The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1892-07-26

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- his teeth nc heLd the dsSCgGi and IN MS ,
hand the ton cub
Now after the great smelling ont OF
she witch doctors, Chaka caused watch
20 be kept upon his mother Unandi and
his wife Baleka, my sister, and this 70
port was brought to him by those VINO
watched, that the two women came 70
nv huts by stealth and there kissed and
nursed bOy-One of my children. Then
Chaka remembered the prophecy OF No
bella. the dead Isanusi. and his heart
grew dark with doubt. But to me he
said nothing of the matter, for his eyes
then. as always, looked over my head.
He did not fear me or believe that
pIOtted against him, who was his dog.
Still he did this, though whether by
chance or design l do not know. de
babe me go on a journey to a distant
tribe that lived near the borders Of the
Amaswazi there to take count OF Ger
tain of the kings cattle which were IN
the charge of that tribe, and to bring
him knowledge of the tale Of their IN
crease. SO l bowed before the king and
said that | would run like dog to DO
his bidding, and he gave me men 10 go
it'll me
Then / returned to my huts to bid
f.ro,,,aI1 tn nv wives and children, and
+bare 7 fouud that my wife A..adi. the
mother of MOOsa, my son, had l-I- D
sick with a wandering sickness, i-
strange things came into her luiuI, and
/ what came into her mind that she s.l.t.
I being, as l did not doubt, DeWIJe-l4 uy
. some enemy Of my house.
/ Still | must 90 upon the king .as'-
ness and told this t5 my wifi. -...r.-
rha. the mother Of II. .s, and. us E. ..-
Thought. OF Umslo-. the SODA ..
ClaEa. But when ..-l EErera .- .-
burst into tears and .--. CD .
asked her why she H-.E- thus. "..
. answered that the a-"" VI -,.- -.
rrla her heart. for She wa. sure t---
Left Ter at the king --r. b ".t.l ii.
turned again I should i.-a -.-.-.t --
nor NADIA, my Child. nor l L-s-
who was named my son, and |-.-l
loved as a son, still I'LL the l.l- OF ----.
Nov asked her what could .a ~..l'
f1r my heart was stirred uE her ....
and til. dread OF evil cIepo from -.E
me as shadows creep from the valley
J the -u0uu-s1u.
She answered, Take me with 81. IN
. husband. that may leave Tins eFlL .L..
where the very skies ram blood, ana B.
- me rest awhile in the place OF my
. people til tie terror If ClI-iil A-,a ----
BIZ"
j .L[ow can I do this thing: /
. None may leave tho king iIall "tl-
7 out the kings word
. "A man may put away his VIE, ~
} replied. The king does not stand D.
e tween a man and his wife. Say, III
husband. that YOU love me no Longer
G tb.t 7 hear YOU no more children, an
20 that therefore you send me back
G whence l came. BY and by we w
S come togetber again if we are left
d l,ol, mon the sun"
Z go he if" l answered Leave Z
y I-,.,,I with NADIA and Umslopogaas III
q ,-s,,, NIGHT. and tomorrow morning NEE
/; mo ~ the river bank. and we VIII 90 @
q +o,,atbar and for the rest may the spi
e ~ of o,r fathers hold MS safe"
# - we kissed each other. and she Wei
il -, secratIv with the children
! Novv at the dawning on the morrow
.e called the men whom the king had give
le me and we started UPON our Journe
d when the sun was well up we came
II the hanks of the river, and there l fouI
,nT, IT Nacronha. with the childre