Wichita eagle., 1890-01-05

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However. I had Little time for further
| reflection, inr now the whole innpi was
pouring back from Sra Donga and river
banswhsye il had hidden while their Euss
was carried out, and once more formed
up on the side OF the slope. l was taken
TO the crest of the slope and placed IN
| the center Of the reserve line II the espe-
cial charge CT huge Zsalu named Bonn
| byane, the same man who had como for
ward is a herald. Tais brute seemed TO
regard me with an affsetionate curiosity.
Now and again be pofed me in the ribs
| with the handle % bis asSegai, IS though
10 assure himself that was saiid, and
several times he asked me 10 be 50 good
as 10 prophesy how many ISlus would
be killed before the ''Amaboona,' as
they called the Beers, were ''eaten up"
At frst l tool, no notice of him be-
. yond scowling, bur presently, goaded
into anger, prophesied that he wesld
be dead in an hour.
He only laughed aloud. "Ohi white
spirit" he said, us it so? Well, I've
walked long way from ZUluiaud, and
shall be glad OF q rest"
And he got il shortly. as viii De seen.
Now the Zulas began to sing again:
We have csaght the vhite sylris. ny brother, M
Iron tongue whispered. Of him. he snclt him out
ny brother.
Now the Maboana are oUrs-they ars aheady
dead my broJhs-.
So that treacberous villain Indaba-
zimbi had betrayed me. Suddenly the
chief OF the imp, a gray hatred man
named SuSusa, heI1 up his asSegai, and
/ instantly there WIS silence. Then he
spoke TO some inaunas who stood near
him. Instantly they ran TO the right
and left down the first Hue. saving
word TO the captain OF each company As
they passed him. Presently they were
at the respective ends of the line, and
simultaneously held up their spears. As
/ they did so, with an awful roar OF "Bu-
lata Anlaboona" (''Slay the Boers'l. the
ents-e line, numbering nearly thousand
men, bounded forward Ike 4 buck start
/ led from IFS form, and rushed down
upon the little lnageT. II was 4 splcn-
| did sight 10 see them. their assegaIS gilt
/ tering III toe sunlight as they rose and
! fell above their black shields, their war
! piumes bending back upon the breeze,
and their fierce faces set intentlv ON the
foe, while the solid earth shook beneath
! the THUNDER of their rushing feet I
/ thought Of my poor friends the Dutch
men, and trembled. What chance had
/ they against 30 many?
Now the ZuluS, running in the shape
/ Of bow so as to wrap the iaaCer round
/ on three sides, were within seventy
/ yards, and now from every wagon broke
/ tongues of fire. Over rolled . number
! of the Umtetwa, but the rest cared little.
/ On they rushed right up the laager,
4 striving to force way in. But the
} Beers piled them with vol}ey after vol
/ lev, and, packed IS the Zul,s were, the
elephant guns loaded with siU@s and
small shot did frightfpI execution. Only
! one man ever got on to a wagon, and IS
/ he did SO [ saw Beer woman strike
/ him on the head with IN ak. BE fell
back, and slowly, amid howl5 OF deris.on
from the two lines on the hin side, the
Zulus drew back.
LET us go, father" shouted the sol
diers on the slope, among whom ] was.
to their chief, who had come up. "You
have sent out the little girls to fight, and
they are frightened. Let US show them
the way"
NO, no." the chief Sususa answered,
/ laughing "Wsit a minute and the little
/ girls wiz grow to women. and women
I are good enough 70 hEht against Beers
/ The attacking Zulus heark tho moCkery
! of their fellows, and rushed forward
! again with a roar. But the Beers in tho
lager had found time 10 lead, and they
met with n warm reception. Reserving
/ their fire till the Zulus were packed like
/ sheep in a l,raal, they loosed into them
with the roers, and the warriors fell in
! little heaps. But I saw that the blood Of
. the Umtetwas was no; they did not
mean to be beaten back this time, and
/ the end was near. See, SIX men had
/ leapt on 20 the wagon, slaia the man be-
[ hind Il and sprang into the lager, They
/ were killed there, buc others followed,
and then I turned my head. But J could
not shut my ears 70 the cries Of rage and
/ death, and the terrible s gee, S'rsei ~
! the savages as then cid taeir work Of
murder. Once only I booked ~ and
saw poor Hans Botha standing On
| wagon shifting down men with tho butt
| OF his rifle. Then aeaeeais shot up to-
wards him Ike tongues OF steel, and
when looked again 10 was gone.
turned sick with fear and rage. Bat
alas, what csIld I d. They were an
dead now, and probably my own turn
was coming, only my deatu would nos
/ be 50 swift
The fight was enE1d. and the two
lines on the slope brckc Their order, and
moved down 10 me izacer. Presently
we were there, and q Grestifal sight It
was. Many OF tha attacking Zufus were
dead-quite liftT. I should say-azsd ~
least hundred and tysvere wounded,
/ some ID them MORALLY. The chief, Su-
susa, gave an order. the eeai mer we're
picked up and piled IA a heap while
those vho were slightly hur- walsad or
TO get some one ~ tie Up their wounds.
But the more ssTious cases met with
different Treatment. The chlaf or oEe
Of his indurss considered each case, and
If it was II any way fsal. the u.&E vvse
taken up and thrown into the river
which ran nesx. None u them offered
any objection. though ons poor fell3w
swan 10 short ayai1. lie id not s:oD
there long. however, for theT pushed
hiIn osck and drowned him by force.
The strangest case of ali was taat O
the chiefs own 0-other- BE had beea
captain q TIE hue. zui his ankle wzs