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he (answered. "At the least, maid orno maid, there will be fighting m it, and cattle to divide when the fighting is done." "First conquer, then reckon up tn« spoils, Umslopogaas." Now he thought awhile, then said: "Suffer that I summon Galazi the Wolf, my captain. Do not fear; ho is trusty and a man of few words." Presently Galazi came and sat-down before us, Then I pnt the matter to him thus: That Umslopogaas would fall upon the Halakazi and bring to Dingaan the maid he longed for as apeaccoffer tag» Galazi the Wolf listened insilence tall I had finished, then he answered quietly, but it seemed to mo that-afire shone m his eyes as he spoke: "I am chief by right-cf tbe^Halakazi, 0 Mouth of Dingaan, and know them well. They are a strong people, and can put two full regiments under arms,, whereas Bulalio here can muster but one regiment, and that a small one. Moreover, they have watchmen otit by night and day and spies ecattered through the land, so that it will be hard to take them unawares} also their stronghold is a vast cave open to the sky m the middle, and. none have won that stronghold yet; nor could it be found except by those who know its se cret. They are few, yet I am one of them, for my father showed it to me when I was a lad. Therefore, Month of Dingaan, you will know that this is no easy task which Bulalio would set him self and vs —to conquer the Halak&zi. That is the face of the matter so far as it concerns Bulalio, but for me, 0 Mouth, it has another face. Know that long years ago I swore to my fattier as he lay dying by the poison of a witch of this people that I would not rest till I had avenged him—aye, till I had stamped out the Halakazi, and slain their men, and brought their women to the houses of strangers and their chil dren to bonds! Year by year and month by month and night by night, as I have lain alone upon the Ghost mountain yon der, I have wondered how I might bring my oath to pass, and found no way. Now it seems that there is a way, and 1 am glad. Yet this is a great adventure, and perchance before it is done with the People of the As will be no more." And he ceased and took snuff, watching our faces over the spoon. "Galazi the Wolf," said Umslopogaas, "for ma also the matter has another face. You have lost your father m the hands of these Halakazi dogs, and, though till last night I did not know it, 1 have lost my mother by their spears, and with her one whom I loved above all the world, my sister Nada, who loved mo also. Both are dead, and the Halakazi have killed them. This man, the mouth of Dingaan," and he pointed to me, Mopo, "this man says that if 1 can stamp out the Halakazi and make captive of the Lily maid I shall win the heart of Dingaan. Little do I care for Dingaan, I who would go my way alone and live while I may live, and die when I must, by the hands of Dingaan as by those of another—what does it matter? Yet, for this reason, because of the death of Macropha my mother and Nada, the sister who was dear to me, 1 will make war upon these Halakazi and conquer them or be conquered by them. I Perhaps, O Mouth of Dmgaan, you will see me soon at the king's kraal on the Mahalabatine, and with me the Lily maid and the cattle of the Halakazi; or perhaps you shall not see me, and then you will know that I am dead and the warriors of the Ax are no more." So we parted—-I to return to Dingaan and tell him that Bulalio, chief of the People of the Ax, had gone up against the Halakazi to win the Lily maid and bring her to him m atonement; while Umslopogaas remained to make ready his impi for war. I went swiftly from the Ghost moun tain back to the kraal Umgugundhlovu, and presented myself before Dingaan, who took me by the hand and said that I had done well. Now he saw that it was my purpose to rake this Halakazi fire with another hand than his, and he thanked me. Moreover, he said that if this chief of the People of the Ax brought him the maid his heart desired, not only would he forgive him the words he had spoken by the mouth of Masilo to the Black One who was dead, but also all the cattle of the Halakazi should be his, and he would make him great m the land. I answered that all this was as the kiag wi^ed. I had but done my duty by the Iting and worked so that, whatever befell, a proud chief should be weakened and a foe should be attacked at no cost to the king, m such fashion also that perhaps it might come about that the king would shortly have the Lily at his side. Then I sat down to wait what