the Queen, and his pathetic appeals on behalf of his people against the
intrusion of any aggressors (drink being one of them), are fresh in our
memory.

Coming down to a recent date, I reproduce here a letter from a Zulu
Chief, which appeared in the London Press in November, 1899. This letter
is written to a gentleman, who accompanied it by the following
remarks:--"After I had read this very remarkable letter, I found myself
half unconsciously wondering what place in the scheme of South African
life will be found for Zulus such as this nephew of the last of the Zulu
Kings. One thing I am fully certain of, that there are few natives in
the Cape Colony (where they are full-fledged voters) capable of inditing
so sensible an epistle. This communication throws a most welcome light
upon the attitude of his people with respect to the momentous events
that are in progress, and also it reveals to what a high standard of
intellectual culture a pure Zulu may attain."

"Duff's Road, Durban,
November 3rd, 1899.

Sir,--I keenly appreciate your generous tribute to the loyalty of the
Zulu nation during the fierce crisis of English rule in South Africa. It
is the first real test of the loyalty of the Zulus, and as a Zulu who
was once a Chief, I rejoice to see that the loyalty and gratitude of my
people is appreciated by the white people of Natal.

It is, as you say, respected Sir, a tribute, and a magnificent one, to
England's just policy to the Zulus. I dare to assert it is even a finer
tribute to the natives' appreciation, not only of benefits already
conferred, but of the spirit that actuated England in her dealings with