Another Abyssinian year had floated away upon the stream of time, and again the return of spring had been celebrated1 by the green fillet of enkotátach, by the tournament in the bright meadows of Debra Berhán, and by the plaintive2 ditty of the king’s Guráguês, who, with yellow garlands of the cross-flower wreathed among their raven3 tresses, once more chanted away their three days of privileged inebriety4. As September drew towards a close, it had been confidently predicted that the rain would terminate according to its “covenant;” but it still poured on with unabated violence, and the review of Máskal was achieved under a pitiless deluge5, which exerted its best endeavours both to mar6 the pageant7, and to extinguish the evening bonfire raised in honour of Saint Helena.
But the beat of the nugáreet, and the voice of the herald8 beneath the solitary9 tree at Angollála, proclaimed the great annual foray as heretofore; and the plain below the palace hill was soon dotted with the black woollen tents of the leaders of cohorts. There were the governors of Bulga and of Mentshar, and of Morát and Morabeitie, and Efrata and Antzochia, and of Mahhfood and of Shoa-Méda, with all their subordinates, each surrounded by his own retainers; and the rear division of this feudal10 host was placed under the command of Besuenech, now governor of Giddem, the father of the king’s grand-nephew, who fell the preceding year upon the fair plains of Germáma.
Led on to victory by the holy ark of Saint Michael, the great crimson11 umbrellas streamed again through the barrier wall at the head of the Christian12 chivalry13. Twenty thousand troopers pursued the route of the Sertie Lake to the Metta Galla, occupying the plains immediately contiguous to the valley of Finfinni, who were now the victims marked out for spoliation. The despot had so invariably passed this tribe without offering any molestation14, that the heathen were little prepared for the thunderbolt that was about to fall, and of which the first intimation was afforded in the simultaneous invasion of the entire district. Overwhelmed by the torrent15 of desolation which had so suddenly burst in, four thousand five hundred Gentiles of all ages were butchered by the “soldiers of Christ,” and of these the greater number were shot from trees that they had ascended16 in the vain hope of eluding17 observation. Three hapless individuals were thus barbarously destroyed by the hands of Sáhela Selássie, who for the first time led his troops to the summit of the mountain Entótto—the ancient capital of Ethiopia—and, taking formal possession, appointed the arch-rebel Shambo to the government, under the title of “Shoom of all Guráguê.”
Forty-three thousand head of cattle were on this occasion swept away to replenish18 the royal pastures, and the rich prize had been obtained with the loss of only nine of the king’s liege subjects. Of the heroes who fell, one was torn by a lion in the deep juniper forest, and another basely assassinated19 by his comrade in arms, whose disfigured corse was subsequently left in retribution to the hyenas20; whilst a third, a priest of extraordinary piety21, and the father of the young page Besábeh, was transfixed by the spear of a Pagan who sat concealed22 amid the branches of a tree, beneath which the holy man rode in a rash attempt to secure a fugitive23. The king’s Master of the Horse wore the vaunting green saréti for having achieved the capture of a child scarce five years of age; and upwards24 of one thousand captives, chiefly women and young girls, swelled25 the barbaric pomp of triumphal entry to Angollála.
I considered that the opportunity had again arrived, when a remonstrance26 from the Embassy would promote the release of these unfortunate slaves; and after reminding His Majesty27 of his noble conduct with respect to the prisoners taken during the preceding foray, I entreated28 him not to tarnish29, in the eyes of the civilised world, the reputation he had acquired for mercy, but to prove, by his present conduct, that he was indeed influenced by the true principles of Christianity. Under Providence30, my application was again crowned with success, and with a few exceptions, all were liberated31 without ransom32. “I listen to your words,” said His Majesty, as he issued the fiat33 of release, “in order that the name of Sáhela Selássie may not be broken.”
Sad indeed are the atrocities34 perpetrated by the undisciplined armies of Ethiopia, when disputing the abstruse35 mysteries of Abyssinian divinity, or seeking, in the relentless36 fury of religious hate, to exterminate37 a heathen and stranger nation by a series of crusades, undertaken as an acceptable vindication38 of the sacred symbol of Christianity.
“Her badge of mercy blazons39 half their shields;
Sword hilts are fashion’d as memorials of it:
This sign of man’s forgiveness leads to battle!
Whilst every tyrant40 hangs its ensign out,
In scorn of justice, from his battlements;
Mail’d prelates march before it to the field—
Priest fights with priest, and both sides under it!
This sign and pledge of mercy!”
The people of Shoa have fully41 adopted that spirit of merciless destruction which impelled42 the Israelites to destroy their enemies from the face of the earth. Considering themselves the lineal descendants of those heroes of ancient history who were arrayed against the enemies of the Lord, they are actuated by the same motives44 and feelings which led the bands of Judah to the massacre45. The foe46 is a Pagan, who does not fast, nor kiss the church, nor wear a máteb. All feelings of humanity are thrown to the winds; and a high reward in heaven is believed to await the king and the blood-thirsty soldier for the burning of the hamlet, the capture of the property, and the murder of the accursed Gentile. The words of absolution from the mouth of the Father Confessor usher47 in the ruthless slaughter48; and the name of the Most High is wantonly employed to consecrate49 the ensuing scenes of savage50 atrocity51.
