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THE

TO

The

with

the

have

faithful

narrative

following

is

The

experience.

personal

consists

facts

of

of

real
names

been

READER.

made

only

the

liberty

of

substitution

and

farms.

have

taken

fictitious

These

obvious
reasons.

SARAH

"

my

that

persons

for

of

account

HECKFORD.

for

changes

LADY

THE

IN

TEADEK

TEANSVAAL.

CHAPTER

On

breezy

fine

of

number

then
had

She

owing

very

sparely

life

the

in

an

the
unknown

unable

that

the

her

joyful

ships,
steam-

Natal.

passengers

terrible

seaports

difficulty
but

earlj
thai

intelligence
the

and

known,

war,

Port

or

land

to

"bar,'^

made

was

D^Urban,

of

Zulu

the

Company^s

African

morning

had.

all

and

African

the

on

for

what

South
the

breakers
opera.

lay

Africa
low

were

board

on

come

populated

passengers

which

Union

the

1878,

excitement

consequence.

The

what

the

of

south-east

all

volunteers

prepared

days

for

volunteers

Port

the

roughness

in

of

one

some

coming

was

great

less

of

for

by

village

'^ ^

off

particular

tug

was

lying

the

to

this

the

of

been

presented
on

deck

the

crowded

and

passengers,

December,

in

early

morning,

London^

commonplace-looking
They

coast.

-lying,

were

for

them,

before

is;

but

to

the

lay

was

behind

like

they

or

knew
of

majority

the
it

side
sea-

more

shore

jungly-looking

beating
What

East

at

on

drop-scene

was

mystery

all those

to

South

who

Africa

was

^at least

"

who

of

been

think, had
done

be

with

presented
how

he

going

was

lyUrban,
tent

put

to

He

his

new

mind
He

and

crupper,

could

life before

him

knew

exactly
horse

at

saddle-bags,strap

his

ride

Kaffir for his

to

nothing

would

his

in

things

ping
strap-

inclined

am

he

man
gentle-

was

there

but

young

because

The

manage.

few

his horse's

on

to Africa

difficulties to

no

Dick/'

'^

home.

at

was

in

assembled

number

eighteen, who,

shipped
him

This

of

name

the

landing

doubt, felt this

no

about

of

youngster

first time

half of

one

did not.

the

by

went

Transvaal.

the

for

them^

least,who

at

one,

in the

then

were

Most

deck.

on

Trader

Lady

buy

Rustemberg

to

(his

destination)with

rapidly make

fortune, principallyby trading amongst

Kaffirs,to which

the

himself

provided
my

memory

"A

cup

of

his

in

piece of
metal

in the

with

serves

covered
that

so

cover,

until

it is

the

wire

describe, and

decidedly ingenious.

in

was

was

this

it had

other

he

him

Kaffir

without

was

two

hi, to

had

dogs,
bring

asking

any

one

the

on

had

with

he

of

store

of

doing

Kaffirs.

animal

had
at

difficulty
; it

from

brought

questions,and

carried

part of

the

had

English

board

be

can

confident

was

an

for which

come

Kaffir,and

encased

Dick

the

amongst

mongrel,
who

to the owner,
owner

had

and

complicated than

however, troubled

now,

cost
a

in them

consists

gauze

more

perfectorder,.and

roaring trade
Dick

is

(if

shop-windows

required to perform

contrivance

which

invention

apparatus

The

things

in

This

with

would

leaving England,

labelled

spirit-lamp.
these

he

of little machines,

stock

five minutes/'

sponge

pocket

he had, before

rightly)are

me

in

of tea

end

There

guide.

bull-terrier

England

paid
Cape

his

probably

the

sovereign

Town.

dog

"

"

on

would

The

board
have

A
taken
Dick
that

him

Trader

Lady

off without

bought

the

he must

pay

any

in the Transvaal.

being

dog, the captainand

the full fare

indignant refusal,threatened
Dick

in

was

an

asked

agony,

for

of him

3
but

when

chief officer declared

the

animal, and

on

his

saddle.

Poor

honestlybelievingthey meant

what

to

seize

his

being much troubled in his mind as to how

his new
a very
acquisition,
large and livelydog, was to be
of conveying the passengers
got into the tug. The method
from
the steamship to the tug was
certainlyenough to
alarm
the poor mongrel, and Dick
in thinking
was
justified
it likelythat he would
objectto it. A strongly-made
ing
basket, large enough to hold three or four persons crouchhauled
down, was being periodically
up to the side and
of the ship,filled with passengers,
to the deck
over
swung
and
then lowered
until, amidst much
laughter and
away,
down
let bump
on
shouting,its unlucky occupants were
the deck
of the little tug that was
bobbing about by the
side
of her
big sister,when
immediately and
they were
if they were
out
men.
unceremoniously tumbled
very
Women
and children
somewhat
were
more
gently treated.
It certainlystruck
be very easy to break
that it would
me
I was
one's legs in the operation,and when
my turn came
glad to find myself safelyon board the little vessel.
very
She was
a
funny-lookinglittle craft, made
expresslyfor
all cautioned
crossing the disagreeablebar, and we were
in well, or we
to sit fast and
wedge ourselves
might be
we
as
passed it. I expected a frightful
swept overboard
drenching at least,but nothing at all happened ; it was
they said, and

the

old

story of the

such, it formed
where,

"

and

fittingprelude

to

the

mouse,

life in South

and

as

Africa,

aggerated
everything is exbeauties, and advantages.
dangers,difficulties,

far

so

mountain

as

my

experience goes,
B

I believe
look

that D* Urban

unknown

to her.

accustomed

it

case

the

porters

luggage

in

that

on

of this

result
after

of

felt very

characteristics
trucks

made

to

looked

didn't

they
or

any

one's

D'Urban,

which

but

taking

occasion

to

*'

Jimmy

mention

its

and

boxes

it

no

the
with

Jimmy

me.

railway

Port

efforts

the owners'
have
able

been

to

vent

abusing them,

use

and
At

regard
dis-

unpleasant Kaffirs,

those

language.
"

been

have

was

to

that

pleasing

athletic

it would

; but

on

the

of

none

last I
and
And

us

got into

the

me

was

boy

of

nearly sixteen,whom

an

villageof

here,

again,let

spoke

as

I shall

introduce

him.

Jimmy

so

The

them.

dear

conscious
un-

being

line of empty

English,

between

runs

seemingly

of

one

feelingsto

Kaffir

strike

towards

acrobatic

understand

other

the

behold

to

grinning ;

on

companions piled all

sent

wrath, if only in words,

omnibus

have

to

the

is

individual

amusing

were

great relief

Zulu

which

The

rescue

when

our

race,

it.

right into

hearts,

for

the

of

and

joint property was,

Kaffirs,with that beautiful

of

consequences

in this

of

uncharitable

number

one

any

which

unadvisabilityin

any

were

managed

me,

tramway,

dispositionof

while

my

of

being

good,

very

(there being

day)

middle

to be

decidedly tried

it

rain, and

the

disposed of, I

be

to travel

customs

to submit

for himself

up

difficult

trying for

is,I think, rather

I found

of there

who

going

were

and

not

I had

temper.

who

languages

management

to

on

Kaffir

It

not.

was

came

one's

bad

party

the

to manage

for"unless

in

was

with

country of which

then

pretty town, but it did

speculate,thinking that it might be

lady alone,unless blessed with large means,

it

for

me,

travel

to

is

Transvaal.

to

country

in

to

pretty

arranged
for

in the

Trader

Lady

I had

known

from

the

time

party with

only

he

was

whom

member

it

of

school,and

permitted

was

certain

little

party,

or

omnibus

of

them

was

The

say

other

the

mind

with

with

hotel.

an

been

whole, D' Urban

departed by

We
a

and

did

not

was

the

of

Indian

an

Here

we

tight,and
every
went

available
at

garden.

me

none

in one's
that

was

small

to accommodate

doing

was

as

me

to leave

took

There

were

connects

one

since

ioihle d!Mie

there

but

sorry

post-oflSce

changed

it,and

train, which

of

some

us

of scenery

his best.

singularly

it.
to Pine

that

Town,

reminded

jungle.

got
had

in

strike

pretty little place,in the middle

me

much

owner

not

than

D'TJrban;

the

called upon

the

in

houses,

where

idea it gave

that

the

sale,a railway-station,

be

which

of

villageconsisted

small

or

room

allowed

older

hotel

The

piano

he

strength.

the best

for

suddenly

On

spot,

much

not

much.

The

people, and

delectable

men

separate

several
the

the

arrangements

had

farmhouse

to

cottage standing in

adjoining but

an

accorded

window

and

home

was

consisted, for it may

was

from

and

nice-looking building

hotel

Company's

me,

his size and

the

previous

roughing it,hence

youngster

very

the

was

any

deal with

straggling cottages

sitting-room

of

not

had

fresh
to

at

to the

belonged

the Union

was

down

us

things in

I say

then*

good

twice

set

rather

was.

in

of

with

and

about

does

line

He

to another

The

that

be

to

even

but

board

on

privilegesnot

Jimmy,
but

I went

travel, and

to

whom

with

at all accustomed

not

He

arranged

Southampton.

at

small.

very

had

acquaintance when
ship

in the Transvaal.

Trader

Lady

into

little

an

omnibus.

parcels of

spot.

rattlingrate.

various

road

The
I

We

was

suppose

were

sorts

rough,
it

was

packed
crammed
and

very

into

the horses

what

some

of

in the TransvaaL

Trader

Lady

the

people said^ "miserable;"

for

tlie scenery
and

farmhonse,
The

looked

town

lying in
a

the

think

it

it,only

very

pretty with

although

shall

wooded

have

must

ravines, "c., they

in Switzerland

part of

the

to

world, but they

here

ravine

and

have

of

that

In this part of

light it

throws

light.

There

into

shadow,

who

would

have
streak

or

Egyptian

If

with

the

sky

grey,

is

be

and

which

have

cloudy, he
red

enough
seldom

made

the

rosy-tippedfingers.

The

few

colours

need

only

and

artist
in

as

yellow
the

fanciful
And

the

it fades

tints, as

sees

one

and

bright yellow

surface.

but

is

the

"

"

not

yellow

sky

the

sunrise

by

artists.

to

common

simply

uneven

an

It is very

sky

Indian

it
this

it is caused

It is

delicatelyshaded

no

plays over

of

halo.

"

beauty, consisted,

rises, when

sun

or

in what

out

extent

phrase

all around

on

or

two.

rose-flecked
Aurora

of the

are

plenty

to be

the

portray it need

paint-box.

ought

use

world

the

make

sary
neces-

understands

one

to

bright yellow

gloriousgold

tried

to

It is

this

'^commonplace

here

seen

in

things

commonplace.
what

selves
them-

have

may

such

are

that

valleys

picture to

they

considerable

and

of rocks

what

once

there

atmosphere,

cloudless,in

when

was

readers,

my

not

understand

often

to

to

are

but

beauty, where

I think

want

to

means,

perfectly.
of

inhabitants

its

must

There

Italy.

or

come

wooded

warn

tell them

to

anything analogous

want

evening light on it,

hills ; but it is not really

large village.

proceed,

the

circle of

at
sunset.

at

Pieter-Maritzburg in realityis, or

so.

Before

and

Pieter-Maritzburg

into

of

dinner

for

stopped

got

middle

enjoyed it,

rather

pretty place, although I believe

very

saw

We

fine.

was

but

his
rule

for

beautiful

Greeks

then, where

gift
will

dweller

the

or

will

here

have

when

sky

is
it

is

equally
I

many

done
But

so,

persons

which

and
have

to

have

could

recalled

not

is

It

back

to

have

them

from

other

who

the
their

to

is attractive.

to

Europe,
days
three

characteristic
old

and

me,

been

or

is

jumble,

have

two

no

which

is

which

their

is

everything

To

return

here,

there

here

word.

finish

told

in

atmosphere

life

the

than

more

zon.
hori-

an

Ufe

which

in

Life

to

rose-

paper,

as

which

on,

people

longed

in

the

to

in

moral

in

the
on

omit

as

expressive

is much

indigo

bright.

think.

to

but

rest

of

ethereal

so

picture

to

into

brush

the

and

form;

to

Now,
a

eye

put

the

green;

trace

very

scenery.

fact, that

whether

even,

thus

come

doubt

is

vivid
or

never

it is ofben

the

there

believe,

time

will

The

deepening

to

enjoined

inclined

fency,

It is, I
some

for

am

learn

first

it

inelegant

an

use

be

he

monotonous.

hue

without

prominent.

wanting,
to

the

compare

point

of

but

moonlight

for

only

finest

that

many

very

blue^

we

although

much

is

cobalt

horizon,

the

countries,

central

"

is

scenery

variety

strenuously

so

to

Indian^

an

The

sunset?

equal

yellow

not

when

Even

can

the

much

the

which,

So

is

blue

very

are

be

of

colouring

Italian^

an

not

of

not

nears

pink
we

it

have

trees

of

Transvaal.

England.

colouring

grass

the

in

magnifioent

will

here

in

seen

the

blush

see

The

as

find

ethereal

ever

Trader

Lady

homes.

here

for

having

in
of

Africa.
those
charm

CHAPTER

I left

and

JiMKT

having

together with
the
we

up

in about

volunteers.

by

nothing
who
had
my

of

party

our

bought

dialect;so

One,

two.

own

My

pony

Basuto
was

miserable
which

pony,

very

good, except

seen

so

still,unless

lazy a

had

it very

horses,

her

he

do

death, I

to

not* in the

was

join

to

us

their

I cannot

say

They
much

bestrode, was
with

handsome

He

that

for

rough

good qualities.
he

have

would

certainlynever

would

he

men

others

many

know.

not

the

volunteer

as

they, and

in

invested

had

rode

for his laziness.

forcibly reminded

of

neither

found

raised)

how
I

by

foot,

on

for

left

thin, but

little horse.

men

English, and

Jimmy

larger,fat,and

hired

unavailable

he

hacks.

very

the

Dick

but

joined like them, managed,

also

been

party,

Pieter-Maritzburg, for

many

(then being

Kaffir

had

had

fortnight,although

Two

but

ugly

have

at

and

mare,

They spoke nothing

and

been

animals

young

of

"

high.

the

rest

ponyback,

on

the volunteers.

contingent

officers.

in front

on

rather

or

weedy-looking

native

which

afternoon,

fine

on

the

"

all the available,and

bought

heard,

week

fifteen hands

was

time

at that
were

gone

get serviceable

to

waggons

having

steeds

hard

two

horseback,

on

our

abont

the

manager,

II.

Pieter-Maritzburg

there

been

TransvaaL

in the

Trader

Lady

was

stand

stock-

wanted

to

walk;

and

minutes

of

of

this

both

Kaffir

tick

is

I had

and

brown, whitish,

in

hours
idea

an

line with

round

the

the

to

bulk

of

happen

you

of

chance

hungry

seeing
live

when

on

certainlyhave
and

Jimmy

I do

idea

that

distinct

going
that

waist, and

waggons

had

into

and

There

are

started

in
on

myself

but

up,

had

part
a

with

running

the

belly

agile;

and

have

if

good

with

you,
What

the

fall in with

to

of them

numbers

With

in

good
been

holster

as

on

many

left

when

vague
with

aflFord

a
me

strapped

case

there
to

and

likely to

hurry ; and

my

grey,

invisibility

country,

revolver

South

grass.

not

in

it

and

you

happen

what

back,
on

our

ingly
exceed-

one

person.

wild

was
a

things loaded

Jimmy

another

misunderstanding
to

the

ponyback.

Jimmy

my

all my

but

towards

don^t

on

had

grass,

small

they

started

round

have

his

in the

protection,I

some

I knew

very

the

to

ridding

almost

are

nimbly

their habitat

much

The

the

know,

was

one

They

not

in

body,

size, from

walk

one

pervading

living prey

some

in

vary

sittingon

be

being, as

of red

little

podgy

hazel-nut.

to

look

creatures

the

of

insects

These

grey.

hotel

the

on

streaks

symmetrical

edge

hundreds

stripedvarieties,besides

poisonous kind, yellow-green

white

were

that

creature.

bush-

'^

addition

useless

England;

wonderful

of the

the
insect

tick,^^or

"

There

employed

sheep

on

the

five

were

domestic

common

groom

are,

parasites.

was,

African

I had

and

of the

"tick"

the

in

animals

two

the Boers.

generally

stable, Jimmy

by

ponies, and

the
grooms

ponies

to the

would

he

canter,

These

me

Transvaal.

world, namely,

the

it is called

louse,^*as
on

of

to

walk.

introducing

part

in the

induced

when

fall into

means

Trader

Lady

my

saddle.

having
I

was

been
to

things belonging

behind, and

these

lo

were

crammed

saddles.

not

the

was

returned, and

again, while

unfair,I
had

I sat

of

our

near

to

articles,which

had

to

up

big

stone

one

waggons.

the

goods by

laden
in time

arrived

tie them

and

up

This

laughed.

for

being

our

what

was

arrangement

up

Presently we

with

miscellaneous

to be

packed

taken

is here

to

called

in the
of

our

with

Pretoria
a

on

weary,

observe, that the manager

oarrier,or

them

Jimmy's.

hand-cart

here

must

disconsolate

looked

loading

not

I beheld

gradually fallen

had

and

pony

was

'^HilloaJ I

hot and
party, sitting,

not

party had contracted

our

my

invention,

my

of

came

on

pick

to

confess, for

must

been

began

an

trous.
disas-

was

looking back,

which

articles

effect
I heard

parcels. Jimmy

JTimmy's various

he

when

! '' and

happening
with

the

but

one,

It

canter.

at

immediately

hill

proposed

oar

on

arrived

having
the

up

little in front

strewed

road

f i^m

halfway

village,Jimmy

what's

say, look
the

started,and

we

road

tied

saddle-bags, and

particularlyfast

on

of

Transvaal.

in the

our

However,

beyond

as

into

stretch

even

Trader

Lady

transport-

was
imperious about when
transport-rider
South
he would
African
''in and
a
out-spann,''to use
into and
phrase for putting the oxen
letting them out of
the yoke.
I confess
that, being at the time ignorant of
the conditions
T thought our
carrier
of transport-riding,

rider,and

the

unreasonable

this

on

experience has taught

of

in this

oxen

for in
man,
or

oxen,

The
on

the

and
me

that

travellingwith

else he

our

driver

will stick

who

stone^ guarding

the

was

on

was

one,

But

treatment

able,
altogetherreasoneven

ox-waggon,

was

fast

gentleman

young

an

occasions.

respect of his

in

he
particular,

one

and

other

many

must

an

consider

human
in-

his

the road.

sittinghot

hand-cart

while

and
his

weary
com-

panionsin

rode np^ and

it Tyas

drink

to

gone

1 1

somewlierei

very amiable person if he did not feel

of Jimmy and myself as vre
to hatred

been

something akin
to look

had

misfortane

have

must

in the Transvaal.

Trader

Lady

after

few

rode

words

cheerfnl; and this

He

on.

creditable

was

to

did his best

him, although

ful
expectedto look cheerabreast to a heavy hand-cart,
at being harnessed two
?
and having to drag it uphillfor miles in a broiling
sun
Some
time after
end.
Everything,however, has an
were
Jimmy and I reached the placewhere the waggons
outspanned,the cart was
brought in, the articles in it
I
placedin the wapfgons, and the cart itself sent back
the oxen
When
to Pieter-Maritzburg.
were
forgethow
felt that we
we
inspanned and we started once
more,
were
eti route ; and
fairly
being so, let me describe the
could be

for who
failure,

"

"

which

waggons,
reached

to

were

The

Pretoria.

something of the
hay-waggons, with

one

serve

us

was

maike

same

an

open

as

our

or
tarpaulin,

until

houses

as

we

buck- waggon,

large English
is here

what

called

thrown
it to protect the goods.
over
buck-sail,'^
There
I think, eighteen oxen
in this waggon,
were,
''a

which

driven

was

with

waggon

the

support

there

was

laths,so

top.

as

or

packed

in

may

i^L

be

of

red whiskers

was

waggon

tent, formed
ends

also

port-rider,
trans-

and

tache.
mous-

buck-waggonj

of

stretched

canvas

completecoveringat

furnished

were

with

the

canvas

on

for
it

bent

sides and

flaps,to

pleasure. With

very few articles

half-tent, its occupant,if there be but one,

opened
a

with

man,

the Africander

railingsprojectiDgfrom the sides

goods; but on the back half of

to form

The

shut

be

small
other

The
or

principally
by

comfortable

at

enough ;

but

when, in addition

to

12

cases^

the entire

men^

most

altered.

are

had

weapons
did

they

not

during

Of

course

to

be

get

result of twelve
'^

articles

them

of the

to

than

and
in

make

tent, and

it,the conditions

so

save

the

these

up to the

outstart

sides

contributed

goods

my

on

general

the

from

of

one

Later

up.

tie them

property

various

time

every
mixed

and

The

this.

was

well

my

The

buck.

one

movement

became

bijrds

of

brace

(myself)having

woman

bags

three

even

half- tent

and

at

these

rifle,and

it.

to

Our

evening outspann

which

thick, damp

enveloped

soon

meal

evening
driver, no
to

what

to

as

In

they

us

will do

in

rule, is puzzled

Presently,through
had

who

joined

the

I don^t

other

wad

at Rorke's

know

Drift.

volunteers

pitched by

them.

the
I

then

they
of

had

as

to

were

the

had

men

Englishman,

drizzlingmist.

two

came

of

our

to

bid

off,as it was

lay ill of
meantime

to

come

an

the

rode

became
he

as

In

in

even

the

fire themselves.

the

mist, up rode

what

massacred

it

of

transport-

his control

make

do

companions God-speed, and

late.

been

pouring rain, but

to

the

the

little,and

very

It

sweep.

cooking

had

under

and

to

with

agreeing

natives

gave

hill-top,along

the

understanding
the

bleak

rendered

and

difficult.

assistance

native

beginning

was

bring water, fuel,"c.,

This

on

was

mist

us,

definite

render, hence

was

into

or

not

one

canvas

confusion, but

two

rotatory

wanted,

travellingsthink

had

man

trek, and

underwent

able

each

more

^'

to

kept exceptionallyhandy, although

men

handy

was

was

us

whole

our

things

is tumbled

of twelve

company

unaccustomed

keep handy,

to

TransvaaL

the

in

paraphernaliawhich
them

of

necessary

Trader

Lady

one

of

tent, but

their

already
; the

them

fever in the
the tent

party

hospital

for the

I think

men

only

14

in the

Trader

Lady

CHAPTER

I
in

with

or

give

not

SHALL

an

could

the

to

except

walked
after
of
the

in

in

weather

wash,

too

say

the

much
one

time

pitch

cumbered

for

is

who

ablutions

in;

lame,

and

the

Sometimes

we

and

then

came

to

to

eagerly

to

am,

not

my
The

want

get

these

being

person,

were

able

to
was

to

not

to

perform satisfactory

of

trees

not

to

made

be

the

promptu
im-

an

thought

little shanty called

seized

good

waggon-tent

active

an

thing

the

but

often; and

absence

dressing-room

able

tent.

we

rough, although

very

be

to

even

as

and

too, it is unpleasant when

linen

my

the

generally

men

improved

owing

me,

of

The

was

food

not

to

men

It

one's

change

for
impossibilities

induce

over

evening, during which

Then,

hot

is very

to

or

travelled

we

of

want

day^

the

evening

trying.

was

he

even

the

I rode.

and

Jimmy
first

milk

the

middle

the

particularlycomfortable.

our

and

undulating country^ starting early in

travellingagain
not

ing
lead-

objects of interest,

any

by sayings that

mornings outspanning

were

country whose

speculative farmer^

it up

sum

of

miles

many

of

jonrnej

disagreeablyimpressed 'by the

be

I will

water.

of

eye

but

not

through

absence

utter

an

ni.

lengthened descriptionof

ox-waggon,

is

feature

Transvaal.

an

opportunity

of.

hotel,
for

A
wash

; but

in the

Trader

Lady
these

accommodations

Transvaal.

were

far

few, and

very

between.
One

which

duty

consider

cleamng
horse

in my

down

hands

hand

new

had

I used

dirty and

very

allow

of

hour

that

mid-day outspann

in

it is

be

pleasanter to

waggon

there

is

for

available

heat

said

of

It

shade,

absolutely

the

before,

times

At

than

if

day

is

conductor

our

in

such

were

is

carried

as

at

on

for

this

the

the

under
it

case

the

to

well ;

respect

not

was

tired

oxen

work

objectionable;

that

true

to

best, however,

in this

but

are

sun

stationaryduring

necessary

they

another

hardship, although

country

moving

rub

to

broiling

being fullyoccupied by

me,

It is, however,

treeless

little

this

low.

was

broiled.

being

under

one

operations being

sun

and

amusement,

outspanning

our

the

when

of

hot

grooming

my

process

for

I disliked

that

say

wish

to

some

horse

thing

one

and

brush

the

it is

and

amateur

en

was

grooming

at

I cannot

the

was

well-groomed

to clean

to

horse.

it ; this

mind

not

I daresay,

would,

many

me,

I did

hardship, but

my

on

then, having previously only

comb

but

devolved

men.

in

rest

and,

was

as

good

manager.

first

The

place

round

and

long

and

Africa), with
with

tremendous

glad

was

approached by

length

steep

of

th^

ascent

to

drag

hill.

It

deep gulliesat
a

even

hill is
that

such

tiny iron

thing

is

the

sprinkling of

road

is almost

one

oxen

impression on

an

then

impossible for

almost

and

is

hill-side,and

abruptness

so

It

Kar-Kloof.

was

made

that

mind

that

winds

startled

in front.

loaded

by
It

the

seems

waggon

up

picturesque place (for

side

of the

On

trees.

house

existed

my

"

an

for

rugged road,
the

top of this

inn, and

hardly

were

very
we

the

at

was

and

for the

in

horses.

The

old

she

could.

which

of

one

and

did

so

the

former

the

but

it; I

cross

of

as

branch

of

whole

and

rocks

gullies

looked

to

pretty by

and

there

then
I

Mountain.

Dragon

attempting

whilst

waggons

had

dreadful

and

mountain,

it with

approached

certain

via

going
I

to

now

Heilbronn

of the

geography

but

was

of the

sufficient to
me,

the

taking

by looking at

see

across

Natal

the

mountain

learned

render

not

was

this

Heilbronn

My
up

route

two,

the Free

go

by
to

knowledge
to

announcement
en

map.

into

to

were

Heidelberg.

very

to go

were

we

the

on

into

We

that

country

it

divides

from

Newcastle.

and

but

single mountain,

coming

leading
other

is not
can

one

road

former, and

to

the

place that

terrible

therefore

any

its foot the

it

disappearance

respect.

long chain,

Pretoria

continen
in-

disappeared,

buck

by daylight ;

or

happened

Drachensberg

the

and

buck,

latter for the

of the

well

so

this

of

to

State,

and

mist, through

; the

whenever

lost his way.

Drachensberg,
of what

the

had

not

accounts

The

good,

saw

The

persecutor

Estcourt,

was

much

amount

he

as

there

heard

he

undesirable

sharp

thick

losing his footing amongst

moonlight,
was

in

although

me;
as

very

quisitiv
in-

and

spent in forlornlywandering in continual

he

completely
Then

them

on

thought

for

to

companions

my

ended

men

being

of

dread

kind

very

down

its would-be

night, which

one

was

most

forth, rifle in hand.

set

At

garrulous

storm

the

of

purpose

landlady,a

came

The

the

able to get shelter

apparently regarded

she

served

as.

over

I was
great relief,

person,

characters, and

as

my

broke

storm

what

stable,or

it,to

terrific

most

even

in the Transvaal.

Trader

when

top

There
one,

Lady

to

the mark,
ling
start-

Heidelberg

bringingme
however,

and

that

Heilbronn,

to

he
reality,
a

he

by

Heilbronn

as

to

the

contract

had

of the mountain

startingwas

in

My horse^s
ind Jimmy's
I would
''If

that

friend had
"

"

"Because

quoth
What

as

"

see

been

some

ascent

lUresque,

travel,

to

at the foot

of

our

by

back, I said

the

on

saddle,

the

conductor, ''your

young

you.''
be

may

waggon

the

not

for

destined

upset,"

oxen,

it

its

the

Dragon

the

lack

speedily
"

just

of the

one

men,

speedilyhung.

lightcarriagecalled

for my

Mountain
of

as

dying agonies,

was

after the waggons

time

presence

conveyance

by

supper

to which

four

in

sheep

provided

now

Jimmy's

inquire,but,

to

my

our

waggon,

although

from

pause

from

by

of

derive

to

was

killed

spider," drawn
The

the

wretched

innkeeper

I started

vious
pre-

preamble

touched

touched

also

likely the

I did

case

alongside of
The

no

conductor.

to

having

The

been

having

could, descended

in time

inn

he

reason,

inquired.

benefit

in such

hospitablelittle

pay

"

with

very

the

was

; in

waggon.

go

which

he

by

to go

to

having

we,

road,

so," said

be

the

was

was

oxen

wanted

he

had

fresh

wife, who

afternoon.

being

pony

best
?

Why

withers

in the

go

the

follows

as

road

left the

We

obey.

to

he

; and

that

the

lose more,
for

way

reason
on

whatever

go

the

oxen

was,

his

up

But

Heidelberg.

must

home

pick

to

of his

should

his

where

went

visit to

said

likelyhe

it

and

to go,

of my

out

believe

lost many

having

thinking

miles

had

he

conclusive.

be

to

was,

said

conductor

the

in the Transvaal.

sixtyor seventy

some

considered
gave

Trader

Lady

trees

benefit,in
had
is

done

which

so.

certainlypic-

is very

much
0

felt,

8
the

bat
which
to

all

of

effect
on

came

oar

the

look-out

The

tied

horses

the

hand

and

ground,
pared

to

that it

was

; for

on

Towards
of

on

party

our

outside

the

who

had

tent

but

told

which

clank

collision with
"

his

relative

very

sullenly.

blankets, but

his

where,

had

been

night is,

woke

I found

the

slipping in

the
all

only oneself, but

from

sleep on

head

member

the

buck-sail,

waggon,

and

then

have

must

in

come

of mine.

under

the waggon,

sleeping

their
up,

and

party,

; and

in

mud.

the

backs, which
to

poor
the

find

the

dawn

ponies warm
mud, which

of
This

between

amused

so

some

they began making comparisons

of

at

out

blanket

longer,'*he groaned

any

pre-

articles/prominent

sounds

to

the

tin box

to

completely

that

this

coldness

that

dismal

under

certain

descend

them, and

of

the

tendency.

attempted

me

stand

companions

woke
the

can't
him

heard

I heard

morning

that

my

on

then

only

the rifles of the

downward

them

slipping

mattress, but

me,

from

and

to avoid

steep incline, not

had

with

feed

of

cumstances
cir-

the

them

them"

assortment

were

lying on

was

one

impossibleto

no

was

under

fed

it^and

for

muddy.

very

waggon

remembrance

mixed

which

stood

waggon

there

as

the

the

presently up

expected

nose-bag

no

and

pleasant
mud

the

ponies^ all

perpetual struggle

amongst
.

it

sleep. My

to

thrown

two

or

made

I had

go

back

the

mud

for the

"

of

the back

to

nice

in

came

lot of others

me

into

got Jimmy

was

mud

be

mist

thick

Presently we

It

two

might

by

amongst

the

the

what

in

tent

leading
was

supper

mud

in the

spider deposited

their

Jimmy

came

in*

predicament.

The

Transvaal.

greatly marred

eveoiiig drew

same

in the

was

stuck

pitched

men

it

as

waggons^

in

Trader

Lady

me

breaking
under

was

by

their
this

A
time

with

he

me

him
to

I woke
difElcuIty

had

the

an

miles
to

We

were

adverse

of

"

little

hostelryI

inventive

very

stories,

artless

getting

too

manner

to

two

with

delightfulnaivete,
Transvaalists,as they

of

of

party, did

not

with

told

who

would
a

always

the

somewhat

that

of

friend

not

me

all

a
me

gravely.
derment
won-

my

appeal
friend

in

of his

remembered.

Transvaal, but

cautioned
were

get

for two

listened

him

to

memory

in

our

during
talk,
political

Stater

which

the

River

mind,

strong, he

dwellers

were

ahead

conversation

turn

to

the

there, and

was

waggon,

much

had

something suggested
was

old Free-

I also

bottle.

about

was

State, and

Free

heard

an

on

mountains.

the

Orange

the

to

push

to

I heard

Willow

the

on

English, from

to the

Whenever

weather

in

trying

the

of

rest

eat.

suggested

did, passing

refuge by

fearful

wonderful

These

^and

night

we

to

solemnly assured

fall,a little way

the

with

now

gentleman of

who

its

to the

addicted

most

pieces in

at the

stay

some

This

harbour

days, having

my

distant.

which,

waggons,
our

who

"

River, which

the Willow

on

all broken

to

all

wink

slept a

not

Jimmy

something

advisabilityof saddling^and

inn

twelve

got them

their pasterns, and

over

Then

in tlie Transvaal.

Trader

Lady

both,

trust

to

fearfully acute

any

and

untrustworthy.
On

the

morning

after the

Willow

River, Jimmy

others,

with

found

them

minutes

with

Harrismith
town.
towns

was

then.

the

and

arrival

I started

having

waggons

having breakfast,

of

party at the
for Harrismith, the

gone

and

our

on

We

before.

stopped

for

few

them.

looked

like

fresh

from

Now,

after

dismal

European
a

little
c

more

little attempt

and

Indian

than

two

at

cities and

years

in

20

the

Transvaal^ I have

become

Harrismith^ whenever
at

one.

to which

we

attempt

in the

Trader

Lady

sufficiently
savage

I may

next

There

one

the

sitting-room,dining-room, and

the

sitting-room,were

bedroom
the

the

was

others

with

horses

just

"

between

horse.

And

been

party

our

in the

there
and

horse
to

his

tender

the

I had

but

came

with

to

it

up

own.

it

that

was

one^s

stable

to

own

have

must

withers

acceding

delight
be

of, I think, Thursday,

idea

the

men

proposal

first,

"

the

saddle;

evidently looking

of

getting

rid

of

disappoint

to start
to

was

horse

my

of the

by

to

were

of my

charge

any

the

to

were

ungenerous

and

or

touched

were

to

in

I should

that

to trust

Jimmy

companions

my

loath

and

Heilbronn,

proposed

was

either

of

arranged that they

was

trek

rather

was

for

I felt it would
it

sion
divi-

any

clean

to

as

post-cart, leaving Jimmy

horses

forward

So

without

Augean

were

reasons

secondly, that
and

so

The

we

mercies

two

the

that

dirt!

the

Harrismith

when

them

crammed

large,and

manger,

what

know

trifle to it I

From

go

between

I don't

the

that

see

closely packed

so

at least

adjoining

could

and
was

the

to

and

them,

difficult to get

stable

tied

good.

place ;

"

bedroom

my

bedroom,

The

were.

the

fairlycomfortable

was

very

show

in

inns

two

are

think

to

it, quite a respectable

see

the

went

Transvaal.

start

the

on

them.

morning

Friday

on

me,

in the

post-cart.
Just

might

as

be

as

they

were

well

not

solitarydrive

enough

for

with

my

pony

in

to

carry

the Kaffir

roadside

possessionson

starting,I bethought

the

money

me

post-boy, and
I

expenses,
waggon

with

sent

the

me

that

during

the

mj

keeping only
rest

of

and, bidding Jimmy

farewell,I prepared to employ

it

remainder

my
and
of

2 2

cantered
then

dismounted

and

his little steed

he

had

in his

it

was^

with

However^

he

making

presently

for

from

Harrismith,

Heilbronn,

and

Earrismith,
He

then

the

the

State

can

profound
unlawful

in

thing
The

up.

for the

and

few

to

"

and

so

and

on

drew
the

Free

State

to

It

of

horseback

attention

hulking Kaffir

pony.

fire

of

twenty

waggon-road
go

with

to

find

to

him

to
out.

me

blanket, and

tied

need

not

arrival
us

to

by

another

driver

assegais.

so

the

of

the

was

do ?

start

had

; and

amount

four

was

be

must

my

o'clock,

at ten

post-cart

money

pony

loud

alongside
of

the

that

of

it is

that

hotel bill would

Heilbronn

very

to

in

Free

completelyknocked

pony

my

of

the

condition

there, and

was

place

in

informed

could

evident

the

was

he

distance^ and

Jimmy

war,

was

by sellingthe

take

the

Kaffirs to carry

for

what
a

was

it

was

what

was,

heralded

was

tired j the

price

awaited

the

that

was

I raised

supposed
advent

and

shillingsover

the

of

seat

post-cart,which

sovereigns !
and

the

question

ticket

leading

some

that

so

evident, Jimmy

was

Jimmy

pony.

and

where

assegai story is,that

the

from

the

idea

was

to

biscuits

started.

about

peace,

and

the

bound, and

supper

waggon

far

him

waggon,

himself

from

off the

far

was

some

the

say

was

One

him

behind

stir when

he

in

he

him

advised

whither

gave

pony

All

who

but

He

other

no

proceed

told

who

and

about

light

saw

it to

it,found

had

he

as

walking

use

friendly waggoner,
miles

; but

much

feeding

pony^

gingerbread

some

pocket

not

was

the

led

him.

night stopped

till

gallopedalong

or

Transvaal.

in the

Trader

Lady

raised,

then

Jimmy

post-cart,which
in

it,who

individual

of the vehicle.

gentleman

in excited
to

It"

days.

two

talking.

was

the

tones

state

of

Lady

Trader

thiuk

of

I can't

It

dranken

he

brute/'

in the

allowing

Transvaal.

lady

exclaimed.

We

"

to

23
with

go

the

get another

muai

driver/'

Whereupon

I'll give you

"

You

lascaL

that

and

The

time

bear
a

was

all.

''Now
''and

here

I can't

"

Oh,

was

ago

this

know

you

"

; the

said
not

was

the

and

when

times
some-

There

way.

fell" that

whip

the

excited

find

to

excited

the

the case;

man;

know

must

he

had

system

drove

it; jump

!"

up

the

!"

up

been

once

of

once

pieces

cart

and

that he

into

up

very

which

dog-cart,but
and

of leather
attached

been

certainly been

united

and

jumped,

together, which

I suppose,

the

proved

gentleman,

"jump

You

it out.

good,
How

they

could

and

four

the

they

did

little Hottentot
some

the

now

efforts of the

drive)

was

it to

but

cord,

of harness

set

pair of vicious,jibbing rips.

will

at

road."

which

twisted

had

once

were

hardly

Hottentot,

that,"

scramble,

horses, had,

soon

the

whip.

drive."

diminutive

into

ingeniously
horses

time

bead,

jumped.

to

ruin

now

in that

hurt

each

must

knew

vehicle

proceeded

does

could

Kaffirs

but

much,

and

"

the

across

away," quoth

you'll have

Hottentot

The

that

mind

I don't

time

some

^and that

"

the Kaffir

prison,you

drive," said the Hottentot.

probably
Then

felt

him

never

"And

the

take

that

muscle.

mouth

here, you

you

"

"

of the

you

You

stirred

beating

to

you

heavy stinging ox-hide

his

he

that

take

he struck

barely

twitch

was

who

there, and

breast, with
think

send

jollyhiding,and

stand

fellow

oflPhis horse.

jumped

^and that/' and

"

arms,

the

he

jib !
(who

or

five

other

had

men

with

the

hold
to

the

could

talk

adieu

of

get

had

alas I there

his

was

"

It

is

hard

very

don't

remember

other

day,

of

him,

few

"

the
very

as

therefore

with

ribs

my

well.''

the

was

mended

Then

change

the

little

us

out

seemed

of

his

to

unbroken

almost

colts

one

to

was

the

to

and

worse

pushing
road

was

little

every

looking

to

ward
for-

the

us

breaking, and
and

pieces

of

little driver.

horses.

put in.

were

spruit,

only brought

leather

pocket by
us

was

it

took

harness

bring

like

mouth

The

to.

but

strips of

know

not, but

or

repeated at

change,

the

don't

when

got along rapidly. I

with

twine, produced

resorted

be

"

sation.
discouraged conver-

brought

to

me.

broken

ribs

at

to

said.

he

broken

I therefore
after

the

brook

his heart

were

unpleasant

this had

horses.

worse

pair of

and

to be

anxiety to

even

was

again;

with

this,"

foamed

minutes

and

uneven,
we

like

me

was

jibbing horses, had

hitch,

Each

to

was

away

ravine

opened

hardly

man

fond

there

operationsof coaxing, whipping,

the

where

small

that of the

little

the

are

horse, which

champing
leeward

they

eflTect was

spoke

he

as

road

man

us

pressing
the

and

the

whether

wheels, and

in the meanwhile

Uottentot

small

steadily refused

horses

the

Will

"

bye
good-

taking

from

at

pace

say

The

return

spruit,or

; I must

plunge, they got

running through it,before

The

away

said,

driver

my

blanket/'

my

push

to

reasonable

house

Hottentot, the

before, with

great to-do

to

my

English. Upon

Jimmy

but

That's

reins ?

Mrs.

move.

down

villagewhen

wife, and

my

rash

they did

the

of

Transvaal.

how

to move^

just sobering

were

the outskirts
you

got them

little cart

They

in the

Trader

Lady

24

At
It

last

was

terrible

battle

to

get them

to

start

at

all, and

then

they

A
went

at

furious

the

plunged
but

fortunately I

its lash
''

TV

did

letter/' said

don't

know

where

house

Hottentot

the

said

me/'

I, with

letters

about

with

hunting-crop

and

me,

at

ought

"

place;

one

leave

to

but

road."

the

Dear

exhausted

were

service.

'near the

be

some

''

little

excellent

must

had

resources

hopelessly in

it

nearly off,breaking

Hottentot's

The

first hitch^ and

rate^ but stopped at the

harness

place.

one

in the Transvaal.

Trader

Lady

still

European

my

ness
conscientious-

''What

unimpaired.

can

you

do?"

Oh,

"

isn't my

shall

fault.

I told

get

to the

the

driver.

We

''

of

Free

The

The

specimen,

bed.

There

was

neatly folded
of the

water

I cannot
there

expanse

is

State

Free

over

down

stuck

unfit

rfgricul*

for

horses.

pasturing cattle,sheep, and

were

and

hospitable,and

very

it,in my

rather

was

man

young

nice basin

Euglish

an

hovel,

being

cleanly served, and,

supper,

from

particularlydesolate-

are

people"

"

house."

next

stopped,however,

we

I can't

''

of grass.

to

over

the

his wife

woman,

the

It

night," said

for the

different

farmhouses

where

and

at the

chilly.

rule, a wretched

waste

to

given

cottage

good

State

looking, owing
ture, and

stop

"

man.

road."

the

and

get dusk

is very

merely, as

middle

in the

must

farmhouse

It is

one.

know

right place for outspanning

Dutch

to

little

the

I didn't

him

Presently it began

said

on,"

just go

and

room

to

me

but

clean

they never

us

gave

good

pretty

least,a

at

jug, with
;

clean
towel

thought

!
the country

describe

nothing
of grass,

in

it to

with

we

describe

travelled
;

it is

spruits running

through,

simply

through

for

wide
it at

26

Lady

intervals

of

trickle

herds

with

spruits

"

only

Trader

of

quantities
in

water

cattle

of

Transvaal.

the

in

and

them.

stones,
flocks

The

horses,

striking

are

but
of

sometimes
and

sheep,

the

of

features

scene.

this

Through
took

our

gave

either
milked"

us

once

way

would

hosts

of

of

cup

sugar

and

or

we

black

on

I
"

were

off

more.

called,

cows

were

we

Our

thanks.

started,

we

the

be

morning.
only

before

suppose
once

could

Saturday

payment,

no

coflfee

milk

it

scenery

more

accept

if

scenery,

They
without

not

yet

Trader

Lady

in the TransvaaL

CHAPTEE

After

long

a
room

one

Here

woman

farther

on

asking

for

charioteer

reins

bottle

but

had

the

"

silver.

no

to

delivered

to

over

after

make

the

off, I doing my

best

little Hottentot

(who

active

to

back

seat.

The

is to

Jimmy,
ribs of

broken

his sorrow,
when

in

to

horn.

thing supposed

who

our

and

had

driver

horses

in,

then

to

A
be

Hottentot
a

musical

at

that time

occasioned

ribs

the

was

an

hand

him, much
laid

driver

of

down
a

row

instrument,

and

our

cause

his

to

to

that,

post-cart

any

true

bolted

allow

delights in

appreciatingthe

two

flyingleaps up

greatly deplored his inabilityto perform

I^ not

laugh

these

extending

to take

our

wheels,
a

to

broken

his

dwelling, the

any

the

at last

as

so

time
mean-

and

many

us

I had

in the

frantic rush

transgress the regulation

approaching
blow

them

it to

because

push

and

little

Jimmy

to
;

the

spiteof
in,

me

the

when

hold

to

fellow) to jump

backwards
the

cart

out

and

gave

horses

worse,

having frequentlyto get

being

who

whose

crowded.

milk,

man

The

bad

from

of

getting any,

not

had, although frightened,at

would

so

ns

house, into

small

dirtyfamily were

bread

payment,
he

to

very

some

becoming

were

the

got

and

only gold

and
gave

we

IV.

got

we

large

the

drive

on

Jehu

duty,
of his

that

grief.

28

oflTered to endeavour
horn.

My
of

out

cheeks

nothing
do

not

be

is

new

driver

wtich

bare, dried

coming

on,

middle

the

looked

often

and

hands

It

"You

us

small

was

my

on

which

road

ceased

wonder

to

undecided

evening
stunted

of

with

into the

house,

number

of
All

it,

heralded

dogs

this

little Hottentot

The

hands

in

near

was

gaunt

mist

down

trees

advent

over

with

stuck

cabin

to

as

whatever

none

Our

baby.

it

starting,forgotten

raw

boys.

plenty.

stamped

at

number

and

woman

but

operations.
where

we

girls,big
hands

the

one;"

every

instantlycommenced

led

men

Boers,

long

three

shake

and

terminating with

was

and

must

of

^I

"

dirt to

and

midst

seemed

extreme.

men

seven

he

seen

ever

dwelling by

said

he

from

chorus

but

house, which

poverty

the

I had

veldt, with

descended

with

of

it remains

when

in the

oldest of the

The

had

long low-ropfed

the

of the

out

whispered

squalid I

this

as

grass.

cheerless

brought

at

take, I could discern

and

barking

arrived

and

indeed

great puffing

squalor in "he

having,

he should

the

me

me

road,'^for

'^

most

approached

invisible to

the

by

to

with

crowned

peculiar snorting noise,

bufc

old brass

the

achieved

sight amongst

We

our

not

combination

the

then

memory.

at

the

as

common

one

was

and

London,

in

This
a

me

mean

seen

however,

By nightfallwe

more.

impressed

from

We

Jimmy's.

were

our

were,

TransvaaL

sounds

extract

to

endeavours

nor

success,

in the

Trader

Lady

and

shook

little,

were

very

dirty.
I leaned

people, and
near

sat

the

half-door

trees, wishing very

three
these

against

the

me,

much

turning, saw

whilst

ranged

family,regarding

and

us

that

Jimmy
round

looked
I

out

could

at

speak

the
to

lately
sittingdisconso-

the

room

gravely.

It

on

was

benches,

absolutely

30

to the

passed
hands

and

passed

in

of about

placed
nice,

the

on

placed

was

mother

in

said

Boer

into

and

reservingone

this, I

and
with
it.

three

And

grazing
grace

the mother
dark

sheep

on

bench

signed

to

number

nothing

on

by

including rags

all

when

the

side

to

follow
was

bowls

else.

bare

of

apparel,Were

me,

and

Seeing

his.
minute

or

so

pushed

his

him

German,

in

it back

own

again

remained

done,

and

on

full-

shortly

spread

were

the

of

of little delft
the

to

wethers, and

was

goat-skins

me

father

supper,

that

meat

the

his farm

and

On

my

drew

of fat

hundreds

little closet, in which

a

he

the

ate

said

was

he

smiled, thanked

had

man

various

floor,and

then

is

bread

one

finished

had

fork,

relief,and

of

oxen

enjoyed

head, whereupon

this

I think

thoughtfully for

and

me.

Jimmy,

to

one

the

girlbrought

This

mutton.

host

me

eye

my

look

boiled

my

eldest

It

scene.

then

hard

the

"

the

whilst

"

the

and

Dutch,

biscuits

and

of

before

to

over

shook

after

I had

only.

spoons

illumined

in

grace

for himself.

him

saw

here

uplifted knife

flanked

bed,

long

had

candle

pieces,giving

meat

my

plate

full of

father, and

the

the rest

tallow

piece

cut

with

was

them

on

dish

lad

cloth

bowls

and

milk,

boy,
A

wash.

not

Jimmy,

spoons,

biscuit

small

very

it.

near

all to milk

helped

ended

the youngest

full of

basin

and

now,

father

called

to

it

him

from

hard, crisp bread, peculiarto this country and very

dark

The

cloth^ and

plates with

and

his face and

on

the

girlsdid

table,

knives, forks, and

was

down

The

it,a big

on

of

sort

with

regular order
I

the water

threw

them

wiped

laid

now

father^ who

eleven

in the Transvaal.

Trader

Lady

room

on

and

the

then

her, and

led

big

dirty-looking

on

very
a

rafters

hung.

into

me

shelf,and
various

Here

she

lutely
abso-

articles,
left me,

A
without
the

top

Lady

candle, the

in

candle
of the

the

1 went

wall, with

the

barricaded, in

left me,

some

noise, on

the

sitting-room,and
I

such

to

whole
such

family

of

the

Jimmy.

He

slept with

None

the

party

of

they

to

go

think

bed,

it the

that

height
who

Boer

Africander,
the wife
*^

of the

him;

it is

when

he

My

bed

We

scenery

of

letters

of the

have

not

place where
would
the seat

travel
dreadful

from

so

indeed, they
so

"

of

waggon

when

do

never

do

bench.

the

on

an

much

so

English

mine, afterwards

said

to

in William's
of

him

his

take

to

again

waggon

with
off

trousers

to bed.^'

the domicile

coffee

The

improprietyto
of

the

"

was

early.

listened

time

of illness ;

in the

in

out

morning

sons

Boers

case

from

latter,

so

had

of

travelled

never

goes

in

even

acquaintance

an

shall

not

being

it

felt convinced

next

the

undressed.

but

sitting-room; and,

in the

of

one

air ;

people lying

long

I learnt

as

open

went

of

that

was

judging

candle

for

small

heard

sounds

snoring

case,

light and

the

heard

sleeping

were

indeed

; then

for

manner

dressed, and

chorus

was

outside

down

lay

secure

very

it ; this

ere

the

over

rather

or

from

being

to

shatter

woman

the

window^

it I trusted

to

the

down.

was

31

showed

sitting-room,which

in, and

hardly had

I received

only light

There

door.

opening in
when

the

Transvaal.

in the

Trader

and

horses
the

usual

request
he and

me

in

of

the

the

the

had

to be

to

stand

changed,
up,

occupied, would

delivery of

the

this reminds

operation.

On

the

out

that

me

arriving

at

little Hottentot

and, opening the

take

started

description, the

usual

and

insects.

basin, and

description,and

description;

described
horses

wash

were

usual

of innumerable

top of

lot of rags

32
and

be

to

parcels,and

badly written,
letters

went

driver
did

this occasion

occurred

to

from

heard
driver

lived in

whilst

their

drove
I

wretched

that

one

would

and

it

of

the

meant

had

fi'om

had

the

he

certainlyhave

jibbed

and

plunged

on

the

fact

that

the

with

whom

usual
my

summarily,

so

of

the

in his

was

post-eart,

the

the

or

river

on

behind
concern

the

on

he

vious
pre-

steep

very

informed

this

rid

seaii,
always

river with

vehicle, as
in

be

to

intermission.

day,

Hottentot

weight

upset

side

this

fording the

would

nation
desti-

their

that

dealt

small

small

any

sometimes

the

without

concurred

been

wrongly

State, judging from

Heilbronn

on

of

somehow,

grazed, glad enough

to

out

out.

intoxication,frequently lying

was

came

get

upset.

getting out
if there

Free

who, when

we

that

better
be

to

gallop,flogging them

had

get

horses

forget whether

banks,

letters

ground by

tormentor,

at

how

Harrismith
state

the

on

the

has

post-cart,and

in

constant

hours

for

It

post-cart,namely, the Kaffir

friend
a

other.

at

the

they

I read

any

persons

many

said

once

letters left

more

Orange

the

several

of the

excitable

we

the

experience of

my

wonder

to

me

no

on

great

settled the matter

were

than

all in

at

of

there

suppose

that

individual

the

little Hottentot

However, the

places unknown

than

more

of

name

generally

were

the

cipher
de-

to

me

audience, namely,

my

two,

or

the

and

probable

it

I know

Boer

know

think

to

over

as

letters,

the

out

addresses

Dutch,

names

astray.

and

not

and

the
I

hence

me;

The

addresses.

pull

them

considered

be

to

then

make

and

Transvaal,

seemed

and

kept^

papers,

their

on

in the

pieces of leather^which

yalaables

to

Trader

Lady

that

us

felt

sure

it

opinion,although
foot ; and

them
;

as

sharp descent, and

indeed,

the
it was,

then

horses

they
bolted

through the river and

held together during
the

big

and

the

road

one

wheel

over

frantic

the

strewed

had

from

shaky

been

know

take

to

river,

more

so

time

the

cart

of the

the

"

the

it had

bottom

the

don't

beyond it,I

leaps

33

How

side.

other

the

up

that

stones

Transvaal,

in the

Trader

Lady

as

started.

we

came
through the river, which
Jimmy and I waded
up
nearlyto my knees, and had to climb into the cart as
off we
went
again. It was
could, and
quickly as we
in Heilbronn
Sunday now, and we
ought to have been

We

Saturday evening.

on

changes of horses, and

Our

fine

last

the

and

then

there

It

start

pain
blood

was

getting

reallywas
were

their

very

three

my

through
knee.

It

reached

Frankfurt.

but

all

another

saw

small

of

poor

the

brutes

flogging they
It

driver.

the

horses, for they

added

kicking

had

we

dreadful

band;

the

the

and

would

they

the

besides

early

was

white

they

before
of

them

to

had

sent

splash-board in unpleasant proximity

the

was

and

been

have

starting-pointone

our

of

pressure

before

before

animals

they

harnessing them,

driving these

the

of very

; but

the

against

pain

pair

here),

battle

men

work

of

far from

fact,not

to

work

strong, hard-mouthed,

accomplishments

his hoof

the

of

instead

dangerous

hard

them

from

from

used

chests

raw

us

from

for it must

wonder,

no

pain

was

small

the

condition

not

pitched

running

was

chose that
were

was

throw

to

It

vicious.

very

good
raw

chest-strap (collars are

looked

in

chests

thin, their

very

in

been

more

destination.

our

brought

one

two

through

pass

reaching

but

change

horses, if they had

were

the

before

of Frankfurt

town

to

were

have

to

were

I
a

was

small
house

in

the

told there
white
of

afternoon
was

house,

shape

we

villagethere

the

that

when

post-office
;

suggested

to

-^

34

it

me

that

and

I think

at

Lady
was

Trader

churcb^ and

I learnt

which

There

was

one

gardens^in

three little cottageswith

littledistance.

in the Transvaal.
;

rOw

children and

girls
of
one
post-office^
owing to the strange

were

some

in their best dresses

the

lounging near
I particularly
whom
remember^
and
of her attire with both her appearance
incongruity
her surroundings. She was
a podgy young
lady of about
which
sixteen^and was arrayedin a white skirt^ over
a
miserable
of
stuff
o
f
sort
was
pink polonaise some
put
on, and

hat with

The

postmaster, or

some

inquiriesthat Heilbronn
had a very ugly spruitto

my
we

have

not

and

other horses ; but

started

we

again.

bowling down

were

cottages before
a

pulled up
man

named,

letter
the

by

We

cross.

the

if

I asked

the

his side which

the

could

we

impossible

was

"

off

horses

well, and

decline towards

when

to

answer

far,but that

very

he said that

got

he,

supposed was
also in

me

not

was

grassy

horses, and

who

one

and received letters ; told

out

came

bad imitation flowers in it.

the

three
covered
dis-

little Hottentot
he had

left. He

not

postmaster

and

another

little short man, with black hair and whiskers,a

coat, and a white collar came
running up. Now

"

black

"

the horses again. They

to
start
question was
they had
evidentlythought that having started once
done their duty ; theyhad no idea of doing it for a second
time, and proceededto displayall their accomplishments.

the

In the meantime

goodnaturedbroad

the little black

face, favoured

in front of
of the spruit
cart is

with

very

descriptions

us.

generally
upset there,"he

'^

The

"

Very often,at least,"said

upset last time."

us

had

who

man,

said

cheerfully.

the postmaster;

"

it was

A
I

"

reallythink

I said then.
this

post-cart

passenger
to be

"

two

day

behind

I very
"

bound

duty

are

damage

any

as

these

see

you

horses

other
out/'

these

convinced.

to

lend

in

the

would

there

of

management

some

take

to

somewhat

they

time

be

horses,''

his

veldt, and

be

said

horses/'

the

would

great delay ;

have

you

are

we

are

already."

nearly laughed.
I

Well,"

upset and

said,

the cart

that

see

but

''

the

horses

must

Mr.

for, and

sent

There

looked
ask

postmaster,

it.
in

men

I would

to be

in
are

you

have

sach

receive,when

kept

here,and

who

persons

35

other

me

certainlyresponsiblefor

are

may

are

The

The

'*

to find

bound

are

you

Transvaal.

in the

Trader

Lady

"

not

spruit;
take

if

as

and

must

you

place

with

suddenly convinced;

the

probably

will

delay

in the

broken

is what

much

so

these

horses."

My
of my

listeners
words

the horses

seemed

was

should

magical

be

for to the

sent

in

little friend
and

accept

asked

of

further

him,

remark,
This

cottages.
and

was

all talked
and

veldt, and

My

offered

completely
but

led

reminded

in

the

of

of

one

of

me

and

the

blished
Esta-

negative completely

satisfied him;
to

me

his arm,

member

ful-looking
cheer-

to descend

requested me

was

reply

my

that

he

the

made

three

no

white

English farmhouse,

an

pleasant relief. Some

English, dropped in, and we

neighbours, who

very

had

tea

and

bread

butter.

Poor

Jimmy

sorry for him

knew

or

black

whether

Church?
stunned

instantlyagreed

was

hospitality. He

his

abruptly

It

eflfect

he

must

had
whilst

not

eating

be very

asked

been
my

bread

hungry.
I)

It

in,

and

and
was

felt very

butter,

getting

for
some-

36

what

the

in

late

of

owner

the

Hottentot

The

spruit

right,

The

bronn

by

dark

his

ugly

very

this

to

us

horses

without

kind

the

at

and

steeds

farther

more,

vicions

driving

himself^

whilst

walking

behind

them.

got

we

where

and

adventure.

it

over

whose

Frankfurtian,
house

once

replaced

but

one,

started

the

had

good,

were

Transvaal,

we

which

harness

own

left

when

horses

was

He

change.

the

the

in

afternoon

drove

thanks

forget.

the

his

using

pair

Trader

Lady

we

got

name

got

we

all

our

into

last

Heil-

versation

knew

and

of

place

does

We

arrived

the
music

itself

some

hosts

I sat

performed
But

oh,

some

heavily round
round

and

of

their

down

stretched

was

of

very

one

of

and

"

Whilst

dance

the

"

fiddle

to

there
it

slow,
of

tightly

were

going

was

tune

that

of

either

came

in

seemed
for.

chargers

less

steady couple down,

but

the

comicality of

which

but

or

each

on

saw

them

would

only

their appearance

get

have

caused
at

the
fat

pivot.

progression

quite regardless
I

and

man

on

as

they

other's

music

it; their

they managed
they

the

round

and

round

each

smile

stolid

arms

if

as

little

chubby

of

their

looked

dislocating

the time

and

held

charged
imminent

the

to

they

they hopped
others

others

such

use

as

arms,

couple, a

slowly

the

waltz

I may

other

outstretched

how

say

each

others, with

the

collision^ they
from

round

one

little face, turned

cannot

public

judge

played

ponderosity, if
to

regardless of

dancing

the

were

box

dancing

desirous

whilst

shoulders;
woman,

on

neighbours;
so

mutually

were

the

clung
with

savagely

danger

the

in

on

spectator in the dining-room. They all danced

but

word;

guests

and

Day,

dance

musical

great gravity and

with

gave
the

dancing

was

songs.

on,

small

what

magistrate,or landroost,a shopkeeper or

their assistants,and
dressmaker.
a
During

of

pauses

everybody,

the

of

some

Christmas

before

days

two

sitting-room. Amongst
two,

with

deligKtedin gossip ;

mine

place,and

looked

everybody

course

easy

to

not

Christmas-eve

the

Of

free and

appeared

it

little town

fanny

land.

was

Keilbronn

course

this

the

in

everybody,

and

in

shopkeepers

magnates

as

upon

Transvaal.

Veiy odd, too,

amusing.

was

to hear

me,

in the

Trader

Lady

them

of

the

thump

knocked
to

totter

last tickled

me

mach

80

that

nic

entire town

of

combined

(a

the

been

broke

being

and

waggons

door

the

to

of the

the

previous night

deserted

to

for the

informed

me

of

and

peas,

strict

been

made

myself,

much

had

make

us

the

musical
to

driving
some

Jimmy,
almost

me

children's

mutilated

box, and

given

copy

heavily after

the

to

stories
of

kept

it

The

the

her

Hottentot

good

"Ivanhoe."

picnic party

of

girl
her

There
tainment
enter-

some

playing nearly all day,

and
The

had

dish

W"is

done.

to afford

benefit

This

be

was

landlady

for

insanitythereby ;
of

ever,
How-

Heilbronn

comfortable.

it seemed

for he

broken

them.

and

left alone.
parting blessing,and we were
There
was
nothing very amusing to
was

horses

fowls, picked

plum-pudding,

and

and

two

festivities of

the
for

two

had

by

cart

inhabitants.

killed

had

she

who's

and

upset it and

arranged,

by its

nonce

injunctionsto

last

at

cussion
dis-

great

moment

that

too

up,

off in

went

been

their

there

clear

arrangements

last

conclusion

had

was

that

and

Jimmy

the

the

at

hotel, and

the

one
^learding

everything

and

o'clock,

to

waggon,

having brought

gentlemen

it
"

whom

up

had

great

drizzle, it

the

Heilbronn

there

when

The

going

was

had

woe

until ten
of

in who's

go

slightly complicated

young

it

course

to

was

take

to

was

been

who

that

Of

Great

the

was

diminution

population of

carts.

to

as

great

pic-

on

Day.

discussed

waa

slight

white

whole

the

cart

I took

so

out

drizzlingrain.

to go ?
a

going

was

hence

decided

unanimously

and

stayed^and

Christmas

with

not

or

go

there

was

Heilbronn

picnic)on

Day

question,to
when

if I

laagh

preparations,and

Christmas

up

I felt I must

39

off to bed.

myself
The

Transvaal.

in the

Trader

Lady

bad

and

there

were

children, and

rain

came

started, and

down

appeared

40

likely

continue

to

dinner^ minus

girlkept
In

the

of

walked

answered

who

proprietor of
(I think

had.
He

had

said

it

real

reason

that

Kaffir

was

this

conductor

our

to

us

It

was

his

to

go

the

village;

and

(a pretty young

woman)

and

apart from

an

Englishman

he

looked

and

gave

On

us

in

picnicking
waggons

in

conduce

to

under

Mr.

