Martinsburg independent. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1875-1900, 1890-01-25

81 90 hot DO uIf1Alu,
she is very strong, she could carry you
or me-"
Hendrika grunted assent. / am sorry
that / cannot express her method of
speech by any more polite term. Some
times she grunted like q monkey, some
times she clicked like Bushman, and
sometimes she did both together, when
she became quite unintelligible.
expostulated against this proposed
arrangement, saying that we could walk,
which was fib, for do not think
could have done mile; but Stella would
not listen; she would not even let me
carry my elephant gun, but took it her
self. So we mounted with some diff
Guilty, and Hendrika took up the sleep
ing Tota in her long, sinewy arms.
"See that the 'baboon woman does not
little white one,' said Indaba-zimbi to
mo In Kafilr, as he climbed on to the
horse.
Unfortunately, Hendrika understood
his speech. Her face twisted and grew
livid with fury. She put down Totaand
literally sprang at Indaba-zimbi as
monkey springs. But, weary and worn
as he was, the old gentleman was too
quick for her. With an exclamation of
genuine fright he threw himself from
the horse on the further side, with the
somewhat ludicrous result that all In q
moment Hendrika was occupying the
seat that he had vacated. Just then
Stella realized the position.
"Come down, you savage, come
down." she said, stamping her foot.
The extraordinary creature flung her
self from the horse and literally grow
eled on the ground before her mistress
and burst into tears.
"Pardon, Miss Stella" she clicked and
grunted In villainous English, "but he
called me 'babyan frou' lbaboon wo-'
man).
"Tell your servant that he must not
use such words to Hendrika, Mr.. Allan"
Stella said to me. "If he does" she
added, in whisper, "Hendrika viii Ger
tainly kill him."
explained this to Indaba-zimbi, who,
being considerably frightened, deigned
to apologize. But from that hour there
was hate and war between these two.
Harmony having been thus restored,
we started. the dogs following us. A
small strip of desert interviewed between
us and the slope of the peak; perhaps it
was two miles wide. We crossed it and
reached rich grass lands, for here a con-
siderable stream gathered from the hills;
but it did not flow across the barren
lands, it passed to the east along the foot
OF the hills. This stream we had to pass
by ford. Hendrika walked boldly
through 1t, holding Tota In her arms.
Stella leapt across from atcne to stone
like roebuck; thought TO myself that
she was the most graceful creature that
had ever seen. After this the track
passed round a pleasantly wooded shout
der OF the peak. which was, found,
known as Babyan Kap, or Baboon Head.
OF course we could only go at foot
pace, 80 our progress was slow. Stella
walked for some way in silence. then she
spoke.
"Tell me, Mr.. Allan" she said, .show
it was that came TO find you dying in
the desertY
So l began and told her all. 1t took
an hour or more to do so, and she lis
tened intently, now and again asking a
question.
1T is all very wonderful" she said
when ! had done, very wonderful, in
deed. Do you know / went out this
morning with Hendrika and the dogs for
ride, meaning to get back home by
midday, for my father is ill, and do not
like to leave him for long. But just as
was going to turn, when we were about
where we are now-yes, this was the
very bush--an oribe got up, and the dogs
chased it, followed them for the gal
lop, and when we came to the river, in
stead of turning to the left as bucks gem
orally do, the oribe swan the stream and
took to the bad lands beyond. followed
it, and within hundred yards of the
big tree the dogs killed it, Hendrika
wanted meto turn back at once. but ]
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