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AN AFRICAN ROMANCE.
CHAPTER Iv.-CoNTISuED.

CHAPTER IV.-CoNTINUED.
The parting was heart-breaking
scene, upon which do not care To dwell.
The women wept, the men groaned and
Che children looked on with scared white
faces. At length they were gone and
Tor one was thankful OF 1t. There re-
mained In the laager seventeen white
men, four natives, the two Boer fraus
Rho we're too stout TO travel, the woman
b ohild-bed and her baby and Hans
Botha's little daughter Tota, whom he
could not make up his mind to partwith.
Happily her mother was already dead.
And here l may state that ten OF the
women and children, together with about
half Of the cattle, escaped. The Zulu
Impi never saw them, and on the third
day Of travel they came to the fortified
place OF Griqua chief, who sheltered
hem on receiving half the cattle In pay
ment. Thence by slow degrees they
iourneyed down to the Cape Colony,
reaching q civilized region within lit
tie more than year from the date OF the
attack on the lager.
The afternoon was now drawing to-
wards evening, but still there were no
signs Of the Impi. A wild hope struck
us that they might have gone on about
eheir business. Ever since Indaba-zimbi
had heard that the regiment was sup
posed to belong to the Umtetwa tribe,
he had, | noticed, been plunged in deep
thought Presently he came TO me and
volunteered TO go out and spy upon their
movements. At first Hans Botha was
against this idea, saying that he was a
'verdomde swartzel"-an accursed black
creature and would betray us. point
ep out that there was nothing TO betray
The Zulus must know where the wagons
we're, but II was important for us to gain
information OF their whereabouts. So II
was agreed that Indaba-zimbi should CO.
1 told him this. He nodded his white
lock, said Gall right, Macumazahn, and
started. l noticed with some surprise,
however, that before he did so he went
10 the wagon and fetched his ''mouti,"
or medicine, which, together with his
own magical apparatus, he always car
ried in skin bag. asked him why he
did this. He answered that 1t was to
make himself invulnerable against the
spears Of the Zulus. / did not in the
least believe his explanation, for in my
heart was sure that he meant TO take
Che opportunity to make q bolt Of II,
leaving me TO my fate. did not, how
ever, Interfere TO prevent this, for l had
an affection for the old fellow, and sin
sorely hoped that he might escape the
doom which overshadowed US.
So Indaba-zimbi sauntered of, and as
Z looked at his retreating form l thought
I should never see 1t again. But l was
mistaken, and little knew that he was
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A Numerous Family.

There are some good-sized families in
Maine to-day, but probably none SO
large as one mentioned in the histories
OF old colonial days. 1t is told on the
authority OF Cotton Mather that the
first royal Governor OF Boston was one
Of family Of twenty-six children, and
was born in the woods of Maine near
the mouth OF the Kennebec in 1851. His
mother was left widow when he was a
child, and is said TO have had all she
could do to provide for tho wants Of her
family. It's hoped that when the Gov
ernor got 500, 900, q knighthood and a
goblet valued at 81, 900 as q reward for
finding Spanish treasure-ship that
had gone TO the bottom half century
before, he remembered his mother and
made her last days easier than her
earlier ones had been.
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1 feice fsSes setsf intsntly On ID q Zoe,
while the solid earth shook beneath the
thunder of their rushing feet thought
Of my poor friends tho Dutchmen and
trembled. What chance had they
against so many?
Now the Zulus, running In the shape
OF q bow SO as TO wrap the lager round
on three sides, were within seventy
yards, andnow from every wagon broke
tongues offire. Over rolled a number
Of the Umtetwa, but the rest cared lit
tie. On they rushed right up to the
laager, striving to force a way In. But
the Beers piled them with volley after
volley, and packed as the Zulus were,
the elephant guns loaded with slugs and
small shot did frightful execution. Only
one man ever got on to wagon, and as
he did so saw Boer woman strike him
on the head with an axe. He fell back,
and slowly, amid howls OF derision from
the two lines on the hillside, the Zulus
drew back.
LET us go, fatherr' shouted the sol
diers on the slope, among whom l was,
to their chief, who had come up "You
have sent out the little girls to fight
and thev are frightened. Let us show
them the way"
''No. no." the chief Sususa answered,
laughing. "Wait minute and the
little girls will grow to women, and
women are good enough to fight against
Boersp' Du
The attacking Zulus heard the mock
cry OF their fellows and rushed forward
again with a roar. But the Beers in the
lager had found time to load, and they
met with warm reception. Reservinq
their FIRE till the Zulus were packed like
sheep in kraal they loosed into them
with the roers, and the warriors fell in
little heaps. But saw that the blood
OF the Umtetwas was up. They did not
mean to be beaten back this time, and
the end was near. Seel six men had
leapt on to wagon, slain the man be-
hind 1t and sprung into the lager.
They were killed there, but others fol-
lowed, and then / turned my head.
But l could not shut my ears to the cries
OF rage and death and the terrible Sgee!
Sgec! Of the savages as they did their
work Of murder. Once only looked up
and saw poor Hans Botha standing on
wagon shifting down men with the butt
OF his rife. Then assegais shot up to-
wards him like tongues Of steel, and
when I looked again he was gone.
! Iturned sick with fear and rage. But
alasl what could do? They were all
dead now, and probably my own turn
was coming, only my death would not
be 80 swift
To BE CoNTINuED1
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We can creep to the top of the ridge and
look over"
At first / hesitated, but curiosity
overcame me. I was young In those
days and weary with suspense.
So we started. 1 had my elephant
gun and ammunition. Ipdaba-zimbi had
his medicine bag and an assegai. We
crept to the top Of the rise like sports.
men stalking buck. The slope on the
other side was strewn with rocks,
among which grew bushes and tall
grass.
"They must have gone down the
Donga,' / said to Indaba-zimbi. ~
can't see one OF them"
AS l spoke there came roar Of men
all round me. From every rock, from
every tuft OF grass rose Zulu warrior.
Before could turn, before could lift o
gun was seized and thrown.
"Hold himl Hold the white spirit
fast" cried n voice. "Hold him or he
will slip away like snake. Don't hurt
him, but hold him fast. Let Indaba-
zimbi walk by his side"
! turned on lndaba-zimbi. "You black
devil, you have betrayed me!' l cried.
"Wait and see, Macumazahn," he au-
swered, coolly. "Now the fight is going
TO begin"
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To BE CONTINUED.
GRANTS HoRsEMANsHIP.
An Inoidcnt That Occurred After the Bat
tie OF Port Hudson.

