Копи царя Соломона

           SirHenryandGoodnowtookuptheirriflesandbegantofire,thelatterindustriously"browning"thedensemassbeforehimwithanotherWinchesterrepeater,andIalsohadanothershotortwo, withtheresult,sofaraswecouldjudge,thatweputsomesixoreightmenhorsdecombatbeforetheywereoutofrange. 

           Justaswestoppedfiringtherecameanominousroarfromourfarright,thenasimilarroarroseonourleft. Thetwootherdivisionswereengagingus. 

           Atthesound,themassofmenbeforeusopenedoutalittle,andadvancedtowardsthehillandupthespitofbaregrasslandataslowtrot,singingadeep-throatedsongastheyran. Wekeptupasteadyfirefromourriflesastheycame,Ignosijoininginoccasionally,andaccountedforseveralmen,butofcourseweproducednomoreeffectuponthatmightyrushofarmedhumanitythanhewhothrowspebblesdoesonthebreakingwave. 

           Ontheycame,withashoutandtheclashingofspears;nowtheyweredrivinginthepicketswehadplacedamongtherocksatthefootofthehill. Afterthattheadvancewasalittleslower,forthoughasyetwehadofferednoseriousopposition,theattackingforcesmustclimbuphill,andtheycameslowlytosavetheirbreath. Ourfirstlineofdefencewasabouthalf-waydownthesideoftheslope,oursecondfiftyyardsfurtherback,whileourthirdoccupiedtheedgeoftheplateau. 

           Ontheystormed,shoutingtheirwar-cry, "Twala!Twala!Chiele!Chiele!"(Twala!Twala!Smite!Smite!)"Ignosi!Ignosi!Chiele!Chiele!"answeredourpeople.