en went east, crossed the Umzinyati river and the
Tugela, and entered the Zulu country.

I was surprised at the number of cattle I saw in the Zulu country.
Thousands of beautiful cows were everywhere to be seen; and the grass
was finer and better suited for grazing than down near the Umzimvubu.
Our small army was welcomed with shouts by crowds of Zulus who turned
out to meet us, and who looked on me with great surprise. When they
found I could speak their language as well as they could, their surprise
was greater; and they at first would not believe that I was not an
Albino, or white Caffre, such phenomena being sometimes seen among them.

I was taken to the kraal of the chief who had captured me, and who was
called Inklanzi, the meaning of which is a fish. This name was given
him because he was a very good swimmer, and could stop for a long time
in the water. Inklanzi told me that on the following morning I was to
be taken to the Great Chief, who perhaps might order me to be assagied;
so I must be careful how I behaved.

I slept but little that night, for I feared, from what I had heard, that
the Great Chief of the Zulus, merely for his amusement, might like to
see how I died.

On the following morning I was called by Inklanzi to go with him to the
chief's kraal. It was the largest I had yet seen. There were at least
five hundred huts, the Great Chief's hut being much larger than were the
others.

Round the chief's hut there were always about thirty men on guard, for
every great chief feared being assassinated. It was also the law that,
whenever any chief came to talk to the Great Chief, he was, on
approaching to within an assagy-throw of the Great Kraal, to stop and
shout "Inkosi" three times. If he heard no reply, he was not allowed,
under pain of death, to advance. If he was told to "come," he must
still shout "Inkosi," until he reached the hut. This plan prevented
surprise; for no stranger could even approach the hut without incurring
the penalty of death, unless he shouted to announce his arrival.

Inklanzi, after shouting "Inkosi," was told to come; so he and I went to
the hut of the Great Chief. We waited outside for some time, silently
listening for orders to enter. At length a loud voice from inside said,
"Is the white boy there?"

"Yes," replied Inklanzi. "Bring him in," said the same voice. We
entered the hut, and on seeing the chief I made him a low salaam, the
same as do the Hindoos, a