might befall. ****** Now it is, my father, that the white men come into the story whom we named the Amaboona, but you call the Boers. Before this time, indeed, a few white men had come to and fro to the kraals of Chaka and Dingaan, but these came to pray and not to fight. Well, when I had been back from the Ghost mountain lomething less than a moon, the Boers- came, sixty of them, commanded by a captain named Retief, a big man, and armed with roers—the long guns they had m those days—or perhaps they numbered a hundred m all, counting their servants and after riders. This was their purpose: To get a grant of the land m Natal that lies between the Tugela and the Umzimoubu rivers. But, by my counsel and that of other indunas, Dingaan bargained with the Boers that first they should attack a certain chief named Sigomyela, who had stolen the king's cattle and who lived near the Quathlamba mountains, and bring back the cattle. This the Boers agreed to, and went to attack the chief and m a little while they came back again, having destroyed the people of Sigomyela, and driving his cattle before them as well as those which had been stolen from the king. The face of Dingaan shone when he

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saw the cattle, and that night he called ] as, the council of the Amapakati, to gether and asked us as to the granting of the country. I spoke the first, and said that it mattered little if he granted it, seeing that the Black One who was dead had already given it to the Eng lish, the People of George, and the end of the matter would be that the Ama boona and the People of George would fight for the land, Now when I had spoken thus the heart of Dingaan grew heavy and his face dark, for my words stuck m his breast like a barbed spear. Still he made no answer, but dismissed the council. On the morrow the king promised to Bign the paper giving the lands they asked for to the Boers, and all was smooth as water when there is no wind. Before the paper was signed the king gave a great dance, for there were many regiments gathered at the kraal, and for three days this dance went on, but on the third day he dismissed the regi ments, all except one, an impi of lads, who were commanded to stay. Now all this while I wondered what was m the mind of Dingaan and was afraid for the Amaboona. But he was secret, and told nothing except to the captains of the regiment alone—no, not even to one of his council. Yet I knew that he planned evil, and was half inclined to warn the Captain Retief, but did not, fearing to make myself foolish. On the fourth morning early Dingaan sent a messenger to the Boers, bidding them meet him m the cattle kraal, for there he would mark the paper. So they came, stacking their guns at the gate of the kraal, for it was death for any man, white or black, to come armed before the presence of the king. Now, my father, the kraal Umgugundhlovu was built m a great circle, after the fashion of royal kraals. First came the high outer fence, then the thousands of huts that ran three parts around be tween the great fence and the inner one. Within this inner fence was the large open space, big enough to hold five regi ments, and at the top of it, opposite the entrance, stood the cattle kraal itself, that cut off a piece of the open space by another fence bent like a bow. Behind this again were the Emposeni, the place of the king's women, the guardhouse, the labyrinth and the Jntunkulu, the house of the king. Dingaan came out on that day and sat on a stool m front of the cattle kraal, and by him stood a man holding a shield over his head to keep the sun from him. Also we of the Amapakati, the council, were there, and ranged around the fence of the space, armed with short sticks only—not with kerries, my father—was that regiment of young men which Dingaan had not sent away, the captain of the regiment being stationed near to the king on the right. Presently the Boers came m on foot and walked up to the king m a body, and Dingaan greeted them well and shook hands with Retief, their captain. Then Retief drew the paper from a leather pouch which set out the grant of land, and it was translated to the king by an interpreter. Dingaan said that it was good, and put his mark upon it, and Retief and all the Boers were pleased and smiled across their faces. Now they would have said farewell, but Dingaau forbade them, saying that they must not go yet, First they must eat and see the soldiers dance a little, and he com manded dishes of boiled flesh which had been made