The Kafirs of Natal and the Zula CountryE. Stanford, 1857 - 403 sider |
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Amampondo Amangwane Amazulu animal appear army asked assagai attack beast beat Bechuanas beef bride bridegroom brother bush calabash called cattle ceremony chief child circumstance colony of Natal corn councillors dance death Delagoa Bay Dingan Dingiswayo doctor Dwandwes elephant endeavoured enemy escape Europeans evildoer father fence fire Fynn garden girl give grass head heard herd husband in-duna Isaacs isi-baya Kafir killed king's kraal Kreli latter Lieutenant King lived Lumbo maize marriage married master medicine messenger milk mother Natal native neighbour night Nodwenge obtained ordered Pande Pande's party person poison Port Natal possessed present principal prophet received refused regiment replied returned sacrifice sent Senzangakona servant slain slaughter soldiers sometimes Sotobe spirits stick Tetwas Thou told tribe Tshaka Tugela Uhlanga Umvoti Umzimkulu usually warriors wife wished wives woman women young Zulu-country Zulus
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Side 308 - We proceeded directly to the town, and on riding into the centre of the large fold, which was capable of holding ten thousand head of cattle, we were rather taken by surprise to find it lined by eight hundred warriors, besides two hundred who were concealed in each side of the entrance, as if in ambush. We were beckoned to dismount, which we did, holding our horses
Side 196 - ... and shocked by his impious pretensions, and could only conclude that he was calculated to do much good or mischief, according as his influence might be ultimately employed. " By degrees he gained a complete control over all the principal chiefs, with the exception of Gaika, who feared and avoided him. He was consulted on every matter of consequence, received numerous gifts, collected a large body of retainers, and was acknowledged as a warrior-chief as well as a prophet.
Side 91 - The former increase a man's importance in the chief's eyes ; he shares the honour they may acquire in war; when they grow up and settle around him, he becomes a little chief. We can imagine the pride with which the old man goes from kraal to kraal, advising here, commending or reproving there, respected and obeyed everywhere ; or with what complacency he looks around him from the hill on which his own habitation stands, and viewing those of his children, says inly, "They are all mine...
Side 181 - I conjectured that, instead of snuff in the box, the husband had presented her with roots. I did not fail in my prediction ; for, as she proceeded to the upper part of the kraal, she took the spear from the man appointed to dig, and dug herself in front of the hut, where the people had been sick, took some earth and added...
Side 316 - Three only escaped to tell the dreadful tale; and one of these was obliged desperately to fight his way through, in doing which he shot three of the barbarians, and received one or two slight wounds himself. The ruffians then set off to plunder the waggons, which they knew to be not far distant. On seeing them advance, the people in charge, both English and Hottentots, immediately fled into the woods, so that there was no further obstacle in the way.
Side 196 - Gaika, who feared and hated him. He was consulted on every matter of consequence, received numerous gifts, collected a large body of retainers, and was acknowledged as a warrior-chief as well as a prophet. His ulterior objects were never fully developed ; but it seems not improbable that he contemplated raising himself to the sovereignty as well as to the priesthood of his nation; and proposed to himself the patriotic task (for, though a religious impostor, he certainly was not destitute of high...
Side 244 - Shaka ordered several men to be executed on the spot, and the cries became, if possible, more violent than ever. No further orders were needed. But as if bent on convincing their chief of their extreme grief, the multitude commenced a general massacre.
Side 86 - This is a complete separation of the mother from her husband. When a man dies, those wives who have not left the kraal remain with the eldest son. If they wish to marry again, they must go to one of their late husband's brothers; in which case the children would belong to the son.
Side 310 - ... utmost caution, still holding me by one hand, and placing the other on his mouth indicating his surprise. He looked at them very intently, particularly the wheels, and when told of how many pieces of wood each wheel was composed, his wonder was increased. After examining all very closely, one...
Side 236 - One Kaffir lovepoem, or rather marriage-poem, I have been able to find (Shooter, 236), and it is delightfully characteristic : We tell you to dig well, Come, girl of ours, Bring food and eat it; Fetch fire-wood And don't be lazy. A KAFFIR LOVE-STORY Among the twenty-one tales collected in Theal's Kaffir "Folk Lore there is one which approximates what we call a lovestory. As it takes up six pages of his book it cannot be quoted entire, but in the following condensed version I have retained every detail...