San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1892-08-24

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Speak on, my father" he said, Won
dering.
| crept to the door of the hut and
looked out. The night was dark, and
could see none about and could hear
none move, yet, being cautious, walked
around the hut. Had not been fool
should have searched out that rat in the
thatch before ever ! opened my lips, for
the rat was Zinita, my father-Zinita,
who had climbed the hut and now lay
there in the dark. her ear upon the
smokehole, hearkening to every word
that passed.
So. having searched and found moth
ing, spoke to Umslopogaas, my foster.
ling, little knowing that Death in wom-
ans shape lay on the hut above us
"Hearken," said. You are no son OF
mine, Umslopogaas, though you have
called me father from babe. You spring
from loftier stock, Slaughterer.
Yet Twas we'll pleased with my faith
ering, old man." said Umslopogaas
The breed is good enough for me. Say,
then, whose son am r.
Now bent forward and whispered to
! him-yet, alas! not low enough, You
are the son of the Black One, WHO'S dead
yea, sprung from the loins Of Chaka
and of Baleka my sister"
Il still have some part in your blood
then, Umbova, and that am glad of
Wow! Who would have guessed that
was the son of that silwana, of that hyena
man. For this reason, perChance, it is
that, like Galazi, love the company of
the wolves, though no love grows in my
heart for my father or any of his house -
You have little cause to love him;
! Umslopogaas, for he slew your mother
Baleka, and would have slain you also
had it not been for me. Yet you are the
son of Chaka and of no other man."
We'll, his eyes must be keen, indeed,
my uncle, who can pick his own father
out of crowd And yet once heard
this tale before, though ! had long ago
forgotten it."
From whom did you hearit, Umslop-
ogaas? An hour since it was known to
one alone-the others are dead who knew
it. Now it is known to two (ah! my
father, VOTED not of the third. From
whom, then, did you hear it,
1T was from the dead-at least, Galazi
the Wolf heard it from the Dead One
who sat in the cave ON Ghost mountain,
for the Dead One told him that man
should come b. be his brother who should
be named Umslopogaas Bulalio, son of
Chaka, and he told it to me, but had
long forgotten it."
1T seems that there is wisdom in the
dead" answered, for 10! today you
are named Umslopogaas BulaliO, and
today | declare you the son of Chaka.
But listen to my tale"
Then told him all the story from the
hour of his birth onward, and when
spoke of the words Of his mother Baleka,
after had told my dream to her, and of
the manner of her death by the command
of Chaka, and Of the great fashion in
which she had died, then l say Umslopo-
gaas wept, whom think seldom wept be-
fore or after But as my tale grew to
its end | saw that he listened i'll, as a
man listens who has a weightier matter
pressing on his heart, and before it was
well done he broke in:
so, Umbova, my uncle, if be son Of
Chaka and Balcka, NADIA the Lily is no
sister to me-
NAY, Umslopogaas, she is but thy
cousin"
Over near of blood" he said, yet
that shall not stand between us" and his
face grew glad.
looked at him in question.
You grow dull, my uncle. This Is
my meaning, that l will wed NADIA if she
vet lives. for it comes upon me now that
have never loved any woman as | love
NADIA the Lily" and as he spoke once
more heard the rat stir in the thatch OF
the hut.
"Wed her if you will, Umslopogaas,'
answered, "yet methinks one Zlnlta,
your Inkosikazi, will find words to say III
the matter"
"Iinita is my head wife, indeed, but
shall she hold me back from taking
other wives after the lawful custom OF
our people?" he asked angrily.
"The custom is lawful and good" ]
said, ''yet it has bred trouble at times:
Zinita can have little to say if she still
continues in her place and you still love
her as of old. But enough of her-Nada
is not yet at your gates, and perchance
she shall never find them. See, I'm.
slopogaas, this is in my mind, that You
should rule in Zululand by right OF
blood, and though things point other;
wise, yet think way shall be found
to bring it about"
GLOW SOP he asked
"Thus: Many of the great chiefs who
are known to Inc hate Dingaan and fgd,
him. and did they know that son OF
/ Chaka lived, and that son the S!aUgh.
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