The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1899-11-12
DANCE OF The MATABELE.
A TALE OF rlUSIC THAT Tenn
PORARILY CHARMED IN
SOUTH AFRICA.
Copyright. 1899. bV Frank Norris.


the Mntabelethe music mad. magnificent, brnvo,
unspeakaby cruel Mntnbclc.
IngOdusi, who first told II, was an induna in
Lobengula's pct regiment or impi which after
ward came to be the great Imbezzu impi Since
the tale Is from such high authority, think II
must be true. 1ngodusi is ring man and dcaS
induna, and can have more than one wife and can
speak his thoughts aloud in the kings indabo.
1t happened wien Ingodusi was 10 years old
and was undergoing Mahunda with about hun
drcd other young Mntabclc away up in the hear
Of Matabclcland. somewhere between Inyungo
and the tmfuli river
By some fearful misrhnncc, at the very height
Of tho Mahunda indaba. Otto Marks trckkcd fun
upon II. But the matter must be told from Otto's
point Of yicw.
Ottu was a sergeant in the Salvation Army.
lie came from Toledo. o.. 10 Mafcking In Bcchus~
naland. which is as far north as the railroad Coca
Otto used to play the little organ every evening
at the gatherings in the Salvation barracks ~
Mafcking. until his superior officer decided to
boom salvation In that mysterious wilderness II
South Africa known Unfortunately as up
country" or Charicrland, or Rhodcsia, or Mate-
bcicland
Otto Marks started UP in April before the rains
were don" with transport rider named West
and LITTLE negro yoorloopcr, a ten year old
Zulu boy
Eighteen LullocLs were spanned into thcir
wagon: hut their load WAS mGdc up chiefly Of two
pnrlor organs from Boston. that were 10 help out
1T tho barracks in some UP country settlement
Tint was strange sight--thc eighteen lean
Basuto bullOckH very slow paced. led by tho
little Zulu yo"rloopcr, and the big. strange
Trnnsyaal wagon, loaded only with these tive
b"E'd up organs the name 81 the Boston hrm
strncil'd ON the outside Of u" boards
ft TWO moh,hS o''" u'kHen steadily north
SUNDAYS out spanning all day long Al timca
IA. ,,i.J ., ,,i,.o a., sri,,, -, ,i.n,a.,,,,... a.,
his transport rider, West, who blasphemcd tho
bullocEs hourly in more ways than Won would
"'"''' F,H'."'v' "h" nv "m'' ne ".u'u NY 10
convert the little vporl"opcr The little Zulu
-, &c., O.. .,,,,.,, - "s ia "s
C"'Aor nut '""s swinging revival songs with
their taubrurnc accompaniment; sent him into
frenzy If delight ard hc would invariably set
a. d.rri,,, .hsrirs, bis os,s ,;,h ,.,,,,o a.,
furious gestures
After two months thcv were STONED bv thu
obliged to make long cross country detour,
with the line Of telegraph polcSas their guide
m. HUGO ,,,r,, r,,.r,o, do,, into a.. -.
-, me ne muso "asIn .u,y"'n uoSn 'h'' Tue oca
boulGcrs and took the rising slope Of the opno
site bank with Tho bc,v and c,asb 81 s,yong,n,,
galley IVES, lashcl n, the wheel bullocks with
the siambok of rhiuuccr,s hide and then swor,
in Bcchunna at the li,'le voorlooper because no
was not pfodding on tho lead bulocks, but was
standing motioulcSs at the head of the srsn. hin
hand dsr,,l,r,, -, L,s s,,a, s,.,,,. .,,,,, A.,
"~ ~ ,hr h"sh ~. ' T" d ",I,'r lei, sup Ivy
, The wagon slipped backward into the bed of IN,
slut and the bull0c.s icll ln,r confusion as tho
VAIN his V arms WHs 'a'N along 'A' span
full up"n an ttanI If Mslabc da,ng ,'n ,hTSss
Al ..t, Hasp l,,t
best do himself 10 death ~ swiftly as he may
hc s c M 'S eT eT bind GmG R Rs s,
kind that comes slowly ana in the midst 81 thcS
sSmsc.e And scream. and E"Irid ,yi'lngs ., tho
/ Who should have SHOWN H. chose l. 'hink thai
+ they might even then escape. ouo climbed
the bush and saw the Ma,abcic e ring down On
Ina, they advanced win regular cadcnccd move.
mrni and thai many % th"ni staggered in III,
''n s' He SI Ssa rH 8 to the N ffSuTd GAP.
s ,Sn,s blind dTan ant dan e ryc seen
raanc". Iray, your God for a miracle now.
ni!" Mars for thcrr's ltt" short Of it going TO
Tggci,"d YES. is, our oniv chancc Quick now.
OIL NitH tho case 81 that mc!otcon"
90" "bc%ci, 81 ira siupitly and bcnumbed
with fear tnCn, as West crazy cNpc' en-; flashed
uTua him, win an excess 81 frenzy tearing wildly
q, We stubborn Dnariy, pryinE them up with his
strength tFHt was born ~ the m"mgnt
M'inwhi,c West had started III" bullpcks again
ana ire wagon was pulled up from the bed Of tho
slut and rolled out through the bush, heading
dltrSt! toward Me line 81 dancing natives
my r. ,"S' M Hh"u"u VEST IN lew mo,
m'ht.t w" '''N'H i,,S h'au from ms WORK ana
saw Hh' ~ was 50 hcn tne last ARDS Tell
away Gnd the hiIc American organ sttOd OuI
Trc, ~" , s,,i, III H,"nS ntH'e'S WIN
'emnTI anu s't"Mtt""'h anu or',ulul
plav. MAY anvthiny Ihey'n dane 81 Inn,.
as YOU can keep it up" Mud Marks flung himself
AZ tue instrument aud dashed his hands on Mo
hlISh
was shut from view by the scores Of crowdlns
brown bodies, glisening with sweat and all
h!lnElc WIN hcddS anu "i'cWork.
ou" was hicCnuEhlnE VIII! terror, but he stuck
,,,, ~, w. pa az ins nMaH az T'S OILY khu q,
h'nns t ~ III n.I"s nlu 'anntE n"Snc
~ 1T r'' ~ 10 'o".i'; ~; ~ uat
", au '1ui,u ny We ~ we Ha'au"h paffa'hs
a. rh n," Nv, Nv, "'.u a, "a!rhltR 49,, ,,
eighteen buIIn,Es headed hy =, . ii,,ir Son,I,or
gray v, 49,, a., ,.., -, =, H.
70, y, II, 49,; L. -, 70 10 'iNr'E '" uo
~. l ~ Wv; Wv "i't n".", ~, wv sieaN-
lHE, wagon l''IhNhlE' anu Nl"'1 II 'Vlp MARKS