The Denison review. [volume] (Denison, Iowa) 1867-current, 1899-12-19
CHAPTER XXXu1.

CHAPTER XXXIIl.
THE VENGEANCE OF UMBovA AND HIS Fos-
TERLING.
It CHANGED that on this day of Nada's
death and at that same hour of dawn, |,
Umbova, came from my mission back
to the kraal of the People of the AK
having succeeded in my end, for that
great chief whom had gone out to visit
had hearkened to my words. As the
light broke came to the town, and 10!
it was blackness and desolatioE.
"Here is the footmark of Dingaan,"
said to myself, and walked to and fro
grooming heavily. Presently found
knot of men of the people who had es-
capped the slaughter hiding in the mealie
fields lest the Slayers should return, and
from them drew all the story. Then
asked where were the Slayers of the
kingl They replied that they knew not;
that they had gone up the Ghost noun
tain after the Wolf Brethren and NADIA
the Lily.
"Let us go up the mountain" said.
We followed on the path of the impi
of the Slayers and saw all that had be-
fallen it. We went on in silence to
where | knew the cave must be, and
there by the cave lay the body of man.
ran to it. 1t was Umslopogaas, vast
ed with hunger, and in his temple was
i great wound and on his breast and limbs
were many other wounds. Moreover, in
his hand he held another hand, dead
, hand that was thrust through hole in
the rock. l knew its shape we'll 1t
was the hand of my child, NADIA the Lily.
Now l understood, and bending down
felt the heart of Umslopogaas and laid
the down of an eagle on his lips. His
heart still stirred, and the down was
! lifted family.
! babe those with me drag aside the
stone, and they did so with toll. Now
the light flowed into the cave and by it
we saw the shape of NADIA, my daugh
ter. She was somewhat wasted, but
still very beautiful in her death. felt
her heart also. 1t was still and her
breast grew cold.
Then spoke. The dead to the dead.
Let us tend the living"
So we bore in Umslopogaas and
caused broth to be made and poured it
down his throat; also l cleansed his
great wound and bound healing herbs
upon it. plying all my skill. And there
in the hole set NADIA, my daug hter, and
we heaped lily blooms upon her to keel
the earth from her and then closed il
her grave, for | was not minded that
Umslopogaas should look upon her deaG
lest he also should die of the sight anc
of his desire to follow her. also buried
Galazi the Wolf in the cave and set the
Watcher in his hand, and there they
both sleep, who are friends at last, thu
Lily and the Wolf, together. All, whe1
shall there be such another man ant
such another maid!
At last, on the third day Umslopogaa
spoke, asking for NADIA. pointed t,
! the earth and he remembered and under
l stood. Thereafter the strength of Um
slopogaas came back to him slowly, an,
/, the hole in his skull skinned over. Blu
now his hair was grizzled and he scarce
~ smiled again, but grew even NOR
grim and stern than he had been before
Soon we learned all the truth as t
Zinita, for the women and the childre
Q came back to the town of the People O
| the AK, only Zinita and the children Q
r Umslopogaas did not come back. Ais
h spy came to me from the Mahlabatin
= and told me of the end of Zinita an
:. the fight of Dingaan before the Beers.
!. Now when Umslopogaas was reco,
cred asked him what he would do, an
# whether or no should pursue my plot
9 to make him king of the land.
y But Umslopogaas shook his head
j. saying that he had no heart that wa,
II He would destroy king indeed, br
II now he sought no more to be a kins
- He sought revenge alone. l said tht
1t was we'll; also sought revenge, an
T. seeking together we would find it.
10 This came into my mind-to play o
d Panda against Dingaan. 1t was for sue
t. an hour of need that had saved Pane
A. alive. After the battle of the Bloc
"A river Dingaan summoned Panda to
- hunt. Then it was that / came to Il
= kraal of Panda, on the Lower Tugel
I and with me Umslopogaas. l warne
y Panda that he should not go to tn
hunt, for ne sas the game himself, D
IS that he should rather ay into Natal Wi