An Inoidcnt That Occurred After the Bat
tie OF Port Hudson.
Speaking Of General Grants fine
horsemanship," said General N. P.
Banks 10 a New York Tribune reporter,
reminds me OF an incident that oc.
curred soon after the battle Of Port Hud.
son, in which he gave me the race Of my
life. General Grant paid the army
under my command visit at the period
mentioned and was asked TO review II.
He brought with him no horses, and
loaned him for the occasion the mag.
nifcent bay parade horse which the
patriotic citizens Of Massachusetts, pre-.
sented to mo when I went TO the front
in 1862. All of my old soldiers will re.
member that bay horse. rode on the
review thoroughbred black mare, and
/ was In constant state OF anxiety lest
she would run away with me when
warmed up. Well, the troops were
drawn up in line and we rode down the
front lines at slow pace, but when
we reached the rear lines Grant
would put the bay at his ut.
most speed, and as he was near.
ly thoroughbred he could run.
Grant sat on the bay as II he
was part OF him, but the difficulty ]
found myself in was not to keep up al
the regulation distance, but to prevent
my animal from distancing the General
and running of with me. Grant rode
like demon and after him until the
review was finished, the troops in the
meantime watching the scene with In.
terest mingled with astonishment. For
some days afterward the troops were
heard discussing the event and, as far
as can learn, never settled the ques
tion as to whether it was horse-race
or a military review"
"While on the subject OF horses, ICON.
tinued the General, "the two animals
that took with me into the field at the
outbreak Of the civil war survived all OF
the campaigns in which | was engaged.
When / returned TO civil pursuits took
my horses back TO Massachusetts, with
me and kept the faithful animals until
they died. The bay horse which / have
mentioned l rarely used except on pa
rade or in an emergency. He was too
valuable TO risk his life on the field OF
battle. / usually rode another bay in
battle, big, powerful and jealous an
imal. He was wounded on several ocoa-
sions, but none Of the wounds seemed TO
be serious enough TO incapacitate him
for active service. / rode him at the
battle OF Cedar Mountain"
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oLp-EAsHIoNEp lLovE.soNo.

