The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1896-11-05


To- ihr s.ifIl of Miime r. Hs0H $500
Tie kld Of thc mountains is abroad
See. lie seeks Tor SOME one inio whose
Soul he can enter Then cnnsccu.
lively Ndubl pokcd his hlicous wood
eh IDOL under the noses Of his hreth-
ron ~ The prirsicrafi aud found them
wanting. After making several aero.
nauc rounds without bring able 10 ind
the mun the MllmO wanted. Ndnhl
suddenly began 10 shout. "N'duhl Il no
more; lac Is dead ] am M'llmu. ] am
Mhmo!' And so saying hc rushed
away Into the darkness and disappear
ed Ia the direction ~ the Matopnn MI,
nc the top Of which WAS the cave Of the
god.
Then Il became known among the
Maiabeie and Makalaka tribes that
Ndubi had become M'limo. lie lived
In the cave and scqucsiercd himself
from everybody but his brethren Of
the priesthood. who fed him. The
Maiabele did not look upon the com.
lnisSariat as food, but as offerings TO
the god.
Soon afterwarl strange rumos be.
gan 20 reach the white residents ~
Maiabclcland The Mllmo was proph-
csying their destruction. Not one Of
them should remain alive. nor one
stone 81 their houses be- left standing
upon the other" so said the dusky
oracle AZ a given time all the Maia-
belle and Mnknlaka servants ~ the
white men were 10 rise and murder
their masters The plot was well laid.
nut after the manner OF most savage
schemes, q miscarrlod.
Death Decreed for N'dubI.
The uprising took place on time
Bulawayo was beslcged and many out.
lying residents were massacred. Then
II was that the South African com
pany. which employed Mr.. Burnham,
the American scout. decided 10 at.
The Mlim0 Ut the Matabele had Tor
fclted his life many times over and his
death was demanded.
To Mr. Armstrong the supeflniend-
cnt Of the Mnngwe district. was ~
trusted the connection Of the scheme,
aud to Mr. Hunham lis execution. The
latter had been trained Ia woodclaii
and IN scouting among the Western IN
dians. and better mau could NOT nave
been found
Even after the raid on Buluwayo lad
heca rcpulsad. thc M'limo. from his
sanctuary in the Mlioppo hills, con
tlnur1 10 prophcsy and to issue bis
commands hy mes. myers io his broth
crs who made known their purpori
The purport Of these commands was
io induce the Mnnhrln 90 coniinur the
war. under the promise that tine hul-
lets Of the enemy should turn in walter
Ia this cmrfr ncy Mr. Burnham re-
cciycd hurried orders 20 report 90 MI
Armstrong. ON the 2uih of last iuno
the two men met at ihe Mangwe VIA
lion, and talked the matter over There
was no doubt as 60 the peril OF the en-
terprise. The Maioppo hin. whore the
cave II the false god was situated. was
strongly banked by Lraais, some ~
which contained a. many as six hun
drct warriors. In order "a effect their
object and capture ur KIN the god that
was sowing the seeds Of discord and
death Il was necessary 60 pass these
/ kHals
Before dawn oE June - Mr. Burn
ham and AIR Armstrong rode quietly
away from Mangwe on their dangerous
expedition. maccumunnied aud unoh-
served. Al dayhrcak they We're well
away from the Indications of men.
They kept to the lowIands as much as
possible. following the valleys aud the
many breaks Ia the sandy hills
On the following morning. June y.
they started at dawn on the last aud
most dangerous stage 81 their journey.
-Four miles from the cave u the ~.
called god they saw parties ~ natives
passing 10 and FRO. They carefully
concealed their horses and hid them
selves In the grass, escaping uhscrva.
tion only by great good fortune,
They were now afraid 10 mount their
horses for fear ~ discovery. The hoofs
~ the beasts were muiiied and they
we've led slowly forward. pecring ne-
fore them after the manner u still
hunters on the trail They were con
graduating themselves upon their -.
cape from the party Of Matabele war.
rlors when. turning a sharp corner oi
the trail. they came upon a party Oi
women carrying beer aud grain.
Moment OF Deadly Peril.
The women were moving along a
path which crossed the trail some
twenty yards In advance Of the two
men. Burnham saw the women FIRST
being In the lead. Stop" be wills.
perei. catching his companions horse
hy thr bride rein The women came
slowly and silently along the path
passed and disappeared without a
glance In the direction " the two men
Two miles more Of creeping and
crawling aud guessing as TO the NOR
suitable route, and the two men ar
rived close under the shoulder " three
hlgh kopjes. In the center one of which
was located the cave OF the Mllmo
They almost decmcd themselves So
cure from further interruption, know
lug the the hilltops were practically
deserted. They We're breathing thcii
horses aud resting themselves wher
suddenly they were confronted by IN,
very women they had come face Z,
face with a short time before. Tn,
women hnltcl with starting eyes. BE
fnrc they could sclram Burnham crict
IN Maiahcle. Don't be afraid: we hav,
lost cur way while antelope hunting
Tel Us which way to 90 and We vii
denart."
The frightened women complied. ant
the two men rode on In the indicated
direction without paying any furthci
attention % the water carriers. VIII,
probably departed as mpidly In an op
poslte direction. Once out Of sight
the two men. rendered desperate an,
somewhat reckless by accommodating
dangers. wheeled into another patti
aud made dircctly Tor the crest Of IN,
kopic. now about a mile away.
II Is little short ~ a miracle that thl
god hunters were not now discovered
Good luck wag stlll with them. how