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messenger. Swift swift"
Now, the old chief Umxamama sprang
up to do the kings bidding. but he wss
feeble with age, and the end of it Was
that Masilo. being mad with fear, killed
Umxamama, not Umxamama Masilo.
Then Inguazonca, brother of Unandi,
Mother of the Heavens, fell upon Masilo
and ended him, but was hurt himself in
90 doing. Now looked at Chaka, who
stood shaking the little red spear, and
thought swiftly, for the hour had come
"Help!" cried. lone is Staying the
king!"
As spoke the reed fence burst asun-
der and through it plunged the princes
Umhlangana and Dingaan as bulls
plunge through brake.
Then pointed to Chaka with my
withered hand. saying, Behold your
king!"
Now, from beneath the shelter of his
kaross each prince drew out ashortstab-
bling spear and plunged it into the body
of Chaka the king. Umhlangana smota
him on the left shoulder, Dingaan struck
him in the right side. Chaka dropped
the little spear handled with the red
wood and looked around, and so royalty
that the princes, his brothers, grew
afraid and shrank away from him.
Twice he looked on each; then be
spoke, saying: "Whatl Do you slay me,
my brothers-dogs of mine own house.
whom have fed? Do you slay me,
thinking to possess the land and to rule
1t? tell you it shall not be for long.
hear sound Of running feet-the feet
of great white people. They shall
stamp you fat, children of my father!
They shall rule the land that | have
won, and you and your people shall be
their slavesv
Thus Chaka spoke while the blood ran
down him to the ground, and again he
looked on them royalty. like buck at
gaze.
"Make an end, o ye who would be
kingsr cried. But their hearts had
turned to water and they could not.
Then l., Mopo, sprang forward and
picked from the ground that little as
segai handled with the royal wood-the
same assegai with which Chaka had
murdered Unandi his mother and
Moosa my son-and lifted it on high;
and while lifted it. my father, once
more, as when was young, red veil
seemed to wave before my eyes.
Wherefore wouldst thou kill me,
Mopo?" said the king.
"For the sake of Baleka, my sister, to
whom swore the deed, and of all my
kim" cried, and plunged the spear
through him. He sank down upon the
tanned OF hide and lay there dying.
Once more he spoke, and once only, say.
ing, "Would now that had hearkened
to the voice of Nobela, who warned me
against thee, thou dogr" Then he was
silent forever. But knelt over him
and called in his ear the names of those
of my blood who had died at his hands
the name of Makedama my father, Of
my mother, of Anadi my wife, of Mooss
my son, and all my other wives ane
children, and of Baleka my sister. Hi
eyes were open, and think that he saw
and understood. At the least, he turned
his head aside, shut his eyes and groaned
Presently he was dead.
! Thus, then, my father, did Chaka tn,
king, the greatest man who ever live
in Zululand. and the most evil, pass b,
my hand to those kraals of the inkosa
!, zana where no sleep is. In blood b
died as he had lived in blood. But it j
lie to say. as some do, that he died
coward, praying for mercy. Chaka die
as he had lived, brave man.
J Now he was dead and the regiment o
the Bees drew near, nor could know
how they would take this matter, fol
though the Prince Umhlangana wa
their general. yet all the soldiers love
4 the king because he had no equal in bat
tie, and when he gave he gave with a
open hand. Hooked around; the prince
stood like men amazed; the girl had FLED
the chief Umxamama was dead at tn
hands of dead Masilo, and the old chic
Inguazonca, who had killed Masile
stood by hurt and wondering. Their
were no others in the kraal.
/ awake, ye kingsr' ! cried to th
brothers; 1.-the impi is at the gate
Swift, now stab that mainland poin
cd to the old chief-'and leave the ma
ter to my wit.
Then Dinyaan reused himself, an
springing upon Inguazonca, the brothe
Of Unandi, smote him great blow wit
his spear, SO that he sank down dea
! without word. Then ag, u the prime,
stood silent and amazed.
''This one will tell no tales" erie
pointing to the fallen chief.
Now q rumor of the Staying had g
abroad among the women, who ha
heard cries and seen the flashing
spears above, the fence, and from Il
women it had come to the regiment
the Bees, who had advanced to the gat
Of tho kraal singing. Then of sudde
they ceased their singing and rusht
toward the little kraal where we stood
Then ran to meet them, utteri1
cries of woe. holding in my hand Il
little assegai Of the king red with Il