Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1892-07-03

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with the SwazIs also; moreover they had
their dwellings In caves which were
hard TO win. Also / said this time was
no time to send impis to seek single
girl, for few years had gone by since
the Black One fell. and foes were many.
and the soldiers of the land had waxed
few with slaughter, half OF them having
persisted in the marshes OF the Limpopo.
Now, time must be given them to grow
up again, for to-day they were as little
child or like a man wasted with hunger.
Maids were many; let the king take
them and satisfy his heart, but let him
make no war for this one.
Thus spoke boldly in the face OF the
king, as none had dared to speak De-
fore Chaka, and courage passed from
me to the hearts Of the other induhas
and generals and they echoed my words.
Dingaan was not so firmly seated on
the throne that he dared put away our
words, for still there were many In the
land who loved the memory of Chaka
and remembered that Dingaan had MUIR
dered him aud Umhlangana also. For
now that Chaka was dead people forgot
how eyilly he had dealt with them, and
remembered only that he was a great
man, who had made the Zulus people
out of nothing. Also, though they had
changed masters, yet their burden was
not lessened; for, as Chaka slew, so Din
paan slew also, and as Chaka oppressed
so did Dingaan Cypress. Therefore Din
gaan Welded to the voice OF his indunas,
and no impi was sent against the Hala-
kazi to seek the maid that was named
the Lily. But still he hankered for her
IN his heart, and from that hour he
hated me because / had crossed his WILL
Now, my father, there is this TO De
told: Though did not know 1t then'
the maid who was named the Lily was
no other than my daughter Naea. The
thought, indeed, came into my nina
that none but NADIA could be so tair.
Yet knew surely that NADIA and her
mother. Macropha, were dead, for he
who brought me the news OF their death
had seen their bodies locked In eacn
others arms-killed, as it were, oy the
same spear. Yet, as 1t CHANGED, he was
wrong. fos though Macropha indeed was
killed, it was another maid who lay IN
blood beside her; for the people whltner
| had sent Macropha and NADIA were
tributary to the Halakazi tribe, ana tnat
chief OF the Halakazi who sat In the
place of Galazi the Wolf had quarrelled
with them, and fallen on them by night
and eaten them up. AS learned alter
ward. the cause of their destruction, as
afterward it was the cause OF the STAY
ing of the Halakazi, was the beauty or
NADIA and nothing else, for the tame OF
her loneliness had gone about the lanu,
and the old chief of the Halakazl had
commanded that the girl should De sent
TO his kraal to live there, that her
beauty might shine upon his place IKE
the sun, and that, If she so wllled, she
should choose a husband from among
the great men of the Halakazi.
But the headmen OF the kraal refused,
for none who had looked on her would
suffer their eyes to lose sight OF Nada
the Lily, though there was this late
about the maid that none stroVe to wed
her against her will. Many, indeed,
asked her in marriage, both there ana
among the Hrlakazi people, but ever she
shook her head and said, Nay, would
wed no man." and it was enough. For 1t
was the saying among men that IL was
better that she should remain unmar-
ried and all should look on her, than
that she should pass from their sight
into the house of husband; for they
held that her beauty was given to De
ioy to all, like the beauty of the dawn
and of the evening"
Now. after had thwarted him in this
matter of the sending OF an lmpl to
pluck the Lily from the gardens OF the
Halakazi, Dingaan learned to hate me.
Therefore, in the end, he cast about for
some way to be rid of me for awhile, till
he should grow strong enough to kill
me.
"Mopo," said the king to me one day
as [ sat before him in council with
others OF the idunas and generals,
"mindest thou of~the last words OF the
Great Elephant who is dead?" This he
said, meaning Chaka.
81 remember the words, 0 King, L
answered. "They were ominous words,
for this was their burden, that you and
your house should not sit long In the
throne of kings, but that the white men
should take away your royalty and di-
vide YOUR territories. Such was the
prophecy of the Lion Of the Zulu; why
speak OF it?"
Now, Dingaan trembled with fear.
then he grew angry and bit his lips, say
ing:
Thou fool, Mopo! Canst thou not
hear raven croak at the gates of
kraal but thou must needs go tell those
who dwell within that he waits to pick
their ewes? Such cries of i'll to come
may we'll find i'll at hand, Mopo." He
ceased, looked on me threateningly
awhile and went on: II did not speak OF
those words rolling by chance from
tongue half loosed by death, but OF
others that told of certain Bulallo, OF
a Slaughterer who rules the People OF
the AK and dwells beneath the shadow
the Ghost mountain far away TO the
north wonder. Surely heard them all
as l sat beneath the shade of the reed
fence before ever l came to save him
who was my brother from the spear Of
Masilo, the murderer, whose spear stole
away the life Of king"
81 remember those words also, 0
king" l said. sit is the will OF the
king that an impi should be gathered to
eat up this upstart. Such was the COM
mand OF one who is gone, given, as IL
were, with his last breath.
NAY, Mopo, this is not my will. If
no impl can be found by thee to wipe
away the Halakazi and bring one whom
l desire to light my eyes, then surely
none can be found to eat up the Slaugh-