The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1897-08-16

selves were captivated by the beauty of
the spectacle and Mrs Featherston,
holding her little baby daughter by the
hand, came out gjth the rest to see the
enchantment of their guest with his new
present. The chief had nov got used TO
the saddle, and felt so confdent that n ne
assegai. He wanted to see how ne could
fight on horseback So. now urging his
horse again to its utmost Ss , spessd' ne
while his cloak StreaIned out on the wind
behind him, he lunged at imaginary
enemies. as he passed But a new side
which will make manifest how hazardous
is the friendship of q savage,
GalioDing at the utmost speed around
% oi,S+ the 9nloohbsTs st9oa b b
spear at his make believe enemies. now
on one side of him and now on the other.
his eyes in the middle OF an lin ms excite ne.
form OF the child by Mrs. Featherston s
side.
At once his whole demeanor. changed.
He at once refined UP his painting steed,
flung his assegai 10 some distance, whefe
IL stood upright, quiyerinS with Its iron
head sticking in the earth, ana then, DIS
mounting, ran over to where the child
was and STOPPED down to pet and caress
her. Strange to say, the little one took
his advances in good part and as the
caught hold of the necklace of lions and
leopards' teeth which he wore and tried
TO get it. AT this the kind hearted In
kosi took off the necklace and with MS
own hands fastened it around her neck.
Is this your child?" nc asked, looking
up eft Mr.. Featherston. at is" replied
the latter. rs it boy or a girl?" asked
the chief
',Tis a girl replied Featllerston-
'-Wen,''. said InlSosirni, will you give
her to me for a wife?"
All right said Featherston, laugh
His attentions henceforth were so di-
vided between the child and the morse
that 1t was difficult to tell which ne loved
the most. The possession of the horse
made him now almost a daily visitor at
Featherston's; and every time ne came
he would fetch some present for the LITTLE
one. One day he found her playing WIN
TIE cat, and when she told him she was
feeding the cat plenty to make her grow
| big, he smiled. and said, Ca ca 'tana
(Paltience, child, if you want bigger
cat III get you a nicer one tfan this, a
| cat that Will grow as big as a calf. There
after the Child was always teasing him
about his big cat. Whatever present Gre
would fetch her, whether fruit, or trinlSets
or birds, she would always wind up with,
'Have you got me the cat yet?'' ga ca
'tana; I'll get it SOON This went on for
months
One day Mr. and Mrs Featherston flav-
ing gone a distance of some 40 or 90 miles,
the child was left in care of the Hotten-
| tot servants. Now the Kaffirs despise the
Hottentots as worse than dogs. What
was the Indignation of the chief. there
fore, when he rode down and found tine
father and mother gone away and the
/ child exposed to the neglect or cruelty OF
the contemplate yellow skins. He
stormed and scolded and was going to
! take the little one away with him TO look
afte9 il himself, but the servants wouldr't
| permit him. well see.' replied he as
| he rode away in a furious passion. Wen
| sea whether I'll look after my own wife or
| not
| Very shortly he returned with quite a
| band of his men. all armed with shields
and a5segais. He took the child from
| them by force. placed her on the saddle
| before him. and galloped off to KafI1rland,
telling his men TO follow as quick as they
| could.
| Mr.. Featherston lost not moment. on
| hearing the heartbreaking news when
they returned and soon had well armed
! force of his white neighbors ready to
| ride with him to Saffirland to take back
/ his daughter by force if necessary.
| On their arrival. the chief himself came
out TO meet them. But Mr. F'eatherston
would not hear his greetings. Where is
my child?" said he. What right have
you TO come in my absence and steal my
| child?
'-steal?' answered the chief in aston
/ ishment. Isn't she my wife? Didn't you
| give her to me and how could l be pa
J tient when | saw her covered with dirt
| and neglected by your yellow skinned
servants? L did what was right in taking
| her away
Where is she now?' said Featherston.
''She is in the hut replied the Inl1osi
! land she is happier here than she ever
was with you. Dismounting and running
| to the door, Mr.. Featherston stopped down
to look in There was his little daughter
sitting on the chiefs shield, playing with
a leopard kitten. Papa! papa" she
cried, picking up the young cub in her
arms and standing in the doorway, look
! at my cat: Inllosi says it will grow as
| big as q calf
After much objection on the chiefs
| part and great effort on Mr.. Feather
stons TO convince him that he was only
| joking when he promised her to him fol-
a wife they parted again good friends
| But EnkoSirfni. although a savage, gave g
| long and severe lecture to his white FRIEND
! about truthfulneSS and the necessity Oh
being always frank with ones friends
! Poor Inkosirini was afterward shot by
some unknown white man in the wa1
| which subsequently broke out between the
English and the Kaffirs He was probably
one of the noblest chiefs that ever the
whites had to do with in the whole his.
tory of the South African colonies.
| Little Miss FeatheSton married a gen.
| tleman. a Mr.. Camel. from the Isle o1
Man. and was living happily with a nu
| merous family of most eStmable sons ane
| daughters at the Kowle when | was there
friends, and hope they yet remember me
and that they are still blessed with
health and with wealth. as they were
when Mrs. Camel herself told me Thu
story of how she was kidnapped by thS
GSafir chief.
G. r. O'REILLY.
FOR ALASKA.