Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1892-10-20
A;FEA5T.iN zuLuLANp..
The killing Of. the Cattle for the Occasion
s. an Exciting Event. ~

"A GOzen magnificent long horned
cattle were run into ffe kfaal, an6
seven stalwart Warriors followed them
in, assagais in hand. :Orowding the
cattle in a bunch against the, wall:
each warrior singled out a..victim,
and, with a mighty thrust plunged
the keen, bright blade. INTO the ami,
malls heart. Generally, speaking, the
one swift, sure blow was sufficient,'
ut,in two or three cases the stricken
animals avoided the Hdeath '%frust;s
and, goaded to madness by, the.sdeep:
wound, made matters aeXceeslRH ly.
lively for the Zulus. for. the nevis, few
minutes, chasing them, frantiGally.
about the .,.kraal until some wei,
hurled. assegai brought them to earth
One big steer, horned hf1ke'a Texan,
kept his feet and fought till dozen
'assegai blades were hurled BURIED
in his cody, and in his blind rushing
he!knocked over.a coupleof men, and
ripped'one very badly up the thigh.
= The,Mhole affair was. yas. exciting as
a Spanish .bull-Agght. When they
were all killed the crowd. who. had
been enjoying the fun from the 'kraal'
wall, hoped into the arena and as:
sisted in the work of skinnihg and
cutting up. AS many as could get
around an nimar' assisted, and. one
could scarce imagine more baEbar7.
ousspectacle than a horde Of. .Mulus
SHINING and diisseGting q dozen l!} e COWS
The blood was allowed tt. remain IN
the flesh, and men, women and chill
dren were seen carrying off huge
pieces of red, quivering' fesh,:' slung'
over their shoulders, with the blood
trickling down their sleek, dark skins
to their heels. Children besmeared
their faces and bodies. for fun, land
about each. 1c carcass a groupI 0t tail,
black warriors .hacl.ed and. Slashed:
like the sayages they were: Whffe
the women boiled Tie beef'fn big .iroha
kettles obtained from Natal, the war;:
riofs Engaged in abfg dance. >. 80
+: You can: never .auite.:oatch, the
spirit of a Zulu dances:hy merely hear
ing. il Discarded, anxmore than you
can realize the exhilaration OF wine,
N the ut t ,ha1| M Earr iSs
occasion, and the dEaifh tce tool. place on:
a''favel bit =" ground. outside 1.-THE:
kraal. The wf6le eo4nmfunity:was
gathered ina black mass, ,squatting.
In Irregular .ranks:on the grass t9,see
: the,dapee. .tAftcE.theA heevel- hasl al.
been cat up. the warriors .retirsd to
their hutss. Then ysry shortly they,
came Smuggling. outs again, one. ~,
bodies, decoFatcd. Withaaait%fs the. gevt;
sgaWs; of war. Many wore kiltsst0f.
Zanzibar cat-tails .-or:.:1he. tails of
wolves and sfvxes, an6,round .tbeir
CALVES and, bfcelis were ornaments of
bead and, isf. hopatd skin, On each
warriors, head;was q. discus of BLACK
mimosa gum, polished. until it 1ooEed
Ikea circle Of Jet. With oxlhlde
shields and bright assegais they
trooped into the kraaf 'ahth y dll were
assembled. 'at. :: 81. -;.v :: .. T..
Then; forming into ra1ihs as natu-
raj as a.ce1hbany-ot gnenadiess,. they
marched out:iHt0the DANCING. groupd,
singing q strange, weird. chant in ac;
compartment K. the rattle of assegai
On shie !!1.,.a II ; m97easured tramp OF
that every Zulu Isl d: warrior 'bbrn.s
Here they''Were;, the verfest .savages
Ito all intent,. mixed as animals. yet
playing~syttahr 'Mith..a beaNng .anQ,
.precisien ofainovemenhtAat.. t. uIapean
troops with all tllsiE scieBntHfiiftc: tfain:;
ing. could hardly 'A1gnss to- beet, : or I:
ward they stepped, then fling off
fhhto semi-circle, two deep, THEY stood:
proud and erect, the most splendid
specimens Of marthf >mahAoed ] ever
saw, their b4acisNyes gfds tdf ds"titls.
suppressed Acknowledgements heaying'
and muscles stwi itching. in anticiDa-
ton of the signal toa. Begin :: For a
minute they stood there, every. foot
in the crescent keeping time, and
every assegai. softly tapping time
against the shield to a low,. buying.
melody. Boston Bulletin. =. .'s'
~. ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS.
!. Modern sdeset saaAe :UeleelaaaS qQne.
nonsense shoes snd s9.mT .n.o y.;ssln
.forms:of dress,ExEites John. tAwbeeIt
Payne in an :atteaipt.: ,to aPlye. the
question WHY Young ,Nep Defef
Marriage ii 'tlia ..LadIisa .Honpes
journal. It would SEEM nsat1 tlaA
tfme"is 6pportine'.fofo.I Msaesprsszl'
outbreak of cUnlIiaOn -sefrse' marriages
At all events, il change from: the
present stagnaJien is to. be effected.
~ IN no nrsyys
F1Iss1 Tnel e. M Issts sas5 RGp t5
-G1ople t.IaGge must think; and
juAifd, there fff7ust be action.
1919 So
CHICAGO is tf0uble6 wfthrhe ques-
ton whatsf61 do. It'll its. baa5pTxH
hoodlums that are growing up 10 ,hee
vaga bonds and, ,thiexes. It is pro-,
posed to establish .traiRfng schools IL
BE oneped. bY the State, whefe Youth,