Evening star., 1909-03-13

MANY other leaves, and within the
last of them a hair from this head OF
mine I see 1T, but three knots have
been tied therein. They are three great
troubles
..Open," said the dwarf TO Mole, who
cut the fiber binding the packet ana
unfolded many layers of leaves. Within
the last leaf was a golden hair, and in it
were tied three knots.
Noie laid the hair upon tie head OF
Rachel-it was hers, Then she showed it
to the king and his council. who stared
at the knots. not knowing what to say.
and, after they had looked at It, refolded
it in the leaves and returned the packet
to the dwarf
Now the dwarf who had read the pic
ture In his bowl turned to him who sat
nearest and asked:
What seest thou. priest?"
The man stared at the limpid water and
answered:
Il see this place at night. 1 see yonder
king and his councillors talking to a
white man with evil eyes and the face OF
n hawk who has been wounded on the
head and foot. / read their lips. They
bargain together; it is Of the bringing of
an old prophet and his wife hither by
In a house and with them Zulus. BY the
command of the white man with the evil
eyes the Zulus kill the prophe; whose
head is bald and his wife dies upon the
bed Before they Kill the prophet he
says one of the Zulus with smoke that
comes from an iron tube.
When ne heard all this DinGaan
groaned. bu. the dwarf who had spoken,
taking no iced of him. said to the third
dwarf:
What s.est thou. priest?' to which
that dwarf answered:
81 see the white one yonder standing on
a hut hut her spirit has fed from her:
II has fed from her to haunt the trees.
In her hand is spear and below is the
white man with the evil eyes. held by
Zulus | read her words: She says that
there is blood and he shivered as he
said the word: yes. blood between her
spirit and the people of the Zulus. She
propheses evil 10 them. | see ;he ill: /
see many burnt I'm a great fire see
MANY drowned in angry river | see
the demons of sickness lay hold of many.
] see her spirit call up the locusts from
the coast land see it bring disaster
on their arms: I see it scatter plague
among their cattle: | see a dim shape
that 1t summons striding toward this
land. 1t travels fast over q winter veld.
and the head of il is the head Of skull
and the name of IL is famine
AS he ended his words the three dwarfs
bent forward and with one movement
to. the ground. saying:
Earth. earth. drink drink and bear
record of these visons.
Now the council was much disturbed,
for although there were great witch doc
tors among them. none had known magic
like to this. Only Dingaan stared down
brooding. Then he looked up and his fat
body shook with hoarse laughter.
You play pretty tricks, little men, he
said. with your giants and your boughs
and your huts that open. and your bowls
of water. But for all that they are only
tricks. since Mole or others have told you
OF these :hings that happened in the past.
Now If YOU are wizards indeed, read me
the riddle OF the words OF the Inknsa Zana
that she spoke before her spirit left her
because of the evil acis OF the wolf
Ibubesi Show me the answer % them in
your bowls of water. little men, be
driven hence as cheats and liars. Also
tell us yolr names b. which we may
know YOU.
When Noie had translated this speech
the three dwarfs gathered themselves
under one umbrella and spoke To each
other. then they slid back to their places.