Waterbury evening Democrat., 1890-01-09

will slip away like snake. Don't hurt him, but hold him fast. Let Indaba- zimbi walk by his side.''
 1 turned on lndaba-zimbi. "You black devil. you have betrayed mel" I cried.
 "Wait and see, Macumazahn," he an- swered, coolly. ''Now the fight is going to begin"
 CHAPTER V.
 gasped with wonder and rage. What did that scoundrel Indaba-zimbi mean? Why had been drawn out of the laager and seized, and why, being seized, was I not instantly killed. They called me the ''White Spirit" Could it be that they were keeping me to make me into medicine? I had heard of such things being done by Zulus and kindred tribes, and my blood ran cold at the thought. What an end! To be pounded up, made medicine of and eaten!
 However, had little time for further reflection, for now the whole Impi was pouring back from the Donga and river banks where it had hidden while their ruse was carried out, and once more formed up on the side of tho slope. I was taken to the crest of the slope and placed in tho center of the reserve line in the special charge of huge Zulu named Bombyane, the same man who had como forward as herald. This brute seemed to regard mo with an affec- tionate curiosity. Now and again he pohed me in the ribs with the handle of his assegai, as though to assure him. self that 1 was solid, and several times To asked me to be so good as to prophecy how many Zulus would be killed before the "Amaboona," as they called the Bo- CTS, were ''caten up."
 At first took no notice of him beyond scowling, but presently, goaded into an gsr, I prophesied that he would be dead in an hour
 He only laughed aloud. "Ohl white spirit" he said, ''is it so? Well, I've walked long way from Zululand, and shall be glad of 2 rest"
 And he got it shortly, as will be seen.
 Now the Zulus began to sing again
 We have caught the white spirit, my protheri
 my orothcrl
 Iron tongue whispered of him, he smelt him
 out. my brother.
 Now the Maboona are ours-they arc already
 dead. my brother"
 So that treacherous villain Indaba- zimbi had betrayed me. Suddenly the chief of tho Impi, gray-haircd man named Sususa, held up his a$scgai, a2i instantly there was silence. Then ho spoke to some indunas who stood near him. Instantly they ran to the right and left down the first line, saving 3 word to tho captain of each company as they passed him. Presently they wore at the respective ends of the line, and simultaneously held up their spears. As they did 80, with an awful roar of "Bu- lata AmaboonS'-''Slay the Boers," the entire line, mum mbering nearly thousand men, bounded forward like a buck startled from it's form, and rushed down upon tho little laager. It was a splendid sight to sec them, their assega:s glitterirG in the sunlight as they rose and fell above their black shields, their war plumes bending back upon the breeze, and their force faces set intently on the foe, while the solid earth shook beneath the thunder of their rushing feet. I thought of my poor friends tho Dutchmen and trembled. What chance had they against so many?
 Now the Zulus, running in the shape of bow so as to wrap the laager round on three sides, were within seventy yards, and now from every wagon broke tongues of fire. Over rolled 8 number | of the Umtetwa, but the rest cared ht- tic. On they rushed right up to the laager, striving to force a way in. But the Boers 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 I saw Boer woman strike him on the head with an axe. He fell back, i 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 I was to their chief, who had come up. 'Yor have sent out the little girls to fght and they are frightened. Let us show them the way"
 'No, mo-" the chief Sususa answered laughing. "Wait a minute and the little girls will grow to women, and women are good enough to fight against Boersr'
 The attacking Zulus heard the mock cry of their fellows and rushed forward again with a roar. But the Boers in thu laager had found time to load, and they met with a warm reception. Reservinl their fire till the Zulus were packed lik' sheep in kraal they loosed into then with the roers, and the warriors fell 1T little heaps. But saw that the bloot of the Umtetwas was up. They did no mean to be beaten back this time, an, the end was near. Seel six men hal leapt on to a wagon. slain the man be hind it and sprung into the laagez They were killed there, but others fol lowed, and then I turned my head But could not shut my ears to the erie of rage and death and the terrible S'gee Sgee! of the savages as they did thei work of murder. Onos only looked u and saw potr Hans Botha standing on
 wagon smiting down men with the but of his rife. Then assegais shot up te wards him like tongues of steel, an when I looked again he was gone.