The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1892-08-12

.Fc Ijffc,i the smear in hLs hama and drOpe
il dorm bCt1rcc1t the bii'Vs shoulders.
/ have snatched him with much toll
from the jaws Of the ghosts, all save one
foot, which | could not find. Take him
now and bury him. for l weary Of his fell
lowship.
'.She looked upon that which sat be-
fore her. She put out her withered
hand and drew the haulage from his
sunken eyes. Then she screamed aloud
II shrill scream, and finEing her arms
about the neck of the dead one she cried:
1t is my son whom bore-my very son,
whom for twice ten years and half
ten have not looked upon. Greeting.
nv son, greeting. Now shalt thou find
burial, and l with thee-aye.I with theer
Then of a sudden "a foam burst from her
lips and she full forward upon the body
of her son and vas dead.
ION the morrow at dawn l rose and
shook the dow from the rcd wolf hide.
Then ] went on into the forest and
howIed like Wolf They heard mo.
the ghost wOlyes-and howled III answer
from far and near. Then l heard the
uattering OF their feet, and they came
around me by tens and by twenties and
f.wned upon ne. l counted their nuln-
Ecr-they numbered three hundred and
sixty and three.
.'Aftervard | went ou 10 the cave, and
| have lived here IN the cave, Umslopo-
gaas, for nigh upon twelve moons, ana
/ have become "a wolf man. Fog with
the wolves ! hunt. md what | bid theiI
that they 10. Stay, UmsloPogt;ss, now
YOU are strong again. and you shall see
this very might.
Then UGnsto:1gaa- ~u>se and laughed
aloud. II an young in years" he cried.
.'and scarcely como to the full strength
Of men, yet h,,horto l have not turned
INV back on Hon or witch, GA wolf or
man. Nov let us see this imp of yours
this impi black and gray. that runs on
four lcga, with faugs for spcars!'
You must first bind on the she VOLTS
hide" quoth Gala1i, 'cise bcforc man
could count his fingers twice there would
be little enough left Of YOU
SO Umslclogaas took the gray wolf ;
hide and bound it GA with thongs of
leather, and its teeth CLEANED upon his
head, and he took IA spear III his hand.
GalaZi also bound ou the hide of the
king of the wolves, md they went oct
on to the space before the cave. GalaZi
stood there awhile md the moonlight
fell upon him. and Umslopngaas sa'y
that his face grew wild and beastlike
that his eyes shonc and his teeth grinned
beneath his curling lips. He lifted u
mis- head and howIeI out upon the night
Thrice Gala2i lifted up his head. and
thrice he howled loudly, and yet more
loud. But before ever the echoes had
died upon the air there came hOwlinGs
in answer. Nearer they grew and near
er. Now there was "a sound of feet and
a wolf, great and grHy, bounded toward
them, and after him many another,
They came to Gal6zi, they sprans upon
him, fawning around him. but he beat
them down with the Watcher. Then OF
a sudden they saw UmslopoGaas, and
rushed at him open mouthed.
''Stand, and do not novel cried
Galazi. BE not afruidr
Il have ever foudlei dogs answered
Umslopogaas shall ! learn to fear
them now
Yet though he spoke boldly in hi.
heart he was afraid The wolves rushed
on him open mouthed. 80 that ina breatf
he was well nigh hidden 10y their forms
Yet no fang pierced him, for as they
Ieaped they smelIed the smell of til,
skin upon him and dropped down at hi
feet. fawning and licking him. ThCl
Umslopngnas SAW that the wolves leapet
Mt him no more, but the she wolves gath
cred around .iIn who wore the she wolf
skin. They were great and gaunt an
hungry, and their number was 50 man,
that ne could not count them. UmslopO
paas, looking on their red eyes, felt hi
heart become M the heart of a wolf, ant
he. too, lifte,l up his head and howled
and the she wolves howled III answer.
..The pack h gathered; now for tn
hunt" cried GalaZi. Make your fee
swift, my brother. for we shall Journe.
far tonight Ho, Blackfang Ho, Gray
snoutl Ho. ,ny people, black and gray
away, AWAY
He spoke and bounded forward, an,
with him went UmslOpogaas and afte
them streamed the ghost wolves. Pres
emily they stood by klOOf that wa
thick with wood. Galazi stopped, hold
ing up the Watcher. and with hin
stopped the wolves.
Il smell quurryr' lac cried. I'm, N.
people, inr'
Then the wolves plunged silently int
the great kloof, but Galazi and UmslopO-
lraas drew 20 the foot of it and waited
Presently there came a sound OF break
ing boughs, and 10! before them stood q
buffalo, a bull, who lowed fiercely anc
shifted the air.
This one will give us a good chase
my brother"
AS Galazi spoke the first Of the wolve
drew from tho covert and saw tho buf
falo: then, giving tongue. they spranI
toward it. The bull saw also' an