The news and herald. (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1877-1900, 1895-09-05

"THERE Is THE PLACE."
them. had to draw all the healthy
strength from my body In order to
rather power to speak with. the Star.
It was q dangerous business, Macuma-
zahn, for Il 1 had let things 60 little
further they must have stopped so, ana
there would have been an end OF In:
daba-zimbi. All, you white men, you
know so much that you think you know
every thing. But you don't! You are
always staring at the clouds and can
see the things that lie at your 1eet'
You hardly believe me now, do you'
Macumazahn? Well, I will show you.
Have you any thing on you that the
Star has touched or worn?"
I thought for moment, and said that
had a lock of her hair in my pocket
book. He told me to give 1t to him. L
did 50. Going to the fire, he lit the lock
Of hair in the fame, and let it burn to
ashes, which he caught in his left hand.
These ashes he mixed up in paste
with the Juice OF one of the leaves OF
the plant I have spoken OF.
"Now, Macumazahn, shut your eyes,"
he said.
Ibid 80, and be rubbed his paste on to
INV eyelids. At first it burnt me- then
INV head swan strangely. Presently
this effect passed of, and my brain was
perfectly clear again, but l could not
feel the ground with my feet. lndaoa-
zimbi led me to the side Of the stream.
Beneath US was a pool OF beautifully
clear water. J.,
"Look into the pool, Macumazahn,' -
said Indaba-zimbi, and his voice sounded
hollow and far away in my ears
I looked. The water grew dark; II
cleared. and in it was picture. l saw
a cave with a fire burning in it. Against
the wall Of the cave rested Stella. her
dress was torn almost off her, she looked
dresdfully pale and weary, and her eye
lids were red as though with weep
inc. But she slept, and I could almost
think that saw her lips shape my name
in her sleep. Close to her, her head
mon Stella's breast, was little Iota
che had skin thrown over her to keer
out the night cold. The child was
awake, and appeared to be moaning
ss E aas ss nj
in rough pot shaped from wood, sal
the Baboon-woman, Hendrika. She
was clothed in baboon skins, and he,
face had been rubbed with some dark
stain, which was, however, wearing of
It. In the intervals Of her cooking she
would turn on Stella her wild eyes. in
which glared visible madness, with an
expression of tenderness that amounted
to worship Then she would stare at
the poor child and gnash her teeth as
though with hate. Clearly she was
Jealous of it. Round the entrance arch
OF the cave peeped and peered the heads
OF many baboons. Presently HendrtAa
made sign to ore of them; apparently
she did not speak, or rather grunt, in
order not to wake Stella. The brute
hoped forward, and she gave it Sec
ond rude wooden pot which was lying
by her. 1t took it and went. The last
thing that1 saw, as the vision slowly
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shadow of the baboon returning with the
pot full of water.
Presently every thing had gone. I
ceased to feel strange. There beneath
| me was the pool, and at my side stood
Indsba-zimbi, smiling.
"You have seen things" he said.
81 have" I answered, and made no
further remark on the matter. What
vas there to say? "Do you know the
path to the cave?' added.
He nodded his head. II did not fol-
low 1t all just now, because it Winds"
he said. "But I know it. We shall
want the ropes"
''Then let US be starting; the men
have eaten"
He nodded his head again, and going
to the men told them to make ready,
adding that Indaba-zimbi knew the
way. They said that was all right, if
1ndaba-zimbi had ''smelt her out" they
should soon find the Star So we
started cheerfully enough, and my spir-
its were so much improved that was
able to eat boiled mcalie cob or two as
we walked.
(To be Continuod.)