a. II
TsIl rds what Hitain her eyes
MAkss the fofsotten spring arise.
And ell the day, II kind she looks,
plsW 10 Q tune Ike Thrilling brooks;
Toll mo why. II but hervoice
FsllB on nbn's ears, their souls rejoice,
Tell mo WHY, II only ahe
Doth como Into che eompanio
All spirits straight enlrindled arc,
As III moon III up star.
'Telsne this nstssrit sbove,
ApdI WIN tell you why Tiov~
Toll mo vny thefoolish wind
Is 10 her trehies ever kind,
And only blows them In such wise
As lends hsr beauty some surprise;
Tell mo why no changing year
Gan change from spring Il she appears
Tell mo why 10 see her face
Bcests in al folk else grace
That makes them fair, as love Of her
Did TO . gentler nature STIR
Tell me why, n she but go
Alone ACROSS the fields OF snow,
All fancies OF the spring Of old
Within lovers breast grow boldl
Vell me why. when her he sees,
Wthin him stirs an April breeze;
And all that In his secret heart
Most saoredly was set apart
And most was hidden, then awakes,
At the sweet Joy her coming makes.
Tell me what Is writ above,
And I will tell you why l love.
n. @. Bunner, In Scribners Magazine.
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WE sTREHGTmNED THE BARRIcADR.
risking his life, not for the Beers whom
he hated one and all, but for mo whom
IN his queer way he loved.
Whom he had gone we completed our
preparations for defense, strengthening
khe wagons and tho thorns beneath with
eArth and stones. Then at sunset we
ate and drank as heartily as we could
ander the circumstances, and when we
had doua Hans Botha, as the head OF
he party, offered up prayer TO God for
our preservation. II was O touching
sight 10 see the burly Dutchman, his hat
a. his broad face lit up BY the last fAys
~ The setting sun, praying aloud In
homely. simple language 10 Him who
sions could ssve ns from the spears Of .
0rusl foe. remember that tho last
sentence OF his prayer vns; Almighty.
a W nrst b killed, save the women
and chii6ren and my little girl Tots
ftom the aooursed Zulun, and do not lot
a. b tortured"
| Ierhosd ths request very ssrnssiiy IN
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CHAPTER v.

SAAhA ASAh
Igasped with wonder and rage. What
did that scoundrel Indaba-zimbi mean?
Why had | been drawn out OF the lager
and seized, and why, being seized, was
not instantly killed. They called me
the "White Spirit" Could 1t be that
they were keeping me to make me into
medicine? l had heard of such things
being done by Zulus and kindred tribes,
and my blood ran cold at the thought
What an endl To be pounded up, made
medicine Of and eatenl
However, had little time for further
reflection, for now the whole Impi was
pouring back from the Donga and river
banks where 1t had hidden while their
ruse was carried out, and once more
formed up on the side OF the slope.
was taken TO the crest OF the slope and
placed In the center OF the reserve line
in the special charge OF huge Zulu
named Bombyane, the same man who
had come forward as q herald. This
brute seemed TO regard me with an affec-
tionate curiosity. Now and again he
poked me In the ribs with the handle
OF his assegai, as though TO assure him
self that was solid, and several times
he asked me TO be 80 good as prophesy
how many Zulus would be killed before
the "Amaboona," as they called the Bo-
ers, were ''eaten up"
At first l took no notice OF him beyond
scowling, but presently, goaded into an
ger, prophesied that he would be dead
In an hour.
He only laughed aloud. "ohl white
spirit" he said, sis II SOP Well, I've
walked long way from Zululand, and
shall be glad OF a rest"
And he got 1t shortly, as will be seen.
Now the Zulus began to sing again
We have caught tho white spirit my brother
my brotheri
IrOn'tonsuo whispered of him, ho smelt him
out my brother.
Now the Maboona are ours-they aro already
dead, my brother"
So that treacherous villain Indaba-
zimbi had betrayed me. Suddenly the
chief Of the Impi, gray-haired man
named Sususa, held up his assegai, and
instantly there was silence. Then he
spoke 10 some indunas who stood near
him. Instantly they ran to the right
and leftdown the 1rst Line, saying a
word TO the captain Of each company as
they passed him. Presently they we're
at the respective ends Of the line, and
simultaneously held up their spears. As
they did SO, with an awful roar Of sBu-
lata Amaboona'--''Slay the Boers,y the
entire line, numbering nearly thousand
men, bounded forward like buck startled
from its form. and rushed down upon tho
little lsager, IT was s'splendid sight 70
see them, their assegais slittcring inthe
sunlight as they rose and fell above
their black shields, their war plumes
bending back upon the breeze, and their
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and that six OF the former equal about
seven of the latter. Accurately speak
Ing, there arc o,oSt.7 feet IN knos and
$3.50 feet In I mile. ~ Y q
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The daily critic., 1890-09-09
AT CRESSON.
TIE PRESIDENT ANNOYED BY THE
ILLNESS OF Mr.. WANAMAKER.
Loving Greeting from the SEVENTEEN
Indiana Regiment to Its old
Colonel REFLECTED
President OF the
Association

