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name for his relentless cruelty, which wiU always eclipse his 

 well deserved reputation as a man of commanding genius and of 

 subtle intellect. He was, in fact, a savage Napoleon, and, if pos- 

 sible, even a more wonderful man, inasmuch as he had no educa- 

 tion, and created the tenible power which he so skilfully wielded. 



King of the Zulu Kafirs, he had organized a vast military 

 establishment, and had invented a system of warfare so inge- 

 nious, as to entitle him to the name of a bom general. AU able- 

 bodied men were forced to serve as soldiers, drafted into different 

 regiments according to their capacities of strength, swiftness, 

 or cimning, and when they went into action had the alternative 

 of victory or death, a fugitive being invariably killed by the 

 executioner. 



When his white visitors were about to return to their homes, 

 Moselekatze thought that it would be a good opportunity of 

 extending his knowledge, and consequently his influence, by 

 learning the manners and customs of white men, and therefore 

 sent two of his councillors to accompany the visitors to their 

 homes, to inspect their proceedings, and then to return and 

 report what they had seen. The envoys carried out the instruc- 

 tions of their master, though their brains could scarcely retain the 

 vast stores of new facts which were continually poured into 

 them, and in due time they wished to return to their own 

 country. 



Here, however, was a difficulty. In order to reach Zulu-land, 

 they must pass through tracts inhabited by other nations, all of 

 which had been invaded and harried by the conquering troops 

 of Moselekatze, and they knew fuU well that if their identity 

 were recognised, they would be murdered in retaliation by the 

 incensed owners of the land. 



In this strait Mr. Moffatt offered to accompany them until 

 they had reached the boundaries of their 'land, and set off with 

 them. When he had fulfilled his promise, he was about to 

 return, but his guests begged so earnestly that he should go on 

 and visit their king, that he yielded to their request. Contraiy 

 to the usual habits of the Kafir, Moselekatze was grateful to 

 Mr. Moffatt, saying that " the kindness which had been done 

 to his servants had been done to him, Moselekatze the son of 

 Machobane." 



On this journey Mr. Moffatt's attention was taken by a magni- 



