San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1892-07-27
Che 1ailu Eight.
WEDNESDAY, JULY 81, 1892.

Thy son MAS not slam at birth.
"PerchanCe 1t We're well if he had
been so slam. Baleka.' said Unandi;
"then had many another man lived to
lcok upon the sun who now is dead"
AT the least. as an infant he was
good and gentle, and thou mightest love
him, mother of the Zulu.
Never, Baleka! As babe he bit my
breast and tore my hair; as the man is,
so was the babe"
"Yet may his child be otherwise,
mother of the heavens! Think, thou
hast no grandson to comfort thee in thy
age. Wilt thou, then, see all thy stock
wither? The king our lord, lives in
war. He, too. may die, and what them?
Then the root of Senzangacona yet
grows green. Has the king no broth
ers?''
They are not of thy flesh, mother.
What! thou dost not hearken? Then as
woman TO woman | plead with thee.
Save my child or Stay me with my
childr
Now the heart of Unandi grew gentle.
How may this be done, MOpO" she
said. THE king must see the dead
babe, and if he suspect, and even reeds
have ears, you know the heart of
Chaka and where we shall lie tomor
row."
"Are there then no other newborn
babes in Zululand?" said Baleka, sitting
up and speaking in a whisper like the
hiss of a snake. "Hearken, Mopo! Is
not your wife also in labor? Now hear
me, Mother of the Heavens, and my
brother hear me also. Think not to
play with me in this matter. | will
save my child or you twain shall perish
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For will tell the king that .sou came
to me, the two of you, and whispered
plots into ny ear-plots to save the
child and Stay the king. Now choose,
and swiftly!'
She sank back, there was silence and
we looked upon one another. Then
Unandi spoke.
Give me your hand. Mopo, and swear
that you will be faithful to me in this
secret, as | swear to you. But if you
break your oath. then beware, for | will
not die alone!'
Il swear, Mother of the Heavens"
answered.
at is well. son of Makedama.
1T is WELL my brother" said Baleka.
Now go swiftly, knowing that if you
fail | will bring you to your death!
Yes; even if my own death is the price!"
So | went. Whittier go your" asked
the guard at the gate.
II go to bring my medicines, men of
the king" answered.
| reached my own huts, there to find
that my wife Macropha was delivered of
twins. | sent away all in the hut ex-
cept my other wife, Anadi, she who
eight days gone had borne me a son.
The second of the twins was born; it
was boy, born dead. The first was a
girl, she who lived to be NADIA the Beau
tiful, NADIA the Lily. Then a thought
came into my heart Here was a path
to run on!
Give me the boy babe" l said to
Anadi He is not dead. Give him to
me that | may take him outside the
kraal and awake him to life by my
medicine"
at is of no use-the child is dead"
said Anadi.
''Give him to me, woman!" | said
fercely, and she gave me the body.
Then | took him and wrapped him up
in my bundle of medicines, and outside
of all rolled mat of plated grass.
Suffer none to enter the hut till re-
turn" said, land speak no word of the
child that seems to be dead. If you suf-
fer any to enter, or if you speak word,
then my medicine will not work and the
babe will be dead indeed"
So went, leaving the women wonder
ing, for it is not our custom to save both
when twins are born; but ran swiftly
to the gates of the Emposeni.
Il bring the medicines, men of the
kingT | said to the guards.
pass in" they answered.
passed through the gates and into
the hut of Baleka. Unandi was alone in
the hut with my sister.
THE child is born" said the mother
of the king Look on him, Mopa, son
of Makedama?"
looked. He was a great child, with
large black eyes like the eyes of Chaka,
the king, and Unandi, too, looked at
me. Where is it?' she whispered.
loosed the mat and drew the dead
child from the medicines, glancing
around fearfully as did SO.
"Give me the living babe" I whis
pered back
They gave it to me and took of {
drug that l knew and rubbed it on tn,
tongue of the child. Now this drug ha
the power to make the tongue it touche
dumb for awhile. Then l wrapped III
the child in my medicines and again
hound the bundle around with the mat