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the witch doctresses, switched death on \ thee." ] Thus he spoke, then ceased—for 10l something moved beneath the cloud of dust; something broke a way through the heap of the dead. It was Nobela, she who had doomed me, she whom I had smitten to earth, come back from the dead to curse me I She was dying, but the fire of hate yet burned m her snaky eyes. "Hail, king!" she screamed. "Peacel" he answered, "thon art deadP' "Not yet, king. I heard thy voice and the voice of yonder dog, whom 1 would have given to the jackals, and I would not die till I had spoken, I Bmelled him out this morning, when I was alive; now that I am as one already dead, I smell him out again. He shall bewitch thee with blood indeed, Chaka—he and Unandi, thy mother, and Baleka, thy wife. Think of my words when the as segai reddens before thee for the last time, king! Farewell!" And she gave one great cry and rolled upon the ground dead. "The witch lies hard and dies hard," said the king carelessly, and turned upon his heel. And thus ended the great Ingomboco of Chaka, the greatest Ingomboco that ever was held m Zululand. | CHAPTER VII, THE LOSS OF UMSLOPOGAAS.

Now after the great smelling out of | the witch doctors, Chaka caused a watch to be kept upon his mother IJnandi and his wife Baleka, my sister, and this re port was brought to him by those who watched, that the two women came to my huts by stealth and there kissed and nursed a boy—one of my children. Then Chaka remembered the prophecy of No bela, the dead Isanusi, and his heart grew dark with doubt. But to me he said nothing of tha matter, for his eyes then, as always, looked over my head. He did not fear me or believe that 1 plotted against him, I who was his dog. Still he did this, though whether by chance or design I do not know. Ho bade mo go on a journey to a distant tribe that lived near the borders of tbe Ainaswazi, there to take count of cer tain of tho king's cattle which were m the charge of that tribe, and to bring him knowledge of the tale of their in crease. So I bowed before the king and said that I would run like a dog to do his bidding, and he gave me men to go with me, Then I returned to my huts to bid farewell to my wives and children, and there I found that my wife Anadi, the mother of Moosa, my son, had fallen Bick with a wandering sickness, for Btrange things came into her mind, and what came into her mind that sho said, being, as I did not doubt, bewitched by some enemy of my house. Still I must go upon tho king's busi ness, and I told this to my wife Macro pha, tho mother of Nada, and, as it was thought, of Umslopogaaa, the eon of Chaka. But when I told Macropha, she burst into tears and clung to me. I asked her why she wept thus, and she answered that the shadow of evil lay upon her heart, for she waa sure that if I left her at the king's kraal, when I re-, turned. again I should find neither her nor Nada, my child, nor Umalopogaas, who was named my son, and whom I loved as a son, still m the land of life. Now I asked her what could be done, for my heart waa stirred by her tears, and the dread of evil crept from her to me aa shadows creep from tho valley to the mountain. She answered, "Take me with you, my husband, that 1 may leave this evil land, where the very skies rain blood, and let me rest awhile m the place of my own people till tho terror of Chaka has gone by." "How can I do this thing?" I said. "None may leave the king's kraal with out the king's word." "A man may put away his wife," she replied. "The king does not stand be tween a man and his wife. Say, my husband, that you love me no longer; that I bear you no more children, and that therefore you send me back to whence I came. By and by we will come together again if we are left to look upon the sun." "So be it," I answered. "Leave the kraal with Nada and Umslopogaas this very night, and tomorrow morning meet ■ me at the river bank, and we will go on I together, and for the rest may the spir its of our fathers hold us safe." So we kissed each other, and she went on secretly with the children. Now at the dawning on the morrow I called the men whom the king had given me and we started upon our journey. When the sun was well up we came to the banks of the river, and there I found my wife, Macropha, with the children. They rose as I came, but I frowned at my wife and she gave me no greeting. Those with me looked at her askance. i "I have divorced this woman," I said j to them. "She is a withered tree, a worn ' out old hag, and now I take her back i whence she came." : "Weep not," I added to Macropha, "it i ts my last word."