The

thick

picnichad

who

told

baby

very

hotel

man

He

kind

and

was

was^

His

class.

found

we

as

wife

hospitable,

done

whole

and
sure

the

should

stretched

tarpaulin

envyings
the

his wife

The

face.

little

found

there.

the

me

stood

and

Heilbronn.

to

us

farmer

drizzlingrain

had
set

man

humour.

good temper

So-and-so

cruelly,

tea.

bad

very

were

the

to

and
little jealousies
"

nice

very

return

our

returned

They

bom.

of

severely.

went,

small

of the

of

him

pleasant English

spoke,

and

colonial

was

with

ductor
con-

dead

them

cottage, which

his

he

with

bringing

we

partner

were

flogged

who

our

of them

many

that

me

oxen

sort

some

conductor

of

in

of

spans

party

daily.

told

he then

of the
was

beaten

asked

He

Heilbronn

; and

if I

me

in

he

true.

asked

expected

our

all

who

man,

country with

that

was

were

we

up

one

heard

village,and

the

going

and

red-water,
and

he

said

by

was

were

cleared, and

pistol-shooting. As

affirmative

in the

the

that

lady

gentlemen

his.)

in

accosted

was

the

not

was

little outside

his first lesson

returning
were

had

we

Hottentot

the

suppose

late, the weather

afternoon, rather

him

gave

which

peas^

Presently

down.

coming

the

Transvaal.

for herself.

and

Jimmy

in the

Trader

Lady

on

then

dead
there

to arise

this and

said

little town

not

think

between

two

flat

likely to
all the

were

such

on

party had

occasions

that, and

by

the

ears

so

on.

day

pony

with

sold

them.

likelyto

was

after,

two

or

him

acquaintance,and
A

waggon.

with

the

of the
of

for

waiting

my

in

stranger travellingalone
the

things
make

to

note

of.

my

pony

I missed
in

an

is

objectionable;

the

spectacle
and

oxen,

bard

the

felt called
to

upon

do

the
ductor
con-

it

was

dead

vivid

the

To

was

to

of

one

the

ought always

flat under

after

hour

broiling sun

with

the

waggon,

conductor

used

one

waggon

jolthour

our

tea

lection
recol-

given

actions

always

now

to take

by him,

his

to
were

very

us,

to

or,

proceeded

was

outspanned
I

Year's

New

cruelty on
powerless

interfere, as

in

Heidelberg.

that

on

the

no

The

I should

else

one

I shall

occasion.

I was,

as

and

eve,

have

seemed

posed
dis-

BO.

and

told

wanton

now

were

to

said

good

language

Vaal

the

separated

We

and

country, is

brutality of

fearful

the

to

welcome

wild

being

the

his

forget

river

us

of

crossed

never

and

in

eating, when

was

and

much.
a

so

bear.

to

We

very

along

ox-waggon

kind

records

who

angel

thenceforth

I have

and

door

the

Vaal,

start, I went

to

Certainly a

me.

the

in consequence.

pancakes

at

horse-sickness

Heilbronn,

at

pony,

excellent

party tapped

our

the

travel

it

were

purchaser of

my

bringing

English
pleasant-looking

to

of

we

arrived

things belonging

out

that

crossed

we

my

comfortable

more

evening

The

to

Transvaal.

that

as

soon

many

taken

much

heard

resolved

good

were

made

as

Heilbronn

at

party

oar

had

bad

be

in the

Trader

Lady

with
a

could

the

Transvaal, and

We

arrived

Jimmy

little outside

easilyfind

to

there
the
the

day

rather

hotel.
small

the hotel

late at
The

town,

by

took

more

the

night,

waggon
but

was

moonlight.

42
and

it would

that

given
It

be the

to

was

where

Seeing

saw

This

with

female

with

I ;

loose hair
"

husband
I

how

not

go

would

by
back

the

to

the

had

told

sure

knocked,

knocking
such
^'

What
'*

bed

be

to

me

until

like that

do you

"

hotel
to

?
I

!"

to

Who
cried

in

'^A

figurerobed
*^

my

Of

hotel."

the

and

the

to.

go

moonlight, with
the

sky, looked

We

got

the

first,that
the

How

voice

men

you?
return.

could

knew

I had

met

River, and

he

I knocked,

can

from

the

to

emboldened

was

Willow

"

the

clear

thought

never

are

the

at

but

the

said,

man's

window

it said;

to his house.

come

back,

Whereupon

second, that

the

at

Well, I
last

want

traveller,

Jimmy

At

thing."

it

the

frightened

"

little

because

already be asleep in

pretty

within.

State.

up,

waggon,

proprietor of

very

is not

the

Free

considerations

two

the

and

this

against

shut

was

where

me

dreary

It

knocked

hotel

the

deepest contrition,

brown

after the

to

from

it,and

No,

night.

frightened me

told

showing

presently.

knock

about

the

pretty frightened face,

very

Heidelberg, sleeping in

refreshing
to

the

expressed

hills around

hotel

saw

home.

at

it?'*

house

in

through

this the

you

frightened little lady

Little

for

walked

pause,

is

is not

^^

and

Oh,

the

at

up

and

me,

'^Who

hanging

is not

course

shut

candle

After

cried,

opened,

ia white.

from

whip.

my

voice

door

seemed

encouraged

cried
traveller,''
the

I arrived

when

light in front, I

no

glimmer

shutters.
door

hotel, it

the instructions

I followed

open.

nice-looking cottage, standing

garden.

be

in tfie Transvaal.

finding it,but

for

me

I took

Trader

Lady

you
you

go

could

within

on

do

asked,

"

''

Can't

I have

?"

The

door

was

unbolted, and

saw

my

roadside

ac-

qaaintance^who
can^t

give

that

me

it."

Mr.

room,

where

Dubois

the blankets

on,
''

and

man

had
me

tumbled

out

back

go

piece
fast

to

place.

the

one

any

look,

seen

had

and

waggon,

and

this

individual's

It is

an

odd
are

to marry

into

had

amongst

his

proud

their

earned

of

that

thing
very

to

went

trek

from

and

if

was

they

can

of

into
what
heard

it is worth

customs

out

induce

here.
to

the

Englishmen

roadside

the

sobriquet

of

enough

make

this little peculiarity.Being very

still farther

Our

sane

like

confirmd

which

end

entered

Long after,I

the

that

travels,

my

Boers, although adverse

himself

intimates,

address

story,

habits

families.

for

more

was

the

to

outspan

during

me.

impression ;

illustrative

English,
who

manners

first

our

dismounting,

suggested

telling,as

and

bed,

last

our

rakish

had

my

and

brought

quite close

were

at

was

his appearance

confirmed

back-room,

Dubois

during

we

His

of

youi* boots

rough-looking

into

tumbled

conversation.

something

between

good-night,

Mr.

waggon;

it

spite of

the

the

minute.

I think

than
to

up

to

said

Jimmy

Pretoria, until

in

who,

gentleman
rode

and

particular occurred

Heidelberg

man,

to

the

So

place."

your

candle, and

asleep in

Nothing
latter

of

into

me

put

must

you

sleep in there," pointing

can

asleepin

sittingup

man

''

Dubois,

lady have

very

Mr.

let the

to

let

He

in.

me

will all be

men

mollified.

telling

remember

you

sofa- bedstead.

said

you

the

rough-looking

of bed.

out

Do, please,let

waggon,

was

saw

on

Here,''
and

the

43

f ull.^

weVe

^'

don^t

"

I,

here

come

to

he said ;

said

Dubois/'

back

Transvaal.

in the

evidently just got

bed/'

I must

can't go

''

had
a

you

Oh, Mr.

"

Trader

Lady

acquaintance,
to

completely on

"mad"
use

his beam-

of

44
ends

for

about

young

handsome

herself
and

had

^'

He

the

Will

it

''

the

Free

The

old

for his

anxiety
old

what

call

women

quite

was

I'll go

and

infuriated

his

of

asked

he

done.''

he

shook

said, "

And

This

the

volunteers, as

not

wise
other-

back,

old

it

day, when

Pretoria.

Of

Make

and

feel

might,

and

they

We

came

between

believe

into

he

they

ever

suppose

Pretoria, with

are

there
gums

to

time
a

and

so

break

but

to

Poort,

it made

that
them

see

of

camp

think

Bobian

or

they
do it"

opening

Poort, literally

baboons
not

were

of

Pretoria.

besieged

will do

no

say

armed

come

into

come

the

just in

Fll

might

to

meant

not

through

There

its blue

Boers

the

of e:"citement
be

fully
dread-

in command

out

they
in

sort

man.
gentle-

thousand.

was

that

said

Pretoria

Entrance.
but

it

hills,called,I think,

the

Baboon

made

this

should

we

thousand,

they did

course

pleasant
that

it

that

us

Personally I, writing
Pretoria, don't

old

the

gasped

how

thought

was

''

his head.

fellow

told

do

enough; just consider

bored.

individual

next

sheep

younger

I shall be

now,

him.

and

doing

high enough,

five hundred

No,"

one

into

of himself.

figure?

Make

The

into

story

think

her

off ! ''

Tm

out

his way

on

of rage

was

give

to

suddenly decamped,

overtook

agony

course

your
'*

River,

make

pretty considerably; the husband

told

What's

*'

of

on

relative.

'^

who

and

wife

won

fascinations

all his

he

father-in-law
an

prepared

used

his

and

wooed

he

was

women,

Vaal

in

was

daughter,

of

Transvaal.

time^

father

to infatuate

his

gentleman

''

whose

the

to

when

cool.

hundredtli

happiest

got

taking

in the

portion. Having

the

State,

'*

the

completely

as

Trader

Boeress^

so

Lady

long

on

ago.

hills

the

Little

willow-trees, and

its

46
with

the horsefl

the

at

Pretoria,and
hotel

had

for

into

"

and

usual

whose

key,

and

with

my

in

at

at the

I observed
left

window.

for

The

had

after

acquainted

with

other.

of
the

confirmed^ that it

the real

give

Carter

was

is

dress
had

he

It

was

fact,which
very

men's

hanging
lighted

lock, but
not

that

very

rowdy

the

small

There

the

there

was

in the

peg.

Here
I proceeded

door
was

and

no

way

pleasant,for

night

farther

hotel,

started,

candle.

of

little room,

on

of
this

voices

comfortable

fastenings

Pretoria

hear

were

had

to

public-house.

the

to

the

taken

was

name

I forthwith
was

was

absent.

I could
It

propose

Mr.

and

all

from

I could

former

seen

hotel

night.

"

I waited.

either

guide, and

woman's

me

whilst

little distance

it for that

side.

fastening the

little I

was

investigate the

to

of

use

other

at

some

you

back

went

to

step

spare."

to

little supper

If you

Edinburgh

room

instance

side, and

one

'^

Jimmy

behind
stable-yard'

room

at

occupant

I could

guide

room

coolie servant

stable

and

small

not

the

where

send

rant."
restau-

me
"

said that all he could

individual)then
was

nice

tell

I will

teously,
cour-

completely

waggon.

to

have

(in this

Carter

Mr.

there

room

was

round

offer.

had

alas ! there

the

the

the

was

said

he

it is

said, *'

they

'*

European

could

if he

he

stranger^ in

hotel,but simply

an

to

gentleman

hotel, tellinghim

Well,*'

"'

misinformed

send
if

*'

the

to.

go

return

this

just arrived^

asked

of the

glad

too

full.

room

not

know

to

waggons,
But

to

been

I will

and

Royal

only

told that

private room/'

my

supper,
*'

been

and

bowed,

I could

as

I had

In fact it is not

hotel.
I

go,

how

have

you

at his

lodging

lady

''

man's

obtain

Transvaal.

I asked

driving).

was

time

same

best

he

I coald

whether

in the

Trader

Lady

had

made

the
me

acquaintance only

littlevillage,
and

that

woman

than

better

that

place.

pistolwith
I

so

put

chair

began
there

get in, and

of

sure

then

no

was

my

wishing, and
under

if any

little

the

attempted

one

it very

found

bed, and

into

Paris

or

brought

use

stood

that

hearing

turned

47

I had

wish

to

table

the

on

to be

as

so

TransvaaL

late in London

about

however,

me;

window,
to

walk

might
in

in the

Trader

Lady

comfortable.
The

breakfast
of

seated

long

the

at

at

me

whole

That

him.

find

could

gentleman

spoke

to

Life
started.^

observed,

throughout
to

country

I told
We

front.

two

saw

we

*'

Let

companion.
but

he

and

The

ask

us
"

here,

as

will

out

about

don't

if

think

they

were

in

Pretoria

let

it would

be

others

he

be

to

came

at

the

see

various

walking along

we

we

how

me

called

and

cottage with

evidently thought

told

of how

fashionably dressed
them

various

on

affirmative.

travelling to

walked

for

off

was

something

the

the

under

so

but

him

of

morning

looking

are

gentleman
he

little

together ;"

easy

fruitlessly
; at last,as

the verandah

under

go

this occasion

Pretoria"

and

us

the

standing
You

as

grateful to

in my

In

and

lodging, but

more

replied in

rose-hedged lane, which

grassy

street,

let

'^

free

on

in

for

once

was
^'

still

am

same.

as

story.

my

the

he said.

he ;

be

houses, but
a

only

Pretoria.

in

"

full

was

meal

each

at

to

go

himself,

it

did

he

sleep

was

me

is very

not

into

European."

I," quoth

am

came

'^

the

believe ?

lodging, I
So

day

of

verandah

"

next

me

which

to

to

eating-room

passed looking

had

and

none,

The

room.

day

but

do

to

The

; this

stayed there, for

as

took

Carter

little table

nothing

European."

"

Mr.

but

men,

I had

morning

next

is called

ladies

standing

stripof garden

lodgings,"

said

went

up

in

my

do," responded

it would, for he

I ;

and

48

and

asked^

circumstances.

not

let

left

both

of

in

to go

us

verandah,
the

had

who

two

that

them

and

road,
the

on

loath

the

mentioned

with

and

of

of the

one

Farquarson
far

not

hotel

; but

the

on

two

was

out.

Early
door, and
once

just come

to

me

she

of

but

immediately, for

the
and

next

in, and

him

the

the

men
gentleoff,and

the husband
other.

Mr.

house

was

heard

hence

from

simply

returned

to the

solitarywalk
missed

rightfulowner

I must

first

seeing
whilst

knocking

Newcastle

up.

"European''

heard

gentleman,

he

outside, saying

out, that

brought

the

morning

me

of the

that

of the

way

my

presenting

as

he walked

and

to

way

fact

put

and

I took

at

coolie's voice
clear

the

gentleman

Pretoria, but

one

with

''

had

we

the

in

village,and thereby

called

the

the

to

that

introduction

not

the

stayed

mentioned

long

them

home,

at

letters

ladies,who

Parker, whose
on

my

of the

son-in-law

not

was

and

''European

Farquarson,

Mrs.

see

was

me

also

so

with

Mr.

as

the

hotel

the

outskirts

the

at

took

that

him

gave

me

ladies,and

from

one

some

to

told

ladies,and

presently reappeared bringing

he introduced

by

ladies

to

them

; and

them

tired

officer

them

room,

of the

names

whom

the

volunteer

asking

to

knew

he

said

room,

arrival

my

present

tantamount

was

the

by

introduction

to

standing under

of

but

abode,
for

acquaintance

my

did

they

of coffee.

cup

finding a
of

in

some

conversation

letters

was

of

kind

very

us

too, under

up

go

shortlyafterwards

night

In

were

looking

accosted

difficulties about
had

of

well

as

asked

quest

had

was

hotel.

the

ladies

afternoon, whilst

In the

on

The

and

walking

chatted, and

met

might

lodgings, but they

soon

Transvaal.

in the

thought

the

and

Trader

Lady

at

tlie

get up

post-cart had
of the

room

A
I

in.

was

As
But

quickly.
his

cottage

prettier; a
brilliant garden
orchard

beautiful

in

spring-bok,and
it is called

the

here,

smallest
or

but

tripping

was

house

seemed

in

their

relation
and

of

clean
old

that of her

veritable

after

all

ever

saw

two

"

They

were

round

and

paw,

mistress

with

easy-chaijrs,

or
prairie-dog,

things ;

small

overhung

pots, and
her

gave

kitchen-garden

standing all

trees

it;
little

meer-cat

as

counting
also of

two

the
of

littleHottentot,

children,

mere

pretty little baby monkeys,

two

with
noiselessly

about

well -filled

ferns in

sisters.

like

cottage, with

inhabitants,without

maid-servants

looked

little

nice

cottage, smaller

verandah

who

nice

nice

little

little

its

rather Bushman,

they

dressed

as

off to

me

Oh, how

Parker^s

with

cross

of all these

mistress

and

setter

pretty

day, for

carried

sofas, and

men

gracefulyoung

pretty

of

front, and
and

out

all, its pretty mistress,

gem

very

creepers,

with

and

town.

Mrs.

to

behind,

it,with

of the

49

that

cease

and

rough

afterwards

but

under

of

with

trayelUng so long
went

to

were

morning

end

best

turned

its carpets, and

with

and,

nicknacks,

and

in the

came

TransvaaL

sapposed^

at the upper

seem,

in the

difficulties

my

Farquarson

be

may

Mr.

it did

Trader

Lady

little

friends

their little bare

print

frocks.

of mine

in

feet,and
old

The

England,

and

lady
her

adopted daughter, Mrs. Farquarson,

harbours

of

refuge to

me.

50

CHAPTER

remained

We

things had

our

brought
which

to

were

they

intended
or

to work

employ

to

is called

what

the

Boers

and

even

When

it
I

the

saw

my

the

waggon,

was

waggon

of

is understood

sank

provided

with

other

any

tarpaulin;
not

that

it

but

it, that

one

be

"

by
real

Boers.
to

was

to

buckbuck-

tarpaulin,the

keep
could

rain

out

the

see

daylight

much

impossiblefor

The

or

of

us

convey

One

buck-sail

as

Hollander, neither

the

to

in

while

talked

tent-waggon.

likelyto
was

in

me.

supposed

was

was

Elaffir,
Hottentot,

were

within

long

the

packed

which

waggons

Dutch

by

for

learning Dutch

up

here

call

of the

farming,

in

mixed

that

instruction

receive

time

the

was

remain

to

patois,with

they

heart
other

through it, it
so

nor

there

here, for the

mere

what

or

Rustemberg

without

This

farmhouse

African

spare

English words,

understands

tent

my

others

two

on

all
had

that

arranged

the

to

was

South

Dutch

is such

Dutchman,

was

time

been

at

and

on,

superintendenceof

the

it had

boarded

and

which

packed

Rustemberg.

party, and

our

were

during

year,

and

to

us

convey

time

fix)m the waggons

removed

lyUrban^

lodged

be

to

farm

of

VI.

Pretoria^ during which

in

to be

from

us

destination
was

week

TransvaaL

in the

Trader

Lady

any

avail.
one

to

It
sit

up

in

it^and

at

the

back

back

only

of about

space

allow

to

Transvaal.

in the

Trader

Lady

foot and

dressingswhilst

of

and

which

so

I had

lent to the

stay in Pretoria,was

at their

party

them

lost

by

the

middle

half left

the

ragged that it was

easy to
impossibleto fasten it tightlydown.
was

flapat the
through it^

see

Then

tent,

my

request during

during

the

the

day;

my

loading-up

process.

We

started

about

mixed

lot

pull well, one

must

were

and

make

either

half-cast

fore

good

of the

drove

the tent-waggon.

when,

at

or

very small

pole, of

caused

to

get

outspanned,

in

sixtylong.

It

runs

Witt-waters

Bandt

positions of

these

look

the

at

disselboom
in

the

one

One

in

goes

nek^

was

the

driver

We

and

turn

of

was

the

to

leads

which
well

other
E

to

William

the

the

rather

late

high

roads

and

by

which

waggon.

Silikats-

another

over

Silikats-nek,and
The

tent-waggon

ahead

of the

other

went

along

the

the

brought

started

it.

and

of hills,
let them

over

go

about

know

to

to

were

to

remained

broad

ranges

we

This

back

go
we

wants

Commando-nek,

leading,and

Kaffir

to

Magaliesberg

three

are

Pretoria

over

Oliphants-nek.
took

forget which.

one

disselboom,''

Bustemberg in a
Mosilikats-nek, commonly called

over

one

hence

There

were

Pretoria

the

day

next

of

miles

if any

never

William

two

donkey-cart,and

''

In the meantime

and

The

drivers

the

had

William

big hills,or

from

go

places

Kaffir.

to

are

will

hardly out

waggons,

between

map.

and

broke

we

valleyabout

oxen

oxen

oxen

Our

oxen.

were

one.

new

afternoon.

can

We

the

Many

William,

long delay, for

Pretoria

of

one

hind

brook,

if

our

in their accustomed

sides.

or

of

name

thing, for

them

span

accustomed

their

on

bad

very

"

of

; and

main

the
road

Lady

52
without

with
on

other

time

made
of

The

and

evening

this

far

show

The

of

sides.

I rambled
dinner

the

divisions

both

the

as

William
to

were,

down

to what

as

to the

k^p

at the

Arrived
cut

took

oxen

out

on

of

festooned

road

hilL

left.

William
the

masses

by gracefulcreepers.

of

over

on

the

to

he

oxen

ensue

as

the
of

small,

Leaving

English.

road

is,as

it

rock, I looked

road,

clusters
and

instructed

little

well-made

through

others

until

inquired particularlyof

where

the

scene,

winding

good size,

two

called,

only enjoy the

sure

spoke

nek,

high

bowers

walk

to

take, and

to

into

flogging
was

was

between

park-like

colour,

reddish

the

top of
from

feet

be.

not

so

yelling,which

to

the

of verdure

I determined

the

rose

Creepers hung
might

and

under

down

is here

refreshingmaze

undisturbed, but avoid

accompanying

farther

crown.

waggon,

we

The

us

hundred

case

and

beginning

now

formation

or

the

then

ready, and

in front of the

nek

above

bushes, turning them

in this

about

was

scenery

some

by

property

outspanned

bush

some

This

impenetrable barriers, as

me

were

by mid-day.

Magaliesberg,

precipice of

round

in festoons

soon

of

morning,

was

thick

inappropriately,a kranz,

and

party

division

its characteristic

its wooded

crowning

the

rest

nearly dark

was

the next

waggon

of the

becomes

what

valley,namely,

or

of the

Silikats-nek

middle

the

sides

ragged

of

foot

is fine.
in

trees

some

the

as

here

scenery

not

the

one,

night agreeable for

joined us

back-waggon

as

the

and

It

leading

party.

our

got

the other.

on

outspanned,

we

the

all

with

were

blankets

The

waggon.

the food

one,

men

the

where

look

to

of the

Some

was.

the

the

himself

troabling

waggon

in tJic Transvaal.

Trader

most
an

of

of

trees,
of

them

apparently

54

Trader

Lady

farther, until the farmhouse

with

hills,and

brother
cloud

with
of

piping
out

anxious

the

small

the
to

make,

growl

more,

the

whilst

The

stopped.
and

hills and

nearer

the

the

Presently

me.

to

lightning to light
the

nek,

burnished

by

precipiceof

trees

in

beginning

was

flashes of

behind

in and

darted

clearing,came

thunder

bright

of cloud

mass

for
in

queer

were

setting sun.

the
I

stood

look

and

in front of

crash

of

before

night, the
when
have

rain

taken,

evident

was

pitch dark,
flashes

of

no

had

had

some

mishap

and

came

up

I
on

to the

again

all the eatables

rain

was

in

down

was

and

it had

and

sky

passed

very
waited

on

my

might

waggon

there.

lightning.
It

discovered

to

that

that

the
I

soon

the

ascent.

stuck

pretty sharp

now

was

the old

By

out.

way

no

half
now.

the

waggon

had

waggon
heard

voices,

tent-waggon,
The

as

heavily,and

very

the

dark

as

flashes of

the

nek, and

the

top of the

with

by

concluded

now

party

the very

coming

not

some

in finding
difficulty

some

remarked

lightning

had

had

the

I had

But

thought
it

only see
waggon

there.

stop

I turned

sky

fall,though

road

been

on

the

the

had

spanned

minutes
to

and

which

road

moving.

began

I could

to

Presently, however,

to be

me

many

reached

only

thunder, accompanied by

large drops, warned

long ;

but

when

me

unpleasantly lowering.

tremendous

too

turned,

looked, then

again,although

looked

It

built

of

acquaintance

nearer

much

too

were

farmhouse,

sight, and
dark

whose

the

and

that

crests

its

bank

dark

setting sun,

with

trees, and

white

once

the

above

towering

showing sharp against

mando-neck,
Com-

sight.

in

come

kranz

high

pretty birds

some

was

the

should

edges gilt by

amongst

up

its

Transvaal.

the

in

out-

buck-waggon
way

up.

There

The
was

notliing to
men

Trader

eat

to

or

it best

thought

but

and

some

their

still wet

the

through,

before

example

blankets, for the

damp

55

of which

rum,

I, being

follow

to

in my

up

in the Transvaal.

drink

partaking,

were

myself

Lady

rolling

leaked,

tent

as

expected.
When

I woke

the next

but

with

look

our

former

our

party, William

conductor

that

being

they

after

long

in the

the

did

sun

where

River,

spanned
the

they

up,

of

before

very

pretty place, with

trees

scattered

the

river
I

and

parts.

enjoyed

spanned
which

stuck.

before

late

was

ford, or

the

went

through

all

was

that

was

remained

in the

attached

to

it

much
the

middle

disselboom

behind, it

from, and

the

oxen

was

turned

over

beautifully,
from

party thought

The

before

buck-

and

The

loose

we

called, is

the

oxen

to

in

end

waggon

were

where

whilst

waggon

swearing, the

pulled back

tent-waggon,

broke,

of the stream.

bower

morning

and

flogging

was

early cofEee

the

at

tallish

and

broke

right.

tired

just after
It

out-

river

it

it is here

drift,as
However,

There

do

of the

rest

in

but

with

warm.

had

and

the

Crocodile

even

morning

pretty view,

the

forming

place.

of which

started

next

made

brushwood

and

was

We

through

are

this

at

I was,

The

long

The

in.

one

grass

hill

thing, namely,

them

they

tangled

the

that it

stirring,so

nasty

the

kettle

William's
of

in

over

to

us

make

to

try

and

late.

is better

It

the

on

their waggon

trek, than

until

foolish

very

ruled

blankets

their

waggon

brought

If

fine.

result

started

we

take

inspanned

are

and

be

they liked, the

of

The

crossing.
them

as

out

get

would

day

startingearly,and

on

do

up.

did

we

make

end

not

was

before

to

oxen

insisted

trek, which

short

if the

as

let them

presentlybrought
one

sky

it stilldrizzling,

I found

morning

then
it had

the dissel-

56
boom

it

lost

the

oxen

not

forthcoming

the

waggon

were

for
storm

into

the

himself

determined
for

stream

country,
small

stream

thing

to

know,

in

into

and

That

No
the

so

arrangements

in

ently coming

up.

matches
and
I
a

was

series

in

of

the rush

of the

absurd

on

that

and

rolled

what

the

was

in

down

under
was

my

in

this

far

as

as

spread

my

articles,which
lantern, a

box

I
of

nicely round

of

thunder, followed by

as

if

they

I lit my

must

rend

the wind
terrific,
as

if it would

in torrents, and

lamp,

mackintosh.

coming

evi-

was

come.

the waggon

my

sundry

that

blankets

my
to

few

lightning was

rising river.
rain

the

prudent

made

storm

seemed

battered

match

of

turn

to

very

mackintosh,

rattlingcrash

poured

The

the

my

candle

pocket,

was

sleep, I

to

placed

me,

put

pieces \

rain

protectingmy
was

put

awaited

round

it,the

going

explosions which
in

middle

remained.

before

by

shouting,

suffices

hour

an

getting

contented

objected to it,however,

one

over

wakened

something
howled

my

that

and

the

roaring torrent,

me,

then

others,

heavy

hence

bank
in

of
anticipation-

sheet

prized, under

who

them

broken

and

said

took

stream,

was

sunset,

waggon

waggon

evening,

waterproof

the

many

do.

between

the

on

the

disselboom

were

they

driver

near

that

They

of

night, which, considering

the

as

bush.

middle

ill,and

about

leave

to

discovered

was

William, who
him

by dancing

the

was

time, and

some

afternoon, when

the

that

up.

made

water

it

Kaffir

It

time.

coming

was

the

well

so

third

the

into

more

and

them

managed

me,

till late in the

William

where

took

thick

the

amongst

once

Transvaal.

This

accomplished

last

at

was

in the

mended.

being

was

when

Trader

Lady

I could

with

turn
over-

hear

difficulty
The

intD the waggon

sight
like

shower-bath,
down

to and

sleeping under
become

rouse

our

comical, garments
and

in

the

risen

the

it, and

blown

the

sun

bearded

man

me

horse,

mishaps

before

or

having

and

obliged

to

to

was

He

hire, or
a

so

sleep

in

said
to

buy,
one

bad

to

behind

he

rather

late

I asked

had

down

fastened

outspanned
the

take

it

the fact of the

''

me

the

was

very
horse

Magaliesberg
"

three

clothes,

getting

was

get

; that

more

now

wet

to

so

into

me

some

been
my

not

mando,
Com-

if he could

have

blankets,

grey-

anything

to

change

that

to

near

him

having

borrow

; and

river

nearly into

do

could

could

to

the

was

cart

should

we

damp

or

got

and

conveyance,

able to

that

the

if he

that

in

be

Shortly after,

by.

other

been

borrowed

very

close

sure

get horses, owing

being

us

to

drenched.'

evening,

arrivingthere, and

without

either

asked

any

days

tired of it.

met

had

was

badly

was

that

wandered

The

water

been

I had

was

I felt

fiustemberg.

the

setting.

and

his farm

as

trek

was

up

that

the

on

day began

owners

it

most

about

pulled out.

having

whom

rode

help us,

night

short

their

tacle
spec-

was

the

(for

distance, and
at last

The

morning

next

their

hear

to

to

tent, too, began

disselboom

new

were

men

livelynight.

dry them

to

the

being hung

everything

and
oflT,

as

just

to

the

was

buck-sail

rode

party

some

in the

made

We

at

waggon

much

so

in the

showery), whilst

very

farmhouse

before

get

disconsolately. A

from

had

was

effort

of

amusing

was

sorts

articles

different

the

round

they presentlybegan

people

all

of

vain

remained

about

The

altogetherit

presented by
bushes

it

57

pools all

and

Many

and

waggon,

disgust.

up

lakes

bottom.

of this ; then

aware

surpriseand
to

the

Transvaal.

through

way

of the

out

in the

forming

after

and

finding its

was

me,

Trader

Lady

horse,

horse

he

difficult

disease
bad

^*

that

58
few

very

horses

disease.

get

He
to

trap

would

let

True

Trader

Lady

that

drive

me

to

know

in the

his

word^

over

and

cart

where

farm^

horses

managed, by taking
suitable
in

able

into

things

quarter

to

make

to

valise,I

my

of

hour's

an

slope

walk

luxuriant

with

apricot, and

I carried

orchards

quince

healthy-looking coffee

of

water

some

and

Kaffir.

few

About

cottage, built

of

of

front

on

fig, peach,

it, whilst

testified to

me

Magaliesberg,

the

lemon,

orange,

bushes

had

bridle-pathtook

of trees

putting

the

spur

in

trees

with

thatched

of

neighbouring brook,

along

and

foot

the

at

started

little three-roomed

grassy

few

of

mildness

the

climate.

the

house

Inside, the

kind-faced

there

find

to

bower

to

way

Rustemberg.

little toilette ; then

he

Kaffir

the

me

to find

walk,

dressing-room

sent

breakfast^ and
to

gutta percha pail from

was

for

show

to

me

little

to

that

and

acquaintance

take

to

the

his best

do

Rustemberg^

have

to

was

would

from

morning.
new

my

he

boy early the following morning

his

Transvaal.

salted," i. e. recovered

said^ however^

me

to

'^

ever

in the

painfal

we

and

understand
told

husband

getting a trap
to the

my

disease

knowledge
her

me

for

Dutch,
that

The

me.

"

had
I

sanctimonious-lookinglittle

acquaintance.

very

sanctified

man

had

sect

shuddered

He

was

of the

with

was

man

Dopper,

Dutch

holy

me

kindly,and
little

enabled

partly

me

Her

scraped along.

we

one

with

^bed-ridden

understood

of German

had

he

forty
She

so

tress,
Its mis-

comfortless.

welcomed

"

conversation.

my

and

of about

woman

chronic

attempted

German,
to

and

dark

was

in
great difficulty
to

I had
i. e.

Church.
horror

have, belonged

driving

belonged
The

at

seen

the

sleek
idea

to

little
of

his

committing

the

allow

him

such

improper
of

extent

his

his

the

on

had

scruples

consenting

neighbour (my

to drive

of

part

his

been

at

the

to

overcome

acted

acquaintance)

new

neighbour;

Rustemberg, provided

to

me

any

facilitate any

to

as

with

his conscience

would
so

59

alone

driving

his vehicle

out

action

last, however,

of

Transvaal,

him^ neither

to

hire

to

in the

impropriety

related

not

woman

Trader

Lady

chaperon

to

him.
We

three, therefore,

through

said

was

in

dreadful

companion

my

glad that the

during that day's
I

but

mad,

he

his kindness
once

near

me

on

me

getting down,

my

in Dutch

I could

not

was

had

to

not

joke, and

myself

pleasant.
gave

bread, cmd

sat

them, and

once

to

some

me

and
more

I
to

the

shaking

Deckbird
at

and

other
an-

insisted

introdoced

at

what
my

people

head
all

observed

to

laughed

myself

not

saiil,

vigorously,

I, in return,

me.

to

was

good coffee, and

very

looked

man

times,

contrary, owing

understood

good

The

seat

remember

Deckbird

Mr.

was

although

once

oat

wife, which, conibideringthat

although

confine

came

on

that

three

fruit;

really

front

Mr.

whence

where

anything

Dutch,

knowing
and

say

and

that

and

outspanned

We

women

second

his

as

the

where

farmhouse,

dawn

always

beautiful

of

basketful

for all that

from

farmhouse,

bi-ought

gratitude.

with

to

I believe

him, I shall

of

the

in

relief

that

began

was

trary,
con-

first, the

I confess

I say,

kind

very

certainly afraid

was

Dopper
As

it

in

sat

the

on

great

so

morning

Dopper

at

and

mad,

drive.

was

was

gradually

was

dewy

Deckbird,

being

little

very

was

So

but

the
little

Mr.

waggon

high spirits;

that

me

word,

talkative.

very

the

felt

never

in

The

park-like country.

front, and

from

forth

set

that

at the

milk,

and

looked

at

many

of

6o

these

if

Boers,

old

third

Ogr

and

The

quarry.

Before

*'

habit

be

companion.

now

he
Mr.

is
B.

not

trust

same

be

him

friendly

manner

the

too

the

most

Mr.

into

diminutive
I

near,

think,

Deckbird.

the

I must

'^

Rusteraberg
to

original.

was

I know

in

quarry

life

first

mufti,

with
much

man

time

A.

tells

know
him

intimate

care

will

you

not

this

A.,

people

A.

Mr.

against
who

C,
them

speak

him."

have

beware
be

to

Mr.

thus

Mr.

B.,

guard

it is
that

Mr.

and

it

your

that

and

heard
of

on

and

all

you
B.

Mr.

my

delighted

trust

to

you
but

said

be

donH

Mr.

both

you

terms.

is

Lestrange,"

(friends !), but

spirit against

the

heard

that,

which

and

Mr.

meet

you

introduced

was

here.

take

all

village

Transvaal,

must

cautions
when

go

charming

sees

friends

even

on

he

said

little

to

sure

and

nice

says

to

of

others

pretty,

veldt,

open

retiring

the

Mr.

very

in

the

you

the

the

nauseam.

well

you

But

was

adi

'^

him.

This

look

magnificence.

in

wQl

of

outspann

And

to

feature

this

before

common

You

with

and

sight

the

here,"

reached

we

pleasing

of

there."
in

in

in

was

trousers

my

reappeared

would

fashion,

antique
Rembrandt

was

outspann

people

to

which

cause

must

change

he

from

outspann

Bustemberg,

^'We

in

up

Transvaal,

the

in

painted.

masters

some

dressed

models

the

like

Trader

Lady

Jl

very
must

caution
C.

this
appear

in

the

times
some-

to

bo

"

out/'

Get

sure

she

would

thing

poor

rush

her

stable, whether
for ; her

of

marks

her

round

her every

each

its

Then,

as

portioned

taking

her

to

husband

which

cruel

saw

cows
was

sat

master,

meal, for her

give

to

brought

and

was

he

hotel, but

averred

treated.

left

the

fond

was

his

his

kind

of, and
side

Her

principal

specialfavourite

by

sat

necessityof

the

her

to

stepmother

whose

unkindly

so

and

up
doors

her

opened

talking about

was

she

had

dead

always

Brown

had

to,

was

table, and

at

spoiledby feeding it whilst

he

eating himself.
little room

cottage.

It

in

was

The

of small chambers, built outside

row

was

hotel

but

reallya

"

of the

who, strange

to

itself

simply

was

kept scrupulously clean,

family

the doctor

but quite close to it,for the accommodation

farmer's

in name,

in

girl,

carpenter;

cat, who

of travellers.

if she

anger

her

cared

well

dogs, amongst
from

proteges ; whilst

the hotel

in

and

of the

Mrs.

was

My

her,

various

whom

in

horses

Her

at every

was

because

management

large tom

her

species,she

own

mother

to

was

all her

and

The

glossy backs.

rescued

orphan

one

third

of

meat

or

portion.

unkind

was

their

to

being ill-treated,

ox

an

W8is

bevy

morning

another, whose

he

dire

little spaniel she had

one

to

; and

well

bread

lodgers',were

her

or

own

heavy stripes on

all knew

see

or

shame

piece of

she

What

'^

interfere.

sleek, and

oxen

and

Did

and

out

but

Furtseck/'

'^

not

was

cry,

! '^

so

offered.

to be

was

would

she

that

that

starve

dresser, it

the

towards

trembling

in tJie TraitsvaaL

Trader

Lady

62

which

farmhouse.

place,who
say,

in "ct

had

was

There

came

known

England intimatelyduring

his

there
some

and

; it
was

I felt

was

Boer

big

an

as

if

hotel

gentleman,

for his meals, and

friends

boyish days

of

but

mine
there

Lady

seldom

was

hotel

chat

We

the

to hear

at

for

visitors

evening, and

could not

early
one,

that I wanted

to learn

Brown

to

would

Mrs.

then, upon

laugh
had

and

been

the wink

putting
I

what

from

it

taken

Of
and

me.

to bed

something

say

the little

all sorts

of

and

so

so,

''

dog

remember

one

the

dogs

of

different

very

friends with

Gip,^'which
that

me

day
in

she

that

me

made

soon

fond

so

Brown

innocently,her ringing

course

all

washing

them

putting

to

up

pets

to

in

afternoon

me

of

however,

was,

give, showed

would

compassion, got

in

present

she

thought.

her four-footed

had

repeating them

my

in

delighted

was

dangerous preceptress, for she would teach me

was
phrases, assuring me that their signification
and

rooms.
bed-

our

drop

talked.

she

the

then

six, and

at
went

Dutch;

of

bedrooms^

oar

and
perfectly,

at all

speak English

in

till we

Datch

63

monotony

sapper

Mrs.

I heard

then

the

coffee

big sitting-room

Often
an

had

Transvaal.

break

to

eight,dinner

at

in

in the

stranger

any

routine.

breakfast

Trader

Brown's

and

the
and

big tub,

in

up

she made

passed

we

afterwards, rolled

she

counterpanes

like babies.

time
I

found

soon

only
and

snare
on

Rustemberg

at

was

all Mrs.

with

But

it, and

that

too
a

The

had

who

was

quite

three of the men,

it was,

the rest

myself,

it

scheme

about

the

who

men

counted

shown
and

went

was

up

upon

as

week

; but

Jimmy,

merriment

On

went

The
or

volunteers, and

time

long

"rm

the
came

out

was

to

work

getting instruction
party arrived
so

when
on

the

arrivingtliere

suspected for

utterlydeceived.

after I did, and

affair

I had

delusion; both

I,

trjring.

very

what

true.

there, had been

days

was

kindness

it
to

the

before
was

the
I had

some

whole

so, two

farm, such
to

or
as

shift for

64
It

evident

was

also that

stock

small

that

I could

line until
evident

Trader

Lady

livingat

understand
I

do

and

earn

hotel,or boarding, in

the

tongue

somehow,

money
to

farming

Boer

the

speak

to

were

in the

nothing

rapidly dwindle

would

an

I conld

unless

Transvaal.

in the

next

my

nothing,

to

for

Transvaal, is frightfully

expensive.
In

dilemma

this

of

clergyman
of

and

on

my

write

to

as

answering

in

whom

farmer's

Mr.

Higgins
and

family;

in

farmhouse
once

week

delay

he

My

pounds

give

such

time

the
at

From

with

Mr.

that I

make,

pupils their

which

combined

Rustemberg;

Mr.

spoke

was

the

me

that

out
some

the

to
as

soon

paid

might

daughters

Higgins

finest

goes

was

be
I

and

was

as

to

the

on

at

undertook

he
five

take
any
to

dinner.
I neither

I used
amusement

to

pass

heard
my

I should

heat, dulness,
but

farm

himself

It

two

This

his

there

was

and

Higgins's
while

young

well.

only

hence

fetch

washing,

two

of

post

and

would

all who

told,

The

was

family ;

Rustemberg,

was

He

he

and

me,

account

in to

come

Higgins.

story, without

had

Higgins's reply came.

days passed, and

of Mr.

Rustemberg,

pupils besides

any

good

house,

would

to

told

from

engagement

I chose

he

said

educate

to

Transvaal.

month,

Several

under

the

farmer's

letter

Pretoria.

who

Magaliesberg.

his

Mr.

before

could.

terms

anxious

heard

from

effect that

other

in

farmer,

thirty-fivemiles
the

of

affirmative,he

Higgins,

slope of

southern

brought

rector

governess

the

was

was

about

his

he

name

Africander

English

I had

then

the

Richardson,

Mr.

to whom

the

go

an

daughters

was

from

if I would

me

helped by

was

Rustemberg,

introduction

asked

of

and

it is wonderful

nor

day

in

have

saw

writing

collapsed

anxiety
how

thing
any-

of
one

that
can

forgetoneself
and

joys
write
He
a

Little

Gip

remain

not

his little paw

pen,

and

give

it the

call

fed, but

for

little

undermined,

Mrs.

cruelty,and

was

which

from

away
my

dress

take

the

small

; for

Gip

coaxed

and

Brown
the

told
victim

at times

of

made

him

evening,

after

beast

for

being

He

was

owner's

former

St. Vitus's

of

the

through

go

and

constitution

his

species

many

up

with.

his

by

now.

stop my

cared

had

to

up

and

would

played

me,

get

me,

never

dog, having

I used

companion

constant

the

inventing

broke

day

as

my

to

me

in

65

imagination

soon

instant

being

delicate

Dance,

so

it wanted

caress

one's

scratching

upon

only

very

of

was

an

Transvaal,

troubles

own

writing,and

again.

time

one's

in the

of creatures

late

would

and

woes

to sit up

Trader

Lady

queerest

contortions.

One

beautiful
at the

standing
air,and

door

admiring

the grass
Kaffir

in the

about

arrivals, for I had

thus

standing

up
hat

eyes,

said, ''Mrs.

and
led

to

Heckf

pointing to

the

everything

in

animals

be

who

my

tell him

but

went

I had

five minutes.
me

to

sunburnt

little

ord, I think

might inquire about

able

with

he said it

from

*'

on

been

Mr.

of

Vm

Mr.

are

use,

that

were

he

his

came

horses,"

my

settled

We

Higgins

what

face,
sprang

Higgins.

those

boots

touching

Richardson,
and

no

beard,

admiring.

I told

I was,
was

high
honest

door, and

WvOS

protefje,a

with
riding-suit,

While

Brown's

Mrs.

fresh

evidently

fine reddish-brown

out/' he

were

you

in

hat, and

steps that

the

while

dressed

cool

the

cropping

were

before.

to

was

mischievous-looking

were

them

seen

chatting

wide-a-wake
blue

merry

They

that

day,

enjoying

horses

by

nine.

not

and

fine-lookingman,
and

fine grey

two

hot

very

little room,

street, watched

of

boy

of my

that

who
my
was

he

would
cedents
ante-

quite

66

satisfied

with

wanted

be

to

ready

to

Lady

what

Trader

)ie

know

when

start

early

little

Rustemberg^

Mrs.

Brown^

had

came

to

next

under

an

and

seen

and

the

in

end.

conld

morning
the

Transvaal.

of

heard

start.

and
;

friendly

and

me^

said

so

roof

my

of

only
should
in

stay
Mr.

and

Trader

Lady

in the

into

the next
the

convey

with

tax-cart
to

me

Then

hands

and
the

to

on

lifted up
I

the
was

back

into

had

should

also

my

bowled
then

what

along
along

bath

I had

to

the

I
to

sort

the

my

of

mischievous^little

"

Gip

said I

might

arm

and

"

play

was

take
was

and

it

I wondered

object of pity myself,

an

could

the

see

to

seems

be

would

Higgins

the whole
I

governess

pretty road,

southern

frostymorning

now,

be

to

like, what
of

hke

always pitiedgovernesses,

never
some

seemed

dog

my

on

had

Mrs.

what
be

Brown^s

shaking

the

front

take

might

cold

it.

which

pupils would

like, and

part

I wondered

How

myself.

commiseration,

and

under

always objected

to

even

my

life.

into

play

Mrs.

much

Higgins having

whether

the

to

was

into the cart, climbed

in

up

could

Surprise ;"

in

amidst

Higgins

him

new

my

plunge

part of

and

Mr.

and

me,

joyfully tucked

first

^Mr.

"

imp jumped

asking

how

breakfast,and

seat

"

behind

leave

to

it which

to

farm

the

good wishes, I got

many

to

launched
That

had

after

Kaffir

looking
him,

hood

home,

things I

all the

packed

canvas

new

my

heavy luggage
charge.

morning

67

VIII.

CHAPTER

Early

TransvaaL

over

side of the

should

use

of

self-

so

delectable.

be

like, what

life would

make,

as

be
we

Oliphants-nek, and
picturesqae Magalies*

68

berg

once

I had

little outside

Pretoria, but distant

of
Mr.

spot.

he

children

had

was

very

Then

evidentlya

anxious

he

told

drawing

the

cart

then
a

talked

he

little

twice, and

visit at farms
and

lap

my

turning

were

his

last,just

At

peaches.

for

round

in

house

with

grassy

slope, the

high
trees

and

it, and

fine

background

slope running
At
Mrs.

rcbed

the

down

Higgins

and

figures

and

of

into

moment

same

the
one

of

in

outspanned

to pay

occasion

the

small

of

as

range

and

of
and

the
its

fruit-

lying below
and

said,
saw

we

with

large

land

Higgins

one

with

red-brick

mountain

orchard

/'

piled

thehouse;*'

long valleybeneath

children

little

be

middle

the

mountain

Mr.

and

about

setting,and

cultivated

the

We

good-sized

of

it,an

and

you^llsee

sides

were

hill all wooded

Now

"

saw

behind

stretch

the

they

handkerchief

was

standing

wooded

rising
a

verandah,

kranz

minutes

few

sun

of

spur

thorn-trees, Mr. Higgins said,

and

and

were

Baby;

had,

each

on

the

had

that

fine brown

name.

Higgins

pockets
as

greys

had.

Mr.

passed, and

filled

he

daughter

stopped

we

pet

said

schooling.

good

horse,

horses

other

youngest

twice

as

or,

He

Dick, that

another

of

that their mother

the two
and

had

State,

about

his

dog

he

Free

called

Sam

away

name

Sarah.

have

of

names

were

that

brothers, and

horse,

the

me

from

said his

He

nine, the

younger

self,
said him-

he

as

fellow.

and

should

they

disselboom

chatted

teaching to speak of,but

no

the

man,

good

very

of the

Augusta,

was

down

meantime

educated

an

which

and

sixty miles

about

respectivelyeleven

had

they

not

was

was

were

elder

the

in the

Higgins

pleajsantly. He
but

long valley,up
day of our breaking

the

on

Transvaal,

in the

the

into

more,

looked

the

Trader

Lady

two

*'

wooded
it.

There

are

tall black-

(the family

were

ia

70
We

were

after

the

Boer

plan.

'*

by

Three

room.

windows,
of the

end

rooms

which

The

led to the

which
with

store-room

the

latter

Two

the

end

the

at

from

which

was

large

one,

first

taken

was

and

led to my
one

into

lofty, with

the

on

and

bed

the

on

with

white

bedroom

door

and

of

looked

the

There
two

there

wooded

was

spur

of

undulations

over

across

From

valleyto

besides

the

which

pretty view

of

the

one

drawingThe

stoop. There

only.
pleasant
the

coloured

furniture

opened

part studded

with

of Wittclose

little mounds,

the graves

of

of

like

part of the

Magaliesberg,and

the distant range

big

the

veiy

other

thorn-tree

dining-

rooms,

bright

old

was

it,

outside.

kitchen

side window

in

into

comfortable-looking French

hangings,

in it.

double

were

floor, and

big

ceiling under

canvas

rafters,papered walls, large strips of

carpet

back,

bedroom.

bedroom,

my

the

the

side

other

the

the

passage

door

besides

family,the

drawing-room

the

side

to

but

and

opening

it,leading

dopr

door

no

fireplacein

side

had

school-room

of

into

side, and

one

by

two

led

at

room

the passage

of the

sleeping-room

room,

entered

into

into

former

two

lumber

bedroom

at

small

half-glassdoors

the

long

own

front,

glass, and

opened

pantry

be

to

opened

door

door

other, the

having

doors

room

and

as

half-glass doors

dining-room,

the

at

other

half

them

two

centre

kitchen

the

the

respectively my

were

school-room.

of

The

rooms.

in

in two

ended

and

not

Higgins's

Mr.

stoop,besides

the

on

house

"

flagged pathway

or

two

house

on

visitors' room,

doors,

opened

Transvaal.

the

verandah,

iron

as

of
built

but

stoop/'

an

used

one

rooms^

front

model,

raised

covered

was

at the

soon

in the

Trader

Lady

two

then

one

trees, and

waters

by,

crest

under

Randt.
which

little children

'

the

of

turn

land,

was

thrown

This

big
A

and

winds

We
the

from

kept

close

to

door

made

to the

up

bushes

of

well

flower.

ugly

sheltered
It

mountain.

the

was

stramonium,

kitchen

hill, and

of

refuse

not

enclosure

children

of
from
all

in

was

for

"

time.

with

the

me,

months,

wanted

little I

Battle

of

sound

more

Waterloo.^'
difficult

Then

enough.
and

'*

was

Sweet

Home,

Shells

best.

great

gave

It

not

by

playing

my

but

it
was

new

was

"

and
to

was

evident

genuine.

so

that
Then

called

"

me,

some

but
to

an

it

tions,
varia-

others
with

that

hear

copy

with

which

afraid

pleasure
old

that

easily

with

dreadfully
the

'^The

pieces

I read

Ocean

piano

They particularly

those

and

no

behind

touched

encouraging

very

satisfaction

should

was

of

Home,"

variations, all arrangements

my

are,

and

"

I had

left

been

piece
of

one

they
'^

notes

play.

to

not

play

than

followed

their

for years.

one

me

It

know

I had

in it.

They performed

former.

had, having

and

hear

to

went

we

harmonium

asked

was

practised on

nor

nice

did not

they

heavy Inggage,

my

the

on

Then

then

prettily-furnishedapartment,

"

play

to

ear

exact

with

dining-room, and

in the

supper

from

music

did

but

the

window

being

with

coarse

farm-

my

kitchen

the

spur

and

tree

of

fairlygood piano, and

duet

for

the

where

seen,

place where

the

of

drawing-room

got the
a

by

had

with

side

the

vated
culti-

the

pretty look-out.

very

to

the

be

overgrown

led

path

bound

hollow

sheep-kraal,an

on

cold

half

plant,with

little beaten

thorn

door

place was

bush-like

cattle

outside

the

"

here

could

71

little distance^just roand

between
"

Transvaal.

which

house

of dust-hole

sort

it.

Kaffir

lived ; while

servants

at

hedge,

rose

in the

lost ; and

had

Higginses

the

Trader

Lady

I
I

caused
of

the

72
entire

much

it did
carried

back

one

recalled

of them

some

in that

Life is

wonderful

me

than

for me,

that

for

stood

of

outline
with

visions

listened

to

showed

Casta

"

I went

itself in the

been

accustomed

he

putting

him

at the

and

whine

and

I felt that

in

my

in

let him
mind

sleeping on

and

off the

scratch

and

do

wanted

side of the
that

sleep was
have

what

her nice

bed,

own

and

white

make

way,

but
first

different.

reasserted

sleep

to

had

felt

not

strange

protection.
It

patter

rendered

Higgins

had

He

point.

would

dark

present, and

he
of

sense

me,

eyes,
I

shoulder.

necessary

his

Mrs.

he

the

determined

this

on

bed; and

manner

with

with

present

I suppose

still

family

like

widely

the

was

my

so, but

determined

was

and

up

touching

the

to

the

oat

never

children

since

scenes

Gip

was

material

my

passed

while

Gip.

of

to

house,

rate

any

had

short

shape

his little head

new

before

sleep,however,

to

bid

the

window,

open

names

It

us.

prepared

were

"

Maga-

very

so, and

by

Diva,'' shutting

with

in the

the

at

all that

of

of

been

kissed

they

mountains

substituting for
Before

for many
it had

again

utterlyunknown

were

me,

been

having

the

the

evening,when, having

while

to

away,

the

on

whom

to

romance

that

on

good-night, and
heartiness

around

forciblythat

more

heard

or

seen

and

opera,

passed

of the farmhouse

words

household

were

them

of

to be

probably

listeners

Italian

some

strange

music, which

well-known

gorgeous
"

drawing-room

little

struck

voices

never

liesberg,with
that

the

family

The

out.

but, oh ! how

-^

that

to

to

and

faces

Norma

^'

listen

to

seem

brought

was

for

care

the TransvaaL

in

"

Norma

'^

of

opera

did not

Trader

Lady

useless

was

on

At

the

little

floor,

springs,

sleep impossible,
so

at

last I took

although

would

counterpane.

think

him

I wondered
of

dog

Lady

Trader

in tfie Transvaal.

CHAPTER

early the

WOKE

abode, and

new

and

mother

The
of

road,
some

by

it could

cultivated

almond, apricot,and
lands, from

the

the bottom

of the
stable

Transvaal,

was

afterwards

days

not

shot

on

and

when

covered
over

and

outhouse,

the

with
broad

mountain,

with

two

distant, but
Mr.

where

bush.

bulwark,

found

of

out

its way

upper

house,

syringahouse

the

Kaffirs

house

in

"

beneath
on

me

still

was

road

the

passed

dam

served

of

precipitous'crown
its

to

side

be

stood,

now

which

down

in

elephants might

Higgins's

the

At

larger.

oldest

by

when

little farther

peach,

old Potchieter, who

by

valley

top and

the

enormous

the

was

partly

old thatched

an

mincemeat

rivulet,which, gushing
the

in

at the

much

of

crop

lemon,

orange,

were

built

been

cultivated

stone

fine

shut

hedge

stood

This

it.

had

far

place

were

rose

big

lands

upper

made

indeed
the

which

lands, which

lower

and

of

which

on

fig-treesseparated these,

overshadowing

trees

the

as

lands,

orchard

an

cottage.

called, passed along the top

be

wall, partly by

stone

and

father

little

the

of

spur

Higgins^s

lived, in

standing, and

was

sides ; whilst

used

sisters

of my

survey

wooded

Mr.

told

was

young

if road

corn

low

two

upper

Indian

took

and

stroll towards

where

mountain,

IX.

morning,

next

73

up

through

of
a

overarched

ravine
a

and

by trees,
it

which

place at

in the

Trader

Lady

74

with

carpeted

compelled

was

Transvaal.

form

to

ferns, to

big pond

or

dam.
dam

this

From

much

as

let out,

requisitecould b"
the

having

been

made

on

parts.

From

these

furrows

land^ by opening them

'directingthe

so

touching
in

this

also

dry country,

stream

of

water

things to

be

looked

to

in

their

relative

The

dam

then
of

he

sufficient

size

important

very

and

dam

he

out

here,

to

be

vated.
culti-

by

the

he

that

the

are

farm

see

what

above

This

ground.

made

be

careful to

be

must

spade,

that, without

ground

frequently to

the

to

the

the

and

the

furrows)

troublesome

very

buying

position to

has

is

pipes,

on

with

all the

wet

lettingwater,'' and

'^

let

little streams

various

The

also

one

there

one.

tedious
first

and

here

be

to

was

it to different

convey

it had

other, they yet

is called

process
one

each

to

purpose

called

here

are

as

wooden

of two

means

lands, sluits (or what

to water

and

by

little water

as

or

chaser,
purmake

can

be

to

means

his

lands.
From
which

dam

the

Kaffir

some

towards

the

returning

I observed

farmhouses

best

in
the

many

commonest

applies to

houses

valley.

outbuildings of

some

took

the road

any
in

ways,

It
that

It

kind.
the

house

is the

Transvaal.

but

of

of the

houses

are

what

we

dwelling;
the

loft,but

They

on

down

As

with

same

rise,on

then

walk.

had

lack

they

conveniences
even

pretty

the

little

built, and

were
was

over

me

was

no

all tlie
able
comfortconsider
and

outskirts

this
of

Pretoria
The
went

children

came

in to breakfast.

to

meet

This

me

was

near

the

Friday, and

dam, and
Mr.

we

Higgins

A
said I had

better

Monday.

My

tbe

give

to

tion^ and

sing.

to

life

seemed

now

them

settled for

Foreign languages

are

75

time.

till

lessons

was

edaca-

good English

the

piano^ to draw^

not

much

play

to

begin

not

is called

what

teach

and

it easy^

take

children

to

in ttie Transvaal.

Trader

Lady

cared

and

for

in

Africa.

Besides
have

to

was

Mr.

sixteen^ and
mother^

who

made

her

girl

who

but
for

hands

quite

not

her

arched

and

pouting

part

into

wanted

for

"

like

with

of

but

her

Alice,

activitystamped

and

With

according
and

she

which

hair

hanging

even

was

could
mood

when

from

heavier

lip,
could

pleased, or

was

languor
she

Like

hair

the

to

prettily disdainful
the way,

tall

pretty

that

eyes

princess in disguise.
brown

graceful, with

niece.

when

Ada,

yet

was

Ada

she

to

trader.

Augusta,

and

married

be

to

rosy,

sweet

very

excelled).Miss

which

little

masses

head,

very

"

(except,by

at

romp,

she had
on

please

movements

looked

one

her

scornfully-turnedupper

delightful smile

to

all her

under

her

you,

with

their pretty owner,

as

eyebrows,

overlook

calmly

or

of

from

me.

half

slight

was

those

as

with

Their

pupils.

with

and

tall

so

She

age.

delicate

as

you,

of

girlof

over

engaged

was

half farmer

was

impertinent nose,
coax

"Alice/a

something

look, and

in her

movement,

man

almost

that

as

"

arrangement

pretty girl,with

determined

every

young

thirteen

arranged

was

sisters

two

was

the

small, plump, and

on

it

pleasant-lookingold lady, came

yet

Sarah^

Higgins's

Ada,

cottage, and

and

and

Augusta

went

in
in

Higgins
her

her

niece,

well-set-

in its flow

than

Augusta's.
I

Even

had

Alice

to

had

begin
to

with

learn

the
to

very

simplest

lessons.

spell monosyllables,and

be

76
taught

the

England
They

laugh

of

and

for

you

asking

time

I came,

with

day

had

and

she

forthwith

have

would

make

she

look

to

pretend

to let her

enjoyment,

to

her

would

get

the

the

then

all

romp

Many

an

doll

on

babies

Many

to, with

girlwho

her

back

as

she

work,

at

water, and

in

turning

or

her

when

gleeful

assisted

pans

behind

and

day

persuaded

set

Kaffir

pailfulof cow-dung

the

to

Vittaree,or

or

she

pots and

their

tie

to

school-room,

the

Dick.

and

school, and

tying her

mothers

trial

up

property.

ill until

be

clean

to

sleeves,and

Kaffir

the

after Sam

off

attention

wild, and

Maikee

times,

at

terrible

who,

very

Fiervaree, the Kaffir imp who

with

to

she

from

with

dance

"

the

idle

and

was

had

and

greatest

run

escape

help Sannee,

housework,

to

on

to

sparring-match

mamma

the

allowed

perform

supposed

was

been

It

explain.

to

the whole

on

the

at lessons

kept

KafiBr children

the

would

excuse

be

were

by

her

in

eight

of

compass^

wilful

was

intelligent
comprehension.
girlto

the

they

Sarah

only

child

of

points

for this afterwards

up

this small

up

at

Transvaal.

which

article;but

an

good pupils,and
making

in the

words

idea of the

no

heard

never

of

meaning

would

had

Trader

Lady

proceed

"

to

that

it

her

was

unpleasant to English
here, where
"

rather, of

or

and

levelled

dung,

by

little lumber-room

the floor of the

smear

one

would

be

keeping
part of house-

floors

where, without
stifled

with

dust

made

are

ant-heap and

of

it,pretending

smearing operation,

necessary

of the

most

and

is

ears,

mixture

down,

This

house.

with

water,
the
and

aid

of

mud

stamped
of

eaten

cow-

alive

fleas.
The
at

life was
between

monotonous,
seven

(dinner-time),then

and
lessons

but

not

unpleasant.

eight, then
again

lessons

till about

fast
Breaktill

one

five, when

78

peaches
families

and

think

don^t

heard
back

of

be

would

than

very

ill at the

her

that

Mr.

study.
could
other

I also

mud

was

could

rode
stuck

and

big
stone

rude

canvas

came

and

fork,

and

then

she

come

not

get

the

house,

after

her

mistress, who

missionary

for

some

was

had

told

months,

only

kind, indulgent master,

from

to

squat

any

; but

indolence.
his

on

then

farm

when

they squatted

sudden

He

fancy

do

to

them.
old

on

wild

Mr.
very

Higgins's

fig-treein
its

one

little

picturesque

cabin, with

showing overhead,
by

she

the

very

else, except when

to

Christian,she

her

partly

nature,
to

seized

with
a

Higgins

little

structure

that

work

farmers

little work

help

to

not

Kaffirs

get

did

and

refused

good

hymnis.

good.

her, for that

in

helped

must

from

partly

who

time, saying

she

of

they.

girl

school

from

to

cally,
periodi-

when

knife

with

eat

also went

much

made

with

eat

Kaffirs

better

them

been

and

chair

raw

Sannee, the
return

had

families

Europeans,

singing

saying, that

and

the

let

not

on

They

and

did

Kaffirs,

Bustemberg

at

reading

woman

school

sit

station

school

the
Kaffir

one

from

would

little

like

ment
pay-

sereral

These

food

early coffee.

missionary

learned

had

had

civilized

or

property.

and

of

drinking

to the

school

his

without

these, he

Urlams,

of

basket

or

season,

Besides

on

Europeans,

the

to

fruit

called

are

houses

like

dressed
even

mud

in

the

fruit.

no

what

of

living

was

Transvaal.

here, giving them

during

in return,

if there

it is called

scoffle,as

to

or

in the

Trader

Lady

front

the

long

spur

of it.

bare

of

It

rafters

the
was

and

divided

room

without
partitions,

cottage,

trace

small

tain,
moun-

simply
thatch

into
of

paper

three
on

walls^ and

the

dnty

with

honsoj

with

hut^

served

for
in

straw

she

the

own

work

she

did

did

and

stretched

Old

when
a

cabin
of

man,

much

that

spoke

ways

and

information.

knew

Mrs.
housework

ever^
piano^ how-

kraal

it Alice

on

and

Higgins kept
the

no

washed

dresses

managed
I don^t

not

of

even

do

the

but

she

to

know,

very

bad

I do

not

now

know.
He

with

bent, but
of his
a

"

Often

Higgins

old

thorough
and
he

on

younger

herself, and

life

of
me

great
chitis
bron-

live in

to

about

with

fund

nience
conve-

grey-bearded

gentleman

startled

has

all his

in lots
the

with

was

the

even

look

there

chronic

managed
small

and

frames

been

to

not

keen

hunting days,

thoughts,

books

was

had

he

had

building,

them, and

victim

how

He

little
movable

who

type, and

armchair.

an

fitted to

Higgins,
was

odd

with

wall,

calico
Mr.

of, having been

buying

old

nothing,

this

to

the

younger,

saddle

in the

in

with

chimney.

that

did

and

sheep

made

lessons

her

kitchen^

house^ cooked,

Alice

windows

holes

over

of

How

learn

no

were

square

hunter

the

conical

the

an

Mrs.

out-

as

it.

