Eureka Reporter | 1904-06-03 | Page 7 | Sung the King's Praise

aung THE KINGS PRAISE little material to work on but kofl cial did his best in a recent published beoh on the kaffits of south africa the author tells ot the bract ce of the native chiefs of keeping a court which might be translated poet laure ate whose business it is to go before the chief and sing his praises some times it happens that this function ary Is apt to be embarrassed for lack of matter as in the case of the king banu one day he went out hunting with a hundred warriors and after a whole days effort he managed to kill one miserable 1 atle hare yet the court ran in front of the 1 ing calling out banu the king of the S oz es the chief of ch es has killed a hare let all the people listen it wis as b an ox as faerie a a lion and gift as a buck the brais h ng bucu killed the hare all alone he ki led it with bis assegai li ten e cuau the king has killed a hare without any help the king has killed a hare it was as terrible as a tiger as large as an ele 1 ant its eyes were flame of fire and yet banu the great king has killed the hare this long riga marole was repeated over and over while the 1 rg followed behind with great gravity