Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1890-11-09


--sicb she had passed on that awful night
.s, the Zulus attacked the house, had
,.n their mark.
,,pat look Of sweet content was gone out
,ttsr e7ea, and the repose out of her
-.,-ements. She fitted about without
.,roj. trifing now with one thing and
,.,riro II undone to attend to another, a
.,ff,,ess nabst which in the old orderly
ne she would nave scorned.
The old life was shed like the discarded
ain Of q snake; Its memories were ell
..o57 losing their bloom, as the colors of
,,s .kin fade away In day.
Her eyes were bright, but they were
t,i,ht from the reflection of the new
ooh, within. the FIRE of romance, of as
,'ratiou. and awakened warnings, whose
,f-ectiou sbe could not yet trace.
She had spells of loneliness, when she
,ropld st with nerveless hands in her
Inn IonkIn- with wide opened eyes at
,ss glittering wool of fancy, which shut
IN, the drearY sire ten of land with a veil
Of glory.
she had sgasms of gayeiy, when her
LAUGHTER and song awakened the gloomy
scboe. in the lonely hill to sem blence OF
rfrth. and iu turns she scolded and pet
ted the Zulu girl. Pala, into a state of
blank surprise.
sometimes, too, she would talk of ST.
rayo TO please Pala, who, after hanging
her head Ike q shamefaoed child, would
haytn tossing the chiefs praises, accom-
naaving her voice to the clappiug of I'm
gar. against the palm Of her hand, aud
bva sdelong swing of her body, which
sent the heavy beaded kirtle knocking
against hor shapely limbs.
She helped Pala to make her wedding
dress-a wonderful garment, consisting
chiefly of bands OF beads and thin strips
0, hide of the size of boot laces.
PaIa's idea of welded life was not am
bilious. She hoped to be the chief wife
TO bear many daughters who would
bring in lobola (dOwry) TO her husband
10 have Supports to her hut in the
shape Of other, but Inferior wives, to
have plenty of milk and mealies.
"Do you love the chief very much,
Pala?'
"Ah, mistress!'' replied the girl,
softly, 81 could die for him, for is he
not a great warrior, terrible as the lion,
vet kind as a cool wind on a hot day and
pleasant to the sight as a pool of water IN
q dry place. See, oh, white girl, as the
lizard basks in the sun / could bask in
bis love while youth lasts; and If it
peases him TO look upon another, l could
live on what had heeG-anG be content. |
ais that love. Palu?'' unused Mary. (
nv.
brook no rival. l do not think I could |
be content 10 see my place usurped.'
at is our custom, mistress. Give TO |
me my husband when l am young and |
be il young, for have all his heart
and would not grudge the favor which
in after years he may show TO young
girls.
"Suppose the Young wives scott and
make merry at the older woman they
have supplanteG?''
Pala smiled and snapped her fingers.
"They dare not-the first wife has the
power
''i see-she holds the keys.''
She keeps the milk pots, the beer,
and the meat
well, Pala, l wish you all the love
and all the power, and / hope you won't
Keep your supports short of milk; but
should not care for the power if 1 had
10 share IN the love-
us my mistress thinking of taking to
herself a husband?" asked Pala slyIy.
Mary laughed with a ripple OF gayety
mai would have cured surly man of
bis temper had he heard it.
who shall | take for husband. |
fala? The old man Stoffel at Utrecht?'
Now yon Gre playing, mistress.
ihose two white chiefs who were here
thelr eyes told the wish that was within
'nelr hearts. They are both great
Sarriors-but he with the sun dancing in
his eyes. be is the one.'
Nonsense, Pala, what makes you
'hnk of such idle dreams?"
have eyes, mistress. And am l ,
nO' IN love. Surely ! KNOW and Pala
Pu' on an air of vast experience, which {
brought another ripple of laughter from ,
aary s lips, though flush was ON her G
cheeks.
1t ls well to laugh continued 8
rsa, shaking her head, ..but l saw It. .
" 'ause men have not forgotten mistress. r
~, LIS Is with them every day like the f
memory of rare flower in q desert
r m They think over her, and the r
- s.VI 'ney think the more they wonder h
her. A0" ''oie eon'ernins I
enlistment. ..
D., shere have you learnt all this.
s.. a. Not from me, for have got nv /,
'hsr. !" learu-if perchauce l learn
,o, Is not thing to be learnt, mis- 8
,aa, put grows like the bloom ON n
nv, u from the ripeuing within; and q,
,ts ,t sne warmth of love from without. Fl
nv ..n rue glow of the SUM-. - n
nm ny, fala, love makes a singer of | k
~ leli me how it does come.
ne not mistress. Tell me what n
iune of the flower 10 like? II
ina ~, us Tue air, but you cauuot see IL. Of
lrb,. vi. OF the flowing water de. n
cad, % ear and the wind among the al
!sk No. 'Aes pleasant sound, but we n,
s;na "uence the water comes or the
. tbsrs =, u. Enough that the pleasure n,
ng-s,. =, away to the garden chant "
ls.ipr :, !, NARY sat in tho doorway won.
cred NJ. II was true that she had en- h,
Itva. tue thoughts of others, e.
ain pIa,' rue she often thought OF Can. az
-and sh and Dalston, but not kindly
'evsa sue smiled to think that IL thev a,
hem ,hl IN the light she regarded n,
zreesn.r thoughts of her could NOT be In
ipct,oo =, She had perhaps made a dis. ~,
er rs.a y favor Of Captain BLAINE and -,
n, sentiment towards him wa. I,;na :"
=, II Is not like,v >, -.