The news and herald. (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1877-1900, 1895-08-15

bending o:,c??i; upon ;5ine breeze. and their
fierce faces a@5 inten5ly on the foe,
while IT, I'll shook beneath the
thunder or tnelr rushing feet. l thought
ofmy poor friends the Dutchmen and
trembled. What chance had they
against so many?
Now the Zulus, running n the shape
of q bow so as to wrap the laager round
on cthrce sides, zero within seventy
yards, and nov from every wagon broke
tongues of fire. Over rolled number
OF the Umtetwa, but the rest cared lit
tie. On they rushed right up to the
laager, striving to force a way in. But
the Beers piled them with volley after
volley, and packed as the Zulus were,
the elephant guns loaded with slugs and
small shot did frightful execution. Only
one man ever got OF TO wagon, and as
he did so I saw Bocr woman strike him
on the head with an axe. He fell back,
and slowly, amid howls of derision from
the two lines On the hillside, the Zulus
drew back.
''Let us 60, father"' shouted the SOL
dicrs on the slope, among whom I was,
to their chief, who had come up. You
have sent out the little girls to fight
and they are frightened. Let us show
them the way"
s'No no." the chief Sususa answered,
laughing "Wait minute and the
little girls will grow to women, and
women arc good enough to fight against
Boersr'
The attacking Zulas heard the mock
cry OF their fellows ard rushed forward
again with roal. But the Beers in the
laager had found time to load, and they
met with warm reception. Reserving
their fire till the Zuius were packed like
sheep in . kraai they locsed into them
with the roers, ard the warriors fell in
little heaps. But saw that the blood
of the Umtetwas was up. They did not
mean to be beaten back this time, and
the end was near. See! six men had
leapt on to = wagon, slain the man be-
hind it and sprung into the laager.
They were killed there, but others fol-
lowed, and then turned my head.
But could rot shut my ears TO the cries
Of rage and death and tee terrible S'gee!
iSgec! of the sayages as they did their
work of murder Once only locked up
and saw poor Hans Botha standing on
wagon shifting down men With the butt
of his rife. Then assegais shot up to-
wards him like tongues Of steel, and
when I looked again he was gone.
turned sick with fear and rage. But
alas! what could Go? They were all
dead now, and probably my own turn
was coming, only my death would not
be so swift.
The fight was ended and the two lines
on the slope broke their order and
moved down to the laaGer. Presently
we were there, and dreadful sight it
was. Many OF the attacking Zulus were
dead-quite fifty I should say, and at
least hundred and fifty were wounded,
some Of them mortally. The chief
Sususa gave an order, the dead men
were picked up and piled in heap,
while those who were slightly hurt
walked OH 10 SeG SCiao Cilo W IiS ny
their wounds. DU5 the moro serious
cases met with different treatment.
The chief or one OF his indunas co1s:d-
cred each case, and if il was II any way
bad the man was taken up and thrown
into the river which ran near. None OF
them offered any objection, though one
poor fellow wa.:.: tto shore again. lie did
not stop there io2::: however, for they
pushed hi n back AID drowned him by
force.
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