Lancaster daily intelligencer. [volume] (Lancaster, Pa.) 1864-1928, 1890-02-01

- W. ~ xulJucB W0 WSUV,
+ - Icarrying the
swouuing Tota in
my arma To our Joy We found the
horsss safe, for the Zulns had not seen
them. Now, Of course, they were our
only means Of locomotion, for the oxen
had been sent away, and even had they
been there we could not have found time
10 inepan them.
laid Tota down, caught my horse,
undid his knee halter and saddled up.
AZ was doing 30 thought struck me,
and I told Indaba-ximbi to run to the
laager and see II he could find my double
barreled gun and some powder and
shot, for had only my elephant "roer"
and . few charges Of powder and ball
with me.
He went, and while he was away, poor
little Tota came to herself and began to
cry, I'LL she saw my face.
''Ah, I have had such bad dream"
she said, in Dutch; II dreamed that the
black Kafirs were going to kill me.
Where is my papa?"
Iwinced at the question. "Your papa
has gone on journey, dear" I said.
"and left me to look after you. We
shall find him one day. You don't mind
going with Heer Allan, do your
"No," she said, a little doubtfully, and
began to cry again. Presently she re.
membered that sho was thirsty, and
asked for water. I led her to the river
and she drank. ".Why is my hand red,
Hser Allanr she asked, pointing to the
smear OF Bombyane's blood stained
fingers.
AZ that moment felt very glad that
/ had killed Bombyane.
"It 10 only paint, DEAR" said; "see,
W win wash Il and your face"
A. was doing this, Indsba-ximbi re-.
turned. The guns were all gone; ho
aid the Zulus had taken them and the
powder. But he had found some things
and brought them In sack. There was
. thick blanket, about twenty pounds
weight Of biltong or sun dried meat, a
few double handfuls OF ships biscuits,
two water bottles, . tin pannikin, some
matches and sundries.
"And now, Macumazahn," he said,
ave had best be going, for those Umtst-
was are coming back saw one Of them
on the brow Of the RISE"
That was enough for me. lifted little
Tota on to the bow Of my saddle, climbed
into Il and rode of, holding her in front
Of me. Indaba-ximbi slipped rein into
the mouth Of tho best Of the Boer horses,
threw the sack Of sundries on to Its back
and mounted also. holding the elephant
gun in his hand. We went eight or nine
hundred yards In silence till we were
quite out Of range Of sight from the wag-
ons, which were In hollow. Then
pulled up, with such feeling Of thank.
fulncss In my heart az cannot be told in
words; for now knew that, mounted a.
W were. those black demons could never
catch N. But where were we to steer
fort put the question to Indaba- zimbi.
asking him il he thought that we had
better try and follow tho oxen that we
had sent away with the Kafflrs and wo-
men on the preceding night. He shook
his head.
"The Umtetwas will go after the oxen
presently" he answered. land we have
seen enough Of them."
"Quite enough" answered with en-
thusiasm; II never want to see another;
but where are we to go9 Here we are
with one gun and little girl in the vast
and lonely veldt. Which way shall we
turn
"Our faces were towards the north be-
fore we met the Zulus," answered Indaba-
ximbi; sHet us still keep them towards
the north. Ride on. Macumaxahn; to-
night when We off-saddle l will look into
the matter"
b All that hong afternoon We rode on.
following the course Of the river. From
the nature Of tho ground we could only
20 slowly. but before sunset Ind the
satisfaction of knowing that there must
b at least twenty-five miles between us
and those accursed Zulus Little Tota
s1ept most Of the way, the motion Of the
horse was easy, and she was worn out.
At last the sunset came, and we off.
saddled In dell by the river. There
was not much to eat, but soaked some
biscuit in water For Tota, and lndaba-
ximbi and made scanty meal of bill
tong. When we had done took of
Tota's frock, wrapped her up in the
blanket near the fire we had made and
ft pipe. ! sat there by the side OF the
orphaned child, and from my heart
thanked Providence for saving her life
and mine from the slaughter of that
day. What horrible experience 1t had
beenl 1t seemed like a nightmare tc
look back upon. And yet 1t was sober
fact, one among those many tragedies
which dotted the paths Of the emigrant
Boers with the bones Of men. women
and children. These horrors are almost
forgotten now; people living in Natal,
Tor instance, can scarcely realize that
some forty years ago 600 white people
many Of them women and children,
were thus massacred by the impis al
Dingaan. But it was so, and the name
Of the district, Weenen, or the Place oi
Weeping, will commemorate them for
ever.
Then fell to rejecting on the ex'
tEaordinary adroitEess old lndaba-zimbi
had shown in saving my life. 1t ap
peared that he himself had lived among
TIE Umtetwa Zulus in his earlier man
hood. and was noted rain doctor and
witch finder. But when TChaka, Din
GAans brother, ordered general massa
cse of the witch finders he had fied south
ard % saved his life. When he heard
thsrsfore. that the regiment was an Um.
tstws regiment, which, leaving theiI
wives and children. had broken away
from Zululand to escape the crueltics oi
Dingaan. he, under pretense Of spying
on them. took the bold course Of going
straight up to the chief. Sususa. and ad
drsssing him as his brother. which HI
WA The chief knew him at once. ant
- did the soldiers. for his fame was still
great among them. Then he told hin
~ cock and bull story about my being
white spirit. whose presence In th'