nd said "Inkosi." The chief looked at me for
some time, and then asked Inklanzi if I spoke Zulu. On Inklanzi
replying "Yes," the chief said, "Where do you come from? Tell me your
history."

I commenced by telling the chief that I came from far away in the
direction that the sun rose, and where men rode upon elephants, and
where houses were so high that, if your brother were on the top of the
house and you were at the bottom, you could not recognise him. I gave
other descriptions of India, to which the chief listened for some time,
and then exclaimed, "Amanga" ("You are lying.")

"It is true, chief," I said.

"Go on," exclaimed the chief.

I then told him of our voyage, of the ship being wrecked, and of the men
being assagied, whilst I and some women were spared.

"Where are the women now?" inquired the chief.

A glance at Inklanzi showed he was in terror, and I guessed the cause.
So I said, "I don't know; I think they are all dead."

Turning to Inklanzi the chief said, "Why did you not bring those women?"

Inklanzi replied, "We searched everywhere, chief, and we only heard they
had all died."

"If those women are alive, you shall be knob-kerried for not bringing
them."

"Did you fight against my men near the Umlass?" inquired the chief.

"Yes," I replied.

"Can you throw an assagy?"

"Yes, and I can run."

I was proud of my running, for among the Umzimvubu there was no man
could beat me for a short distance.

The chief shouted for one of his guard, who approached crawling on his
hands and knees.

"Bring Cachema," said the chief.

The man jumped up, and rushed off to obey his orders. In a few minutes,
the Zulu called Cachema rushed up within an assagy's-throw of the chief.
He then stopped and shouted "Inkosi" three times.

"Come here," said the chief to Cachema. "You must run with this white
boy and show him how to run."

I looked well at Cachema, and had never seen a finer specimen of a young
man. He was tall--six feet at least; his legs were large compared to
his body, but muscular and well-shaped; his skin shone like satin; and,
as he moved, there was an ease and grace just as we see in a leopard. I
feared I should stand no chance with this man; but I was in excellent
condition, and I saw that he failed in one respect, viz., that he was
flat-footed, whilst I was very high in the instep, and had therefore
more spring than he had.

The chief said, "You two run to that tree, touch it, a