"What says the king?" asked the men. "I will answer to the king," I said, and we went on. We had journeyed seven das?, for the way was long, and on the nignt of the Beventh day we came to a mountainous country where there were few kraals, for Chaka had eaten them all up years before. Here m this wild place we must sleep, for darkness drew on. Now we soon learned that there were many lions m the rocks around, for we heard their roaring, and were much afraid, all ex cept Umslopogaas, who feared nothing. So we made a circle of thorn bushes and sat m it, holding our assegais ready. Presently the moon came up so bright that we could see everything for a long way around. Now some six spear throwa from where we sat was a cliff, and at the top of the cliff was a cave, and m this cave lived two lions and their young. We saw the lions come out and stand upon the edge of the cliff, and with them were two little ones that played about like kittens. "Oh, Umslopogaas," said Nada, "I ■would that I had one of the little liond for a dog!" The boy laughed, saying, "Then 1 shall fetch you one, sister?" ' "Peace, boy!" I said. "No man may take young lions from their lair and live." "Such things have been done, my father," he answered, laughing. Now when the lions had played awhile, we saw the lioness take up the cubs m her mouth and carry them into the cave. Then she came out again, and went away with her mate to seek food, and soon we heard them roaring m the distance. Now we stacked up the fire and went to sleep m our in closure of thorns without fear, for we knew that the lions were far away eat ing game. But Umslopogaas did not sleep, for it had come into his mind that he would fetch the cub which Nada had desired. So while we slept he crept like a snake from the fence of thorns, and taking an assegai m his hand he slipped away to the foot of the cliff where the lions had their den. Then he climbed tho cliff, and coming to the cave entered it and groped his way into it. The cubs heard him and, thinking that it was their mother, began to whine and purr for food. Guided by the light of their yel low eyes he crept over the bones, of which there were many m the cave, and came to where they lay. Then he put out his hands and seized one of the cubs, killing the other with his assegai, be cause he could not carry both of them. Now he made haste thence before the lions returned and came back to where we lay. I awoke at dawn and looked out. Lo! there on the farther side of the thorn fence, looking large m the gray mist, stood Umslopogaas, laughing. In his teeth he held the assegai, jret dripping with blood, and m his hand the lion cub that, despite its whines and struggles, he grasped by the skin of the neck and the hind legs. "Awake, my sister!" he cried; "here is the dog you sought. Ah! he bitea now, but he will soon grow tame." Nada awoke and, rising, cried out with joy at tho sight of the cub, but for a moment I stood astonished, "Fool!" I cried at last, "let the cub go before the lions come to rend us." "I will not let it go, my father," he an swered sullenly. "Are there not five of us with spears, and can we not fight two cats? I was not afraid to go alone into their den. Are you all afraid to meet them m the open?" "You are mad," I said; "let the cub go!" and I rushed at Umslopogaas to take it from him. But he sprang asido and avoided me. "I will nevor let that go of which 1 have got hold," he eaid, "at least, not living!" and suddenly he seized the head of tho cub and twisted its neck, then threw it onto the ground and added, "See, now I have done your bidding, my father!" As he spoke there came a great sound of roaring from the cave m the cliff. The lions had returned and found one cub dead and the other gone. "Into the fence!—back into the fence!" I cried, and we sprang over the thorn bushes where those with us were mak ing ready their spears. Down the side of the cliff came tho lions, bounding on the scent of him who had robbed them of their young. The lion came first; then followed the lioness, and m her mouth was the cub that Umslopogaas had assegaied. They drew near, mad 1 with fury. 1 They came to the body of the second cub that lay outside the fence of thorns. Tho lion stopped and sniffed it. Then he roared till the earth shook. The lioness dropped she dead cub she was carrying and took the other m her mouth. "Get behind me, Nada," cried Ur n! slopogaas, brandishing his spear, "the ■ lion is going to spring." \ As the words left his mouth the great brute sprang through the air toward us. "Catch him on the spears!" cried Um elopogaas, and huddling ourselves to ! gether we held out the assegais so that the lion fell upon them. But the weight of his charge carried us to the ground, and he fell onto us, striking at us and biting at the spears m his breast. Then Umslopogaas, who alone had stepped aside, drove his assegai into the lion be hind the shoulder, so that the brute rolled over dead. Meanwhile the lioness had stood with out the fence, the second dead cub m her mouth, for she could not bring her self to leave either of them. But when she heard her mate's last groan she dropped the cub and gathered herself together to spring. Umslopogaas alone had withdrawn his assegai from the car cass of the lion. On she swept toward the lad; she met his spear, it sunk m, it snapped and down fell Umslopogaas be neath the mass of the lioness. She sprang up, the broken spear standing m her breast, sniffed at Umslopogaas; then, as though she knew that it was he who had robbed her, she seized him by the loins and moocha and sprang with him over the fence. "Oh, save Mini" cried the girl Nada

