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"Maputa," I said in remonstrance, "what is the use of this? Umbelazi is

defeated, you are not of his impi, why send all these"--and I waved o to the river and try to save

the women and children?"

"Because we shall take many of those down into the darkness with us,

Macumazahn," and he pointed to the dense masses of the Usutu "Yet," he

added, with a touch of compunction, "this is not your quarrel You and

your servant have horses Slip out, if you will, and gallop hard to the

lower drift You et aith your lives"

Then my white man's pride came to my aid

"Nay," I answered, "I will not run while others stay to fight"

"I never thought you would, Maculy name Well, neither will the A's orders were that we should try to

help U's orders

by dying where we stand Macu felloho is shouting insults at us there? If so, I should be

obliged to you, as I dislike hi about in front of the lines of the first of the Usutu

regiments, about six hundred yards away