There

no

Old

princess,

clothes.

manage

only

was

cleaned

the

the
to

doing

duty

else^

building, and

music.

Alice

Ada,

her

close

79

rafters

did

was

machine, ironed, and

family.

mend

top^

There

little

their

and

washing

the

at

the

on

anything

or

structure

funny

practised

Transvaal.

house

straw

fowl-house.

this

servant;

hole

small

another

to

Outside^

stable^ cow-house^

straw

in

in the

planks sapported

shelves.

as

Ada

Trader

Lady

the

still
too

the

in

all

his

assorted

things

great reader, and

seat

easy

queerly
by

eyes

he

given

sales.
did

the

wonderful

principal part
was

the

amoimt

of her
of

8o

needlework,

fuss

or

the

in

through

rather

or

up, her
like

Ada,

what

the

could

did

There

was

wife

^a

good

house, and

of

tightening

beat

her

her

and

until
her

keeper,
house-

Khrid,''

'^

the

on

and

back,
and

waist, pinch her

for

and

down

the

cutor.
perse-

the woman's

on

pretty hard
lie

they

helpfulin

very

special pet

her

would

woman

but

all that

roll, to

"

get

off.

In
like

family I

this

welcome

disposal

teaching the

it. When

poor

when
grave

for

poor

as

Higgins
washed

and
little

it, and

interrupted to

her

attend

no

to

way

unavoidably rough

in

shelter

to

thought

friend,

not

as

became

the

got

its

that

one

was

paid

with

for

for

me

things myself;

objected

it before

from.

me

troublesomely

expostulated

dog died, she

in

of

best

up

at my

was

thinking

have

but

governess,

even

or

was

everything

for

sure,

am

of

little Gip got ill and

cleaned

my

did

children

dirty at night, Mrs.

having

best

there

Higgins

like

not

asking

my

stranger would,

there

The

Whatever

life,Mrs.

the

treated

was

guest.

without

it.

having
A

old

they

squatted

was

spring

legs round

was

and

maid,

who

it is true, but

in fun

the

Jonas

she would

This

well.

Hottentot

was

was

turned

famous

Augusta,

tried

they

already

old

Sarah

whom

hand.

by nature,

servants

certain

Sometimes

"

if

of creature, who

sort

of

useful

the

dress

ornamental.
for

was

wonderful

second
"

scolded

she

look

meant

Sarah

Little

try.
but

farm

girls were

two

not, I believe, be

didn^t

the

but

nothing

in

seemed

her

in her

broom

get

crossly,but

or

with

ladylike,even

would

slie

never

spoke loudly

bared, and

arms

she

day besides; yet

always statelyand

Transvaal.

macliinework,

hurry, never

in the

Trader

Lady

Kaffir
to

to

lessons

death,

or

to

and

dig

being
see

it

A
buried

dog

in the

tact
a

beeu

land^ and

she did.

as

and

fond

it

to

not

was

The

always there, for

coming

sphere

It
scare

going

was

meal-times

who

do

to

meant

held

with

into

go

began

feel

with

three

other

therefore

The
I

out,

wanted

out

remained

in

called me,

and

out, and

side

of

standing
it

the
said

the

Boers

was

horse

or

him.

to

me

on

farm

no

case,

away

This

buy

to

for the

the

was

I had

very

well

being

take

to

were

horse, but it

one.

see

bachelor

who^ with

told at

Africanders

as

English.

subsided, when

time

schoolroom,

to

what

who

Boer

be

to

of the

This

anxious

very

used

being

Jimmy,

other

is Uncle

! there

to go

went

the

in

and
one

the

Higginses

of its

conveyance

for

had

was

Oh

"

get

the

Surprise,and

to be

to

easy
scare

while

of

began

not

was

about

from

means

even

of any

benefit

any

State.

four

or

and

talk

Free

unhappy

thirtymiles

about
any

to

the

with

same

to

as

English, or

even

the

tales

evening

English ;

was

family to
farm

the

There

loyal.

the

the

to

showed

she

that

all this time

that

Horrible

on.

in

and

indulge me

of influence.

remembered

be

must

stranger

to

me

little

the

politenessof quick sympathy

true

her

was

the

was

unselfishness,was
within

to

alone

me

It

delicacyof feeling.

when

me

kindness

true

was

it

of

for

dreadfullysorry

was

so

But

E^affir.

raw

afterwards.

that had

in the Transvaal.

Trader

Lady

Walter,^' and

Uncle

Walter

brother, kept

saw

handsome
close to him

wanted

"

me

with

horse, and
a

at

store

cried

they all

course

unmarried

uncle

Marico.

Mr.

standing by
with

rein in its mouth

Higgins

his brother.

to meet

fine-lookingman
dun

an

of

Presently

schoolroom.
he

children

of the

one

day,

one

another
for

by.
a

I
the

horse

leading

82

''That's
do

think

yoa

look

not

the lean animal

by
down

from

on

Do

''

I looked

closer

at

? ''

suit you
It

it then.

was

than

been

roughly treated, evidently, not

It

cure.

grey

with

"

and

was

and

mane

white

streak

The

tail.

mischievous-looking,in spite of

mild

appearance
I think

*'

it

It had

fed, and
would

called

down

red

its

face,

full,but

were

eyes

little

of the

which

time

that

all

at

ears^

well

is here

what

"

stockings,a

white

horse

fine

over

dirty, but

very

light-redroan

chestnut

and

better

good bloody

was

looking

was

generally seen.

of

hard,

good

little head^ taper neck, and

prepossessed

he asked.

spoke
ridden

much

said^ not

stoop.
it wonld

points^with

"what

Higgins;

draggly tail^that

think

you

bad/'

with

the

Mr.

''

it ?

of

It does

''

little horse/* said

nice

TranszfoaL

in the

Trader

Lady

the

otherwise

if the

price

very

creature.

might/'

replied,

"

be

not

high."
"Would

give

you

asked

pounds?"

twenty

Mr*

Higgins.
"

Yes,

He

but

and

fit for

his

of

inquired

which

his, and

was

more,"

not

lady

brother

he

had

to

ride.

bargain being struck,

grandson

whilst

graze,

"

"

of two

winner

dun

of

horse

salted," and

but

who

died

in

races

Walter

the

few

sickness," but I rather

he

was

so

and

the

"

and

]*acer,

colony, was
rode

off
said

had

from

was

himself

turned
his

on

was

refused

days after,it
fancy

it

sound

was

acquisition, Eclipse,"the

everybody
whom

time,

some

said

colony

Higgins

whom

for

He

old

the horse, which

whether

had

new

my

famous

for

I answered.

loose

to

handsome

thoroughly
sixty pounds,

said from

the bots.

the

"

horse

in the Transvaal.

Trader

Lady

Not

long after, a neighbour

bought that red-grey horse V* he
"

Yes.''

''

Are

you

"Have

you

asked.

f '*

horsewoman

good

very

in.

came

83

"No."
"Then

take
Walter

bucked
and
a

he

buck

This

thing
Mr.

done, and

was

Higgins

hand

but

I had

allowed

stable

with

boys

who

had

his

showed
to

than
bad.

was

exclaim

would

account

never

easilyenough
Eclipse knew

between

he

as

master

men

the

neglected

and

Eclipse

did

he

ever

but

seeing
had

it and

to

me

soon

some
trouble-

was

accustomed

in

all

brought

first he

change

how

saw

horses

who

the

in

now

very

even

as

farmers

No

myself.

up

livelyhorse,
playfuljump with

me

ridden

his
ride
him

him, although it

for.

accounted

who

got

the

animal, and

stabled

me,

At

Dutch

for

well

with

one

little

; and

my

was

was

of it.

horse, I had

soon

The

for

of these

owners.

though

nor,

more

character

could

but

groom,

of me,

attempt

of

change

best

Preestate,and

charge

for

articles necessary

him

He

Anticipating buying

them.

fond

him.

day

However,

the

him

bedded

and

Dick, Sam,

the Kaffir

the

and

"

saw

never

before

of it.

forage

me

off.

as

to make

touched

mine

so

more

confirmation

him, fed him,

groomed

was

further

Sturton

Arthur

and

"

he

Why,

does.''

he

pleasant,the

was

neck.

your

only I jumped

me,

cleverlyas

so

I heard

over

oflF him

Higgins

nearly threw

horse

break

heTl

care;

most

horses

treated

him

how

to

well

distinguish
and

never

punished him except when he deserved it,and one who

neglected him and spurred him to make him show off.
I certainly felt much
happier after getting my horse,
G

84

althougli I
trouble

about

ride

to

during

the

have

day

good

horse

if there

had

during

the

and

"

Still many

children

with

summer

early in
occupied

was

had,

ride

a
me

and

Dick,

on

get hold

could

danger

were

time

no

stable

of the

out

evening

of the

had

and

him,

groom

although

weekdays.

on

one

that

now

and

late in the

or

generally with
I felt

bedding

to

morning

early to

up

^for it is not

"

here

be

to

his

much

months
the

had

Transvaal.

in the

Trader

Lady

of

Jimmy.
Some
of

March

and

(James
behind

the

Surprise.

Witt-waters

early,Mr.

started
the

in

I, of

state.

cart, Alice

destination, where
kranz

low

above

and

It

very

little children

which

bed

comfortable

sitting-rooms.
almost
too

all the

lazy or

too

to

played
made

Here,

up

too,

housework,

stupid.

in the

the

on

the

far

ford

from

our

sitting on

to

were

house

and

houses,
farm-

of

the

evening, and
the

sofa

mistresses

Kaffir servants

stop

in

at.

Surprise,

as

the

three

river

together.
Each

me.

road

parts the

not

we

playing about,
kind

hospitableand

piano, on

tacked

houses

Free-

on

passed several

one

nicely arranged

so

being, in fact,two
several

to

We

to the

came

In

and
from

borrowed

monkeys

had

we

rapid turns.

last

at
not

was

Here

us.

to its

times, owing

several

saw

we

from

Higgins

pony

point

store

miles

Mrs.

Eclipse.

pretty, particularlyat

was

kept

twelve

and

on

Higgins

Sturton, and Augusta

rode

course,

and

about

all go

Mr.

of

farm

Bandt,

brother-in-law, Arthur

her

had

who

ning
begin-

should

we

brothers

manned

two

We

"

that

the

about

got Eclipse

decided

was

John),

Sarah

little

it

"

visit

to

over

after I

little time

There

were

hosts

were

wives
I

had

slept on

one

had

being

of the
to

do

either

86

Lady

with

point

did

escapade
But

hardly

out

again.

then

current

Boers

Mr.

to what

as

wanted

to

up

happen

to

was

listened

to, still

Oovemment

for his

journey

wife, and

the best
fine

she

could

had

waggons,
other
and

he

prepared
the

having

to

breakfast

looking rough
eyes
did

turned

to

not

called

belong

to

to

see

of

the

Mr.

could

he

weather

big pistol

her

she

must

and

on

loaded

waggons
them

on

on

back.
horse-

King,

terrier

long hair
him, but was

black

road

small

and

farmer

with

went

his

waggons

the

for

the waggons,
started, and a starved-

he

white

eighteen

English

disturbance,

baked

Surprise for something

out

cold

follow

not

were

said

loaded

the

standing
out-

leaders.

hall,told

off
to

be

before

by

he

were

preparations for startingthe

to

and

all covered

splendid span
skins

black

too

of any

great friend of Mr. Higgins,

came

came

have

started

which

on

if the

us

the

on

; so

case

high

threats

Higgins

in the

provisionsprovided.
a

dog

in

been

biscuits

oxen

it up

hung

April morning
Great

he

for the

wool-bags, and

with

last Mr.

at

that he should

longer,or

no

his return

do

and

by,

went

lay hands

to

to

very

committee

with

it to go

was

attempted

Time
wait

worse

down

loads

dwellers

the

to

of the

farms, if the demands

broke

scare

Terrible

up.

absurd

Beeinkommste,

for the

their courage.

^transportwas

"

break

take

was

this

the Boer

than

waited

sitting,to

and

opinion of

over,

transport
and

tipsy Kaffir

half

to raise my

Higgind

Transvaal,

afterwards^

this blown

waited

then

was

of

serve

ride

but

"

dictates

the

not

had

and

Natal,

in the

the

having obeyed
sore

Trader

to

with

big

with

came

him.

The

loafingabout,

do,

I suppose.

start.

The

oxen

ing
beseech-

in

We
one

it

"

and

with

all
a

^their sleek

shining in the sun, and with their driver, a Kaffir

Saul, alongside,looking proud of his beasts, and

of the

glad

I said to
can

with

go

saddled
after

change

and

bidding

and

Mr.

envy

down,

and

the

tail

off

go

taken

his

hold

any

of

by

and

fighting

bite,

too

black

long

Mrs.

Higgins

be

dog stayed

stolen

from

strange, and

one

amusing;

were

little

the

would

animal, whom

being
would

he

terrible

often

of

way

to

up
with

but

his dread

but

account,

own

He

me.

and

dog,

my

good watch-dog,

how

settled

white

to

came

grass

soon

we

and

cut

last flick

the

with

alone

short

for

dog

christened

we

Bough/'
Winter

was

the

summer

the

dreaded

that

no

horses

is
to

had

once

are
ofl",

they

other

do

matter.

the

'*

It is averred

things regarding
of

*'

'^

horse-sickness

it very
this

believe

is

sun

horse-sickness

mildly ;

'*

in

that

before

or

air affects
that

have

again,

is told

disease, but

numbers
when

one

horse-

Opinions

horses
it

strange

it is

set,

night

rarely have

; for

"

the

others.

that

curious

that

It is

about

to the

exposure

get it,have

disagree.
die

mere

regretted
gone

was

it.

liable to it than

more

whether

with

certain

the

after

grass

it

exactly what

out

only thing

the

though

glad

was

goes

found

ever

and

''

horse-sickness

eat

in the

horses

ways,

is; the

that

as

vary

some

has

'^

dew

the

"

one

beginning,

now

in

sickness

to

but

sure,

being

and

this

was

be

Higgins

as

till I

coast

pretty playful little animal,

or

visitingon

flat
the

rough

very

lost

took

and

me,

on

Mr.

after

through

of time

fun,

being

struggle

if

of

of

terror

"

into

amount

any

The

in process

behind, and

to

like

to

children.

developed

seen

Higgins

began

Soon

all felt
very

was

8 7

the

to

good-bye,

us

We

waggons.

down

go

that.'^

as

span

Transvaal.

great impression

never

of Freestate's
I did

I will

such

up,

the

^made

"

"

myself,

in the

Trader

Lady

of horses

and

many

ties
authoriare

realitythey

said

die of

88

and

bots

of

seldom

so

In

neglect.

this

them.

amongst

that, too, by people who

that

it

that

were

if the

horses
and

mares

ought

to

the

the

on

be

full

ridden.

are

In

of
in

grooming

and

stands

it

animals
of

of

case

speak
of

herd

impossible

be

being

cases

to

for them

bots.

the

course

such

better,
oflF horses

bot-eggs

veldt,

told,

known

have

are

terrible

make

bots

frequently been

left

soon

horses

where

have

the

colts, it would

harm,

prevent

will

that

in

are

eggs

off, they

of

now

country,

clean

to

it

roughing

lick

to

impossible

was

that

reason

the Transvaal.

in

kept decently clean^ the

ravages

and

Trader

Lady

to

of the

out

question.
There

species

two

are

of them

one

is also

sickness.
In the

begins

to

eats

and

pant

discharge

distress

variety,the
over

the

will

have

In

factory cure

for

be

of

have
is

were

much
to

be

works

from

comes

weU,

the

the
to

and
both
either

avail

cure

in

and

swell

the

the
cases

disease

known,
the

accompanied

my

animal
there

is

majority
by

more

generally practicable whether

unhorsy

readers

head
to

fever.

is
die

from

No

satis*

it would

for it would
"

sick-nursing
man

mously
enor-

discovered,

whether

with

"

hollows

of cases,
''

death

cases,

yet been

doubt

Its

those

entire

high

animal

thick-head

appears

has
I

the

expel

"

first in

the

soon

and

majority of
of

it

hacking cough,

nose,

case

perhaps

suddenly

when

it cannot

in the

head'^
thick-

"

suddenly.

very

short

which

mucus

remarked,

suffocation.

even

on

come

which, probably, even

swollen,

but

and

quickly. In
head
begins

eyes,

ness,"
horse-sick-

*'

the horse
horse-sickness,''

great, and

is very

supervenes

both

called

Dick-kop,'' or

"

blow, gives

with

choked

seems

''

simple

disease

called

They

well, and

appears

then

of

case

of

or

than

beast

in

rough

this

possible,
and

to

the

baby.

Trader

Lady

The

country.
to

was

early

prevent

or

late

from

Eclipse

about

air

Transvaal.

as

mother

89

therefore,

thing,

great

horse

careful

as

the

in

not

disease,

the

getting

being
with

is,

exposed
a

delicate

if

90

Trader

Lady

in tlu

CHAPTER

Not

startled
his

in

farmer

had

Frere
had

much

had

Boers

will march

Sturton

"

that every

for

from

chance

farm

said

(which
there

as

it

is

coming
said that
to

is
to

had

from

Pretoria

when

the

on

gone

sent

between

the

seized;

that

we

ment
Governso

load.

Kaffir

chairs

all the

walk

with

that
way

Arthur

his

to

father's

and

Surprise

toria),
Pre-

intelligence
; Moyplas,
high-road,

being likely to

Kaffir

the

the

told Arthur

had

to

there

last

at

notice

you

been

had

further

for

called, being

had

had

half-way
wait

that

He

have

he

that

"

being pressed into

own

should

he

that

give

was

his

that

Sir Bartle

overturning

to-morrow/'

Pretoria, whither

Sturton

We

waggon

he

Boers

back

come

that

news

the

seats,

war

Pretoria

on

service, and
but

their

of

just

discussion, and

angry

War

the

brought

from

up

neighbouring

had

all

were

we

riding

that

us

"

Committee

leapt from

crying,

tell

to

Africander

had

the

met

been

and

valley

Pretoria, and

Sturton's

Arthur

English

an

"

from

the

X.

Higgins's departure

day by

one

farm

Mr.

after

long

Transvaal.

returned

be

and

call

any

there.
send

would

one

He
news

us.

Mrs.
verandah

Higgins

and

held

that afternoon^ and

it

council
was

of

resolved

war

that

on

the
if the

A
Boers
but

when

into

the

we

bedroom

allowed

that

enter

had

the

put

girls in

frightened than
forcing

on

knives

that

me

would

kill

would

they

either

of the

many

not

would

we

the

do

of

if

to

had

make

we

heard

we

more

insisted

men

pistols and

they attempted
told

had

Higgins

their

and

being

our

Mrs.

of

strip them,

their

same

around

women

be

to

wanted

they

use

the

us.

Boers

girls

were

if the

that

would

we

if

prevent

and

entrance,

an

liberties with

any

to

necessary,

also that

there

the

expostulate, saying

first

would

we

civilly,

put

invaders
but

they liked,

what

room

would

we

them

receive

The

it.

lock

and

take

to

coming,

them

saw

Transvaal.

would

Surprise,we

to

came

in the

Trader

Lady

said

that

they

enemies;

but

that
of

laughing-stocks

them.

Two

days passed,

morning,

early, I

very

sounded

what

'^

sleepily,

like

lie awake, but

that

second

character, afler

in the

proposed

that

valleyin

search

rather

young

heavy

sound.

similar

fast

When

news.

go

too.

guns

have

had
been

ride

Alice

to

the

did

up

meant

to

was

just

the
the

same

ing,
morn-

to

that I

get

was

the
was

of

all the
fiction.

pure

laugh against

and

news

effect that

narrated
a

thought

down

heard

We

heard

breakfast,

at

I should

afternoon

In

asleep.

third

roused

of

sound

fancied

and

me,

third

what

farmer

Pretoria,''but

and

she would

is at

surprising character,

inventive

My

said

of

when

cannon-shot.

I went

I told

however,

the

distant

heard

which

nothing;
awake,

sleepinessovercame

dropping off,when

going, she

half

was

very

I .suppose

I heard

when

and

me

ever

since!

really felt quite

We
was

over

of the story

we

dull
had

after

the

heard,

Boer
so

much

excitement
alone

was

92

that

true

the

Bartle

Frere

stupid

to

had

the

the

settle

down

Boer

and

she

moustache,
Mrs.

table

door

back

it rather
when

'^

Var

Kaffirs

the

and

of the

when

we

belt

and

heard

voice

is Bob

exclaimed,

cork
fine

the

tea-

knocking

maid, opened

the

of the

Boers,

"

?'^ and

Higgins

on

kitchen

reluctantly,
being dreadfullyafraid
gruff

and

violent

Sannee,

in

knife

sittingat
a

quite

herself

putting

still

kitchen;

They

with

the

in

were

children

the

dressed

my

eyebrows,

gave

Higgins

on

quite

me

again^ after

life

way.

Ada

once

girding

talking after tea,

at the

difierent

to

I know

; and

and

her

pistol,blackening
start.

knives

Sir

after

up

It seemed

common-place

to

scare,

mackintosh,

my

broken

had

feeling in

the

Transvaal.

Committee.

pistolsand

same

enjoyed

the

in

Beeinkommste
met

of

talking

Trader

Lady

presented

pistolin

her

face.
Sannee
of

and

unearthly yells,and

where

room,

their

they

the

Winter
fires

now

the

randt.

One

said

and
our

across

way

Kaffirs

some

greatly to
In
For

the

my

had

had

the
to

of her

It

see.

did

Ada

scheme.

and

great

soon

the

on

into

came

Magaliesberg,

laugh, and

good

there

that

dining-

past, pistol in hand,

evening

Higgins

smelt

the

into

in earnest, and

Mrs.

she

was

not, however,

opposite

the

room
school-

fire

coming

she

that

grass

had

sent

close,

come

relief.

beginning

days before,

Kaffirs

,We

every

sion
succes-

Higgins's dress, hiding

dashed

seen

day

rushed

Boer

on

be

uttered

children

Mrs.

to

success

came

to

were

the

rooms.

delighted at

was

clung

faces,whilst

search

to

little Kaffir

two

been

the
on

June, Mr.

of

Higgins

children, Mrs.
the

look-out

for

came

Higgins,
him,

and

home.
and

the

at last

94
Dick

Fahl-plas^the

to

They

escorted

were

Alfred

for

had

been

they

The

said

he

ought
the

seeing
Harriet

ring

on

*'

told us,
fatal

was

decided

o'clock

and

Alfred

start

at

cart, and

the

to

me

their

Sarah

throat

dreadfully inflamed

was

had

simply

Then,

for the

first

time, did

this

country.

Into

eight rooms

but

muster

The

these

eight

four

men,

babies,

two

little

Mrs.
room,

opened

its

into

one

the

the

she

bad
I

girls,and
window

had

dining-room

them

been

It

We

two

in before

got

her

delirious

misery

of

Fahl-plas
the

at

women

little more
fifteen

"

all in

were

kept
two

shut

of the

illness
could

kitchens.

six rooifis, had

children

where

The

cold.

at

to be

said

high fever, and

houses

and

was

Mrs.

Higgins

children.

the

four

Sarah

sharp

Sarah, the^

Mrs.

see

or

by
and

greeted

almost

was

rather

or

babies,

Higgins, Augusta,
and

two

forget

together,counting

rooms,

five

stowed

Alice

ill too.

well.

she

Augusta

times.

it,and

was

ill with

"

startled

were

diphtheriahad

"

the

see

very

never

Fahl-plas, Mr.iand

journey

Little

Kaffir

Little

riding,for

to

go

return

"

for

as

Higgins

Mr.

the

we

in

Augusta

once

but

never

throat

sore

dark.

in

two

and

"

like

did

greys

mash,

children

my

family

in

she would

Ada

ill with

very

to

Higgins

about

bran

Higgins'svoice

the

in

in Mrs.
are

people^

ill^ standing

little,and

but

I shall

Where

birthday^ and

very

horseback.

of terror

with,

seemed

eating

with

cart

The

of Arthur.

the young

among

tended.
in-

Alice's

dance.

have
At

it to him.

gave

Higgins.

and

little Sarah's

Freestate

to

John

brother

great excitement

and
listlessly

and

Sturton

younger

was
festivity

day

next

about

TransvaaL

of James

Alfred

by

to have

were

in the

farm

was

of this

occasion
there

Trader

Lady

to be

than

people

one

small

Its door

!
men

slept

it Lad

and

of

of

out

old

drum

Augusta

the

well

Mrs.

great
killed

suppose

been

told,

to

put

horse

he
he

an

up,

party, and

baths.
be

to

as

to make

that

the

just as

experiment

having
other

Sturton

and

to

rather

into

to

he
a

and

getting

horse, (the

poor
in

places),I

solution

would

of

have

his last

at

was

of

dose

for

killed

gulp

him
I

medicines
as

put

strong coffee,when

at last I gave

simples, such

in my

my

too,

ments
experi-

medicine-

coffee.

pleasant

addition

anxiety about

little

very

tartar

quite lively. Sugar,

like ; and

except for my

strong coffee.

stomach

and

looked

I had

objectionablelittle worm

bath

tried all the

was

the

just

which

remedy,

^also

and

dead-

was

impossible

an

I should

things

many

Strong

nearly killed him,

chest, besides
Hai-riet

of

seemed

instantlycame
seemed

the

through

strong

alone

of

this,

alone

Freestate

"

finally

Harriet,

experiment,

stomach

eaten

only
altogether,
as

the

the

but

that

and

excellent

one

Sarah.

Before

wish

of

over

little

appearance

Poor

make

driven

with

Augusta

heard

bots"

be

to

sugar-and-water

all sorts

feel ill; that

him

worse

were

mend.

to

at my

had

to

from

so

"

"

with

be

kill

now

had

it into

emetic

began

evening.

thick

was

bot

creatures

miles

for

dreadfully bad,

expressed

Higgins

day

was

she

and

one

I determined
live

be heard

stayed

us

and

by .the bots.

were

in

their astonishment

was

got dark

it

of

rest

Surprise, to

to

return

the

broke,

however,

made

drum

their shrieks

away,

enough

ulcerated

ulcers

I remember

speciesof

could

tin, which

bility
impossi-

the

quiet I

dreadful

taken

was

was

throat

children

Then

air.

95

itself.

Surprise;

Her

as

it

admit

small

biscuit

when

the

to

the

Transvaal.

the

to

boys inventing

an

off,and
than

chimney

no

keeping

little

two

Trader

Lady

to

our

Sarah, I

Trader

in the Transvaal.

felt how
quite enjoyed this time, but I now
of her mother, I had
the child,and
still more
I could have cried for joy the day she was
brought

have

should
of

fond

Lady

grown.
home.
Mr.

Higgins

now

veldt, and here I

prepared to leave home for the

must
explainwhat the bush-veldt

Bushis.

Lying towards the northern borders of the Transvaal

are
largetracts of land, unfitted for cultivation except in
water, and hence
parts, owing to there not being much
to
causes
given over to nature, and such trees as nature
There
there.
not
are
parts of this bushmany
grow
the trees
veldt where
are
fine,owing to the constantlyrecurringbush-fires ; bat the bush- veldt of Zoutpansberg,
is called the Wood-bush, produces fine timber, and
which
saw-mills have been established there lately.
steam
Along
that part of the Crocodile River which runs
through the
bush-veldt there are
some
large trees, and I believe in
the bush-veldt,bordering the Swazee
country, trees of
The bush-veldt generallyhas
good size are also plentiful.
in it,although it is divided into "rms,
houses
few Boer
live elsewhere
in summer,
whose
proprietors
leavingtheir
possessionsthere either tenantless or tenanted
only by
In
Kaffirs.
with
winter, however, they trek there
their families,
their flocks and herds, also generallywith
and

then

Boers

the buah-veldt

greatlyenjoy this

is full of waggons

and

tents.

The

annual

picnic; the men

hunting,
and children sitting
and playingabout under
the women
the trees, and enjoying the verdure,which, to those who
live on what is called the high or Ur-veldt, a barren but
healthy tract of the Transvaal,is a luxury. The bushbut is safe for
veldt is fatal to horses during the summer,
them

in

winter; and the grass there remaining,

as

rule,

u4
under

green
and

of the

nice

have

sheep

Transvaal

all

the

drawbacks

to

Poisonous

herbs

sheep, the
the

thick
wild

to

going

other

to

much
sort

one

damage

killingthem.
distance

has

their

hay

other

food

outlay and
and

He

also

the

of

On

the

jolting and
nothing

by

are

be most

of

for

winter

They

fodder,

would

idea in most
to

confess

to

put

stand
cases,

it
match

and

only a

few

detestable

the

in their

think

they

to

cabins, or

^and indeed

idea

the

small
tent

of

cutting grass
mangel-wurzel

he-haw

broad

at

such

an

being sufficiently
enlightened

be well to carry

in the grass

detests.

accustomed

"

and

tate
necessi-

Boer

that

preferable

laugh

to

growing turnips or

or

might

that

tells

erected, and

This would

much

the

great

Transvaal

the

be

waggon

But

comfortable.

live at

must

things

even

hand, if cattle

accustomed

so

is far

tent

called

long journey

the

them

long journey ; so
higgledy-piggledyarrangements
can

farmers

other

of the

of

herds

sometimes

and

for them.

trouble, both

discomfort

houses, that

prey

cattle that

on

higher parts of

the

laid

his wife

disease

the

poisonous effect

winter, good shelter for

and

in

the

keep

hence

condition,

against their animals.

sheep are to be kept in
in the

animals

liable to fall

are

difficult to

bush-veldt, and

the

to

contagious amongst cattle)often

whilst a long pod which
on
grows

Many

from

lose

to

is fatal

is

of thorn-tree

it,lowering

eat

they

separate, and

owners

lung-sick''(which

does

lost

when

It is also

beasts.

is easy

It

oxen.

which

of

one

great

bush-veldt.

the

to

dry,

however,

are,

year

there,

grow

bush, and

different

every

parts

and

long, hard,

is either

grass

oxen,

other

in the

feeding,whereas

97

winter, the

the

through

.burnt oflfby the grass-fires There

or

*'

bushes

the

Transvaal.

in the

Trader

Lady

when

it out.

it is

Their

dry, to

burn
H

plan is
it and

98

Trader

Lady

Transvaal.

in the

get rid of it,bo that the fresh grass

bnsh-yeldt.

the

to

Waggons,
by
does

ihem

then

but

The

in

except

cheese
at

keep.

not

they

it is

six months

in the year

bosh-yeldt

runs

Even

littlemilk.

that

good

they

for

breeding

treated

oowsj

deep

in

were

in

full milk

country

oxen

only kept

firom

few

poles, or

made

in the

through
be

can

that
to

no

to

expected
cow

suck, and

many

the

will
that

It is

that

me

barrier

it may

from

them

give

milk

if the

other

things in

would

set

it to

of thorn

any

food

all night,

bushes,

unless

her calf

calf dies she will

this country,

rights.

but

Boers, too,

UtUe

be,
knee-

"

assure

^what
you

is first allowed
run

to break

grass

will

or

division is

trying all night

given

never

bad.

become

soon

wall, by which

stone

only
good

even

kraal, sometimes

open

two

usuallysaid

weather, whatever
an

very

milkers, and

bad

are

big kraal; sometimes

;

three

about

their calves left close to them

at best

give

give

here, would

are

sucking by

them

pound

cows

cows

it strikes

but

into

mud, with

sometimes

butter

that) the

twenty

driven

night

is

over

Exposed constantly to
every

readily

sells

price.

seen

they

as

and

much,

milk

it

that

badly

so

be

may

times, in this great pasture country

this

of

cows

cannot

same

shillingsa

moderate

of

I have

when

the

five

even

wholes the Transvaal

buckets

Pretoria

In

bottle in the winter, and

the best

at

(for,as

make.

considered

shillingsis

butter

bnsh-

milk

the

what

so

the

not, besides, make

do

They

four, or

to

up

make

stroyed
de-

sometimes

treking to
and

trek

dangerous.

only sometimes,

resolt of this

the

neyer

shillinga

verj

dwelling-houses are

said of butter, for the Boers

will

are

Grass-fires

is,that for about

be got

sprout, and

stock, and

it matter

yeldt

may

dry.

good

Like

ment
manage-

Lady Trader

in the Transvaal.

99

WI17 Mr. Higgins sent his cattle to the bush-veldt I

don't know^ for he said himself the journeywas bad
really
for them^ and that they could get as good eating in the
kloofs (or ravines)on
his property as they could anywhere,
instancingthe fact that the cattle belonging to
his kraal-Kaffirs,
in the
that grazed about the mountains
winter,looked better than his did when they returned
from the
the

care

up Arom
farm
at

familyas soon as
Natal, leavingonly one
span

work,

and

and
Surprise,

at

fine

one

he

now

mother

had

and
Surprise,

that

ox

of

under
came

to do

oxen

sick to

too

was

prepared to

once

follow them.

settled down

more

the

walk,
His

before, leaving Alice

gone

we

them

sent

his waggons

of the Nell

father and

Ada

had

However, he

bush- veldt.

in

and
our

quietlife.
to introduce
allow me
the Nell
Before going farther,
family.'It consisted of a hulking black-bearded father ;
of
of a stout garrulousmother, who had unlimited
powers
invention,and who could speak a little English; then
followed two big dons, and a whole bevy of littleboys and
Krishian (I spell
girls,
ending with an infant in arms.
is Christian)
a
as
was
pronounced I believe his name
Whenever
he
young gentleman who wished to be elegant.
by working an occupationhe objectedto
got any money
^he spent it in making himself lovelyin velvet coats, "c.,
in
occasionally
investingin that most perilouspossession
"

"

"

the
care

Transvaal, a horse, but

of it.

this young
I don't

As
man

know

may
were

what

heard, his mother^s

big hulking

be

when

he

had

imagined,the

frequent.
his real

name

The

ups

abbreviation, of

fellow with

and

second
was,

he took

one

no

downs

son, Dahl

of
"

Dahl

being, I
a
darling ^was

baby'sface, and
2

263297B

"

the most

I oo

wonderful

talent

for

He

was

better

knowledge
they

were

and

Toss,

come

from

besides

the old

and

money,

of

terms

on

There
lower

end

William
a

Miss

let their

hired

Mr.

had

asked

and

to

and

and

Tic,

and

had

mother

had

had, and

lost,
thing
some-

who

were

children, big and

Urlams

Tol,

as

be
little,

Kaffirs.

cabin, situated

at

the

the

in

and

his wife^

the

his

brother,

had

cabin

some

ground

near

Mr.

they

valley near

this

occupy
to

it,in

for their

vices
ser-

consented, saying,
I

He

of the

disagreeableknowledge

Dahl

and

eligibleresidence,

return

had

alone

come

Just

tenantless.

Natal, Krishian

Higgins

must

to

remained
to

went
to

farm.

Arthur, had married

built it for himself

allowed

that

thought

themselves

his brother

to be

the

however,

farm

Higgins

till

on

had

He

then

since

have

neighbours

one-roomed

Sturton,who, like

he

before

the

distinct

no

Higgins's property, originallybuilt by

Mr.

of

Higgins.

before
and

small

they

their

of

equalitywith

was

father

Of

with.

I hare

considered

those

they, but they

as

poor

than

E^rishian,

than

were

Day's

"

hands

There

heard

or

in

would

you

colony, where

in consequence

better

far

shake

The

others.

"

Potts

"

family

of pups.

family

the

with

met

by

their names,

to hear

of

to

of

Transvaal.

ever

fellow

worse

members

younger

creation

although dirtier,and
the

in the

romancing

in Lever's

of, except
Eide."

Trader

Lady

had

had

whole

vious
pre-

family

as

tenants.
"

as

you
^*

will

You
go

Then

see

that the whole

away,'' Mrs.
I will send

Higgins
them

that told

two

days

me

after

she

Mr.

doubted

had

Mrs.
his

come

so

soon

said.

packing, when

replied her husband, causing

way

troop will

Higgins
ferocity.

Higgins^s departure, a

back,"

come

to

laugh

True

in

enough,

waggon

was

I02

Heard

Trader

Lady

reserved

of, was

in the

for

distance.

Chancing

to

faced

recounted

to him

Dahl

enough
of

span

obtain

to

prepared

familiarlycalled
for

given
also
to

get

Dahl
met

the

how

at

also

there
a

many
a

had

the affair ended

got

to

of his contract

of

means

for
probably scathlessly,
a

of

knack

to

wriggling

Mr.

"Why

the bush-

say, but

the

would

They

putting

it in

could

easilyinvent

had

by
cow.

got
the

an

time

They

How

Nell

got

of it

out

then

eat

was

story

they were

to

these

tent-waggon

Mr.

Higgins
had

came

gone

somehow,

cattle

be

take

to

luxury

for

account

into

and
up

to

the

have

to

to

people
so

I can't

trusted.

butter,

they

blind

the death

bargain.

them
1

of

could

them, for they

departed happy,
to

go

trouble

the

it themselves

paid

old

said she

chose

no

safety.

valuable
of

care

Nell

had

.he

as

family seemed

his

to

Master

but

know,

of

for Dahl

winter, could make

if not

he

his ears,

struck

milk

jars,or

I suppose

up

have

too, which

and

pricked

have

they

able

money

delighted to

if

was

to where

family were

meat

there.

enough

Fields.

all the

being

to be

Nell

have

animal

farmer

the

was

Fields,

was

of difficulties in

under

sell it afterwards

and

make

might

trusted

and

transport

fobt

on

his

of

pleasant day-dream

the

out

Higgins
veldt

loads

he must

it
fulfilling

and

time,

don't

loan

prices were

to take

the

some

fortnnate

waggon^

bargain being

load for him

out

by

been

the

dream

The

horse.

at

Diamond

High

dreamed

time he

the

trudged along

future

some

had

man's

young

waggon

he

to

lived

individnal,the baby-

got

the

at

who

Higgins

Fields."

'*

farmer, had

take

to

had

the

he

as

afford himself
and

he

transport

and

span

that
Mr.

produce

high, and

this

meet

old

ride

to

farmer

from

that

ozen^

Transvaal.

they

had
swore

of

an

They
and

killed

she had

blind

so

"

was

to

her

detect

forgot

Mr.

weep

the

that

strange

Trader

she

that

that

to

Higgins.

order,

and

not

Kaffirs
to

that

great

in

could

inability
mention

to

possessed
to

Lady

female

this

the

see

with

Transvaal.

where

amongst

but

other

settled

unable

been

objects,

talents

of

the

it

surrounding

accomplishment'

always

walk

had

them

distinguish

to

103

Mrs.

Nell

being

able

matter

with

I04

Trader

Lady

in the

CHAPTER

HAVE

the

"

pleasant

the

to

mutton,

to

sometimes

or

that

I don^t
would

and

with

deal

big

Mrs.

dishes

of hot

ourselves

would

up

curl up

through,
being

to

have

good

act

geography,
spelling-books,

4c.

diversion

and

generallymanaged

then
to

sometimes
afternoon

get

an

egg

so

big

beat

iron

pulled

we

at

not

saying lessons,
"

Dinner

tea, when

Bough

grief

quite

crushed

to

wrapped

shawls.

of

be

floor,

mud

we

Sarah's

instead

bare

in, little

us

and

muff;

then

"

toes, and

little

milk

bitterlycold

send

or

caused

chair, and

one

jackets and

romp

we

and

always pleasant

sometimes

to

pumpkin, potatoes, and

a

of

when

overwhelming,

the

school-room

the

our

warm

lap and

the

by

bread

always

were

forms^

was

"

all sorts

except

they

bring,

to

in my

of

showing overhead,

would

hands

my

exercise

used

became
our

able

and

in

warm

I missed

and

table, two

embers

through

breakfast

my

that

furniture

Higgins

to

confess

rafters

packing-case for
but

which

impossiblej

the

I walked

as

Surprise

at

sified
occasionallypleasantlydiver-

eggs,

maintain

be

with

room,

air

cheery

by hot scones, and

enjoy,although I

lessons.
"

the

winter

of

remembrance

stable, there

cleaning Eclipse;

me

XL

bright crisp morning

hoar-frost

Transvaal.

merry
of

over

mutton,

mealies, made
Mrs.
up

in

Higgins
my

tea^

and

make

standing

Mrs.

table

to

not

and

sofa;

chattering,as

children

The

lesson

singing

hastened
himself

Kaffirs,he
and

take

and

bed

him

feed

him

have

this

trunks

be

him

his

old

of the

and
he

would

by

the

Mr.

small

played

threw

the

fitful

and

bushes

we

that

trick

Then

the

evening

would

to

all

walk

draw

youngest girlscurled

supper

round
up

on

to

big, sitting

lights

on

the

on

the

some

couth
un-

or

her

as

one

bread

the

fire,and

the

ground,

and

cosy

and
with
or

(who,

Fiervaree

house,

how

or

companions.
the
the

see

drawing-room

know
of

Boer

little Sarah

the

to

fire in the

our

used

trees, and

spirits)and

darkness, and

after

his

on

with

his

me

equallyuncouth

players were

wild

bright wood

through
be

trick off

school, was

the

feed

big syringa-

figuresdancing

chanting some

some

the

groom.

lightof

little

Higgins

given

Kaffirs,little and

elf-like little

on

dance, and

amongst

free from

let

evening

ditty,interruptedby peals of ringing laughter

Great

then

ing
pretty Rembrandt-look-

of the

seen

surrounding

^so

Elaffir

other

school.

of

that, I

under

stable
many

had

before

Eclipse,but

the

away)

evening jBre,which

l")^gg^^^s"

the

room

caught except by me)

bush-veldt,

the

Jonas

evening, and

an

group
round

for

outside

of

trees

house

stable^ to give

Kaffir

stable

let himself

the

out

after;

the

towards

starting for
the

sent

as

about
let

came

me

up.

before

(having

the

long

hands, sitting

Eclipse (for although

not

to

him

Just

house

would

in her

when

do

always

up

that

enjoy

to

sitting too

running

generally

driven

be

work

some

children

catch

off to

105

preferable to sitting to

with

the

used

been

having

"

Transvaal.

milk.

appear

Higgins, always
the

on

the

the

tn

for

substitate

tea, I lolling on
for

Trader

Lady

ing
gleamit would

tea, when
the

three

sittingin

the

io6

big fireplace,
a
petition would
*'

for

voices

young

*'

Mahrchen

De

laMotte

the

and

of my

Africanders,
veritable

who

hung

on

Scheherazade.

family always

mention.

One

in the

room

dassy,

was

furry little beast, guiltlessof

eyes,

and

slow

to

It

use.

fierce,and

was

very

to

offend

molested

it, as

dog

too

and

short

in

such

besides

was

nothing

of

taking
The

sideways.

or

as

flowers
in

one

the

afternoon

piece,was

the

in

demolish
numbers

it.

the

same

end.

whatever
of

vases

in

and

; and

in

the

jump

full of water

almost

not

was

line

that

down,

up,

in

for

taste

it

whether

from

at

He

Dassy.
flower

It

delighted

saw

floor

the

seize its prey,

if there

seemed

high chimney-piece,

practising jumps

to Master

And

on

To

curling

speak of,

to

great

particularlyaffected

lady's shoulder

young

neck

had

vase

way

partridge,it thought

plump

It

to

any

legs were

this little animal

meant

furry beast.

its

no

not

was

annoyed

in

prodigious jumps

mischief

immaterial

whole

rose

it had
a

in

it

that

little

although

the most

girl'shair, or

quite

was

it

; roses

as

brightest

when

manner

soft

wonderfuL

something

was

fat

the

that

horse

to

round

it fancied

one

forgotten to

rabbit,

but

any

savage

visible,and

be

to

rock

been

snapping noise, and

wonderfully active, and

was

I had

or

queer

lip in

pretty little

teeth, which

flyat

any

it,making

quite preposterous

would

at

its little upper

up

these

still quite young,

was

forth firom

additions

tail,and with

make

if I had

as

two

or

and

come

were

of white

sharpest

the

words

There

'

Nights/'

delight these

my

of

chorus

recall old German

Undine*'

'^

to

memory,

by

up

to

Arabian

''

eastern

put

I had

Pouqn6's charming

treasury

our

be

story, and

Transvaal.

in the

Trader

Lady

or

the

to

spend

chimney-

always got
a

rose,

there

small

on

he
was.

animal

ihe

would
The
over-

Lady

A
tamed
victim

of

made

supposed
before

spring

the
If

from

Dassy
the

his

with

another

offender, barking,
not

bite his enemy,

his

sleeve.
hair

He
on

and

comfortable.
not

to

be

and

quickly to
the

his

him

cup ; then

was

with

and

saucer,

he would

hop

if

he would
up

to

he

dishes.

four

if he

eat

the

at

could

and

worry

he

would

look

His

hair.

curl

up

exquisitely

slumbers

were

generallyslept

would
In

the

it

were

jump
the

my

would

He

him.

early coffee, and

sittingin

nibble

and

bed, and
with

and

cover

on

to

the

blinds, sometimes

impunity.

interfered

he would

charge

window

Sybarite.

mistress's

in

the

at him

else

his paws,

between

disturbed

they, in moving,
have

or

was

teeth, and

shoulder

my

one

inside, and

great friends, and

Dassy

in his master

would

on

were

Bough's back,

and

floor.

make

least fasten

at

the

what

nothing

was

mats,

sit

Bough

would

see

tilt up

would

his

showing

he

wool

or

would

he

even

and

there

If

he

with,

to

dish, and*

looked

often

the

dancing

eyes

there

put down

not

broken

time

would
once

were

heard

we

from
eating alternately

table

interfered

was

nibble

I have

look

nose,

if
little,

dish.

of the

middle
he

little snub
a

He

of

spiteof

was

pieces,lying on

table, and

side

the

on

when

his little black

great.

the

to

it nibble

liked

to

sofa

in

drawing-room just in

was

he

He

positions that

in

assaults^ it

in

the

Once

and

mornings

supper

broken

the vase,

little paw

one

cover

go

at

Dassy scuttlingaway^

meal-times

if he

in the

arrived

glee^and

put

the

his

were

become

pretty glass vase.

very

from

We

evening.

Master

At

early in

safe

be

to

crash^ and

with

to break

his mind

107

something.

being repeatedlyplaced

vase

he would

at times

; but

his intention

showed

Transvaal.

desire to break

insane

an

up

the

wonderftil

was

in the

Trader

bite them

morning

up

if

he

not

given

and

upset

window, and

pop

io8

his

through

nose

the

to bed

the
with

him,

where
a

so

feeble

his

if he

saw

milk

him

died

the

over

to

then

ate

little
small

looked

Ronghy,

the

two

meer-cat, formed
The

meer-cat,

Grardens,

long

black

was

and

cats, Dassy, and

members
an

of

animal
even

it

struck

he

might

and

then
still

little back,

he

as

to

crawled

took

it up,

put it down*

food, which

he

he

had

before, for

During

the

mischievous,

winter,

and

Fido,

little prairie-dog, or

evening party.

our

I had

funnier

and

it and

got him
of

few

in the

brains

my

wood,

days.

for

poor

Suddenly

nibbled

still well

was

one
any-

either, but

puzzled

thought

food

at

was

water

the

want.

me,

not

rose,

up

thought

touch

wanted, and

persistentlyrefused
Dassy

and

so

ways
a

then

in I

brought

half-burnt

piece of

I had

I stroked

could

he

came

not

thing

last

and

curled

as

eyes.

would

bony,

fell

into the kitchen

to go
was

and

and

what

greedily.

however,

his

me.

was

he

eat

it, and

Dassy

fire,and

straight at

then

saw

he

but

He

at

his little face

occasion

drink,

to

imploringly at

what

thin, and

over

him, imploringly. A

in bed.

in

little

at last

when

first at

over

exactly

still try to

near

I had

of the

quite sharp

now

look

hung

loop-hole.

and

would

be

to

appeal

mute

to

looked

he

something

want

He

would

one,

ashes

the

by

his

hardly move,

family were

warm

it away

to

little animal

happened

the

nibbled

retreat

interfered

waxed
appetite failing,

nights before
after

curtain

touching.

most

who

as

he could

that

were

he

curtain

which

day

would

he

muslin

window

try what

to

panes

cold

was

thin

Transvaal.

of the

one

if it

was

the

acted

engaging

sick, and

still

of

one

it had

most

and

There

part

in

and

was,

again.

lower

hole

temperature

in the

Trader

Lady

often

than

bushy tail,long sharp

seen

the

nose,

in the

dassy.

and

gical
Zoolo-

With

bead-like

its
eyes^

no

hole^ he

Lady

was

neyer

Sometimes

our

Trader

in the

Transvaal.

tired of

grabbing^ either

in

of

oat

or

doors.
amusements
eveiiing's

by making pancakes,
music

and

friar's

would

give

me

in

candle

in the

duties

chance

Occasionally a
would

in

drop

the

country

day

or

the

for

from

two

they

were,

Sunday,

on

the

valley,or

the

post

up

in

iU, but
the

small

glad

wife

the

narrow

of

kraal

for

out

of

the

whoever

or

to

up

I would

the

ride

visit

pay

down

farmhouse

to

where

close

Mr.

mere

by.

by

loud

than

After

be

must

Kaffir child,
lived in

estate.

Andreas

dressed
either

Higgins

with

jumped

the usual kraal Kaffirs,

about

Mrs.

tapping

who

Andreas,

Higgins's

ran

mother

only

was

savage,

Andreas
the

it

better

girdle on.
saw

pleasant monotony

gf the children

one

certain

his children

the

awakened

was

that

on

floor, and

standing

come

to

over

that

to hear

was

kitchen, where
on

world

people

Whatever

would

ride

something

blankets, and

only

outer

Higgins'svoice callingme.

daughter

separate
his

the

genial hospitalityat Surprise.

night I

Mrs.

and

affected to be
but

head.

sometimes

or

episode alone,broke
One

was

little

her

people

or

girls and

fright,thinking

lighted

left,for letters.

was

door

the

she

as

strangers travellingthrough

business.

I would

of this time.
at my

of

from

first time,

with

met

children

old Khrid

poised on

"

Pretoria,

one

hideous

One

the

magic

as

kitchen, carrying

times, Jimmy

at other

Then,

sometimes

visitor

unexpectedly

country travellingon

they

and

ground;

pewter candlestick

such

good laugh by chasing

her

about

went

games,

by playing

or

diversified

were

the

with

examining

in

skins

naked

took

me

and

with

or

into the

little girlsquatted

baby

in

her

arms

the child I felt

con-

A
vinced

tliat she had

I could

not

had

be

to

to

had

been
late

short

time

before

did

The

Mrs.

interested.

and

leaving

child

my

opinion
She

Higgins.
of

having

administered

caused

him

to

long married,
since

had

remained

in

wandered

about

had

been

accused

but

the

charge

remembered
that

had

fallen

that

Mrs.

that

had

had

is

Kaffirs.

usual

Girls

illness to

the

been

him

to

to

through

he

chief
in

take

away

to her

lad

form

of

are

sold

quite

Andreas

tribe,

way.

at the

time,

some

said

also

and

his

Mrs.

the mountain.

husband-bullying among
high amongst

had

generally

revenge.

across

not

and

of his

before, Andreas

father

had

looked

himself.

Higgins had,
time

time,

wife, and

captain or

would

which

fine

name,

desperate disagreement, ending by

running
a

short

municated
com-

Surprise,had

for

his

nonsense

the

before

very

state, whilst

deserted

Boykraal's people

Andreas
This

had

talking

too

remembered
wife

He

certain.

old, was

mad

this

Boykraal,

raving

half mad

been

what

doing

that

me

at

girl

the mother

of

poison

That

gone

had

kitchen,

cause

family

the

taken
she

gone

brother, Boykraal by

certain

mad.

go

the

arrival

his

had

by

the

where

After

reminded

my

poisoning

the

to

as

then

Andreas, shortly after

accused

kraal

returned

least

the

had

greatlydistressed

seemed

in the

seem

for

could

father

who

lumber-room

the

She

she

day

who

Englishman

mother

lived.

wife

the

from

in

The

Dutch,

Surprise, and

at

neighbouring

brother^s

her, and

not

to

old

an

sleep

this.

visitors,was

of Andreas^s

ailing.

his

from

of

knowledge

cattle-kraal

stone

by

father^and

her

historytold by

me

1 1 1

vegetablepoison ;

some

"

still imperfect

my

aroused

these

with

poison

interpreted to

building

was

taken

wliat. The

say

which^ owing

in the Transvaal.

Trader

Lady

these

the

people,

an

112

attractive

and

cattle for
the

wife.

but

to

her

to

and

her back,

buys

of cattle to restore

half

back

visit

the

but

days ;

some

of Andreas's

eldest

since

of

who

was

own

race,

place

should
make

to

watched

and

excursion

When

her

saw

one's

the

child

might

the

parents

nurse

kitchen,
be

that

with

they

could

her
then

went

of her
as

have

to

still weak

relish

; and

especiallya dirty
Mrs.

home.

that

Higgins
We

leave

not

must

ill

children.

with

eat
one,

her

and

Andreas,

later,although

any

to

Mrs.

vindictiveness

agpreedwith

taken

herself for

favourite,was

that

early morning,

pleasant to

E^ffir,in

his

for

departure

Roykraal's kraal

to

light-headed,she

at times

it is not

as

Mrs.

his better

Boykraal's wife,

of the

chosen

have
an

of

head

more

betaken

strange

as

aware

child until

the

sleep.

some

me

well

course

had

she

or

her

children, and

It struck

then.

kraal, he generally

bought

over

father

the

great disgrace

one

had

grieving

shortlyafter
of

father

the

off

walks

she

father's

Andreas

after

the kraal

to

in her

paying

her.

again,

displeasesher

be

to

the

principallyby

it is considered

as

for his wife

man

afterwards, for

hard

is done

husband

price in

considerable

work

to

fields

the

if her

home

old

has

She
of

Transvaal.

in the

girlf etcHing a

active

cultivation

women

Trader

Lady

cautioned

her

alone

minute.
The

day passed

evening
window
of my

and

bed.

his furious

to bed

went

open,

and

Some

way

of my

frightenedvoice, that
had

brought

was

early.

sleepy in

very

on

in the

jumping

night
up,

window, whilst
Andreas's

it. I let the

the

always slept with

always lay curled

Rough

barking, and

protruded inside
he

usual.

as

child

people

was

at the

owner

black

by

head

said,in

dying, and

into the

foot

startled

was

saw

its

up

my

that

kitchen^ and

in the Transvaal.

Trader

Lady

113

"

called Mrs.
in the

was

her

her voice and

she

back, which
poor

she

had

fellow

had

in

anguish

his

his child.

asked

he

answered

once

or

twice,
That

squatted

in

blankets,

and

the

stolid

had

been

poison

had

chimney

the

her

at

curiosity. Then

teeth.
with

to

day

with

to

save

go

the
away

remained

with

administered

was,

she

mother;

was

in

up

two

daughter's writhings

horrid

his

on

me

rolled

corner,

looking

was

all

had

been
at

stand
under-

nails and

obliged

mother

looked

tied

besought

remained

the

her

of

himself, but

had

he

that

more

he

voice

if he

but

certain.

and

not

her

for

thought

sound

could

brought
with

touching

most

of the

father

had

no

that

however,

with

He

unearthly,

were

because

own

lacerated

face

girl;
her.

Her

said.

howls

in

convulsed

saw,

then, by the

touching

"

her action.

what

The

father

ever

her

and

now

child

The

frightfulscene.

and

manner,

interrupted,every
appeals to

was

delirium

raving

most

horrible

most

It

Higgins.

suspicioncrossed

mind.

my

The
but

child, after taking

began

soon

blankets
to

could

we

feet and

her

At

Andreas

to take

The

fire.
had

blankets
was

her

that

the

to

mother
her

blanket

moved

child.

do, and

for

her

was

mother

off his

justgetting a
a

and

ordered

wife, as

she

by

was

her
see

when

what

see

that

out, uncovering the child,and

the

she

I
I

the

to arrange
to

she

and

minutes,

began

horrified to

never

little warmer,

few

I watched

all the

put hot bricks

being cold,

sittingas

quiet,

got

The

legs.

blankets

one,

from

away

round

going
own

with

became

We

her, and

still

of the

patientwas

turned

noticed

child

last, the

enough

warm

roll round

calves of her

one

cold.

deadly

get
to

the

moved.

was

to

medicine,

some

she

pulled

proceeded
I

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114

in the

Trader

Lady

Transvaal.

"

to roll it round

she

the

sure

was

remain^ but

of the

somewhat

again

made

I asked

was

crouched

Mrs.

poison

hands.

''

no

I had

which

I"

Oh

he

would

her.''

save

Mrs.

by
shall

kitchen, the awe-struck

with

father

her

the mother
with
"

crouched

and
a

with

hideous

conviction
was

an

warm,

quite worn
routine

lanky

spider
that

the

out, and

standing
That's

the

almost

of

the

the

grin

me

and

child

figure of

the

that

shepherd
his

on

legs looking

upon

the

large fireplace,

twelve"

with

dark

face,
like

more

sickening

the

mother

poisoning I

the
I had

by sleepingthe

"

witch-like

the

and

arms

get

mountain,

standing rpund

one,

his

but

was

the

"

of about

that it

from."

anything else;

not

the

whispered,

comer

one

appeared

could, but

wrung

driver, who

night

growing

was

kitchen^

if I could

behind

name)

that

bare

than

morning
and

''

little

at hand

man

wildly,

me,

opposite

accomplice to

Towards
was

in the
his

wretched

Boykraal

impish-lookingboy

an

all I

proper

"ther

the

save

into the

come

child^

The

means

group

in

to

doing

kneeling by her,

crouched

the fire.

me

off

it if she

without

the

and

forget

never

to

the

poison,and

Saul,

for

not

blanket

her

it round

go

was

not

Higgins

could

disease, but

Kaffir

got the poison

he

man

exclaimed

(mentioning a

to

close

again by

successfully. The

combat

he

up

that

combating

was

might

Higgins having

to tell him

that

that Andreas

me

pulled

she

she

that

rolled

passionate appeal

and

her

I
a

to

she
a

girl'slife ;

that

and

again

me,

explainedto

It struck

; but

woman

woman

but

chose

dyings

home.

ungently^ and

telling the

that

girl was
going

was

afraid

was

herself^sayingsit was

far succeeded

so

to be

the child

sleeping naturally.

wishing
next

that

to

day,

disturb

the

I felt

children's

I told the father

to call

Lady

in the Transvaal.

Trader

115

"

me

so

soon

down

on

and

it

np

and

still very

was

hastened

Kaffir

boy
He

insisted

upon

He

the

said the

coffee,and

how

the

patient was.

child

was

again in

to

the

go,

in

in

it

her

on

the

It

I rode

afternoon

with
mother

seated

was

She

arms.

round
a

buried

in

grin

amidst

kraal

much

Other's

her

his

on

mother

the

whom

amongst

the

several

diabolical

most

evening, and

that

In

ground

small

yard
and

her

saw

huts

lined

was

principalhut
his

case.

talking,the
Andreas

little girl in his

at

Kaffirs

once

face.

was

of

The

the

squatted

were

of them, called Old Jas, a relation

; one

with

the

stupor, which

death

of

precursor

in

was

tight

kraal with

The

ground, holding

the

on

child

kraal,two

reeds.

with

them.

amongst

to the

on

left,the

evidentlya hopeless

was

down

squatting

women,

her

the

preparing

rolled her

for

to ask

that

he

as

near

better.

boy

back

that

"

had

started

sent

seeingme

on

had

stable

to him

came

useless

had

little yard enclosed

; but

early

mother

old

the

to

answer

was

back.

day, the

got

elf-like

making

was

Higgins

convulsions

blanket, and

burden
In

Mrs.
The

said

of

the

bat

child h^A seemed

regardlessof Andreas,

woman,

up

boy

All

child

the

I awoke.

when

usual,

as

at break

that

me

removing

garden.

drank

he,

lay

sJreadydawning,

was

kitchen.

the

gone;

told

It

clothes.

then

and

awake^

earlymorning

to

were

cofifee.

the

in my

bed

my

little girlshould

the

as

Boy kraal,
child

died

shriekingof the women,

distinguished herself, was

little cattle-kraal"

the

place

of

^and the huts were

deserted
as
amongst Kaffirs
and his family going to the
being ill-omened, Andreas
honour

big

"

kraal.

