Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1892-07-17

around the corner of the hut.
Now NADIA the Lily looked, then rub
bed her eyes and looked again.
surely 1 dream" she said at last
"But now spoke to an old man, and IL
his place there stands before me the
shape of one desire to see."
'Methought, maiden, that the voice OF
a certain NADIA called upon one I'm
slopogaaS," said he who leaned upon
the ak.
AYE, called, but where is the ole
man who treated me so i'll? Nay, wha'
does it matter where he is-there lei
him stop. At least you are Umslop
ogaas, my brother, or should be by your
greatness and the ak. TO the man
cannot altogether swear in this light,
but to the ak l can swear, for once 1t
passed so verp near my eYe."
Thus she spoke on, gaining time. ano
all the while she watched UmslopogaaS
till she was sure that it was he and nc
other. Then she made an end OF talk,
and flinging herself on him she kissed
him.
NOW, I trust that limit sleeps
sound" murmured UmslopoVaas, for
suddenly he remembered that NADIA was
no sister to him as she deemed.
Nevertheless he took her by the hand
and said, ENTER, sister; OF all maidens
in the world you are the most welcome
here, for know, thought you dead"
But l, Umbova. ran into the hut be-
fore her, and when she entered she
1, ko.G
Now here, my brother" said NADIA,
pointing at me with her finger, "fere Is
that old umfagozan-that low fellow
who, unless l dreamed but very little
while ago, wrought shame upon me;
aye, my brother, he smote me, maid,
with his kerrie, and that only because L
said that l would stab him for his inso-
lence, and he did worse-he swore that
he would drag me to some old chief OF
his to be gift to him, and that he was
about to do had you not come. VIII you
suffer these things to go unpunlshed,
my brother?"
Now Umsopogas smiled grimly and |
made answer:
what was it that you called me
just now, NADIA. when you prayed me
to protect you? Father, was it not?
and I turned my face toward the blaze
of the fire so that the full light fell
upon it.
Eyes, l called you father, old man;
it is not strange, for homeless wan
derer must find fathers where she can,
yetl-no, il cannot be-so changed, and
that scarf And yet-oh, who are youP
Once there was man named Um6ova,
and he had little daughter and she
was named NADIA. Oh my father, my
father, know you now!"
AYE, NADIA, and / knew you from the
first; through all your mans wrappings
| knew you after these many years"
So she fell upon my neck and sobbed
there. and / remember that also wept.
Now when she had sobbed her NIL OF
Joy, Umsopogaas brought NADIA the
Lily MAS to eat and mealie pOrridge;
she ate of the curdled milk, but OF the
porridge she would not eat, saying that
she was too weary.
Then she told US all the tale Of her
wanderings since she had fed away from
the side OF Umslopogaas at the strong
hold of the Halakazi, and it was long
so long that | will not repeat II, for II Is
a story by itself.
Now when NADIA had made an end OF
her tale, Umslopogaas told his OF how
things had gone with Dingaan. When
he told her of how he had given the BODY
of the girl 10 the king, saying that 1t
was the Lily's stalk, she said that it was
we'll done. and when he told OF the slay-
ing of the traitor she clapped her hands,
though she, whose heart was gentle, did
not love TO hear Of deeds OF death. AT
last he finished, and she was somewhat
sad and said that 1t seemed that her fate
followed her, and that now the People
OF the AK were in danger at the hands
of Dlngasn because OF her.
"Ah, my brother~ she cried. catching
Umslopogaas by the hand; sit were bet
ter that | should die than that should
bring evil upon you also"
THAT would not mend matters,
NADIA" he answered, "fOr whether you
be dead or alive the hate of Dingaan Is
already earned. Also, NADIA, know this,
am not your brother"
When the Lily heard these words she
uttered little cry, and letting fall the
hand Of Umslopogaas clasped mine,
shrinking up against me.
"What is this tale, fatller?" she asked.
'"He who was my twin; he with whom
was bred up, says that he has deceived
me these many years, that he Is not my
brother; who, then, is he, father?"
"He is your cousin, NADIA"
"Ahr' she answered, 81 am glad; IL
would have grieved me had he whom
have loved been shown to be but a
stranger in whom have no part" and
she smiled little in the eyes and at the
corners OF her mouth. "But tell me this
tale also" =,
So told her the story OF the birth Of
Umslopogaas, for trusted her.
"Ahr" she said when / had finished,
"ah! you come Of bad stock, Umslopo-
gaas, though it be kingly one. shall
love yon little henceforth, child OF the
hyena man"
"Then that is I'll news" said Umslop-
ogaas, "for now, NADIA, l am now minded
that you should love me more than ever
that you should be my wife and love
me as your husband"
Now the Lily's face grew sad and
sweet aud all the hidden mockery went
out of her talk (for ever NADIA loved to
mock.
"Did you not speak to me on that
night at the Halakazi caves, Umslopo-
gaas-did you not speak to me OF one
Zinita, who is your wife and inkosikaas
of the People OF the Ax?"
Now the brow Of Umslopogaas dark
ened. "What Of Zinita?" ne said. sit
is true she is my chieftainess. Is 1t not
allowed to man to take more than one
wife?"
$50 1 trust" answered NADIA, smiling,
''else men would go unwed for long, for