ready and bowls of milk to be brought to them. But the Boers said that they had already eaten; still, they drank the milk, passing the bowls from hand to hand. Now the regiment began to dance, singing the Ingoma; that is the war chant of us Zulus, my fa ther, and the Boers drew back toward the center of the space to give the sol diera room to dance m. It was at this moment that I heard Dingaan give an order to a messenger to run swiftly te the white Doctor of Prayers, who was staying without the -kraal, telling him not to be afraid, and I wondered what this might mean, for why should the Prayer Doctor fear a dance such as he had often seen before? Presently Din gaan rose, and followed by all walked through the press to where the cap tain, Retief, stood, and bade hin\ fare well, shaking him by the hand and bid ding him hambla gachle, to go m peace. Then he turned and walked back again toward the gateway which led to his royal house, and I saw that near this entrance stood the captain of the regi ment, as one stands who waits for orders. Then of a sudden, my father, Dingaan stopped and cried with a loud voice, "Bulalani Abatakati!" (slay the wizards), and having cried it he covered his face with the corner of his blanket and passed behind the fence. We, the councilors, stood astounded, like men who had become stone; but be fore we could speak or act the captain of the regiment had also cried aloud, "Bulalani Abatakati 1" and the signal had been caught up from every side. Then, my father, came a yell and a rush of thousands of feet and through the dust we saw the soldiers hurl themselves upon the Amaboona, and above the shouting we heard the sound of falling sticks. The Amaboona drew their knives and fought bravely, but before a man could count a hundred twice it was done, and they were being dragged, some few dead but the most yet living, toward the gates of the kraal and out on to the Hill of Slaughter, and there they were massacred, every one of them. Now I and the other councilors turned away and walked silently toward the house of the king. We found him stand ing before his great hut, and lifting our hands we saluted him silently. "Ah, my captains," he said, "the land is free from the White Wizard.s of whose footsteps the Black One croaked as he gave up the spirit, or soon shall be, for this is but a beginning. Ho, messengers!" and he turned to some who stood behind him, "away swiftly to the impis who are gathered behind the mountain, away to them, bearing the king's word to the captains. Thia is the king's word, That the regiments run to the land of Natal and slay the

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WHEAT. WHEAT, WE ARfi PROMPT CASH BUXEKS OF PRIME MILLING WHEAT, AT HIGHEST MARKET RATES WE are also Prepared to STORE Git AIN on Fan* eu Account m our New GRAIN SHEDS, West Street, Ashburton, on very favorable Terms. FULL-SIZED, CORNSACKS AND TWINE SUPPLIFT) AT.LOWEST CURRENT RATES. ROLLITT~~& Co., CANTJEKBUKY FLOUR MILLS. OFFICE SAND STORES— WEST STREET, ASHBURTON] BELFAST AND FAIRFIELD FREEZING WORKS MANURES, ARE THE BEST TpORl TURNIP, RAPE WHEAT, AND ANY OTHER (CROP. SPECIAL MANURE can be made for any kind of Soil, or description of crop. SATISFACTION GIVEN EVERYWHERE LAST SEASON. [MANURE CAN BE SUPPLIED IN 1 Owt. or 2 Owt. SACKS. Orders received by jfmiici>juajni>k:r. bboh, JL,imito<i.,j DAVID THOMAS, OR the; n.z.. farmers co-tipjKHAiivE ASSOCIATION OF CJAJNXJSKBCJIfcY, Limited., CANTEBBUBY FROZEN MEAT AND DAIRY PRODUCE EXPORT COMPANY, LIMITED. 8 80 F. WAYMOUTH Secretary. .TO MY CLIENTS. i T AM PR E P|A*R ED TO DISPOSE OF ANY SHEEP AND LAMB SKINS JSENT TO FAIRFIELD FREEZING WORKS, TC BEST POSSIBLE ADVANTAGE. icVould be'well to give me particulars prior to sheep being forwarded. DAVID THOMAS, ASH BURTON "GODMABBTHK Til " GOD MADB THE Country, Man made [|F£ IN THe COUNTRY Councry, Mak madk the Town."—Co-vype r the Town."