No
various

farther

notice

stories

of

was

taken

Kaffirs
I

of the

matter, but

I heard

having poisoned even

white

people's
I

had

and

as

to

guilt,

whom
said

conclusions;

poisoning
husbands.

in

children
finished

seen,

Kaffirs

Trader

Lady

they

The
mentioned
had

own

doubt

children

the

of

conviction
that

was

quite

were

in

revenge

what
felt

already

knew

women

with

together

which

who

men

my
no

Kaffir

that

their

disgust

the

Transvaal.

the

which,

revenge,

nation.

in

Kaffirs
the

for

best,

woman's

right

in

my

capable
upon

of

their

1 1

masses

Lady

Trader

of

smoke

which

Surprise,but,
mountain.

the

steady,was
I

near,

him

had

is

wind

not

he said
ofi*,*'

blowing

this

"

said

night

surrounded
the

second

the
case

the

house.
of

and

sleepingon

dressed

down

and

to Mr.

of the

the

to

and

this

night ;

I awoke

in

change

the

fire

and

the

foliagealong

and

taking

the

bridle

in

of

the

top

in my
case

be

the

and

of

clothes

in

my

through

and

tapping

I had

awakened

By
seen,

spur.

hand, I
of

me,

direction

children, who

could

short

woke

hastened

of wind.

flames

the

that

of

some

the

room),

the

drawing-room.

the

in

Higgins's room,

Sturton

room

into my

immediately

floor in the

stable, so
Eclipse's-

house

wide,

changed, evidentlyonly

lain

Harriet

regainedmy

amongst

had

the spur

I had

the

first time

pouring over

told him

nearly reached

during the

The

in

up

window

my

blowing

dressing-room
startled

times

his rest.

(itis possible its change

emergency,

the door

opened

change,"

infallible about

shut
it

it

suppose

it won't

not

that

the

frightened,the

''But

was

called

him

quietlyto

slightbreeze

was

returned

grass

the

being slowly driven northward;

was

I awoke

was

the smoke

so

be

Oh,

"

reached

^and showed

"

way.*'
I.

remained

However,

don't

"

over

light seemed

have

Eclipse was

long

the wind

before

for there

that

several

closer, it
time

lurid

even

bed

Higgins

I choose.

do when
no

time

roof,

to wake

resolved

was

such

by

thatched

can

Mr.

I knew

the wind, and

to

yet gone

convinced

was

not

northward

the wind

as

Higgins's property.

answered, laughing, and

he

wind

although the

fire could

not

in the

changes

south

danger, so long

the

Mr.

the

by

towards

rolling, not

were

us, for

to

It is far

"

fire.

not

of

he

"

The

knew

confines

driven

in the Transvaal.

went

wind

at

were

the

time

dancing
I
down

now

to

rising

Lady

might

be able

to

not

in^ but

did

go

get him

impressive.

was

shed

The

of it and

out

waited
moon

was

light on all around

eclipsedby the fire^that came
foot

of the

with
fitfully,

and

shooting along

their

branches,

against a
It

and

closer

came

breath,

but

of the

crackling
Kaffirs

broke

next

the

and

evening

talk
used

while

impromptu

who

the

Andreas

through
me

after I had

dam,

some

and

tinguished
ex-

big branches.

serpent-liketrack
the

for

of

the

I turned

turned
a

Boer

round

congregate

attending

was

had

become

and

the

visit

to

creeping

up

Eclipse,still I
I

remember
me

of

to

and

morning
horse.

These

had

visitors

Kaffir,the

young

very

ugly spider the night

an

for

and

bedding

stable,looking
cleaned

for, strange
to

any

of

long time, lolling

the

little

the

occasional

of the

Eclipseout
a week
shilling

with

since

little windows
up

now,

my

had

language

me

rarer

tragedy, standing

vainlyoffered

last

from

alone

the

and

day, however;

the

understand

reminded

one

while

to

Once

had

feel its hot

at

with

it, having practised it

separate stable

imp

to

lessons

there.

it down

black

out

mountain.

to

who

amongst

flames

the

grass,

torches.

only

then

beyond

riding back

was

and

enormous

not

bushes;

by beating

long

standing

of the

roar

houses

the

beginning

was

Kaffirs

at

and

its red

saw

the

even

even

grass

the

trees

like

looked

again during

evening, as

across

the

fire

out

valley,I

and

of

hear

from

came

the
It

they, instead

closer,till I could

could

was

it lit up

projecting crags
the

stems

background,

she

steadilyon, curling round

of

the

It

scene.

past the full,and

tongues licking up

until

lurid

the

north-west

to the

precipice,whose

its many

little

1 19

safetyquickly.

into

watched

and

her

the

Transvaal.

in the

Trader

boy

to

who

the

say,

stall

I had

would

do

1 20

for

this

All

me.

do

would

none

small

very

the

me

nothing

to

he

girlwho
work

never

about
than

more

deal

good

and

hearing

and

going

were

would

I should
be

the

event

to

send

the

races

also, and
it

should

two

and

return

The

in
It

was

in

ever

waggon
I

as

go

too,

in

be

going

desired

and

the

as

and

must

was

the

Higgins

and

September,

their

in

in

wife

to

Higgins

to

occurred
Pretoria

the

was

the

early spring,
a

beautiful

left any

have
to

of

return

Mr.

between

mind, in addition

my

first

bush-veldt
started.

going

on

his

leave

getting

my

should

promising,

races

habit,

Mr.

that Mrs.

that

events
our

impression

for the

my

past months,

with

I asked

on

learned

had

looked

dress

remain

to

to

mission,
per-

children

him.

accompany

Only

to

me

advertisements

Sturton

for

duties, I

which

up

upon

agreed

was

some

alone.

riding up

of

seen

Pretoria

to

time

too, during the

Argus

entirelydependent

not

fire!

able

be

to

would

intended

not

their waggon,

take

it

ready,

was

thus

was

governess.

Arthur

that

it

neglecting my

and

Volkstem

Jimmy

hence, having

the

that

I had

ways,

as, without

and

learn,

knew

(I

breakfast

unction, "No;

as

as

year

in various

much

as

that

me

think

to

farm,

one

I said

and

coming

was

in

way

gentleman

time,

some

horse.''

for

long

young

for

done,

be

to

then, turning
assistance),

tell

great

beginning

was

look

for

of

to

with

it

going

what

see

offer

came

observed

chose

interest

bat
shilling,

the

abovementioned

great

an

Transvaal.
take

stable

him, just to
be

as

of

The

with

not

small

work

the

cleaning

watched

in the

willing to

were

Transvaal.

would

Trader

Lady

that

the

very

afternoon

Higgins's
particular

made

cattle

shortly
when

by
from

the

before
the

the

we

little

Kaffirs

long

hurried

come

the bush-veldt,

in

sturdy

and

line

long
under

the

They
had

the

the

evening

had

got better, and

but

after

habit

"

had,

tumedi
rest

of

Mrs.

far

when

the

the

taking

of the

went

on

the
a

his

; and

I shall

never

this world-worn

daughters

drawing-room

at

and

old

he

draw,

to

place
The

when
and

poor

he

before

back

over-

when
died

"

ox

got ill,

being

danger

one

skinned

Kaffirs

visit of the

eldest

which

the

simply

lungs.

jolly and

three

the

used

waggon

it into

winter,

night,

at

time

short

He

kraal, into

eating it.

to

who

cold rain

bitter

he

disselboom,

the

out

intelligencein holding

was

young

in the

the

waggon

prevented

event

and

Higgins

the

inflammation

confirmed

two

shadows

bush-veldt.

of

himself

put

who, but

were

oxen

second

to

the

mate,

sight of
their

old

companion

the

to

nights

preparatory

their

neglected

He

their

weathered

few

present

one,

by

who'came

them

to

beside

his

of the

The

the
in

their

to

old

poor

almost

used

the carcass,

with

had

over

was

valuable

follow

he

tottered

treking.
opened

them,

hill-side and

welcome

covering, shivering in

fell dead

and

their

left for

being
any

morning

found

ill to

too

old

of the

grass

throwing

sun

their

with

cows,

cattle, all coming

friskyyoung

fresh young

longer

been

from

; the

them

see

ground.

no

without

occasion, to

trottingbeside

thorn-trees, bellowing

and

along

the

across

the

home,

the

in

was

out, lessons

all turned

pretty sight it was

calves, born
oxen,

of

121

herd

that the

news

We

in honour

on

And

up.

the

ofE.

way

Transvaal.

in the

with

running

came

sight, bat
being

Trader

Lady

Bishop

of

Pretoria,

evidentlypetted pony.

girls,also

old

Mr.

and

pressive
forget the singularlyim-

couple,kneeling
their

fair-haired

beside

child
grand-

Surprise,and answering

from

122

their
that
all

repeated

the

steadfast

belief
used

We

Mr.

the

with

Mr.

the

valley,

spiritual

largest

The

young

amateur

clergyman

and

used

convulse
life

He

there.

Besides

family,
found
services

he
his

at

had
duties

ceased.

did

being
to

tutor

help
too

not

with

onerous,

where

he

the
store

and

have

slept

mill

attempt

not

person,
dotes
anec-

first

at

hymns.

absurd

English

all

could

the

had

and

and

while

amusing
his

in

lived

and

sang

at

to

seem

in

who

Higgins

very

laughter

Boer's

certainly

tutor.

with

us

was

which

occasions

lameness

people

young

holy

by

in

these

Jimmy

my

in

English

an

district

the

the

entrusted

James'

or

to

of

Sturtons,

also

(for owing
the

his

the

guests,

harmonium),

of

what

in

(not

On

John

our

piano

to

of

Rustemberg

being

of

care

and

sometimes
be

from

farmhouse.

the

play

lips

services

children

distance,

Higgins

and

the

played

idea

Englishman

the

to

some

the

would

family,

at

Mrs.

and

in

fresh

an

coming

young

tutor

the

was

old

then

was

farmer

Surprise

Bichardson

and

Africander

bishop

even

religious

occasional

hare

to

who

comfort

meant.

riding;

orders),

in

children's

the

without

words,

same

drawing-room^
twice,

whilst

believed

drawn

had

they

troubles,

many

steadfastly

they

which

from

religion
their

that

Hearts

careworn

Transvaal.

the

in

Trader

Lady

on

been
roses

Africander's
;

at
at

last
church

he

Trader

Lady

in the Transvaal.

CHAPTER

Thiiuc

were

Pretoria

to

dresses

"

biscuits

baked

waggon

whilst

At

glee.
packed;

and
we

the

and

the

old

kraal, in charge

other

pet beasts,

house,
We

and

gone,
we

mounted

came

up

with

of

having
the

having

were

it with
For

them

some

distance

the road

Eiver, which

riding to Fahl-plas, we

it

about

once

came

until

np

part of the

half way

more,

for

good
had

The

travellers

and
we

Moy-

to

enjoyed
rode

on.

chief

cantering; but

the

tributary

previously crossed
to

the

dogs

uninteresting,its

was

crossed

front

off-saddled

we

of the

shut

deep spruit.

was

and

building

be

the

and,

followed.

leaving them

advantage being that

neared
we
Moy-plas
Crocodile

tea-dinner, so

; then

up

waggon

plas,outspanned just across

been

to

me

fair start

to

and

horses

all

Then

and

place,and

locked

was

children.

had

all had

who

our

her

them

the

great

waggon

Higgins

who

Englishman

stone

were

and

gave

the

provisions,were

Mr.

started, leaving

in

were

the

and

boxes,

We

children

in

live

to

came;

going

children, and

the

were

the

morning

horseback.

on

leaving
new

and

"

we

lastlyMrs. Higgins

waggon

follow

all, for

ns

for

for

made

be

to

made

be

to

there

bedding,

put in, and

the

for

last

XIII.

preparations

many

123

farm

which

of

as

the

when
made

-^

124

great impression upon

valleyand
from

water

it, with

broad

and

perfectionof
what

fine

by

looked
me

his

Sturton's
with

children's

Jimmy,

and

shake

and

lived

in

This

old

lady

yet

frugal
in

know

the

her

through

time,

or

when

the

whip

herself.
water

doing

had

in

and

her

the necessary

and

but

she

of

span
she

was

drift,she

oxen.
a

host

would

boots, and leaping from

If labour
to be led

difficult

her

from

bams.

first husband

her

and
was,

parents

they might be,

nation

he

man

of various

like

looked

her

Hospitable

waggon

stuck

oxen

take

team

of

of

visit

pay

whose

way,

She

manager.
a

I must

me

by children

some

her

delighted at

was

woman.

petticoats,
pullo"E

waggon

nothing

in

remarkable

sort

If her

told

buildings which

life with

what

in herself.
up

her

to

all,of whatever

to

started

tuck

was

and

Arthur

rude because

was

she

surrounded

was

the

of

some

round, but

Dutch,

all related

free-handed

I don't

She

thought Jimmy

all

talk

visit.

ages,

had

hands

to

attempts

ianother

was

that she

paid

had

he

shut

introduced

that

us

as

cheerily,

us

Higgins

schoolmistress, told

passed, that

the

trim

it, and

received

Mr.

pleasant

yard

round

She

when

me

had

waggon

he did not
my

wall.

of

standing by

house,

trees

the

owner

with
was

"

of her

other

whitewashed

at
inquisitively

as

husbands

and

The

one.

woman

buildings,
out-

oneself

pictureto

one

English

an

three

oleander

low

made

little yard in front

with

room,

its

it looked

farmhouse,

tall,gaunt

"

trim

and

farm,

of

widow

of the

gate

in

Boer

property

face, the

but

it might be if it were

this

irrigating

Crocodile

the

of

side, with

either

on

the

across

lands, magnificent orchard,

its small

Stretching right

ma

tributaries

two

its

TransvaaL

top of the ranges

the

to

in the

Trader

Lady

Kaffir

was

on

the

scarce

and

drive
at

the

harvest

lands, she thought

work, but she attended

to

126

lost

and

him

from

that

You

idiot.

young

all its marks

turned

fears, she

reached

low, and

have

the old
I

already
"

people

irregular-shaped cottage,
it looked
I

had

road

the

like

more

in

seen

branching
back

of the

house

outbuildings,which
At

kraal.

each

animals

the

opened

on

in

of these

bad

weather.

like Mrs.

Matersen's,

of grass,

with

trim

garden

rows

of

in

and

orchard, where

quinces.

trim, and

plas. Inside, the

the

idea

wooden

rafters,painted and
One
cut

to

house
a

yard

lots of
of

an

brandy

English

polished,and

the lUusi/rated

News

many

made

farmhouse

the

their

under
of

vines, too,

were

was

ceilings,with

walk

into

along hedges

There

apartment, the dining-room, was

from

goat

of the

might

trees, and

and

by

the

protecting

step led

you

figs,pomegranates,
and

for

and

and
(likea rivulet),

water-furrow

lemon

low

sheep

to

its turn

and

kept

and

road

front

The

orange

big

the

opened on a strip
well-kept path leading to a little bridge

the broad

across

this

place

any

Pretoria, and

to

sheds

which

from

thatched, and

approached by

to this

were

large,

than

was

partiallyenclosed

side

was

and

highway

turned

was

verandah,

It

farmhouse
It

little off the

races.

whitewashed

Transvaal.

persuaded

had

Ada

get

to

Higgins's

Mr.

Moy-plafl.

English

an

the

the

to

describe

to

and

have

the house.

from

old

and

You

"rm,

my

beginning

was

sun

hopes

Ah, ah !

'^

frantic

^for Alice

them

to take

try

must

the

as

his

of

object
with

him

she

at last when

a-courtingof

Sturtons'

the

there

him

on

drove

she

and

the

suitor)^

would-be

was

come

Moy-plas

found

waggons

she

sharp

you,^'"c., "c., until

We

Transvaal.

with

excuse

he described

although
extorted

favourite

(a

ox

in the

Trader

Lady

at
was

Moygested
sug-

supporting

ample cupboards.

papered
of them

with

prints

recalled the

ghosts

of former
from

pleasant
in

Trader

Lady

days
the

in

to me^

127

that

manner

almost

was

it awakened

strangeness that

of

sense

Transvaal.

in the

me.

having

there

gone
with

Harriet

Clara,

Mrs.

and

Mr.

Old

her

were

account

of Mr.

elder

follow

to

were

on

Stnrton

in Arthur

Percy,
and

jolly

Augustus,
the

from

top

remaining
school

and

they, too,

child

the

were

the

afternoon

one

often

Boer, whom,

me

that it is far

remark

their Christian

by

"Mr.''

term

Christian

long, not
my

meals

waggons,

camp
Our

is very

house,

I had

catch

to

Sturtons

by

old

as

to
to

did
made

Mrs.

he

his name.
here

talk of

cooked

other^ a

I must

individuals

the others

up,

man
English-

the

together, than
indeed,
common,

picnic tea

rode

Englishman,

custom

at

man.
clergy-

an

introduced.

These

but

other

the

was

not

two

the verandah

Harris

did

off-saddling. The

in the
and

surname

alone.

name
even

and

It

One

the

more

farm,

the amateur

an

the

valleyto
Alfred, the

I sat under

race"

spoke English perfectly,and

he was
der Veer, when
Van

left in

the

his

for

"

beard,

be

to

and

being

as

I took

however,

sons

Matersen^s, stretched

of, Charlie

heard

waggon.

rakish-looking men

to the

going

were

younger

Two

were

"

across

on

tutor

two

to

her

ferocious

William

Fahl-plas,his

I had

Magaliesberg

introduced

were

still

was

of the

sons,

near

During

with

oppositerange.

the

top of

who

and
illness,

Sturton's

fellow

farm, which, like Mrs.

of the

charge

young

and

at Pretoria.

youngest girl,Lettie, was

The

Pretoria,

at

Sturton's

Maria,

sister

[them

already

people
use
use

not
me

beside

the

the

stay
have
their

Higgins's

fire.
waggon

came

in

late,and

in the very

early dawn

128
it and

old

its

and

many

laden

the

Pretoria

with

way.

They

after

they

Arthur

and

started

riding with

us

morning,

cleft

the ladies
at

the

rode

river

and

of it.

The

that

used

seen

The

morning

on

before

with

samples

of his

out

the

of the

of the

outskirts
increased

great

of the

deal of

of
\

so

the

mounting
dis-

through.

Dasspoort, and
the

on

number

either

side ;

side

other

of dassies
none

rock

to

are

even

since

building was

few

before
remarked
had

going

seen
on.

road

feet above
we

Higgins

the market

in the waggon.

Dasspoort

light, the
a

Mr.

earlyon

all followed

thought

village,I

size

it

the

to be

as

forage. We

and

to

drift.

Sturton,

inspanned early,and

we

early morning

river

in

at

down

remains.

name

led.

face

Apis

from

alight,

in the

drove

lies

already

looking

Percy
close

the

of

fires

stuck

soon

deep

the

were

the camp

had

and

looked

back

the

to

waggons

evening

rocks

early coffee,

it towards

in groups

whips,

the waggons

Eclipse being
in

the

but

rode

of the

Pretoria, which

to live in the

next

pretty

the

Mr.

Crocodile

the

its way

is derived

name

now,

of

which

that

of

miles

drift

Higgins

taking

outspanned
two

be

Mr.

and

outspann.

standing

forage waggon

mediately
im-

horseback, Percy Sturton

opposite side, and

children

for

first

one

were

Crocodile.

the

flowing past

but

market,

for breakfast

I, waited

it winds

All

accompanying

outspann

on

the

as

the

the

and

on,

within

crossed

wooded

on

one

We

had

the

Magaliesberg.
outspanned

far

which

through

to

after them

so

Very pretty
that

were

Sturton, and

Higgins,
then

forage for

and

Sturton's

Arthur

Higgins's. waggons,

under

got

Transvaal.

occupants, together with

Mr,

waggons

in the

Trader

Lady

looked

being
the

outspanned
that

very

it had

it last, and

cut

course
on

the

greatly
that

Trader

Lady

in the Transvaal.

XIV.

CHAPTER

The

great excitement
but

races^

mind.

First

Mrs.

of

during

made

up

the

across

box, from

an

impression on

my

Mr.

and

them

bed

sort

of

fore

part

which

she

and

Augusta

from

herself

for
of the
had

little Sarah;

part with

the back

box

tain
cur-

Sannee

and

myself;

on

the

was

all,the sleepingin the waggon.

Higgins sleptin
divided

stay at Pretoria

our

made

things,too,

other

129

stood

which

called the waggon-

waggon,

on
tendency to roll down
my
head
in the night. Our
washing arrangements were
very
limited ; and camp
life,though jollyin its proper place,
when
is a bore on
the outskirts
of a village,
particularly

the

villagecalls
found

We
for

taking
end.

on

in

old

house

the

about

Mr.

care

itself

bare

of

there he

yard, into
houses

keeping
small

the

rooms

was

to be

which

not

fresh

the

rubbed

an

along.

arrangements
stand

hair

my

rent,

enormous

much

themselves

few

things had been

with
danger of his life,

in his room,

done

and

at

trouble

lay,in

thrown.

requires. On the
(alsobare) was
room

invalid

hired

been

the

made

as

illness of their tenant.

cooking having

sort

such

did

owners

we

ill,and

very

were

had

room

and
put in nastily,
the

city. However,

Sturton

of him

whose

refuse

from

There
clean"

were
no

arrival of his

hired,and

or

outside, in

all the

means

no

which

comfort

daughters

here

the

bouring
neighof
an

another

girlsslept,
E

30

and

sometimes

all this
but

sat^

I, of

of

want

accommodation

necessary

better

saw

course,

and

then
I

than

money,
to

not

was

than

and

the

running

mind

in

up

not

characteristic

was

but

predominating"
drawn

kinds

ring close

it

to

"

Van-der-veen

race

He

me

belonged

to

said
it

and

and

women

he

was

that

glad

the

Boers

whan

I heard

and

then

had

put

up

my

rather

see

in

lunch

amused

went

horse

while
at

'=^ding,although

the

he

had

Van-der-veen
it

very

nothing

the

at

son

of

Pretoria

one.

to

do

Boer.

where
;

I had

proposing
good

thing

surprised

Hotel,

feed.

him.

short, he

much

stay

of

in

"

had

was

my

horses

thought

this sort

was

Mr.

particular

greatlyin

Edinburgh

during

Mr.
I

the

of

another

see

in this

doing
if he

that
to

to

me

horses

general,that

the

with

myself.

civilization

as

ment
ele-

tents, a number

believed

to

scene

ox-waggon

grand stand,

Boers

was

also traps of various

with

who

much

so

afterwards

He

had

to

the

"

see

in with

The

waggons.

other

of the

one

to

which

besides

go

somewhat

altogether

with

to

old Boer

an

approached

talked

two

proposed

told

start, and

little

line, a

Higgins

waggon,

of

state

presently fell

were

refreshment

horseback,

on

men

in

up

Africa

there

to

up

great

Mr.

other

South

of

more

jockeys, also"

in

with

Higgins^s
many

much

ing
Eclipse,rememberwas

suppose,

I rode

line with

all bad.

at

the

at

the

"

toria,
Pre-

at

were

looked

would

separated, and

we

Van-der-veen

drawn

horses

thought they
was

These

races.

The

first start.

then

that, and

the

racing days, I

at the

Mr.

acquaintances again

were

expected.

mark

his old

kind

my

there

the

we

by

ground

the

on

had.

be

"

caused

not

was

the

spread

mattresses

on

discomfort

because

Transvaal.

Trader, in the

Lady

there
been

this pro-

By

end

the

the

day

the

old

Sturton

Mr.

his window

from

late

if

did

we

day

next

surroundings
the
I

third

the

remained

owing

all

through

before.

of

would
started

and

his

Mr.

tea.

and,

after

but

company,

children, who
we
night^fall

in

came

the

were

the rest

of them

I
very

reached
next

Higgins, Arthur
Two

horseback.

house, where

Boer's

by

two

asked

ill with

Moy-plas

and

morning;
Sturton, and

to

we

get
first

their

started

James

Sturton, in

good horses,came
Moy-plas
we

in

The

more.

in

I started

the
for

up;
their

stopped

prescribe

to

the

already arrived

Harriett

for

on

which,

during
at

the

way.

unable

had

he

rent

thought
lively; and

whooping-cough ;
once

next

waggons

Half-way

was

the

high

shut

been

and

likelythat

Pretoria

before

with

homeward

at

Higgins

rest, I started

short
on

the

Alice

covered-top cart, drawn

too

being

Pretoria, and

wife, with

as

their

on

I had

up

the

races,

affairs

races,

it

march

to

be

business

picked

from

horseback

of

the
I

had

outspann, and

his

to the

go

him

interfere,or

not

thought

told

be

course

places

days

Higgins

she

behind, having

to

this

ballads,until

other

of his illness and

waggons

first two

on

would

I did not

of the

munity
com-

outside

noise

favoured

Sturton

plentiful.

were

the

hosts
and

invalid would

the

morning, in spiteboth
was
paying.
The

his

interfere,because

to

me

rows

Dundee/'

Mrs.

and

hour;

allow

Bonnie

"

the

portion of

for while

unceasing,

was

participatedunpleasantlyin

part of the day's programme,

snatches

male

and
getting very lively,

were

Poor

of

Transvaal.

in the

Trader

Lady

for
and

at

the

by

Ttaggbns

afternoon

Mr.

home, leaving

to follow.
events

had

taken

unpleasant.

place during

our

absence, both

neighbouringfarmer. Do Kriiger
E

Lady

132

^brother

"

by

of

of

one

swept
and

to

had

even

within

within

The

of the

been

getting

in lieu of

work

them

house

the

of

Eclipse's stable;

Surprise,
it

the

hedge bordering

to work

of

cause

the bush-veldt
he

thought
of his

the

being

The
Do

meant

to

wanted

make

the

others
him

Kaffirs

William

Sturton

the

day, saddling his

his

quarrel with
his

at

kraal. Do

the

Do

the

Kaffirs.
that

letting
to go

called

William
little

before

and

time

lands,

Boers

on

Sturton,

having
One
he

must

His

as

he

This

was

English

rule.

agreed ;

friends

all reached

only

came

to

kraal,

and

bidding good-bye

route.

en

to

some

bush-veldt, intending to

Kaffirs

said

He

Boers
several

his

on

getting on there,

lesson.

horse

house, and

own

called

whom

the

wanted
wanted

his mind

good

for the

the

to

declined, but

wife, he started

on

own

diate
the imme-

was

were

example.

an

practiceamongst

his

up

his cattle

how

see

common

next

water

their

Do, having made

they

master

persistedin spending

accompany

give

that

their

when

dient.
disobe-

very

in the Trans-

arrangement
was

quarrel

for their

to cultivate

on

just where

late the

let

would

to

Kaffirs

lettiugof

neighbours, amongst

them

to

Of

water

last
to

Higgins's.

lands

dispute.

At

theirs.

on

quarrel going

little kraal

consequence

own

Kaffirs

the

in

(acommon

his.

on

old

an

given them

natural

their

on

whilst

lived

worse,

payment

the

vaal), and

hut^

fire had

grass

of

rose

had

Mr.

lands

had

They

him

murdered

been

Kriiger's (pronounced Kreer)

He

Kaffirs,who

property touched

ask

so

feet

of Do

singular.

some

had

it

or

three

about

had

"

tremendous

yard

destroyed part

were

with

use

and

circumstances

death

his

Paul

Transvaal.

lands.

upper

to

well-known

the

his Kaffirs
to

up

in the

Trader

settle

joined

the
out

immediately

to

little
of

let

the
on

-^

134

Fido

ghastly.

Kough
into

^he
the

whining had,
stable, and

King's,

towards

was

the
that

had

he

but

I had

Mr.

King

dog

knew

and

life

of

; but

good farms,
Shortly
broke
an

out

ox

in at the

the

been

after

the
of

cattle.

up

died

what

they

call

when
the

grown

case

trouble
of

"

cattle,and

take

the disease

and

become

*'

that

by
here
; for

cottage

This

returning
evening

to

me.
stant
con-

my

plenty

of course,
to pay

me

bitantly
exor-

had

who
vicinity,

in the
with

them

all.

at

the

dreaded

"

lung-sickness

"

that

'^

the

the

young

operations,but
is,are

not

order

to

innoculate

ones.

have

liable

to

ance
import-

utmost

occurs,

it

swore

heart-water, '' in

it is of

the

bush-veldt, but

family,who

Nell

At

anything.

arrange

the

aft"r

day

Investigationproved

drench

sal ted,''that

told

up

''

after these

and

very

induce

lung-sickness
to

day,

only by

were,

lung-sicknessin

hushed

themselves

to

the

return

our

been

save

Boers

able

fact had
of

There

this

on

door, and

sell if they could

not

died

for

disposed to part

were

Bough

to

and

big dog.

again, disturbed

of

among

had

told

back

The

his

I used

way

his

him.

for

brought

farms.

none

I had

Pretoria

down

Eclipse's

me,

about

sneaking

and

began

people willingto

next

the

and

gone

to

come

the

Surprise,

at

inquiriesabout

to

up

have

running

old

came

go

must

was

came

The

to

again,

me,

left

up

open

oflf to

had

he

got

him

valley,the

that

Bough

seen

came

that

had

King

time

not

Eoughy

he

Mr.

case.

rushed

had

hearing

window

the

concluded

locking

Kaffirs

The

in.

cept
rightsex-

he

that

were

immediately

down

whom

we

all

were

appears

days, forced

two

he

then

Mr.

home

shnt

I therefore

ride.

us

been

out, when

let him

when

rooms

after

animals

It

gone.

TransvaaL

the

tn

the other

was

had

house^ and

to

and

"

of

one

Trader

Lady

it

They
slightly

to have

it

again ;

whereas

it

breaks

once

they
the

Nells

kraal

if

of

let

it

in it.

The

disease
been

broke

with

terms

that

Mr.

place where

the

to

Mr.

first

it to

found

the

seeing
The
the

of

as

about

seton

and

the

the

tail

through

wound

no

then

of Mr.

the

bound

tails

at

produces swelling of
and

the

animal

Higgins's

and

drenching.

the

oxen

lungs

all.

part of the

Great

less.

or

Sometimes

the
and

generally dies
thus.

rag

If

in
at

the

For

in

the

tail like

inserted,
ensues,

I have

seen

inflammation

around

time

tail,

the

great agony
the

to

is

cotton

inflammation

parts above

died

being

split,the

in

obtained

commonly

lower

tail is

up.

the

It is

packing-needle,dipped
the

and

up,

gauze.

to obtain

more
generallyrotting ofi*,

with

oxen

of

opportunity

fine

more

At

subsequently

used.

or

the

to water.

bottle-full

on

buried

given

about

tip of

was

smashed

are

in order

have

parts of water, and

through

the

or

had

drenching, the liquidthus

"

drawn

(who

an

through

stripof linen,

is threaded

liquid,and

animal

two

drink

innoculation,
rag,

strained

For

state.

with

animal

them

man

went

now

animal

lung-sick

it must

innoculating
''

"

to kill the

proper

of

the

when

said

story, but

had

nighty

lung-sickness'^close

"

by

the
I

untrue.

liquidfrom

mixed

believed

that

he

Higgins's cattle

operations

lungs

necessary
a

be

lost

Mr.

lung-sickness

was,

that

that

into the

whole

was

this very

Higgins), for

Mr.

Higgins

there

whole

of

intestines of the cattle he had

found

touched

there

Surprise they

the malice

by

also

farm

remain

part of the
at

through it)

run

was

bush-veldt

known

out

It

if

naturally(and

to

sure

135

Higgins's cattle get

let them

well

worst

caused

bad

had

was

it is

of Mr.

TransvaaL

disease

die of it.

whose

Higgins^s^ and

the

herd

some

man

although

in

likelyto

had

take

they

oat

mo"t

are

in the

Trader

Lady

of

one

the

136

these

operation
case

be

of

the

bathed

The

day

was

but

other

for

the

when

the

these

regular

men

business

coming
were

very

still,
done

take

on

so

King,

Some

help.

to

restive,
the

and

whole,

quietly.

and

it
I

was

was

trouble.

at

Surprise
Sturton,

Arthur

of

dom
sel-

death

much

place

in

animal

the

water,

so

took

operations
Mr.

and

and

tar,

high,

very

salt

masters

field-day,

Nells

cattle

with

few

with

smeared

spreading

morning

every

the

well

inflammation

Transvaal.

the

in

be

parts

ensues;

and

Trader

Lady

the

and

oxen

work

dangerous
surprised

to

see

in the

Trader

Lady

the

an

offer Mr.

farm, including the

which

had

Higgins
I

occupied.

made

small

need

induced

I at last decided

of November

beginning

house

do

to

me

was

not

was

to

he

to

to

much

to be

the
other

one

of

been

see

I the

conditionally.

months,

some

had

besides, I
who,

they

so,

the

another, had

with

for work.

working

and

me,

engaged

deserters

were

do

to

live with

to

It
;

to

was

however,

farmer,

Higgins arranged

Surprise
Sturton^s

ill with

until

of

was

time, but
one

called

children,

inflammation

some

the sick wife

best

and

the

take

the

latter.

left

ailingfor

of its illness

Mr.

so

William

dangerously

that

evidently been

groom;

; and

say

thing

Jimmy

Englishman

suspected

former, and
Before

agreed

take

to

was

reasons

farm, if I chose

Higgins's place looking

had

one

young

Mr.

come

the

for

his

hitherto

merely

the

farm

the

had

need

accept

half

various

the

appeared

bought

leave

to

I had
a

it

purchase-n^ney

time.

of

services

the

free

that
and

that

pay

be

before
as

and

do,

his father
into

to

buying

this, but

that, all things considered,

could

of

me

enter

not

137

XV.

CHAPTER

In

Transvaal.

not

the

of
much

who

baby,

the

lungs.
notice

day, when, having

neighbouring Boer,

doctor

to

upon

was

ridden

I took

was

It had
taken
over

William

to

Sturton's

on

that I remained
to

came

to

with

That

house, consistingof
used

rooms

as

and

mother,

three

sort

lungs, in
the

where

into

door

had

sore

draughty

had

which, owing
the

in the

enormous,

by

William

Sturton

Even

dreadful, and
the

days
was

of

over

incessant
of

the

to

of which
me

care,

immediate

and
the

the

when

If the

door

so

top of the

of

loft,but

decided

had

to

to

I
was

be

shut

had

only too

danger;

so

far
but

it
in

brought

the

room,

heat

badly
well

in

was

was

acquainted

recovered
I

if

India,

After

prostrating me.
baby

do

to

the window

open

had

late

upon

left in the

Kaffir,and

window

fever

per-

of whom

suffocating,and

get up

this

being

them.

at

was

ladder

the

able

with

approach

out

be

I felt

with, creeping

and

bed;

being put in, still opened

all

were

the

stifling;and

the

this

roughly-made

necessary.

and

we

of

the

both

after
was

as

inflamed

on

was

window

but

children, who,

heat

ceilingnot

when

might

we

open

I remember

room.

an

the

the

intended

been

to

evening

that

to

necessary

gable, which
into

shut

father,

opened,

come

passage

look

to

one

with

was

than

elder

two

no

kept

were

it became

it

of the

one

convenience

no

always crying, and

and

eyes

window

so

otherwise

small

servant

no

window

if the

revert

me.

on

baby, choking

do

quarrelling,were

not

children;

the

petually opened by

must

general sitting-room;

where,
not

yet I

kitchen

half-savage Kaffir;

room

could

draught

and

Fancy nursing
a

and

Higgins

experience of

first

my

bad

so

Mrs.

on,

impression

rooms

it was

over

country, but

young

than

dirty, more
any

two

store

not

was

painful an

so

were

Alice,and, later

illness in this

it,it made

the child. Itwas

shown

was

days

two

it and

it.

misery of

the

TransvaaL

before

nurse

and

home,

myway

ill then, but

very

in the

Trader

Lady

138

two

that

obliged

lie

to

Trader

Lady
for

by

day

in the

two

or

Transvaal.

^and

"

then

even

39

felt

weak.
On

the

19th

Mr.

old

abode,

Pretoria.

Higgins's

fowls

regret, had

to

flock

his

bought
and

leave

her

me

they positivelyrefused

One

was

mother,
with

was

was

ever

buy

and

any

Higgins.

deal

supported

the

on

the

was

groom

over

there

were

the
were

lumber

and

entrance
none,

standing

like

forage

room,

room

only large

horizontal
I

planks,
various

third

the

others

with

and

here
in

Barrie

times
it, some-

before, doors
A

one.

alone;

square

which

The

I mentioned

outer

Mrs.

character

walls.

sleeping sometimes

my

by

old
the

up

to

miscellaneous

As

of

while

room

as

small

it

with

Higgins's, and

partitioned off

except the

do

lent

was

and
as

oxen,

made

box,

to

yet

way,

my

to

cat

as

servants.

the

into

feel

tried

round

sitting-room.

none,

afford

sitting-room;

lines

"

feline race,

chairs, and

Mr.

very

and

other, Tom^s

the

to

bed

old

the

slept Jimmy

in the
there

nails

of

few

The

of

reason

washing-stand, made

rafters, gave

apartment,

canvas,

I also

old

been

others

on

the

first to

and

her

put into the waggon.

able

as

at

Mrs.
to

good

necessityfor

chair

table, adorned

hang

little

old

surprising voice

immediate

table, three

had

articles, and
were

not

bedroom.

my

was

wishing

with

of

as

most

possible,and

furniture

used

the

live

much

Ada,

specimen

dressing"tableand

piano, which

be

to

ploughing.

as

together

cases,

oxen,

for

little furniture

bed

and

eye,

being
time

not

and

new

my

to

and

sheep,

cats, for the

two

ancient

very

or

waggon

of

grey-and-white tom,

giftedwith.

not

was

crooked

there

fine

into

family going

pigs ;

two

that

his

and

Higgins

last moved

I at

November,

holes

curtain
windows
in

the

hung
also

wall.

Lady

which

could

be

canvas.

and

the

had

been

Goat

and

skins

of

killed at

is

nicer

sometimes
from

the

of

manner

skins

on

than

to

about

evening, with

general, the

in

bridles, saddles, bits, fire-arms,

hanging

on

crouching
off the

It will

make
not
to

one

pointer

"

he

was

and

the
like

mind

on

very

slavish, poor
from

Nells, and
a

at

and
he

had

turnspit.

whose

bestowed
a

him

on

ferocious

presented

to

He
to

was

belong

the

trary,
con-

addicted
him

to

place

to

but

another,

to

place, Griinfontein,"
''

The
had

He

I had

house

hand

one

my

the Kaffir kraal.

half-bred

could

; on

brute,

raised

one

Higgins

belong.
decline

my

was

one

never

friends

visits to their

any

interior."

old Mr.

who

from

besides

for

who

would

he

independent dogs

^but go

was

character,

dogs

it would

that

visitors;

by

sorts

the

'^

two

whom

to

various

-squatter's

left behind

always running away

kept in a circle between

Higgins,
for

had

of

peering

think

to

"dogs,''

say

undecided

an

yowling piteouslyif
he

that

brown

his

used

made

ornaments

cats' heads

African

an

generally

of those

one

any

pictureof
I

of

up

yet

feeble

in the

of

tools

dip

faintlyshowing

the

overhead,

observed

be

dog

floor and

bad

half-bred
"

the

on

Rough

own

walls,

rafters

make

not

and

the

Crusoe

in; and

live

motley

chair,
arm-

place.

the

Robinson

sheep, lighting up,

own

which

cat

of

light of

the

carpets,

folding

old
look

of

wild

an

I think

stretched

of

duty

one

Crusoe

same,

read

dips

the

did

Robinson
the

my

shutters

tiger-cats and

the

an

fat of

sheep

Transvaal.

by

Surprise,hung

to

of

will

two

experience of

cabin

at

closed

completed
After

in the

Trader

140

the

pair
Kaffir

other

belonged

first made
of

name

at the

of

the

visitor

his

looked

to

ance,
acquaint-

'^Moustache"

time.

He

name

of

James

was

"

wards
after-

Mangwan,

142

Transvaal.

in the

Trader

Lady
"

sloped sharply down

little way

wooded

had

down

babbling
I

made

for itself sometimes

drain

quite

close

cabin

round

by

was

the

then
it

where

lands

the

rivulet

Some

slope, which,

wooded

took

it

head, and

tall

of

the

of

necessitated
of

aside

picking

luscious

had

himself
oh

time

I what

heaps

under

girls came

Eclipse
startled

has
from

quantity of
the
in

trees

troops

and

there

still

gather

on

were

it in

opposite
partially

of

Surprise

which, if you

soft

the

peaches
his hand

by

the

the

overladen
me

of

to

the

rider
out
with-

and

birds

fruit.

How

for

of

boundary

gave

was.

up,

help

to

bending

startled

feasting

fruit

that
to

been

and

the

dismounting, by merely stretching out

many

high

the

up

much

figsand

to

overhanging

grassy

boughs,

tilled,and

water

it was,

passed,

across

rock

and

being passed,

way

rugged ravine,

the

in

the

Upper Lands,

ferns

to

one

and

and

pretty scrambling path

putting

chance

the

side

swamp

from

led

and

deep

the shorter

that

horseback,

on

the

path, climbing

also

was

road

and

Griinfontein
entered.

rocks, and, until

cleared

the

from

the

then

house, making

orchard,

of

into

ravine, brought

of the

the

stepping-stones lay

passers-by,and
side

the

rough

name

gurgled pleasantly beneath

trees.

the

tangled

rivulet, came

Surprise,but

to

suddenly dipped
a

from

near

I afterwards

by

went

which

down

cabin.

that

and

of rock

between

path through

narrow

piece of ground
which

dam

way
half-

houses
funny littleout-

bridge, occasionally made

and
the

to

and

masses

tiny

the

to

sharp

side, about

the cabin

here

water, diverted

the

while

mountain

the

some

property ended.

between

built

been

brushwood,

path

incline,and

reached

valley,having

my

from

out

ran

the

down

which,

across

spur

the

to

he

And

it

lay in

Kaffir

dry

and

A
make

vinegar

steal it ; any
much

as

children
what

it; little Kaffirs

of

all who

and

they

as

fat without

such

to

off the

that

ground^

walking through

the

near

one

property
Here

of the

spur

platform,round
low

of

in all

shrubs

with

the

sight of

rockery

built.

been

small, level

formed

sort

fallingin jagged
platform, then

lower

platform

into

the

stood

sloping
beautiful

thicklyinterspersed

was

with

intertwined

platform
On

see

as

far

rode

over

going

gazing

oppositemountains,

liesberg,and

it ended

look

like

on

house

the beautiful

in

or

the

the

the

on

to

nearer

evening

up

when

catch

Moy-plas
you

an

the

range

conjure

the

up

might

what
I

was,

could

undulations

changing light on

and

look

you
at

Fahl-plas. Many

tried

have

day

Dass-poort;

as

to

at the

the

could

you

clear

where

speck

the valley until

would

and

below

sorts

miles.

white

could

I stood

suddenly, and

upper

either

on

valleyfor forty

down

in

rocks

the

edge

smaller

of different

Standing

one

off

had

cabin

the

whole

in the

prettiestspot
the

was

clematis.

wild

and

fruit when

prettierthan

even

terminated

outer

On
the

eaten

or

Griinfontein

of

rough grotesque shapes

valley beneath.
syringa-tree;

the
where

another

of

manner

side

mountain

whose

first to

of

masses

ravine,

but

wall, breaking

masses

other

just below

was

the

the

wooded

garden

on

gathered

ties
quanti-

parts of the orchard.

of

and

deep

be

of

ate

ridiculously

still such

; and

eat

their

pigs

waxed

they

food

trod

one

might

the

43
to

came

family sent

full

it could

many

boundary

another

other

before

waste

that

extent

an

Nell

basket

big

Surprise

Griinfontein

for ; the

getting any

went

The

cared

Transvaal.

from

to

came

daily to pall a

fell to

in the

Trader

Lady

look
which

evening
valley,on
of the

have
the

Maga-

Griinfontein
should

at last

144
made

have

the

Then

it.

to

still

made

with

then

their
and

Eclipse

not

of

the

horses

road

high

The

portion of

the

out

like

great

dreams

in wild

civilized

I used

eat

think

to

in

came

should
be
and

an

English-

their

evening

which

they

it

rough

was

Barrie

and

work

and

had

only

work

the

looking

not

after the

skinning

and

fast

The

to

behind

Jimmy

do.

boy

light

the

as

less
doubt-

cutting up

the

As

the

that
of

the

as

one

horse

lame

were

of

where

much

get

or

on

and

and

shot

to

could

Barrie

the

sleptin

sun

Bandt,

as

in

Jimmy

I wanted

could, I did

she

"

sheep.

shepherd, who
before

cleaning of

sheep

late

fire, roused

work

woman,

day

the

came

Witt-water"

and

Kaffir

mind

to

horizon.

eastern
as

that

myself, so

to

generally got

intercepted the

and

evening

called the little

upwards

rays

the

little Kaffir

kitchen,

Barrie, and

I could

in

earlydawn,

straw

on,

Griinfontein.

at

early

at

so

trying to shape

are

went

"

I should

people have

(ManelVs wife) to help during

morning

how

valley

ones.

Jimmy

away

the

sight,and

called Reva

with

below

sheds

through

great many

homes,

meantime

the

Besides

first

land

should

have

to

ran*

it first

when

house

many

dreamed

the

spersed
inter-

cows

should

Pretoria

from

property, and

my

point

rose

ferns

cabin

well-kept

straw-hovel,

have

the

sleek

their

should

and

old

near

in.

meal

In

to

other

kept stable, and

into

herd

home

way

; then

crops

stand

rockery
; then

calf-house, and
on

natural

graceful bushes

be

lowing

guests I hoped

flowers

be

waving

the

by

should
my

the

attractive

its

of

pretty cottage should

more

between

Transvaal.

reception

then

syringa-tree;

been

the

it fit for

bring

to

in the

Trader

Lady

push

his
it
on

I could

with

what

stable, the

sick, often

them, fell to my

the

share.

at times

also

domestic

duties

cookings

this

and

besides
in the

Free

spread
bring
to

look

of wood

her

for

once

or

of

cut

or

stripof

gay

their

cut

up;
out

Once
The

the

ground,

and

the

had

to

not

be

be

to

When

they dry.
fruit left to

brought

get wet,
into

the

the

placed

are

dry

and

put in

but

they

than

they

many
and

and

instead

have

to

gradually

fixed
It has

is

sack.

time

them

is all settled

sun.

cutting

threaten

poles

on

in the

house,

their

away

fruit

experience
to

with

more

peeled,

their
often

apricots alone

be

gay

their

circle

to

even

necks

round

talk their time

and

These

beads,

from

eat

this

allowed

their

bound

would

; into

be

to

stellassees

the

stellas-

payment.

as

sittingin

on

peaches

figs have

let

head

single file,

or

fruit and

girlwould

with

I had

continually turned, and some

it is dry enough
when
know
it must

her

on

cloth

they

twice

or

stellassees,they

the

it

would

and

up,

as

heads,

order, or

in

the

Each

expected

in

diflTerent

reeds, called

looselyhanging

spreading

whip.

my

flattened
on

kept

working.

with
be

and

fruit up

plucked

fruity

sells well

use,

pull

ornamented

blankets

or

poised on
be

for dried

picturesque,with

very

shapely shoulders, walking

to

ing
fruit-dry-

from

to

benefit

ankles

and

heads, skins

had

the

was

come

and

she

own

looked

handkerchiefs,

baskets

besides

"

like stretchers.

pull the fruit,and

arms

the

to

distant,

something

savages

young

aholiday

winter

own

large conical-shapedbasket

fill it

and

there

girls used

things made

on

would

she

Then

one's

thirty miles

some

that

sees,

for

Kaffir

of

it

herself

other

State.

Parties

kraals,

gave

145

house^ and

the

important business,

an

useful

Transvaal.

cleaning

work.

was

being

and

^whenEeva

"

superintending the
;

in the

Trader

Lady

the

piled on

in

the

to

required
Of

be
to

course

stellassees
the

rafters

146

wherever

or

of

way

when

thrown

being

hand

to

the

away,

and

sun,

and

is very

fruit,and
the

in

to

and

sorties

from

at

the

skins

spread
like

and

of

Sah

fowls, who

amused

often

of

hen

one

She

rest.
on

me

used

instant

to

eye

turn

to

would

at me,

for the

and

dogs

the

to

not

with

head

take

were

and

then

stellassees.
circuitous

give

of

in
to

mind

erect

come

her, but

her

eye

nearer.

for

an

little

on

her;
and

was

the

and

picking along

If I moved
route

have

than

keeping

see

an

come

There

nearer

to

for

about

tactics.

away,

the

confusion

tendency

of

much

by

confusion

; but

only

she

if she

frightened cackle, and

behind

shade,

the

stellassees.

their

pretend

stand,

she would

if the

with

while, always coming

sometimes

straightline

the

begin picking

picking

on

go

in

lying

enterprising turn

more

side, looking

once

closer

duty

my

coadjutors,making

ofi*in dire

but

manner,

and

used

of

on

course

accompanied

rush

myself watching

all the

she

would

hunting

oftentimes

part

tails,to

stop and

apparently innocent
stealthilycloser

of

dried

of

the

of

be
! ''

Sah

whisking

yards, then

few

would

paper,

work, for

at

devolved

valuable

were

quickly in

and

up

last-mentioned

they
"

flutter

plank

thick

hard

kept

are

stones

upon

quantity

"

They

dries

paste
up

was

watched

not

the

where

and

assembled

as

well.

made

^theywouki

"

in

cry

my

barking

my

I
I

Moustache

Rough

at

The
folded

eat.

stellassee,if

although

me,

be

consequence

fowls

of the

upset

one

fat.

apricotswithout

and

dry
is

there

Then

and squeezing,and
turning,and flattening,

away

remainder

then

nice

to

pulp^ and

with

can

ripe

too

are

previously smeared
the

got for them.

be

preserving peaches

they

in the

squeezed

Transvaal.

the

in

place could

is another

sugar^

Trader

Lady

to

in

would

caught

make
commence

off

Trader

Lady

Those

operationsagain.

fowls

nuisance,for they insisted

in, they would

get

call to Beva
found
for

the

bread

and

upon

Jimmy

the

picked.

just

Barrie, and
for

its

throw

whilst Reva
all trodden

disregardof

their

something personal,and

as

dough

if the

or

to

returning

on

being

take

to

out

gone

moment

was,

used

when

particularly

was

had

cabin, showing

fruit,and

the

This

and

result

Jimmy

creatures,^'and

ing
insult-

"

call them

handles, brushes, and

broom

after them.

boots

Having

but

between

He

and

master

the

passed

and

mine

as

don't

know

education

what

his

read

good hand,

very

usual

Barrie

had

his meals

was),

name

or

Barrie

that

with

his

was

that

us

He
of

fond

was

name

say, if

is to

book-learning.

and
fluently,

an

sitting-room.
a badly-educated

common

(not

understands

one

the

bad-looking

such

distinctions

up

in the

this Barrie

fellow

young

evening

impossible in

was

keep

to
man.

either

not

was

it

servant,

one

establishment

table.

left uncovered

was

out, and

wishes

our

about

as

party of fowls picking in the dish

I went

and

into the

being laid, I

for

to go

the

on

agreeable,if,dinner

that

147

altogether rather

were

coming

on

about
great pertinacity

as

Transvaal.

in the

by

wrote

improving

himself, reading historyby preferencein his leisure-hours.

I

But

on

was

am

afraid

the

road

he

to become

deception,and

for
that

dishonesty was

very

lazy,very

merry
to

me

look

when

fellow
or

to

but

was

sort

He

had

it ; he

best

had

he

policy;

noisy,very violent,but
He

nevertheless.
my

bad

one.

gloriedin
the

told of what

Eclipse,who

was

going
hated

on

fellow, or

great talent

favourite

theory

sharp,
good-humoured,
was

very

his violence

vicious look, but

within

him, made

showed

never

animals, except by

of

him

and
run

one

the

evening,

about

three

148
miles

catch

to

Trader

in the

Transvaal.

and

had

be

Lady
him^

Higgins's assistance^I
if he

that
a

had

rifle been

been

Barrie

heard

but

'^

daren't

restrained

to

that he

that

touch

the

confided

missus

while

he

in my

was

If

effort.

an

towards
in his

he

he

me,

Sturtons, and

kept

talking of, and

had

On

the

whole

his

language,
intolerable

have

respect of
of

reverse

to, the Higginses and

even

country.

under

social
to

become

to

to

the

and

with

knows

well

first classes ; but

them

classes

they

may

easy

to

servant

bring

have

'^

the

the

up
the

rides

by

of

in

no

English

they belong
that
"

only a

the

people, but

removed
distance

people whom
is

they

sit

expected

their side, are

between
he

on

ready

of

he

two

the

has, he

breeding
It is not
and

master

is called

upon

to

visit to his master,

to

the

those

him.

from

few

English

to

than

and

superior

way

inferiors,and

remarks

equality

of

terms

both

book-learning

proper

very

he

he

cannot

former^ although in their

in coffee to whilst

whom

when

when

far
infinitely

keep

behind

master

enough

more

with

be

when

no

rich

be

may

often

his

their
liable

are

master

to be

are

are

many

superiors. They

last class

of whom

origin,many

come

serving

even

man

The

farmers

to

undeniably
and

master

appears

Africander

but

as

time.

what

servant, whilst

the

of

after

associate,on

man,

servant

and

ideas

confused

Dutch

his

they acknowledge

superior,their

refuse
to

whom

one

begin fairly;

it.

about

this

may

manner

respectful

certainlydemoralizing for English servants

They

him

cost

It is
to

had

him

cular
parti-

periodicallychecked

to be

latter

that

this must

to be the

the

was

became

certain

up

inclined

was

of

manner

and

company;

Mrs.

shot

creditably,for

although certainlyinelegant, never

with

to

have

brute."

the

himself

caught

he would

his horse

handy^

he

as

then

ride
to

as

drop

long

as

his

into familiar

[50

all

although
the

people
salted^

cheap

on

he

account

was

had

of

gentle

began
his

Transvaal.

tfie

side

pretty

Eclipse

that
and

in

southern

is

grazing

surely

before,

the

along

mountain

several

Trader

Lady

to

of

safe
;

marks

besides^

that

suspect

with

Magaliesberg
I

although^
me.

heard

him

about

viciousness^

enough

the

from

of

had

being

got
as

him

said

Trader

Lady

in the

CHAPTBE

Shortly

again, and
to

Mr.

Mr.

Surprise,

"

stood
Don^t

frightened;

and

thought

was

not

had

occasion

all

at

news

he

The

Boers

out

on

it

go

had

declared

war

proof of
and

going

told

them

they

However,

if

said

Barrie
from

up

liked

they
they

was

from

distance

busy
both

from

about

of them
me

at

the
as

and

Mr.

me

the

Englishman,

to

remember

but

was

the small

dam

go

with

up

they

were

it.
not

days after,

two
an

working
and

it.

Pretoria,

to

stellassees,I heard
were

news,

impressed.

stay ;

they

all sorts

piece of

Sturtons

it

break

to

were

they might

think

King.

this

seemed

would

altogether comfortable.
while

of

truth

advice.

full of the

There

little for

too

me

Jimmy

the

laughed,

back

every

killed.

be

to

and

going

were

as

after, Jimmy

came

they

hands

of

two

Sturton

child

was

he

valley ;

the

from

you.''

or

left

Wellington.

piece

day

and

was

outstanding farms,

interested

waggon

needless

William

from

horse

will hurt

one

the

out

waggon

cabin

my

black

very

to

the

said, shaking

he

the

However,

and

heard

of circumstantial
which

'^

frightened.

to

had

woman,

was

no

determined

Sturton

to

up

handsome

his

by
be

rode

broke

scare

morning

Good-bye !

"

Boer

Arthur

The

Higgins

road.

high
he

Pretoria.

into

go

the

and

Higgins

XVI.

Christmas

before

Transvaal.

bridge.

tion
exclamaat

little

152
Look

"

old threat
^'

"

commando

amongst

"But

you

Barrie

says

should

the

riding over
Barrie

be

veldt

not

were

it

be

must

going

proper

carrying

started

so

soon

as

to call at Mr.

had,

storm

to
.

In

keep
difficulty
soil

country

deepest

drift.

he

it

medicine
as

we

soon

wet

detour

It does

not

horses

had

through,

Fortunately my
by

and

sound

had

that

saw

it caught
it did

could
the

with
nature

forgotten
before

companion

saved

we

which

How

places where

slippery.

the

to

as

little. We

randt.

the

minutes

to

making,

some

of the

top

brother

Fahlbank,

was

of; and

feet in many

was

well, and

theless.
never-

man,

to decline

out

oxen

were

instructions

bridge

they

sure

Higgins's baby,

John

see

You're

"

said,

from

over

to

something

was

young

many

run

few

rendered

dark.

to

they

valley,for

the

their

waterproof, and
pitch

the

Barrie

was

Barrie

pushed along briskly,but

we

touched

we

"

began

sun

rode

the

I had

which

down

the

the

brewing

just as

of

like,and

that

him

believed
know

but

"

Barrie

King's, in

and

was

come

with

out

day

husband,

Giving

ill.

was

look

next

to ride back

me

who

the

was

such

that

might

he

Barrie
to

went

belief

his

looked

men

future

Alice's

ask

the

party of horsemen

heart

my

thought

oxen,

so

I think

in

so

they're not

sure

was

see

can

Surprise; they

to

mounted

what

about

of

he

Now

case.

deserter,

us

(an

look/' persisted Jimmy.

thereupon expressed

really the

he

''

Surprise

burn

it."

burn

of

cried

Jimmy

neighbours).
and

go

that

too

then

I.

said

Nonsense/'

And

riding to
Boer

our

"

that ?

What's

is

There

"

out,

there

Transvaal.

in the

Trader

Lady

long

knew

crossing the

my

river

pleasant, does

it

the
at

it ?

but

and

the

my

feeling of

which
not

with

slowness

its mamma,

and

back

to

Barrie

was

If it is

as

You

would

triumphant

have

the

under

it is

as

rather

to

child,

day

rode

finished,

was

above, Barrie,^^ said I,

doubted

misplaced

been

was

appearance.

the fact in my

missus,''said

me,

the

next

bridge

at its fine

baby

with
the

fever,

the

The

room

The

to progress,

by

it.

enjoyed

sleptin

Griinfontein.

trust

may

little sisters, and

its

good

increased

153

Griinfontein,

of

seemed

the work

and

Transvaal.

monotony

being

on,

I
nicely.''

it will do

trust

which

ill after all.

alone

of the

weariness

kept hanging

very

and

sick

getting

was

in the

Trader

Lady

had

Barrie.

I done

heart.

But

so, for

the

few

Mr.

Higgins's return, Wellington put his foot

right through the bridge, and it had all to be pulled to
after

days

made

pieces,and
The

new

going

on

visit

hold

steadilytaking
a

slightattack

until

day

one

to

been

arrested

went

was

to

take

the

to

ask

(called
Marico,

rode

Augusta

ailing,and

her

child

not

only ailing,but

and

I sat

was

I found

Mrs.

day

the

Higgins
we

surprised at

were

the Boers

up

had

mother

all

Mr.

fairlybroken

to

Pre

day

Mr.

Before

us.

had

Surprise, as
about

her.

seriouslyill.

her.

The

Higgins's return.
out, he told

had

route.

very

with

to

he

felt anxious

night

used

where

to

go

with

tors)

next

Fahl-plas en
me

that

was

usual,

as

paper

leaving, he

over

much

The
for

and

fever

laid up

was

on

Pretorius

horseback

on

he

business;

Jimmy

everything

Higgins's

The

about.

Potchefstrom.

at

Mrs.

Higginses

intensely hot,

was

and

me,

of the

where

colony,

learned, through

we

started

Higgins

it talk

of sickness
of

; but

with

weather

Surprise, that

come

some

The

deal

great

old

inspection.

own

my

and

the

to

still live.

was

uuder

came,

year

relations
there

again

This

He

had

next

time
met

154

numbers

the

all said

them,

armed.

would

They

English
the

have

into

among

who

Boers

to

ride

the

in

occasion,

again

shot.

and

in

before
Of

heard

who

told

was

a
us

of

state

sound

but

or
a

all about

Pretorius

escort

to Pretoria.

He

The

could

the

had

perforce
this

those

when

suggested

some

did not,

but

like

cried

was

What's
cannon-

Mr.

field- glass in

not

cannon''

out

times.

rode

but
I had

afternoon.

something

this

on

better,

was

morning,

said it

to

hordes talked

not

day Augusta

four

time

they began

and

in the

lay

great saddling

was

had,

myself

and

would

They

ferment

had

the

were

Higgins

they

everybody

Higgins

his hand.

We

excitement, still I did not believe

cannon-shot.

from.

sharp.

it three

came

was

who
next

course

stoop with

quite

it

The

everybody

the

that

those

Griinfontein

to

heard.

on

were

from

to

under

they

although

who

for it.

sure

Potchefstrom

Boers

Many

to die

quickly into

case,

There

to

got

up

pretty Augusta

general

given
leader

purpose.

Potchefstrom,

to

long

We

stood

the

had

felt

trek

that

Surprise early in

to

there

''

been

be

put Mrs.

to

on

certain.

haste

returned

over

back

was

was

he

of them.

many

their

and

being

them.

use

that

said

like

turned

it not

them

and

was

leave

of having them,
desirability

borrowing

shot

waggon

at leisure.

repent

been

the

there

the

saddled

about

would

to

they

rain to

pouring

must

if

aye,

Higgins

ill; such

That

in haste

the

spoken

than

He

had

gone,

stay.

die

had

he

dangerously
to

Transvaal.

Pretorius
"

Mr.

now.

State

had

fight

rather

children

Free

would

arrest.

in earnest

He

thing.

one

they

or

in the

day before^ ridingthrough

Potchefstrom,

They

Trader

Lady

Presently a
it,he

even

being

was

Boers
not

knew

had

KaflSr

tell the

where

taken

attacked

appeared,

under
"

the

result,but

the

shots

heavy
fighting
he knew

the
was

little

from

that

these

him

regard

Eclipse.

store

but

loose
was

all

shod

still

the

top of

old

believe

they

by

of

they

lay near

I heard

loudly,

with

than

was

Eclipse.