That the minds of the people should not be more disturbed and alienated52 from agricultural pursuits, by the continual military expeditions which they are thus called upon to make, cannot fail to appear extraordinary. Probably the selfishness of the despot, in his appropriation53 of the lion’s share of the spoil, has exerted a salutary influence in checking innate54 restlessness; and the subject has been instructed in a rough school, that there is more profit to be derived55 from holding the plough than from wielding56 the sword: for it is certainly the fact, that when the foray is over, the war-horse is turned loose in the meadow, and the partisan57 willingly returns to his peaceful avocations58 in the field. But these campaigns bring annually59 a repetition of the most atrocious and monstrous60 barbarity, and none who have witnessed the unhallowed proceedings61 of the Amhára warrior62, can fail to offer up a fervent63 prayer that the time may be hastened, when nations shall be knit together in the bonds of love, and when true Christianity shall reign64 paramount65 in every heart.
December had now commenced, but a dense66 gloomy mist still enveloped67 the hill of Anko, and torrents68 of rain continued to deluge the country, at a season when the smiling sun had been wont69 to shine over the land. The fair face of heaven was utterly70 obscured. The ripe crops lay rotting upon the ground; and as the inhabitants waded71 with difficulty through the deep mire72 which filled every street and lane of the capital, the exchange of mournful salutations was followed by a foreboding shake of the head at the daily increasing price of provisions. The season was unusually rigorous, and the soaked firewood sputtering73 upon the hearth74, gave not out one atom of genial75 heat. On the bleak76 summit of the Abyssinian alps every thing was cold and clammy to the touch; and a searching wind, creeping up the damp sides of the hill, entered at each crevice77 in the mud wall, and rendered the situation of the inmates78 of the frail79 houses even more miserable80 than usual.
As the evening of the 6th of December closed in, not a single breath of air disturbed the thick fog which still brooded over the mountain. A sensible difference was perceptible in the atmosphere, but the rain again commenced to descend43 in a perfect deluge, and for hours pelted81 like the discharge of the bursting water-spout. Towards morning there came on a violent thunder-storm, and for some minutes the entire scene was fearfully illuminated82 by the dazzling fire of heaven; and every rock and cranny re-echoed from the succeeding crash of the hurtling thunder. Deep darkness again settled over the mountain. Suddenly the earth groaned83 and trembled to its very centre: the hill reeled and tottered84 like a drunken man; and a heavy rumbling85 noise, like the passage of artillery86 wheels, was followed by the shrill87 cry of mortal despair.
Dreadful indeed were the consequences of this shock. The earth, saturated88 with moisture, had slidden like an avalanche89 from the steep rugged90 slopes, and huge boulders91, tilted92 from their muddy beds, were thrown into the glens below. Houses and cottages were buried in the dark débris, or shattered to fragments by these monstrous masses bounding on their course with terrific rapidity. Large trees were torn from their roots, and daylight presented to the eyes of the affrighted inhabitants a strange scene of ruin.
Perched upon the apex93 of the conical peak, the palace had, on the preceding evening, frowned over the capital in all the security of its numerous encircling palisades; but now, shorn of their bristling94 protection, those buildings that had not been overthrown95, stood naked and exposed. Twenty open breaches96, as though heavy batteries had been playing for a fortnight on the devoted97 hill, laid bare the approaches to the very porch of the banqueting-hall; and palings and palisades, forced from their deep foundations, lay broken and mingled98 together, strewed99 over the entire face of the eminence100. The roads along the scarp were completely obliterated101. Tall green shrubs102 reclined with their roots reversed among the wreck103; and not one vestige104 of the fragile tenements105 could be discovered in the bare earthy tracts106 which disfigured the mountain-side, and marked the disastrous107 course of the treacherous108 slip.
The more vigilant109 inmates had, with the loss of all their little property, found barely time to rush from their houses, and huddled110 together in shivering groups totally denuded111 of clothing, had passed the remnant of the night in all the pangs112 of cold and terror; whilst in the market-place lay extended the stark113 discoloured bodies of numerous victims that had been already extricated114 from the slimy ruins, and were placed in the Aráda for recognition by surviving relatives, if any there were. The shrieks115 of the mourners added to the distress116 of the scene. The hymn117 of entreaty118 rose high in the mist from every church throughout the town; and bands of priests, carrying the holy cross, marched in solemn procession through the miry streets, beating their breasts and calling aloud upon Saint Michael the Archangel, and upon Mary the mother of the Messiah, to intercede119 for them in this the day of their affliction.
Sweeping120 desolation had spread for miles along the great range: houses with their inmates and household gear had been scattered121 in fragments over the mountain-side; and the voice of wailing122 from the green hill top and from the sheltered nook, announced the many victims that were thus immaturely123 buried in the dark bosom124 of the earth. The destruction varied125 considerably126 according to situation and locality. Some villages were entirely127 smothered128 under the descending129 tons of heavy wet soil, and the inhabitants of others grieved only for their cattle, their crops, and their farm-steading; but the loss of life and property was altogether immense; and although the tremulous shock had been before frequently experienced, a similar to the present calamity130 had not befallen the country within the memory of man.
For many nights afterwards, as the thick mist still continued to enfold the mountain in its dark shroud131, and the sloppy132 rain plashed heavily over the denuded rocks, the air at the close of each dull evening was filled with the plaintive sounds of hymn and prayer. The deep voice of the priesthood pealed133 incessantly134 from the churches; and groups of bewildered females, collected in every corner of the streets, bowed themselves to the ground, whilst calling in strangely wild cadence135 upon the Virgin136, who is the Mediator137, and upon all the saints and guardian138 angels, to preserve the believers in Christ from impending139 ruin—for the wise men who deal in sorcery had proclaimed that the present throe was only the harbinger of the wrath140 of Heaven, which would one day sweep the high mountain of Anko with all her inhabitants utterly from the face of the earth.
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assassinated
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hyenas
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piety
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majesty
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abstruse
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exterminate
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vindication
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foe
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