Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1892-07-10


Then Retief drew the paper from
leather pouch which set out the grant
Of land, and 1t was translated to the king
by an interpreter. Dingaan said that II
was good, and put bis mark upon 1t, and
Retief and all the Beers were pleased
and smiled across their faces. Now they
would have said forewell, but Dignaan
forbade them, saying that they must not
60 yet. First they must eat and see the
soldiers dance a little, and he COM
manded dishes of boiled flesh which had
been made ready and bowls OF milk to
be brought TO them. But the Beers
said that they had already eaten; still,
they drank the milk, passing the bowls
from hand TO hand. Now the regiment
began to dance, singing the lngoma;
that is the war chant OF US .Zulns, my
father, and the Beers drew back toward
the center OF the space to give the SOL
djers room TO dance in. 1t was at this
moment that heard Dingaan give an
order to q messenger to run swiftly TO
the white Doctor Of Prayers, who was
STAYING without the kraal, telling him
not to be afraid, and 1 wondered what
this might mean, for why should the
PRAYER Doctor fear dance such as he
had often seen before? Presently Din
gaan rose, and followed by all walked
through the press to where the captain,
Retief, stood, and babe him farewell,
shaking him by the hand and bidding
him hambls CACHE, to go in peace.
Then he turned and walked back again
toward the gateway which led TO his
royal house, and l saw shat near this
entrance stood the captain of the regi-
ment as one stands who waits for or
derS.
Then Of a sudden, my father, Dingaan
stopped and cried with loud voice,
'Bulalani Abatakatlt" (slay the wiz
ards), and having cried II he covered
his face with the corner OF his blanket
and passed behind the fence.
We, the councillors stood astounded,
like men who had become stone; but
before we could speak or act the captain
OF the regiment had also cried aloud,
"Bulalani Abatakatil' and the signal
had been caught, up from every side.
Then, my father, came yell and rush
of thousands OF feet and through the
dust we saw the soldiers hurl themselves
upOn the Amboona, and above the
shouting we heard the sound Of falling
sticks. The Amaboona drew their
knives and fought bravely, but before
man could count a hundred twice it was
done, and they were being dragged,
some few dead but the most yet living,
toward the gates OF the kraal and out
on TO the Hill Of Slaughter, and there
they were mastered, every enc OF
them.
Now I aud the other councillors
turned away and walked silently toward
the house of the king. We found him
standing before his great hut, and lift
ing our hands we saluted him silently.
"Ah, my captains" he said, "the
land is free from the White Wizards OF
whose footsteps the Black One croaked
as he gave up the spirit, or soon shall
be, for this is but beginning. Ho,
mesSengerSw and he turned TO some
who stood behind him, away swiftly
to the impis who are gathered behind
the mountain, away to them, bearing
the kings word to the captains. This
is the kings word, That the regiments
run to the land of Natal and slaY the
Beers there, wiping them out, man,
woman and child. Away"
Now the messengers cried out the
royal salute Of Bayete and were gone at
once. But we, the councillors, the mem
bers Of the Amapakati, still stood silent.
Then Dingaan spoke again, address
ing me:
as thy heart at rest now Mopo, son
OF Makedama? Ever hast thou bleated
In my ear OF this Write people and OF
the deeds that they shall do and 10!
they are gone. Say, Mopo, are the Am
booma wizards yonder all dead? II any
be left alive I desire to speak with one
of them"
Then looked Dingaan In the face
and spoke.
"They are all dead, and thou, o king,
thou also art dead"
1T were well for thee, thou dog" said
Dingasn, that thou make thy meaning
plain"
LET the king pardon me-" 1 answer
ed; "this is my meaning: Thou canst
not kill these white men, for they are
not of one race, but of many, and the
sea is their home, they rise out OF the
black water. Destroy those that are
here and others shall come to avenge
them, more and more and more! Now
thou hast smitten in thy hour; in theirs
they shall smite in, turn. Now they lie
low in blood at thy hand; in day to
come, o king, thou shalt lie low in blood
at theirs. Madness has taken hold OF
thee, o king, that thou hast done this
thing, and the fruit OF thy madness
shall be thy death. have spoken, l,
who am the kings servant Let the
will of the king be DONE"
Then | stood waiting to be killed.
Thrice Dingaan looked on me with fear
in his face striving with its rage. When
at last he spoke it was one word, Cor
nor three words, ''Take him away" So
l went, and with me went the conn-
cilOrS.
went with heavy heart, my father,
for of all the evil sights that have seen
it seemed to me that this was the most
evil-that the Amaboona should be
slaughtered thus treacherously, and that
the impis should be sent out treacher-
ously 10 murder those that were left OF
them, together with their women and
children. Aye, and they slew-six hun
dred OF them did they slay-yonder in
Weenen, the place Of weeping. =
CHAPTER XXIII.