The Irish standard. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn. ;) 1886-1920, 1890-02-01

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Good tuck 90 with or, a 81!
mo Il said. II hope you don feeliS q
stha ininnit ties of Is nniisspent lie wei sh.s
Ing 81 You at the last + Il
ou look after and ti1tnk IN
your own sins, Dung a An 'h g. 49,
swered, with grim snil e, and q taxing 9 lssll
ii nch sc snuff; and At that very morn en-
lash Of lightning, y don't know 1roi
which storm, struck the ground Within
Is irty PAGES Of ME. That was s. 81 enough ~
TOR me, fairly took to my heels, and q g 3.
went ] heard old Linda ba "a g BIS % dry
chuckle Of amusement. ~. Y. ".
4 i climbed the hill till I came to where.
the chief was sitting with his nouns Guns
and sat down near to him. looked -
the mans face and saw that he was In
tensely anxious for his sons safety, and
bv no means confident Of his powers tssSg
resist the magic Of Indaba-zim1b o.. As
was talking in a low voice to the Ind una
next to him. I affected to take no no
tice and to be concentrating my atten-.
ton on the novel scene before me; but !.
in those days had very quick ears, ana !
caught the drift Of the conversation.
ssHearken!' the chief was saying, IT
the magic Of Indaba-zimbi prevails
against my son I will endure him no
morel OF this am sure, that when he 7;
has slain my son he will Stay me, me
also. and make himself chief IN my
place. fear Indaba-zimbi. On!"
ssBlack one," answered the IndunA.
..wizards die as dogs die, and, once dead,
dogs bark no more"
ssAnd once dead" said the chief. wiz
ards work no more spells" and ho bens
and whispered in the Induna's car. look
ing at the assegai in his hand as he wills
pered
sGood, my father, goodl' said the In
duna, presently. lit shall be done TO.
night, if the lightning does not do IL
first"
"a bad lookout for old Indabs-
zimbi," said to myself. ''They meaa
20 kill him." Then thought no mor
of the matter for awhile, the scene bs
fore me was too tremendous.
The two storms were rapidly rushing
together Between them was a gulf OF
blue sky, and from time to time flashes
Of binding light passed across the
gulf, leaping from cloud to cloud. re-
member that they reminded me OF the
story of the heather Jove and his
thunderbolts. The storm that was
shaped like giant and ringed with the
glory of the sinking sun made an OK
cellent Jove, and am sure t: "a the
bolts which leapt from it co., 5s':s
have BEEN surpassed even in M a.Ta
logical times. Oddly enough, as yet b
flashes were not followed by thunder.
A deadly stiffness lay upon the place;
the cattle stood silently on the hill
silence Dark shadows crept along the
bosom of the hills, the river to the
right and left was hidden in wrcaths OF
cloud, but before US and beyond the
ccmbatants it shone like line OF silver
beneath the narrow space Of open sky.
Now the Western tempest was scrawled
all over with the lines of intolerable
light, while the inky head Of the cloud
giant to the east was continually SUI
fused with white and deadly glow
that came and went in pulses, aa
though blood of fame was being
pumped into it from the heart OF the
storm.
The silence deepened and deerened,
the shadows grew blacker and blaoker:
then suddenly all nature began to moan
beneath the breath Of an icy wind. On
came the wind; the smooth surface Of
the river was rufled by it into little
waves, the tall grass bowed low before
it, and in its wake came the kissing
sound of furious rain.
All! the storms had met. From each
there burst an awful dazzling blaze
of light, and now the hill on which we
sat rocked in the noise Of the following
thunder. The light went out Of the sky,
darkness fell suddenly on the land, but
not for long. Presently the whole land.
scape grew vivid in the flashes; it ap-
peared and disappeared, now every thing
was visible for miles, now even the men
at my side vanished in the b1ackn,,,,s
The thunder rolled and cracked ~
pealed1 like the trump Of doom, whirl ,sio
tore round, lifting dust and even s.tyal
high into the air, and in a low, contip
Gus undertone came the hiss OF the rush.
ing rain
put my hand before my eyes to shield
them from the terrible glare, and looked
beneath it towards the lists Of iron,
stones. As fash followed fash from
time to time caught sight Of the two
| wizards. They were slowly advancing
towards one another, each pointing at
! his foe with the assegai in his hand. I
could SEQ their every movements, and Ii
| seemed to me that the chained light.
ming was striking the iron-stone ali
round them. s5l IA ga 81
Suddenly the thunder and lightning
ceased for a minute, and every thing
| grow black and, except for tho rain.
| silent. ss q. 3 81! s3 $$5s ID .i$s6s
tits over, one way or the other, chief"
| / called out in the darkness. .#s5
| sssWait, white man, walt, 4 answered
the chief, il = voice thick with anxiety
and fear. IL ,s A s5 I RI ''S& s,5s
! Hardly were the words out OF his
mouth when tho heavens were III M
again till they iterall seemed to fame.
I There were the men, not four PAGES
! apart. a great fash foil between them.
! 4 saw them stagger beneath the shock.
!! 1n.e;l arzimbi recovered himself q