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LIFE OF PELANGYE. 
was killed, and many of their cattle were taken, 
with which their enemies being satisfied departed 
without pursuing Mallayabang. 
The first time that ever he heard of white men 
was upwards of twenty years ago, when some 
Matchappees, happening to be at the Great River, 
saw John Bloom, who sent a present of a looking- 
glass to his father. When the rest afterwards saw 
John Bloom, with a white skin and long hair, 
they said he was a god. He replied he was not 
a god, but a man like themselves. 
LIFE OF PELANGYE, . 
A chief Captain under Mahoomoo-Peloo, at Old 
Lattakoo, as related by himself. 
PELANGYE was born at Moosseree, near the 
Marootzee country ; his father's name was Kil- 
latwang, and his mother's Mooloomey. His fa- 
ther died at Old Lattakoo, and his mother was 
killed by the CafFres. When a boy, attending 
cattle with some other boys, and while they 
were in a hut together, a lion entered, but they 
beat him off with their assaigais. At another 
time, when at a cattle-post with his father, a lion 
entered the kraal, but his father happily sue- 
