Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1892-06-16

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Presently, as / stood, there came up
handful of people from the bank of
I the river. looked on them and knew
them. There was Unandi, the mother
of Chaka; there was Anadi, my wife,
and Moosa, my son, and all my other
wives and children, and those who had
persisted with them.
They stood before the figure of the
woman, the Princess Of the Heavens, to
whom the Umkulukulu has given it to
watch over the people of the Zulu, and
cried aloud, Hail, lnkosazana-y-Zulu!
| Hail"
Then she, the Inlosazana, pointed
with a rod of ivory TO the gates of ivory;
but still they stood before her. not NOV
ing. Now the woman spoke for the first
time in low voice that was sad and
awful to hear:
pass in, children of my people, pass
in to the Judgment. Why tarry ye?
Pass in through the gates of light!'
But still they tarrod, and in my vision
Unandi spoke: 1--WE tarry, Queen of the
Heavens-we tarry to pray for justice
on him who murdered us. |, who on
earth was named Mother of the Heav-
ems, on behalf of all this company pray
to thee, Queen of the Heavens, for JUS
tiCe on him who murdered us"
Glow is he named:' asked the voice
that was low and awful.
"Chaka, king of the Zulus," answered
the voice Of Unandi. "Chalia, my
, SON"
MANY have come to ask for venge-
ance on that head" said the voice of
| the Queen of the Heavens, land many
more shall come. Fear not, Unandi, it
shall fall. Fear not, Anadi and We
wives and children of Mopo, it shall fall,
! say With the spear that pierced thy
breast, Unandi, shall the breast of
Chaka be also pierced, and, We wives and
children of Mopo, the hand that pierccs
shall be the hand of Mopo. AS | guide
him. so shall he go. Pass in, children
of my people-pass in to the Judgment,
for the doom Of Chaka is written."
Thus | dreamed, my father. l woke
when the SKY was gray with the morn
ing light, shaking the ashes from me, and
went without the kraal to wash myself
from the dehlement. Then | returned
and sat without the gates of the Empo-
semi, waiting till the kings women,
whom lie named his sisters. should como
to draw water, according to their GUS
tom. At last they came, and sitting
with my k2ross thrown over my face to
hide it, looked for the passing of Ba-
leka. Presently saw her; she was sad
faced and walked slowly, her pitcher on
her head. whispered her name and
she drew aside behind an aloe bush, and
making pretense that her foot was
pierced with thorn she fingered till the
other women We're gone by. Then she
came up to me and we greeted one an
other, gazing heavily into each others
eyes.
In an i'll day did / hearlcn to You,
Baleka, said, "to you and to the Mother
of the Heavens and save your child alive.
Dead are all my house, dead is the
Mother of the Heavens-all are dead
and | myself have been put to the tor.
ment by fire., and | held out my wither-
ed hand toward her.
Gay, Mopo, my brother she answered
"but flesh is nearest to flesh and | should
think little of it We're not my son
Umslopogaas also dead, as | have heard
but now"
"YOu speak as a woman, Baleka. l.
it, then, nothing to you that |, your
brother, have lost-all Lover"
Fresh seed can yet be raised mp tc
you my brother, but for me there is nc
hope for the king looks on Inc no more
/ grieye for you, but | had this one
alone, and flesh is nearest to flesh
Think You that | shall escape? am but
spared for little, then | 80 where the
! others have gone. Chaka has marked
me for the grave; care not; am weary
but | grieve for the boy; there was nc
such boy in TIE land. Would that
might die swiftly and go to seek hilnr
"Ard if the boy is not dead, Balcka
what theni'
"What is that you said;" she answer
ed, turning on me with wild eyes. ooh
say it again-again, Mopo! | woulJ
gladly die a hundred deaths to know
that CmslopogGas yet lives"
NAY, Baleka, know nothing. Blu
last night | dreamed a dream, and
told her all my dream and also Of tina
which had gone before the dream.
Il think that there is wisdom in you
dreams, Mopo," she said at length. "Yo,
were ever II strange man. Now it i
,, borne in upon my heart that Umslopo
gaas still lives, and now | shall di
happy. Yes, gainsay me not; | shall
die, But what is it? 1t is nothing, j
only the Prince Umslopogaas yet lives
"Your love is great, woman," | said
"Say now, what shall do? Shall fly o
shall ] abide here, taking the chance o
things"
"You must abide here, Mopo Sc
now This is in the kings mind. ii
fears because of the death Of his mothe
, at his own hand-yes, even he--he fear
lest the people should turn upon hin
who killed his own mother. Therefore h
will do this; He will give it out that h
did not kill her, but that she persisted il
the fire which was called down upol
your kraals by witchcraft, and thougl