The Atlanta constitution. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1885-19??, 1893-05-30


fully, and they would net advance any
nearer. Perceivins that they distrusted her,
she threw herself on the ground and wept
hot tears, and waling OH Num-, Num-,
Num-. why do you doubt me?'
When 1zokas grief had somewhat sub
sided she followed the tracks through the
woods until she came to the path, where
they were much clearer, anG there she dis
covered that those who hid violated her
peaceful home had travelled towards
Umane. a suspicion that her husband must
have been of the number served to anger
her still more, and she resolved to follow
the plundererS, and endeayOr to obtain JUS
tice. Swiftly she sped the trail, and af-
ter many hours quick travel she reached
Umane after darkness had fallen This
favored her purpose, and she was able to
steal unperceived near to the open place
in front Of her husbands house. where
she saw Koku and his friends fcasting on
fish. and heard him boast of his discovery
of the fine fish in forest pool. In her fury
at his daring villainy she was nearly tempt
ed to rush upon him and cleave his head
with her bill-hook. but she controlled her
self and sat down to think. Then she made
the resolution that she would 90 to her ia
Their and claim his protection-a privilege
she might long ago have used had not
her pride been wounded by the brutal treat
of Eoku.
'IIer fathers village was but little dis
lance away from Umane, and in short
time all the people in it We're startled by
hearing the voice of one who was believed
to be long ago dead. cry out shrilly in the
darkness the names of Uyimba and 1--we
kay. On hearing the names of their chief
and his wife repeatedly called the men
seized their spears and sailed out, and
discovered, to their aStonshment, that the
long-lost lzoka was amongst them once
again, and that she was suffering from
great and ovcrpOWering grief. They led
her to her fathers door, and called out to
Uyimba and his wife, TWehay, to come out
and receive her, saying that 1t was Il
shame that the pride Of Umane should be
suffering like Il slave i'll her fathers own
village. The old man and his wife hurried
out, torches We're lit and TWckay soon re-
ceiyed her weeping daughter in her arms.
In our country we are not very patient
in presence of news, and as everybody
wished to know lzoka's story she was made
to sit down on shield and tell all her adj
ventures since she had elopcd from manc.
The people listened in wonder at all the
strange things that wern told. but when she
related the cruelty of koku the men
rose to their feet altogether and beat their
shields with their spears and demanded the
punishment of Kollu. and that Uyimba
should lead them there and then to Jmano
They accordingly proceeded in a body to
the town to koku'S house, and as he came
out in answer to the call of one of them to
ascertain what the matter was they fell
upon him and bound him hand and foot,
and carrying him to their superior chiefs
house they put him 10 his rial Many wit
nesses came forward to testify against his
cruel Treatment of Izoka. and of the rob
berry of the fish and of the manner of it:
and the great chief nlan God I\oEus life in
the power of Jvimba. whose daughter he
had Wrongnd, who at once ordered him to
be bchcaded and his body to be thrown into
the river. The sentence was executed bv
the river side without loss of time The
people of Umane and Uyimba's village then
demanded that lzoka had shown herself
so clever and good as to make birds. ami
mails and fish obey her voice, that some
mark of popular favor should be given her
Whcreupon the principal chief of Imanc.
IN the name of the tribe, coded to her all
their title i'll the forest pool and the woods
and all things in it round about as far as
she could travel in half day, and also
all the property of which Kollu stood pos
scsScd.
"lzoka, by the favor of her tribe, then
became owner of large district and mis-
tress of MANY slaves and tlocllS, goats and
fowls. and all manner Of useful things for
making Il settlement by the pool There is
now large village there and Izoka is we'll
known i'll many lands near Tmane and
Basoko as the queen Of the pool and at
last accounts was living still prosperous
and happy: but she has never been known to
try marriage again.