Higgins

was

perched

on

that

Jimmy

scouted
I

cannon,

go

the

have

their

did

one

growls.

the bushes

stir in

The

other.

not

two

or

sat

below,
want

to

night

logs

"

of

dogs

in

arms

there.
and

the

course

the
and

up,

I called

give

and

me

Jimmy

like two

been

for

but

me;

inner

the

taking

the

the

on

into two

was

then

for

camped
of

guard

bedding

and

not

horse-

thought

stable

Did

me.

divided

was

up

'*

did

mount

to

one,

instead

Towards

by

take

working

were

greeted by

was

outhouse

me,

would

me.

because

I determined

outer

than

me

to

the

sentinels

woke

Wellington

remarked

; and

to

to

slept sounder
and

horse

Barrie

and

Barrie
to

us

left

to be

horses,

evening, Mr.

the

rough partition,the

wanted
as

bigger

little straw

for himself

Barrie

much

V^

cannon

I directed

Jimmy

other

making,

was

cannon

The

both

kicking

Jimmy

possible,so

apartments
also

for

and

sceptical as

lifliugwas

for

were

Although

one.

haye
;

in the

too

stump.

dam
the

Eclipse.

would

he

with

me

him

might put

I desisted

in

to where

up

upper
hear

you

was

Surprise

an

I rode

the

if I

here

say

struck

look-out, field-glassin hand, and

the

on

As
at

left

idea

some

they

as

up

night,

circumstances
or

same

if I did

that

biting

round, and

When

of

it,he

for the

store

him,

Wellington,

as

fond

very

The

I asked

hearing

well

as

steal

night.

at

the

into

exciting

might

"jump'^

know

he

to how

as

155

Higgins brought Wellington

put him

under

enterprising Boer
to

exactly;

Mr.

hazy.

stable, and

the

fearful

battle

the

place of

Transvaal.

in the

Trader

Lady

one

came

morning
thinking

Barrie

"

not

intending

156

thieves, if there

were

them.

receive

up

"

him

got from

would

All

watched

for

to

ill after

amused

at

liked

to

would
; it

probably
tired
know

he

that

him

also waken

could

how

his

the

upon

although

I did

there

should

be

thing

for him

to do

disturbed

the

rain, and

that

was

that

of

next

day

was

stable, preparatory
at

Surprise,when

to

annoyed,
dreadfully
did

on

not

Jimmy

now

and

guard;
to

danger,

clearly the

so

second

the

night

outhouse,

I must

water-tight,still one
perfectly
The

him

the

less than
the

that

if

right

acquiesced. Nothing, however,

of
tranquillity
was

was

revolver

so

him

upon

it

if he

fellow, he

like to expose
still

any,

I contented

was

was

Poor

said he

house

the

He

he

was

stable, it would

the

companion

my

much

not

that

to feel

he

night,

house.

guard.

fate

being

insisted

in the

act

his

when

report of my
in

Barrie

at

discomfort.

sleep in

him

anything,

saw

pretended

next

could

assertion

not

near

compartment

he

been

have

persistedin

but

the

first wakened

have

would

it,and

and

waited

good laugh

absurdity, but

guard

act

saying

like

nor

sleeplessnessand

fellow^s

the

with

myself

of

night

tired

felt too

I had

didn't

who

morning,

in the

heard

so

up,

cautious

he

roused

took

although

all

was

if further

revolver

my

neither

sleep again.

foot after

my

thoroughly waking

quiet, and

time, I

some

went

so

cocking

to

I called

answer.

remonstrance

that

loudly before

seemed

only

mumbled

being ready

my

little with

evident

was

alone, and

survey.

and

; it

remonstrate

I left him

him

and

groan

of

the

was

pushed

Transvaal.

notice

any,

snore

again softly,and
I stood

in the

Trader

Lady

Sunday,

could
and

getting dressed

night, except
The

before.

remark,

front

was

for

not

was

keep fairlydry
I

in it.

cleaning
going

to

the

the

dinner

delicate,gentlemanly-lookingman,

in

158

who

carpenter

bargain,
The

the

and

and

dam,

walking

they

in

the

white

They

in

officer,and

his

old
in

had

come.

Good

morning.*'

and

continuing
their

out

carry

the

to

swore

violent

all

over

in

ten

last
the

minute

minutes,

servant

I have

heard

never

It appears
officer had

road

Mr.

Mr.

to

up

that

struck

he

that

was

officer had
so

or

were

; when

It

struck

me,

officer

the

short

afraid

you

I left them
that

seems

deserter,
his

from

and

became

to the

Mr.
that

to

Barrie

pistol.

I returned

and

be

might

after

am

and

thought so," said

dam,

draw

an

It

wa-*

cabin,

Higgins's
day

to

this

of them.

more

the

already gone.

captured,

up,

Well, I

the

no

to

it

that

me

'^

was

man

Higgins,
"

I perceived

but

for Barrie

Higgins.

walk

my

they

also

was

look

the house.''

At

"

asked

ride

English-bred

an

disagreeable duty.

that

in

''

and

and

me,

the

that

it was

that

how

see

Higgins

thought
to

to

grass

from

be

to

night,

the

orchard

the

seat

come

sure

him,'' said

lose

must
;

is Barrie

Where

"

his

settle

to

helmet, push aside

cork

momentary

I felt

during

Mr.

of

I knew

acquaintance

in

distance

from

minute

and

some

horse

horse.

groomed
but

were

Barrie

saw

fig hedge

minute

to wor.'^

went

men

long dewy

when

on,

of the

through.

the

the

into

them

and

taken

been

mackintosh

branches

some

had

the

at

outhouse.

the

three

early the

dam

at the

to feed

was

sleep in

to

through

up

until their

that

and

I, leaving Jimmy

getting

were

man

day

morning

Transvaal.

work

to

were

were

stellassees,which

was

the

men

they

next

the

at

so

three

in the

Fahlbank^

at

of half-a-crown

rate

lived

the

completion

'*

Trader

Lady

party of soldiers accompanying

terror

into

they passed along.

hearts
It

of

had

many
been

Boer

the
on

generally

known

the

before

day
had

this

was

committee,
Fat

night

which

The

first
who

man

day's

had

day

crown

speaking

to

could, without
To

this

looking

I made

and

of

clerk

father, and
his

with

met

things

Letheby,
Mr.

prevent

and

then

in

out

manner,

and

he

had

useful

north
had

what
here.

educated
had

to

and

he

despised

ing
fruit-gather-

"

could
It

so

others

These

incitement.
their

that

not

I could

malice.

extra

had

did.

call the

pleasant.
he

was

disagreement

man;

poultices

England,

of

He

here.

rollicking-

very
the

social

he

made.

were

the

me

as

ways

learned

soon

point of

asked

to have

in

half-a-

the

on

not

the

the
politely,

so,

day

was

the

out

any

and

worth

in such

in Pretoria

mind

hatred,

without

hated

and

and

mates

an

equally

that

me

effect,and

This

come

was

the

sleep,in

to

been

second

office,had

didn't

envy,

tliemselves

their

the

of hundreds
he

had

help me

Letheby

present

Letheby,

workmen

the
had

little"

story, that

to

in

the

on

the

until the brick-moulds

manufacturer

him

same

to

by.

Mr.

and

not

was

he

the

drying business,

son

been

lie

sluit

showed

told

sprained his back,

to

in

tried

dam

him

On

agreed.

and

However

the

allow

of

us.

place ;

me

that

to

payment,

man

applied,

said

much

me

I would

whether

the

at

work.

He

thought

succeeded.

work

such

at

slept

59

monstrati
de-

members

to

rather

first accosted

morning.

next

he

suppose

other

his

Vanroy slept,or

I don't

tree.

the Boers

and

close

Potchieter
near

great Potchefstrom

lived

they passed

fat Cornelius

his

of whom

Transvaal.

catch

to

out

Hermanns

the

naughty

to

sent

some

old

that

come

party

in the

Trader

Lady

got
do

was

not

soon

with
on

"

lots of
the

old

call him

called
"

had

Mr."

him

too,

showed
The

two

superior after

reciprocated the feeling after

his ;

6o

but

they

not

sharp enough

were

made

his

naivete.

quite made
rich

up

Boeress

than

his mind

to

could

was

he

to discuss

that

after

hard

was

last, after Williams

him,

and

mined
with

break

to

letter

place as
heard,

he

got

introduction

in

on

very

and

back

getting
his

but

only

bread, and

his coffee.

Mr.

to

doing

so,

nothing,
none,

me

it

as

for

was

the

milk

that

of wethers

Besides

all

was

day

not

once

but

number

set

or

say,
used

personal to

self
him-

usual

than

Boer's

to

deter^

departed
got him

which

me,

At

laughing.

arrived, he

family. There,

restored

work

I heard
to

evident

showed

that

he

and

flock,I

this, he

knew

that

left alone

with

Jimmy

not

fared

and

on

not

gained

there
a

in

plained
com-

by

have

I had

as

not

sense

butter

could

he

had

he

would

that

butter

little milk

his

that

reason

scarce,

in my

he

his

on

objected to

having

why

with

pack
he

that

brious
salu-

bricks

his

not

wondered

to

the

at

took

two

day,

thought

good
was

must

partnership,and

to

Higgins

should

he

but

having occasionallytoo

to

lutely
abso-

he

from

being

man

silentlydeparted.
meat

fact, more

rough

from

well.

he

after

should

so

more

neighbouring

condition,

he

not,

brick-moulds

the

in

this course,

keep

to

so,

beauty

manner

been

yellow-bearded

Williams,

his ill-assorted

of

tutor

The

when

just

and
did

take

me

had

all

He

got.

for

me

that

youth

advisabilityin

had

he

struggles

many

told

he

to

yielding,and

too

was

advisabilityof marrying

the

ready

was

its
it

be

he

his

money,

could

they

that

assert

think

if he

require
if

not.

was

Transvaal.

reciprocate; besides,they
used
He
to
me
amuse
by

to

candidly admitting

once,

like

he

him^ and
able

to be

and

coarse,

of

butt

in the

Trader

Lady

was

limited

kill ad libitum.

exactly as

Williams

this

I did.

time.

however,

for

departed, three
while

Mr.

declared
mind

Higgins
that
work

men

as

Very rough
have

not

had

meals

the

*'

did

ate

certain

which

things

they said
they

familiar
been

"

which

unless

One

they

urged thereto, but

say

and

of

They,

measures.

the

you

has not

been

"

me

have

in their

access,

were

told

other

things

the

sion
impres-

they

course,

others,

who

they

that

aware

me

were

Jimmy

thinking about

without

country

They

been

in

all

volunteer,

the

had

hardly

can

with

were

idea

that

it

farm-house

volunteering capacity,

happened

to

be

them.

with

of how,
was
they greatly gloried,
rudely spoken to by an unfriendlyBoer, they

been

caught

throat, not
to

them

heard

strict officer

very

Williams, and then

in hand.

well

unpleasantto

had

and

story, in which

having
had

been

dam.

the

Jimmy

ili"m.

I felt that

but

me,

they certainlyimpressed
have

"didn't

on

urging.

any

kept

had

as

in this

man

and

would
to

violent

having

politenesscould

of

unless

producing, made

were

with

he

to me,

volunteers,

meet

to

be

must

work

to

Mr.

then

without

obedient

and

of

one

hard

very

hard

respectfuland

door

I called them.

work

very

dangerous,

to

together now,

not

set

greatest stretch

Mr."

Philistines,"as

They
they

''

and

me,

'^bad,'* and

work

day, and

the

"

extended

our

me

used

was

with

tea

one

to my

up

grub neither," and that they

to roughing it," accepted the

hard

or

men

at

wanted

of half-a-crown

wage

tramping

come

was

they

hard

''was

had

men

discontented

the

before

days

two

Transvaal.

in the

Trader

Lady

be found

The
handed

to

eat

on

was

but

his

sheep

it,for they

out, but

weather

got

of

one

as

very

in

had

the
to

and

veldt

run

so

away

cut
as

its
not

revenge.

wet, and

slowly with

WilUams

being singlehe

the bricks ; but

H

was

62

in the

Trader

Lady

thorougtly good workman,

fellow,and
the

he

made

that

was

bricks, but
he

sum

this

In

I found

had

the

to

getting ready

emigration, for they

them,

some

would

be

in

away

yet

Most

State ; but

Free

to be

dried, and

and

spreading

now

become

down

day

and

said

that

Mr.

either

have

in

Italy

as

it

weather

in,

had

great

very

if I should

entire

to

had

"

gathering

was

felt

them

yellow peach

The

heat

I sometimes

expected
time

of

he

rest

interest
find

from

Higgins.

change.

the
I

early to
Fahl-plas,and
over

off to

was

with

go

to

rode

Higgins

that

should

letter

John

the

raise

packed

with

of

dren
chil-

not

and

it

"

break

or

some

excitement.

One

that

take

at work

the

did

common

stellassees.

the

on

to

great

felt that

and

dried,

were

cattle with

fever

was

but

Mr.

and

be

of

peculiarsort

hard

was

could

oxen.

England

usual.

unless

violent

it

spare

drawn

family
to

was

number

friends

dry again,and

greater than

in

fruit unknown

I had

Mrs., Higgins

for my

for what

state

his

large

fruit

the

me.

increasing

my

ning
begin-

make

to

place,

the

for

the

plan.

It

after

of

to

colony.
a

the

sacks, ready

sell in the
^a

and

away,

as

and

also

desolate

very

spirits.

my

"

sell,and

to

went

took

well

Higgins

the

to

go

from

him

buy

to

mine

my

cost

Mr.

to

get

execute

the

meantime

as

to

agreeing

estimated

and

build

it hard

contract

idea

to

was

before

plan

Higgins

His

he

would

honest
straightforward,
headway than I expected under
and

more

circumstances.

Transvaal.

him,

"

the

distant

jumped

as

him

both

to

there

so

the

place,

proposed
reply quickly to

and

which

me,

post being

farm
at

to

my

fetched

where

it

idea;

it would

was

I
at

left
be

by
a

A
You

'*

''You

look

But

and

back

Mr.

in

It

we

James

time

us

day,

next

had

we

that

road, and

all that

red

and

the

twice

been

were,

sickness.

the

chose

he

The

waggon.

the

dwindled

to

dreaded

Natal

salted with

both

asked

sum

ing
talk-

while

me

now

knew,

The

fearful

were

if I

old

down

and

earlycoffee

we

as

said

eighteen,bad

remained

lung

and

the

little after break-

with

Higgins

span

of

been
it had

fourteen, but

water

Mr.

with

after

and

on

go

warm,

idled about

up

alone"

would

too

late,when

Surprise a

to

not

was

we

saddled

breakfast

away,

had

until

We

got

day

pleasant supper

up

back.

his black

me

the

morning

next

things

were

for

saddle

and

our

how

sell

The

not

drove

Higginses

span,

just in

did

of

followingday.

in

about

would

for

got

so

"

was

pleasantride;

soon

the

"8t

the

instead

far

so

riding there
to dine at
Surprise,start
Fahl-plas,sleep there, and

very

talked, and

on

dinner

Higginses.

storm

that

was

and

day,

after

early on

63

Higgins.

being only

programme

Higgins,

one

immediately
return

it,though,'*said Mr.

better, the

by

the ride/'

stand

I knew

changed

ill to do

too

won't

in the Transvaal.

Trader

Lady

twelve

was

the oxen
worth
were
it,and
pounds apiece,but I knew
clenched
the bargain. I felt perfectlydelightedat getting

possessionof those oxen.

The
Higgins family were
were
now
February, which
anxious
them

as

to

see

far

as

carry
The

me

of

Higgins

earlydays
and

near;

in the

lead

waggon

as

them, I arranged
to

was

in the

of

was

to go

with

with

Mrs.

Eclipse,who

would

back.

day

fruit in

last

quite

Fahl-plas,going

Mr.

Higgins.

the

start

to

before

the

sun^

they
and

started
sorted
X

I turned
it well.

out

The

all my

weather

dry
was

164

hot,
frightfully
the fruit
it

and
or

in the

"

the

in

yet

I knew

I felt at
I

deal

Higginses
ached

so

down

on

bed

at the

looking
aflTected

an

old

in

which

do

to

it

is

curious

certain

and

language,
allegorical

the world

that

comet

verse,

here,
after

that

described

is

to

on

the stoop

to

come

it

it with

of

talked

all

happening,

events

of the

shiver

coupled

many

doggrel

in

stood

we

reallyafraid

Shipton's,much

down,

day,

next

as

much

were

it

bones

my

The

how

the

at least to lie

or

premonitory
They

something,
set

bed,

not

was

morning

next

too

the time

by

evening,

curious

was

of Mother

rhyme

that

Higginses.

the

even

going

It

as

to Fahl-bank
to

go

I felt the

fever.

the

I knew

and

so

and

that

knew

afternoon.

but

comet,

real set-in of

to

be

fever

from

long

so

got

whole

the

better

was

Higgins,

started

I had

severelythat
the

glad, for

I should

the time

hot, and by

Sunday,

was

We

back.

came

before

quite alone

left

being
Mr.

completely self-dependent.

insects

whether

reallysucceed

never

upon

sleptat Surprise that night,

was

on

depended

free from

quite sure

not

sense

great

that I should

very

and
I

was

anxiety

certain

depended

was

great deal

waggon.

ill

felt very
from

but

Transvaal.

in the

being perfectlydry

put

was

Trader

Lady

in

end

an

in

1881.
The

next

morning

coflTee,and
into

the

saddle

for

(Wellington stopped

hardly expected
moment's
than
when
that

to

the
one

to

notice.
faint

in

do
I

has

to be

what

know

another

performance

journey.

return

my

having early

breakfast, the Higginses

for

waiting

waggon
up

all sat

we

of

at

felt very

to

ill,but

away

annoying

more

get

Surprise),I

did, viz.,faint
no

to

at

thing

person's house, particularly

is

followed

supported

to

by

bed,

and

such
has

prostration
to be

lifted

66

kindness

in
and

Higgins
and

James
his

Robert

sitting-room, which
the other.

than

made

be

for

moved^

I to
her

walking

carried.

being

Mrs.

Eobert

smallness

weakness.
I

very

hard

to

quite

was

they

their

wrench

it is

still I admitted
with

was

On

the

to

see

Griinfontein
that

I did

that I had

day.

orders

the

not

as

to

of
the

was

it

state

been

more,

and

from

for

home,
I

that

me

of

of

give

borrowed

proceedings

the

satisfactory. On
with

struck
not

meat, but
no

at

finding
imagined

Higginses, and

The

could

them

Jimmy
the

men.

Philistines
he

on

over

Monday,

the

to

them

the allowance
would

It

Higginses'departure,

rode
illness,

on

The

told

better

had

if I

well

my

Fahl-plas did

of

illaway

was

Robert

account

ideas

day.

he
responsibility

it

to Potchefstrom

his

Jimmy

that

reverse

return
on

gone

next

His

was

weak

of

Griinfontein.

of my

me.

communicated

mutiny

heard

then

done

be

feelingto

after the

Monday

start.

have

not

much

to

Higginses

could

said

can't/' said

so

comfortable;

me

myself

^not at

"

Jimmy, having
horse

they
to

them

^but the

"

dreadful

^in my

"

"

to

appreciationof

was

Higginses

them

make

to

sister

although

Robert

with

part

afterwards

perambulator."

comical

me

carry

if she

Well,

such

objected

laughed heartily,in spite

days
the

could

own

at

could

howl

to

the worst, there's the

that

induced

''

their

laughed

as

yoti could

think

Higgins.

Two

that

Higgins

sick-room

one

every

back

into

for

impossible and

was

suggestion conveyed

my

all

how

John

you

"at
sister-in-law,

This

Do

''

John

came

me

adapted

more

Mrs.

they

carried

Higgins

was

by

but

away,

I remember

suggestion

Transvaal.

Higgins's drawing-room.

family were

Mrs.

then

in the

Trader

Lady

result

was

for meat
go

that

food

twice

beyond
on

at

his
all if

my
own

they

A
did

work.

not

repaired
in

Lady

haying
heard

of

whole

removed

from

concealed

the

holy they

was

and

looked

think

8uch

was

of

that

be

can

that

had

might happen
that

the

best

Griinfontein
He

boy

left

Williams.
but

me

as

Then

over

to

have

lead

day,

but

rendered

impassable.

Philistines

strongest
conld

would

oaths

during

my

it

that

desk

Jimmy

to

return

to

not

to

that

they

any
had

absence, and

innocent

only hope

trying

ride

to

of
Two

rain

asked

that

the

as

dam

drive

to

his wife
set

for

longer. They
worked

was

home,

in,

day after, the

and

his

impossible.

was

day

next

the

over

enforce

to

part

thing

torrents

work

So

anxiety,offered

presented themselves,

saying they

in

My

of

the

then

river

ing
remember-

control

violence.

to

seriously unwell;
the

that

and

was

his

on

hardly crawl, the

next

up

much

Higgins, seeing my

the

Jimmy

believed

before.

seriouslythought

could

James

than

attempt

any

authority might

they

that

do

don't

when

fancy, I suggested

anxious

likely

Philistines, and

assured

locked

to

that

night.

more

not

was

I
nature

him

for

thing

all

by

that

of wickedness

their

carefully

surely you

do

to

"

human

depth

take

before

me

it ?

thirtypounds

to

he had

had

Jimmy

swore

face ;

as

reallytaken

even

the

in

meat,'' said Jimmy,

the

wicked

so

opinion of

my

capable

straight in

had

they

^'They

touched

not

me

they

knew

bedroom.

been

drying

was

but

Jimmy

had

which

brandy

work,

to

news

it,but thought

I left

had

that

meat

of

bottle

where

in

the

this,and

meantime,

if any

ask

valley to

167

upon

they pretended

at all ; in the

stole

they

me,

Transvaal.

consultation

a.

where

worked
the

to

gone

tree, and

"

dam,

realityhardly

in the

held

They

the

to

Trader

hard
was

was

which
three

payment,
swore
as

the
men

finished.

68

Of

I knew

course

they had
for

that

saw

their

they

and

going

not

was

had

Jimmy

that

they

not

get paid. Now

for

was

the

other

the

between

not

it; there

which

the

into

these

They
of

would

the

canteen, and

there

drinking

so

long
the

being expended, until

or

they

would

trv

to

intentions, for they

Jimmy
swollen
if he
was

in their

little river.

tried
not

cups

to

very

cross

have

paid them,

drunk

the

rapid

not

go

were

; but

to

to

then

be

either

with

feel

rancorous

was

that
that

be

terrible.

certainly get

inevitablytumble
might

angry

murderous

^'horrors''

sure

did

canteen,

stay
that

lasted, and

Griinfontein

there

their

would

money

likelyto

he

the

must

in their possession.
in

they

inevitable

I felt almost

improbable

pass

would

they

the

as

river

nothing

mere

might

then

it,must

small

stream.

penny

river, but

pouring down,

still

consequences

if I

at

also

Griinfontein

Against that,

so

following

the

glass, setting

reach

the

near

was

and

th'eyhad

for

would

mind

rain,

for

they

case

intention,

Griinfontein, a

deep

they

men,

passions ablaze,
frame

longings

bitter

with

Poort

side

and

that

mind.

my

in the

of

ilfiefmin

did

they

improbable

weighing

moments,

canteen

converted
pay

few

if

amicable

that

with

and

them,

;''farther,

him

it very

they

they changed

mind

my

settle with

to

canteen

generally,but
have

how

engaged

believe

with

settle

to

thought

in
possibilities

and

There
on

Griinfontein

I considered
facts

how

know

would
to

that

when

but

not

poisoning of

'^

know

would

out

I did

saw

had

they

bamboozled,

be

to

knew

I also

for

not

was

they

been

that

returned

lying, and

were

month

the

tone, said that

Jimmy

Transvaal.

legalright to payment,

no

month,

in the

Trader

Lady

were

over,

good

no

towards

conveniently
a

tipsy man,
into

drowned,

it ; it
and

iu

he

case

any

Trader

Lady
would

hurt

incapable of walking
these

in the

Griinfontein

to

to

after

be

as

All

bath.

his
the

paid

Griinfontein

to

get

169

considerably,and

himself

things duly considered,

determined

TransvaaL

and

men,

possible

as

soon

myself.
It seemed
not

make

to

brought
from

destined

that
; but

progress

to

by

me

Pretoria.

It

that

the

discharged soldier

about

man^s

coming

name

Higgins thought,
reached

man

have

to

said

had

he

had

Higgins
he

now

James

Higgins

felt

be

into

taken
He

was

he

; the

I could

drive

to

In

with

too
me

and

young

him, of which

to

see

on

how

to

Hall

he
his

there

seemed

would

to

be

was

eat.

fond

very

the

the

mongrel

towards

manner

that

let this

to

had

started

disposed

to

the

next

tricks

when

morning.
the

man

Eclipse
mounted

was

the

old

culty
diffi-

there.
We

Eclipse

given something

free-and-easyin
not

least for

at

Bichard

fellow,and

; and

come

determined

meantime

the

stood
under-

character.

Griinfontein
as

Higgins,

arranged

been

been

now

Mr.

him,

the

him.

engage

would

he

to

was

Mr.

time

excellent

engage

had
difficulty

that

thoroughly

an

me

he

old

to

he

told

and

from

had

and

Higgins

by the

man

that

It

glad.

fine, stalwart

for

bore

dining-room,

the

was

Higgins,

was

over.

pointer puppy
but

he

got there, but

ride him

man

that

greatly hoped

very

following day
to

like

come

to Eobert

gone

believe

to

there, and

was

time,

was

was

was,

had

he

Hall, that

farm;

of this

heard

reason

farming, and
Mr.

son

was

note

Higgins,

spoken

his

on

if his

Mr.

Bichard

had

who

said

who

old

Surprise,I might

remembered
who

evening

next

was

work

to

the

from

was

me

this

at

Englishman,

an

Griinfontein

the work

rather

him, but

70

Lady

quieted down
dead

drunk
back

me

me

Griinfontein

stellassees

and

had

knocked

the rest

had

covered

them

for

with

of them

corruption. Roughy,
some

and

way,

and

were

and

the

wild

still
my

oneself.

is,that

the

long

body

scratch

least

scratch
and

they

feet

one

will

Bichard
six

told me,

of

about

on

of

come

of

one

to

place

them,

and

began

Hall

said

pounds
when

me.

There
my

he

month,

was

was

routine

usual

would
and

making

no

not

my

nursing

for

fever

painfulsores
different

but

are

parts of

appears

the

if there

be

no

use

next

remain

although

was

before

species of

My

themselves.

me,

is,I

waver

another

vanishes

crop

truth

this
one,

through

particularlyaffected by them,

were

however,

appearance

into

turns

crippled

almost

than

when

chill

The

not

part

hangs

their

constantlymaking
the

worst

it

as

evening,

damp

tendency

was

in

miserable,

looked

was

sent

black

of

seriously hurt

cats

It

had

on

were

mass

feel it.

to

objects had

Perhaps
so

not

Griinfontein

and

eyes,

ill ; the

of the house

that

was

been

frightened.

desire

my

weak

so

and

had

too,

very

discomfort

spite of

in

was

fruit

rain

the

uncovered

not

they

fruit,

the

during

had

He

come

left out,

eaten

another

stroyed.
de-

or

had

been

and

stellassees

the

consequence;

had

down
on

the

even

spoiled

Potchieter

stellassees

see

get settled

to

all

was

waterproof.

days, and

in

left

piled one

pains

Hermans

the

many

Jimmy

and

rotted

when

night

one

before

welcomed

overjoyed to

was

such

Philistines

the

Williams

and

Bough

taken

of

petted hira, and

and

him

Jimmy

little

horses

Transvaal.

safely,passing

at the canteen.

The
over

to

spoke

the fruit I had

the

on

heartily,and

but

in the

when

all reached

we

Trader

Mr.

calculations

hands, legs,
and
in

the

pain

lying by,

day.
less

pay

Higgins

had

for

about

farm-

that

ing,

good

cheaply,
it

Kaffirs

on

the

would

confidently

very

of

him,

first

task

dam

which

not

at

once

the

for

his

Philistines

judge

of

his

Mr.

skill

left

as

trial.

a'

yiz.^

unfinished,
farmer.

spoke
farming

had

said
His

money.

finishing
so

so

He
of

the

of

work"

to

the

one

none

Higgins

worth
work

had

^and
"

on

that

some

knowledge

be

more

me

have

induced

own

labourer's

much

got

must

month

171

showed

boy

what

might

he

mere

be

remembering

thought
was

to

as

and

operations^

could
Hall

engage

that

shepherd

property

be

subsequently

evident
the

Transvaal.

could

labour

was

and

Jimmy

the

in

inquiries
It

not.

besides

said

European
own

my

could

Trader

Lady

the
could

172

Lady

in the

Trader

CHAPTER

At

this

I must

point

Mangwan
Kaffir

chief

as

far south

sway

The

berg.

father,

game

in

visits and

the

one

fascinated

the

was

then

By

of his father's

ready

girl were
to

persuaded

loses

hid
a

his

them,

place
his, and

and

of

son

her

for

them

safety.

often

to

last

old

settled

katz
Mosili-

far

She

from
many

only

not

his

fly with

him

to

son

who

priates
appro-

both

her

life and

law,

father's

and

Mangwan

each

on

Old

other.
until he

property

them

to

come

on

hidden,

The

friendly

not

and

wives, forfeits
all

and

their

'old chief had

to

Magalies-

on

were

waggons

Kaffir

kept

he

At

inheritance, but

risk

to

also.

the

but

they exchanged

too, used

The

held

ago

pursue

were

special favourite.

father,

waggons.

and

and

ful
power-

hunters,
to

whom

expired.

his

was

Mangwan

Higgins

he

the

young

used

one,

It

proprietor.

years

slopes of

Mangwan,

Higginses'

idyll.

great and
few

dashing

his brother

which

place at

his own,

southern

chief, with

and

wives, but

them

old

The

one

of the

only

experienced

presents.

Higginses'

heir

then

Kaffir

of Moustache's

territoryfor months,

waggons,

death

the

as

the

died.

relate

Mosilikatz, who

an

his

with

terms

and

son

Higginses,

their

their

the father

the

was

XVII.

digress to

Mangwan,

concerns

Transvaal.

it.

at

the

the

Mr.

brought
Fahl-plas

For

time

-^

74

idle,and
about

mischievous

instead

father^s

he

with
a

he

certain

blanket

and

the

he

But

first

and

the
when

was

after

time

only
a

and

fingers under

order

my

be

it

hard

him

with

the

coolie.

by, leapt up,

quite

Mangwan
bones

for

arose

and

his

with

sadly shaken,

keep

did.
me.
was

the pe"ilbeand

The
His
very

next

day

dignityas
sad

of

still

but

retire
the

well

to

Kaffir
as

his

the

to

hour,

an

on

had

been

indeed^ I always felt sorry

from
at

together.
his

and

old

Maga-

his

kraal, and

presented

of

sprang

hill

and

him

viously
pre-

heap

defiance.

looking

the

of

blanket

his

at

"

had

who

the

deavoured
en-

domains

my

bleeding,

nose

other

snapping

yell,and

down

their

his

Zulu,

fairlytired

was

liesberg,however, strongly advised

to

about

one

nose

with

understood

throwing

rolled

both

thought

himself

Mangwan,

tragic air,gave

They

she

to

from

away

ran

sittingquite unconcernedly

been
stones

for

did

he

managed

shrieks, and

Then

termagant's vociferation.

he

with

always dung

who

mine,

-w^as

serenity disturbed,

forcibly out

understood,

there

Dutch

unto

he

one

along

mixed

never

I suppose

his nose,
her

he walked

youngest

and.

worked,

never

Zulu.

his

of

cattle

shoulders,

Mangwan's

saw

apple

the

as

took

the

was

his fatlxer

hardly corresponded

her taunts

push

tend

poverty

the

but

of

to

was

He

his

coolie servant

enduring

her

him.

his kraal

the

his

over

spite of

wife

he

Mangwan

although Mangwan

wives, his

order

to

got her back.

never

would

always spoke

wives,

magnificence of

rank.

of

In

Transvaal.

begging, yet,
about

he

other

and

so.

thrown

stateliness

two

him,

did

above

Kaffirs,and

marry

He

supposed

never

understand.

not

urchin.

was

not

old

in the

obeying him,

He

was

an

other

of

eye.

goats, but
and

Trader

Lady

mother

this

they

before

himself

injured.

for the

old

He

man.

Whether

to

Baropean

XL".

ask

for favours

when

where
upon

stranger

down

from

which

country,

been

once

in

must

something

of what

when

looked

they

of France.
kraal

cabin, hoping
feet

of

have

gfarden,must
bitterness

with

of
the

the

respect, and

with

me

when

Zulu

what

and

sou,

of my
but

consequence,

mind

to

with
crown

restored

was

heal

his

to

Mrs.

him

treat

pleased the
a

present of
He

nose.

Mangwan

was

the

into

being

Mosili-

respect in

Mangwan's
allusion
his peace

to

of

carbolic oil wherewith

some

proceeded

he

Mang-

the
and

the

for

Mrs.

old man,

of my

the driver

with

that

saw

the

or

translate

his

my

On

speech

of

of

Mangwan

Saul

him

fact

to the

great satisfaction,and
I

I made

little

when

this,I know.

felt

cabin.

by

heart

treated

always

shores

of way,

sort

distinctlyforbade

my

his illustrious birth

blind

fortunatelyhad

wish

near

reappearance

fruit out

neatly turned

I alluded

benefit.

poet's

arrived, and

I considered

little coffee

some

man

I refer I

he

him

ItaUan

old

experienced

the distant

to

felt

have

of the door

also, in

great

the

which

to

katz's

felt

of way

in front

pull

stairs of others

occasion

wan's

let him

hunting-

own

his wretched

might give

sheep, or

climbed

that

looking

from

climbing

to

obey

to

wan,

Princes

French

sit down

valley to

having

valley below,

his

sort

the channel

across

Mangwan,

in the

and

blind

exiled

the

Mang

cultivated

bush,

miserable

bitter.

the

on

wild

of

sense

feeling of dependence

the

"

always be

must

"

175

dispensed them,

once

little eirie

my

had

Kaffir the

commanded

once

you

or

you

OIL-

Transvaal.

in the

Trader

Lady

to

added

thenceforth

smear

the
no

the

on

gift of
more

oil

half-aseen

at

Chrunfontein.

Mangwan

had

great liking for

animalSj although he

never

took

care

the

possessionof

of them

when

he

176
had

Lady

Trader

When

the

them.

in the

Transvaal.

Kaffir Jonas

sent

was

from

away

But the cat

Surprisehe left his cat behind for Mangwan.
and would
not let itself be captured
preferredits liberty,
undertook
to
by Magaliesberg. Thereupon Mangwan
the

it, and

catch

carried

he

way

his

out

by every morning for about a fortnight,walking up

sack
to Surprise with
a
a
(destined
stately manner
his shoulder, and
receive the cat) on
perambulating

was

in
to

the

vicinityof

looked

cat

^but held

"

it

Jonas's

the

for

dignity

On

sky.

by

the

cast

at

away,

its

he set

Moustache

would

have

it

if he looked

at anything

hardly necessary
liberty.

compassion

to

offer

passing
considering the dog's surhis head, and
shook
Mangwan

but

"

ejaculated Pond," by
value he set

on

which

he

that

meant

the animal.

absence, however, Mangwan

During

began

to

would

bow-wow/'

often

and

pricefor

the

thereupon shook
that

Moustache

dog
my

I raised

day, when

bargain for

hold

to

come

up

his ten

had
head
my

Mangwan

come

and
offer
was

me

and

their
would
*^

say,

fingers.
down

That

of

pangs

kitchen,
steal

"

Bow-wow,
meant

that

shillings. I
held up five fingers,
mating
intito five shillings.At last,
very

to ten

hungry,

and the absurd

shillings,
testified his delight when

six

was

Higginses'

feel the

"

he

pound

the

hunger, for he used to get subsidies from

I don't believe Mangwan
given,not stolen

his

his

to remark

It is

Moved

never

beneath

been

erect, and

great value.

handsome

ugliness;

then

He

hour.

an

little beast
used
the poor
to
entreating looks
when
to drag him
me
come
Magaliesberg would
I oflFered Mangwan
I
two
shillingsfor him.

thought

the

for about

his head

at the

was

hut
that

"

that the cat retained

one

undertaking

we

antics

struck

whereby
and
Mangwan

Magaliesberg

And

household,

my

much

although

in

supremacy

and

much

his

profusely, whenever
in any

Mrs.

Mangwan

most

vicious

terrible
her

and

shrivelled

whenever

and

it

I have

round

the
her

consisted.

than

soft hand

skinny

to

caught

paw

by

which

to be taken

tired

of

hands

from

she

through

admiring
time

to

meaning thereby
what

able to

wonderful
amass

of her

visits

the

to

to

and
suing
purfair

the

over

contrast

upon

creature

mumbled

curious

to

round

run

looking

more

used

insisted

occasions

and

Mangwan.
always called
had

in Mosilikatz^s

hunt

she

when

in what

not

skin, she

own

was

brown,

of Mrs.

old savage

The
name

until

She

in skins

in

scowl

to

me.

saw

witchlike-

old

formed

used

pretty pupil

table,the
that

they bled

until

right of precedence

Dressed

her

my

she

rival

impossible to imagine

was

seen

his

flying at

but

she

inspire Augusta with horror,

kissing the girl^shand, on the
Surprise.

his

with.

forgave me,

brown

member

disgust, who,

ears,

his

thought

way

had

fascinations

for

two, maintained
"

long drooping

never

virago;

of the

dog

interfered

way

became

Roughy's

to

he

177

him, quite repaid me

lordlymanner

most

Transvaal.

Moustache

so

the smaller

shaking him by

was

in the

off without

went

extravagance.

my
of

Trader

Lady

such

to

the

learned

Higgins

to call him

Bob,"

^*

when

he

the
used

territory. Her great delightwas

at Surprise. She was
rooms
never

their

splendour,and

time, and
convey
man

Mr.

Mr.

an

cry

out,

"

would

clap

her

Oh, Bob, Bob

!"

idea of her

Higgins

was,

appreciationof
have

to

treasures.

been

178

Trader

Lady

in the Transvaal.

CHAPTEE

Shortly

going

was

with

HalFs

after

his

led

and

shillingsa day
hard.

always

be

day,

and

it

labourer

for less

majority

of

made

but

labour

them

addicted

Sturtons,
any

at

two

expected

them

that

I should

nothing

on

but

changing quickly.
to

get

well

my

Kaffir labour

the

three

vast

times
Tbis

day.

as

Kaffir

that

least

it every

as

and

one-and-sixpence

were

meat

The

them

and
shillings,

demanded

the

for

impossible

two

path
bridle-

work,

give

Kaffirs

suppose,

almost

than

had

my

departed,

was

Mr.

own.

other

than

his

at

the

way

he

him.

Kaffirs
not

was

work

supervision. Hall
and

feed

employed

never

I set these
dam

me

was

them

afforded

kraal

told

Higgins

times, I

experience of

Higgins

insisting on, having

week, many
the

that

I could

; but

that

I found

their food, but

able to get Kaffir

meal

mealea

for

would

them

and

Rustemberg.

to

seeking

came

tliat he

me

shoulder, by

Mr.

that

his

over

told

elsewhere^

mountain

Kaffirs

them.

engaged

fortune

the

over

day after, three

to work

his

saddle-bag slung

which

informed

arrival,Jimmy

seek

to

XVIIL

to

or
was

to

work

well

very

giving

satisfied

orders

by

the

they

all

required

fine-lookingyoung

fellow^

himself

worked

rather

Hall's

under

himself

airs.

He

was

much

coarser

Tough^

Lady

of

speech

and

bad

man

the

on

him

hang
to be

was

rapidly.
the

his
In

dam.
to

up
the
them

was

how

was

at

spades, got

into the dam

This

was

their work
But

notice.

its

up

pipe were
would

The

boy

and

faded

narrow

had

was

; that

given

the

to

I let the water

was

in

terrible

Saturday.
after

their pay

giving me

without

finished

them

over

until

that

outlet ; the lower

fixed,and

guard

received

having

evening

very

embankment

pipe and
in.

to

that

was
see

the

drainage

the

This

hurry

any

how

very
my

act.

Kaffirs in the meantime

had

away

after

day

been

operations. I
from the valley;

I stood

go.

finished,they bolted
dam

shade, but

in

bright sunshine.
again
get to work

commenced

was

the

dam,

then, shoulderingtheir
little,

day,

great mistake, but I

dam

and

them

pay

finishingtouch
shut

every

the

as

was

the

that

stillin

bade

they might

sun-down

towards

I asked

they answered

were

last rays

the

at

work,

at

was

smoking.

side of the mountain,

hesitated

developed

far true, inasmuch

so

valleyand

the

I told them

then

was

hanging

sunset, I went

Hall

their backs
;

let

to

as

he

before

getting on.
at work

so

the Kaffirs worked

and

valuable

out, if

treatment

was

of him

rope,

was

time

oppositerange

by, until

stood

month

he

on

not

were

They

once.

were

lying

the

valleyand

pointed to

the

meantime

That

on

plenty of

this

be

to

he

sure

heard

might

him

Under

they

gone.

which

that, he

evening, some

why they

son

the

the

Kaffirs

two

before

fate.

One

see

all

farm, I gave

himself

I had

less

came

soon

suit,for I felt

not

the character

thinking that, for

ignorant.

more

179
looked

he

Barrie, although

that he would

fellow,in spiteof

but

than

also much

was

the conclusion
a

in tke Transvaal.

Trader

taken

French

were

leave, because
N

; my

gone
I

had

shepherdhad

him

i8o

whipped,

after

he

herds, who,

after the
that

morning

and

I could
was

would

dead

I must

building. He,
cost, and
and

Pretoria

at

to

make

; and

however

once,

the
wish

knew

of

name

to

hard

He

also

was

sure,

be

resolvingto
Pretoria

the
there

glad

of
difficulty

this for two

other

the

if he

at

be

next

steady

too.

up

workmen

one
came

that

with

I had
me,

no

farm.

capital

would,

ended

he

in my

and

clear

There

he
was

"

he

on

who

"

was

of taking
difficulty
"

coolie

morning,

for it

once

believed

though

of

man

expressed

said he

that

I had

until he

w"ks

meditations

My

to

considering

had

farm- work

to

hunting

my

reasons

that

and

for workmen,
and

he

while

there

he knew

early

up

might

come.

saddle

also

he

that

to

have,

was

farm

accustomed

long

that

me

farming,

me

so,

walk

remaining

Pretoria, who

at

on

of

told

to look

I must

told

in Pretoria

and

gardener,

had

work

obtain

something
had

I sat up

Egerton,

drinking

the

Hall

position.

his

to

the

for

and

he

far

bricks

ill to

too

was

so, of course,

respectiveminds

our

regained his strength.

the

He

with.

price

I told him

make

like to

not

for

contract

estimated

afford.

I could

ing
plough-

Williams

had

Higgins

would

he

the

hesitation, named
Mr.

work,

Griinf ontein

or

to

as

had

to

I told Mr.

evening
answer

some

build

to

up

decisive

looked

for

time

done,

be

Higgins's

fever

The

fiheep

Williams

all.

ill with

truth.

the

never

away,
at

too

That

which

said

was

must

higher than

he
man

work

at

much

another

the

after

that

then

spoke

failure.

have

exceeding

was

the

he

Mr.

of

some

charge

he

me

he

come

be

that

in their

told

see

that

now

animals

with

played

letting

for

repeated warnings,

get astray, whilst

little

in tJie TransvaaL

Trader

Lady

ride

that

to

men
work-

however,

was,

unassisted, and
Hall

with

second

Williams

me^

horse,
must

and
and

remain

82

and

him

to

money

induced

was

mind

wouldn*t

he

saying

in the

Trader

Lady

?
to

father

His

his

name

always provided

counted

them

having arrived,
Hall

black

He

horse.

steed

and

bits and

We

just began
^'

These

''

Oh,"

were

said

What's

'at's

can't
''

not

fairlyon

heard

the

stick

an

''

with

saddle

;
as

soon

minutes
"

such

do

put

anything
they
was

''

"

to

out,

I had

we

only

"

missus.''

for me,

"

asked

and

the

of himself

much

Hall.

brute

''They're
jumps

so

the

he

in front

;"

but

said

I,

push along ;"

what's
saw

the
a

as

"

things ?

Well,"

them," quoth I,

good

horseman.

pleased.

as

alongside of

never

me.

I, looking round.

ride without

fastened

were

know
;

Higgins's

ejaculationbehind

and
ofiE,

that.

Hall

Mr.

stirrups."

saddle

your

I don't

exclaimed

can

Across

called

small

men's

always spoken

Where

his

on

decently bitted

flat,and

the

Hall

matter. Hall ?

Well, take them

couldn't

look

the

preparations being made,

angry

got off,not looking

''

them

puttmg

stirrups,"replied

on

had

handsome

riding the

I, cantering on.

stirrups,not

Hall

He

his

these

babies'

of

should

All

too

then

Jimmy's stirrups,and

he

of

pound

up.

bridle,before

stirrupsare

Presently I
'*

saddle

up

canter, when

to

last he

At

lost.

were

the

was

him, and^ Wellington

to

idea

it.

flate and

sheep

at the

what

said,alludingto the rusty state of

stirrups.

started.

keep

to

determined

was

he

for once,

Hall

his

of

wonld

no

rubbed

curb

he

I told

sheep

kraal

the

delighted

was

snaffle

of

the

pricesa toy

sweets,

out

Transvaal.

"

asked.
declared

Hall

tie them

on

to

ofE I started

and

directed.

In

ho
my
so

few

me.

with

matter

horse

go

on

the
as

brute," he

he does."

Wellington
rider

disliked

the

it

snaffle.

Then

all Hall

down

bumping

his

could

*'

the

exclaimed
''

Gently,"
No

I said.

"

child's

saddle;" he

he

girthing it

to

get you

belonging
rule, were
Poor

big

Boer

''

You

asked

"

be

him,

over

in, whilst bumping

he

trying ;

The

shifted his
his

attempted sittingon

sharply with

too

on

he

laughing.

out

''

matter

exclaimed

saddle?"

! ''

saddle

thing

like that ; it's

greatly

while

I shall be

able

it

admiring
"

consolingly, perhaps
saddle

everything
in

ridden

Bare-backed,

abuse

his
and

his
bad

own

then, oh,

use.

bare-backed, have
with

be better

set

farm

Boer

house

that way.

and

but

English

to

passed

wriggle about

the

often

perhaps

adverse

though

did

reached

yonder ;"

house

whenever

me

he

We

at that

who,

were

better.

was

on.

saddles

the horse, would

would

took

English saddle.

the

been

saddle, and

we

have

I.

had

How

his

! all the

woe

stopped, and
master

him

such

ride

civil to

very

riding,until

not

"

confounded

this

saw

Boers,

to

and

horse

said

Hall

was

Wellington

What's

"

could

man

Well,"

*'

we

nearly burst

ever

Hall.

was

he

not

was

at last

and

I very

who

''Why,

curb

clearly

"

brute

and

he

-"

his

again. Wellington

small

checked

he

last

at

I ; and

evidently becoming

whilst

the other;

besides

the

do to hold

Jimmy^s

on

was

hand

with

rider

positioncontinually,and
one

and

started

we

felt that

was

and

up

snaffle/*said

ofifthe

fresh} and

i8

uncomfortable;

very

him;

together

Transvaal.

it.

to

Take

and

evidently

was

snaffle

accustomed

o5 the

in the

mismanaging

was

"

Trader

Lady

you

not

blanket strapped over

?
Yes, Hall thought
"

oflfagain.

"

it

184
I
of

Transvaal.

in the

far ahead

shot

cantering sharply^but Wellington

was

me.
''

Steady/'

"

I can't

cried

I cried.

Hall

He

in

and

and

intended
on
were

dog.
no

he

Few

dogs

are

to

from

keep

had

dog

at

favour

the

long hunting

me

and

been

horse, I knew

he

would

the

dog

the

first person
of all

being

of
would

have

journey

to

the

this

had

I had

freely.

cause

ride

and

me,

have

thrown

sufiered

habit
had

been

from

way.

diversion

only

him,
I had
in

an

known

intelligent
night, and
have

not

for

I had

by using
not

that

me

I should

me.

mile,

sometimes

Eclipse

withal

business,

than

my

he

was

counted

on

case

made

home

kicks, while

horse's

If

savage

dog

on

more

we

unpleasant

an

gone

for

the

Moy-plas

place where

but

me

that

exceedingly

fastening on

worried

who

to

he

solitarymoonlight

passers-by that

able

him

Bclipse*sthroat,and

crop

fond

from

me,

and

whither

from

brute

to

an

savage

biting his legs by

off Wellington

requested

and

with

Presently, when

the

was

pursued

having

mouth,

side.

his

the

pleasant-

very

deliberatelyget

of

rest

certain

my

terror

un-

very

little admonition

elicited

there

my

leaping

sometimes

kept

by

Materson's,

this

when

walk

tender

Moy-plas

where

of

Mrs.

Hall

the

farm,
in

to be

temper.

saw

between

remembrance
from

horse, and

the

with

very

about, and

perform

exception

his

to

was

Now

was

brute,"

in

reins

the

at

I administered

walked,

to

foot.

such

saw

angry

have

to

begin

what

get

keeping

to

and
know

never

Wellington

myself, so

as

stopped

to

I knew

him.

him

Hall

reply,tugging

paced horse,
to

horse

fashion.

with

ridden

beginning

was

horse

the

stop

horsemanlike

as

Trader

Lady

this

been
the
Hall

pleasant

attack

should

animal

forego his

to

Trader

Lady

Cucumoor^s

him

to

and

me^

and

by

was

he had

farm.

mounts

before

company

Mr.

in the Transvaal.

no

beyond

me

ordered

summarily

started

more

disposed

means

escorted

therefore

once

185

off

at

smart

canter.

being
him

lead

to

fresh

attempt

William

Has

'^

heard

there

that

there

fast in Pretoria.
of the

have

might

home-

start

"

! what

Oh

horse

who
borrow

evening
not

ill.'' It

had

road, and

make

it

no

quite

was

looking

"

Look

horse

He

is Arthur

said

and

coming

soon

him

; it

walk.

to

Why,

had

the

of Wellington,
to

In the

had

ridden
We

mill built.

that

us.

on.

Percy

told

had

Arthur

to ride home

"

one

outside,exclaiming,

walking

mournful.

of

hour, when

an

Hall.

at

prepared to

and

under

having

was

said,

very

for

^^

dying

were

greatly alarmed, thinking

horses

said

Arthur

Arthur

in with

the loan

about

Here

yet

Percy.

steeds,

horse.''

I went

brown

here
horses

to

and

thing I

meantime

nearly fallen

his father

Arthur

first

asked

in from

matter

his

found

that

gone

ran

just come
and

the

salted

been

the

had

far when
was

In

their

up

but

belonging

Percy^s salted

Harriett

to where

gone

that

so

the

story, and

choice.

I felt
had

of

one

leaving

would

horse-sickness

been,

not

horses

be

cwn

salted

and

dog

Moy-plas myself.

he

believe

any

suddenly

horse-sickness.

over

had

again, leading

back
The

been

They

Sturton

Harriett

there.

my

saddled

William

I knew

Moy-plas

to

up

I told my

salted

two

the

him.

Sturton

was,

look

for

on

riding Wellington,

at

rode

did

he

leave

When

dismount,

Wellington, pushed

wretched

to

passed (without

was

I let him

by-the-way)

seen^

How

safe

farm

Cucumoor's

When

horse

meet

us

had

it looks
on

it looks

the

lika

86

Tommy/'
a

said

moment,

Harriett,

saddle.

The

ill under

him.

horae

put

little cottage

outside, but
he

which

brother

Egerton
to

let

his,

Mosam

these

riding

walking

beside

and

drinking
man's

and

to

'^

thought

so
"

I would

to

like to

would

He

answered
'^

eyes.
He

Can

God

you

answered

He

in

do
he

it.

black

not

me,
man

eyes,

heavy

want

in

and

any

the

battered

trousers,

and

affirmative
work

worked

toria,
leaving Pre-

was

place," and

of the

out

get employment

had

to

late

me

Hall

about

farm

public-

prepossessing. I had, however,

get

the

Hall

coolies,and

two

coat

was

two

did

before

I could
see

the

said, when

had

I would

You

not

was

Egerton

dirty

noon
after-

called

Egerton.

stood

and

torn

the

passed

then

man,

illness.

he

as

get them

In

we

finding

not

general pallor betokened

apologiesfor boots,
that

about

with
five-and-thirty,

about

and

market-square, and

as

late at

Sam

montL

when, just as

spoke

stable,into

found

I could

the

individual

appearance

heard

me

had

arrived

Hall

doubtful

was

pounds

consequent

wide-awake,

I.

four

He

little

he

day

servants, having engaged

more

had

he

engaged.

towards

whose

face

^he

"

me,

presented the

and

to follow

but

miserable-looking place

"

next

two

was

apparently

of

after I left

Pretoria.

in

put Eclipse.

me

The

house, he turned
and

fallen

had

day,

next

choice

inside ; and

for less than

I

and

Tommy,

Higgins's

outskirts

cross.

and

"

come

was

the

on

kindly
of

Percy carrying his

us

the

no

now

Mr.

snug

night, very

died

In

riding him/'

great disgust.

at old

up

showed

the salted

had

is not

Percy

but

horses

Hall

his

foot,to

'^

road

was

Both

for Pretoria.
on

in the

turn

Transvaal.

in the

Trader

Lady

on

my

farm?"

without

do you
on

raising his

understand
a

farm

said

for

it ?"

nine

A
months

conld

drive

It

did

but^

in

strike

but
acquisition,

struggle going

He

No,

Hall,

to

not

because

and

I should

I have

And

who

Would

"

think

you

be

valuable

very

of

sort

try.

painful

refined.

pounds

that/' said

with

month.

I.

of

understood

thoroughly

''

character

it

give

being

farming ;

otherwise.'^

character, or

Egerton, raising his

but

'^

you

it to him

no

could

some

said six

got him

one

give

not

give

he

sounded

voice

ask ?

you

was

he

and, although he answered

little,then

I could

steady man,
"

do

wages

hesitated

''

man

monosyllabically,his

What

"

in the

on

would

there

that

saw

said

he

that

me

he

187

to whether

questions as

my

plough,

or

Transvaal.

in the

reply to

oxen

not

almost

Trader

Lady

hand

one

designate

to

five

bad

pounds

said
^this,''

"

his black

much

too

eyes.

for

to

me

ask?''
What
before

trifles one
I had

there

reminded

in

I would

walk

down

Hall

and

day

at

the

Mr.

by

name

of the

him

five

two

then

away.

To

sign

contract

my

great many

pounds,
next

his
I

for

placed

his

was

been
that

that
in

day
to

there

he

was

and

might
with

company

call later in the

with

busy
found

; it

appeared,

and

the

fault

He

me.

in the meantime
farm-house

building my

surpriseI

people

own

contract

was

he .said

friend,of

what

but

go,
as

me

I told him

to

for the

his
have

than

the

coolies.

went

of

moment

man

manner

it told

Egerton

Griinfontein

offices.
to

in

let the

voice
and

but

Higgins's

getting ofiers
oat

and

misfortune

give

to

did so, and

and

in his voice

resemblance,
better

something
said

to

Egerton's position,would
faint

very

swayed by.

determined

me

which, had

manner

almost

something

was

this,that

him

is sometimes

that I

in Pretoria

was

whom

known
I

did

'
1

88

not know

at

Lady

Trader

was
all^

indeed

farmer.
I, of
enterprising
to
unexpressed additions

in t/ie Transvaal,

small

no

offer for the

knew

course,

these

^'inexperienced,''
"green,*'and
get

as
celebrity

execution

that

there

were

adjectives,viz.^

two

''fair

game."

plan which

of my

rich and

1 could
did not

I also heard
Higgins'sestimate.
much
talk as to the largepriceI had paid to Mr. Higgins
I said that I had not paid for it at all,
for my farm; when
and that he would let me
throw
it up if I chose, people
I
Of course
laughed,and said I had better try him."
far
offered other farms, which were
aU described
as
was

enormously exceed

Mr.

"

more

desirable than

the

one

I had.

poured down in torrents, and

On the first rainyday,Egerton,who,
the third day also.
of
togetherwith his companions, was unable on account
the rain to set out for Griinfontein,
to Mr. Higgins's
came
I think he must
house.
have been there standingoutside
time before I happened to go to the door.
for some
ask Mr. Higgins if I might sleep in the
Could
you
The questiontold
stable,"he said, it is so very wet ?
He sleptin the stable,
and the Higginses
a terrible story.
I had been obligedto put Hall up
food.
gave him some
at the Edinburgh at ten shillings
a
day, I could not get
started ; I
for less. The next day the men
him boarded
had given them
provisionsfor the road. Sam celebrated
I
drunk.
his exit from
Pretoria by getting gloriously
of
for two
remained behind
days, partiallyon account
Mrs. James
Higgins having come
up to Pretoria for a
fourth littlebaby's advent.
had had to hire
Her husband
unfurnished house,and bring
for it in his
an
up furniture
She liked me
to be with her, so I stayed. The
waggon.
fever was
yet hanging about me, and I was still troubled
The

next

day

the

rain

"

"

"

go

Trader

Lady

nngirthed Eclipse,said,
black

horse

felt that

handred
Mr.

''

and

pounds,

began

saw

he said, "' not

After

"

the

cosy

cheery

long,

all think

fatigue under
from

was

It
^for

"

struck

to

went

that

that of

ride, very

being
was

with

himself, and

side

one

little man

was

he

made

in

with

order

so

to

Little

forgetting

little

perhaps

even

Boers

who

man

sat

the

to

apparently
in

way

of

observation

close

putting

his

assist

from

and

"

Sturtons

good

very

scrutiny of

his head

little

investigations.

little

as

fiftyand

between
on

my

back

I entered

when

all

comfort,

won

may

stranger

my

telling the

sat

face,however, amongst

like
strikingly

any

round

welcome.

^hard

"

of the

engaged
a

seated

day twelvemonths,

that

just over

was

He

weary

walls, which

was

as

and

hearty

comfort

unfamiliar

me

well-spread

influences, I

one

supper

the

of those

faces

the revenge

everybody present,

when

horse/'

outhouse, I

an

sixty, chubby, self-possessed,apparently

on

sum.

lantern.

black

evening, when,

bare

myself.

to

as

of

the

be

listeners.

terms

with

dark

their

varied

remain

fall victims

the rest

room,

my

was

that

these

would

There

low

Pretoria, that before

that would

well

in

supper

after

pleasant

very

we

who

that

the

of

light

William's

son

familiar kind

the

were

it,and

yet

It's my

worth

was

lose

to

Bob's."

supper-table looked,

too"

the

by

the

own.

Very

news

horse

the

aboat

It's dead.*'

"

ill afford

face

my

know

yon

I exclaimed.

giving Eclipse his

in to my

did

"

suppose

I could

laugh.

to

''

deadly pale ;

tamed

Sturton

He

What

"

Transvaal.

in the

This

cock-sparrow, that

it almost

sounded

like

chirp.
The

next

morning

at

breakfast

there

was

talk

about

my

intended

the

contractors

the

buildings^ about
had

I had

servants

would

but Hall
little,

have

worth

Wellington

for I knew

Egerton

that
had

Sparrow
After

got

little

about

pig

when

offender's

made

Sparrow
that he
to talk

gave

it made

might

sparrow

him,

he

it

because
"

another

so

was

the

saw

asked

had

that trotted

venience
incon-

to

look

to

the

on

at, but
Mr.

remarks

some

me

he
was

we

then
he

he
was

the way

began
I would

whether

me

that

pointed

out

right.

He

benevolent

said,that if I would
which

plan

would,

he

quite disinterestedly just

"

"

pleasure to

contract, for he

lazy on

Harriett

things,and

at last

and

better

energetic;

side.

good-tempered,

garden

hints,all in

draw

feel

onslaughts
in

Mr.

one

happened

so, and

did

done,

me

such

horse.

on

always

very

such

about

it,and

would

thought, please

horror,

farm-buildings: they betokened

about

have

my

Sturtons.

little beast

was

interested

valuable

several

me

allow

in

let him

currie,for which

tired.

was

furious

was

became

plan;

faults

Harriett

but

seriously. Presently he

various

had

with

head

his

about.

her, and

something

my

the

pet, a jollyfat

after

me

from

this with

There

to

knew

him

show

besides, I

one

legs.

while

and

then

to

trusted

discuss

fowl

loitered

any

it,

after

as

everywhere

except

all

to

Sunday mornings,

coolies worth

Sturton

oh, much

and

bought
I

Mr.

fit to be

to prepare

breakfast

the

alone, the coolies remaining half

on

listened

by

passed byMoy-plas

nothing, the

home

not

was

had

they

purpose

he

him

ride

to

asked

been

general impression that

worth

191

Pretoria, about

had

great deal.

gone

behind

day

was

found

be

had

in

to

and who

There

Transvaal.

what

spoken

engaged,

previous day.

Egerton

in the

Trader

Lady

was
an

see

any

engaged

in

one

so

prising
enter-

carrying

architect; indeed^ he

out
was

192

in

such

he

had

no

it

spare
little

he

likely

to

anxious

his

he

was

self

was

accepted

deal

also

his

an

advanced

the

adulatory

original,

and

and

and

he

we

of

midst

parted

amused

very

did

bird

the

sort

the
I

me

good

was.

evidently
else

one

any

this

forth,

it

Sparrow

of

much

twitter

old

Mr.

and

me,

tribe

sly

taxed
over-

energetic

this,

twitters
he

^was

"

and

than

knowledge

case

All

not,

and

offer,

that

head,

praiseworthy

sparrow

what

In

sad

himself

or

in

his

of
the

erect.

-laudatory

^his

strain.

myself

more

to

of

the

of

with,

meet

head

such

disinterested

great

knowledge,

superior

his

and

on

to

Transvaal.

"

eulogistic

thought

However,
was

thought

specimen
I

whilst

he

put

was

benevolent

that

lady,

would

that

more

for

still,

his

of

time,
as

tlie

in

because

request,

shook

lady,

Trader

Lady

of

was

building

abundance
could

greatly
friends.

of

that

see

so

Trader

Lady

in the

CHAPTER

SADDLED

showed

that

me

miles

eighteen
was

after

up

towards

the

me,

Soon

figureof

trousers, and

wide-awake

could

he be ?

None

farm,

neither

plas ;

he

knew;
was

is unusual

house,

to

and

not

one

see

the

The

classes.

saw

of the young
he

was

Boer

at Lettie

men

of the

any

walking

who

us

all this

that the

youngster

time, and

his
The

paternalBoer
in

youngsters

of how

the road

his
;

whither

Moy-plas

his

waggon

outspanned
Jimmy had been

Matersen^s.

Hall
to

could

be f

picked
had

pick

up

for
to

up

he

his

them,

with

Moy-

from

It
his

to

tutor
out

had

saddle

and

stirrups.

was

two

his
small

trading,taking
was
going too.

short

been

surprise

terminated

time

Griinfontein

bridle and

taken

as

Jimmy

riding accoutrements

had

of

had

going

was

was

waggon

Who

Sturtons

saw

He

Jimmy.

was

then

wanderings by getting employment

The

coat,

Matersen's

distance

at any

in

evidentlyof the well-to-do

pedestrianwas
figureand I were
diminishing the distance

between

Boers.

there

too.

youngster

Nells

of the

dressed

fellow

white

"

the

slightfigure walking

young

Eclipse walk

dreary look-out, but

make

to

was

first short cantor

alas I my

have

It

for it.

help

no

home.

