
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