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Updated: May 26, 2025
Well, now, I think that this wolf-man, this axe-man, this warrior, Umslopogaas should be a good fellow to you on your journey to visit the white witch, Queen another woman by the way, Macumazahn, and therefore one of whom you should be careful. Oh! yes, he will come with you because of a man called Lousta and a woman named Monazi, a wife of his who hates him and does not hate Lousta.
I looked up, and saw that it was the chief Nala himself, who was bleeding from a flesh wound in his arm. By his side stood Maiwa panting, but unhurt, and wearing on her face a proud and terrifying air. "'They are gone, Macumazahn, said the chief; 'there is little to fear from them, their heart is broken. But where is Wambe the chief? and where is the white man thou camest to save?
But while I was away with Macumazahn, who sits yonder, to destroy Bangu, chief of the Amakoba, he who had killed my father, Umbezi, the father of Mameena, he whom the Prince Cetewayo gave to the vultures the other day because he had lied as to the death of Umbelazi, he, I say, forced Mameena, against her will, to marry Masapo the Boar, who afterwards was executed for wizardry.
"It is cold in this hut, is it not?" he went on. "Burn up, fire, burn up!" and plunging his hand into a catskin bag of medicines which he wore, he drew out some powder which he threw upon the embers that instantly burst into bright flame. "Look now, Macumazahn," he said, "look to your right."
"I daresay," I exclaimed; "but, at any rate, she is done with, so what is the use of talking about her?" "Ah! Macumazahn, she is done with, or so you think, though that is a strange saying for a white man who believes in much that we do not know; but at least her work remains, and it has been a great work. Consider now.
At the time I told him to hold his tongue, and leave such matters to wiser heads; but afterwards I thought of his words. "I remember," I said; "what is it you want?" "It is this, 'Macumazahn." That is my Kafir name, and means the man who gets up in the middle of the night, or, in vulgar English, he who keeps his eyes open.
"Hearken, fat pig," said Umslopogaas, Hans obligingly translating so that there might be no mistake, "if I come back, and come back I shall who travel with the Great Medicine and find even one of the cattle of the white lord, Macumazahn, Watcher-by-Night, missing, or one article stolen from his waggon, or the fields of your master not cultivated or his goods wasted, I swear by the Axe that I will hew you into pieces with the axe; yes, if to do it I have to hunt you from where the sun rises to where it sets and down the length of the night between.
"That is a very good idea," she said, "only I have no one to take me to him, since my father would not allow me to go with Saduko, his ward." Then she clapped her hands and added: "Oh, Macumazahn, will you take me? My father would trust me with you." "Yes, I dare say," I answered; "but the question is, could I trust myself with you?" "What do you mean?" she asked. "Oh, I understand.
"Upon my word, young woman," I replied, "that is a matter upon which I should have thought you more competent to instruct me." "Oh, Macumazahn," she said almost in a whisper, and letting her head droop like a fading lily, "you have never given me the chance, have you?" And she laughed a little, looking extremely attractive.
You have a good memory, Macumazahn, especially for anything that has to do with that woman who has 'gone down. I sent her down, but how was she named, Macumazahn? I forget, I forget, whose mind being old, falls suddenly into black pits of darkness like her who went down." He paused and we stared at each other through the veil of fire. Then as I made no answer, he went on "Oh!
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