Lancaster daily intelligencer. [volume] (Lancaster, Pa.) 1864-1928, 1890-02-08

70 drop into the hut. She chung BY both
hands, and In her mouth was great
knife. She dropped. and ran forward
to seize her as she dropped, and gripped
her round the middle. But she heard
me come, and, seizing the knife, struck
at me In the dark and missed me. Thsn
we struggled, and you know the rest.
You were very nearly dead tonight,
Macumaxahn."
Every nearly, indeed" answered,
still painting and arranging the rags Of
my night dress around me a. best
might. Then the memory Of my horrid
dream flashed into my mind, Doubtless
IL had been conjured up by the sound Of
/ Eard-ika dropping to the floor-in my
dream II had been q grave that she
dropped into. All of 1t had been expert.
cnced in that second Of time. Well,
dreams are swift; perhaps time itself is
nothing but dream, and events that
seem far apart really occur .simultane.
ously.
We passed the rest Of the night watch
ing Hendrika. Presently she came to
herself and struggled furiously TO break
the rein. But 1t was too strong even for
her, and, moreover, Indaba-zimbi uncer-
enormously sat upon her to keep her
quiet. At last she gave IL up.
Undue course the day broke--my mar.
riage day. Leaving Indaba-zimbi to
watch my would-be murderess, went
and fetched some natives from the
stables, and with their aid bore Hen
drika to the prison hut-that same hut
in which shc had been confined when
she had been brought balloon child
from the rocks. Here we shut her up,
and, leaving 1ndaba-zimbi to watch out
side, returned to my sleeping place
and dressed In tho best garments that
babyan kraals could furnish. But when
looked Mt the reflection Of my face.
was Mortified. Il was covered with
scratches inflicted by the nails OF Hen.
drika. ! doctored them up as best
could, and went out for walk to calm
my nerves, which, what between the
events Of the past night and of those
pending that day, were not little dis
turbed.
When returned II was breakfast time.
went into the dining hut, and there
Stella was waiting to greet me, dressed
In simple white and with orange flowers
on her breast. She camc forward to ma
shyly enough; then, seeing the condition
Of my face, started back.
"Why, Allani what have you been
doing to YOURSELF" she asked.
As was about to answer, her fAthef
came In leaning on his stick, and catch
ing sight of mo instantly asked the sans
question.
Then told them everything, both Of
Hendricks threats and of her fierce at.
tempt TO carry them into execution. But
I did not tell my horrid dream.
Stclla's face grew white as the flowers
on her breast, but that Of her father be.
came very stern.
"You should have spoken Of this be.
fore, Allan" he said. II now SEQ that
did wrong to attempt to civilize this
wicked and revengeful creature. who, II
she Is human, has all the evil passions Of
the brutes that reared her. Well, will
make an end Of IL this very day."
"Oh, father" sale Stella, "don't have
her killed. II Is oil dreadful enough, but
that would be moro dreadful still.
have been very fond Of her, and, bad ~
she is, she has loved me. Don't have her
killed ON my marriage day."
"No," her father answered, "she shall
not he killed, for, though she deserves ia
die, I will not have her blood upon our
hands. She Is brute and has followed
the nature OF brutes. She shall 60 back
whence she came"
time, but when breakfast--which was
rather farce-was done, Mr.. Carson
sent for his head man and gave him Ger.
tain orders.
We were to be married after the ser.
vice which Mr.. Carson held every Sum
day morning in the large marble hut SET
apart for that purpose. The service be.
gan at 10 o'clock, but long before that
hour all the natives on the place came up
In troops, singing as they came, to be
present at the wedding of the "Star." II
was a pretty sight TO sec them, the men
dressed In all their finery, and carrying
shields and sticks in their hands, and
tho women and children bearing green
branches Of trees, ferns and flowers. Al
length, about half-past nine, Stella rose,
pressed my hand, and left mo to my re-
flections. At a few minutes to ten
she reappeared again with her father,
dressed In a white veil, o wreath Of
orange flowers OH her dark curling hair.
a bouquet Of orange flowers In her hand.
To me she seemed like dream Of lowell
ness. With her camo little Tota In .
high state Of glce and excitement. She
was Stella's only bridesmaid. Then we
all passed out towards tho church hut.
The bare space in front Of Il was filed
with hundreds of natives, who set up q
song as we came. But we went on into
the hut, which was crowded with such
OF the natives as usually worshiped
there. Hero Mr.. Carson, as usual, read
the service, though he was obliged to sit
down in order TO do so. When 1t was
dQpe-and to me II seemed interminable
Mr.. Carson whispered TO me that he
meant to marry us outside the hut In
sight Of all the people, SO we went out
and took our stand under the shade Of
large tree that grew near the hut facing
the bare space where the natives were
gathered.
Mr.. Carson held up his hand to enjoin
silence. Then, speaking in tho native
dialect, he told them that he was about
TO make us man and wife after the Chris
tian fashion and in the sight Of all men.
This done, he proceeded TO read the mar
riage service over us, and very solemnly
and beautifully he did 1t. We said the
words, l placed the ring-it was her
fathers signet ring, for we had no other
upon Stella's finger, and il was done.
Then Mr.. Carson spoke. "Allan and
Stella" he said, ~ believe that the cere-
mony which has been performed makes
you man and wife in the sight Of God
E. III Al~aN L., 10
make marriage binding is, that it
ebn,ld ~. ,.aIobratfd accordinU tn tho