The Morris County chronicle. [volume] (Morristown, N.J.) 1877-1915, 1906-10-02
. CHAPTER III.
THE FIRST ROUND.

CHAPTER III.
THE FIRST ROUND.
After this, as it was now midday,
and I had killed enough meat. we
marched back triumphantIy to camp,
where proceeded to concoct a stew
Of bufralo beef and compressed vege-
table
When this was done, we ate the stew,
ana then had a nap.
About 4 O'clock, however, Gobo woke
me up, and told me that the headman
of one Of Wambe's kraaIs had arrived
to see me.
/ ordered him to be brought up, and
presently he came, little. wizened,
laxative old man, with waistclotll
round his middle, and a greasy, frayed
kaross made of the skins of rock rab-
bits over his shoulders.
] told him to sit down. and then
abused him roundIy
"What do you mean" asked, sby
disturbing me in this rude way?
"How did he dare to cause a person
of my quality and evident Importance
to be awakened in order to interview
his entirely contemplate self?g
/ spoke thus because / knew that it
would produce an impression on him.
Nobody except really great man,
he would argue, would dare to speak to
him in that fashion.
Most savages are desperate DULLES
at heart, and look on insolence as a
sign of power.
The old man instantly collapsed
He was utterly overcome, he said;
his heart was split in two, and well
realized the extent OF his misbehavior.
But the occasion was very urgent
He heard that mighty hunter was
in the neighborhood, beautiful white
an-how beautiful he could not have
imagined had he not seem (this to meD
land he came to beg his assistance.
The truth was that three bull ele-
plants such as no man ever saw had
for years been the terror Of their kraal,
which was but small place, a cattle
kraal Of the great chief Wambe, where
they lived to keep the cattle.
And now Of late these elephants had
done them much damage, but last night
they had destroyed whole patch Of
mealie land, and he feared that it
they came back they would Ell starye
next season for want Of food
Would the mighty white man then
be pleased to come and kill the ele-
plants?
1t would be easy for him to do-oh,
most easy
It was only necessary that he should
hide himself in tree. for there was a
full moon, and then when the elephants
appeared he would SPEAK TO them with
the gun, and they wosdd fall down
dead, and there wouN be an end Of
their troubling.
OF course hummed and hawed and
made d great favor of consenting to-
this proposal, though really l was de-
lighted to have a chance.
One of the conditions that made
was that a messenger should at once
be dispatched to Wambe, whose kraal
was two days journey from where !
was, telling him that / proposed to
come and pay my respects to him IN
few days, and to ask his formal per-
mission to shoot in his country.
Also l intimated that was prepared
to present him with "hongo;n that is.
backmail, and that hoped to do
little trade with him in ivory, Of which
heard he had great quantity.
This message the old gentleman
promised to dispatch at once, though
there was something about his manner
which showed me that he was doubt
full as to how it would be received.
After that we struck our camp, and
moved on to the kraal, which we
reached about an hour before sunset.
This kraal was collection Of huts
surrounded by slight thorn fence;
perhaps there were ten Of them in all.
1t was situated in a kloof of the
mountain, with rivulet flowing down
it.
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