DINIZULU.

Bush Advocate, Volume XX, Issue 936, 1 February 1908, Page 6

DINIZULU.

Dinizulu is 37 years of age. tie is physically a big man, snhject io tho '• natural corpulence which characterised his father'- family. He has a high brainy forehead, a long head, and strong chin. He does not .shave, hut wears ;i full-sized heard. His expression is thoughtful. One of his remarks was: "Truly, a heavy burden is Ihoirs whose duty it is to speak !'(,r the people." He is (recently stated a writer, in a contemporary) careful to tell you always that it is 'the people" who think so aud so; .iiid thereby what ho says carries tho weight of tho people. He speaks English, though not an English scholar. He is however, a perfect Zulu scholar, and a fluent writer in 'lis own language. In correspondence, as shown in a recent letter, his instincts towards European ladies arc also thoroughly polished. The Zulus, before becoming demoralised by Europeans, are gentlemen in their conduct, and in every deportment, in language, and in everything. It is tho European wh<" makes them otherwise. To his guests Dinizulu is most hospitable and generous. He keeps a special brick building apart from others for them, and at once, on arrival, an English-speaking native \alet is told off to look after you. The valet sleeps at your door at night ; day and night you nre cared for. But- unless you know him or you arc properly introduced Dinizulu is, of course, inaccessible, as obviously he has to be careful of "his friends." At night you can have his grnmaphono .with all the latest tunes, or, if he is well, he will play to you au English organ — and sing to you, too, in the English language. His favorite air is "Home, sweet home." He learnt it when in pxile. and will never forget it.