The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1892-08-12

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Now all the wolves hcwled as though |
they understood. Then the pack divided |
themselves, as was their custom, the she |
wolves following UmslOpogaas. the dog |
wolves following Galazi, and in silence
they moved swiftly down toward the
plain. They came to the river and swan |
it, and there on the farther side OF the
river was the kraal. Now the wolf
brethren took counsel together. and Ga |
Iazi, with the dog wolves, went to the
north gate, and UmslOpOgaas, with the
she wolves, to the south gate. The gates
were stopped with thorns, bat the breth-
rem pulled out the thorns and made "a
passage.
As they did this dogs ran out bark
ing, and presently came to the south
gate of the kraal and flew at UmslOIo-
gaas, who pulled away the thOrns. Now
when the wolves saw the dogs they
sprang on them, and the sound Of their
worrying came to the ears OF the SOL
diers of Chaka and Of the dweliers in
the kraal, 50 that they sprang from
sleep, snatching their arms. And as
they came out Of the buts they saw IN
the moonlight man wearing VOLTS
hide, and with him countless wolves
black and gray. Then they cried aloud
in terror, saying that the ghosts were
on them, and turned to fee TO the north
gate of the kraal. But behold! here also
they met a man clad in "a VOLTS skin only
and with him countless wolves. black
and gray. Little they heeded the spears
and kerries of the soldiers. Some We're
killed, but the rest did not stay. Pres
emily the knots Of men broke up, but
the wolves hunted them by gaze and
scent and pulled them down before they
passed the gates of the kraal
The wolf brethren also ravened with
the rest. Busy was the Watcher, and
many bowed beneath him. and often the
spear of UmslOpOgaas flashed in the
moonlight. 1t was finished: none were
left living in that kraal, and the wolves
growled sullenly as they took their fill
Now the brethren met and called to the
wolves, and the wolves entered the nuts
and killed those who lCrked there or
drove them forth to be slain without.
Presently a man. great and tall, sprang
from the last Of the huts, and the wolves
outside rushed on him. But Omsiopo-
gaas beat them back, for 1t was that
captain whom Chaka had sent ont to kill
him He beat them back, saying: Greet
ing to you, captain of the king! Now
tell us what is your errand here. beneath
the shadow of her who sits in stoneE
and he pointed with his spear to the gray
witch on the Ghost mountain, on which
the moon shOne bright
Now, the captain had great heart
\ and answered boldly:
What is that 10 you, wizard! Your
| ghost wolves have made an end of my
! errand Let them make an end Of me
| alsOl~
BE not in haste, captain" said UNI
slopogaas. Nov choose and swiftly.
viii you run for your life against my
wolves, or viii you stand face to face
with me, and If l an slain with him
who bears too club and with whom
rule this people, black und gray
Il fear ghosts, but of men l have no
| fear, though they the wizards" answered
! the captain.
Good cried UIGsloIngaas. shaking
his spear.
Then they rushed together, and that
fray was fierce. For presently the spear
of Umsiopogaas WAS broken in the
shield of the captain. and he was left
wcaponIess. Nov UInslcYnGaas turned
and fled swiftly. bounding over the dead
and the wolves who preyed upOn them.
and the captain followed With up4ifted
spear and Knocked him as he came.
| GalaA also wondered that UmslOpOgaas
should fly from single man. Hither
and thither fed Ums!Op0Ea&s, and al
ways his eyes were on the earth. OF a
sudden, Galazi, who watched, saw him
| sweep forward like u bird and StOop to
| the ground. Then he wheeled around,
and lol Ia bis hand there was an ak.
| The captain rushed at him and Cmslopo-
gaas smute as he rushed, md the blade
of the great spear that vas lifted to
pierce him fell to the ground, hewH
from its haft. Again UmslOpngaas
sInote; the moon shaped tx sank through
the stout shield deep into the breast be-
you'd. Then the captain throw mp his
arms and sank to tho earth.
Then UmslorOga-As spoke to Galazi,
saying: My brother, ! viii fight no
more with the spear, bat with the ak
alone; it WIS to seek an AK that / ran
to and fro ike IA coward. But this is a
door thing! See, the haft is split because
| OF the GREATNESS VI my SLFOhS4 4NO~
this is my desire-to win that great ak
of Jikiza, which is celle1 GroannakeT,
of which we have heard tell, 50 that ak
and club may stand together IN the
fray"
THAT must DO for another night,
said Galazi. I'VE have not done 50 Ill
for once"
Thus then did the wolf brethren bring
death on the impi Of Chaka, and thi:
was but the first of many deaths that they
wrought. with the help of the wolvea
For ever they ravcnod through the land
at night, and falling on those they
hated they ate them up, till the lanC
was swept clean. But the wolves woulC
not 20 abroad 10 worry everywhere
Thus ON "a certain night they set out t.
fall upon the kraals of the People Of thu
AK, where dwelt the chief Jikfsa, WIZ
was named the UnconqueTed, and owne(
the AK Groanmaker, bat when theI
neared the kraal the wolves turned bacl
and fed. Then Galazi remembered tina
which the Dead One in the cave hai
seemed to speak. telling him that Their
only where the men eaters had hunte'
in the past might the wolves hunt today
So they returned again.
fro BIB Continued ;.