The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1892-08-30

returned tho$lgh III sorry plight. &C..
ut seems 90. said the king. laughing
aloud. Il remember now. Speak on.
Masilo the Thin. who vast Masilo the
Fat. What Of this SlaughtereEf Doe
he come with his people to lay THE az
Groanmaker in my hands:-- ~. ...
Nay. o king. be c<yLnes1 not. He uD.i
me with scorn. and with scUru be drove
me from his kraal. Moreover, as l RenI
| was seized by the servants of Zinita.
she whom wooed. but who Is now the
wife Of the Slaughterer. and laid on my
face upon the ground and beaten cruel
ly. while Zinita numbered the strokes
"Hah!- said the king. And what
were the words of this puppy
These were his words. . king: Blu
lalio the Slaughterer, who sits beneath
the shadow Of the Witch mountain, e.
Chaka the Slaughterer. who sits in the
kraal DuYuzs-to thee | pay no tribute.
If thou wouldst have the ak Groao-
maker, come to the Ghost mountain and
take it. This promise thee: Thou shalt
look on a face thou kpowest. for there Il
one there who would be avenged for die
blood of a certain Mopo.'-
Now while Mssilo told this tale had
seen two things-6rst, thai little piece
of stick was thrust through the straw Of
the fence, and. second. that the regiment
of the Bees was clustering on the slope
opposite to the krRal in obedience to the
summons had sent them In the name
of Umhlangana. The stick told Inc thai
the princes were hidden behind the fence
waiting the signal, and the coming Of
+l,a fhsANS to. 10 -
deed.
When Masilo had spoken Chaka spFang
up in fury. His eyes rolled. his face
worked. foam few from his hps. fof
such words as these had never offended
his ears since be was king.
For awhile be gasped. shaking his
small spear. for at first be could not
speak. At length he found words:
The dog he hissed-''the dog, who
dares thus to spit in my facet Hearl1er
all! As with my last breath command
that this Slaughterer be torn limb FROM
limb-he and all his tribel And 6hou-
thou darest to bring me this talk from Q
skunk of the mountains, And thou.
too, Mopo-- NAy name Is named IN A.
Well, of thee presently. BIO! UmxaIn-
anna. my servant, shay me tins slave Of .
messenger. Swift swift~
Now. the Old chief Umxamama sprang
up to do the kings bidding. bat he was
feeble with age. and the end Of II was
that Masilo being mad with fear, killed
Umxamama, not UmxamamA Masilo
Then lnguazonca- brother Of Unand1
Mother of the Heavens, fell upon Masil0
and ended him. but was hurt himself IN
50 doing. Now looked at Chaka- who
stood shaking the little red spear. AMI
thought swiftly, for the hour had come.
Help | cried. "One is Staying the
king-"
AS | spoke the reed fence burst asuD-
der and through it plunged the prinoes
Uu1hlangana and Dingaan as bnlls
plunge through brake.
Then | pointed to Chaka with my
withered hand. saying. Behold your
king
Now. from beneath the shelter of hz
kaross each prince drew out Ii shOrtstab-
bling spear and plunged 1t into the body
Of Chaka the king. Umblangaua sInote
him on the left shoulder, D1ngaan struck
him in the night side. Chaka dropped
| the little spear handled with the red
wood and looked around, and 50 royalty
that the princes. his brothers, grew
afraid andahrank away from him.
Twice he hooked GA each; then he
spoke. saving: What! Do you slay me.
! nv brothers-dogs OF mine own house.
whom / have fed! Do you slay NE.
/ thinking to possess the land and TO rnle
It? l tell you it shall not be for long.
l hear sound of running feet-the feet
/ of great white people. They shall
stamp you fat. children Of my father
/ They shall rule the land that | have
won, and you and your people shall Be-
! their slaves!''
Thus Challa spoke while the blood ran
down him to the ground, and again he
! looked on them royalty, like buck at
| gaze.
/ Make an end. o ye who would be
( kings" | cried. But their hearts had
/ turned to water and they could not
! Then l, Mopo, sprang forward and
! picked from the ground that little as
segai handled with the royal woOd-tlIe
same assega with which Chaka had
murdered Uusndl his mother and
Moosa my sOII-eDd lifted il on high:
and while lifted it, my father, oDoe
more. as when was young. a red 7e1i
seemed to wave before my eyes
"Wberefu+e vouldst thou kill me.
Mopo?- said the king.
"For the sake of Baleka. my sister. b
whom sWpoye the deed. aud OF ali my
kin cried. and plunged the speaS
through him. he sank down upon tie
tanned OK hide and lay there dying
Once more he spoke. and once only. say
ing, Would now that bad heGrkeDed
to the voice Of Hotela. who warned tne
against thee, tho1 dog Then he wss
silent forever. Bot / kDelt over him
and called III his ear the names Of those
of my blood who had died ut his hands
the name II Makedsnia my father, n
my mother. Of Ansh my wife, Of MoOSs
my son. and all my other wives and
children. and of Baleka my sister. His
eyes were open. and l think that he Gs2
! and understood At the least, be curnz
! hia head asil1e shut his eyes and grOaned