Telegram-herald., 1888-10-04


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80 ea saTagz --Sp. sla -~ startsA
81 tas Aat4za ssl<a-ss ~hs~i roSzsa "a san-
-sA atsally l4ssa atAek a. nAs s<~ Sssss-
oea-sat 81 las as44slsa Az1 ia<klls ever
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sss tso.astallg sse Per Of ssrsces.
a l1-F saa rissa frofa sse ssTxa, taeFs
q s1fe4fel aCoFe f3s ssli sanes~as Of great
sseass isll0nel - kuEarcss u s@s.x.
fa1es slowed sta tfoofins e.4uss- nA
yea tesy srTa-E upon Fss al sa~AIsg
r.e.r tra.-s sA.eies. aud slt6 vel key
toaa-led from E straight iato car .sGSsisAed
f1as
--(Fzshl vs. were ia tAsrn now saa hEkang
Lac lel.gaz CrasA' lrom TIE 0thsF slsie
A--4s a9l Wss a. Ils work. sn1 s<lll ia
s.e4ls sad plllaes appeared fcr moment
erai.a- taa brown background Il the Iao1n-
t.--a. asa Lhsu spfzas down and rushed hke
s-argl li.e4l ths Zoe. he srsaG moo u Hea
tirred tall way ana turned thai way, aston
4slel. oewIitsrei, overDorns by doaSt s1d
tsfrar. Nsaa~ails tAs slayers stayed nOs
tle.r na1sis AID on every side spears flashed,
and The heroe shout OF triumph went up ~
heaven. Ihers too. the wall stood Maiwz.
= ahits garment stream ng from her shoul-
GERS. an -ssegal in her hand, h-r breast heay-
ilF. her syes fashing Above all the din VI
battle / c0ad catch the tones - her clear
vo.ce as sAs urged the soldiers GA ~ victory.
hl- victory Nas not yet Wsmoe's sokkers
gathered themselves together and bore our
men back ~ TIE sseer weight OF numbers.
Z hes began % give, then Onco more they raj
led ant tie G ht hung doubsfuDy.
Say Yea war whelpsF cried Maiva.
frOn ths wall 'Are you afraid, you wo-
men, you chicken hearted worneni What
you give sayi Follow NE, children Of Nala-
Aad wilh one mid, long cry, she leaped from
tbe wall as leaps stricken antelope. and,
holding tie spear poised On high rushed
rght iatO the thickest OF the fray The war
rlcrs s-l~ ber, ard raised such a shout tsst it
echoed ike founder against toe mountains.
They mssssd together aud following the
futter OF her white robe, crashed INTO the
cs1sc heart II the foe. Down went the Ma
tG-I before tocn hke trees before a whlrl-
wind Nothing could stand before such
rush a5 that IL was as the rush Of torrent
bursting is banks All along tbelr line
swept tee Wild, desperate charge. and thsre.
straight III the forefront of the battle, stu
waved the white robs OF Maiwa-
Then they broke, and, stricken with utter
panic, Wambes soldiers stresmed away. a
scattered crowd OF fugitivss. while after
them thunde-ed the football Of In, victors
The fight WAS over we had won the day;
and for my part sat down upon a stone and
wiped my forehead, thanking Providence
that I had lived 10 see the eud of it, Twenty
minutes later Nala's warriors basssn 20 return,
panting. 'WaInbes soldiers had taken to The
bush and tue caves, they said. where they
had not thought It safe 10 follow tkem, add
ing, significantly, that many had stopped On
tia way.
Il was utterly dazed, and now that ths
fight Wa over, my energy seemed to have
F 1T nso, and did not pay mesh attention,
TIL presently l was aroused 10y somebody
/ calling me by name 1 looked up, sad saw
/ that "a was tre chief Nala himself. who was
/ bleeding from flesh wound In bis arm. By
/ his side stood hiaiwa, painting bat unhurt,
1 aud wearing the same proud ana terrifying
/ ar.
They are gone, Aacumazshn,' said the
( chief, there is little 10 fear from them; their
| heart is broken. But where is Wambe the
/ chief. ana where IS the white man thou cam
/ esL - savef
&" 4 know not | answered.
Close 20 where we stood lay Matuku, a
! young nan who had been shot through the
/ feshy part Of the calf 1t was triAing
wound, put i. prevented HIM from running
away.
say, thou dog said Nala, stalking up
( 70 him and shaking his red spear in bis
faeo-'s2y, where rs Wam6e! Speak, or /
siay thce Was be with the soldiersr
Nay, lord ] know not groaned tho ter
/ riasd msn he fought not with Us Warubs
has 20 stomach for lighting. Psrchance he
/ Is IN his kraai ycnder, OF IN the cave behind
TO kIaal, ard he pointed to a small inclo-
sure ou the nj s.do about 100 yards 10 the
right Of where wo we're.
.Lg. as 20 and see, said Nsis, summon
. ing ais soldiers.