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"Umslopogaas," I said in the deep silence that followed, "hear me." "I hear you," he answered without turning his head or moving his arms. "What counsel, Watcher-by-Night?" "This, Slaughterer. Strike not at that man's face and breast, for there I think he is protected by witchcraft or by armour. Get behind him and strike at his back. Do you understand?" "Nay, Macumazahn, I understand not.
Now foes were all around, leaping up at the Slaughterer as rushing water leaps to hide a rock everywhere shone spears, thrusting at him from this side and from that. Those in front and to the side Groan-Maker served to stay, but one wounded Umslopogaas in the neck, and another was lifted to pierce his back when the strength of its holder was bowed to the dust to the dust, to become of the dust.
As soon as the trial of the infamous slaughterer X was over, and the verdict of death generally known, a deep sigh of relief was heaved by the whole of civilisation saving, of course, those pseudo-humanitarians who always pity murderers and women-beaters, and who, if the law was at all sensible and just, should be hanged with their bestial protégés.
"We are named Bulalio the Slaughterer and Galazi the Wolf, O King," answered Umslopogaas. "Was it thou who didst send a certain message to the Black One who is dead, Bulalio?" "Yea, O King, I sent a message, but from all I have heard, Masilo, my messenger, gave more than the message, for he stabbed the Black One. Masilo had an evil heart."
Now the councillors and the captains of the People of the Axe konzaed to him whom they named the Slaughterer, doing homage to him as chief and holder of the axe, and also they did homage to the axe itself. So Umslopogaas became chief over this people, and their number was many, and he grew great and fat in cattle and wives, and none dared to gainsay him.
But henceforth Umslopogaas the Slaughterer hunted very rarely with the wolves at night; he slept at the side of Zinita, and she loved him much and bore him children.
I looked and saw that this was that Masilo whom Chaka had charged with a message to him who was named Bulalio, or the Slaughterer, and who ruled over the People of the Axe. It was Masilo indeed, but he was no longer fat, for much travel had made him thin; moreover, on his back were the marks of rods, as yet scarcely healed over. "Who art thou?" said Chaka.
Neither did she love me, for when she saw how the Slaughterer clung to me, as it wee, instantly she grew jealous as already she was jealous of Galazi and would have been rid of me if she might. Thus it came about that my heart spoke against Zinita; nor did it tell me worse things of her than those which she was to do. On the morrow I led Umslopogaas apart, and spoke to him thus:
Therefore, when the talk was done, Umslopogaas rose and went through the challenge, not thinking that any would answer him, since for some years none had dared to stand before his might. Yet three men stepped forward, and of these two were captains, and men whom the Slaughterer loved. With all the people, he looked at them astonished.
All animals used for food, cattle, fowls, swine, rabbits, are subjected to examination in the slaughter-house, or in the market, if they be brought into the city from other depôts. The slaughter-houses are so constructed that the animals killed are relieved from the pain of death. They pass through a narcotic chamber, and are brought to the slaughterer oblivious of their fate.