193

XIX.

dinner, but

I should

Transvaal.

at

; had

Mrs.
heard

dropped along
at

GrUnfontein,

going

now

I wished

him
o

to

God-

194

in his

speed

he

rise

dog.

fiendish

would
our

but

in his
road

off the

ment

that

was

Cucumoor
with

family

the

and

dog,

family, of

hobbledehoy
and

them

of
in

^'

capable

Alice
the

in

of

empresseof

member

the

expostulated

wonderfully large

women,

of

good

small

many

children, and

in

being

when

compressed
judging
with

compared

inextricable

some

Wonderland,"

house

day they only

uninitiated

the

the

from

the

number

me

*'

efforts to

speak

they
beamed.

their

were

them

gave
to

pay;

many

and

laughed

to

friendly.

very

They laughed

dialect,and

hold
house-

compared

were

of

view

respect than

largest,as
They

seen.

coffee, and

They asked what

Nothing," they

the

with

Cucumoor's

this

the

by relays,so

favoured

not

condition.

family was
yet

it

enter

surprising in

more

house, I had
gave

are

compressed

no

others, but

They

all

the

the

was

their

troop

more

beard

occupants.

During
eyes

girls, a

size of

diminutive
of its

still

to

moors
Cucu-

small

They
to

they

to

of their

some

me

that

belonging

three

thrush.

men,

like

necessary,

the

had

that the

house, whereupon

cause

to

turning Eclipse

and

saw

infants, all related

sprinkling of
manner,

related

^in

"

mind

my

the
I

introduced

several

up

The

me.

baby

made

Then

same.

tail

'

heard

one

any

did

sooner

English, and

towards

towards

running

the

pass

top of

the

his

I had

to

yet

no

wag

me.

(a mud-hut),

cantered

the

did

Dog

den

and

to assault

suddenly

Iiad

and

went^

to

to

dog

sittingon

bark

to

appeared

the

encourage

brute

road

the

adverse

were

Cucumoor

the

saw

Transvaal,

parted.

we

began

it

manner

race;

Mr.

he

than

Cucumoors

which

across

me

spy

in the

life^and

new

Cucumoor's
the

Trader

Lady

prescription.
when
at

my

too

said,

absurd
and

we

parted
the

excellent

dog

savage

was

to be

supposed
the

English
for

name

Itwas

the

after). Several

soon

awaiting my

go

with

on

began

the

work

I had

oxen.

driver,and

the
worked

ton

hard

slave
and

develope quickly; he
clearlythtft he could
a

span

He

he

"

and

administered

to

while

Hall

the coolies

listened

to

reticence

and

habit

the

of

Hall's

and

loud

of which
to leave

having

Egerton
talk,
of
0

my

had

eating

different mode

continued

to

showed

time

drive

that

was

me,

and

and

meals

as

in my

theirs in the

outside.

speech.

I had

the

I had
I

had

tiny

sitting-

I had

observed

Then

agreed perfectly.

we

course

Eger-

brother.
Hall

unknown

some

plough properly,or

result

of

conceited,

bumptiousness.

extra

away,

was

agriculturalMr. Winkle.
clear perception of his
my

an

the

delicious

were

short

to

day

next

also

was

for

was

very

he said he wished
him

he

younger

hold

on

rebuke,

send

latelyin

bedroom,
room,

morning

meant

been

in

also

short

put

were

in which

The

now.

and
spoke little,

at
greatly disgusted

was

ignorance,
next

in

was

of his

not

there

desire

his curries

fellow,but he

bounden

sheep were

and

^a

"

splendidcook;

not

reason

Williams

plough already.Mosamma

Sam

bad

from

arrival,anxious

in earnest

good-for-nothing,but
a

them

bricks

lazy,and
was

was

favourite

was

Griinfontein.

brickmakers

to

This

Boers.

I reached

away

duction
intro-

derived

was

it

heard

dog.''

recovered

for my
fair

and

name,

The

personal

Docks."

^'

was

I afterwards

gratifiedthem.

very

"

(he went

get the job

name

dog amongst
nearlydark when

English

I went

his

of

name

of them.

two

had

195

the

learnt

were

you

English

an

word

missing, but
two

when

better

"was

and

him,

to

had

there

dogs, for

jollydog

Transvaal.

in the

friends,after

rather

or

"

Trader

Lady

often

Egerton's
no

doubt

196

he

that

now

in the

Trader

Lady
was

gentleman

Transvaal.

association, although fallen from

HalPs

going

I had

to

^'

of the

treated

be

of

be

unjust

that

enough

land, "c., I told

the

Mr,

called
In

mean

sun

was

the

for tea, a

time, about

setting,and

type, presented himself

and

at once,

man

and

month,

like

of

one

thoroughly
over

whether

and

the

of

poles

him

his

even

belonging

to

him

table

kindly

face

and

and

merry

blue

my

Quiet, quaint,
trative
illus-

etching

love

careful

done,

committed

or

"

his

German

terms, six pounds

own

German

good opinion of himself,

respectabledress, his

ready

I knew

to

eyes

with

hat, under

twinkled, with

and

his

his

did

quiet

animal

charge,
a

roughly
tho-

acquisition,in

new

flat

enormous

greyish moustache,

my

for

of any

shrewd, business-like,strictlyrespectful,but
his

obeyed.

life,doing everything he

was

be

to

was

in

departure, as

door.

unostentatiously,with
work

the

fencing

but

Hall's

more.

some

of

heart

he

getting the

on

in

country

pipe when

for

glum,

little cabin

worth

figures

German

of

chat

the

took

me

finishing of

at

after

was

at my

was

leave

thorough good working

engaged
he

as

of the

German,

probably

looked

day

ever
how-

knew,

henceforth

that

They

Egerton.

the

cutting

them

days
that it

saw

was

few

him,

However,

regretful eye
the

Egerton

after

this, and

at

month.

ploughing,

if

coolies

coolies, though respectful

bumptious
rebel

on

evidently

was

otherwise.

him

treat

the

with

the

dam,

to

would

and

grace,

and

with

The

It

allowed,

acquaintance

me,

of

this to be

me,

two

end

done.

gentleman by

the

to

the

at

as

intimate

more

would

for

question

had

So

him.

him.

to

early

estate.

with

respect

Hall

Jack^^' as

that

meals

my

with
difficulty

one

called him
out

I took

away

and

education

by

talk

his

about

which

rugged
father-

which

Trader

Lady

98

Jimmy

in the
On

appreciated.

TransvaaL

the

whole

were

we

very

jolly.
Mr.
a

Sparrow appeared
good

very

last

it was^

one

arranged

we

house^ I
would

to

was

send

of
specification

work

my

bring

few

mountain,

would

do

shaken

was

seemed
but

and

well.

had
A

to and

from

the

dark, owing
order
ill.
him

to

He
that

to

avoid

carried
he

dangerous

was

kind

having
a
me

to

when
be

was

going

very

as

coming
of my

I knew

to have

he

had

how
the

and

to

he

head
it

as

progressed

back
road

an

even

attack

had

remarkable

times

at

was

good practical

pushing,

never

fire,I remarked

well,but

such

and

but

taking.

Sparrow's departure

grass

his

brickmakers

nothing

was

that

out

of

rate, a pound per thousand,

place,was

to go

the

interfered,

never

help them,

himself

valley,and

of

(and

The

gospel.

fellow, and

own

Mr.

after

to

himself,

"

him

do

to

fiction

bable
pro-

behind

spoke
no

waggon

sacrifice
"

he

me

the
able

delightfully

to

Joe

hearty manner

days

to

usual

fine young

his

as

my

the

oh, dear
it up

of

were,

up

advantage

Kaffir

at the

kept

send

kept

man"

help, showed

He

few

to

said

give

be

at

for the

He

to

as

they

and

would

so

dispositionto

themselves.

frank

got

found

of

farmer.

He

my

for

paid them

was

in want

where

accept it all

to

meantime

Jim

his
for

so

in the

but

from

me

agreeable pastime

seemed

they

ask

gently), kept

an

and

arranged

must

extent,

not

had

"

contract

labour.

he

and

plan

mine

required, and

be

would

place.

my

the

have

to

was

his

to

partner shortly,who

things

to

certain

material^

he

suffering head,
a

find

what

that

;
a

he

that he

cost;

vastlysuperior

that

his

me

with

morning

one

I had

ridden

late,long

after

considerablyin
that

Eclipse was

before
of

short

got off

peculiarand
time

before.

A
I

him

got

as

into the stable

I could

quickly as
and

agony^

We

all

opium,
him

going

to

heard

we

and

stable, and

bushes

if this

were

man

below

supper

made

ridden

in front

of the

Mosamma

of

things, and

had

affcer supper

Mr.

O'Grady

made
Mr.

with

company

O'Qrady

Mr.

He

person.
random

at

had

times, like

be

simple, or

very

very

He

natured.
drunk
The

He

manner.

informed

together,and
waggon

came

me

had

in the

the

and

his

house, in

of

he

was

fond
in

an

answering

of

He

affected

behaved

very

using long
been

of

Dahl

badly, on

day,while

Mr.

taken

rather
him

obliging and
and

is

deaf, and

spoke

that Mosamma

at

unreasonable

deep.

his turn

who

or

not

have

in

singular

very

might

next

the

stable, and

is deaf

certainlyvery

was

had

He

him

He

who

patronize Mr. Sparrow,

like

in

who

person

manner.

man

under

the

to

habit

dispositionto laugh

unaccountable

and
to

had

and

the

Jimmy.

listeningto a foreign language ; yet

he habituallyspoke English. He was
words,

and

adjourned into the

his horse
given food,

for himself

perplexing

in the affirmative,

sent

Africander, and

an

asking

all

seen

and

"

rocks

the

to fetch

retired

bed

Egerton

was

We

leaving

voice

had

Nell

had

then

of

o'clock

amongst

Dahl

German

up

of

eleven

appearance,

waggon

dose

heavy

answering

our

him.

little anteroom

Sparrow's partner.

and

the

the

about

sound

lost his way.

and

in terrible

just thinking

their

Mr.

sitting-room after

little

remedies

was

in

stood, and

On

as

199

certainlylose

up

^itwas

we

himself

charge

sat

"

were
"

presented
on

should

scrambling

horse

horse

poor

lengthy after

we

Griinf ontein.
and

the

at

where

Transvaal.

appliedall necessary

excepted

got better,and

he

and

when

and

thought

coolies

the

in the

; but

last I

at

the

"

to

Trader

Lady

to

in

goodhad

got

the road.

Egerton

and

200

at

work

to

me^

were

Nell

up

good blowing
it

as

still

was

and

Dahl

to

Mr.

snub

They

both

few

days

Mosamma

had

that

respect, but

his

strong, and

result

that

was

month,

the

two

passed Jimmy
Mister;
leave

for

being

oxen.

and

on

into

he

that
the

to

as

knew

days
Mr.

others

he

cannot

and

that

was

manage

much

to

respectful
dis-

friend
said

treat

with

me

they

as

in

he

finished
them

for

was

ploughing,

want

and

of

they

as

bye,
Good-

having
the

on

The
their

'^

Jimmy

in

Hindustani,

derisively,

and

was

pretty smartly.

say

This, from

what

after, having

on

that

good
I

him

that

been

my

as

I knew

down

more

it

swine

me

had

to

mistresses

day after,
once

then

auditors.

to

always

good-bye. Master"),
lurch

was

thought

yet felt very

fury, and

would

Bgerton

the

two

my

departed (I heard

worthies

Fahl-plas

to

speaking

spoken

him

put

two

and

left in the

men

it

saw

before

pearls

Jimmy,^'

and

masters

rebuke

I wanted.

terrible

was

panion.
com-

said, but

complained

my

country, for I had

own

was

''

him

Indian, who

low-caste

two

what

disgrace

boon

ful
disgrace-

because

and

Jimmy

it

because
not

angry,

after

all their

with

were,

I knew

talking

just what

mistress, and

his

in

his

was

throwing

was

subject, he got

was

been

called

him

to

man

in

sense

very

humiliated, which

the

black

high ground

taken
were

him

all, the

at

Mosamma;

evidently have

have

drunk

get

Dahl

gave

fact, that

the

on

under, partly

really any

was

presence

stress

to

called

pigsties.

this, partly because

wince
to

necessary

would

man

greater when

would

there

laying

Transvaal.

in Mosamma's

up,

I did

the

thatching

for

was

in the

Trader

Lady

of

eve

labour,

sowing,

to

as

with

Trader

Lady

in the Transvaal.

201

itr.

"

CHAPTER

It
I

",

evident

was

sometKing must

that

circumstances,

and

XX.

that

the

said he knew

German

quickly. The

under

done

be

i.t

where

he

could

get good Kaflfirs

r:

station.

He

horseback

told

from

whether

he would

well ;

not

was

walk
do

I knew

he would

himself

at

the

were

had
to

be

as

it

where

and

had

been

through

not

"

of

any

one

go

; he

Zulu
I

course

The

sorry

but
was

not

brute, but

asked

taking
German

if he

him

had

had

if he

all risks ;
set

for

forth

on

horse

my

the horse
his

of Mr.

if there

rider

ment
punish-

severe

from

me

the

were

If the

care

still weak

bethought

war,

stranger

However,

me.

he

his rider and

after

be

attack

O^Grady,
truth

any

salted.

salting,it certainlywas

the

recovered.

animal, I of

I did

was

ness
horse-sick-

being

Kaffirs
be

to

as

Eclipse,and

but

of it between

only

on

little

Eclipse to

get my

inflicted,and

In this dilemma

theory

consented.

hours

evidentlyhe

journey, and

it would

conqueror,

of his horse

in the
been

should

its

trust

battle

part of the

some

could

of colic.

to

him

horse

no

missionary

eight

get them

without

even

fancy

make

punished by
was

I had

besides,
no

to

at

was

I sounded

there

so.

time, I had

conqueror,

It

name.

Griinfontein.

disposed to

not

the

me

work,

to

It had

horse-sickness, and
would
and
a

lend
he

very

me

the

kindly

Saturday, and

the

202

next

morning

There

Jimmy

and

Egerton

Eeva

had

washed

for

sole

work

as

no

I think

I had

unable

the

sheep.

come,

and

played noisilyall day

garden

with

invited

to

there

other

spend
not

was

the

the

of

asked

and

morning,

one

found

house

and

the
the

see
a

pots and

sheep

an

liftingthe

with

ground,
washed

helped

up

the

in the

Egerton

chess-board

go

and

were

many

hundred

washed

up

kraal, cleaned

look

after the

tendency

things,I
garden
and

which

at

then
cut

towards

I did
cleaned
the

sheep

played

chess

I made, with

dishes,

on

absurd

and

from

when

help

to
on

the
to

I had

night,or

After

small

they

it if I had

for the

weeds.

so,

the

Egerton

Eclipse'sbed

one

of the

evening, after

clearingthe

Mr.

Eclipse

into

to tumble

the

out

away.

missing.
and

pans,

down

at last

them

count

were

of

and

dinner, calling Mr.

anything heavy

move

ferred
pre-

cattle

unhealthy part of the veldt, or

big pot and kettle,for the fire was

I had

and

have

Numbers

mountains,

how

garden occasionallyto
to

the

them, but

his

the

of the

out

stable, cooked

wandered

Mr.

the

the

counted

to

on

to

me

than

more

in

would

by trampling

water-furrow.

lost

Higgins^s sheep got

kraal

to

have

sheep, so

kraal, and

my

damage

me

leading

of his KafErs

boy

or

with

the

only

constantlycoming astray by

were

into

constantly causing
sides

mind

she

house

dinner

for

now,

would

they

for

them.

without

thirties

or

have

would

Higgins's sheep

twenties

the

near

and

get any

who

KafiBrs,whom
and

day

who

one

doing
Mr.

little

to

several

were

me

before, and

said

mind

garden,

help

to

one

been

There

of Griinfontein.

in the

for him

Mr.

So

good-bye.

me

possessors

I had

and

me,

bade

too

ways.

gone,

in the Transvaal.

left

were

plenty of

was

in various

me

Trader

Lady

supper

pasteboard

little chess-men

\
"

that

he had

things
Mr.

Lady

Trader

in the

cut

of

and

of which

Egerton

and

I think

with

out

wood,

I had
was

it

fond

very

was

whom

to

person

him

could

he

reading,

of

to

as

meet

to

me

anything

about

talk

of

Africa.

to

came

painting,and

of

pleasant to

as

since

203

of all sorts

talked

we

talked

not

Transvaal.

except every-day topics.

Days

went

Friday, Jim
'^

Strange that
I'm

did

German

not

On

return.

not

buy

to

cottage

German

meal.

some

coming back,'' said

Jim.

said.

thinking

the
the

to

came

''Yes,''I
''

and

on,

he

must

taken

road,"

the wrong

said Jim.
''

what

Why

road.

I don't

Jim's

might

think

taken

it

!"

What

"

Well,'' continued

him

saw
never

Do

asked

taken

have

can

Well,

"

I ; "he

was

the

road."

wrong

thinking

the

knew

he

as

Jim.

in

Jim

his
off

stolid
I

''

eye,
that

on

said
there

sort
to

of way,

although

horse,

he'd

how

as

when

mate

my

back."

come

''

in

ridin'

"

I exclaimed.

twinkle

purpose," said

on

"

with

he

twinkled,

eyes

road

wrong

really think

you

he

has

horse

the

stolen

"

asked.
''

Lor

bless

simplicity.
well

boys
was

if

we

''

his

I wish

"You

Jim,

had

of his

''

more

to

but

mate

my
let

our

as

how

Kaffir go

then, you

see,

at

my

it would

for you

I said it

to

be

get

certainly

of ours."

you

have

say

oflFer to

kraal;

business

thought
said

to

yes," said Jim, smiling

ma'am,

I did

''

was

from
no

you,

warned

stealingthe

to be

me,

horse

Jim,"
I

I said.

"

never

"

in these parts, ma'am,"

veryj)articular
I knew
with them furriners.
a
especially

204
Frenchman

No,

in the

This
little
Mr.

ma'am,

house

canvas

given

the

missing

and

the

"

him
his

price for

and

the

his

up,

and

to

that

that

there

he

hearty

Kaffirs, and

the

following

had

the

went

when

we

used

work

of

over

to

sometimes

be

he

very

us

after I

Saturday
merry,

until after

we

to

in

barked,

German

rode

layed
de-

been

said

He

jumped

the

it when

we

present of

engaged

two

well.

our

all in bed

and

other

Jimmy
Sunday,

spend

carrying
were

to

lived

missionary'sstore,

quickly and

on

me

finished

and

had

each

days

ask

Kaffirs.

so, made
at the

salted

pounds,

had

He

about

bought

name

had

up
the

him.

all think

thought

must

Grady

good-humoured

Two

come

and

should

supper.

to

O'

(Mr.

hoofs

I gave

was

dogs jumped

horses'

his wages

seven

and

we

had

used

Egerton
chess

his

Tuesday.

on

of getting
difficulty

very

he

it

give

of

none

it,he would

the

was

we

of

Kaffirs

three

He

on

that

all

to

value.

Grady

saw

see

Mr.

when

sound

handkerchief
ate

0'

had

me

to
no

and

came,

we

asked

of

were

he

to

was

house),

knew

confessed

had

amounted

said

it when

playing

were

was

horse.

him

He

evening

owing
he

He

given

He

Monday

with

triumphant;

was

So

honesty.

Saturday

stood.

hut

road, saying, he had

horse.

him.

canvas

there

on

O'Grady's

the

sale, in the valley,for twenty-six or

buy it for

supper

went

I told Mr.

that, if he liked

On

Mr.

to

German's

in the

how

as

horse/'

where

spur

left behind

last, and

at

for

had

had

things he

up

horse

what

doubt

there

down

tively.
reflec-

paused

of

that

German.

for the

money

he

manner

the

Jim

and

"

with

days

Transvaal.

''

I went

But

passed.

own,

no

still believed

and

some

Fve
now

Sunday,
him

horse

below

Egerton.

up

in the

pleasant.

was

Mr.

State

Free

O'Grady

did

jumped

as
''

he's

Trader

Lady

tions
conversa-

"

at least

2o6

Trader

Lady

Transvaal.

in the

Egerton's delight at seeing a carpet

in

out

of

one

that

for years^

to

chance
'^

the
it

happened

Oh, don't play

Mozart's

struck

by the
European

the
"

gulf

of
of

the

the
after

say

"

they
must

be

it be

dice

is

There

is

fields
flocks

"

sowing

has

some

dear

for the

mere

something.
glances
from

to

be
him

of

How

different

his

those

of

by

his

the

of

born

in it

when

the

ments
refinehe

being

go

very

to

out

here.

they

of

; and
a

tend
would
which

on

all,there

to

whether

game,
that

com,

the

They

may

game

here

the

are

becomes

something beyond
be

to become

rich ; but
this man's

lands, and

Africander

; it may

be

race

spiritof

settler

home

it may

cultivated

side, thinks

of

To

the

in such

forward

are

of

is

class.

^it is

"

or

they have

until

to

sake

over

or

often

was

when

labouring

crops,

seeds

or

further;

out

one

the

portion

all

cards

it may

"

unexciting occupations you

demoralized, he always looks

he

Norma,

even

fortunes

of excitement

oxen,

Then

what

by

play it^

all the

exists

something

represents

something

counters.

and

those

excitement

an

try their

all who

or

freshing
re-

invariably between

amongst

of

generally staked

have

also

was

with

country and

which

life,but

life here

all this

but

one

he did, when

on

lies

bred

even

and

their herds

seen

wider, doubtless,

or

in the

work

may

that

been

has

middle,

in

It

Higginses' return,

is rendered

European

gambler

the

to

in this

wealth.

not

waltz

stupid thing ; go

settlers

European,

had

as

say^

over

gulf

settler

lower

turn

curious

which

European

he

stretched

Mass.''

forward

Looking

one

any

to

that

Twelfth

I had

quite refreshing.

was

to hear

me

said

He

rooms'.

which

there

bring

to

very
is

always

thoughts, as
at

his

hve-

rich

he

stock,

farmer, who, standing perchance

all his

possessionsas things

that

he

that

he

has

perhaps

has

them, he

beyond.
him
than
in

His

live

to

he

as

horse

enterprisingcharacter,
take

his children

and

his

on,

though,

mark
that

when

they

their

old

of the

they

are

is from

the

his

of all the

remembrance
the

romance

of him

is denied

which

gulf

is

to

forciblyat Surprise, when

me

of
representation

that

book

beautiful

beautiful

angel

thing

than

"

One

that."

on

*^

on

the

wonder

things.''

I said.

angel

an

lying

was

quiet

I don't
can

lived
and

widened.

enormously

and

the

of

an

will

too

from

away

and

in

evening.

Of

existence

old

be

can

the

countries, and
South

in

Africa,

this had

struck

Higgins, looking
of

cover

that

look

to
can

is
a

of

the refinement

"

bred

gamester
for

which

"

of whist

the

one

if there

the

as

rubber

table, said

think

ones,

interest; but

easilyimagine

I remember

take

Once
Mr.

httle

own

to

will every

he

they

artistic culture

born

one

day

other

be in the

has

who

in his

common

children

sea,

market-prices,

each

the

Hon

of the

historic remains

the

"

portion only

and

wife

if,joined to this, there

course

the

plays

time

some

self
him-

women

very

to trust

having

had

they

afraid

for his

and

be

behold

lamb,

ones

talk

two

who

man

sweets, with

will

without

if

as

be
faced

separated from

far

as

would

men

The

"c.,

oxen,

let them

little

are

herds,

father.

and

indulge

or

will

he

nothing

higher price

perhaps, if he
think

now

will enable

waggon,

may

ewes

of their

some

new

or

be, he has

may

fetch

they

he

calve, his

will

cows

flocks and

"

Natal,

great ships that

have

he

the

year
so

to

for

price which

If

living.

English

which,

contented, looking

perhaps get

can

half-bred

is

207

with

by toil, but

won

is

TransvaaL

in the

will realize

crops

nsaal, he

Trader

Lady

so

more

at

photograph"

me,

exist
very

What
such

ful,"
beauti-

beautiful

in his eyes

as

he

Lady

Yes,

I dare

any

of

''

said,
think

haven't
I felt

commentary

the

even

of

capable
the

German

many

does

become

to

Higgins

j his

nature

of natural

wife

beauties, but

greatest beauty Mr.

The

confession,

in

me

and

irremediable

but

the

key

to

of

day.

after

say
the
I

had

his

own

valleythat lay
his

anything

asking

to

surpass

I declined

urged

he

had

about
me

to go

forward

that
in

It

painfullynow.

me

looked
was

my

their return,

to

I should

was

soon

heart, that

them,

see
our

ship
friend-

in it.

Higgins
The

the
me

to

came

had

come,

the

door

and

wanted

to

were

waggons

brought

the

contract

gone

prices of

material.

Mr.

quickly,and

said Mr.

it until

to

of

in

come

specificationfrom
had

signing
the

the

great gulf lay between

just got

well, but

see

Mr.

house.

and

had

of

beauty.

by

saw,

evening,

dark, Fiervaree

that

Sparrow,
to

as

this flaw

have

evening

cabin

ceeding
suc-

tion
apprecia-

seen

the

seen

this

help lamenting

should

next

that

delighted I

not

the

ever

all

capable

never

ever

one

myself, struck

felt how

I could

had

him

wanderings.

Higginses

One

remember,

consciousness

The

they

or

taught

io

sensitive

most

lighting up

if I had

faith

good

it in all my

and

What

man

Higgins

sunset

was

Surprise.

below

had

Swiss,

the beautiful
was

that

than

to render

beauty?

of

were

common-

want,

of

masters

Mr.

ages

the

to

Italian, or

Frenchman

or

his words

as

we

anything."

training more

an

imagining things

Greeks

admiring

before

What

much

see

said,but

said

country.

gives him

Nature

which

had

what

on

placeness of

never

we

I don't

know,

you

imagine

can

training;

for what

sorry

do

But

can.

you

Africanders

us

the

got

so

say

Transvaal.

in the

Trader

2o8

Mr.

sign
to

as

toria
Pre-

Sparrow

O'Grady

could

A
with

go

Trader

Lady
that he

me,

in tfie Transvaal.

would

give

getting things cheaply,and

of

trouble.

about

Mr.

man

young

to

the

could

not

with

It struck

considerably

volunteers, he
world

and

from

did

be

met

days' stay in
only suggest

could

Then
was

like

to

Mr.

O'Grady

wanted

He

bottle

put temptation in
sober

was

of

sorry,

if it had

as

discovered

man's

young

virtuous

of

bottle

brandy

odd

very

was

liable

drinking

out

else and

entering

so

man's

but

he

did

young

good

as

to

the

error

for

me

to

the

holic
alcohim

of

of

be

must

in
difficulty

no

fraining
re-

Pretoria,

uncorking

and

body
brandy belonging to somehis charge, I replied that

of
to

bring the brandy myself with pleasure.

to start, on
horseback,
passed the day before I was
Pretoria with Mr. O'Qrady as my
companion, princi-

would
I

at

to

bring

O'Grady

Mr.

found

as

regard

public-houses

the

bottle

entrusted

doubt

mental

not

although

way,

sober
strictly

that

if he

fall into

to

of

be

Thinking
man

young

from
but

Mr.

point that

tions,
subject to palpita-

dispositionwith
I

Would

drinks.

in

me

the

at

indeed, said the little bird, shaking its head

man

the

much

was

sleep

little

brandy,

yes,

in

to suffer

could

was

young

oh,

"

he

was

this wicked

I said I

other

one

was

about.

uneasy

he

and

there

that

of

not

Pretoria.

stay

O^Grady

been

suflScient

seen

Mr.

had

his innocence

doings,for

three

Sparrow

have

could

Sparrow

as

to

toria
at Pre-

with
he

very

like

not

Mr.

and

twenty,

over

must

its

waggon.

twittered, a

that

me

mind

his

in

place where

suggest any

great deal

he

temptations to

paternallyinterested.

but

he

was,

man;

young

me

kind, respectable family ?

some

was

save

disturbed

was

O'Grady

good

"

him

expose
;

Mr.

opportunity of

every

would

Sparrow

thing.

one

me

209

2 1 o

pally

Sarpriae, taking

at

also

there

in

Somehow

Mr.

the

to

plans

Mr.

had

had

of
hand

said,

him

will

save

The

German

of the

waggon.

had

He

his

ridden
do

so,

partner

in

was

master

not

up

seemed

them

put

little start

he

laid

Now

'^

trio

irritated,

to

good-bye,

his

ber,'^
remem-

will do

You

just

must

whenever

you

he

wants

I said

everything.^'

O'Grady's

benevolent

tions
inten-

see

on

not

to

I had
had

to

insisted

had

of

course

my
of

delayed

certain

Kaffir

as

I wanted
would

and

me,

this, Mr.

keeping

to

he

He

but

Penter,

Cucumoor's.

far from

promised;

was.

charge

Moy-plas,

to

way

Surprise that

to

he

only hoped

in

not

Pretoria.

house

was

drive, but

charge.

to

for Pretoria

foreloper,but

wife

Added

I started.

drunken

trouble.

not

sleep, the

over

and

the

neck.

find

he

could

Kaffir

promised
to

all

Mr.

for

I had

whom

O'Grady

with

up

of

obliged

already started

had

also

Boer, whose

to

and

partner had

nothing, absolutely nothing.

can

irresponsibleat

meant

had

he

showing

mixed

They
Mr.

departure.

my

his

to

went

comfort.

responsibleman

become

do

you

where

my

driver, and

one

horse's

need

you

obliged

to

as

work,

Sparrow

my

moment,

any

I felt much

Mr.

'^

know

at

you,

bade

0*Grady

let

were

I gave

up.

of

and

was

me.

it ill my

they

dam.

the

on

impressively on
he

Mr.

saddle
As

me.

to

he

great deal, until I

and

short

and

against,as belonging

working

talked

and

take

to

which

hired

had

with

day

the

on

TransvaaL

plans

seemed

Higgins

them

cautioned

the

morning

Sparrow

they

men

some

the

disagreement, in

some

in the

Trader

Lady

morning

to

the little
it

was

O'Grady's

where

old

an

Fenter

beg

of

me

and

Sparse w

rather

late when

sorry

little pony

quick canter, although

would

not

let

me

leave

his

him

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and

ride

and

he

had

to

hold

him

time, I

could

hear

and

alone

on

protested that

hear

in ;

voice

and

to take

The

and,

the

house
is

as

making

its

down

too, to

see

Grady

Fenter

as

said

told

he

could

Boer^s

provided.

such

on

the

amongst
wafe

old Mrs.

Italian

to

me

had

just then

She
she

of unbumt

brick,

attempt

any

me

the

I don't
a

looked

the

been

delayed,and
I did

asked

ask

not

mine, I knew

as

was

There

As

is very

to

lord

to

be

given
old

have

Fenter
case

up for
If

been

the

at

able

woman
by nature,
jolly-looking
somewhat
woebegone, having

him

master.

stall

to

often the

and

sit in

at

that

sure

Eclipse,and

she would

old

whether

for,arriving late

of her

think

prised,
sur-

stabling for Eclipse.

me

house.

asked

man,

I introduced

lady^s proportions made

those

at

horse^s

late,and

so

of shakedown

to

we

explained everything ;

up,

cleaned

the

in

had

was

me

Fenter.

Mrs.

wanting

Opera,

get in.

give

sort

Boers,

Fenter

see

been

errand

an

some

.After

the time

Hearing

horses."

forage, T adjourned

introduced

what

could

that

nearly dark.

companion.

I had

how

put O' Grady and

house

little

after

by

without

builder, which

for both

unnecessary;

his

with

me

he

Yes,

*'

veldt

once,

English Africanders*

even

surprisedto

whether

He

be

was

then

and

the

and

old
small, thin, delicate-looking

He

out.

in

or

me,

course

it was

built

one,

behind

its poor

so

house

surroundings pretty.

tramp, Penter,

0^

small

very

general with Boer,

stuck

Mr.

for Fenter^s

and

pace,

any

then
up

Of

stop.

slow

very

turn

was

houses,

came

to

and

absolutely

fast for

blowing

lifted

road ;

losingthe

I cantered

now

it,it

for him

kept Eclipse at

had

to it every

211

fresh he

so

little animal

far before

whinnied

was

although, if

the poor

Eclipse got

Transvaal.

afraid of

his horse

given

cut

in the

he said lie was

when

Trader

Lady

to

but
ery-

212

her

sipelasin

Trader

Lady
face

tied

having

her

up

doubtless

Fenter

Old

uncomfortable.

very

Transvaal.

badly, bat

^not

"

in the

in

head

deaf.

was

Fenter

Mrs.

bandages,

numerous

to be

enough

was

so

the
O'Grady sat on
artificially.
edge of his chair, and
grinned at nothing in particular,occasionallyvarying his

by

amusement

Fenter

chuckle, also

occasionallyasked
about

sively;personallyI
from

sort

and

O^Grady
have

of natural

myself

seldom

rudeness

little

girl who

when

she

rather,

hold

to

in this case,

little

girlswith

the

always
oxen
one

and

in that

dam

biggest

had

would

always
I

salted,they
that

is

oxen,

from
'^

say,
I

said

would

'^

say,

real salted

Ah,
oxen"

Are

ask

the

yes,

that

oxen

what

at

and

and

was

not

that

had

shy

matron

of

span
at

had

some

salted?

are

when
^'

wag

salted

which

say,

too

(the
would

one

Surprise

price,and

as

multiplied^

some

they

heads

was

they

making

was

fine

sure

soliloquy always

Higgins,

you

"

good

young

The

dam

been
their

but

women

country,

Mr.

had

wag

right,^'and

again,and

in.

rather

thing

much

or

and

me,

sometimes

two,

of the

at

converse

amusing,

was

big

with

I suppose

to

was

of fat

or

the

"

part

bought

when

This

the
parenthetically),

remark

smiles

fat,thrown

to

Dutch,

number

man

headings

same

bad

generally

the

only

covertly

very

were

young

already running
had

not

"

pleasant

hulking

to

who

pleasantlyand

soliloquy.

auditors

were

in

^but

"

get annoyed.

to

house, and

smiled

I endeavoured

practice. My

and

the

eye

my

accustomed

getting

in

offensive

absurd

relation, looked

caught

shyly, whilst
or

of

sort

some

was

helped

oflFen-

^not

"

marks
re-

is in the race, and

which
be

wife

Boers

made

or

me,

his

to

found

which, being natural, it would

A

of

question

particular.Old

in

nothing

at

much

they

Ah,

their

*^

yes,

heads

for salted

redwater

and

214

-^

Lady

pointed

to

this

sleep

for I knew

I could

small

amount

of

As

Mrs.

Fenter

had

I knew
of

case

the

Mrs.

room.

dress^ and
The

so.

There

the

Fenter

cast

Fenter

divested

in

idea

that

certain
a

had

going

small

to

of

amount

girl in

bed

bed

bottom

knees.

that

few

the three

went

to

with
in the

me),

bed,

side

of

Mrs.

of

Old
of his

leather;

demanded

which

and
of

instead

and

to

himself, and

of the

couch

creep

in

hands

from

and

proclaimed

snores

fast

were

boldlyraising^

cautiously,on

very

after,portentous

occupants

asleep.

slepttill dawn.

early coffee,and

still dewy

do.

(having apparently an

Fenter

Mrs.

Eclipse (I always
had

the

and

coat

untanned

Fenter, proceeded

minutes

sleep,too,

I cleaned

of

curtain.

his

process

room) he,

same

the

of

with

curtain, like Mrs.

the

was

then

do

to

other

white

to

tions.
opera-

going

the

of

into

privacy,although compatible with having

strange lady in the

the

; and

none

Fenter's

the

upper

foot

portly form

field-shoes, made

in

what

curtain

the

leisurelyof

himself

feldt-schoons, or
he

against

the

on

her

was

at

the

toddle

the

old

he

see

of

but

Fenter

near

the wall

I could

shadow

this

removed

down

all

nighty even

at

old

me^

up

lay down

for

what

on

to

Pretoria.

to

bed, raisingthe

wondered

sent

garment

and

just

lain

lighthung

had

any

lay quietlywatching

four-poster,and

stockings

me

see

had

had

girl

rather

was

to

was

Fenter

little

for

intended

waggon

prepared

was

undress

never

rolled into

then

bed.

same

prepared

in the

shoes^

my

had

nightdress with

no

given

Boers

illness^so

not

was

that

there^ and

luggage
not

Transvaal.

as

taken

one

removed

simply

bed.

had

get

my

sorti I

Now^

mine.

as

Moy-plas

at

in the

Trader

morning,

and

carried

his brush

O^Grady

and

departed.

and

comb

up-saddled

We

still

pig

breakfast

had

once

and

after

short

215

I found

Moy-plas, where

at

flourishing;

Transvaal.

in the

Trader

Lady

Harriett's

rest^ sadd.led-up

more.

had

postponed

I should

until

O'Grady,

digressionsfrom
take

time

troubled

whether

the

going

to

work

with

Sparrow
I would

only

I had

here, there, and

he

when

He

then

would

be

last
his

to

save

he

that

this

business

teU

to

him

find

to

sure

asked

not

them

offer Mr.

might

find

would

be

if
at

me

difficult,
should

day.

be

asked

if

particularhour
at

surprised,he

all trouble

me

some

me

carry

for

kind

the

me

was

hand, and

on

the

to

partner

did

the

apt

O'Grady

materials

get

where

suggested

me

frequent

appointed

some

had

known

not

that

in Pretoria.

business

"Not

and

repeated

know

place. O^G-rady seemed

I had

to

in his name,

for

of

coming

at

everywhere during

do

not

He

let him

purpose

of

Pretoria

to

Griinfontein.

at

mind.

on

great deal

before

said, certainly I

let him
I

it would

made

had

moment.

any
as

Pretoria

time

of

to

contract

ride

this

with

subject of discourse, were

his

reallymeant

business

on

he, being fond

precious

in

talk

taking

main

was

seemed

out

the

great deal

up

point, and

to

be

him, for the Sparrow and

with

to

little of my

getting estimates, "c.,

about

?*' I

for material

asked.

O'Grady
that

heads

If I

purpose.
the

was

thought

use

of

his

better

were

; to

which

Ae

that

was

to

do

also ?

going

were

going
than

going
this

to

Pretoria

business, what

suggested

occasionally,as

one

proposition O'Grady,

for

with

that
also
a

two

verbially
pro-

look

of

thoughtfulness,agreed
We

off-saddled

half

way

to

Pretoria, against my

usual

2i6

custom,

but

reached

was

Pretoria

I conclude
had

been

and

my

where

square.

Mrs.

the

to

went

of

stables

on

his

'^

the

of
of

one

the

the

to

had

he

middle

and

I had

Parker, where

up,

grazing

oxen

with

was,

then

put

the

took

European

'^

market-

kind

my

friend

Eclipse

sent

German's

the

under

to

me

the

on

of

The

town.

them

of

ing
drink-

piece

invitation,and

an

account

been

on

waggon,

house

that

so

find the German

to

whether

the

them,

German

the

the

towards
with

to

anxious

on,

discover

found

land
were

we

acquaintance^

an

partner^s anxieties

and
I

of

house

himself

for

I rode

allayed.

common

to the

go

his senior

not.

Kaf"rs

to

arranged

waggon,

or

and

pony,

late.

had

he

O^Grady's

for

sorry

left me,

O'Grady
where

in tfie Transvaal.

Trader

Lady

charge.
In
the

the
of

cost

that it had
the

that
in

as

material
been

would

could

former

talk

about

before.

In

the

after much

found

he

could

not

and

and

The

amount.

I
on

remained
the

result

day

to

market-square.

the

had

that

to

I had

bush

been

for

tell the

behind

told

fact

to

attend
never

went

the

the

gradually
that
that

to

Sparrow,
weekly

he

they
said^
stated

the

an

me,

on

me

down

attended

heard

they had

nearly double

me

same

had

mistaken,

for what

he

the

called

evening

one

building

was,

heard

seemed

estimate

an

O'Grady

about

the

surprise

not

course,

out, too^

getting drunk,

as

beating

Sparrow

in

did

anything

found

Griinfontein

last

day

next

of

at

the

me

Of

meantime,

execute

handed

This

else.

purchase

my

exceed

at.

me

thorough

as

discovery did.

getting excited, and

and

to

be

doing anything

that
satisfactorily

out

enormously

estimated

German

the

found

ensuing days

fontein
Griinwhile

auction

auction

before, and
very
of
but

had

vague

idea

disreputable.

I knew

I felt rather
The

kept

myself

wanted
he

him,

and

let him

it,he

said.

use

wanted

with

birds

was

horses,

some

bid

for

they
that

will

but

think,

shaggy

all

he

it

pounds,

but

for all that.

to

happened
is

one

be

salted.

Dammerland."
off

would

allow.

of

Its

legs

hard

to

decided
his

early next
the

The

almost

out

get

''

''

know

to

me,

and

them

good

and

was

hearing
to

me

but

yes,

is narrow,
of

very

horse,

seemed

bidding

to

up

tell the

Sturton,
a

to

little horse

I would

want

thin, dirty,

nobody

the

but

horse,

he

has

the

German

who
that
from

come

walked

prize.
morning,

European

waggon

you

after

begged

William

If

could

horse

swollen,

are

for

German

thorough good

happen

of

the

me

one

one

none

last

At

to

killing two

to

way

Its chest

brought

was

buy

good judge

to

meantime

but

he

there, said,

quite pleased with

opening

were

when
''sixteen,^'-

confided

hesitating whether

This

I left Pretoria

the

he

was

say

to

was

time

was

was

pony

hoping thereby

seeing horses,

excited.

and

German

He

respectability

meantime,

"

way

clearly-defined

looked

the

saw

right,"or,

was

brown

fancy him,
fifteen

''

matter."

won't

of

my

89gis of propriety.

brutes,

after

animal

in

this

thing
some-

ter
charac-

new

were

Gorman

they

excitement

come

the

miserable

time

his

it ; in

In
out

in my

me,

the

thought

brought

some

to

217

doing

was

horse, if I would

for

stone.

caught in the
the bidding;

that

to

little of

work

auctions

close

buy

to

one

another

him
a

that

taking

horse, and

that

Transvaal.

being sober,

with

second

in

nervous

German,

itself,and
cover

enterprisingfarmer,

an

line.

in the

Trader

Lady

had

''

as

early at

stables

gone

on

least

as

(seven o'clock)
a

little in

fronts

2 1

but

Then

oatspann.
much

think

to

From

the

had

would
the

to

of, and

to

make

have

to

be

in

I do

of all this to
be
it

ruined.
was

going

knew
at

it

out

obvious;

to

Mr.

about

Griinfontein
ends

I to

farm,

but

in

oxen,

with
found

the

next

I rode

up

do ?

the

Of

to

awaiting
and

it

was

Griinfontein.

I knew

what
little

me.

and

Higginses,
I

again.

ruin

Boughy

truth

was

was

his

and

for
do

up

beam-

to him.

to

breaking
on

look

was

such

was

ruin.

him

to

nothing

as

the

that

to

hard

so

meant

I had

meantime

the

hardship

probably

course

or

alternative, but

worked

likely throw

meant

meaning

Griinfontein

up

However,

too.

grossly,

The

there ; it

Griinfontein

Moy-plas bright
day,

had

work

on

greatly disappointed

and

country !

sheep, with

my

welcome

cheery

the

on

very

that

them

unknown

be

labour

Egerton,

again, and
was

place.

me

would

what

this

the

before

been

parting from
into

counted

for

pretty place

sorry

the

push

but

I had

give

would

Higgins

it ; had

if I could

too

were

buying

not

improve

dreaded

ing
work-

country.

making

was

the former

I chose

course

farm,

calculations

that

that I must

painful.I
as

the

of

my
I

ings
build-

by

pay

misled.
wilfully,

mean

was,

Mr.

that

my

me

Of

very

and

not

either.

of

not

was

made

fashion

I found

now

It

be

all

had

on.

class

certain
it.

on

first

buy Griinfontein,

to

it,believing that

trustworthy data;
although

it pay

making

rode

pleasant thinking

arranged

hugger-mugger

for

in

going

follow^ I

very

erected

the

breakfiftst at

belief,that could

careful

been

that

it in the

had

when

of my

best

not

Transvaal.

had

it to

leaving

time

known

and

it np^

picked

soon

in the

Trader

Lady

Then
another

with

my

Moustache

home-like, and

the

I started

breakfast

early

in

the

after

afibemoon

usual

when

A
Mr.

Egerton"

bouse

that

been

hardly

and

felt I

anxiously.

Mr.

in his

if

were

merely making
I should

had

be

fell

the

beyond
that

I left

his wife^s
I shall

and

paid

had

asked

was

hard

the

up

whole
of it

should

for
matter

say

acted
to

any

placed

too

facts, without

bellishments
em-

"

the

He

to

repay

asserted

have

had

to

Only

too.

kindness

likely

my

"

I well

discussed, and

to

be forced

Higgins

quite rightly
"

who

told

might

it was,

as

that

he
I

leaving

was

knew,

that I

have

to

into

ing
speak-

thought

he
I

exactly what

him

force

think

it,although
I

when

at

it is not

as

I tell Mr.

bricks

sorry

pay

say

oppose

the

itself ;

more

to

me

compensation

much

which

what

not

and

crops,

power

did

for

received

not

or

country,

Higgins

ask

did

^kindness

that

this

compels

ideal.
he

amusing

object of giving

Mr.

is,truth

it

of

my

of

further

make

of my

"

sake

Pretoria, there,

one

him

money-matters

conception of

to

as

money

myself, did

not

said

mere

truthful

would

it than
for

watched

too.

compensation, feeling

for

Griinfontein

had

it in

pugnacity

natural

the

with

not

hands

have

ever

Wellington.

the

If I had

his

to

for

; but

it.

visit

written

improvement

on

my

had

flightsof imagination

little short

of

any

leaving Griinfontein, but

my

him

tea.

from

or

sort,

tempted

much

imagined

that he

it

my

on

in

had

test.

money,

reads

who

one

for

had

history of

any

it,moreover,

any

the

not

of

him,

Pretoria

in

to

were

I told

high-mindedness

him

putting
If this

it,and

He

coming

was

up

fowl-

new

me.

resalt

rode

Higgins

People

trust

great

the

telling him

in for

was

heard

219

large

meet

something ready

had

finished

at
to

came

having

me^

Transvaal.

working

was

making,

was

Pretoria, when

was

who

expecting

(VGradj,

in the

Trader

Lady

me

to

express

an

220

opinion
should

we

is

on

not

than

well.
class
matter

the

Mr.

the

South

morality
whatever.

Africa
in

is

him,
In

few

and

Higgins,

told

who

country

Transvaal.

the

friends.

remain
in

man

in

but

matter,

ever

Trader

Lady

who
bad

money-matters"

that

too,
I

truth,

would

there

acted
have

training-school
or

hoped

believe

have

would

indeed,

better
acted

as

hig-h

for
in

any

222

to

blanket

carry

business

He

had

but

hurt

the

had

anything
question

before

now

ride

him, and

I knew

go

of

course

to

this.

my

were

him

left outside

Egerton

saddle

"

and

idea

dinner, "c., whilst

with

the

waggon

ride

the

pony

I did

to

thought
however,

the

my

assistance

the

German

I would

taken, for I

was

;
"

know

not

master-in-prospectof
came

him

listen

to

this.

absolutelyobliged

was

covertly
when

Fahl-plas,
and

house
would

should
not
not

Mr.

be

have

to

bear

the

annoy

the

Egerton

riding the

The
to

work

walk, saying he

to

his

could

objection

to

quadruped.

dislike

German

might

by proposing

might
not

if this

him

either

me

the

could

not

an

equal

besides, I

to

did

give

for

was

the

Eclipse

other

would

into

if I

saddle

Egerton

sent

The

even

message.

my

back

ride

to

me

German

if

When

pony,

there

as

take

to

sure

done

see

home.

return

the

if I

Now

on

necessary

but

that

his

him

on

of

sore

my

not

end
to

late for

send

or

the

stopped

brown

treating Egerton
be

to

be

ride

Egerton,

an

over.

would

Jimmy
have

had

jealous of
hours

Mr.

send

to

however,

was,

Fahl-plas myself

to

to

let

It

withers.

sore

to

at all ; but

long

but

the

on

quite well,

it seemed

At

! the

too

him

on

that

and

evening.

not

was

so

Alas

was

for I had

Eclipse towards

was

eveniug
far

horseback

on

choice

horse,

Fahl-plas,telling

to

mounting.

what

was

so

wool

uneasy,

no

third

saddle-bags.

him

on

wrong.

I had

Fahl-plas that
fit

seemed

gone

be

saddle, and

Griinfontein,it

reached

could

the

by

sore,

bleeding.

was

the

I saddled

saddle

he

canter

the

follow

the

arranged

sharp

off

sent

there.

been

touch

to

and

that I would

the German

Transvaal.

require would

two

or

Accordiugly,
other

in the

All I should

farm.

new

Trader

Lady

risk
send

had
a

pony
to

be

message

where

I could
the

pony
In
road

after

foot

the

saw

talked

difficult at
his

I could

and

"

another

that

day
whea

course

speaker,it
of

any

that

no

particularcause

of

and
generalities,
said

of

he

as

he

wanted

by

the

like

month, and

practicalman

I dare

just as

came

he

as

home

I said.

on

If

say the German's

the

is

he

was

was

was,

the

Jimmy

go

There
man's
Ger-

founded

he

as

on

servant, I
he must

he

after.

have

at

this,

saw

in

was

been

not

engaged

was

He

up.

not

much, but ihe English-bredboy made

the

immediately,unless

soon

pride might

of

the

by
was

although
had

Of

some

go.

Egerton

yet

pony

must

valuable

pay,
not

send

services

even

with

agree

remain

legitimate cause

with

myself.

must

you

that

bear

wouldn't

horse

complaint

his month's

his time

he

complaint

although

to forfeit

ened
quick-

of it was,

speaker

said, but that he couldn't

Egerton
been

the

couldn't

if he

course

go

so,

wrath

wouldn^t

retain
there

His

admission.

own

English,

outburst, although

"

the

that

to

else

when

stay

keep

that

either

means

to

were

mean

From

long^ he always

outcome

couldn't

tells you

one

if you

complaint, or

was

Egerton

^that I could

"

else away

one

if

moment

lingo,and

of this

the

Egerton,

he

quite unintelligible. I

cause

it ; but

waited

so

but

became

he

hated

he

Boer

German,

that

see

utterance.

for

English

immediate

the

found

walking

was

could

one

hardly

understand

to

easilydivine

he vowed
him

and

of

utterance

knew

He

his wrath

Boers

times

distance

rage.

before

me

Qerman

The

the

along

coming

waggon

hill.

the

from

mixture

the

saw

of

even

living amongst

never

bristlingwith

he

the

on

morning early.

it^and

all

was

223

started

myself. Egerton

go

evening

at

beside

not

next

the

in tJte Transvaal.

Trader

Lady

rage.

It

had

Fahl-plas
suffered

so

sharp distinction

-^

224

the

between

in the Transvaal.

Trader

Lady
The

prodigalson.

had

former

been

taken

The

careful master

from

I should

justas

the idea of his

the

who

man

at

oxen

dined

with

he

"

included

the

this occasion

on

I afterwards

that the pony had been treated

treated it myself;still,
I dare say

have

prospective
pony
treated

his

as

having been ridden by

social superior,
added to

and
all,to say nothingof driving,

to have

not

was

careful about

not very

^but

"

th"

cooking
family,and

Egerton

was

had

of

means

anger.
in a diflBculty.
Egerton could not

now

was

horse

and

he

Jimmy

was

the German's

Farther than that he

verandah.

the

for

anything,himself
heard

his food

latter had

coflFee under

had

been

notice of,as
particular

no

sleepin,and

to
waggon
with him.

the

gentleman^s
givenbrandy in tho

drink.

store,and had bought more

had

and

servant
respectable

somebody besides

the

it

somewhat

manage

was

sary
neces-

Kaffirs

raw

the oxen, for I am

physically
incapableof
manage
workingwith such very unwieldybeasts. In this dilemma
to

of

bethoughtme
I sent him

well.
I
be

herded
I

own

for mine.
to

leave

whatever

with

oxen,

He,

knew, could

but

could

that I wanted

word

arrangedwith

them.
his

with

somewhat

work

Jim/'

"

Mr.

drive them

him.

time

In the

only
fairly
time
mean-

my sheep should
I could send for

Higgins that

his until such

not

as

sorry, for I knew how littlehe looked after

sheep,and I could not expect anything better
was

Still I could do

flock
my
I wanted

except with him.

him

talkinga great

and

at last he

had

told him

came

that

nothingelse.

I had

The

of him

but
punctually,

deal

to

the

told

me

and

theydid

not

nowhere

German

did

I could

see

Kaffirs I had

kept,
that they
confidentially

two

wish

to

stay. On

ques-

in ilie Transvaal.

Trader

Lady

tioning the boys myself, however,

quite willing to
said

made

Saturday Jimmy

Jim

with

was

various

and

him^

and

bought

content

was

trained

while

As

traps.

had

they

his

snubbing

Egerton
Jimmy,

were

came

It

was

Egerton,

and

for

for

me

when

next

Jim

me

to

I noticed

that

had

he
with

up

that

his

Jim

had

disagreeablysurprised

was

publicly,and

the

greet
he

usual.

as

packed

me,

in

give

came

Boer

fashion.

German

and

besides

fco me,

up

consent

morning
the

he

out

standing under

in

me

too

he

on

bed

there.

trading expedition

my

but

supper,

his

unsettled
had

let him

room
Eclipse^sante-

make

having

were

was

and

very

uncertain

good

berth

at

sitting so

early breakfast,

an

that

he

could

see

door, said suddenly,

"

had
up

would

to

long

late,discussingplans for the future.

we

who

open

packing

this, as

to

sat up

we

were

Jim

supper

with

come

had

board-wages, and

called

have
and

German

The

him

then

to

prospects

I say, you

I went

donkey,

supper.

to

eager

Jimmy,

through
''

had

the German,

Fahl-plas:
The

they

as

proffered hand, reflectingthat

going

my

to

was

was

; but

the

little

me

to

when

me

himself.

with

Jimmy

even

him.
getting spoiledsince I had last seen
drawing towards evening,and presentlyJimmy,

said he

he

they

been

asked

before
cook

near

appearance

up

hand

man

I took

so

have

must

his

putting out

hate

were

long

so

his

with

got himself up very smart, and I

by

they

to Pretoria.

go

On

that

Pretoria,and

to

me

bush-veldt.

to the

would

with

go

I found

225.

his

better

go

see

what's

up ; there's

donkey.''
wild

Jim

and

the

German

fig-treewith

the

donkey ready

immediately.
the

and

packed.
Q

were

226

"c

Jim/'- said I,

Why,

going

looked

Then

it

get

to

the

bottom

the

German

and

heard

that

them,

and

he knew

and

that

and

Egerton

other

spoke

it.

was

I could

one

would

work

gentleman
his

side

lost his title to

and
very

he

what

he

from

doing

was

and

the

''I'm

him

Jim

that

he

young
to

^he had

"

rant,
igno-

very

the

was

down

language,

own

fectly
per-

said

as

was

"

matter

he

remain

out

and

the

should

he

but

of

himself

this in his
;

speak

brought

superiority.

mine

I could

that

Egerton
being

social

still he

but

Jimmy

treat

him

is

which

of

meaning

said.

I said

himself

there

expressed

different

and

had

Egerton

(Jim's) level, and

With

tion
educa-

between

him

view

own

understand.

by side,

but

his

of
that

and

work,

at

had

he
one

quite reasonable,

was

that

was

that

birth

difference

were

to

admitted

He

I made

that

took

it

from
differently

no

they

he

He

respectful.
it

I made

"

of

it.

he

"

determined

was

gentleman by

Once

myself

way.

things

talking,and

stand

while

man

out

was

^heard

"

bottom

treated

that

stand

not

the

wouldn't

he

just

was

little that

but

been

was

admitted

any

would

Egerton
that

he

had

and

it,and

of
he

matter

heard

"c.

get on,"

shouldn't

he

saw

the

way

had

He

"

out.

came

what's

"

little this

t/ie Transvaal.

in

breakfast/'

in to

call you

to

Jim

Trader

Lady

that

not

take

his best
I

his view

to work

bound

was

of

the

well, and
stand

to

case

to

tibat

redeem

by him,

such

case.

afraid,ma'am,

as

you'llbe

the loser

by it,"

said

Jim.
'^

I'm

afraid

whatever
"

Yes,"

shall, Jim,"

comes

of it."

Jim

assented.

"

said

You

I ;

be

"

but

right is right,

right there, ma'am

A
but

work

I couldn't
my

am

sure

And

I wishes

and

Jim

that

with

donkey departed down

I

moved

had

spoke

stroll

the

in

little German
him

rather

than
I

When

^it would

"

be

ma^am,

success^

of

no
as

his

he

the

for

doing

was

as

That

out

me

Mr.

cabin

I made

bridge, as

Egerton's hearing. I

to pay

and

Egerton;

remark

he and

to the

tree

I returned.

before

to

hands^ and

the

determined

returned

some

227

hill.

out

garden

had

all

I shook

under

to be

as

so

like that
you

the

from

him,

to

Transvaal.

it."

deserves

you

in the
him

with

but

trying;

use

Trader

Lady

took

spiteful

discarding

so.

Egerton
the

opened

rupted
inter-

little half-

door.

leave

you

^'

"

said,

of truth

he

in what

but

and

matter,

I must

"

on,

an
can

was

good

deal

said.
that ; I knew

"

went
as

I felt there

;^'but

Nonsense

''

said,looking very pale,

ruining you/*

am

No,'' he

would

he

Heckford,"

Mrs.

"

you

honourable

man

leave

none.

you

say

may

I have

choice

no

You

you

must

in the
this

see

yourself.''
There

was

truth

such
truth

; for

what

is

human

weak

and

as

right,and

being

to

it is

stand

human

rise,even

though
humility,as

will

his

efforts

were

Mr.

his

former

after all

"

^but not

"

real

through doing
undoubtedly right for one weak

firm

being, who
though it

the world

in

to any

come

never

can

in

even

truth
superficial

current

passes

ruin

in this than
but

was

selfishness which

and

to

yet it

and

remark,

truth

more

against
always

having
be

may

be

may

set

once

by

the
in

tide of

dint

ignorance

against any

fallen

made

Egerton's.
Q

one

publicly,tries
hard

of
in

Surely

other

labour,

spiritof
there

can

all

be

28

Trader

Lady

dictate of honour

no

aside

cast

must

him

by

wilfullyto
ought
when

he

and

has

once

delicate

very

change

his mind.

his small

Pretoria

and

of

stock

of
I

not

goods,

gained

to

Egerton

and

starting then

my

until

me

and

the

to

dividing the good-byes.

let him
sold

go;

the

market;

pretty
cats

waggon
left
as

other;
counted

little

the

packed

pet

loaded

to

Augustus's

to

the

mercy

companions.

and

Egerton

pretty Griinfontein
our

Mr.

to

to

and

with

poor
;

pig,

one

the

Hans

Jimmy,
Roughy
cared

and
our

and
not

and
and

Pretoria
and

my

Ada's

commended

I mounted

Moustache

German,

for

to

out
all, with-

then, having bid

little

for

have

to

at

ofE the

Higgins

there

up

left Griinfontein.

killed

with

and

and

enough

paid

almost

end.

fowls

my

sheep,

Higginses

off,Mr.

smarting

packing

Higginses

waggon,
up

my
ram,

hard

; it was

go

him

the

out

cases

from

point in

of

honour,

is

who

man

about

Mr.

with

let him

good-bye

and

minds,

for

wound.
recently-inflicted

remained

Jimmy

men's

dissuading

; but

I could

in

vague

to

in nine

are

here

out

Pretoria

ideas

be,

help

person,

come

evident

the usual

man

that

to

he

self
one-

external

life in

all this

strong they may

severe

despaired

bid

studying

that

say

advise

matter,

after

redeeming

to

to

able
honour-

be

some

would
the

in

make

of

out

of what

cost
canaot

without

so

sure

to

which, however

from

do

with
susceptibilities,

of ten

the

disposed

fallen, I

not

easy

is

that he

one

voluntarilyheld

chance

the

here

quite

little,he will
It is not

is

that

away

to

whether,

see

tell such

fearlessly. It

it

one

able

is

do

throw

be

he

before

should

help

to

if any

to

Transvaal.

who, fully estimating

one,

and

which

the

does, is prepared

in the

bye
good-

started

the

horses, and
Moustache
a

pin,

but

230

Lady

in t/ie Transvaal.

Trader

CHAPTER

It

was

towards

Pretoria

its indiflFerent

Mr.

at

as

to

whether

was

about

who

as

did, and

the

at

not

were

entered

just
do,

to

that

new

and

before

for the

thing

night

; and

moon

to

be able

dislike

and

to

be

to

oxen

in

attendants.

knew, and
hard

My

Egerton,
I had

to waken.

Eclipse was
to

Mr.

The

was

had

Kaffirs

not

was

blankets
"

accustomed

full for
so

had
a

; but

horses

very

asleep,was

he

still

worthy
trust-

trustworthy, I

spread
to

was

are

have

once

for

do

to

We

There

too

there

were

always

farm.

wished

Surprise

from

was

when

he

in what

chilly,it

was

tied to the waggon

being tied, and

it

after, unless

when

my

said, it

enjoyable.

waggon

waggon

looked

I have

that

miles
rather

although

taking
under-

excitement

was

heart

my

risk

was

many

sleep in it,if I

sleeping

as

mitted
com-

for the

to Cucumoor^s

near

pleasant for sleeping out.

me

if there

was

and

pxen

in
in

go

Bat,

also the

was

whole

the

outspanned

there

to

upon.
and

about

splendid oxen

of

great fool

with

forelooper,

wondered

rode

waggon

untutored

little

span

joint charge,

risk;

attends

utterly

knew

the

at

and

Egerton

I looked

as

bright afternoon,

was

Mr.

as

driver, and

our

I had

was

; and

Egerton,

waggons

I felt

afternoon

bright

XXII.

near

an

loose

to

very

where

objection
stall,and

A
I

it

thought
the

during

time

long

he

as

bade

time

had

Tou^ll

"

and

waggon

The

oxen

well

but

I could

that

the

That

evening
able

be

to

as

so

see

well

Salted

took

laughed
the

by

said.

the

driver

waggon
not

was

close

eai'lyto

get in

little before

outspanned

we

to

; he

Egerton

Mr.

was

air, and

open

there
be

Crocodile.

