San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1892-08-26

But |, UmboVa, ran into the hut be-
fore her, and when she entered she found
me sitting by the fire.
"Now here, my brother" said NADIA,
pointing at me with her finger, there is
who, unless dreamed but very little
while ago, wrought shame upon me;
aye, my brother, he smote me, a maid,
with his kerrie, and that only because l
said that | would stab him for his inso-
lence, and he did worse-he swore that
he would drag me to some old chief of
his to be gift to him, and that he was
about to do had you not come. Will you
suffer these things to go UNPUBLISHED, my
brother|
Now Umslopogaas smiled grimly and
made answer:
"What was it that you called me Just
now, NADIA, when you prayed me to pro-
tect you? Father, was it not?" and l
turned my face toward the blaze of the
fire so that the full light fell upon it.
Eyes, called you father, old man: it
is not strange, for homeless wanderer
must find fathers where she can, and
yet!-no, it cannot be-so changed, and
that scar! And yet-oh, who are you?
Once there was a man named Umbova,
and he had little daughter and she was
named NADIA. Oh, my father, my father,
l know You now!'
"Aye, NADIA, and l knew you from the
first; through all your mans wrappings
1 knew you after these many years"
So she fell upon my neck and sobbed
there, and | remember that also wept.
Now when she had sobbed her fill of
joy, Umslopogaas brought NADIA the Lily
MAS to eat and mealie porridge; she ate
of the curdled milk, but of the porridge
she would not eat, saying that she was
too weary.
Then she told us all the tale of her
wanderings since she had fed away from
the side of Umslopogaas at the strong.
hold of the Halakazi, and it was long
so long that will not repeat it, for it is
story by itself.
Now when NADIA had made an end OF
her tale, Umslopogaas told his of how
things had gone with Dingaan. When
he told her of how he had given the body
of the girl to the king, saying that it
was the Lily's stalk, she said that it was
we'll done, and when he told of the Stay.
ing of the traitor she clapped her hands,
though she, whose heart was gentle, did
not love to hear of deeds of death. At
last he finished, and she was somewhat
sad and said that it seemed that her fate
followed her, and that now the People
of the AK were in danger at the hands
of Dingaan because of her.
"Ah, my brother!" she cried, catching
Umslopogaas by the hand; lit were bet
ter that should die than that should
bring evil upon you also"
That would not mend matters, NADIA, "
he answered, "for whether you be dead
or alive the hate of Dingaan is already
earned. Also, NADIA, know this, l am
not your brother"
When the Lily heard these words she
uttered little cry, and letting fall the
hand of Umslopogaas Clasped mine,
shrinking up against me.
"What is this tale, father| she asked
HE who was my twin, he with whom
was bred up, says that he has deceived
me these many years, that he is not my
brother; who, then, is he, father"
He is your cousin, NADIA"
"Ah!' she answered, Il am glad; it
would have grieved me had he whom l
have loved been shown to be but a
stranger in whom have no part and
she smiled little in the eyes and at the
corners of her mouth. But tell me this
tale also"
So l told her the story of the birth of
Umslopogaas. for trusted her.
ABR she said when | had finished,
"ah! you come of bad stock, UmslOpo-
gaas, though it be kingly one. | shall
love you little henceforth, child of the
hyena man."
Then that is i'll news" said Umslopo'
gaas, "for know, NADIA, l am now minded
that you should love me more than ever
that you should be my wife and love
me as your husband"
Now the Lily's, face grew sad and
sweet and all the hidden mockery went
out of her talk for ever NADIA loved to
mock.
did you not speak to me on that
night in the Halakazi caves, Umslopo-
gaas-did you not speak to me of one
Zinita, who is your wife and inkosikaas
of the People of the Ax?''
Now the brow of Umslopogaas dark
ened. what Of Zinita?" he said. "It
is true she is my chieftainess. Is it not
allowed to a man to take more than one
wife?'
$50 trust" answered NADIA, smiling,
"else men would go unwed for long, for
few maids would take them who then
must labor all their days. But, I'm
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