Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1891-02-04
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xmlur 81 the Cattle for the oses-
Sn' ,,or an Esci,inE Event

vulur Of the Cattle for the Oscs-
wv sion an Esci,inE Event.
do,en magnihcen, long horned
"A. ,,ere run into the kranl, and sev.
', .,alwart warriors followed them
!, as.cssis in hand. Crowding the
" ,,,a IN n bunch up against the wall.
~ ~, warior singled out victim, and
"a, n mighty thrust plunged the keen,
,,,slt blade into tho animals heart
G.ncrnlly speaking, tho one swift, surc
80 wa. sufficient, but in two or
.h,.e eases the stricken animals avoid
- ,be death thrust, and, goaded to
.nadpe~s by the deep wound. made
liter. exceedingly lively for the zu-
H. Cor the next few minutes, chasing
m frnntically about the kraal until
',,nc vol hurled asscgai brought them
~ earth One big steer, horned like q
T,.,an kept his feet, aud fought until
do,en assceai blades were hurled In
NJ. body, and in Iiis blind rushing ho
l,ockoi over q couple Of men and
,ipped ono very badly up tho thigh.
The whole affair was NJ exciting M n
e,,nish bull fight. When they were
N tllled the crowd, who had been en-
,o,iug tl,e fun from the krnal wall,
icopcd into the arena and assisted In
,bs work OF sxinning and cutting up.
A.mauy NJ could get around AN ami.
mai assisted. and one could scarcely
Imagine morc barbarous spectacle
,hsn "A horde Of zulus skinnng and
di..ectlng dozen cows The blood
VA. allowed to remain In the flesh. and
men. women aud children were seen
carving OF the huge pieces Of nd,
oulyoring flesh slung over their shout.
dsr. with the blood triclIling down
their sleek dark skins 10 their heels
Children bcsmcarcd their faccs and
bodies for fun. and about each carcass
group Of tall, black warriors hacked
md slashcd, like the savagcs they were
While the women boiled tho beef in
bie iron kettles, obtained from Natal,
the warrior. engaged In n big dance.
You can never quito catch the spirit
Of Zulu dance by merely hearing Il
described, any more thnn you can real.
iye the exhilaration OF wine without
irving II. Tho warriors turned out
about 800 strong on this occasion, and
the dance took place ON level bit of
ground outside the kraal. The whole
community was gathered Ia n black
mass. squattlng In irregular ranks ON
The grass TO 400 the dance. After the
b.cves Ind all been cut up the wnrri.
ors rctircd to their hut. Then very
shortly they came struggling out again.
one BY one, the blood washed oil, aud
their bodies decorated with all the gew.
gaws Of war. Many wore kills oil IAN.
Thar cat tails or the tails Of wolves and
foxes, and round their calves and bi.
eeps weru ornaments OF bead and Of
leopard skin. On each warriors head
wasa discus Of black iniinosa gum. pol.
i,hed until II looked like a circlei Of
iot with OK hide shields aud bright
asscgals they trooped into the krad un.
I'll all werc assembled.
Then forming into ranks ~ natural
rs company OF gronadieui. they
marched out unto the dancing ground,
singing strange, weird chant IN ac.
compartment TO tho ratio Of assegal
on shield and measured tramp of feet
Ono could SEQ ut a glance now that
every Zulu Is warrior born. Here
they wcne, the vcrlcst savagcs to all
Intent, naked rs animals, yet playing
soldier with bearing and precision Of
movement that European troops, with
oil their scientific training, could hard.
y hope to beat. Forward thcy stepped
then filing oil into soinicirclc, two
deep they stood, proud and erect, the
most splendid specimens OF martial
manhood ever Jaw, their black eyes
elstening with suppressed ilrc, their
chests heaying aud muscles twitching.
st Louis Globc.Democrat.