It

bush-veldt,^' he

the

from

was

the

much.

poort,

back

ministration

passed Moy-plas,

to pass

through
to

Higgins

231

case.

in the

slept

good-bye.

the

the

fact,was

day, early, we

visit. John

me

up

in

had

next

come

you

picked
we

The

paid a

last

Transvaal.

might require my

night, which,

it.

where

he

probable

since

enjoyed

in the

Trader

Lady

up

Dass-

to

market

next

morning.
I
sale.
for

forage and

had

I sat

As

these

one

did

very

saw

least

the

not

both

the beard

looking

ask

who

introduce

me

beard

Mr.

if I wanted

me

to

was

tell

me

you

asked

me

after

the

to

call

market

could
asked

to

told

deliver

he

of any
I

where

his wife.

my

to

could

I had

much

things

with

man

very

he

the
told

spoke

see

man

Heckford;

the

me

by

unknown

man

then

where

me

the

was

use

the

introducer

his

and

Felman

be

said

The

he did.

farms

Mr.

He

on

so

about

them.

about

information.

wanted

and

heard

that's Mrs.

know?

Felman,

hear

to

happy.

most

;"

! '*

beard.

brown

then

Oh

"

accosted

was

with
and

was.

Presently

name.

him,

man

me,

persons

quite well, though

of

at

you

Hans

politely,
saying if he
be

by

me

me

remembrance

acquaintance, "don't
let

to

three

or

for

waiting

waggon,

sold, two

know

to

goodnatured-looking
them

with

be

to

know, spoke
seemed

who

man,

had

articles

not

the

fowls

and

oats, pumpkins

Eclipse,close by

on

various

whom

seed

very

should
if I

him

he

lived, and

to

do, having

I had

sold

then

Lady

Trader

where

my

232

find out

to

them

(they

np

still

select and

buy

goods,

and

to

of the

goods

get

his farm

my

rooms,

and

My

his

horse

but

had

all

was

thing

one

rather

but

he

outside.
and

big, bony, unkempt

half-broken.
would

saw

vicious

of

way

had

of

way

Mr.

Egerton

hated

him

from

the

that

he would

turn

out

badly

; and

me,
a

and

he

would

troublesome

let
beast

was

now

ready

to

him.

handle

me

with

bargaining, I bought
I

hinge

liked

never

consequence,

He

this

start.

most

as

other

animal

only

two

farmer
lived.

of

had

week.

excellent

He

well

in

tail

the

was

very
in

as

rollinghis

dition,
con-

back,

eye

straightup

middle

first,and

He

him

from

colt, barely

Violin.

flickinghis

down,

if

end

the

always spoilhis beauty,

I called him

so

the

at

on

ourselves,

young

do

as
depressed in spirits,

had

of

had

slept in

little children

and

as

house

to

but

distance

some

In it the

two

to

belonging
leave

for

equally vicious

an

was

only

fiddle head,

thin, and

It

wife

old, and

years

points :

and

Boer

young

new

at

littlekitchen

cooked

was

pricing

had

to be

fair.

pretty

house

was.

waggon
a

little grass

camp-fire,and

the

and

out

obtained

I had

still

was

sellingprices; besides,

packing

where

to

all these

unpack

to

to

fair stock

close to Pretoria,

very

our

got through

three

he

had

The

farm

was

Indeed,

where

list of their

horse.

grazing

we

I had

were

I had

then

have

to

as

so

Then

I did at

the

course.

goods,

third

There

veldt, and

with

other

load

to

Pretoria, and

to

up

and

were^

brought them)

Englishman,

young

outspann.

of

come

that

write out

I had

to

just

the bush-veldt.

to

Transvaal

English goods

the waggon

on

take

had

in the

of it.

prophecied

Violin, I suppose
soon

learnt

I liked

people.

for fifteen

but

in

to know

he

After

was

some

pounds, and

Mr.

fire ; I had
which

been

had

request.

in

of this
It

it.

it

but

"

as

I looked

was

as

trader

picture,it
things

wanting
they

of

nice

very

had

They
The

start.

other

by;

in Pretoria

scarce

from

away

all turned

we

in

morning

next

not

for

my

I meanwhile

another
waggon.

but
at

their

the

in

saddled

night

up

to

they

pointed

moment's

month,

out

to

asked

they

even

forfeited

me

about

boys

meditations
was

pay

knew

their

going

before

me

pay.

go

them

penny

; and

afterwards.

The

going.

were

for

in

to

look
of

charge

them

They

for
the

their wages,
left

servants

towards

They

something,

Pretoria

to

though

told

winter.

were

liking to

rule, not

they

^they

"

drivers

for

to pay

all

told

was

them, that when

notice,

had

trading

Egerton
me

foolish

ready

soon

ride

that

was

"

me,

at
a

if their

apparently waiting

driver, leaving Mr.

Then

Looking

raise their wages

the

the

this till all

in

money

firiends said

hung about, however,

me

^as

"

Smouse,"

^'

Pretoria.

KaflSrs,as

kraals

I should

for

said

getting

"

and

in it struck

of my

bush-veldt

extort

then

their

plainlythat

tell

to

were

could

over

satisfied

than

Egerton

the midst

leave

not

for the

traders

they

thought

In

waited

time

hanging

more

between

subject. They

would

they

Higgins's

only doing

Mr.

talk

some

the

was

not

was

thing.

raised.

their pay

broached

game.
to

heard

had

myself,

photograph

represented

that I

me

evil

is called here.

waggon

ridiculous

raised

not

struck

but

he

that

in

Mrs.

at

absurdly unfitted

be

her, to

at

of

photograph displeased me,

individual

the

the camp-

by

supper

Pretoria

pleasing representationof myself I

with

233

photograph

presentiment

look

strengthened

him

done

had

Transvaal.

eating our

were

showing

had

the

and

me,

and

Egerton

in the

Trader

Lady

the
knew

end

one

of
well

-^

234

that

enough
held
I

he

and

Eclipse being
business

All

that

after

day

bade

Mr.

for

I cantered

as

I rode
I

had

Egerton

and

and

early;

his

he

grass

In

unwell, and
attack

middle

the
the

speak.
into

town

one,

that

leaving
been

for
The
to

day

next

several

sleep at

them
so

the

of
I

to

altogether to
long

in

bad.

friend's house

horses

South

look
Mr.

Africa

morning
were

so

with

usual

as

I could

he had

that

gone

reasons,

afraid of

was

Egerton's

felt

hardly

have

for two

after ; I

that

violent

I would
but

our

evening

but

"

he

for my

up

every

quest

my

succeeding days
very

got up

I saddled

choking

on

Mr.

oxen.

being made,

this, one

was

out-

was

early coffee, I

frost, and

all

I went

nights were

I had

hoar

nse.

his

story.

waggon;

coffee

to

stood,

no

farm

bitterlycold

on

back

same

of

was

made

Then

with

of bronchitis.

day, and

had

came

I rode

waggon

with

fire and

work.

white

was

blankets.

the

it

and

up,

tell the

to

loaded

the

lit the

the

Day

none.

camp-fire,that

the

whose

on

alone, until,

It

hopeless search.
the

kraals

people

saddled

where

herded

slept by

of

although

other

evening

waiting by

oxen

horses

share

but

get
I

veldt, always

my

while

the

cleaned
took

Pretoria,
if I had

and

could

every

gentleman

have

to

him

the

the

got

spanned,

neighbouring

to

as

alone

spirit;

driver,

half-darkness

over

over

in

standing

morning

every

see

in the

me

well

as

for work

full of

but

Egerton good-bye
to

left

Dandy.

pony

fit him

to

as

horse

for

me,

passed;

waggon,

showed

so

was

I hunted

hunted

kindly

the brown

on

they

prison, so

in

quietnessitself.

was

day

off

be

Dandy

he

put

better

larky to

too

them

saddle

was

indoors.

quite young,

I rode

the

t/ie Transvaal.

have

and

arranged

Eclipse ;

the

could

their peace,

had

Trader

Lady

care.

He

acquired a

deal

good

besides^
it

of

Soath

thought,

shall

would

whatever

me

was

to

cold

unaffected

did

He

in the

the

farm

driver.

I led

had,

She

all

Mr.

they

built
on

could

to

was

driver

place only

help
Boer

house,

would

the

partly

nurse

the

about

because

and

day
every-

bronchitio

to

getting a

Mr.

farm

Egerton

acted

and

rode

have

of

for

it is rather

"

of

of the

favourite

wife

It stood
trees

pretty house

and

allowed
a

Pretoria, was

other

were

doing

in.

was

girlsand

two

fruit and

very

Kaffirs

husband

farmhouses.

surroundings
oxen,

her

colony, his

children

erf,with

their

Felman.

Hans

and

she

outskirts

been
of

Mrs.

old

the

out-

was

forelooper,

of the dilemma

of Boer
or

Eclipse.

on

and

out

the

before

whose

on

three

fashion

fortnight there,

than

from

on

return

whole

heads

bitter

an

to

the

remaining

me

had

numbers

that

there, in

they kept

in

of

kindly ;

largepiece of ground,
it,and

jollyhe

in

were

get

Pretoria, instead

Dandy,

They

Boer.
Their

if it

as

nearer

no

very

after the usual

round

with

and

me

Felman

and

how

about

how

perfectlynatural

days previously,called

some

boy.

walk

to act

gentlematU

me

Violin

Transvaal
a

got the

received

did

into

I seemed

"

have

time

pleasantest thing

and

spent

to go

try

to lend

spanned
and

to

bed

and

it.

veldt.

open

determined
on

to

last, after I had

At

the

was

waggon^

coughing,

me

all this in such

for him

occurrence

relieve

to

the

at that

me

that it seemed

so

way,

heard

horses;

to

roughing

kindness

he

235

as

at

shirk

not

man's

his

of

out

turn

must

should

if it

all^as

night.

lady

remain

could

he

it

over

world

he

when

get up

Transvaal.

carelessness

forget that

never

'in the

African
as

only right

was

he

Trader

Lady

to

gregate
con-

little work, and

house

dinner

cheap dish,

in
with

and

mess

them,

partly, I

236
thinks

Kaffirs

seen

will eat

throw

the

of

these

Felmans'
I

evening, by moonlight,
looked
the

of

like

one

fireplace. As

hotel in

any

place

some

the

for

abode

me),

shutteri and

of

sort

It

pond.

looking spot ;
chances

the
that

the
was

one

were

series

of

periodicallymake
stake
its

would

if you

that

frog

decline

to

general appearance
The

oxen.

thirty shillings a

me

was

that

the

these

were
as

most

was

two

closed

stake,

it,and

it, whilst

in

gap
with

me

let my

to

Its

the skulls
a

stealinggoes

on

of

rent

that

advantage

bring my

horses

of

bouring
neigh-

sufficientlyplainly
high.

the

liveliness

graze

things of great advantage

audacious

of

place commanded

to

very

swampy

for

The

filled up

allowed

erf; ako

out

from

been

rather

specieswould

by

tells

to

low-spirited-

hole

enhanced

this

month,

Felmans

into their enclosed

and

that

in Pretoria

house-rent

and

fixed.

become

was

fact

not

same

appearance

have

cile
eligibledomi-

hop

the

up

full

window,

would

reptilesof

quince-hedge having
of

dug

but

put

too

opened directlyupon

where,

their

to

was

small

peculiarlydamp

other

It
a

house

I should

this

it

erf,

seven,

me

that

take

to

It had

door

by

was

month.

thirty shillingsa

residence.
inviting-looking

by

feet

waggon

arranged

the

diminutive

desirable

(for the

was

it

of

impossible for

was

Pretoria, and

of

accommodate

it

One

across

corner

nine

about

walk

one

farm-house,

measuring

room,

with
at

from

farthest

In

old

pretty erf.

to

out

bones, and

old

otherwise

happened

charnel-house

have

dung just pressed

heads,

numerous

the

bestrewed

rags,

nasty, although they

as

the

with

intestines

horns

The

the brains

away

work

of fiddle-faddle

plenty

that
mention, incidentally,

I may

it.

to prepare

gives them

it

because

TransvaaL

in the

Trader

Lady

to

to

waggon
in it

"

me,

ticularly
par-

in Pretoria.

Hottentot

small

charge.

his

to

month.
an

offer of

of

sixteen

nice

farm

of

of the

out

so

arranged

it in Mr

in

got
rent

culties
diffi-

law

the

bargain

too

great

^the

"

hurry

village to stop, (for drivers

habit

getting drunk

of

take

I would

that

it out

I rode

while

Egerton's charge

settle matters, and

to

the

at

some

were

was

pleasing

Hendrick

with

shillingsa

ten

Pretoria,

to

left

been

suddenly

concluding

mortgaged.

day's trek, leave

back

close

There

my

had

start, when

to

month.

waggon

Pretoria,)

eventually did,

ready

f oreloopers have

and
in

at

way

been

the

get

to

This

very

the

had

lease

who

pounds

in

Transvaal.

boy (alpoa Hendrick)

now

was

in the

Trader

Lady

238

rejointhe

then

waggon.
It

of

June, when

to have

ought

it

though

my

to

"

almost

was

than

more

from

The

near.

outspanned

and

through

with

the

customers.

We

trek

brought

us, towards

where

there

to be

was

Christianized.

inspanned

good-sized

up

to be

men

coming

with

leather.

from

having

kraal

and

me,

been

first

my

breakfast, and
a

were

we

seems

two

sugar

evening, to

Whatever

which

loaded

Derde-

at

where

"

I met

after

of

going

towa

breakfast

wind

particularly as

out

morning early we

next

some

about

night

the

than

off late

be

wakened

was

for

waggons

later

to

the

Magaliesberg

pipes and

some

them

remember

for

in

They bought

glad

livelyriding-partyfrom

farm-house

Waterberg

month

was

outspanned

pieces by the sharp

always blowing in this spot. Here
cut

troubles, I started

many

of. Pretoria, and

out

pass

so

however,

We

again,

started

poort

been

sleepby

first

out

was.

miles

three

last,after

at

end

the

towards

moonlight evening

bush-veldt.

for the
I

beautiful

was

long

missionary station,

of

progress

Kaffirs,supposed

they

may

have

in

made

in
a

the

Their

river.

cold

wind

I started

tion
little in civiliza-

but

on

was

had

we

the

bare

good

slope towards
be

to

from

got

and

supper,

the

all

were

before
had

habit, get loose, and

as

When

which

and

cantered, and

seemed

last the

broke

at

that

chain

the

not

had

that

was

carried

great value

breakfast.

sipping

some

Felman

themselves,
to

was.,

hot

got

and

agent, that he
house

in

I had

the
for

like

was

coffee

with

great
bacon

some

The

only just
I

there

I confess

to

by

trinkets,
had

been
of

from

me

the

going

were

the

kind

which

eggs,
the

time

word

with

pounds

for

leave

to

kitchen-fire

gusto, whilst

hundred

no

omen.

and

to

is

that

treaty about

offer four

Pretoria, which

sat

it had

which,

bad

to

me

ring,through

which

Felmans

the

as

that

these

of

dear

my

thing.
some-

I suppose

years,

perished,and

might

on

loss

were

them,

just

me

found

anyhow,

on

for
suflBiciently

vicissitudes,and

thoroughly enjoyed.
through,

catch

to

I had

us

me

many

Pretoria

I reached

Mrs.

in

with

in

attached

memories

all of

inside

put it in again,

to

lost.

passed,were

help feeling that

companions

my

day

keepsakes

some

lurking superstitionin

I could

time

distinguishobjectsclearly,I

to

broken,

I had

before

Just

altogether,I

tucked

was

the

as

to walk.

failed

moon

as

could

we

and,

us,

had

off,we

watch-chain, which

felt my

able

failed

moon

the

waning light of

the

it swung

the

long

as

for

much,

so

half-an-hour

yet about

was

mind

not

setting

the

but

bitterlycold,

was

last,however,

At

canter.

dawn

I did

lasted

moon

It

light of

the

morning by

next

for Pretoria.

moon

made

239

asleep.

soon

be

Transvaal.

little shelter

was

but

"

had

kraal

There

the

Z7t

Christianity,
they

general.

small

Trader

Lady

farm

previouslymentioned,

I
fell
an

the

before

had

to

Mr.

awaiting

of

start

the

about

early
bush-

shot

which
in

for

I, and
my

bush-

the

day

nine,

hare

was

veldt

experience,

after.

to

in

and

got

to

get

indeed.

hare-soup

some

also

and

late

cold

very
had

and

already

sharply,

Hendrick,

morning,

next

veldt

along

half-past

had

me,

It

waggon.

pushed

we

Transvaal,

the

in

the

to

but

Egerton

fairly

was

Trader

out

destination

our

to

start

afternoon,

the

Lady

240

enjoyed

to

for
the

and

so

we

were

outskirts

Trader

Lady

in the

CHAPTER
Wb

made

the

but

trek

one

Apis river,in

the

other

waggons

Pretoria

to

with

day, and outspanned by

next

and

rather

the

one,

"

load of

planks

think

The

gentleman was
very
on
legs (a common

like

barrel

also to

pretty bush,
of

property

belonging I
former

241

XXni.

the

thick

Transvaal.

but

Boer,

Boer, going

sale ; the

for

to

near

other,

Anglicized Boer.

an

fat, and

thing

about

toddled
with

the

Boers).

He

bought

his wife

little

dead, and

was

boy

trifle,I forget what, and

some

about

him.

bright-eyed child, with

sweets,

in

indulged

which

him

his

fond

outspanned
and

at

bought

because, later
in

writ

on

The
we

night

sat round

(and

thereto

also

by

The

freely.

sparingly
other
the

to

came

less
his mother-

people
waggon

them
chiefly
something; but I remember
in the evening, a spanking pair of horses

his

was
our

by

Hibernian

and

him

place

somewhat

parent

the

sheriflf from

Pretoria

to

serve

them.

illuminated

He

this

spider,brought

had

whilst I, prompted

condition, indulged

that

me

always to take his

said
The
a
shy
boy was
strongly developed taste for
he

that

with

told

very

dark, and

camp-fireto
its

see

an

ruddy light, who

English too) where

companions,

he

told

almost

was

was

us,

startled

individual

asked
the
were

suddenly
in

nearest

old

as

English
water.

Australian
R

242

gold-diggers

they

"

prospecting ; they
donkeys, and none
I sent

of my

one

afterwards

going

were

for their

travellingalone^ except

were

of them

boys

could
show

to

and

sat

man

Zoutpansberg, gold

to

Datch

speak

the

way

talked

for

the

to

Elaffir.

or

had

while, and

and

water,

of coffee.

cup

Early
a

this

in l/ie TransvaaL

Trader

Lady

long

the

in the

trek

morning
day

that

to

get

Our

evening outspann.
just putting

were

going

road

different

of

way

that

any

chance

Mr.

Egerton

one

of the

his

having

discovered

he

threw

the

gather

to

the

greatly gratifiedat
it

owing

was

Dandy

would

never

to

fire,but

in

the

air

refuse

to

behind

him

his pace

would
to

be

so

as

to

the

Mr.

poor

antics and

amusement

lost

our

way,

rightly,and
bridge, we

but

had

when
;

the

to

for

dismounted
well

way

of

must

many

tried

The

quicken
a

time

directed

were

looking

by Dandy^s
we
slightly

this

river,on

breakfast.

head

bridle,and

and

After

that

the

farm-house,

Pinaar's

fire^but^

his

he

Egerton^s temper
thereat.

outspanned

with

comical

led

close to his

his rider

over

to

certainly was

but, after

say,

being caught

coming

crossing

time

all stood

away

time

exact

avoid

after that, was

my

cannot

instantlytrot
He

by

Dandy,

the two

finding a report

prevent his tripping

see

off

had

Eclipse and

still when

stand

caught.
to

his

to

avoid

by itj when

before

they

the

delight,caused

of

them"

to

manner

not, I

disagreeable or

ears

reins of

were

at

to

as

hurt

being

and

me,

fired,quite close

horses, he

so

birds, and, jumping

the assembled

up

whether

back

two

reins

padded,

was

they

looking

was

exclamation

an

for

river

Eland

donkeys;

us.

packs

animaFs

uttered

their

on

from

their

the

as

make

to

gold-digging acquaintances

packs

the

far

as

had

We

inspanned.

we

very

rickety

bridge

was

A
made

of

small

affair

When

as

torrent

in

started

fine timber

no

effect

the

of

game
of

sort

and

Boer

beside

him.

told

going
Of

and

that

We

asked

horses

the

of trees

clear
I

where

the

other

the

amongst
hundred

and

of Boers,
The

grass

much

being

eaten
near

and
and

long

hills

trees

fiftyyards

stationed
very

was

on

dry, and

off,it being the

to

near

usual

drift,where
B

their

the
2

the

ground
side

the

on

farther.

undulate, but
off.

way

where

about

lay,were

flocks

and
I

on

Sheltered

side, and

where

with

The

for much

to

being

marked

yards

my

Mr.

to watch

view, there

other

off from

there

after noon,

lay down

banks.

long

front,

off-saddled.

at the

began

soon

were

scrubby

and

the

in

on

hour

an

hundred

on

Smouse/'

''

line of tall reeds

farther

slack.

high

for about

browsing

was

of traders

off ; I

between

sound

surprisedat

and

was

about

look

to

little

was

went

no

was

horse

were,

lot

thorn-trees,

heard

his

that

there

proprietor,found

waggon,

but
sitting,
the ground

was

side

my

we

Thick

was.

were

we

with

river

the

river

the

of

was

On

browsing,

else to do.

nothing
course

of

his gun

took

were

Eland

the

advance

Egerton
the

who

bush-

the

There

of its

in the bush-veldt

trade

in

trees

looked

he

there

that

reached

much

in search

course

become

road, but

once

cutting firewood,

us

it

narrow

seen;

surprised at hearing

little

He

our

all the

as

be

to

seeing a lady, and

a

fairlyin

were

we

of

; and

only

was

coald

saw,

"

any

young

river

infinitelymonotonous.

was

axe,

an

side

243

hour.

an

again

either

on

Pinaar's

the

uninteresting bush-veldt

very

was

Transvaal.

I afterwards

then, bat,

we

veldt, and

was

in the

logs and sods, and

tremendous

bush

Trader

Lady

tents

herds.

lay it

was

place for outspanning,

cattle

could

easilygo

244
down

watched

had

the

towards

This

''

and

tents

I did

Smouse/'

Moustache

not

are

stolid

equally stolid
of

I went

first tent

that I

them

said

two

into
in

were

the

gave

what

had

be

may
The

married
had

ever

was

and

they

whether

I had

had
a

great

would

out

be

any

they

this

who

to

of

the waggon

had

to

to

attempt
Here

tent.

the

Both

country

completely

useless

out

white

and

asked

told

me,

day.

next

questions as

with

similar

women

They

them

in

wanted

they

so

of

the

an

I told

when

family,they

children

others

many

come

that

the

in

reallydying

if

farther

numbers

to

children

any

displayed all

of

dogs.

individuals

manner

they expected

me

it

proach
ap-

my

good-day

say

children.

men

brought

they generally stand

asked

the

to

coffee,asked

me

was

Boers'

exactly,and

and

in

several

The

tent.

Pretoria, and

They

said

and

women

prospect of

the

big, strapping,peasant-like women.

were

me

this

on

that

of the

some

stranger.

No,''

I rode

so

ride

to

announced

tent, and

Smouse,''
"

bosh.

me.

course

I felt it would

exhaustive, that
conversation,

to

with

did

to
"

was

anything, they

found

of

was

the

mind

my

occupants

although they

manner,

about
inquisitiveness

the

from

san

always charming, though

not

the

near

driven

rejoiced.
up

demonstrative

manner

the

particularlyenjoy

Boughy

very

when

made

their

half-dozes,

sheep being

soul

my

little skirmish

three

or

emerging

inform

not

and

by

of

something quite new

certainlywas

in

flock

waggon

doing this,for novelty is

Boers

two

morning early,I

next
to the

over

the

saw

had

Kaffir^ and

dinner, whereat

meant

The

by

tents

getting low,

large

Transvaal.

in the

I had

After

water.

to

and

Trader

Lady

whether
me

was

whether

with

man

nature.

I
me

They

and

they

their

little

buy,

display,namely,

to

246

dressed

and

to

also

had

and

Kriiger

this Paul

themselves, by

under

or

taken

little

from

had

them

them

with

them

let

dry
shot

Unger

in

their

from

dragged

I had

wailing.

heard

that

of the virtues

and
ago,

I had

dragged

1 would

spoken

even

Yjb"t

begin

now

to

learn

the

had

as

to

run

despairing

treacherous,
but

with

rough peasants;
a

few

very

little of them

been

away

faults

to

who,

had

shot

tied to his horse.

to death
to

were

belong

Boer

blood,

their

all the

to

in cold

ventured

by

the Boers

supposed

fire to

taken

they

them

lying, hypocriticalpeople, with

none

set

children
and

if

annoy

kraal, and,

days, if

arms

shot

in

mothers

for

had

slaughtered,

been

of how

they

bushes, had

nursing

being

oapturers, and

after the

and

fatal

left

easilyreared, away

heap

mothers^

mothers

slaves, the

be

perhaps

misery

proved immediately

not

E[affirs : of how
to

grass

brutality

time, served

olden

in the

all into

had

they

had,

had

the

of

me

master

capable of, when

were

young

who

mothers,

it ; of how
and

too

his

than

told to

against the

babies,

thrown

covering

been

who

Transvaal.

man

others

men

them

with

their

and

mannered

better

tales

Horrible

in the

Trader

Lady

years

thought

from

own

my

observation.
I

had

sitting
They

they

the

on

of

asked

expressed
of

needles
would
way,

look.
and

talking

by

my

the

to

the

when

side,and

two

if I would

eggs

in

do

so,

take

willingness to

particularsize
Mr.

did not
business

Egerton
much

My

and

had

enjoy

I would

to

do

it ; my

customers

they
the

once

asked

Then

Having
if I had

that I

more

looking, by-the-

department
now

some

look.

exchange.

was

up.

if I had

me

I said

came

women

asked
said

and

waggon,

particularsize.

my
a

returned

grass,

down

sat

cotton

long

not

was

expressed

the

their

desire
*'

of

Lady
some

see

'^

kommeky
a

cup

price.

eyes

in

they were

never

heard

more

few

rid of

customers

having

in the latter

I let them

have

the

farewell, the

elder

said,addressing

her

me

they had
more.

haggle

over

kommekies

''

subtracted

in

last, to

get

little bowls

at my

But

own.

at

my

depart, and,

to

rose

Once

gave

At

case.

coveted

they

"

*'

be

to

got the eggs

aggrieved

were

wished

they

added

few

the
what

dozen.

did

than

that

horror;

women

price of

penny

price,and

cost

those

their

up
more

all traders

price;

How

the

and

low

less in the

or

them,

almost

such

eggs

former

the

of

was

asked

they

surpriseand

with

seized

is

shillinga

what

remark

to

Then

I said

eggs.

breaking

to

threw

that

'^

they said,
I ventured

obdurate.

was

penny

and

for

visitors

that
instead

Boers

asked

they

my

Pretoria.

not

give

more

But

! ''

Oh

"

was

it,but

Pretoria.^'

bush-veldt
would

I named

in

by the

then

247

it understood

(be

used

had, and

horror.

give

we

Transvaal.

being inconvenientlygiven

said

their

bowl

small

handles

"

trek) ;

on

is

*'

kommekies

''

to

in the

Trader

patted

woman

as

her

pocket fondly.
'^

! ''

Ah

plenty of

and

had

we

Not

buy

the

but

"

things are

so

them

but

the

woman

! *'
I made

best

^half of the

"

I have

''

dear

indignant,and

were

at

companion,

to

afterwards

out

of

eggs

the
were

after

long
held

up

his

this,
to

comfortable

the

hand

evidentlyexpecting
too

her

Hendrick

find

to

rode
father

and

by laughing

worse

addled

I wanted

"

Egerton

them

joke

in it

money

little for eggs,

gives so
Mr.

she

waggon

out
me

lying

to
to

down.

father

Boers,

two

me

get

and
across

up

to

and

son

dismounted.
the
take

parently,
ap-

The

disselboom,
it,but I

was

248

in the

I can't reach

so

No

I/' quoth he.

"

^'

Trader

Lady

more

''

Yes/'

''

What

can

far/' said

Transvaal.

I.
Have

''

yon

boots

any

^'

'^

is their

price?
Eighteen shillings."

''

You

"

must

him

I assured
he

which

said

not

son

rode

risitor.

my

to
adhering strictly

was

show

might

for

another

to

on

stationed

him

the

his

boots

fancy ;

trader,

truth ; upon

and

who

but

and

he
I

was,

they
his

heard,

far off.

not

Mr.

Egerton's

in

general,and
forth,regardlessof my

Boers

lies/'remarked

strong enough

were

Then

tell

not

wrath

of

the

against

this

Boer

rudeness

of

in

burst
particular,
endeavours
to point out
to him,
that, as friends and
relations,in Boer-land, constantly
each
recommend
other (in a friendlyspirit)
not
to lie,
the expressionwas
doubtless
only a playful allusion to

the fact,that traders

bargains as they
Soon

after
in

riding on
for

After

inspanned,

we

front,we

of the Eland
river.

that
we

The

words

not

bush

or

the

one

source

encampment

were

can

making

as

good

one's

rode

eye

He
up

was

very

its junction with

the banks

here

I may

accustomed

where

the

Boers

draw

to
course

stationary
comfortably.
right bank
the

were

Elephant
steep,

so

time,
that

remark
the

it

bush-veldt
of

also where
up

ment
encamp-

river the whole

spring lies,and

lies,for the

the

following the

on,

close to the

discover
of

of.

and

Egerton

upon

set himself

of it; and

aware

Mr.

heard

thick,and

was

we

requiresto get
before

had

had

we

and

presentlycame

river,towards

although

were

we

time, and

few

of

can.

of the trader
there

in the habit

are

a
a

river
Boer

their waggons

and

pitch their

tents

tradei^s

eye

and

hunter's,

to

Egerton

giving

Hendrick

came

The

Hendrick

little

laugh

the

it and

from

more

to

round

their

in addition
one

Many

carried

their
This

heads,

motley

besieged
many

and

crowd

and

get

^'

as

their

numbers

of

strip of

''

Smouse

istence.
ex-

men

varietyof attire,

in every
to

whooping

of

monotony

by

to

care

quite, naked,

many
of

of

sent

mealeas

would

troop

arrival

round

rag

with

beads

or

any

other

covering

their

shoulders

the

over

brass

married

girls; the
round

in their

babies

of men,

buttons
in

had

women
or

the

passed

opposite shoulder.

arms.

and

women,

chattering and
clambering
and

backwards

fell into

by

and

containing mealeas, pumpkins, "c.,

ape-likemanner.

they

Kaffirs

river

The

waggon,

the

suit

fastened

waggon,

monkeys,

jumping
an

the

the

if I could

the

without

thrown

baskets

outset,

experience when

ask

dressed

young

and

arm

as

wearing girdles of leather, fringed,

latter

being

first

our

Kaffir kraal.

the

European

skins

under

of

closelyfollowed

waists,

of their

case

want

nearly,and

less ornamented

or

at

I halted

upon

were

worn-out

and

as

all

the former

loins ; the

the

in

to

delightfulinterruption to

speck they present

returned, escorted

They

bush

practised

as

many

our

whether

evidentlylooked

women

be

white

us

Dandy

who

on

at

but

us,

on

soon

of thick

midst

waggon.

yellingchildren,

and

the

overshot

and

often

horses, and
He

buy.

over

the

for

must

day brought

next

between

ran

and

with

up

in

249

foliage.

green

Mr.

in tJte Transvaal.

often

the

see

the

amongst

he

Trader

Lady

groups,

up

forwards
As

children,literally

screaming
on

the

across

the

coitp

A^odl

wheels,

was

so

and

disselboom

abated,

their excitement

the

like

and

effective

"

Lady

250

in their

the women^

legs

and

leading
but

none

that

I lost the

of

of

the

women

of

the

head

Diana

with

fun

of

in

She

took

admiring glances,and
they conveyed
at

saw

of trousers,

and

at him

their

faces

the

with

him

"

Don't

discuss

of my

kin
pump-

or

on

would-be

they

backwards

felt.

he watched

When

be

After

the

until

trying

and

in the

bulge

back

try another.

down

his

better

if it

"

and

gravely walking

purchaser

two, and

or

pace

gazing

it would

side,

The

except the boots.

and

little less that

one

round

the purchaser
satisfied,

were

matter,

pair

multitude

^he must

"

savage

or

turned

be
a

was

narrow

think
a

satisfaction.

the

coat,

would

fall back

round,

Edgar^s,

and

assembled

The

there

Kaffirs

these

as

absurd-looking

He

critics

you

the

heads

promenade
how

the

this

their

no,

himself
''

say,

general
fine

turn

hunting

buying

shirt,or

hat.

little too

when

little more

would

knowledge

of the

deep thoughtfulness,while

was

screw

back^

see

critics would

anxiously :

brim

to

all attention.

with

perhaps

would

ask

perhaps

or

the

round,

Or

would

become

look

or

the

at Swan

Some

James's.

and

blanket,

would

One

conscious

caricature

observed

I have

scenes

Howell
a

grotesque

so

presented,of
in

so

preposterous price.

never

and

of

me

into

me

language^

pretty, with

advantage

her, to wheedle

to

that

quite

was

the

observations.

reminded

that

neck

arms

spoke Dntch^

men

graceful'and

Vatican.

the

the

their

hearing

their

with

bangles^ being

speak

could

very

and

of

Many

women

was

and

and

beads

in it.

the

Transvaal.

quaint costnmes^

decorated

feature

in the

Trader

ofben

it
of

on

round

boots

was

them

on,

in

purchase, whatever

him

settled

was

very

forwards

were

friends

his

having

pulling

own

them,
it

very

little
he

to

on

would

trying

might be,

by

event

stayed at
then

"

passed

pitched
I rode

several

civil to me,

however.

I dismounted

and

farther

wished

price,
"Why,''
will

give

you

did.

all

I, "you

for

wished

very

whose

tent

interested

much

at

ox

an

; and

exorbitant

an

prices; no

war

unsalted

an

to

were

lady, at

asking

are

pounds

ten

buy

to

me

and

the river.

to

private concerns

my

being

tents

They

coffee, was

in

as

old

gaunt

some

induce

said

the

inhabitants

them

One

morning,

close

path, and

the

river.

had

to

251

applause.

next

Eland

the

if their

of

none

well

as
politics,

the

ask

to

the

encampments,

from

buy anything, but

in

Boer

them

to

along

route

my

little away

over

Transvaal.

universal

amusing place until

continued

We

amid

break-down,"

this

the

in

parcliaser frequently celebrated

the

concluded,

was

Trader

Lady

in

ox

one

peace

times."

Ah," said she cheerfully,

"

until the

oxen

break

outspanned

old

infirm

gentleman,
They

and

; for

near

was

this

waggons

bush

came

along

tall young

opinion

of

most

of

name

are

onr

to

sure

bought

laden

while

were

Boer, who

himself, and

but

with

we

like

their

way.

paid

them

brandy

from

had

bottle

of

of sale.

forget exactly where,

from

the

wood-

outspanned.

With

them

planks

evidently had

thought

in
villainously

in

for purposes

none

place,

looked

people

had

Prinsloo, who

after

waggon,

of

encampment

himself

nice

seemed

I had

the

near

Prinsloo

their tent, and

two

swear

the

the

to

that

was

of

they

private store
It

they

keep

to

mean

again

out

breakfast

for

Boer

over

came

visit in

my

break

jolly-lookingwife.

very

Kaffirs

we

quite sure."

out"

We
an

all

*'

all the

it the

correct

English

he

very

good

thing

knew.

to

This

252

Trader

Lady

of

prepossessing specimen

and, swaggering

waggons,

his

; then

name

Mr.

Egerton

swaggered

over

proceeded

to

So,

you

(N.B.
either

are

to where

Egerton,
which

he

and

grass,
animal

curious

friend

my

the

sittingon
were

him

asked

of the waggon.

owner

upon

if I

his

halted

of

said,
"

Well,

you

is used

"heul''

will howl.*'

you

for

Dutch

in

howling)

''

Indeed,'' said

"

I want

I.

brandy,''said

some

for

that,"

he.

said

give

I can't

because

"

I;

any."

you

This

disconcerted

him, and

departed, swearing
within

was

For

We

from

still,but

change

instead

tent

was

found

of

he

as

and

"

Mrs.

front

farms, and
bush-veldt

kept along

of

me

turned

the

bad,

was

and

Her

woman.

so

across,

she,
life

river

Eland

great

many

I determined

past

as

to

Schildpots-

Waterberg.

large
in

occurred.

trader

one

Dutch

free

the

trade

route, and

Andreas

pronounced

that

being just in
my

of

enjoying

Schildpotsfonteinis
named

long

as

and

oxen,

remarkable

and

encampments

Pretoria,

fontein, towards

midst

English

surveying neighbouring

baby,

change

traders

in

was

her

his

to

agreeably surprised by finding

most

Farquarson
with

several

was

husband

in

days nothing

few

next

passed
I

them

at

called

he

hearing.

the

once

the

was

as

word

Mr.

to

Smoi^se, are

or

sorry

Boerdom

me,

Then

same

crying

young

was

to

kind.

The

"I'm

he

me

Transvaal.

up

pointed

survey

unknown

some
*'

whether

in the

Kaffir

very

kraal

or

Mayepee (I spell as
English), and

the

fountain

muddy

The

town.

the

in

name

chief
would

principal feature

of

the
is
be

the

254
he stuck

fast.

couldn't

we

than

that

We

the

not

long

trek

called from
tree

near

drink

without

on

could

next

MaruUo-kop,

The

with

between

once

started

I left

footsore,and

could

not

up,

and

in fact had

water

for the

heavy
and

to carry

go

We

skill

find

among
and
to

his

and

horse, and

had
regi'etfully

the

as

me

It

was

the

to

way

there

bad
him

to leave

the

Roughy.

no

there,
too

to

that

was

he
a

no

to the

to ride back

him

was

; but

on

lost himself.

useless

several

spring-bucks

enough

to

saw

as

marksman

too

was

to

runner

to

his

fate,

dried

trees

quagga

them, and

we

as

allow

of Mr.

and

early in

rode

along, but

Egerton trying
the

day

we

got

his
to

little

precipitoushill rises suddenly

the
thickly-wooded plain, and
spring

makes
the

The

flat

the

of water

the

on

so

MaruUo-kop.
from

far

for he

I heard

waiting, for

found

had

is

one

as

on.

near

none

if I

even

after me,

run

oxen,

to

care

outspann

to

after

run

he

waggon
and it was

so,

I rode

and

came

jumped out,

the

keep

not

(Mr. N.) treked

before

Egerton

hoped

do

in the waggon,

waggons

but

"

large marullo

Missionary station

the

might
camp-fire. Morning, however, came,

as,

or

late,in order

Roughy

Mr.

the

little dog had

kraal,

place
MaruUo-hill, so-

morning,

trader I mentioned

us.

boys supposed
pitch dark, but

the

farther

this

between

water

night,or early in

dismay, when

poor

without

and

"

arguments.

any

picturesquehill crowned by
the spring of water.
Oxen

after dark.

my

got by

chief

some

"

obliged to outspann
and MaruUo-kop, we

rather

chief

he said
chief,'*

be

at

water

late at

along

have

must

he

had

and

One

"

get

in the Transvaal.

Trader

Lady

very

little lake

were

some

flesh

various

Boer

at

its foot.
tents

hanging on
implements, strewed
were

Tucked

in

saddles,skins,
the

trees

close

around, showed

at least of their

that

one

of

blacksmith

This

and

indiyidaal

Egerton, and

an

looking

Boer

in his

that,

came

he

home,

at

and

hand,

After

I wished

gon
wag-

from

down, while

sat

have

N.

Mr.

accompanied by

would

the

Mr.

Presentlythe pleasanthis tent with a glass of

his gun.

over

yellow beard.

to where

horse

Egerton departed with

wine

and

N.^ Mr.

Mr.

fine,sturdy-looking

outspann, off-saddled,and

to

trade

the

on

as

ns^

was

smile

I led my

greeting him,

greet

He

np.

255

of waggons.

to

came

open

carried

occupants

mender

I rode

fellow,with

in the Transvaal.

Trader

Lady

offered

He

said,

something

me

better, but here in the

bush-veldt

offer.

of this attention

afterwards,when

and

he

thought
from

I learned

the

amongst

face, also

and

of

came

the

up,

goods

close

that

lions,and

on

during

even

had

took

heard

my

guard;

my

stay.

merry

to

several

and

; also

had

we

spread out,
ing
great pull-

were

to

keep

our

eyes

there

me

that

often

the

they

to

that

roar,
was

and

shy
there

were

to

the

down

came

difficult
several
water

In

frighten me.
to send

and
all I

of

numbers

were

were

that

me

trouble

distant

but

very

told

evidently wished

night. Ho
evening he
he

they

girlsare

also told

He

Engles-

thing amongst traders

very light-fingered.

about, but
to.

which

well-known

and

women

quaggas

get

goods, during

Englesberg

Barend

be

"

it is

leader

introduced

was

with

woman,

else to

relations of his.

girls

soon

; for

us

Dutch

that

fat

was

Barend

was

great deal of bargaining ensued

about

to

name

daughter-in-law,Liza,

and

about

wild

his

that

nothing

his tent, and

to

enormously

waggons

that

His

him

with

to

women

The

others

malcontents.

wife, an

to his

other

himself

I went

berg.

more

he had

me

heard

of

the

word

over

that I had

at

better
a

lion

256
On
he

leaving

taking

road

led

this

and

the

Nilstrom,"

"

thick

through

hills

into

the

of

range

called

and

told

the

and

on

should

find

sionary,

had

while

that

was

my

mealea

but

the

sunset

as

with

memory,

gardens,

I could

at
we

little

the

most

the

ever

hills

"

strikingpicture I

picture that

was

have

Mis-

She

only

at

the

Kranz-kop.

berg
pretty little Waterremain

with
as

not

me

Andreas

to

round

of

the
seen

sadly pleasant,as

impressed

white

huts, its

shaded

parsonage,

church

in

away

Marullo-kop.

little cluster

its

amongst

in

its

will

belonged

German

way

trade,

the

she

informed

at

to

up

the

European

she

Kaffir kraals

rode

in

me,

place, and

tucked

of

in the
for

see

his

oa

good

rambling

nestled

home.

be

with

was

me

wife

the

me

its

and

by

cannot

their

on

told

outspanned

was

do

gum-trees,

"

Kranz-

"

house

dressed

was

She

passed

while

She

Mission-station, which

not

of us, the

of cofiee

cup

living

lady,

I should

Mission-station,
It

me

Dutch.

nice

Kaffir

just opposite, where

very

who

Mayepee's
also

seen

station, which

hill

with

visit.

talked

Mission

fold of

on

by

bounded

was

(for they

to

near

relations

had

there

costume,

had

she

She

been

said

of

chain

in front

view

hills

came

woman

me,

Jennings.

crossed

saw,

valley,the

for dinner

outspanned

valley,whence

to

My

mountains).

We

had

"

I another.

and

precipitous hill,called

Waterberg

the

company

valley, intersected

river, and

the

across

parted

we

wide

and
magnificent, solitary,

kop /' whilst,

and

until

bash

Nile

or

Transvaal.

Waterberg,

into

descended

N.

Mr.

plaee

road

one

in the

Trader

Lady

by

blue

tiny spire, all

prettiestalthough
in the

Transvaal

reminding

one

of

in the Transvaal.

Trader

Lady

CHAPTER

The
who

received

true

homely

comfort

at

comfort

which

her

spoke of

of it beamed

by

the

that

Waterberg

desolate

loss of

the

children, and

older

many

house

crippled from

desoUted
her

mistress

still

was

made

had

she

; but

baby

she
had

had

which

and

whole

The

Mrs.

visit to

the face of the

although

you,

effects of the fever

summer,

to pay

kindly.

most

me

XXIV.

I went

morning

next

257

they

just stepped out of a German

Lied
of RetzscVs
or
etchings to the
Randzeichnung,'*
Glocke.*'
There
der
von
was
something wonderfully
looked

if

as

had

they

"

'^

wholesome

refreshingand
and

the

across

came

Mr.

sad

and

and

his

every

one,

pity

there

flock

Their

this

place

and

whom

not

are

Mr.

only

can

say

that

told

that

me

Mrs.

; but

of them

it is

like

missionaries

more

fond
certainly

were

afterwards

of

their

B
,

Kaffirs

the

they
time

and
disobedient, lazy,deceitful,selfish,

dealings,even
had

of

helped
the

assist them

fever
in

at

with

them

and

great personal

epidemic,had

putting their

land

were

that

grasping
many

inconvenience

afterwards
in

order,

them.

very

best

good influence of
a
high character

the

I heard

wife, of whom

establishment,

certainlythe

were

mainly, I fancy,from

"

from

in

Kaffirs

the whole

about

in

whom
at the

refused

to

for pay.

even
8

258
They

with

Hendrick

doing
whole

coming

in from

cats'

of wild

here.

the

for

the

Boer

farms

their

service

(fornow

we

astonishment

to

amongst

horses

the missus

I the

into

I broke
after
the

me,

made

(I was

I had

no

laugh

got rid

before

returning

to

to

days

moved

we

kraals

my

women

wild

goods

evening,

one

met

we

hands

to

replenish my

passed through

the

on

and

\ ^'

I had

danced

And

to

their

^'

Oh,

when

they

ran

interrupt

walk.

Kaffir
few

the

at

on

delight,as

much, that

so

of all my
of

of

left.

appearance

the horse

screams

and

the

Kaffir

their

on

return

get rid

try

young

leading Violin),crying out,

canter, their
me

girlsand

amongst

by

in

bush-veldt),then

more

girlsand

pretty missus

would

therefore

traded

fringe

day
spent Sun-

Kaffir

of the

out

were

some

performance, and

Having

various

at

of fur

conducted

was

few

Kaffirs

tassels

We

up

of these

girdle,with

and

kept

Some

of the

some

They clapped

kraal.

the

about

certainly

was

with

church

being greatly amused

and
delight caused

I remember

way

neighbours

Egerton

this

buy.

to

and

river, and

Nile

and

savages,

After

Kranz-kop Kaffirs, until

horseback

This

succeeding days,

the

in

smart.

very

Mr.

only garment.

valley,trading

the

crossed

some

language, and

out

down

their

I found

woolly heads,

The

came

observation

neighbourhood

as
tails,

Makatees'

men

own

trade

roaring

to their

on

them.

from

visit

my

Knopnase,'' perfect

'^

with

them

my

day, and

for the

were

firm

were

towards

it.

returning from

On

Transvaal.

kindness^ however,

of

Boers, and

the

tallied

the

their

in

I heard

character

among

tied

in the

people,although they
the

was

varied

never

these

Trader

Lady

more

goods,
of

stock

mission

my
at

station

thought

Boer

goods

Pretoria.

again, and

A
followed
thus

course

of the

of

Violin, and
rode
sell

Eclipse;

him,
he

asked

could

pounds

had

done

some

changed

his

this

was

Clerc

for

his

way

to

part

get

with

the

asked

if he

trotted

always

to fire ;

so

my

statement

to be

At

last the

money-bag

out

began.

then

He

his courage

got

all he

had

for

far

as

up

got.

as

He
said

it

and
not

was

was

buying

He

tried

him

every

reallysorry

was

They

had

him

which

fire,upon

his rider

and

mounted
dis-

found

the

the

pony.

counting

twenty-eightpounds,

asked"

I could

I said that

Dandy,

that

pulled out,

failed him.

twenty-eight pounds
was

instead.

correct; but he stillwanted

was

two

Dandy

Plessis tried him, and

De

young

for

he

when

away

of bargaining,

him

was

out.

stand

would

of

morning

but

I stuck

friend

the

Plessis.

price;

and

pony,

me

he

them

the

to lower

me

de

other

the

he

to have

out

horse

eighteen

deal

in cash

sum

the

buying

was

have

turned

It

son-in-law,Willem

up, and
told

the full

point.

sore

who

would

he

"

in

but

I said

some

said

was

bargain.

boot;

to

and

exchange

to

part with

said I asked

he

me,

we

if I would

colt for

he

There

me

struck

we

having

with

when

not

He

after

on,

Violin.

money

upon

De

to

later

ing
lead-

for sale.

were

salted.

was

pony

mind

and

me

I would

thirty,the

for

pony

wanted

he

asked

horses

little trade

at last

and

He

who

man

was

other

Clerc,wanted

and

insisted

the
the

across

came

saying that

my

if the

me

for

oxen

on

price; but

his, De

oxen,

and

that

"

encampment.

have

dreadful
Boers

Mr.

his

to

up

the bush-veldt.

riding Eclipse
on
Dandy,
Bgerton was
I

Noitgedacht.

near

259

Makapans-poort,

towards

river

outspanns

my

Transvaal.

in the

getting into

more

one

lived

Trader

the

once

At

Lady

was

could
not.

all

I not

He

take

said

/ight, then

it
;

should

the

keep

which

on

Trader

-4 Lady

26o

"

Give

him

the saddle
''

stable
"

*'

But

the knee-band

round

to

for it."

you

will

Africa

in

looked

off

have

the

horse

by

me

"

knee-band

you

buy

it."

have

the

reim

unless
me

that.

It

worth

was

gold lovingly as

give
said

he

he

is often
the

being frayed by tying

from

leg
not

the

at

"

Take

"

have

will

salted ?

off,

me.
''

spancel

to

legs,and

of its

one

will,at least,let

let him

to

let

in ?

give

it.]

No," I said

''You

will

you

pay

you

the

prevent

''You

little way

price,"said

in the

them

Then

''

fashion

head

reim

He

unless

the

to

going

"

not

used

head.

my

No,

tying its

"

will include

you

head-stall

[It is

and

me,

bridle."

and

I shook

but

disselboom^

I to Hendrick.

said

pony,"

the

but

Oh,

the

sittingalongside of
who
was
standing a
sovereigns,and gave them

the two

brought

from

got up

been

Boer

another

to

He

pony.

he had

in the Transvaal.

me

written

"

sixpence.

about

put it into my
is

bag.

terrible

he

is

lot

of

that

guarantee
It

''

ruefully.

money."
''

No,

''

Then,

sell
''

us

won't,"

of your

Yes, if you

so, and

Kaffir

turned

ten

me

will

"

cheerfully,

you

"

brandy

will pay

go
who

"

much
told

done

Clerc

;"
shillings

and

they

did

departed rejoicing.

I did not
Mr.

least," said De

at

bottle

I.

said

with

the Boers

goods
back^

were
was

farther
me

along

the

there

was

that

farther

up

exhausted.
close

to

and,

My
the

last

river,for
no

as

I said

trade

met

be

to

before, my

outspann, before

encampment

of

an

old

262

I had

her.

boaght

at the

that
On
of

riding

old

to the

course

of conversation

itjand

said

little time
it her

little notice

of the

of

bottle

he

misfortune

to

to

heard

him

call

shall

what

charge, and
him

do

threepence
him

give

poor

was

(who

that

he

buy

the

to her

at

gain, but

Mr.

''

it ?

bird.

for the

and

when

he

forthwith

off

I heard

Nell's

had

two

otherwise

trade

picked

up

me

it

on

very

of

and

aunt

''

the

to
to

me

give

I would
very

not

sulky,

from

he

aunt

its neck.

I sold

Mr.

returned)

expressly

wring

the

buy it,

returned

of the

which

was

won't

when

caught

cows,

If the

that

bottle

him^

afterwards

shame

to

*'

him

had

looking

tent

proceeded

I traded

him

begging

Finding

horrid

then
to

walked

Mrs.

was

He

down

came

bird

"

*']

aunt

rather

was

if I

'^

grandmother,

with

give

that

give

an

have

to

came

disconcerted

women

with

at

it

bird

back

way

my

said

and

"

all

anything, he

carrying the

him

was

I admired

should

to

it^but

she

on

the

Some

part with

thought^ but

that

This
his

to

last

at

as

it

indeed.

waggon.

bird, I would

the

whisper

my

I assured

it away.

[LittleBoers

to

suggested

own

take

sweets

magpie

In

if I liked

Later

sort

attention

I said

so

to

remark.

for it.

sweets

was

induced

bird^ to please the boy

when

it

ears.

by.

my

it.

caught

perhaps

the

amused

directed

that

grandson

the

close

that

the

and

tree

of

fame

I remarked

had

be

the

tent

Nell

grandson might

took

I conclade

doves
turtle-

Nell's

Mrs.

hinted

after she

of

pair

gentleman's

of

she said

and

and

from

this young

stump

grandson

her

amusing pet

Mrs.

inherited

had

he

falcon

yoong

reached

to

up

TransvaaL

I sappose

station^ and

had

tied

magpie

mission

purchase

in the

Trader

business^ which

for

turn

Lady

not
to

to

sell
On

afterwards

slack.

horseback,

as

was

riding

Trader

Lady

Transvaal.

in the

263
,

in front

of

station

back

front, and
of

the
to

tails

flying,the

Marullo-kop.

His

waggon

do

when

thus

Mr.
and

how
In

parted

turning.

left

when

his

only

not

in

bush

the

hole)

should

it not

with

the

me

bush.

the

which

and

when

up

owing

I should

not

to

have

found

had

any

of

hills

found

had

had

made

been

up

be

sorry

to

Engelsbergs

gave

set

their
out

the

got

vouch,

look

this

although

to

he

that

if

for me,

where

to

of

truth

minds

to

close

seen

For

company.

already there, and

arrive, they would

lions

looking

When

direction.

Mr.

line

Kranz-kop

of

my

Eclipse

to

the

that

been

way

left the road

top

my

Engelsberg

said

parted

had

was

gave

soon

he

and

statement

Mr.

it.

believed

felt that

her
to

buy jam
no

that I had

knew

remarked

in

oneself

did,

than

I then

remarked

not

(having pulled
I

Barend

The

manes.

Marullo-kop

they

farther

lose

to

had

into

just crossed,

I did

black

him, greatly to his regret

after them

be

foot

them,

and

it would

alone

of where

over

their

antelope species

the

in consequence.

darted

putting
I had

raced

He

excitement

myself

magnificent

bush, with

long

of

with

gun

company

easy

was

idea

no

delight.

the

animals

herd

large

was

the

their

tossing

like

had

very

It

bounding through
bulls

of

in

on

was

seen.

we

them.

missionary

the

caught sight

we

chased

look

not

my

and

them

see

They

was

from

wilde-beests, and
to

to

way

shortly after

sight

as

my

on

waggon

acquaintance

allow of her
from

knowing

Mr.

me

hearty welcome,

with

asking

to

me

N
.

when

we

had

me

might

developed

lend her

suggested
meet

and

some

ciently,
suffi-

money,

that

again

Liza

as

the

there
trans-

264
action

little

Egerton in.
from

She

the waggon^

her

article

an

price,for
then
her

the

she had

having

asked

to

the

waggon,
tendered

just asked

me

her

seen

that

speak

to

away

''

Yes/'

She

Egerton handing

shilling,
tellinghim

could

have

not

said

doubt

much

came

into

Andreas

for

Egerton

Mr.

she

her, and

believed

that

thing

the

Yes.''

'*

no

away,

walking

was

Mr.

on

me,

Mr.

by taking

I said

so

one

had

very

Egerton might get

the
shillings. She knew

two

if she

if Mr.

and

article she

as

it before

asked

with

twelve,

me

me

cost

had

purchase

her

and
which

shilling,and

about

to

up

that

again

come

me.

of

came

cheer-

she

bat

me;

distinguished herself

she

went

to

doubt

no

see

Engelsberg,

face^ also

innocent

losing one

would

she

Transvaal.

in the

I should

that

then

and

be

likelyto

was

fullyanswered
way^

Trader

Lady

pleased

took
her

with

adroitness.
N

Mr.

together,

and

found

fellow, who

young

long time,

and

the

trading
I

alone

inquired
that

was

I felt

pretty

hut

for Kaffirs

We
I took

three
my

to

the

with

sure

he

had
that

have

once

been
he
a

was

My

driver,

young

trader, gave

could

my

camp-fire,

he

he

little
seen

dog,

some

hidden

belonged

me

be

for
me

of

his

trusted

to

one

Kaffirs.

the

amongst

waggon

about

traders
course

jolly

very

which

told

that

kraal

smuggling

engaged.

him, and

was

here

hear,

firm

of

character

great recommendations
go

been

Mr.

and

adventures

had

evening by my

high

very

he

served

Hendrick, had

the

Mayepee's
trader,

another

hunting

in which

adventures

there

spent

of

stories

teUing

and

but

all I

could

days

after

I left.

away

in

Kaffir

some

great fancy for pretty little dogs.

parted
more

company
towards

the
the

next

day,

Eland

and

river.

over

to

might outspann

near

it for

evening

who

fine-looking man,

in

the

and,

I had

where

the tents, with

when

view

at

horse

and

with

and

ofl" such

have

performed
a

It

little thing had

him

taken
him
The

of

name

nice

and

fresh

of

keeping
four, with

as

that, owing

me

be

stayed there

dry, their

across

rich

also

the

Boer,
his

man

sheep,

were

who
who

of

the want

sheep

river
a

to

of

whole

and

young

the

broad

counts

has

child

eyes)
be

"

very

as

sell

to

true

all their

had

owner.

Very

ments,
arrange-

(a
neat

rosy

and

unlike

the

filthy.
the next
day. They told
rain causing the grass
to
lambs
were
dying. Just
lands
of an
enormously

children

whose

the

black

poor

they

Briet.

adopted

could

child

English

any

generalityof Boers,
I

laughing

his

was

tidy in

little

their

high

tent, thin

refused

find

to

and

in

on

their

to

Samaritans

clean

he would

before, the

had

and

letting

me,

farther, and

no

go

oflf the

screamed

thought

river

wanted

good

were,

most

suddenly leapt

round

time

him,

for

they

these

people they

urchin

cared

because

once,

could

he

that

He

family looked
the

across

in

jumped

then

dance

that, some

seems

in and

Boer

ing
stand-

dog

tail

up.

that

occupants,

white

me,

frantic

come

footsore

to

up

the

whilst

and

beast

little barks

volley of

satisfaction.

small

cuddled

he

choked,

so

the

towards

visit to their

Eoughy

my

told Hen-

more

flourishinghis

was

caught

delight as

down

and

It

surprising way.

once

little black

me

cantered

sheep

affirmative,

and

waggon

owner,

his

the

ask

to

The

night.

just putting

paying

to

saw

the

to the

outspann,

suddenly

looking

back

265

encampment

courteously in

ridden

to

Transvaal.

Boer

was

answered

kraal,

after

drick

and

in the

I rode

That
if I

Trader

Lady

are

his cattle

numbers

of

by thousands,
large farms,

as

and

266

of

plenty

and

it

the

on

grass
had

he

might

and

sweet

green

flock

so,

if

burnt

hire

they might
it

rich

him

help

had

the

the

by

until

coats

they

forth

shot

now

and

their

the

starving
I heard

himself

refuses

with

night

miser

old

it

putting

in

for

run

man

his

wears

before, the

sheep delight in,

as

mus,"
Eras-

caught fire, and

had

grass

is

name

rich

^^

time

toiling all through

refused

coffee, and

his

the

some

river
to

B[is

as

that,

the

such

enormously

besides.

Briets

The

were

this

that

done

leaves,

but

"

the

main.

asked

Briets

of

ask

to

had

They

out.

side

Transvaal.

Boerdom

happened

so

other

sent

in

is know

he

Now

cash

hard

in

money

Erasmus^

in the

Trader

Lady

in

sugar

fall into

almost

rags.
There

were

in

Briets,

to

me

too

was

would

of

one

her

make

choose
For

the

same

I said

she

"

You
"

to

do

to

draw

give

No,'' I said,

'^

and

shall

Oh,

but

she

looked

her

that

asked

She

me.

so

said

what.

hand,

my

somewhat

should

tried

forget

the

"you

let

must

me

present.'^

own

she

way
of

rebuff,

to

the

starting

was

remembrance

young

something^

pretty coaxing
a

as

too

When
a

said, holding

my

as

in

and

her

she

"No/'

them

present

pretty

give

by.

of

girls,relations

young

close

tent

day,

next

pretty

some

when

I can't

"

ring
be

want

of

ring

off

my
my

as

before,

astonishment

finger, saying

''

give

you

anything

much
was

reason

judge

valuable

this

me

very

could

so,
a

I don't

the

unreasonable

that."

else," she

disappointed
a

removed

keepsake,
from

my

when

and

answered
I

under

finger.

explained
no

cumstances
cir-

Lady Trader

in

the Transvaal.

CHAPTER
Nothing

worth

When
the

the

town, I rode

road, and situated

grazing,to

ask

and

oxen

let the

turned

XXV.

relatingoccarred

close to

on

to

my
a

where

farm

road to Pretoria.

house
there

built close to
was

might outspann
had

was

very

good

the waggon,
It

in Pretoria.

latelyleased by an
Irishman, who had served in the volunteers along with
Mr. Egerton, and
who
now
was
trying his hand at a
Kaffir store and a suburban
hotel,togetherwith farming.
He asked me
in, and I stayed for some
days at his hotel,
much
riding into Pretoria to do my business, and was
amused
at his efforts at keeping his house, and a partner
It was
he had, in order.
blishment,
a
decidedlybachelor^s estabut was
also decidedlypreferable
to any hotel
in

Pretoria; and

Irish
I

out

the

on

there, while I

feed

that

farm

whether

267

host

my

make

to
hospitality,

did
me

been

all he

could, with

comfortable.

true

However,

house being let,

into Pretoria, and my own
tent in the Felman^s
Erf, where I still retained

moved

soon

pitcheda
possessionof

the

This, however,

eligibleresidence
did

not

now

I mentioned

occupy,

but

before.

used

as

store-room.

