The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1892-09-09
CHAPTER XXI.
THE Staying OF THE BoERs.
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On the morrow l led Umslopogaas
apart and spoke TO him thus:
MY son, yesterday, when you did not
know me except as the mouth of Din
paan. you charged me with certain
message for Dingaan the king. that, had
it been delivered into the ears of the
king. had surely brought death upon
Won and all your people. You are no
I,atch for Dingaan, though dwelling
here alone in an empty land you have
grown great In your own eyes and the
eyes Of those about you. Moreover,
Umslopogaas, know this: Dingsan al
ready hates you because Of the words
which in bygone years you sent by Ma
silo the fool to the Black One who Is
dead, for he heard those words, and 1t
is his will to eat you up. He has sent
me hither for one reason only, to be rid
Of me awhile, and whatever the words
bring back to him the end will be the
same-the night shall come when you
will find An impi at your gates"
Then what need to talk more of the
matter, my father asked Umslopogaas.
That will come which must come. Let
me wait here for the impi of Dingaan
and fight till die"
Not so, Umslopogaas, my son. There
are more ways Of killing a man than by
the assegai, and q crooked stick can still
be bent straight in the steam. This is
my desire, Umslopogaas. That instead
OF hate Dingaan should give you love;
instead of death, advancement; that you
shall grow great in his shadow. Listen.
Dingaan is not what Chaka was, though,
like Chaka, he is cruel. This Dingaan
rs q fool, and it may well come about
that q man can be found who, growing
up in his shadow, in the end shall over
shadow him. might do it, myself.
but I am old and have no longing to
= rule. But you are young, Umslopogaas
and there is no man like you in the land. ="
What is your plan, my father2' he
asked. ''Say how can this be brought
about"
This and thus, Umslopogaas. Among
the tribe of the Halakazi IN Swaziland
. there dwells maid who is named the
Lily. She is girl of the most wonder
full beauty, and Dingaan is afre with
longing to have her to wife. Now
awhile since Dingaan dispatched an en-
: bassy to to the chief Of the Halakazi
asking the Lily in marriage, and the
chief of the Halakazi sent back insOlent
words, saying that the beauty of the
earth should be given in marriage to no
Zulu dog. Then bingham was wroth,
and he would have gathered his impis
and sent them against the Halakazi To
destroy them and bring him the maid,
but held him back from it, saying that
row was no time to begin a new war;
and il is for this cause that Dingaan
hates me, he is so set upon the plucking
Of the Swat Lily. Do you understand
now, Umslopogaas"
Something" he answered. "But
speak clearly"
Wow, Umslopogaas! This is my
plan-that you should fall upon the
Halakazi tribe, destroy it and bring
back the maid as a peace Offering 70
Dingaan."
THAT is q good plan, my father.
ne answered. "At the least, maid or No
maid, there will he fighting IN it, and
cattle to divide when the fighting is
done"
First conquer, then reckon up the
spOils, Umslopogaas."
Now he thought awhile, then said
Suffer that summon Galazi the Wolf
MY captain. Do not fear: he is trusty
and man of few words"
Presently Galazi came and sat down
before US. Then l put the matter to
him thus: That UmslOpogaas would fall
upon the Halakazi and bring to Dingaal
the maid he IOnged for as a peace offer
ing.
9alazi the Wolf listened in silence till
/ had finished, then he answered quietly.
bat il seemed TO me that . fire shOne in
his eyes as he spoke:
II am chief by right of the Halakazi.
q Mouth OF Dingaan, and know them
well. They are strong people, and
can put two full regiments under arms,
whereas Bulalio here can muster but
one regiment, and that small one.
Moreover, they have watchmen out by
night and day and spies scattered
through the land, SO that it will be hard
to take them unawares; also their
stronghold is vast cave open TO the
sky in the middle, and none havo won
that stronghold yet; nor could it he
found except by those who know its &C.
cret. They are few, yet l am one OF
them, for my father showed it to me
u
Dingaan, you will know that this Is nc
easy task which Bulalio would set him
self and us-to conquer the Halakazi
That is the face of the matter SO far u.
1t concerns Bulalio, but for me, {
Mouth, it has another face. Know thai
long years ago l swore to my father a.
he lay dying by the poison Of witch Of
this people that would not rest till
had avenged him-aye. till l had
stamped out the Halakazi, and slaiI
their men, and brought their women u
the houses of strangers and their chill
dren to bondsI Year by year and month
by month and night by night, as | have
lain alone upon the Ghost mountain yon
der, have wondered how l might bring
my oath to pass, and found no way
Now it seems that there Is a way. and
am glad. Yet this is q great adventure
and perchance before it is done with the
People of tie AK will be no more
And he ceased and took snuff, watching
our faces over tho spoon.
''Galazi the Wolf" said Umslopogaas
for me also the matter has another
face You have lost your father in the
hands OF these HalakaZl dogs, and
though till last night l did not know it
have lost my mother by their spears
and with her one whom loved above
all the world, my sister NADIA, who
loved ma also. Both are dead, and the
Halakazi have killed them. This man,
the mouth of Ding8an," and he pointed
to me, MOpo. ''this man says that if
can stamp ont the Halakazi and make
captive Of the Lily maid shall win the
heart Of Din. ;aan. Little do l care fol
Dingaan, who would go my way alone
and live while may live, and die When
i must, by the hands of Dingaan as b,
those OF another-what does IL matter
Yet, for this keason, because of the
death OF Macropha my mother and
NADIA, the sister who was dear to me,
will make war upon these Halakazi ant
conquer ther. or be conquered by them
Perhaps, o Mouth of Dingaan, you via
see me soon at the kings kraal on the
Mahalabatine, and with me the Lily
maid and tho cattle of the Halakazi; Oh
perhaps you shall not see me, and the,
you will know that am dead and the
warriors of the AK are no more"
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