The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1896-10-27

sAe sid Of Che mountains "a abroad
see. lle seeks for some one into whose
SUI hr can enter Then cnnsecu-
ueeit y dub pokod his hldcOus wood.
'h hoi under the noses Of his hrcth-
rem of ihe nricstcrafi and found them
I wanting. After making several aero
haiic rounds without being able 20 nnd
the man the MlimD wanted. N'dum
suddenly began to shout. "N'dubi Is no
more BE- j. dead. ! am Mllmo. ! am
Mhmo! Aud so saying Dc rushed
away into the darkness and disappear
ed IN TIE direction Of the Matoppo hin.
~ the top " which was the cave uf the
god.
Then Il became known among the
Matabele and Makalnka Tribes that
Nduhi had become M'limo. lie lived
IN the cave aud sequcstrrcd himself
from everybody hut his brethren Of
the priesthood who fed him. The
Maiabelc I'D not look upon the com
nlssarlat as food, but as offerings" 10
the god
soon nflerwan strange umors he
gan 10 reach the white residents ~
Maiahclcland The M'llmo was proph-
esying their destruction. Not one ~
ihcm should remain alive. nor one
Stone 81 their houses be- left standing
upon the other" 80 said the dusky
oracle. AZ a given time an the Maia-
belle and Makalakn servants ~ the
White men were 20 rise and murder
iheir masters. The plot WAS well laid.
nut after the manner OF most savage
schemes, Il mlscarricd
Death Dccreed for N'dubI.
The uprising took place on time.
bulaWayo was hcslegcd nnd many out
lying residents were massacrcd. Then
u was that the South African com
pany. which employed Mr. Burnham
the American scout. decided 20 at.
The Mllmo N the Matahele had tor
feitcd his life many times over and his
death was demanded
To Mr.. Armstrong. the supcrlntond-
ent ~ the Mangwe district. was in-
trusted the concocilon ~ the scheme
and 10 Mr. Bunham its execution. The
lnitur had been trained In woodcfaft
and Ia scouting among the Western In
dians. AMI better mau could not have
been found
Even after the raid on Buluwayo Lad
heoa rcpulsod tine M'lmo. from hls
sanctuary ln the Mliuppn bills. con-
tlnuad a. pronhrsy AMI 90 issue his
commands hy mess myers to IBIS broth
cre who made known their purport
The purpori ~ these commands Wns
90 iutlurr The Mnfuhrln 90 continue tine
war. under the promise That the hul-
lets Of thp enemy should turn 90 water
lea this omrrg nCy Mr. nurnham re-.
cpivrd hurried ORDERS 20 report 10 Mr.
Armstrong ON thc .uth of last Juno
the two men met at the Mangwc sta
ton aud talked the matter over. There
was no doubt as 60 The peril ~ the IN.
tcrprlse. The Matuppo blu, whore the
cave II the false god was situated. was
strongly thanked by krauls. some nf
which contained rs many rs six hun.
dref warriors Ia order to effect their
object and capture OF kill the gOd that
was sowing the seeds uf discori and
death Il was necessary a. pass these
kfaals
Before dawn on June - Mr.. Burn
han and Mr. Armstrong rode quietly
away from ManEwe on their dangerous
expedition. unaccompanied and unoh
served. Al dayhrcak they were well
away from the hlhiiations OF men.
They kept a. the lowlands a. much ns
possible. following the valleys and tho
many breaks Ia the sandy hills
On the following morning. June ~
they started al dawn on the last aud
most dangerous stage ~ their journey.
-Four miles from the cave 81 the so
called god they saw parties VI natives
passing 10 ana fro. They carefully
concealed their horses and hid them.
selves In the grass. escaping ohscrva-
ton only by great good fortune
They were now afraid 60 mount their
horses Tor fear ~ discovery. The hOofs
~ the beasts werc muiiied and they
were led slowly forward. peerlng ne.
fore them after the manner ~ still
hunters ON the trail. They were con.
graduating themselves upon their es-
cape from the party 81 Matabcle war.
riors when. turning n sharp corner ~
the trail. they came upon a party %
women carrying beer and grain.
4 Aomeas OF Deadly Peril.
The women were moving along n
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- whls.
perc,i. catching his companions horse
by thr bride rein. The women came
slowly and silently along the path.
passed aud disappeared without
glance In the direction ~ the two men.
Two miles more Of creeping aud
crawling and guessing ~ TO tie more
suitable route. and the two men ar.
rived close under the shoulder Of three
high kopies. IN the center one 81 which
was located the cave % the Mllmo.
They almost decmed themselves So
cure from further interruption. know
lng the the hilltops were practically
deserted. They were breathing their
horses aud resting themselves when
suddenly they were confronted by the
very women they had come face to
face with a short time before. The
women halted with starting eyes. Re
fore they could scrram Burnham cried
IN Matabcle Don't hc afraid: We have
lost our way while antelope hunting.
Tell rs which way 20 20 and We win
depart"
wv AAAaMAFMNM MWAllN " AN'lllIilliNls anu
the two men node on In the Indicated
direction without paying any further
attention 20 the water carriers. who
probably departed ~ mpldly In an op-
Iosite direction. once out OF sight.
the two men. rendered desperate aud
somewhat reckless by accommodating
dangers. wheeled Into another path
and made directly Tor the crest OF the
koplc, now about a mile away.
II Is little short of a miracle that the
gud-huniers were not ROW discovered.
Good luck was still with them. how
ever When they had arrived within
CWi yards of M'liuo'S cave. they found
their way blocked by a large lary
uf warriors sitting ln thc shadow oi
some ~ b..
Most men would have given up the
expedition 90 this point. hut hnih
Rufuhm md Armstrong were made