The Atlanta constitution. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1885-19??, 1893-06-27

ground game. Then a native hunter, under
promise of reward from the chlei, set out
with two spears to kill him. He did not
succeed but he said that he saw Il strange
sight. As he was following the track OF the
leonard. he suddenly came into little jun
gle. with an open space in the middle. a
large wild hog, followed by her litter OF
little pigs. was roofing about. and Eruntln%
as pigs do when he saw the monStrous
black leopard crawl toward one OF the PIGS.
Then there was a shril squeal from Il pig
gle, and the mother looking up discovered
its danger at which it furiouSly rushed.
clashing her tusks and foaming at the
mouth. The leopard turned sharp round and
sprang up tree. The SOW tried to jump
up after il. and being unable to reach her
enemy in that way. she set about working
hard at the roots. While she was busy
about it the peasant ran back to obtain II
net and assistants. and to get his hunting
dog When he returned the SOW was still
digging away at The bottom of the tree,
and had made Il great hole all round it..
The pigs, frightened at seeing so many
men. trottcd away into the BUSH and the
hunter and his friends prepared to catch
him. They peGgCd the net all about the tree,
then let loose the dog, and urged him to
ward the net. As he touched the net, the
hunters made Il great noise, and shouted,
ut which the leopard bounded from the tree,
with one scratch of his paw ripped the dog
open, sprang over the net, tapped one of the
men on the shoulder, and was running
away. when he received Il wound i'll the
shoulder, and stopped to bite the spear
The hunters continued to worry him, until
at last. covered with blood. he lay down
and died
''One day. beyond the Kyeng, ! came
to the thorn-fenced village of some WatuSi,
who, it seems, had suffered much from
who, it seems, had suffered much from
The headmans little boy was looking after
some calves when the cubs came and
quietly stalled him through the grass. The
headman took it much TO heart that as
soon as he heard the news he went straight
back to the village and hanged himself to
Il rafter. The WatuSi love their families
very much. but it seems to be IA custom with
these herlSmcn that if Il man takes his
own life the body cannot be buried. and.
though he was Il herdsInan, they carried
it to the jungle. and after leaving it for
the vulturcs they returned and set fire 10
his hut, and burnt it to the ground. When
they had done that. the Walusi collected
and had Il long hunt after the young lions,
but as yet they have been unable to find
them.
when the sun was half way up the
sky, | came from Kyensi to some peasants.
VINO lived near the forest which is affected
by the man monkeys called mike (gorila).
I was told by them that the mike know
how to smoke and make fire just as we do.
1t is custom among the natives, when
they see smoke issuing through tn" trees,
for them to say Behold, the mike is cook
ing his food | asked them if it were true
that the mike carried off women to live
with them, but they all told me that it
was untrue. though the old men sometimes
tell such stories to brighten the women,
and to keep them at home out of danger.
Knowing that ! was on the kings bust
ness. they did not dare tell me their fables.
by asking them all sorts of questions,
| WAS shown to Il very old man with white
beard with whom obtained much amuSc-
ment 1t appears he is IL great man ut
riddles. and he asked me Il great many.
One was, What is it that always goes
straight ahead, and never looks back
Il tried hard to answer him, but when
finally he announced that it was Il river,
! felt very foolish.
He then asked me. What is it that is
bone outside and meat nsdcT
The people laughed and Knocked me.
Then h" said it was an egg, which was
very true.
Another question he gave me was.
What IS il. that looks both ways when
You pass it|
Some said one thing. ana some said
another. and at last he answered that it
was grass
"rhcn he asked mo- What good Thing
was it which Il man eats. and which he
constantly faStcnS his eyes upon while
he eats, and after eating throws a half
away
II thought and thought of it. bnt I never
knew until he told me it was Il roasted
ear of Indian corn.
That old man was very wise one.
and among some of his sayings was that
When people dream much, The old moon
must be dying
Tile also said that when the old moon
Is dying the hunter never need leave home
to seek for game because il was well
known that he, would meet nothing
And he further added that at that time
the potter need not try to bake any pots,
because the clay would be sure 10 be rot
ten.
Some other things which he said mace
me thing Il little of their meaning.
He said When people have provisions
i'll their huts they do not say let us 80 into
another mans house and rob him.
Tie also said, When you seek Il crook
back You do not ask him TO stand straight,
nor an old man to join the dance, nor the
man who is i'll pain to laugh.
And what he said about the traveller IS
very true. The man who clingS to his own
hearth does not tickle our ears like hin
who sees many lands and hears new stu
riCS.
The next day | stopped at village near
the lake of kitesas call Mtukura. The
chief in charge loved talking 80 much thag
he soon made me as we'll acquainted with
the affairs of his family us though he courtcd
my sister. His people are accustomed To
eat frogs and rats, and from the noise III the
reeds and the rustings and squcaling in
the roof of the hut | slept in, think there
is little fear of famine in that village.
Nor are they aversc, they tel me to
isuanas and those vile feeders, the hyenas.
at is a common belief in the country that
if was Naraki. Il wife of Uni, IL Sutton
of Inyoro, who made that lake. While
passing through she was very thirsty and
cried out to her Muzimu (spiriD' the Muzimu
which attends the kings of tnyoro aud
which are most potent. And all at once
there was Il kissing flight Of fire stones-mc-
teorites-in the air and Immediately after
there was fall of Il monstrously large one.
which struck the ground close to her and
made IA great hole out of which the water
spurted and the water continuSi ieiplns
m until a lake was formed and buried the
fhunt.in ont of sight and the rising waters
formed river, which has run north from the
lake ever since into the kafu.
CLOSE by this lake is dark grove, sacred
70 Nuzingch the king of the birds. 1t is
said that he has only one eye, but once a