—Cowper IS Pleasanter, aa well as Healthier, than Lifegia Town—but it comes more expensive, chiefly-— THE REASON > Because—Prices ace so much Higher to the ( THB REASON WHY? j Country thak they are m the Town. ( WHY? This is jusb why bo many Ladies chop with us, for by doing so they nob ODlyJj nd MUCH / OUB PRICES ARE INFINITELY CHEAPER THAN \ MUCH OHKAPER ! [ THOSE RULING IN THE COUNTRY, / CHBAPER But, also, that they get better quality and a much wider choiok LOTS of Ladies resident m the Country visit Town but seldom, yet shop regularly with va— Shopping by Post C _^ —\s*\r^m't Shopping by Post Costs Nothing but -J f< \ P()SiT I Costs Nothing but , A2d STAMP. ( —* — -A-W^-a-. A2d gTAMp All that Ladies residing m places distant from Christchurch, and who do not want to incur the bother and ex; enae of a trip to town, need do ia to write down require meuts as fully and plainly »B possible, enclose stamps, postal notes, or P. 0.0., and forward at once to us, '^V^," I COMMISSIONS RECEIVED BY POST I Are as faithfully and zealously attended to aa if the oustomer came m person'to^ our establiehment and did her buying at the counter. OUR SPECIAL f JUST \ QF J just ) i°^zi mm & summer goods fe* Including the. Very Latest Novelties m MILLINERY, DBF S3 GOODS, MANTLES, GLOVES, COSTUMES, HOSIIRYJ DRESSES, SUNSHADES, MEN'S AND BO*S' CLOTHING, SERGES. WORSTEDS, Etc, (for m&de-to-order Suits and Sin^Je GU-menti) have juat been opened up, and we can assure you that Latest Noteltibs RHP HI fill AttfflfitiVP. Latest Noyelxies Newest SttAks OfJUUiaW 1 **UiairllVG Newest Sttlks Are this Season's Consignment or New, Beautiful, and Useful Things, sppcially Shipped to us by our London House, (139141 Wool Exchange, E,0.) f w« e | OUR ILLUSTRATED MAGAZINE j OF SPRINGS AND SUMMER GOODS, Ia now ia course of preparation, and Jwill be ready on or about SEPTEMBER 21. Wiite lor one. It will be sent post free ; on application, to any address m theJCobnyJ IN THE MEANTIME— Oub Goods are LADIES 1 Ocß Qo° s AKB Chkaper, Fbesheb, Cheaper, Fresher, and mobe Ftylish _ • SHOULD WRITE FOR AKD M0B;E TyijlßH than those Obtain- j than those Obtain- r :i" ""00D- 1 PATTERNS! ™ >N IHE Co" X',K ', W. STRANGE & CO.. MEROIANTS,'MANUFACTURERS, & FAMILY DRAPERS, OHRISTOHUBOH. 06



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PUBLIC HOMCES Hmval hotioeT "jyTßMGßuildmg Operations I have REMOVED to Tempor ary Premises, next the Ashbur ton Club and SI.S.\. R. J~GUY, SADDLER, BURNKTT STREET, ASHBURTON. V. H. Uk»biot mj [b. owdbill T H UNDBILL AINO CO., TjIURNTSHING UNDERTAKER 51. JJ URNISHING UNDERTAKERS. TANCRED STREET, ASHBURTON EVERY REQUISITE ON HAND. ' Poushed Coeßqb a Specialty, A Choice A33ortment of Artificial Vfreatha n Stock. Private Address, Peter Street, directly behind Oddfellows' Hall; alao care of Mr T. Andrews, Eaati Belts. 2 HARDLEY BROS. THTAVE jaab opened up their newly imported Stock of Fishing* Tackle. FLIES, MINNOWS, TRACES, LINES, GAFF HOOK 5, RODS, IN 3REAT VARIETY. A LiRGS ASSORTMENT OF Garde a Tools AT PRICES THAT DEFY COMPETITIC Plumbers, Tinsmiths, & Gasfittjses. Hob and cold water laid on at the shorteat notice. A LARGE STOCK OF TANKP, BATHS, SINKS, JPUMPS, Ftc, TO SELECT FItOM. ESTIMATES^JIVEN WITH PLEASURE ARDLEY Bros. TO ALL MY OLD CLIENTS FARMERS, AND RESIDENTS OF ASHBURTON COUNTY.; IBEO to inform you that I have severed my connpclinn with the Canterbury Mill, whijh waa under my maaagement for over sevan years, ftnd have PURCHASED from Mr Kdwin i'homaa the WAKANUI ROLLER FLOUR Mil LS. ihe C.u'erbury Mill, which is the property uf the Bank of New Zealand Aseets Bourd, i« still trading under tho name of Rollitt & Co., so to avoid onfusion with correspondence, I would like to ask you to address all orders to THOMAS ROLLITT, "W4KAKUI ROLLER FLOUR MILLS, ASHBUMON On and after October Ist, I shall be pleased to supply yon with first-class ROLLER FLOUR, WHEAT MEAL,BRAN & SHARPS, at loweeb current rates. FOR THE CONVENIENCE OP FARMERS DOING GRISTING, I hava arranged to keep a supply of Flour, Bran, and Sharps at the Stores of the N-Z Farmers' Association, West Street, where Farmers, Shareholders or non-Shareholders, can leave their Wheat and get Fiour, Br»n, and Sharps m exchange. THOMAS ROLLITT, WAK&NUI ROLLER FLOUR MILLS, » 265 ASHBURTON. "" B. W. HANMER. NOTICE OF REMOVAL TO NEW PREMISES. HAVING asobanged premises with the Farmers' Co-operative Association, have much pleasure m stating that m future I shall curry on my business at the offices and store lately occupied by the above As ROdation ftt the corner of West Street and Havelock street (the Loan and Mercantile old premises. STORAGE AT LOWEST RATES. CORNSACKS AT CURRENT PRICES, 1 132 E. W. HANMER. WANTED Known—2so Sacks Fines' Blue Dervrent Potatoes, Is lid per Sack, or 2 Bags for 3a 9<3; further reduc lions by the ton. Beauty of Hebron, 251br for 1b ; Early Rubies, 20.bs for Is, at Flet fiKSß Eros,, Cash Supply Stores. RS R. J: HUGHES, Certificated Ladies' Nurse, takes m accouche menb cases at her residence, Triangle, Ashburton. Every care and attention iron. . B WANTED Kaown— "The Corner" ie the place to buy your Spring Outfit for the Show. Everything new.—Nosth 00T9 afd HuFjroap.