Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1892-07-14

FRINGE Dlng7adn.
Then l lifted the blanket from my
head so that they might see my face,
and they also drew the blankets from
their brows. Ispoke, saying, "Hail to
you, princes, who tomorrow shall be
dust! Hail to you, sons Of Senzangacona,
who tomorrow shall be spiritsl"
"What mesnest thou, thou dog, that
thou dost speak to us words of such i'll
omenT said the Prince Dingaan in a
low voice. Wherefore dost thou point
at us with that white and withered
hand of thine, wizard?" Kissed the
Prince Umhlangana.
"IIave l not told you, oh We princes?"
I whispered, chat ye must strike or
die, and has not your heart failed you.
Now, hearkenl Chaka has dreamed an
other dream. Now it is Chaka who
strikes, and ye are already dead, we
children of Senzangacona."
"If the slayers of the king be without
the gates, at least thou shall die first,
thou who hast betrayed us!" quoth the
Prince Dingaan, and drew an assegai
from under his kaross.
First hear the kings dream, o
prince" l said. Then, if thou wilt,
kill Inc and die. Chaka the king slept
and dreamed that he lay dead, and that
one of you, the princes, wore his royal
kaross."
"Who wore the royal kaross?" asked
Dingaan eagerly, and both looked up
waiting on my words.
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the dream of Chaka-O Dingaan, shoot
of a royal stock" answered.
Now Dingaan scowled heavily.
"Chaka dreamed this also" | went on
-"that one Of you, the princes, held his
royal spear"
"Who held the royal spear?" asked
Umhlangana.
The Prince Dingaan held tin the
dream Of ChalIa-O Umhlangana, sprung
from the root of kings, and it drpped
blood"
Now the face of Umhlangana grew
dark
"Chaka dreamed this also: That l.
Mopo, your dog, came up and gave the
royal salute, even the Bayete."
ITO whom didst thou give the Bayete,
o Mopo, son Of Makedalna:' asked both
Of the princes.
81 gave it to both Of you, o twin stars
of the morning, princes of the Zulu--in
the dream of Chaka gave it to both of
YOU"
But what awaits it to talk thus, We
lords of the land,"I went on, "secing
that, both of you, we are already as dead
men, and that vultures which are hun
cry tonight tomorrow shall be illed
with flesh Of tgle best? Chaka the king
is now doctor Of dreams, and to clear
away such dream as this he has prrg-
ing medicine.
These are the words of Chaka the
king, O we bulls who lead the herd All
are doomed, We twain and |. and many
another man who loves us. In the great
kraal beyond the river there sits a rcei-
ment; it is sumlnoncd-and then, good
night Have We any words TO say to
those vet left upon the earth: Perhaps
it will be given to Inc to live little
while after We are gone, and may bring
them to their ears"
Can we not rise up now and fall
upon Chaka:" asked Dingaan.
1T is not possible" | said. The
king is guarded"
Hast thou no plan, Mopo:" groancd
Umhiangana. "Methinls thou hast a
plan to save us"
And if | have plan, yo princes,
what shall be my reward
Now, both the princes offered me good
things, Till in the end both of them swora
by their heads and by the bones Of SEN
zangacona, their father. and b. many
other things, that should be the first
man III the land after Them its kings.
and should command the impis of thu
land, if would but show them a way
to kill Chaka and become kings. Then,
when they had done swearing | spoke,
weighing my words:
In the great kraal beyond the river,
o ye princes, there sit not one regiment,
but two. One is named the Slayers and
loves Chaka the king, WHO has done
well by them, giving them cattle and
wives. The other is named the Bees,
and that regiment is hungry and longs
for cattle and girls; moreover, of that
regiment the Prince Umhiangana is the
general, and it loves him. Now, this is
my plan-to summon the Bees in the
name Of Umhlangana, not the Slaycrs
in the name of Chaka. Bend forward,
o princes, that l may whisper in your
ears
So they bent forward and | whispered
awhile of the death of king, Then |
crept from the hut and rousing certain
trusty messengers dispatched them.
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