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The
weapons
that
each
man
bore
were
simple
,
but
most
effective
,
consisting
of
a
short
and
very
heavy
two-edged
spear
with
a
wooden
shaft
,
the
blade
being
about
six
inches
across
at
the
widest
part
.
These
spears
are
not
used
for
throwing
but
like
the
Zulu
"
bangwan
,
"
or
stabbing
assegai
,
are
for
close
quarters
only
,
when
the
wound
inflicted
by
them
is
terrible
.
In
addition
to
his
bangwan
every
man
carried
three
large
and
heavy
knives
,
each
knife
weighing
about
two
pounds
.
One
knife
was
fixed
in
the
ox-tail
girdle
,
and
the
other
two
at
the
back
of
the
round
shield
.
These
knives
,
which
are
called
"
tollas
"
by
the
Kukuanas
,
take
the
place
of
the
throwing
assegai
of
the
Zulus
.
The
Kukuana
warriors
can
cast
them
with
great
accuracy
to
a
distance
of
fifty
yards
,
and
it
is
their
custom
on
charging
to
hurl
a
volley
of
them
at
the
enemy
as
they
come
to
close
quarters
.
Each
company
remained
still
as
a
collection
of
bronze
statues
till
we
were
opposite
to
it
,
when
at
a
signal
given
by
its
commanding
officer
,
who
,
distinguished
by
a
leopard
skin
cloak
,
stood
some
paces
in
front
,
every
spear
was
raised
into
the
air
,
and
from
three
hundred
throats
sprang
forth
with
a
sudden
roar
the
royal
salute
of
"
Koom
.
"
Then
,
so
soon
as
we
had
passed
,
the
company
formed
up
behind
us
and
followed
us
towards
the
kraal
,
till
at
last
the
whole
regiment
of
the
"
Greys
"
--
so
called
from
their
white
shields
--
the
crack
corps
of
the
Kukuana
people
,
was
marching
in
our
rear
with
a
tread
that
shook
the
ground
.
At
length
,
branching
off
from
Solomon
's
Great
Road
,
we
came
to
the
wide
fosse
surrounding
the
kraal
,
which
is
at
least
a
mile
round
,
and
fenced
with
a
strong
palisade
of
piles
formed
of
the
trunks
of
trees
.
At
the
gateway
this
fosse
is
spanned
by
a
primitive
drawbridge
,
which
was
let
down
by
the
guard
to
allow
us
to
pass
in
.
The
kraal
is
exceedingly
well
laid
out
.
Through
the
centre
runs
a
wide
pathway
intersected
at
right
angles
by
other
pathways
so
arranged
as
to
cut
the
huts
into
square
blocks
,
each
block
being
the
quarters
of
a
company
.
The
huts
are
dome-shaped
,
and
built
,
like
those
of
the
Zulus
,
of
a
framework
of
wattle
,
beautifully
thatched
with
grass
;
but
,
unlike
the
Zulu
huts
,
they
have
doorways
through
which
men
could
walk
.
Also
they
are
much
larger
,
and
surrounded
by
a
verandah
about
six
feet
wide
,
beautifully
paved
with
powdered
lime
trodden
hard
.
All
along
each
side
of
this
wide
pathway
that
pierces
the
kraal
were
ranged
hundreds
of
women
,
brought
out
by
curiosity
to
look
at
us
.
These
women
,
for
a
native
race
,
are
exceedingly
handsome
.
They
are
tall
and
graceful
,
and
their
figures
are
wonderfully
fine
.
The
hair
,
though
short
,
is
rather
curly
than
woolly
,
the
features
are
frequently
aquiline
,
and
the
lips
are
not
unpleasantly
thick
,
as
is
the
case
among
most
African
races
.
But
what
struck
us
most
was
their
exceedingly
quiet
and
dignified
air
.
They
were
as
well-bred
in
their
way
as
the
habituées
of
a
fashionable
drawing-room
,
and
in
this
respect
they
differ
from
Zulu
women
and
their
cousins
the
Masai
who
inhabit
the
district
beyond
Zanzibar
.
Their
curiosity
had
brought
them
out
to
see
us
,
but
they
allowed
no
rude
expressions
of
astonishment
or
savage
criticism
to
pass
their
lips
as
we
trudged
wearily
in
front
of
them
.
Not
even
when
old
Infadoos
with
a
surreptitious
motion
of
the
hand
pointed
out
the
crowning
wonder
of
poor
Good
's
"
beautiful
white
legs
,
"
did
they
suffer
the
feeling
of
intense
admiration
which
evidently
mastered
their
minds
to
find
expression
.
They
fixed
their
dark
eyes
upon
this
new
and
snowy
loveliness
,
for
,
as
I
think
I
have
said
,
Good
's
skin
is
exceedingly
white
,
and
that
was
all
.
But
it
was
quite
enough
for
Good
,
who
is
modest
by
nature
.
When
we
reached
the
centre
of
the
kraal
,
Infadoos
halted
at
the
door
of
a
large
hut
,
which
was
surrounded
at
a
distance
by
a
circle
of
smaller
ones
.
"
Enter
,
Sons
of
the
Stars
,
"
he
said
,
in
a
magniloquent
voice
,
"
and
deign
to
rest
awhile
in
our
humble
habitations
.
A
little
food
shall
be
brought
to
you
,
so
that
ye
may
have
no
need
to
draw
your
belts
tight
from
hunger
;
some
honey
and
some
milk
,
and
an
ox
or
two
,
and
a
few
sheep
;
not
much
,
my
lords
,
but
still
a
little
food
.
"
"
It
is
good
,
"
said
I.
"
Infadoos
;
we
are
weary
with
travelling
through
realms
of
air
;
now
let
us
rest
.
"
Accordingly
we
entered
the
hut
,
which
we
found
amply
prepared
for
our
comfort
.
Couches
of
tanned
skins
were
spread
for
us
to
lie
on
,
and
water
was
placed
for
us
to
wash
in
.
Presently
we
heard
a
shouting
outside
,
and
stepping
to
the
door
,
saw
a
line
of
damsels
bearing
milk
and
roasted
mealies
,
and
honey
in
a
pot
.
Behind
these
were
some
youths
driving
a
fat
young
ox
.
We
received
the
gifts
,
and
then
one
of
the
young
men
drew
the
knife
from
his
girdle
and
dexterously
cut
the
ox
's
throat
.
In
ten
minutes
it
was
dead
,
skinned
,
and
jointed
.
The
best
of
the
meat
was
then
cut
off
for
us
,
and
the
rest
,
in
the
name
of
our
party
,
I
presented
to
the
warriors
round
us
,
who
took
it
and
distributed
the
"
white
lords
'
gift
.
"
Umbopa
set
to
work
,
with
the
assistance
of
an
extremely
prepossessing
young
woman
,
to
boil
our
portion
in
a
large
earthenware
pot
over
a
fire
which
was
built
outside
the
hut
,
and
when
it
was
nearly
ready
we
sent
a
message
to
Infadoos
,
and
asked
him
and
Scragga
,
the
king
's
son
,
to
join
us
.
