The Denison review. [volume] (Denison, Iowa) 1867-current, 1899-12-01

"Wnat meanest thou, thou dog. that
thou dost speak to us words of such i'll
omenY said the Prince Dingaan in a
low voice. Wherefore dost thou point
at US with that white and withered
hand Of thine, wizardY Missed the
Prince Umhlangana.
"Have l not told you, oh ye princes2'
! whispered, that ye must strike or
die, and has not your heart failed you.
Now. hearken! Chaka has dreamed an
other dream Now it is Chaka who
strikes, and ye are already dead. ye
children of Selzangacona.
:" 1t the slayers of the king be without
the gates. at least thou shall die first.
thou who hast betrayed usv' quoth the
Prince Dingaan, and drew an assegai
from under his kaross.
First hear the kings dream y
prince" | said Then, If thou wilt,
kill me and die. Chaka the king slept
and dreamed that he lay dead, and that
one of you, the princes. wore his royal
kaross."
"Who wore the royal karossY' asked
Dlngaan eagerly. and both looked up
waiting on my words.
1.-THE Prince Umhlangana wore tin
the dream of Chaka-O Dingaan, shoot
Of royal stock. answered
Now Dingaan scowled heavily.
"Chaka dreamed this ALSO" went on
THAT one of you. the princes. held his
royal spear
sWho held the royal spearY asked
Umhlangana
1.-THE Prince Dingaan held tin the
dream of Chaka-O Umhlangana. sprung
from the root of kings. and it dripped
blood"
Now the face of Umhlangana grew
dark.
"Chaka dreamed this also: That l.
Mopo, your dog, came up and gave the
royal salute. even the Bayete.
ITO whom didst thou give the Bayete.
o Mopo, son of Makedama?" asked both
of the princes
81 gave it to both Of you. o twin stars
of the morning, princes of the Zulu IN
the dream of Chaka gave it to both OF
you. -
But what avails it to talk thus, ye
lords Of the land" went on, seeing
that. both Of you, ye are already as dead
men. and that vultures which are nun
cry tonight tomorrow shall be filed
with flesh Of the best? Chaka the king
Is now doctor Of dreams, and to clear
away such dream as this he has purg-
ing medicine.
"These are the words of Chaka the
king, o ye bulls who lead the herdl All
are doomed, ye twain and l, and many
another man who loves us. In the great
kraal beyond the river there sits regi-
ment; it is summoned-and then, good
night Have ye any words to say tc
those yet left upon the earth? Perhaps
It will be given to me to live q little
while after ye are gone, and ! may bring
them to their ears"
'Can we not rise up now and fall
upon ChakaY' asked Dingaan.
"It is not possible" said. 1.-The
king is guarded.
.Hast thou no plan, MopoY groaned
Umhlangana. "Methinks thou hast 9
plan to save ua.
"And if have a plan. ye princes
what shall be my reward7
Now, both the princes offered me good
things, till in the end both of them swore
by their heads and by the bones of Sen
xangacona, their father, and by many
other things, that should be the frs
man in the land after them, its kings
and should command the impis of thu
land, if would but show them way
to kill Chaka and become kings. Then
when they had done swearing l spoke
weighing my words:
''In the great kraal beyond the river
Dye princes, there sit not one regiment
but two. One is named the Slayers ant
loves Chaka the king, who has don
well by them, giving them cattle ant
wives. The other is named the Bees
and that regiment is hungry and long
for cattle and girls; moreover, of tina
regiment the Prince Umhlangana is tn
general, and it loves him. Now. this j
my plan-to summon the Bees in tn
s name Of Umhlangana. not the Slayer
IN the name of Chaka. Bend forward
o princes. that may whisper in you
ears"
So they bent forward and whispers
awhile of the death of q king. Then
crept from the hut and rousing certai
trusty messengers dispatched them. &
CHAPTER XIX.
THE DEATH OF cHAKA.