The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1893-11-23


I.. lang ru,h daughters. v,.uu.
black vnat.I.iu kii's Up.yn 90 Tive kusis.
They were dressed uuJ with yellow /
hlndkorchicfs the royal color. with "a /
profusiuu oi m1uy-colurri bonds. cllOrcd .
ribbons. with long -1shcs of broad yol- .
low rlbbuus round their shoulder.
They advanced mto the arena with T.
slow, measured stcu. keeping excellent I,
time, chanting native songs, after which |
they returned and retired. All this |
time che King was not to be seen. lie
was in the cattle kraal with his med- |
cine men After they had at length
consulted over the nte-tines. the chief ]
medicine doctor, rnvolDped IN N-tails
that completely concealed his tall figure, .
and wearing a little IOCkN cap with fur
In front and long crane feather,
marched up and down Ia the center Of
. the iuclusurc singing the Kings praise.
Then came forth the King himself.
Lohcngula had ON his towering head.
dress Of black ostrich feathers and an
immense r.pp of the same. and Il kit
wildcats tail He carried an assegai.
He advanced with slow. measured step
to the center Of the arena. his sister
Nina hy his side "a badly as fat aud cor
uuleul %, her brother dressed in a long
kilt proiueiun of yellow kcrchirfs,
ribbons. gold chain and watch, and
blue lHy ,rnlhcIs in her woully hair.
Then the five royal daughters began to
, chant native tunes, advancing in twOs
and threes at time. and again retreat.
ing in the same order. The warriors
: followed and began singing their war
songs. keeping time with their feet.
'rhe scene soon became quite exciting.
81 At length the King called for silence,
. and the order was given for each regi.
i ment to march out ON the open plain
, and have sham fight. Each regiment
was commanded by the chief indunas
l the King being attended by his own par
1, tiCular regiment as bodyguard. The
dress and shields of these were all black,
D each soldier not less than six feet. They
p came forward with dancing gait and
took the lead out of the station, followed
e by the other regiments. Next they
. formed into three sides of a square on
which the King himself came forward,
10 surrounded 10y his bodyguard, and thre "
+ an assegia at an imaginary enemy. This
was the signal. All the troops were in.
G stantly in motion. Not for very long
! though After a few moments the imp
returned to the open space i'll the
i Enclosure and were then dismissed
until the time appointed for the
slaughter VI llt ltllN 'Atl ipl tHt
i grand feed of the troops, The Mata'
4 belle, may add, prefer to cook the tiesl
: before 1t gets cold they imagine that
? it makes them brave and strong. The
y feast duly came OIL AT the appointed
~ time the forty black bullocks were
brought in for the young braves to xii
by stabbing them behind the shoulder,
This was done that the skin should not
be injured and rendered useless tol
e shields. Some seemed to become quite
maddened by the smell OF blood, broke
u loose and escaped INTO the open country.
o The young braves followed and regu'
lar race and uproar followed until night.
. fall, when the feast took place, and the
r sports Of the day came To an end.
LobenguIa. the Matabele King, Is the
r son of the dreaded Masellkatze. the con.
: qucror of the natives who had long held
possession of the country now known as
). Northumberland and the MlShona country
+ After they had been subdued he took ny
his residence at hyatt and formed a
!. large military kraal now known as
= lnyatine, where Lobengula was born
Maselikatze, known also as Umsele
G katie, ruled ms people with RCD OF