The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1892-08-26

princess anu PERHAPS sHOy -SAAS 6-'O
blow for blow"
.sHow then, MopoT'
NAY, l know not, o king; yet at the
great kraal beyond the river sits the reg
iment which Is named the Slayers. By
midday tomorrow they might be here.
and them
Thou speakest wisely my child, Mo
DO: it shall be for tomorrow. Go sum-
mon the regiment Of the Slayers; and.
Mopo, see that thou fail me not.
''If fail thee. D king. then fail my
self. for it seems that my life hangs on
this matter"
"If all the words that ever passed thy
Iips are lies yet is that word true, Mopo,
said Chaka. Moreover, know this, my
servant: II aught miscarries thou shalt
die no common death. BegoneF
81 hear the king" ] answered, and
went out.
For awhile sat in my hut pondering.
then when all men slept ! arose and
crept like a snake by many paths to the
hut of Dingaan the prince, who awaited
me- on that night. Following the shadow
of the hut / came to the door and
scratched upon it after a certain fash
ion. Presently it was opened and !
crawled in and the door was shut again
Now there was little light In the hut.
and by its fame saw the two princes
sitting side by side wrapped about with
blankets which hung before their brows.
"Who is this that CONFESS? said the
Prince Dingaan.
Then l lifted the blanket from my
head so that they might see my face,
and they also drew the blankets from
their brows. spoke, saying, Hail to
Won. princes, who tomorrow shall be
dustl Hail to you, sons Of Senzangacona'
who tomorrow shall be spirits"
what meanest thou, thou dog, that
thou dost speak to US words of such Ill
otnenY' said the Prince Dingaan in a
! low voice. Wherefore dost thou point
at us with that white and withered
hand of thine, wizard?' Kissed the
Prince Umhlangana.
''Have not told you, oh ye princess
l whispered, ''that ye must strike Oh
die, and has not your heart failed you
Now, hearkenI Chaka has dreamed an
| other dream. Now it is Chaka who
strikes, and ye are already dead "
children of Senzangacona.
eff the slayers of the king be without
the gates, at least thou shall die first
thou who hast betrayed usP' quoth thu
Prince Dingaan, and drew an assega
from under his kaross.
First hear the kings dream, {
prince" | said. Then. if thou wilt
kill me and die. Chaka the king slep
and dreamed that he lay dead. and tina
one of you, the princes. wore his roya
kaross."
"Who wore the royal kaross?" aske'
Dingaan eagerly, and both looked up
waiting on my words.
1.-The Prince Umhlangana wore It'll
the dream of Chaka-O Dingaan, shoe
of royal stock" answered.
Now Dingaan scowled heavily.
'Chaka dreamed this ALSO" ] went o.
-.'that one of lou, the princes. held hi
royal spear"
"Who held the royal spear?" aske
. Umhlang8na-
THE Prince Dingaan held it-in-th
dreamof Chaka-O Unhlangana. sprun
, from the root Of kings. and 1t drippe
! blood"
} Now the face Of Unhlangana gre
dark.
{ "Chaka dreamed this also: That
8 Mopo, your dog, came mp and gave II
y royal salute, even the Bayete.
v ITO whom didst thou give the Bayet
e o Mopo. son Of Makedams% asked bot
= Of the princes.
J; ~ gave it 70 both Of you, D twin sta
n OF the morning, princes of the Zulu
+ the dream of Chaka gave it to both
}; you"
d .But what avaiIs it to talk thus,
}, lords OF the land.""I went on, '-seeir
@ that, both OF you. ye are already as dea
Y men. and that vultures which are hu
d gry tonight tomorrow shall be fill
q with flesh Of the best? Chaka the kil
d is now q doctor of dreams, and to Gle
d away such q dream as this he has pur
ing medicine.
These are the words Of Chaka t
e king, D ye bulls who lead the herdl
10 are doomed, ye twain and l, and MAJ
r another man who loves us. In the gre
l. kraal beyond the river there sits rel
le n,ent: it is summoned-and then, go
N night Have ye any words to say
T. those vet left upon the earth? Perha
d it will be given to me to live a lit
8. while after We are gone, and may brl
he them to their ears"
Gan we not rise up now and I
t. upon Chaka2" asked Dingaan.
% 1T is not possible" / said 81
az king is guarded"
Hast thou no plan, MopoS' groar
ne Umhlangana. "Methmks thou hast
ne plan to save us.
he land if l have a plan, ye primo
IN what shall be my rewardT'
ng Now, both the princes offered me &c
OF things, till in the end both of them sw'
he by their heads and by the bones Of s
zangacona. their father, and by ma
ut other things, that should be the f
nj man in the land after them, its kin
IN and should command the impis of
Cd land, if would but show them v
er to kill Chaka and become kings. Tn
lie when they had done swearing l spo
LII weighing my words:
''In the great kraal beyond the nv
at o We princes, there sit not one regime
ne but two. One is named the Slayers {
to loves Chaka the king, who has d.
all we'll by them, giving them cattle ;
wives. The other is named the b
y and that regiment is hungry and 10
for cattle and girls; moreover, OF t
D, regiment the Prince Umhlangana is
Te' general, and it loves him. Now, this
~ my plan-tO summon the Bees IN
ka name Of Umhlangana, not the Stay
Cd In the name of Chaka. Bend forws
. princes, that may whisper IN y
no ears"
So they bent forward and whispe
is awhile Of the death of king. Th'
We crept from the hut and rousing cert
nd trusty messengers dispatched them.
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