The Florida agriculturist. [volume] (DeLand, Fla.) 1878-1911, 1890-04-09

anu SO saved his lie. w n0n he nearq,
therefore. that the regiment was an iUml-
tetwa regiment; whieh,s leaying their
wives and children, had broken away
from Zululand to escape the cruelties Of
Dingaan, he, under pretense of spying
on them, took the bold course Of going
straight UP to the chief, Sususa.> and adj
dressing him, as ) his brother, which,he
was. The cbief. knew film at once, and
SO did thesoldiers, for his fang. was still
great among them. Then he told him
his cock and bull story, about my, being
white spirit. whose presence in the
lager would render it invincible, and
with the object of saving my lifeIin. tire
slaughter which The knew must, ensuc.
agreed to charm me out of the laager
and deliver me into their keeping How
the plan worked has already hecn told;
it was a risky one; still, but for it. my
troubles would have been done with
these many days. -,
So lay and thought with heart full
of gratitude, and as did SO. saw old In
daba-zimbi sitting by the fire and going
through some mysterious performances:
with bones. which he produced from his
bag, and ashes mixed with water.
spoke to- him, and asked what he was
about. He replied that lie was tracing
out the. route that We. should follow II
felt inclined to answer "bosll," but re-
Numbering the very remarkable in
Stances which he had given of his
prcwess lin occult :matters, held my,
tongue and taking little Tota into nay
arms, wornfout. with toll and danger and
emotion, went to sleep
woke just as thedawn was beginning
to flame across the sky in sheets Of prim-o
rose andsof gold. or rather it was little,
Tota who woke nie2by kissing me as she
lay between sleep and waking, and call
ing me papa. L wrung my heart to
hear her. Iegot up, washed and dressed
the child as best could. and then we
breakfasted as we had ssupped. on biltong
and bisctlitiE Tota asked for milk. but
had none ogive her. Then we caught
the horses, and sadtlled mine.
"WeiL Indaba-ziinbi. said, now
what patlrdo .yoursshones pointer =
straight llortll,SrShe said. ..The jour
ney will .sbes hard, but in four dayswe
shall come 1osthe kraafef awhile man,
an Englshlaa NOT a eBoer, His kraalt
is in beautiful place, and there us a,
great peak: behind it where there are
many balloons. Sim. sd
IIookedEat him This is all ilonsel1se,
Misunderstanding i said a. Whoever heard
of an Englishlnan building a. houseein..
these wilds, and how do you know any
thing about sit2 g ESAtliink that we had
better strikeeast towards Port Natal. -
LAS YOU like Matlinazahn, he an
swered, .lait'it will take us three months
journey TO gt.tsto Port Natal, if we ever
get :heres and the child will die on the
road. Say Alacuraazahn. have my words
come true heretofore or have they not?
Did not tell you not to hunt the ele-
phants on horseback DidI not tell you
to take: one wagon With you instead of
two. as it Is better o1ose one than two?''
You told ne ali these things" | an
swered !.S.33s.t1t'
'.And so Iltell lyon now to ride north,
Macumazahn. for there you will find
great happiness-yes. and great sorrow
But no man should run away from hap
piness because of sorrow. AS you will,
as you willr' t<-- -
Again looked at him. In his divin4t-'
lions did not believe, but yet came TO
the conclusion thathe was speaking what
he knew to be thestruth. 1t struck me
as possible that he might have heard OF;