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them to relent and pour out the rains.
The aesh of the animals was then roast
ed and eaten by the people, the mutt
all the time brandishing his knife and
chanting a wild and unearthly song.
Still no rain, and | could see that
something devilish was working through
the mind of the mutt. | called my two
servants to me and told them what
had occurred the day before in refer
ence TO the human sacrifice, and they
said that IL the chief said his people
would not be sacrificed we could look
| out for the lot TO fall TO one of us. l
bade them stay near me and have the
pistols ready, for we would fight in
preference TO being sacrificed, and had
barely finished my instructions when it
was announced that no rain would
come until the spirits had smelled and
tasted human blood.
The chief nodded assent, and the
young men of the tribe tremblingly
formed a circle TO be inspected by the
mutt to see if any would answer as TO
a sacrifice. Myself and two servants
were inside the circle neal the chief.
/ As the mutt passed along the line alb
ject terror and misery were depicted on
the faces Of the young men. He came
10 the D o where l and my two men
were, hesitated a moment, but passed
on, returning, however, the next mo
ment and drawing his bloody knife
across my shoulder yelled out, Bias
sellal bassella!' C'the victim! the vic
timl'), at the same time commanding
four young men who had held the oxen
for the knife, TO approach and seize the
sacrifice, that the Great Spirit might
have human blood TO drink and breathe
the fragrance of the ascending smoke of
his roasted heart"
Not seeing the matter in the same
light as the mutt, we prepared 10 de
fend ourselves. In the present state OF
excitement / knew it would be of no
use TO parley or even attempt TO, so as
the servitos approached without a mo
ment's hesitation we fired on them.
Two fell dead. and taking deliberate
aim at the villainous mutt | sent a bull
let crushing through his head, which
sent him to his last account, and be
fore the people could from
their establishment we took TO heels,
and gaining a large rock placed oui
backs against il. determined 70 sell oui
lives as dearly as possible if any further
attempt was made 10 harm US.
The mutt being dead, a consultation
was held by the chief and his advisers,
who evidently decided not 70 carry OF
a war against a man who was powerful
enough 20 kill a mutt with a small
noise. In a parley which followed We
explained 70 the chief, very plainly.
what the consequences would be tC
him and his tribe if we were harmed
when the news reached u friends OF
the coast. We we're not subjected tC
any further trouble, the stipulation be
ing that we leave their country at once
a condition we were not lOath 10 com
ply with. | had my men bring GU.
horses and rifles 20 the rock. and re
ceiving an angry goodby from Matokw'
and sundry malignant scowls from TIM
assembled warriors, we departed at
brisk trot.
After an hours travel Umcobela, on,
of my servants, rode upto me and said
Boss, can you make a big war;
did not understand what he meant b,
this, and asked him 70 explain. IL
then told me that we would be yer.
likely 10 receive a visit from the Sitan
tas, the tribe we had just left, and the.
would try 70 avenge the deaths Of tn
mutt and his servitors whom we ma,
, shot. This piece of information wa
: far from pleasant, as knew we thre
. could do but little against the number
that would possibly assail US. calle'
, Mphana, and asked him if he though
. we would be pursu ID, and received
T, very depressing reply in the affirmative
The day was nearly spent, and tol
INV men we could hide during the nigh
. aud possibly escape them the fOllowln
day. This they doubted, and. propose
. that we go on TO the Little Marrab
! tribe and ask protection. ] had bee
among these people before and Ina
rendered lLelu Aullc a. Sc NlNtf AZ
readily agreed 10 the proposal, as
= seemed the only way out of the trouble
l learned from my servants that III
two tribes were not overly friendly {
/. each other. and this gave me moi
hopes Of succeeding in getting the
help and protection. We rode har
until about 4 in the morning, andfoun
e H-LI
4 ourselves on the outskirts of the Lit
Marraba kraal. We entered the villap
n and at once paid u respects TO I'll
chief. A. we had neither seen nd
= heard anything Of the Sitautas, l COZ
! cluded not 10 say anything TO the chi.
about it. but Umcobela said it woul
be best, and had him tell the stor,
The chief thought some time over wh'
he had heard. and finally spoke. 'Xo
killed the great amanzif
eyes. . had 20 do it 10 saw my ow