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copreicHr. ,pes. az riLLorscs a SON AND rus-
Lisngp sY SPECIAL ARsAHGentnr WITH rHgM.


"Smite, Mopo.'
Then / turned to look. Through the
rush of the tempest and the reek of the
rain still | could see her sweeping for
ward high in air. Now the kraal Du-
guza was beneath her feet, and the
flaming spear fell from her hand upon
the kraal and fire leaped up in answer.
Then she passed on over the edge of
the world, seeking her own place. Thus,
my father, for the third and last time
did my eyes see the Inkosazana-y-Z Zulu.
For awhile | sat there in the cleft.
Then rose and fought my way through
the fury of the storm back to the kraal
Duguza. As | drew near the kraal
heard cries of fear coming through the
roaring of the wind and the hiss of the
rain. | entered and asked one of the
matter. and it was told me that fire from
above had fallen on the hut of the king
as he lay sleeping, and all the roof of
the hut was burned away, but that the
rain had put out the fire.
Then | went OH till | came to the front
of the great hut, and | saw by the light
of the moon, which now shone out in
the heaven, that there before it stood
Chaka, shaking with fear, and the water
of the rain was running down him, while
he stared at the great hut, of which all
the thatch was burned away.
| saluted the king, asking him what
evil thing had happened. Seeing me
he seized me by the arm and chung to
me, drawing me after him into a small
hut that was near.
"What evil thing has befallen, O
king | said again.
Little have | known of fear, Mopo,"
said Chaka, yet | am afraid now-ave,
as much afraid as when once on a by
gone night the dead hand of Balella
summoned something that walked upon
TIE faces of the dead"
And what f3areat thou, o king, VIII,
art the lord Of all the EARTH"
Now Chaka leaned forward and whis-
pered to me: "Hearken. Mopo, | have
dreamed dream. | laid me down and
| slept, but a dream arose and sat by
me with hooded face, and showed me
Il picture. 1t seemed to me that the
wall OF my hut fell down, and | saw an
open place, and i'll the center Of the
place | Law dead. covered with many
wounds. while around my corpse NV
brothers DingGan and Umhlangana
stalled in nride like lions
"On the shoulders Of Ulnblanpana
was INV ROYAL karos#. and there was
blood on the l1aro,s. and in the hand of
Diuaaan was my ROYAL smear. and there
was blood upon the smear. Then. in
the vision of NV dream. Mono, thou
didst draw near. and lifting thv hand
didst give the roval salute of Bavcte TO
these brothers Of mine and with thy
foot didst ,purn the carcass of me- tLv
king. Then the hooded dream pointed
upward and was gone. and | awoEo
and 10! fire burned IN the roof of my
hut. Thus dreamed, Mopo. and now,
my servant, say thou, wherefore should
not slay theeAthou who wouldst serve
other kings than |, thou who wouldst
give my royal salute to the princes, my
brothers." And he g!ared upon me
tiercely.
LAS thou wilt, 0 king" | answered
gently. "Dorbtlcss thy dream was evil
ana Yet more evil WIS Ille omen or inc
fire that fell upon thy hut. And yet
and ceased
And yet-Mopo, thou faithloss serv-
anti"
And yet O king, it seems to me in
my folly that it were well TO strike the
head of the snake and not its tail; for
without the tail the head may live, but
not the tail without the head"
Thou wouldst say, Mopo, that if these
princes die never canst tLou or any other
man give them the royal name. Do
hear Alright, Mopo:'
"NNho am that | should lift up NV
voice asking for the blood Of princess" /
answered. Judge thou, 0 l,ingm
Now Chaka broOded awhile; then he
spoke, Say, Mopo, can it be done this
night?"
There are but few men in the l,roal
O king, An are gone out to war. and Of
those few many are the servants Of the
nrinco- and ncrhops tbev n,ight rive
blow for blow"