San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1892-08-16


deeds which have heard of as done by
Bulalio, chief of the People of the AK
aye, and thrown defiance in the teeth of
Chaka. But you are not dead, and |, !
am not dead. 1t was another Mopo
whom Chaka killed. ! slew Chaka;
Chaka did not slay me-"
And of Nada-what of NADIA, my
sister, he said.
"Macropha your mother and NADIA
your sister are dead, Umslopogaas.
They are dead at the hands of the peo-
pie of the Halakazi, who dwell in Swa-
ziland."
81 have heard of that people" he an
swered presently, land so has Galazi the
Wolf, yonder. He has hate to satisfy
against them-they murdered his father
Now have two, for they have murdered
my mother and my sister. All, NADIA,
my sister! NADIA, my sister, and the
great man rocked himself to and fro in
his grief.
Now, my father, it came into my
thoughts to make the truth plain to UNI
slopogaas, and tell him that NADIA was
no sister of his and that he was no son
of mine, but rather of Chaka. And yet
l did not, though now | would that
had done so. For saw well how great
was the pride and how high was the
heart of Umslopogaas, and / saw also
that if once he should learn that the
throne of Zululand was his by right
nothing could hold him back, for he
would swiftly break into open rebellion
against Dingaan the king, and in my
Judgment the time was not ripe for that.
Had / known, indeed, but one short
year before that Umslopogaas still lived,
he had sat where Dingaan sat this day;
but | did not know it, and the chance
had gone by for awhile. Now Dingaan
was king and mustered many regiments
around him, for ! had held him back
from war, as in the case of the raid that
he would have made upon the Swazis.
The chance had gone by, but it would
come again, and till it came would say
nothing. l would do this, rather-I
would bring Dingaan and Umslopogaas
together, that Umslopogaas might be-
come known in the land as great chief
and the first of warriors. Then | would
cause him to be advanced to be an in
duna and a general to lead the impis of
the king, for he who leads the impis is
already half king.
So held my peace upon this matter,
but till the dawn was gray UnslopOgaas
and l sat together and talked. told
him how all my wives and children had
been killed, how | had been put to the
torment, and showed him my white and
withered hand. / told him also of the
death of Baleka my sister and of all
my people of the Langeni, and of how l
had revenged my wrongs upon Chaka
and made Dingaan to be king in his
place, and was now the first man in the
land under the king, though the king
feared me much and loved me little.
But l did not tell him that Baleka my
sister was his own mother.
When | had done my tale Umslopo-
gaas told me his-how Galazi had res
cued him from the honess; how he had
become one of the Wolf Brethren; how
he had conquered Jikiza and become
chief of the People of the AK, and taken
Zinita to wife and grown great in the
land.
asked him how it came about that
he still hunted with the wolves as he
had done last night. He answered that
now he was great and there was nothing
more to win, and at times WEAKNESS
of life came upon him, and then he must
up and together with Galazi hunt and
harry with the wolves, for thus only
could he find rest.
said that | would show him better
game to hunt before all was done, and
asked him further if he loved his wife,
Zinita. Umslopogaas answered that he
would love her better if she loved him
not so much, for she was jealous and
quick to anger, and that was a sorrow
to him. Then, when he had slept awhile,
he led me from the hut, and | and my
people were Toasted with the best, and l
spoke with Zinita and GalaZi the Wolf.
For the last, liked him well. This
was good man to have at ones back in
battle. But my heart spoke to me
against Zinita. She was handsome and
tall, but with fierce eyes, which always
watched Umslopogaas, my fostering;
and noted that he was fearless of al!
other things, yet seemed to fear Zinita
Neither did she love me, for when she
saw how the Slaughterer chung to me,
as it were, instantly she grew jealous
as already she was jealous of Galazi-
and would have been rid of me if she
might.