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Here, however, Umbelazi's greater weight told, for, putting out his strength, he squeezed his brother into the reeds of the fence, and won through a foot or so in front of him. "You grow too fat, my brother," I heard Cetewayo say, and saw him scowl as he spoke. "If I had held an assegai in my hand you would have been cut."
Dunn, but doubtless before the sun is high I shall know much." As he spoke a sudden gust of wind struck us, and tore the nodding ostrich plume from its fastening on Umbelazi's head-ring. Whilst a murmur of dismay rose from all who saw what they considered this very ill-omened accident, away it floated into the air, to fall gently to the ground at the feet of Saduko.
And thereon did not the Amabunu clothe me in a dress of honour because I was the King to be? But now of late the mother of Umbelazi has been whispering in your ear, as have others" and he looked at Saduko and some of Umbelazi's brethren "and your face has grown cold towards me, so cold that many say that you will point out Umbelazi to be King after you and stamp on my name.
I thought that all was over, when again I heard Umbelazi's voice, and felt Saduko's grip loosen at my throat, and sat up. "Dog," said the Prince, "where is your assegai?" And as he spoke he threw it from him into the river beneath, for he had picked it up while we struggled, but, as I noted, retained his own. "Now, dog, why do I not kill you, as would have been easy but now? I will tell you.
The probability is that Cetywayo acted thus more from motives of policy than from affection to his brother, whom indeed he hoped to destroy. It did not do to make too light of the death of an important prince: Umbelazi's fate to-day might be Cetywayo's fate to-morrow.
One of these led John Dunn's horse. Of those Government men there may have been thirty or forty, and of the "kraal Kafirs" anything between two and three hundred. I shook Umbelazi's hand and gave him good-day. "That is an ill day upon which no sun shines, O Macumazana," he answered words that struck me as ominous. Then he introduced me to John Dunn, who seemed glad to meet another white man.
The messenger said further that Saduko, the husband of the King's daughter, Nandie, and Umbelazi's chief induna, was to be put upon his trial on the morrow before the King and his council, together with Mameena, daughter of Umbezi, and that my presence was desired at this trial. I asked what was the charge against them.
I remember, however, that Cetewayo's people said that Umbelazi's men were the aggressors, and that Umbelazi's people said that Cetewayo's men were the aggressors, and that each of their parties backed up these statements, which were given at great length, with loud shouts. "How am I to know the truth?" exclaimed Panda at last. "Macumazahn, you were there; step forward and tell it to me."
John Dunn, now the most important chief in Zululand, and, be it understood, the unknown quantity in all future transactions in that country. At that time Dunn was a retainer of Umbelazi's, and fought on his side in the Tugela battle. After the fight, however, he went over to Cetywayo and became his man.
"O Prince, I met Umbelazi in the battle, and when he saw me he fled from me; yes, his heart grew soft as water at the sight of me, the warrior whom he had wronged, whose daughter he had stolen." "I hear you," said Cetewayo. "Umbelazi's heart turned to water at the sight of you because he had wronged you you who until this morning, when you deserted him with Saduko, were one of his jackals.
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