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LIFE OF PELANGYE. 
within a few yards of him, when he had the 
fortitude to look the formidable creature in the 
face, and to make a great noise with his assagais, 
which induced him to retire. 
Pelangye is a near relation to Makabba, the 
King of the Wanketzens. When he left the 
place of his nativity, in company with his father, 
he took up his residence among the Mashows, 
This people shortly afterwards made war upon 
Makrakka, the King of the Tauwe, who denounced 
such threatenings against the Mashows, (if he 
overcame them,) as terrified Pelangye, and made 
him fly for safety to the Matchappees, with 
whom he has lived ever since. After joining 
them he went on an expedition against the same 
Makrakka, of whom he had been so much afraid 
while resident in the Mashow country. The 
attack was successful, and many cattle were 
captured from the Tauwe, but he had a cousin 
killed in the battle. 
Makabba once assailed the town of Moosseree, 
in which his father lived, killed fifteen of the in- 
habitants, and took many of their cattle. Pelan- 
gye, upon this occasion, was at one time sur- 
rounded by the Wanketzens, but fighting his 
way through them he got clear off". They were 
also attacked by John Bloom and four of his 
people, who pursued Pelangye and another man. 
