The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1897-08-16
E ABDUCTION OF MR. FEAEHERsToNs DAUGHTER

knob kerries to keep them back. See
ing that there might be danger of
fighting on this account, Mr.. Feather
ston arranged with his friends to give
, the Kaffirs a speetacle-to them a more
wonderful sight than ever was the most
elaborate circus to the boy who sees
it for the first time. They got the
chief and the principal men among the
KafflrS TO go down with them on the
plain, leaving word for the people to
remain on the hillside, so that they
could see everything. Riding out
couple of hundred yards on the level
plain, they asked the chief and his
companions to stand still in a group.
Then the horsernen began to circle
around them at a gallop, occasionally
shooting off their guns and flashing
their horses to their highest speed. The
| shout of admiration which went up
from the Kaff1rs at this hitherto IN
dreamed of spectacle filed. the white
men with astonishment and as they
| changed their relative positions, now
/ galloping all together in a. crowd and
I again coursing around the circle in
single file, one behind the other, the
! hoarse murmur of appreciation was
each time renewed.
] To entertain his white friends now
| in turn the chief set his young men
throwing their assegas at a mark.
Then a great dance was given, accom-
panied by such noises as are usual at
! savage dances. Then went on the
feasting and beer drinking again, till
a damper was put on the festivities by
another such storm of rain. accom-
panied by thunder and lightning, as
| had detained the chief at Featherston' S
over night The white visitors were
pressed to remain, and they did so, for
| the storm continued and they knew
that the streams between them and
| home would be impossible on account
! of the foods. Mr.. Featherston and his
companions slept in the chiefs hut.
! The chief himself told them never to
mind about him, as he would find
! lodging for himself During the night
Mr.. Featherston awoke, and, going
out to look at the horses, found the
I inkosi himself lying in the rain across
the doorway outside, snoring soundly
on the muddy ground. Next day the
white men rode back home, loaded
with presents of Harnesses. shields, as
segais and other things thought of use
and beauty among the Kaffirs.
Mr.. Featherston found. on arising one
morning that every head of his horned
stock had disappeared. The trail lead
| towards the border, and the Hottentot
crackers declared they found the spoor
! of Kaffirs with the herd Upon hearing
senbled, and off they rode towards In
kosirinis kraal. But before they had
gone half the distance. they met the
chief himself with his men, driving the
| cattle back. He was highly incensed
| against the thieves. For ] told them"
4 said he, that YOU We're my friend. and
| forbade my people to so near your
place"
/ Mr.. Featherston begged 1nkosirini to
1 visit him soon, telling him that when he
| next came he would have g present for
17fy rl1.1t
4 At length, after five or six weeks. the
1 chief arrived one morning early before
/ the sun had risen. He came alone At
4 breakfast. however, he explained him
/ self II stayed away so long said he,
i ito make sure that my people would not
1 of them should be tempted by the sight
of your herds: and / came at night, so
1 that they might not know that I have
! come here
After they had eaten Featherston gave
him another exhibition of torsemanship.
| When the galloping in circle had con-
4 tinued for some minutes. and the Inkosi
! was at the pinnacle of delight, Feather
ston refined up beside him and. dis
mounting said: My friend. would You
like TO learn how TO ride Ike that. and
to have a horse for yourself?" 20. yes.
yes said he. nothing in the world
would please me SO much" So then and
there Featherston had a most gentle
and tractable horse brought out already
Lie clilel was GSS.Sten TO
mount, and NIr. Featherston, holdine
the bride, walked the horse at first, and
then by degrees made him go faster In
structing the savage how to guide him
and stop him. he let him go all alone
Little by little the strangeness and I'm
security of the saddle passed away, and
as the chief felt at home there, he first
ventured to trot and then to gallon. AT
this his delight was unhounded. so that
he whooped and yelled FOR very joy AS
the horse would course Against the wind
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neck-the only clothing he wore--would
float out behind hirDs5leaving his splen-
did brown figure TO be seen astride the
bounding horse. The white men them