Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1892-07-24

great chief whom 1 had gone out to
visit had hearkenad to my words. AS
the light broke / came to the town, and
10! it was blackness and desolation.
"Here is the footmark Of Dingaan," l
said to myself, and l walked to and fro
groaning heavily. Presently l found a
knot of men Of the people who had es-
capped the slaughter hiding In the
mealie fields lest the Slayers should re-
turn, and from them drew all the story.
Then asked where were the Slayers OF
the king? They replied that they knew
not; that they had gone up the Ghost
mountain after the Wolf Brethren and
NADIA the Lily.
LET us go up the mountain" / said.
We followed on the path Of the impi
of the Slayers and saw all that had be-
fallen it. We went on in silence to
where l knew the cave must be, and
there by the cave lay the body OF man.
ran to it. 1t was Umslopogaas vast
ed with hunger, and In his temple was
great wound and on his breast and limbs
were many other wounds. Moreover, in
his hand he held another hand, dead
hand that was thrust through hole In
the rock. l knew its shape well. 1t
was the hand OF my child, NADIA the
Lily.
Now understood, and bending down
l felt thd heart of Umslopogaas and laid
the down Of an eagle on his lips. His
heart still stirred, and the down was
lifted family.
babe those with me drag aside the
stone, and they did so with toll. Now
the light flowed into the cave and by 1t
we saw the shape of NADIA, my daug h.
ter. She was somewhat wasted, but
still very beautiful in her death. felt
her heart also. 1t was still and her
breast grew cold.
Then l spoke. "The dead to the dead.
Let US tend the living"
SO we bore In UmsIopogaas ana l
caused broth to be made and poured u
down his throat; also cleansed his
great wound and bound healing herbs
upon it, plying all my skill. And there
in the hole l set NADIA, my daughter,
and we heaped lily blooms upon her TO
keep the earth from her and then closed
In her grave, for was hot minded that
Umslopogaas should look upon her dead
lest he should also die OF the sight and
OF his desire to follow her. | also buried
Galazi the Wolf in the cave and set the
Watcher in bis hand, and there they
both sleep, who are friends at last, the
Lily and the Wolf, together. All, when
shall there be such another ma and
such another maid!
At last, on the third day u mslopogaas
spoke, asking for NADIA. ! pointed to the
earth and he remembered and under
stood. Thereafter the strength CT UNI
sopogaas came back TO him slowly, and
the hole in his skull skinned over. But
now his hair was grizzled and he scarce
ly smiled again, but grew even more
grim and stern than he had been before.
Soon we learned all the truth as to
Zinita, for the women and the children
came back to the town of the People OF
the AK, only Zinita and the children OF
Umslopogaas did not come back. Also
a spy came to me from the Mahlabatine
and told me of the end OF Zinita and the
flight OF Dingaan before the Beers.
Now when Umslopogaas was recover
ed | asked him what he would do, and
whether or no l should pursue my plots
TO make him king OF the land.
But Umslopogaas shook his head,
saving that he had no heart that way.
He would destroy king indeed, but
now he sought no more 10 be king.
He sought revenge alone. / said that
it was well; also sought revenge, and
seeking together we would find 10.
This came into my mind-to play OF
Panda against Dingaan. 1t was for
such an hour OF need that | had saved
Panda alive. After the battle OF the
Blood river Dingaan summoned Panda
TO a hunt. Then 1t was that l came to
the kraal of Panda, on the Lower
Tugela, and with me Umslopogaas. |
warned Panda that ne should not go to
this hunt, for he was the game himself,
but that he should rather ilV into Natal
with all his people. He did so, and then
| opened talk with the Beers, and more
especially with that Boer who was
named Ungalunkulu, or Great Arm. l
showed the Boer that Dingaan was
wicked and not to be believed, but
Panda was faithful and good. The end
of it was that the Beers and Umpanda
made war together on Dingaan.
That finished it, my father. for they
feared to stand against US both, the
white and the black together. They
fed and we followed and slew, and Din
gaan ceased 10 be king.
He ceased to be a king, but he yet
lived. and while he lived our vengeance
was hungry. So we went to the Boer
captain and to Panda and spoke to them
nicely, saying: eve have served you
we'll: we have fought for you and so or
dered things that victory is yours. Now
grant us this requeSt-that we may fol-
low Dingaan, who has fed into hiding,
and STAY him wherever we find him. for
he has worked us wrong and we would
avenge it"
Then the white captain and Pnnda
smiled and said: go, children, and
prosper in your search. No one thing
shall please us more than TO know that
Dingaan is dead" And they gave us
men to go with US.
Then we hunted him week by week,
as men hunt a wounded buffalo. We
lay hid in the bush watching. At last
our chance came. Dingaan walked in
the bush, and with him two men only.
We slew the men and seized him.
Now Dingaan prayed for mercy.
mercy? thou hyena" l answered.
Thou prayest for mercy who showed
none to any. Give me back my daugh-
ter. Give this man back his wife and
children. Then we will talk Of mercy.
Come forth, coward, and die the death
of towards"
So, my father, we dragged him forth
grooming, to the cleft that is above in
the breast Of the old Stone Witch, that
cleft where Galazi had found the bones.
There we stood waiting for the moment
of the dawn, that moment when NADIA
had died Then we cried her name into