The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1894-10-21
copyright, 1894, by S. S. Mcclure,
Limited.l

In the year 1868 was at Molapololo,
the chief town of Sechlle, king of the
Bakwana tribe of the Bechuana family.
The situation Of this town is so ro-
mantle, situated amidst tall, perpendic-
ular hills Of red sandstone, that / had
been lettering here for some little time,
exploring the country, enjoying the so
clety of Mr.. Price, the missionary, or
drinking Kappe beer with the king
MIR. H. Shelton, who kept a large store
here, also offered me hospitality, so
that had a prolonged period of en-
1oyment. But inactivity is liable to be-
come irksome, and the arrival of a
arader bound for Mangwato with a
cargo of Cape brandy induced me TO
decide to travel with him.
Mangwato is 132 miles north-north-
east Of Molapololo, and, at the time I
am writing OF, was the capital of
Machin, chief of the Bakalinari tribe
of the Bechuanas. Not long before 1
visited the town, Machin had driven
mis- brothes' Sekomo from the sover-
ssignity. The country has recently be-
come known to English readers
through the aid which Khama, who
succeeded Machin, rendered Mashona
settlers in the war against Lobengula.
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The journey from Molapololo took
fourteen days to accomplish, but it lay
through a very pretty wooded region
where big game was abundant, so that
we had plenty of shooting. Wildebeest,
koodoo and giraffe all fell to our guns,
and the nightly visit Of lions which
kept the camp constantly on the qui
vive, gave us a lively time. 1t was
O'Clock in the afternoon when we ar
zsfx~r
spanned on the outskirts of the thickly
populated town of some 1900 inhabi-
tants. News soon got abroad that the
trader was loaded up with brandy, and
the storekeepers, some fourteen in all,
came locking out of the station to
make purchases. Conviviality was the
order of the day, but unfortunately
neither native nor European was wise
enough to distinguish the boundary
line between moderation and excess,
so that before night set in nearly all
mad INDUCED too freely, and q few con-
tinued the orgie until the small hours
of the morning. As i'll luck would have
1t, the Rev. MIR. Mckenzie and his fam
lily had only left the day previous for
England, and, as there was nobody to
act for him in his absence we were
left without guiding hand in a peril
Gus emergency. 1t must be understood
thai the native population at the time
] am writing of was far less civilized
than it is at present under I<hama's
enlightened rule; fierce and savage pas
sions were easily aroused and were
with difficulty assuaged without terri
HE bloodshed.
When 1 went to bed that night I little
dreamt that a dangerous crisis was
being prepared by the foolhardiness of
two or three reckless topsrs. AS IL
was, my peaceful sleep was rudely
broken at daylight by The sudden out
break of a tremendous uproar resound-
ing form one end of the town to the
other. One huge wave of indignation
crashed into my ears with terrifying
effect, and the Gang of assagai and the
rattle of knobkerries on shields, told
me only too surely that Machin's war
riors were Up in arms and bent on
ruthless slaughter. Hastily arraying
myself in a scanty costume, 1 jumped
from the wagon and saw my driver and
two Kaffir boys standing trembling
with fright, and uncertain what to do
to ensure the safety of their own shins.
At this moment Strombom, a Mang-
wato trader and a Swede by national
fly, came rushing into my camp to tell
me that the chief had given orders
that every white man was to be killed.
The news was not conducive to pro-
ducing a good appetite for breakfast,
DQl L CQlAQ 0dTUlg OelleNe II, DIS lIdClllu
had hitherto been a very good friend
TO the traders and others visiting lis
country, and consequently / expressed
my increduality.
ST have no time to waste in argu-
ment,'' said the trader. you must
come up to my store. for If you remain
here in the open you will be
MASSACRED TO A DEAD GER
TAINTY.
Come back with me at once, for the
road will be closed against us in less
than ten minutes"
"'But what is the reason for this sud
cen frenzy on the part of MACHINE" 1
asked.
sFftzgerald is the man who has
caused it. After drinking himself idi-
otic through the night, he took it into
his head to kill a pig this morning.
Then an idea passed through his Graz
ed brain, and the fool proceeded to put
1T into execution. He cut leg off the
pig and marched with it straight to the
kolla or enclosure, where the king was
sitting in council with his chiefs. He