In his teeth he held the assegai and m his hand the lion cub.

THE ASHBURTON GUARDIAN; WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 27, 1890.

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How to Cut the Grass and Leave it £to I Ikch Lojng •—'■ 1m height of cut U varied by raising or lowering iha woodi-n roller m the slides, and m aliering cm most be taken to do so t qunlly at o.ich edd, and to lighten up the nuts on bolt' afterwards. If the ground is soft a-d rpor.uj th* back roller must bo lowered a little to prevent the machine from cutting too closely. How to Cut the Fdges or Borders of Gravsc Walks —Lower the back roller aa far a? possible, and mn one wheel on file grass and the other <>n the walk, taking only 5 or 6 inches of grass. How to Mow a Bank.- Stand at tlu top and vr< rk tho unchino down the inc'i;v,\ . r "'and at tho bottom and work ii m c ,':o d'agnaily along the bank, i ut i-.'H m % direct Sins from bottom to Uy. How ro Collect the Grass. — Slide ihe curved iron name plate between tho two grooves, and secure li firmly by tightening the thumb screws ; then drop th« Grass Collecting Box into tho recess provided. HOW TO FCATFER THIS CCT GRASS KVKNLY ON THB LAWN IV f'(.,T WkaTHBK. to Protect ihb f-oi) Fitoai Ueino *iCOEOH!,V BY THE Uis'g HXYS — Uh6 the innchmtj without the Grass CollcGiing Box and the curved iren name plate. In this order tho machine cuts lontf grass without cloggins;, and will bo found usefm for undulating ground ; also close up to treen, clearing the grass well away from the bottom of the trui ks. n moving the niaabino tiboui; from pV.ce to place, turn the fuvnd'e over, en m. to nil! c the cylinder frum the ground, and then push it forward ; tho cylindc-r will then cuase to rotate. It can be taken m this convenient manner on she roughest road, without doing it the slightest injury. flow TO i-HUU'KN AND ADJUST THE Kn:ve«.—Fir.-jt by means of ihe box flpMiinur, bring thi- cylinder and bottom blade m contact, then remove both of the driving wheels and the pinion*, taking care not to lose the ratchets : reverse th* direction of the cylinder by placing tho kf>; hand pinion en the right hand hide; lefis tho driving wheel n this «ide and sorew thi) small handle into it. Mix some c >m emery and oil together m a saucer a*id put. a little on a slip of leather about two.inches wide ; draw th* handle of thr machine to the ground >nd kneel upm it, turn the cylinder backwards by means of the small handle m tho driving wheel, applying the emery afc the same time to the edges cf the oattara, and continue until the cylinder revolves easily. After sharpening, cleau the machine thoroughly and replace the diiving wheels, pinion?, and ra'chets, m their original positions, the cylinder should then cut thin writing paper when tested, revolve with freedom, and not requite sharpening again for a year. FOLLOWS & BATE, LTD., Patentees and Manufaa'ureg, Gorton, Manchester. The above is one of the Best English Lawn Mowers, and are for sale by F- FEBBIMAN-