Owen Rowe ONeil - Adventures in Swaziland
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HAND WRITTEN DEDICATION
SWAZI MOTHER CARRYING HER BABE SWAZI MOTHER CARRYING HER BABE
Like most of the South African natives, the Swazis carry all burdens on their heads, the women invariably being the beasts of burden. Babies are the only things the women ever carry on their backs, this being because they keep their children with them while doing the housework. The splendid stature and erect carriage of Swazi women is directly due to carrying all weights on their heads
IN SWAZILAND
BY
FROM PHOTOGRAPHS
NEW YORK
THE CENTURY CO.
1921
Copyright, 1921, by
The Century Co.
Printed in U. S. A.
TO MY FATHER
COUNSELOR, FARMER, AND WARRIOR
THIS HUMBLE RECORD IS DEDICATED
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| How the O'Neils came to the TransvaalBoers with Irish namesOom Paul's refusal to buy Delagoa BayThe Boers break for FreedomTheir bloody battles with the savage tribesThe Grat Trek-Dingaanzulu's treacheryThe Dingaan Day celebration | 3 |
| Rietvlei, the "Valley of Reeds"The o'Neil homesteadPioneer hardshipsThe war against Maleuw, "The Lion""Slim Gert" O'Neil breaks the power of the Makateese KingJafta, King of the MaporsMy boyhood and "Jass"Sibijaan, "The Skunk," becomes my palMy first trousers nearly cost me an eyeOur toy factory and mimic battlesOom Tuys Grobler tells of Swaziland and King Buno, "The Terrible" | 12 |
| My desire to visit King BunoHow I won the trip on a betA Boer race meet"Black Hand Tom," the hope of RietvleiKlaas's ride to save his skinFather gives permission for my visitBelfast celebrates the Boer victory | 31 |
| I leave for my first visit to SwazilandMother warns me about Oom TuysWhy the Boers paid tribute to King BunoQueen Labotsibeni, the brains of SwazilandBuno's visit to Oom Paul KrugerOur Reception in SwazilandEzulweni, the "Valley of Heaven"Buno's rifleSibijaan and I explore by night | 44 |
| Sheba's Breasts and the Place of ExecutionZombode and the royal kraal of Queen LabotsibeniCommon and royal groundWe reach King Buno's kraal at LebomboGin for the KingBuno, the regal savageI present a rifle to the KingLomwazi takes me to LabotsibeniThe old Queen is worried over tuys' activitiesthe shooting-match with the KingTuys and I manage to miss a few human targets | 57 |
| Tuys orders me to remain in camp during the celebrationI visit the royal kraalFeasting, dancing, and combats to the deathButchery of young womenBuno and Tuys wrestle for goldHow Tuys became richA "legal execution" in SwazilandThe unfaithful wife expiates her sinHow Tuys shootsFather gathers information by mental suggestion | 73 |
| I visit Swaziland againBuno's illnessAn appeal from the KingThe race against deathUmzulek meets usThe dying KingBuno makes Tuys guardian of his peopleThe last royal salute of the impisThe death-dealing puff-adderBuno dies like a true savage kingTzaneen, the royal widow, suspects murderThe queens meetTuys escapes the funeral sacrifice | 92 |
| The royal funeralThe "thunder of the shields"Not afraid to dieThe witch-doctor's bloody workWhat Labotsibeni wantedThe burial of the indunasRain-making and the "rain stone"Buno's burial in the cavesWitch-doctors prevent our entering the cavesLabotsibeni sends for gin | 110 |
| Sibijaan's sportiveness almost costs his lifeHow Tuys became the friend of BunoLabotsibeni endorsed as regent of SwazilandUmzulek plots to seize the throneThe Boers invade SwazilandTuys dictates peace between the QueensUmzulek gets his lesson | 129 |
| War with EnglandSiege of BelfastOur boyish impi attacks the BritishGhosts defeat usJafta's friendshipEnglish troopers do the "sporting thing"Umzulekstill planning deviltryDeath of Klaas, our jockeyFather sends me away to get an education | 150 |
| Back to Rietvlei from HarvardI locate in ErmeloTuys brings news that Sebuza is to be crowned King of SwazilandI decide to make a picture record of the coronationThe trek to Zombode to get the royal permissionSnyman plays ghost and almost gets killedVisit to Mbabane, capital of Swaziland | 163 |
| I meet Labotsibeni againFlattering a savage queenExplaining the "little black magic box"Curing rheumatism with tooth-paste, vaseline, and hair oilWomen as currencyGin, gold, and cows pay for the picture rightsThe "flu" strikesJennie, the "blaau app," and the peacocks' tails | 188 |
| I start for New YorkThe religious atmosphere on shipboard"Flu" attacks the JavaneseThe missionaries refuse to helpSharks as scavengersThe little mother's endEvils of liquorAssembling our party in New YorkPassage as freightSt. Lucia and a little excitementThe thin magistrateReleased on bail | 206 |
| Obstinate stowawaysFree Town and a fightBay rum as a beverageSugden lets off smoke-bombsCape Town, a party, and some AnzacsOom Tuys advises hasteThrough South AfricaAmericans and Boers in ErmeloA hurried visit to Swaziland for informationMystery over the coronationRoyal gin for LabotsibeniDebeseembie drinks and talks | 226 |
| Outfitting for SwazilandOur cook becomes "Gunga din"Lomwazi's messengerOff for ZombodeRossman goes huntingToo much rainThe oxen die and are replaced by donkeysSneaking liquor through MbabaneEzulweni mosquitoes rival New Jersey'sWe are unpopular in ZombodeManaan's damage suit and settlement | 247 |
| Labotsibeni refuses to see meSugden and my men escape assassinationA fruitless conferenceWe flee to LebomboOom Tuys turns upWe confer with Queen Tzaneen and LocheinFive-and-ten-cent-store jewelry has persuasive powersSugden falls illWe build his coffinSebuza returns from his sanctification | 268 |
| L'Tunga's "muti" cures the sick white manSebuza chooses his wivesI receive a message from His Majesty's High Commissioner for SwazilandA flying trip to MbabaneThe government refuses to sanction Sebuza's coronationHow witch-doctors smoke dagga | 292 |
| Witch-doctors of SwazilandHow they brought a famineL'Tunga's school of witch-doctoringThe "Poison Test" to settle ownershipThe professional witch-doctor's equipmentL'Tunga decides a murder caseSome genuine cures | 310 |
| Wearisome delay in coronationWar suggestions from UmzulekMy plan to bluff LabotsibeniThe bluff is calledA ticklish situationLabotsibeni refuses to surrender the throneOur demonstration failsNight murders provoke war | 331 |
| Lebombo threatened with attackTzaneen flies to us for protectionVictory for SebuzaLabotsibeni's mysterious deathLomwazi spared for execution laterFuneral sacrifice of the old QueenQueen Tzaneen in stateWe are forced to join the royal impi |
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