CREssoN SPRINos, Pa, Sept o.
President Harrison to-day received a
letter from b. NJ. Smock, vice president
Of the.Seyentieth Indiana Regimeutal
Association, IN reply to the Presidents
letter regrettlng his absence at the
recent reunion at Greenwood, stating
that the following greeting to the Presl.
dent had been unanimously adopted:
"The Seventieth Regiment IN re-
union al Greenwood sends loving greet
ing to lis old Colonel. We honor you
as Chief Magistrate Of a nation you
helped 10 save, but we cherish most
that tie Of comadeship and loyal affec.
tion which was cemenied In the field.
on the march and In battle. We Join
to- day In remembrance Of our soldiers
living and dead.
The communication notifies General
Harrison of his reelection as President
Of the Association, and concludes:
The comrades join In the hearty wish
that your days may be long and your
future full Of happiness.
The publication announcing the IN.
ness Of Postmaster General Wauamaker
was the cause or considerable annoyance
10 President Harrison. Last night a
telegram was sent 10 Philadelphia In
quiring for details In connection with
his condition. In reply to this the
President has received dispatch from
Mr.. WanamakeT to the effect that while
he was somewhat indisposed he was
now feeling much better, and would be
at HIS desk In Washington today.
President Harrison, after bFeakfasting
this morning, returned 10 his cottage.
If the weather permits, later In the day,
he may 60 riding.
The daily critic., 1890-09-09
OLD WORLD NEWS.
TIE POPULATION OF TIE GREEN ISLE
GRADUALLY DECREASING.
But Marriages Are on the Increase.
Business Paralysis IN a Australia.
Gossip from the world
OF London

LONDON, Sept. 0.-The Irish regis
trars annual report estimates the popu.
lation Of the Great Isle at 4,73O, 5GG.
The number Of persons emigrating to
other countries during the year was
70,477. The death rate compared favor
ably with other years and an increase
in the number Of marriages was re-
corded.
At the close Of a large labor meeting
at Ashford, Limerick, to-day, an en-
counter took place between the people
and the police. The latter used their
bayonets In dispensing the crowd, and
many persons were injured.
Gables from Australia indicate that
the great strike which has paralyzed
many trades and nearly brought bust
ness to a standstill, shows signs Of col.
lapsing. The inconvenience and even
actual suffering caused throughout the
county is so great that the strikers are
deprived Of public sympathy and sup
port, and II Is considered impossible for
the present dead lock to continue much
longer. The scheme for ageneral labor
union, based on an amicable comblna-
ton between employers and employed
Is receiving careful attention by prom
inCnt business men and statesmen IN
England, IL Is announced that LOO
leading employers have siguihed their
approval Of the proposition.
An influential section OF The Wesley
ans are agitating the question OF abol.
isbing the pastoral session aud intro
ducing the pattern Of the Scotch Pres
bytcrian Assembly.
The Times officially denies that the
Queen intends TO publish the core
spondence Of the late Prince COnsort
with the German Emperors William /.
and Frederick.
Local railway traffic in Russia Is
terribly blockaded, and, In many places,
wholly stopped, owing to the monopoll-
zatlon Of the lines by the military au-
thorities for transportation Of troops TO
the Southern maneuyres Every effort
Is being made TO determine how speed
ily the forces could be moblllzed 10 case
Of the sudden breaking out Of war.
Preparations are being made IN Paris to
welcome the Cossack Pieschkon. who
Is making the Journey from the Pacific
10 the Atlantic on horseback. The
traveller will proceed thence 10 Havre,
where his journey, begun In Eastern
Siberia, ends.
The German explorer, ZintgralI, has
started on official business for trip
In the territory back of the CAMERON
district Of West Africa.
SignOT CTispi. the Italian Prime
Minister, has purchased an estate near
Syracuse, Sicily, for 100000 francs.
His political enemies are taking advant-
age of this fact to hint at an improper
origin Of his wealth.
A fire at Goessilz, Holland, on Satur-
day, which destroyed twenty houses,
was caused by boy setting fre TO his
mothers stable 10 revenge for being
punished.
The daily critic., 1890-09-09
MORE SERIOUS THAN EXPECTED.
Three Persons KnIed IN the wreci
Near WheeIinc.

Three Persons KuIed In the wreck
Near wheeling.
New YORK, Sept o. Notwithstand-
ing the official report issued from the
headquarters Of the B. e o. Railroad
Company at Baltimore last night TO the
effect that no one was killed by the
wreck on that road near Wheeling on
Sunday night. the Herald this morning
publishes q special from the latter place
which contradicted the official state
ment. The Hcralds special pronounces
the wreck to have been one of the most
disastrous in the history Of the road.
The disaster occurred at II 80 O'Clock,
about three quarters Of a mile west Of
Littieton. -Four engines and fifty cars
were reduced to scrap iron and kindling-
wood
The following Is the list Of the killed
and injured as given by the Herald.
Killed-C. J. Jeffers, fireman, Park
ersburg, w. Va - Louden, brake
man; William Toothman, brakeman.
Iniured-S S. DAILY, conductor;
James Elliott, conductor; Dominick
Kelly, engineer, seriously; - Lyle,
fireman, seriously; Charles Lichte, en-
pineer.