Lancaster daily intelligencer. [volume] (Lancaster, Pa.) 1864-1928, 1890-02-01

ortauKemeuts D8yln8 yuoS 10 C0U10 W0Aks
which was fib, foe do nct think
could have done . mile; but 6tslla would
not listen; she would not even 1t me
carry my elephant gun, but took ft her.
self. So we mounted with some din.
Guilty, and Hendrika took up tile sleep
ing Tota in her long. sinewy arms
''See that the 'baboon woman does not
run away into the mountains with the
little white one," said Indaba-ximbi &c
me in Kafflr, a. he climbed on to the
horse.
Unfortunately, Hendrika understood
his speech. Her face twisted and grew
livid with fury. She put down Tota and
literally sprang at lndaba-ximbl q
monkey springs. But, weary and worn
a. he was, tho old gentleman was Zoo
quick for her. With an exclamation Of
genuine fright ho throw himself from
the horse on the further side, with the
somewhat ludicrous result that all In
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 a 'babyan frou' (baboon wo.
MANI.
''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 will Ger.
tainly kill him."
Iexplained this to Indaba- -ximbi, 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 lis. A
small strip Of desert interviewed between
us and the slope Of the peak; perhaps II
was two miles wide. We crossed Il and
reached rich grass lands, for here con.
siderable stream gathered from the hills
but It did not flow across the barren
lands, 1t passed to the east along the foot
Of the hills. This stream we had to pasa
by ford. Hendrika walked boldly
through 1t, holding Tota in her arms.
Stella leapt across from stone to stone
like roebuck; thought to myself that
she was the most graceful creature that
Ihad ever seen. After this the track
passed round pleasantly wooded shoul.
der Of the peak, which was, ! found,
known as Babyan Kap, or Baboon Head.
OF course we could only 60 at o foot
pace, 80 our progress was slow. Stells
walked for some way In silence, then she
spoke.
"Tell me, Mr.. Allan" she said, chow
it was that l came to find you dying In
the desertr'
So began and told her all. II tool
an hour or more to do so, and she lis.
tened intently, now and again asking q
question.
at is all very wonderful" she said
when ! had done, Every wonderful, in.
deed. Do you know I went out thiI
morning with Hendrika and the dogs foI
n ride, meaning to get back home by
midday, for my father is i'll, and I do moi
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 dogi
chased 1t. followed them for the gal.
lop, and when we came to the river, in.
stead Of turning to the left as bucks gen.
orally do, the oribe SWAN tho stream and
took to the bad lands beyond. followed
1t, and within hundred yards Of the
big tree the dogs killed 1t. Hendrika
wanted me to turn back at once, but ]
said that we would rest under the shade
Of the tree, for knew that there was o
spring Of water near. Well, we went; and
there saw you all lying like dead; but
Hendrika, who is very clever in some
ways, said no-and you know the rest.
Yes, 1t is very wonderful"
'It is, indeed" said. "Now tell me,
Miss Stella, who is Hendrika?"
She looked round before answering to
see that the woman was not near.
''Hers is strange story, Mr.. Allan. ]
will tell you. You must know that all
these mountains and the country beyond
are full of balloons. When was q girl
Of about 10 used to wander about o
good deal alone in the hills and valleys,
and watch the baboons as they played
among the rocks. There was one fami.
ly of balloons that I watched especially
they used to live in klaaf about mile
from tho house. The old man baboon
was very large, and one OF the females
had a gray face. But the reason why
watched them 30 much was because I
saw that they had with them a creature
that looked like girl, for her skin was
quite white, and, what was more, that
she was protected from the weather
when it happened to be cold by a fur
belt of some sort. which she tied round
her throat. The old balloons seemed to
be especially fond of her, and would sit
with their arms round her neck.
"For nearly whole summer watched
this particular white-skinned baboon,
till at last my curiosity quite overmas.
tered me. l noticed that, though she
climbed about the cliffs with the other
monkeys, at certain hour little before
sundown they used to put her, with one
or two other much smaller ores, into a
little cave, while the family went of
somewhere to get food-to the mealie
fields, ! suppose. Then got an idea
that ! would catch this white baboon
and bring 1t home. But of course
could not do this by myself, SO took a
Hottentot-a very clever man when he
was not drunk-who lived on the stead,
into my confidence. He was called Hen.
dirk, and was very fond of me; but fol-
long while he would not listen to my
plan, because he said that the babyans
would kill US. At last bribed him with
a knife that had four blades, and one
afternoon we started, Hendrix carry.
ing q stout sack made of hide, with q
rope running through 1t SO that the
mouth could be drawn tight.
"Well, we got to the place, and, hid.
inu oursel yaa co rafully in tho traao nj the