I had

determined
life I

in the

"

was

partingwith Mr. Egerton, as,

leading,I no longer requiredhis

upon
now

268

services.

and

the

was

chance
of

of

and

which

he

incur

the

what

think

laborious
I

left him

of

expense
been

will

of

deem

what

am

For

and,
that

two
as

years

before

an

that

forth

of

ears

from

the

avoid

men

to

be

in

he

family ;

the
and

to

this
he

moral

of

him

its

mistake

and

quent
conse-

frequent,that

so

and

made

reached

heard

who, like myself, never

into

comes

nearest
not

not)

dwellers

the

amongst

was

and

dered
thun-

been

the drunkenness

effort

for

ments
^for embellish-

(ifI

were

and

meals

pulpit had

alas !

of

key

asked

been

even

the

his

eat

to

Egerton,

to

them

provide

the

(not exceptionally determined)

get furnished
"

of

thing

easy

when

had

and

"

from

no

being dragged
an

me

believe

Mr.

to

church"

new

common,

those

even

to

reads
I

topic of general conversation,

enable

canteen

cannot

the

denunciations

but

It is not
a

too

pulpit;

to

means

church

new

These

they became
the

of

denunciations

in Pretoria.

not

of Mr.

much

ever

good-bye

hole, wherein

erection

vices,only

brings

so

if he

as

story points the

I bade

for it ; and

organ

so

Africa,

bed, subscriptions had

of

this

recounting

His

once

eligibleresidence,

And

South

any

Pretoria

domicile,

which,

see

employment

an

left

friendship, offered

little

for the

obtained

not

remark.

of

act

his

in

one.

to

an

his

for

could

the

hotel.

reason

about

miserable

make

for

good

of

as

use

adventures

my

good-bye

say

got

before

an

He

key

reason

my

him.

the
to

Egerton's history;
record

for

to

sorry

because

nature

determined

has

both

sorry,

opening

Transvaal.

in the

were

we

more

an

very

more,

Trader

Lady

the

cardinal

for
as

stranger

lodgings

"

there

approach
only is

vice.
to avoid

man

there

to

are

is board
no

to

frequenting

Pretoria.

not

such

and

comfortable

He

things

residence

reading-

start

to
a

70

and

point than

an

of

over

it,and

way

to

hands

I should

hut

by

dinner

with

wood

after

down

on

unless

the

box

I should
hard

spread

read, by

time, there

my

blankets
litter of

in many

meant

to

thinking
it is

believe

aside that

against
and

in drink.
even

fact

the

The

if the

and

This

the

are

habit

more
once

origin of

it

toil

my

blow

into
sit

in

with

the

and

to drink

time, and

to

went

too

warmth

were

to

grey

^while,all the

"

to

gentlemen's
dogs
of

sons

obtain

cannot

up

something

little

the

privationsand
they

cook

and

ground
wake

that

to

single candle,

store-room.

that

is self-evident

hence

the

he,

rest

^which

"

to

go

to

sleep

morrow.

certainlyto
they

reason

light of

there

of the

colony, than

in every,

and

gather

I should

canteen,

jollyfor

feel

quickly and

the

to

my
I

were

back

go

evening,
to

on

lightsand

were

be had

without

whether,
to

on

more

once

discomfort, loneliness,and

to

in the

Bgerton,

moonlight streaming

of mind

the

the

to

sung

day's toU, and, having eaten,

dreary consciousness, that

morning,

the

have

to

the

sleep,amidst

Mr.

with

every

swamp,

tion
strong tempta-

been

waggon,

strength

the

dismal

my

church, from

bought by subscription?

veldt, I wondered

bush-

have

flame

after

to

has

hymn

Pretoria, with

turned

the

victims

the

to

more

ornamental

an

also

organ

regretfullyshook

market-square

be

reading-room attached,

of

with

self-supportinglodging-house,

pulpitthe poor homeless

be denounced, after
may

A.S I

Transvaal.

in the

subscriptionfor

accompaniment

but

cheap

restaurant

whose

Trader

Lady

in

they

battle

to

they
seek

are

more

I suppose

Putting

men.

easilyas

cannot

discomfort
liable

so

go

this,and

working

work

sons

the
so

latter,

strongly

exposed to,

temporary

solace

formed, will hardly be abandoned,

ceases.

A
I do

not

to

mean

is

originallycaused
I

forget discomfort, but

of

it

is, and

the

by

confident

am

much

that

Transvaal.

of

by
that

and

misery

adoption

271

all tlie drunkenness

that

saj

Pretoria

prevails in

in the

Trader

Lady

vice

desire

to

great deal

might

such

some

whicli

plan

be

vented
pre-

as

have

suggested.
leader

^he

"

fond

too

was

leaf, the
votaries
had

times

at

recommended

and

to

he

turning
of

first

clothing

by

this

him

to

but

of

the

right

which
as

it

kettle

his shirt

on

had

possessor

small

farm,

the

free

of

even

lying thick

grazing

and

for

Boer-store

the Boers

near

the

these

of

spiritof
house

had

which

water

The

part.

considered

duties.

from

toria,
Preit

large farm

of

place
got

upon

with

sheep, and
and

; but

Pretoria,

carried
the

on

lit

dream.

my
in

be

ground,

it incumbent

performed

and

and

horses

scrap

might

twenty-five miles

way,

until after he

think

only

about

wind
on

by

me

boil,for early cofiee

to

child.

without

sharp

o'er the

not

shortest

being healthy for

which

the

he

before

originallyformed

stand

desire

amuse

morning

boy,

telligen
bright, in-

to

Pete,

The
own

was

used

to

on

come

the

going

of

beginning

was

change

now

was

he

me

frost be

hoar

the

set

time, he

Another

he

dressing arrangements

his

put

for

its

place

called

his

by

me

him, although

the

fire and

the

to

his blankets

on

blowing, and
reserving

with

keep him,

came

of

out

Kaffir

Zulu

in his

driver, Hendrick.

my

remained
to

and

"

toxicati
in-

drives

which

insanity
of

my

'^daccha,'' an

of

use

Hans,

yet wonderfully innocent-minded

and

When

by

dismissed

smoking

to

services

glad

was

had

constant

me

Hendrick,

of

almost

the

engaged

little

leaving Pretoria,

Before

was

it for

cheap.

noted

was

an

cellent
ex-

price

272

had
I

had

I had
I

that

by Boers,

magistrate who
me

up

licence

(I think

sell

the

by

to

reminds

for

is the

want

his

sell

to

have

up

went

the

in

head

heavily
"

an

absurd

old

who

not

for

'^but

took
retail

licence

to

I.

am

much

very

long finger,and

up
that

manner

would

already stood

answered,
if I

have

shook

suggested

convicted

of

several

give

that

necessary
There

amused

and
I

round

I should

like
But

waggon."

my
with

catch

at

you

it, I

conveyed

another
A

me.

the law

said

me,"
old

to my

hardened

evade

was

catch

fine

to

terrible

shake

shall

fine

you

you

as

heavily as
my

friend,doubtless, the

sinner, up

to

all the

dodges

successfully.

thing

tliis

about

friendlystore-man

get well out

me

I, pocketing

at

bought it,who had previouslygiven me

aside when
about
me
trading,beckoned
When

that

"

permission

you
you

was

to

''

heavily."

^very

like, when

licence

"

out

said
glass,''

the

fore-fingeragain, and
he

I will

idea

by

tipsy Kaffirs

of

''Well, mind,

you

I took

and

name

probable," I remarked,

lot

to

"

correct

he held

And

head,

It is not

of the

So

offences.

similar
'*

bottle

about

frequently

so

licence, and

you?" quoth he;

by-stander, that

of

me

wanting

knew

it.

try

speculation

who

brandy

said

the

me

that

wilL"

you

it and

This

gave

don't

"Ohl
afraid

I would

and

glass).

I don^t

^'

for

asked

goods,

This

many

thought

sharp

very

by

been

licence.

bottle

Kaffir

well.

as

up

recommended

been

trading,and

Gape brandy

of

barrel

Transvaal,

principallyof

consisted

load

My

in the

Trader

Lady

from

brandy

the

store

which

where

many

little hints

it

loaded

amongst

was

the

Boers,"

up.
he

A
said

*'

Trader

Lady

for I understand

"

the Kaffirs this time

Kaffirs wonH
tobacco

with

in the

fill up
^just

"

it.

remark

into it ; that

the

pay

I thanked

him

depaarted.

This

time

and

took

my

spellas pronounced

in

It

very

poort.

was

kloof, with
here

and

there
at

between

light;

some

I several

and

it wound

its way

shadow.

There

retreat, and

close,however,
to the
me

on

were

hooted

but

dogs

in favour

at

us

and

as

On

pretty

could

be

long

team

seen,

that

morning

the

its

only

road

the
at

pretty

of oxen,

leafy

ment
of excite-

amount

who

Hendrick,

of

them

and
by an old Dutchman
of English rule.
They had

we

gorge
I

his
a

riding

was

this

from

one

and

by, not coming

went

we

at

in this

monkeys

emerging

farms

that

look

immense

little

to

or

gorge,

to

of

(I

Derde-

chequered sunlight

affordingan

Violin.

received

the

thousands

were

to several

came

as, with

through

they

the

of the

river, or

stopped

made,

kloof

through

quite delightfulin

times

waggon

of

rock

grey

of the

curve

them, looked

picturethe

with

of

mass

put

don't.^^

thickly wooded

so

the

to

Buckonoo's

pleasant change;
sides

water

you

if you

enough

English),instead

bold

with

advise

through

way

its craggy

jutting oat
ran

well

73

right. But just fill up

think

it won^t

water

cask

I wouldn^t

I don^t

going right in amongst

are

you

Transvaal.

pitably
hos-

was

family,who
farm

on

the

and used this farm

only as a bush-veldt farm.
high-veldt,
I went
along slowly,trading as I went, at the various
places I had visited before, and at last got to MaruUopleased to see
kop. The Engelsbergs seemed very much
me,
over

and

I met

to have

brought
sat

in

something

his wife

the

De

young

and

done

his

there.

Plessis
to

He

waggon

of

child

with

youngest

Engelsbergs'tent, waiting

had

his, and

for the

him.

waggon
T

come

had
As

I
to

-^

74

Lady

up, the

come

Clero

De

was

men

Transvaal.

amongst

whom,

if I remember

^talked much

"

discuss

to

goods

stores, the

in the

"

held,

just been

Trader

the

of

names

scribe

different

whom

they

would

offer

and

be

imderstood

there

was

said

''I

proposed

at

have

avoid

of

but

with

dealing with

I think

it would

Germans.''
than

one,

Cierc

bom
which

to

asked

the

hear
me

me

if I

in

"

^at

said, ^' Ah

this

least

1"

and

as

who

you

deal

to

in

time

some

if he

were

were

both

to

men

with

more

the

ways

afber

De

said, '^ Yes, I

English subject\

an

may

probably.

for you

English.

parents

my

sharp

than

first-rate

are

surpriseto them,
born

was

they

and

one,

speak of,

you

been

cheaper

of you

any

for

safer

say

Ireland, and

he

be too

gr^t

much

point

has

good

very

things

that

that

so

this

at
or

committee

much

was

English

bom

am

It

saying,

propose,

the Americans

be

they thought

were

babies

their

about
whether

is

the

listening to

been

advise

business, but they would

of

the American

surprise when

would

offers.

that

they

get your

the

think

I doubt

you

that

liberal

Beeinkommste,
say,

said

very

chatted

of

about

doubt

sab-

to

made

had

what

plan

influence

any

to

topics.

the

your

doj

now

you

They

women

little hush

will,I dare

you

the

much

think

fipom.
had

accepted.

domestic

other

was

seemed

tent

tsdking,while

men

Grermans

the

in the

friends

My

import

mentioned

going

were

There

amounts.

should

and

Americans

Boers, who

oust

Engelsberg

1002., and

subscribe

to

as

so

Barend

Transvaal.

other

some

of starting Boer
advisability

imported direct,

English traders from the

said he had
promised to

that had

Beeinkommste

of the
the

be

to

aright,

but

Irish.''

making

was

Upon

note

of it

in his mind.
The

next

morning,

as

was

sittingby

the waggon

namber

down^
One
a

Lady

Trader

of

girls of

various

after

of

had

they

them^

who

pair of gloves
little

two

when

she

for them

remember;

they

"

them.''

"

Oh, no,"

will

them

said

she

bought

them

the

on

little cousins.
before

me.

These

did^ and,

she

gloves.

She

At

last

said, ^' Oh,

cousins; they

my

in her

tears

get

can

you

she

searched
I

have

eyes.
back

them

they

amongst their things."

them.

keep

then

"

to

her

to

the

saw

sitting

girl^had
laid

she

two

close

And

found

her

in vain.

Well,'' said I,

will have

and

missed

were

and

over^

nice

good-bye

to go, she

rose

everywhere
taken

rather

me

275

purchases^talked

some

and

girlsbade

came

ages

remember^

herself

between

grass

made

seemed

Transvaal.

in the

^'

simply ;

That

they

why

was

of

know

you

they

course

went

so

away

soon."
''Then

tell their

''and
The

be

them

get them

given
laughed at

girlalmost

would

of

to me,

I found

no

use,"

that

greatly
brought
admire

the

another

very

careless of them,

families,and

freemasonry
listen

long

to

our

as

they were
Eclipsewas
prowess

the

his

would

they are
taste

between

us,
to

the

soon

men

tell of my

tales of their past and

in

give

never

how

theme

constant

ridinghim

was

Engelsberg
expressly to

waggon,

I could

do anything

Boers

kicking me.

as

and

established

their

sort

being always ready

horses, and

somewhat

are

of themselves

present horses
T

that

Why

there."

horses, although they

indeed

"

Barend

to show

me

without

common

all I had

She

"

to

to ask

of

you."
ignorance.
to

occasion

over

him

fond

my

my

one

Boer

the horse, and

are

knew

that

On

extolled.

back

nantly,
indig-

rather

suggested

said.

beauty of

I liked with
rule

she

if she

even

the Boers, and

among

mother,"

to

recount

in return.

of
to

76

When

reached

just removing
He

fontein.
not

to

to

came

to the

go

his

house,

as

my

getting drunk

on

Kaffir

the

drink, and

My
there

several
I

increased

the

Boers

to

river, but

Boers

these
bull

to

had

now

on

old

was

and

horses
I

knew,

that

night,

Hons

and

were

that

again, and

be

away

got

for and

from

had

De

waggons

along

bush-veldt

elsewhere.

Nell, who

across.

in the

Amongst

tried

sell the

to

it best

should

we

boy
he

to

the

sleep by

De

height, wiry,

full

fires

are

round

the fore-oxen.
could
he

with

describe
the

best
"

all
the

saw

difficulty

evidently well

was

himself
of

cated,
authenti-

burning

ring

I must

Plessis

and

and
but

waggon,

family. They

Young

in

well

so

Boers

to

cases

keep

to

me,

some

and

sleep

knew

and having
vicinity,

in

numerous,

so

kindly treated.

his master^s

middle

On

was

further
the

from

or

being

thought

Dandy

come

which

which

and

tents

way

the

of the

of

encamped

cattle,belonging

horses, leaving one

and

size

his

in.

encampment

been

ur-veldt

Mrs.

stories about

whom

cared

him

Makapan^s-poort.

to

their

partly by

springs, of

several

of

who

the

on

by

me.

The
killed

were

farms

their

to

addition

the

by

belonging

caused

Plessis, the

De

young

had

here, and sitting

was

warm

the

passed

more

once

and

Clercs

disgrace I kept

lay past some

in Waterberg,

now

are

way

my

the

partly by

way

while

beer

general wretchedness,

and

headache

busy trading and

very

following day, loudly deploring

the

waggon

was

I did

but

waggon^

leader, distinguished himself

Pete,

under

the

was

Sand-

distance^ called

at

Mr.

that

missionary,and

some

me

see

time.

no

at

I found

station

position as

farm

Transvaal.

in the

mission

the

resigned

had

Trader

Lady

energy,

his master

Boers
man

with

I have
of about

bright

278

pat his fingers in his month

when

of

stranger, but

child.

These

youngsters

could

always

often

and

before

when,

look

as

De

was

with

up

in, and

friends
had

we

very
had

thick
were

merry.

over

'^

other's

each

distinguishablemarks

of the

Trade

and

good here,

was

There

was

one

always coming
*'

to

tot," and

give

would

they

would

brandy
'^

to

me

it.

to

for, when

it in

more,

until

the

began

soon

they

found

club

to

and

be

that

together

encampment

they

had
very

remained.

no

begging
these

come

several

me

that

minded
had

I would

buy

Boers
me

trader

sorry

and

was

sell him

assure

time, and
was

had

Some

to

me

how

that

and

me,

they

Smith, who

sell one,

not

infringethe law,

surprisinglyshort
whole

beg

his

time.

some

wonderful

was

tots," they would

drink

to

I could

tell of

never

up,

It

up,

fat.

of Jan

name

waggon

said

one.

of

beg

adhering
them

when

him

the

for

stayed

in

and

spree

with

over

buck's

neighbours

Plessis

finish

in the

cinnamon

practicaljoke yet

of the

man,
to

wild

"

grand

as

all

coats

Sunday

with

De

whereas

rich,

Several

very

I have

said, unless

dinner, of

meat-sauce.

it is

many

one

suet-pudding

sweet

this

because

be

were

nice

very

made

described

the

I dined

see

wash

to

water

families,but

poor.

night before, when,

smeared

and

have

Briets

the

sence
pre-

collars and

told

were

things could

nice

laughing

were

the

of

sort

it,served
came

in the

their

at

family,amongst

all these

Plessis

and

Boer

of

Boer

Plessis' tent, and

meat

out

little soap

very

Briets, and

the
De

young

type

of which

except

peeping

meal-times, they

at

only Transvaal

seen,

one

refreshingly clean.

family,not
the

shirts

sittingdown,

them

pretty

superficially
dirty,but

their little white

cuSs,

Transvaal.

and

apron

were

in the

Trader

Lady

not
a

got
sell

bottle,

back

for

sheets

in

the

wind.

day^

bnt

Trader

Lady
They

only

were

I rather

night

at

in the

Transvaal.
festive

and

gay

they nsed

think

in order

to

get rid of the liquor,which

bother

to

me,

cost

price,and

much

incUned

minds

as

One

how

to

my

taking
be

said

I must

that

I asked
were

In

them.

chose
how

the
to

asked

the

for I did
"

You

De

not

at
were

their

up

off,and

it

of

would

he

the

careful

the

the

secretly in
why

reason

Hendrick's

believe

see,''said

observed

he

De

rule

Boers
known
he

had

annoyed by
brought

and

and

her

wife

showed

so

left I

he

much

me

being

process

Before

tent.

my

them.

that

also

nicely,this

feathers

see

evening secretly,

and

got payment,

Then

were

be

his

in the

over

if it

were

Plessis, with

Clerc, came

relatives

feathers

I said

evening, but

as

would

ostrich,he

De

and

and

sell to me,

one

that
that

got the

them.

see

that

me

other, and

time

me

very

goods.

let any

to

not

informed

an

in

had

like to

payment

bring

in

me,

Plessis

De

Plessis' friends

up

very

him

They

bottle

told

young

of each

goods,

performed

Hendrick

them

young

pack

encampment

to

would

mean

and

mother, Mrs.

manage

and

prove

quite make

not

let

shoot

to

the

approved,

would

he

De

luck

whole

feathers, and

he

envious

young
the

had

the

when

why,

among

could

that

be very

very

it,but

driver

quarters

bring

Hendrick

would

saw

trade it in cattle.

ostrich,which

an

three

quarrel\

to

the

during

regret, the thing fell through.

manner,

of

could

they

my

mysterious

it to the

I would

to take

day

plumage

said

to

much

so,

offered

279

secrecy,

version.

Plessis, it
"

is

against the

law.''

"Indeed."
"

that

Yes,

it is

that

cock

liable to

breeding-time
bird

had

now,

lost

fine of 500Z. if it

were

his

and

although

mate,
known

it is true

yet I should
I had

shot

be
bird

Lady

during

this

season.

that

would

28o

he

if he

knew

don't

for I have

do

to

secret,

said

It is

promised

(atrader),and

persecute

In

am

So

me.

should

fact,I

that

sorry

however,

act ;

have

mine,

said

he,

as

depart

to

of

secret

no

it, for

500Z.

''

I,

if I

even

for Mr.

about

pay

father-in-law

my

would

ib he

Transvaal.

could

pray

be

utterly

not

pay

it,

you

bo

got it."

not

unlawful

an

shot

had

Well,"

''

that bird

anything

if I

in the

Besides,

shoot

I had

say

ruined

Trader

and

I have

have, I will keep your

little from

should

helped

be

truth.

the

harm

to

sorry

you."
Oh, but,"

"

You

altered
the

!"

said

in

the

case

see

returned,

and

until

law

from

Plessis

I need

tell

farm

in

keep

to

Waterberg

talk

lies,nor

no

that

thought

I resolved

his

on

mine.

as

Makapan's-poort.

Pretoria, and

to

got

mind

own

back

well

as

I am."

However,

came

De

secret
as

my

much.

very

I should

feathers

and

until I

feathers

knew
as

the

as

Oh

it is your

guilty before

are
''

''

wanted

about

the

dispose of

to

them.

Clerc

De

He

waggon.

rugged
being
to

to

the

under

an

that

told him

oldish

was

that
ways

hunter

the

Boer

me,

and

for

man

always
Once

the

the

I did
the

Boers, yet

hated

not, and

English
that

if

that

ever

it

man,
horse-

Boer, and

having

He

of

the

one

although
had
war

often

used
me

to

in

Boers,

English

came

my

Waterberg

introduced

Government

to

good

Government.

Irishwoman.
Irish

and

the

amongst

man

Boers

handsome

but

man,

bold

other

with

come

fairlywell-educated

as

remarked

to

an

politicsto

friends

in many

was

leading

office

talk

often

of way,

sort

and

held

used

upon

his

to

friends
which

thought

behaved
I should

that

badly
take

the

English
that

rich

believed

should

English

but

that

the

dissuaded
he

meant

that

his

boy

fighting,his
balance
said j

of the Boers

''

with

found

the

who

woman,

with

had

beard,

bottle

of

baby

had

the

back,

and

It

was

green

and

pleased.

the

been

De

beautiful

grass

I could

were

if

near,

The

the

bom,

Clerc and

afternoon, and
the

baby.

comes

waggons

it.

rather
an

old

There

was

sentiment

mother

the

and

man

an

had

bands,
huswas

of

present

everybody

father
chairs

old

attempt
a

was

about

in the waggon

was

on

you

over

parents had

happy

I sat

the

encampment,

before, the

invalid

into

fat and

raisins, and

some

was

Boer.''

thrown

very

its

the

his

see

that,'^I

war

Boer

galvanize a

gave

plete
com-

mine/' he answered.

plank

as

understand

course

first

children

and

brandy

much

very

to

in

thrown

be

to the

visit to

with

made

However,

failure.

of

that

that, if there

"

me

I with

as

infant, but

wives,
a

with

little

brow

quite

across
a

"

always

English ;

end

just presented her husband,

unfortunate

this

by

paying

being

attempt

nation,

river

white

same

I walked

Clerc

De

'^

the

and

yet

he

the

fighting;

to

only

should

English, and

your

evening

crossing

the

be

; but

had

race.

of

wise
other-

about

sore

that

friend

shaggy

all he

own

are

you

will go

One

life and

it would

But

his

felt

thoughts
as

and

secure

it would

say

fighting would

that

for his

''

np

to

on

bring

flash under

eyes

went

any

believed

he

strong and

more

auspices than

from

overthrow
dark

He

was

be

would

ing
feel-

my

country that the

for the

yet in his heart

that

281

understood

England

land

his friends
to

he

that

Transvaal.

he

best

her

under

dominion.

English

said

was

it

prosperous

be;

it

govern

country, and

more

Clerc

De

side.

he

in the

Trader

Lady

was

where

sittingat

in front

of him.

trees, the river, the

tents

peering

Out

282

from

the

and

into

me

hunt

this

said

Well/'

'^

What

*'

do

will

We

going

to

cow

has

the lion and

I

have

lion-

killed

been

kill it/'
like

should

the

skin?"

"Oh,

no!

If

proposal ?

my

body

the

you

shall

you

to

say

"And

to

the

see

give

the

said

lion

Clere.

De

just

it is

as

5Z."

us

give

of

"

skin

the

you

give

must

you

lOZ."

us

laughed

it is

you

on

two

of

to have

!"

cried De

Done

"

Eclipse."

"

But

I don't

sure

"

You

have

"

No, no,"

can

my

Clerc.

know,"

her !

Hear

"

frightened?
*'

said

I'm
I ;

sure
"

but

no

there

But

speaks.

Irishwoman

and

De
are

What

me

his
with

bottle

will you

I.

or

be

may

Clerc

spare

me

prefer it."

rides

one

can

have

me

ride ? "

"

If you

"

let

you

seen

afterwards."

it I should

to

exclaimed

Take

lOZ.,and

you

said

horse,

do.

I;

for

care

lion-hunting ?

to

answered

"

"

much

will

with

spree

myself,particularlywhere
"

said

lion, for I have

don't

give

is accustomed

that

what

"No,"

dead

and

accustomed

is he

demand.

see

I'll

hunt, and

brandy

horse

to

I'll tell you

the

I'm

me

absurd

in cages,

"

"

to

ones

But

skin.

the

at

nothing
live

many

are

I, ''how

you

bring

tdUed^ and

"

we

find

most

said

dear/'

hamonr.

to-morrow.

or

we

''

prettj picture^

!"

hunt

''

Clerc,

evening

sky^ made

good

very

De

close here^ and

"Oh

the blue

foliage^and

put

in the Transvaal.

Trader

Lady

Eclipse."
horse

my

but

danger."
"

;
sure

that

is how

an

you

won't

be

"

shall

I'm

sure

be

frightened,horribly frightened,"
I

shall

do

whatever

you

tell

me

do, and

to

Then
the

there

hunt

two

the

get

late ?
It

to De

deceive

nine.

about

to

money

He

had

choose

it

in

cannot

we

Shall

place.

one

we

it is not

as

us,

As

I went

walked

who

too

through
should
;

but
was

advisable
victimized
I waited
took

Before

one

with

you
to

me

had

the old fellow, and

the

I still had

discard

at every

there

in

in

me

me

my

so

for several

he

took

nice

brance
remem-

he

might

and

one,

the

"

that

little

in his hand.
to

from
of the

youth, but

Boer-land, unless

turn;

hunt

inclined

some

be

not

as

returned

clinging to

instilled into
to

when

hat

hats

better

I have

over

upon

was

me,

of those

one

one

the

the

with

me,

me

hats

fixed

not

is
but

on

the

with

had

you

there

me

bring

still with

have

give

you

waggon

"

much,

so

the

to

had

they

little way

I think

"

that

back

will you

Won't

but

was

late, and

too

was

me,

taking

asked

one,

Hendrick

which

Presently

(or track), but

By-the-way,

it.

buy

of my

hunt

the

was

them.

try again all of

; I want

have

you

saw

this I observed

Plessis,who

it out

make

that

Clerc,

won't

ready
hats

De

how

to

as

canter.

Oh, no,''he answered.

^'

do

or

scream,

men

during

among

spoor

till morning.

wait

You

hunt

of

at

up

the

and

hunter

and

up,

agreed

was

said

he

envious

only

can

between

arranged,

rode

horses

or

away,

283

''

better

"

be

got the

it; we

ran

talk

boldest

and

have

follow

not

some

was

youngsters
'^We

shall

Transvaal.

in the

sort/^

to

Clerc

sharpest

Trader

was

was

De

that

that
of that

anything

Lady

you

his hat

say

that

the

lion

politeness

which

to

mean

and

it is
be

departed.

days afterwards, but

no

lion-

place.
my

departure

bought

Dandy

back

again.

284

giving Violin

was

to

vicious,and

good

horse,

could

him

behind

him

and

me,

his

gallop on

let them

was

the

were

there

enormous

cacti
of

water

the

"

make

out

coming
into

was

from

rode

spreading
were

the

his

stopped

brandy,

poor

for bread.
to white
to

prettierthan

along

wooded

to

any

valley,

The

side.

one

good trees,
One
to

way
I

tree.

very

spring
in

So

to

scene

English

an

bush

the

was

sprinkling of tropical-lookingand
their

on

performance,

resemblance

very

at

acquaintances near

it at

and

! *'

bottle

belonging

country

cactus-trees.

or

it, was

half-marsh

bounded

horses

where

old

my

many

Kafiirs

sittingunder

black

pocket

the last tent

entered

of wildness

thick, and

group

hills that

There

park.

along

away.

my

was

brandy just

of

getting

was

pf

one

before.

mixture

he

to

Halloa

^'

Violin's

going

my

time, searched

passing

traversed

skirtingthe
was

on

spree

last

baths,

warm

Plessis

coming

bottle

more

approaching

After

I had

one

spoiling

delighted

I heard

delightedwith

Eclipse

were

of De

him

to

become

to

and

boys

saw

road, when

and, while

now

men.

last I

buy

the

in

seemed

The
my

inclined

was

him

the

Dandy

was

all have

Violin, for

but

Dandy

capital horse

he

in

was

that

acquisition,
flourishinga

must

waggon,

had

turning, beheld

He

he

badly.
me.

new

in his hand.

said

was

me,

him, and

ride

already on

was

but

Plessis

I found

Violin

when

ever

with

more

after I

and

debt, and

anybody

whereas

hardly

once

the

with

De

required careful breaking

by riding

be

off

Transvaal,

for him.

money

pay

gallop,but,

be

some

great loss in Pretoria.

for

and

of money

want

in the

Trader

Lady

was

on
a
day I came
the
diamond-fields,

knew

thirsty
"

the

parts dry, and

thickly overgrown

course

in
with

that
but

near

was

could

of the

rivulet

parts spread
reeds.

not

One

out

of

of

Three

had

They
the

them

out

the

next

Early
the

was

was

and

had

It

He

it.

assured

long scaly tail

outspann
bush

that, no

they

were

lost

lions

close

to

this
and

make

neither

they

starfc,they

were

the

I told them
and

to

led

on

path

when

like

was

it would

it,

in

then, slashing

hole.

and

oxen

to

call

was
was

loose, than
there

some

the

animals

When
to

it
and

eat

found,
time

impatient

up-saddle and inspann

Eclipse this time, and

were

also, so

be

to

thick

such

food.

them

nowhere
it

in

keep

to

mid-day

Kaffirs

the

side

Our

that

thieving

to

ran

it suddenly

horses

said

was

eaten, and

up

kill him.

Eclipse,but

prepared

were

saw

by riding

rivulet,and

animals, and
I had

up.

It

went

fresh

came

Dandy

he

animal.

vibrating from

little Hendrick

and

prepared,

place, and

Hendrick

it

moment,

some

the

sight.

cutting

extraordinary power

tail

it

of

of

curious

much

his

extraordinary manner,

down

were

to

sight,whilst

was

for

tion
habita-

pitched

that

Eclipse

most

had

very

very

it had

me

side

the

sooner

Pete

cautioned

in

suppose

by

was

at

the

by

I followed

time.

disappeared,I

fire

that the

intention

large

agility,the

extreme

and

the

Hendrick

looked

his

side all the

suddenly

the last white

saw

if it struck

that

little beast

with

by

that

me

The

away

with

not

close

was

frightened Uttle

fire.

fire to

set

the wind

but

passed

lizard,so

enormous

an

its tail,and

so

woodcutter,

Close

however.

down,

morning

little crocodile.

in

animals

superb tree,

me.

see

instead.

owner

under

tent

to

hills^and

and, in rising,changed its direction,so

hunted

It

to

came

severely injured by

the

on

the

out

soon

been

hunting

hunt

to

tents

had

men

been

grass

rose,

it

the

TransvaaK

in the

these

from

family

The

Trader

Lady

286

at

once.

did

and

before
to

start,
I rode

not

look

speciallyat
I

he

saw

the

latter

hills of

Makapan's-poort

itself is but

little wooded,

till almost

not

running

in front
drunk.

quite

was

when

he

perceived also

asleep.

Hendrick

asked

Pete
of

had

taken

minding

given

him

was,

little Hendrick

to

animals
of

the

at

beer

that

now

hard

on

that

I would

that

the

and

Pete

the

had

arise,wrap

take

them

off to

at him

was

quite sure

was

asleep,for

I had
Hendrick

them

far

sUly for having

about
I did

breakfast, but
on

horseback

off,but

Pete

my
not
no

to
was

blanket

I also

him

been

affair

told him
remember

with

cuts

In

the

early

him, loose
is

trying

to

little Hendrick

by Eclipse

thrown

"

The

now.

very

disagreeable,

He

heard

sure

him

round
'^

had

felt

good

some

had

himself

were

graze.

and

and

morning.

get into favour,^^thought I.

laugh

drink

that

me

hunted

make

to

tipsy.

kraal, instead

he

or

fast

was

little Hendrick

left till

he

went

told

he

which

give him

to

be

to

him

saw

and

oxen

Hendrick

was

that

me

Kaffir

something

it was

Pete

and

and

him,

after-consequences of

ordered

dawn

give him

showed

Eclipse,but

ridden

I called up

Dandy.

reim;

either

had

Pete

with

hardly outspanned

upon

got tipsy. I said nothing about

the

covered

last outspann,

the

and

valley

up.

waggon

this

out-

\ the

little Hendrick

that

how

the

some

the

under

are

came

were

oxen

It

for

off-saddled,and

glance

The

fell down

the waggon

it, and

of

narrow,

hills

pretty.

dark, that

place

plainlyseen

the

but

the effect is very

trees, and

be

can

to

then

suspicion.

my

Moer-drift, the

begins

287

little way^

excited

here

valley

Transvaal.

ridden

I had

until

reached

The

spanning.

in the

sweated^ which

was

late when

was

Trader

Lady

^so

boys thought

move.

Pete

appeared.

look

for

the

missing.

At

oxen.

However,

last I sent
He
I

found
had

no

288

mind

settlement

busy

too
to

with

It

it

forms

large
and

gas,
a

stared
and

at

me

as

Kaffir's
So

name

little

that

French

wished
And

tribe.
said

dell

that

he

was

have

return

glad

the

sorts

ruins

used

come

to

the

be, add
children

horses,

two

for

up,
could

not

did

not

talk

the

I had

taken

as

interpreter

the

arrived,

the

his
the
I had

of

the

to

and

permission

come,

sent

and

showed

the

me

his

me

we

trade

would

This

present

and
to

the

Clas.^'

'^

hill, where

Makapan,

chief

from

guide.

Clas

with

kraal,

Kaffir

called

commonly

foot

to

syrin-

and

with

of

so

brandy

to

in

him

various

of

Kaffirs, sufficientlywell

waggon
at

Nile

(the

these

Nicholas,

I sent

of

act

the

as

spanned.
bottle

to
was

soon

pretty

him,

river

women

Hendrick

by

to

kraal,

that

of

to

of the

pomegranates,

river

waggon

spoken

station

the

Makapan's

trees

garden

the

outspann.

entirely

mission

was

itself

middle

it, and

Numbers

the

to

over

the

I crossed

Makatees,

trust

np.

place

in the

small

its base

of

scene.

for

where

pure
to

the

station, and

shrubs

to

waited

know

and

outspanned

the

to

got

with

scattered

are

mission

other

charm

to

near

presently inspanned

Bight

fortress.
round

and

round,

cluster

on

slinked

and

when

place.

natural

of

river, I think) winds

once

then,

and

pretty

very

sort

Pete

precipitous hill, crowned

pass,

Mr.

him

pretty ride,

thought

got

Makapan's-poort.

to

was

and

Kaffirs, where
when

to

TransvaaL

inspanned

so

them

speak

to

on

go

him,

the

in

Knopnase

of

trading

was

for

wait

to

Trader

Lady

out-

of

message
with

thanks,
protect

his
and
me.

in the

Trader

Lady

CHAPTER

Makafan^
his

fearful

submission

to

brought
Kaffirs
that

told
when
and
I

by paying
he

had

found

the

found

soon

taken

therefore
very

by

the
of not

at

Pretoria.

When

in

swarms,

came

the

women

and

made

Government,

and

the

when

they

were

I made

the

Kaffirs,

I should

value
called

them

Kaffir corn,

likelyto

fetch

this intention

were

very

in,as cattle

for the
for.

be

just being

were

Kaffirs

to pay

and

the

frightened
the

for com,
taxes

there

with

away.

I traded

money

stole

old Kaffirs

much

very

the

having

the

died

peace
of the

here, for

trade for mealeas

cheap, and

get

low
ridiculously

not

was

to

to

unless

little

father

back, and, fearful

One

been

hostage,and

prisoner amongst

kicked

that

but

afraid

cash

himself
and

cried

called for

were

little Clas had

the

that

me

in cattle.

chief who,

willingly,
they

having got him,

for him

as

his

him

only

at last reduced

was

child

give

not

of

taken

When

latter is

the

son

was

get the

would

Boers

able to do

much

family.
to

night, and

one

Boers

Boer

determined

the

him

in

up

is the

Clas

them.

by

for

Makapan^

of the Boers,

massacre

289

XXVI.

family name^

or

surname

after

Clas

rather

or

Transvaal.

as

amount,

if

determined
I

got

them

good pricein

known,

Kaffirs

the

walking in front;followed by
bearing on their heads baskets filled
girls,
men

290

with

grain.

those

who

it

to

be

buckets-full

measured
besides

all

decdEening,and
lasted

morning

not

only

without
until

tired

lasted several

The

ladies

appendages
here

in

of

any

studying.

of

of

into

groups,

one

group

The

which
which
of

consciousness
ladies

had

mixture

from

their

rubbed
of

fat

with

to

of

the

bodies
red

earth

of these
I

the

other

These
their hair

may

fond

as

are

arranged

and

and

wearer,

of

pleasure

graceful,and
each

Graces.^'

tails.

buttons,

it about.

had

pieces

like

holdingone

ladies

the

at

thin

white

or

of

means

have

I had

those

absolutelyartistic.

"The

and

girdles behind

round

was

This

mad.

long,

two

rather

arms

seemed

and

hke

much

ladies I have

girlswere

evening,

in

Kaffir in his natural

the

young

young

was

o'clock

nearly

switching

Makatees

their

felt

habit

and

by

day^s work,

seven

in the

had

or

in the

their

of

beads, brass

taste

grain

quality.

its

amusing, however,

they

hand

other

end

dressed

were

one

but

that

the

entwining

way

keep

to

sometimes

examine

from

observing

were

that

remark

as
flirting

the

talking, yelling,laughing,

hour

was

ornamented

young

eyer-

the

grain, for

to

the

same

It

to

has

at

days.

"c., according
the

sacks, or

body,

hanging

were

off into

in

river,except

These

for

savages,

the

women

leather

of

the

at

on

to

big whip

trading

intermission

good opportunity

EUand

these

was

state.

close

too

rush

to

it,with

this, one

of

the

round

din

which

Pete

to look

came

crowding

had

time

long

all to

who

off.

takes

The

time

assembled^ between

those

their

preyent

many

intruders

has

and

circle formed

narrowing
It

hundreds

were

to trade

came

and

waggon^

the

There

hard

was

in t/ie Transvaal.

Trader

Lady

and

had

falling

I remember
itself with

three
or

young

wool

which, although

with

it does

A
sound

not

nice, was

darlingswere
and

the latter of

and

wire,

scabies"

distinguished from
the

ornaments,
of

also

black

fond

mammas,

escaped

rubbed

I observed

themselves,

with

the

or

unguent

The

much

"

who

The

disease

^was

girlswore

resembling
prevalent

the

have

of

persons

rubbed

were

of grass

"

very

that

who

reddish-brown

prettilymade

called,I believe,Kaffir-pock

those

Mother's

urchins

being

colour.

very

beads.

Makapan's-poort,and

at

former

some

291

unbecoming.

means

natural

Transvaal.

in the

no

darlings,by

varietyof

by

also to be

not

were

Trader

Lady

their

by

described, had

it.

men

wore

all sorts

of

of

Some

costumes.

the

European dress, others

aristocracyof the place wore
skins
together and
curiously sewn
prepared, others
blankets, others girdlesfringedwith the tails of wild cats,
tied by its sleeves round
others again a shirt,sometimes
had
the neck, sometimes
while
properly worn;
many
just a rag or a little stripof sofb leather round the loins.
with little rosettes made
Many had their wool ornamented
of the tail of the rock rabbit, or
by meer-cats' tails,tied
the men
like tassels.
I often saw
on
going out hunting,
and often with a rifle.
armed
with assegai and tomahawk,
They would start ofE early in the morning, whooping and
dancing, with a troop of dogs after them.
One day I noticed a girlwho was
quite pretty,and also
but
at
modest-looking,in the crowd that surrounded
me,
a

little distance.

looking-glass,and
she

saw

she

turned

herself,but

From
so

bad

shy, and

that
as

moment

the women,

I took

at her

aim

with

successfully. She
after
ran

giving me

small

circular

delightedwhen

was

beaming

one

smile,

away.

I had
who

no

peace.

had
u

no

The

excuse,

girlswere
for

they

not
were

292
all

One

ugly.

brought
accustomed

woman

said,

nothing pretty to
I

young

looked

often

that

Then

told

them

laughed

; and

until

wonderful
to

get

before, though

glass again
I had

went

although
ofEence

to

it

and

horse

without

speak

three

the

of

when

don't

was

now

several

of

and

quite

however,

were,

!"

perpetrateda

I had

that

friends,

her

! true

True

"

hands, and

as

looking-glassafterwards

asked

ever

as

for

me

arrival

our

was

and

you

punish either,unless
a

the

third

either
I

give

said, "Yes,

missus;''

them

remark

although

and
I have

Pete

second
ride my

to

or

punish;

something they
stared

walked

always

hard

off.

found

never

and
I

animal,

an

are

at me,

the

as

was

is your

remember,

offence

hurry.''

moonlight

this

now

servant

sitting,

were

by attempting

permission ;

times;

likelyto forget in

it worse

boys

the

said, ''Pete,

made

my

the

and

Makapan's-poort,

at

where

warm,

very

Pete.

tell about

camp-fire

object to punishing

that

feel

forgotten to

day,

as

her

cried out,

into

would

present.

evening

over

clapped

elderlyfemale

no

almost

the

bright

as

and

They

peep

looking-

one,

glass,but

called

to

witticism.

anxious

On

began

in it

easily

people.'^

she

they

had

if you

young

is

for

use

some

skin

glass.

That

looked

the

laughed,

woman

laughed again.
and

in

for young

looking-glassesare
How

has

if you

see

been
a

that

gave

one

you

old, and

are

you

why

for

day

every

me

pretty, and

is

whereas

glass;
have

She

me

give

had

and

years,

fringed girdleand

ask

won^t

and

one,

answered.

You

"

for

wore

shoulders, pestered

last I

At

Boers

been

had

she

although

who,

the

dress, now

to

her

over

old wretch

amongst

up

in the TransvaaL

Trader

Lady

may

as

never

not

and
here

giving

of

-^

294
determined

to

rain

Makapan
"

has

father

and

his

tribe,and

He
and

boots, and

and

gave

dressed

him

before

that

I left the

the

how

my

promised
I

tot.

to

and

go,

and
has

been

Makapan,

who

day

features.

I would

hoped
heard

that

as

hands

I said

I would

Makapan

such

me^

their

him

them

however,

for

another

that

and

abject

an

unless

suppose

adopted European

it

who

man

Cetawayo

as

by

that

subjectsin

only

can

chief, a

see

driver

felt

and

to

go

my

asked

chiefs

to

even

with

;*'

visit

visited

Makapan

him,

to treat

tot

Stiirman,''who

I said

treat

then

"

him

greatly surprised to

spoken

have

he

^'

subjects, and

shake

given.

called

before

was

to

never

are

the

coarse

I gave

said

approached by

are

posture,

heard^ that

have

Sekocooni

like

to

objection

visit

with

come.

his

driver

me

man,

his

superstitionof

that he had

had

how

know

difficult to

allowed

He

allowed

were

pay

course

Makapan

unceremoniously

Eendrick,
was

Of

day.

next

Makapan

Boers,

pronounced

head-man,

Makapan

dance.

grand

coat, riding-breeches,gaiters

place ;

visit

not

now

his kraal

short

felt hat.

has

big

like himself.

that I would
and

in

for the

to

is

also to his

one

he

came

He

dressed

was

was

He

this feast.

before

anjr substitute

missionaries.

to

the

feast
make

"

to

was

parture
de-

my

grand

He

to be

was

amongst

up

at

present

give.

to

there

brought

adopted

not

be

to

about

was

deferred

Pretoria, bnt

order

for his clan, and

Although

in t/ie Transvaal.

for

start

little in

which

Trader

Lady

mission
perchiefs

costume,

are

of their subjects.
by degrees losing the consideration
The
morning of the great feast-daybroke splendidly,

and, before
dressed
way

to

in

the

the

sun

was

up,

their best, came

chiefs

kraal.

groups

past
I

was

my
no

of

young

warriors,

encampment
sooner

dressed

on

their

than

A
J '.-:

ordered

the horses

li*

companion,

zk

one

and

ss^

turning

::i

ascent, through

r:

the

could

his

landed

after

boulder

horses'

lead

some

decent

longer, and

any

the

horses

Kaffir

however,

eyrie

greet

to
to

the

past

me

each

low

and

with

called

in

The
three
which
a

"

dark

and

chairs,
were

only

he

enclosed

an

various

led

enclosures,
it may

cottage

yard

Makapan

whatever

two

which

myself

or

He

took
I

rooms,

be

built

of

into

me

think)

dirty

caross,''or large
with

and

i
room

mattress,
mat

the

made

hair

furnished

was

little table, and

thrown

together,and

had

his

kraal, I found

in front.

verandah

from

seated.

to be

me

(the house

this

At

passed

house,

own

to'

Having

through

(his harem,
his

charge

hand,

paths.

narrow

and

in

he

Clas

told

return.

his

the

endanger

to

climbing.
with

by

utmost

vrith boulder

descending

huts, each

in it

with

in

me,

their

stop

their

rock

my

his

Kaffir),to

bricks, and

and

that bounds

of

to

them

give

staflF in

me

traversed

hut

his bedroom

asked

with

assist

of

desperate scramble,

Makapan

large stockade,

his

saw

wall

labyrinth

attached,

me,
to

me

until

stony

sight

dismounting,
and

back,

the

the

it,I declined

above

After

which

did

shelving piece of

Makapan

huts, from

trying

others

my
that

down.

began

yelling,at

as

told

that

and

little Kaffir

some

Qas

been

seen

we

iast, after

At

rising

moment,

of

had

up

hill

mothers,

on

me

feet

must

in

both

forth

their

295

taking

I had

the

maze

the din.

to

within

indeed

vociferations, while

which

offered

kraal.

ridden

came

by

clamorous
to

had

children

add

and

little round

followed
r-

for the

up,

suite

saddled, and

be

to

started

ride

in the Transvaal.

Trader

Lady

two

bedstead,

common

or

on

gaudy blankets, and

some

of skins
left

with

on.

curiouslystitched
He

asked

me

if I

296
would

have

after

talking

I would

for

sale.

ought

and

seemed

should

warriors
kill

an

me

some

the

of

the

glad

not

was

did

should

to

to

me

herbs.

doctor,

and

medicines

think

the

whether
his

conjuring

we

I
met

my

thing
not

was

away

Kaffirs
rather

aware,

diseases

amusing
as

and

told
his

he

was,

of
should

send
I

warriors.

ing
escort-

Kaffir

"That

and

indeed
the
up

is

help

He

conjuring

have

old

.^^

of

that

me

was

will

was

kraal

not

he

laughing,

to-day

said

his

as

would

Ab

and

whether

singular-looking

medicines

that

he

times

and

declined.
a

give

would

he

of

if

me

said,

his

are

for

whole
he

this

but

Makapan

those

make

asked

if

swarms

that

number

so

him

reasons^

strong;

the

at

what

large place

it very

he

horses,

my

carrying

think

away

eat,

such

see

ostrich

proposal,

several

me

an

to

that

he

do

asked

about

and

I had

would

me

me

that

thought

he

then

this

then^

hoped

aforesaid

this, for

surprised

went

something

to

rug

get

told

day,

the

asked

He

not

be
I

oro

to

seeing

also

He
of

hear.

to

surprised

whether

Bef

there.

meat

said

was

at

cup

he

I said

he

at

handsome

but
;

pleased

course

said

very

he

surprised

be

in

ox

very

much

would

he

officers

that

in

some

specimen.

feast

be

too

his

of

the

me

refuse,

to

indifEerent

very

He

of

present

one

attend

might

day.

me

sent

"

like

not

Transvaal.

things,

present

the

brought

various

him

make

feather

that

about

I did

to

gladly,

coffee, and

make

in

Trader

Lady

my

me

seemed

to

I doubt

absurdity
rain.

to

of

in the

Trader

Lady

still

was

dance

not

was

for

way,

had

diflferent costumes
talk

to

hill-side
a

or

tin

arm

the
a

numbers

before

taking

boys

Some

over

of whom
their

shoulder

legs were

assegai,often

handle,
At

began

way

this

short

and

rosettes

time,

one

them

passed under

and

the

belly of

ornamented

with

of

which

twelve

the
led

hill.
me

these

I took

Clas

out

from
each

embroidery

of

in and

coloured

made

wire

I went

round

buck, and

the opposite

buskins

assortment

an

hung

bright

tassels

brass, copper,

was

"

with

little before

the ascent

in

club, also ornamented,

sometimes

rifle,or

and

girt

were

magnificent cats'-tails,

covered

under

from

the

up

presented

loins

together

behind

came

way

men

young
Their

with

all three

one

skin

an

articles.

great.

very

of the

appearance.

thrown

their

white

carried

or

savages,

decorated

and

scarf thrown

on

of the

wire, sometimes

their necks

the

the

was

beautifullyand curiouslyworked

"

time, by-the-

opportunities of observing

kraal.

were

curions

ample

heat

the

girdles,fringed with

their heads
warhom

"

The

waggon.

the

picturesque

leathern

noon

the

to

In

my

the

to

very

with

to

got back

till

begin

to

dance, for

meantime

over

early when

297

XXVII.

CHAPTER

It

Transvaal.

by

tomahawk
different
with
a

me,

different

of rocks

and

boulders, overhung by trees, a scrambling, delightfulway.

298
giving

clusteringat

then

some

leap

and

to the

and

About

he

back

to

"

say,

you

can't

He

distrusted

send

showing

his

nose,

was

as

We
a

those

hum

by

got

of

as

yell and

to

keep

at

the

very

them,

and

teeth

by

with

and

which

hum

getting

was

who
arms.

in the

angry

me

amid

we

looked

made

louder
around

our

and

being
air^

on

much

here, and
in front.
;

furiouslyafter them,

vicious

curling

bis

on

and

unsuccessfully.
kraal, and
now

every

in
of

filled up

the

way

to

the

louder

then

began
and

moment,
excited

stockade

sat

men,

alleys

narrow

caught
he

heard

and

Moustache

throng

as

his

of

big flap ears,

of the

savagely

up

put his head

he

inside

were

he

assegai though

fire-arms.

we

had

until

hop, as
Fm

trotted

rush

wall

outer

but

rifle and

of

situation,but

children, who

through

for

stare

conscious

sort

tail,cocked

moment

same

women,

to

Groups

to avoid

with

Kaffirs

discharge of

close

would

background

mighty bee-hive, broken

a

it.

as

Moustache

that

;'*and

with

the

near

rapidly I

of their rifles

the waggon

be

now

men

to take

at last

with

me

hill

they

awkward

an

back

his wont

endeavoured

and

now

intertwined^ chattering

forward

side, drooped his

one

by

entered

they
when

from

won't

you

white

the

in the

kept

gave

at

scaled

discovered

came

me

bark

did not

he

now

hope

rash

arms

me^

enough

and
his tail,

wagged
as

he

up
had

far

was

saw

Every

would

Elaffir

of the

on.

go

He

me.

thought
sent

then

as

their

they

hill.

discharge

stockade

half-way

followed

the

me^

until

the

they

as

yelland

chief's

laughing

minute

their

of

warriors

and

girlsalso passed

and

base

Makapan's

bounds

hear

salute

of

of

the

Transvaal.

valleyand

of the

pretty glimpses

one

huts

could

in the

Trader

Lady

up
up

the

tache,
Mousin

my

Makapan
spoke

met

stockade

the

Lining

I coold

bat

to me^

at the

me

Transvaal.

in the

Trader

Lady

of the stockade^ and

entrance

what

hear

not

dense

was

299

for the din.

he said

of

mass

and

women

children, talking,laughing, singing,yelling,and

their

hands.

ranks

and

crowd

with

made

Makapan

got

me

of men,

bright

Just

chair.

dressed

some

coloured

crossed

their

holiday

dress, and
and

anon

with

with

perhaps tomahawking
while

the

sometimes
did

and

there
to

frantic

would

be

evidently to
merits
my

good

the

friends

with

Four

as

acting.

One

of

these

acted

tree

below.

creeping
He

up

would

carefully,
peer

even

the

"

arena

exhibition
one

side

the

through
look

hither and

to the

relative

particularlyattracted

men

costumes,

were

curdle,

girls from

their

who

each

after
of

foe with

performer stepped forth,

next

defending

into

rushed

"

group

notes

dancers.

was

the

on

yelled,and

by

he

of

area

blood

my

not

that

Ever

the

imaginary

attention,

was

cover

of

race

compare

of the

skeletons,

war-dance, then

the

his

Then

dance.

the other, before

into

as

-European

all armed.

it made

over-excited

wara

half

rush

their hands,

clapped

becoming
a

assegaing

or

exultation, that

women

then
taking aim, firing,
cautiously,

ground, looking around

savage

and

warfare, casting himself

of

some

their loins

in

but

yell,and dancing

was

comforter

represent

would

there

waistcoat

woollen

again

colour,

me

round

rag

front

described,
a

to

of these

more

scene

such

painted, some

with

some

only

others

daubed
or

one

the stockade
enact

costume

others

merely

some

with

breasts, and

their

over

I have

as

the

to

me

opposite to

shirts,some

some
girdle of cats'-tails,

for

way

clapping

over

but

alone.

the

the

His

from

stockade
mass

by

of

their

play

enemies

rock

and

stockade, taking

thither, then

swiftlylevel

300
his

and
rifle^

haughty
turned

and

acted

from

enemies

the sand

who

in

some

the

than

we

have

novel

about

snake-like

his victim.

and

looked

These

ground,

suddenly

their

of

from

their

with

one

and

hand,

object, he
arms

say

"

they

did

wriggled quickly along it

would

they
fall

These

have
close

were

prostrate

men

were

told, sometimes
fall
with

near

them,

savage

one

of them

and

was

to

actors

by

it did

not

delight,but
was

wounded

helped by

have

his

in

no

he

comrades

some

then

ground, they

bound

to

of

; and

moment.

their

or

fire

would

enemy

an

fire,

up,

Sometimes

crawled

all

slightwaving

work

waste

really

longish grass

been

tomahawk

with

arm

how,

the

the

would

start

to

excitement;

sometimes

catch

to

towards

"

on

strained;

eyes

other

stockade

nature.

arena

his comrade's

from

was

"

draws

he

as

into the

moved

like snakes

the

they

all

rise

more

once

and

the
with

would

seen

Indians

suddenly dropped

grasped

they

time, I suppose,

some

Hterally seemed

with

not

then, for the

little,appeared

trembled

his

tense, their

he

pointed

brushwood,

darted

then

his eyes
as

into

savage

their

but

American

of

muscle

something,

grasping

and

of at

three savages

sockets, and

imaginary

now

all read

raising himself

one,

glimpse

one

grass.

the North

every

other

The

them,

long

cautiously round,

expressive of

defending themselves
around

movement

(forI conclude

more

the stockade

what

he

as

arm

war-dance.

were

transformed

his

up

the

then

and

reload

to

any

close

were

it into

near

that

throw

pretended

strewed

that

first time, saw

cannot

would

together. They

imagination had

each

and

satisfaction

three

he

his man^

firingblank -cartridge)was

defiance

the

TransvaaL

in the

always killed

in which

his heel

were

mean

He

fire.

way

on

they

Trader

Lady

assegai him

of time

at

last

painfully back,
that

ended

their

302
who
to

screamed

made

he

Moustache's

yiolent

and

cowering
I

time

the

loudly enough

that

state

who

Makapan

into

the

sun

led

his

chair

being

very

the

nearly opposite
long

their

slow

war-dance,

song,

and

rattlingtheir

There

is

and

sat,

Kaffir
move

levies

but

it looks

it

like

gives
the

like the
that

muttering

would

let

blood-hounds
of

middle

opening
from

the

their

their

of

arena,

ranks

centre.

the

with

war-

shields.

their

I had

song.

to

chant

held

one

can
were

advanced
men

and

Stiirman
a

pair!

in
so

some

dancers
than

more

and

see

it sounds

leash

such

The

war.

men

hundred

Makapan
Oh!

opening

teeth, and

and

is

song

They
a

there

accompanying

Zulu

and

if the

loose.

very

advanced, dancing

dance

of

storm

fine-looking

of

the

the

creeps

slipped;

forth

burst

the

movement

for it to be

be

before, performed by

their

one

warriors,

crowd

band

arms,

this

to

way

the

remain

to

his

of

assegais against

once

and
slightly,

very

song,

their

on

ought

the

to

singing

them

monotony

would

said,

their

on

peculiarityabout
hecurd

and

seen

slung

me

flower

the

savages,

their

hot, the odours

looking-glass,and

the

all be-cat-tailed,armed
Elaffirs,
shields

of

rest

accordingly. Presently

where

to

the

depart, when

to

rose

for

guard,

lull

amongst

for

"

held,

be

to

considerable

that, she

stockade;

had

my

dialect,told

Boer

I waited

at this crisis

and

me

splendid sight.
was

failed him

regret

stockade.

asked

speak

until

one.

performances, I

had

satisfyany

bolt, and

to

oppressive,

the

who
could

effort

this, the

crowd

prevailing in
woman

nerve

in the

stayed

the

to

trembling, under

Shortly after
from

in the Transvaal.

Trader

Lady

hear

it

patient
leash, im-

threatening,

imagine

the

slipped and
thus

the

into

perhaps;

yell
the
then

jumped

forth

Makapan

was

Trader

Lady

carefullyattired in
brown, edged with
bobbed

and

np

white

was

well

turned

red

three

clumsiest

the

his

the

ostrich- feathers

''breakdown"

in

this

have

his

head

brim

and

it,all

in

stuck

kyrie (or short

had

this he

in

narrow

"

its tassels

gaiters; on

get up,''and

^^

under

with

pointing straight forward;

wrapper

girdlewith

him

hat, very

with

hand, completed

the

boots

heavy

up,

and

"

behind

French

303

gentleman's morning

down

riding-suitand

in the Transvaal.

his

club) in

did

attire he

witnessed,

ever

dancing opposite to his admiring subjects,and

I think
have
must
by his savage
guard, who

followed

despised

their leader,

booted

gaitered,with

and

red handkerchief
did

him

and

threw

last

that

it
I

stockade,

his shirt

and

freed
was

Moustache's
of

the

kraal

chastened

his little
an

was

As

as

not

and

coming

was

up,

going
and

the

and

the
I

just as

arena,

diminished
of dress

article

we

down

he

but

looking
waving
He

for

got outside

by leaps and

manner.

thanksgiving

hand,

his neckerchief

in the latter.

great,

very

pig'seyes,

his

to

having

The

down
break-

ever.

against me,

undulating

canine

former

delightwhen

manner,

himself

the

head,

frantic, that

so

"

attire had

his

its confinement

frantic

in

that
"

kyrie in

his helmet

away

Stiirman

was

breeches

from
as

Mr.

of

saw

his

on

pulled off

he

so

riding-costume,

indeed

aside, then flung

left the

been

throat, and

breakdown
hot

very

in

helmet

pith

his

round

frantic

very

it made

meantime, dressed

in the

Sturman,

was

showed

they spoke

to

it

in

absurdly long

bing
rub-

wistfullyout

me

of

tail in

evidentlyofferingup

specialdeliverance
the

precincts

frisks,but by

at

his

the

hill

Clas.

met

!
some

I asked

women

him

what

304
had

they

inqaisitive,so
that

these

ended

had

as

legs and

off at the

hip

the

This

I had

which

been
of

culminating-point
in

had

I could

Clas
He

not

justicehe expressed
said

he

Christian

done

and

great

they only
lesson
When

deal

of

have

it

knew

in

piece

assembled

of

Boer

to

dialect.

sin

torture

to

in

I found

boys,

told

the

have

Africa, if

but

this

one

great work.

one

my

idea.

missionaries
ways

do

knew

he

good, taught

encampment

talking

was

some

certainlydone
my

since

certain

am

To

hideous

of the

things

harm

one

I reached

understood

he

although

did this

they

"

Kaffirs

that

"

ticipated
par-

people

feelings.

my

horror

utter

better

learnt

religion

animal

an

had

describe

to

attempt

the

be

to

to in friendliness

spoken

the

I had

for

reserved

honne^boiicke

the

"

of

was

entertainment

the

be

to

was

This

spectator.

one

hacked

finale

the

be

to

was

it

then

that

and

shoulder,

and

yet

that

to be

legs were

me

not

was

killed

me

told

he

feast
be

to

was

made

course

Then

the

that

of its hind

one

of

point.

ox

an

it died.

until

of

scene

said

finale

of its fore

goaded

the

pressed

women

that

This

he hesitated.

said, and

Transvaal.

in the

Trader

Lady

good

of

many

many
whom

Hendrick

what

sends

any

beef

had

heard.

Mind,*'

'^

he

said

do

not

to

death,

he
eat

ha allows
Hendrick
that it

I,

"

if

would, send
the

meat

let

or

rather

would

much

said

it
an

it be

starve

to be

of

than

committed

remonstrated

Makapan
back, and
animal

say

that

by

eaten

that

has

such

been

not

tortured
that

we

atrocityas

an

in his kraal/'
in

low

voice,

to

prudent to offend Makapan; but

disgusted with the savage and his savages
was

as

English

we

servants;

our

encourage

me

the
I

was

to

effect
too
care

and,

Kaffirs

the

for

that

to

Makapan
the

oxen

all

effect

as

told

it,

bought

me

occasion

the

and

the

down,

message.
contented

day

before-aad

The

that

but

only

it

and

As

myself

to

had

said

the

with

horrible

meat,
some

greasy

this

killed

was

message

custom

knew

so

thing
some-

of
and

his

not

he

goat.

said

result

meat,

that

aware

saying,

was

was

305

became

goat^s

only

not

me

some

described,

calm

to

benefit.

their

"

brought
eat

that

aboye

this

on

what

sent

Transvaal.

remarks

understood

stronger

the

in

Hendrick's

from

as

Trader

Lady

no

this

fat

let

was

lie

who
the.

boys
7

pork
stuff

at

ox

Stiirman

to

kill

to

it

was.

Had

3o6

XXVm.

CHAPTER

I
I

traded

HAD

heard

too

that

Mission

Station

much

com

to

could

get

bring it
large closed
to

several

bought

specialto
behind
for

in^ and

me

He

me.

who

day.

horses,

rifles and

quite
them
driver

both

to

looked

in his

at him

for

him

any

offer

as

able

; but

Hendrick

that

he

it

he

was

eye

that

whether

he
he

said, I do

might

make.

The
their

with

not

I do

not

I left

Makapan.

or

fit to

let

my

Mapeela

tended
pre-

dialect,but

he

them.

Boer

my

Hendrick,
won

it.

that he wished

me

of

one

horses.

it

the

waggon

they thought

speak

of

Makapan^

him

Mapeela

understand

to

and

informed

see

I think

leave

to

than

my

brandy

of

competition with

understand

Hendrick
I could

be

lent

facture
manu-

care

my

lend

me.

take

shooting-match

devices, as

into

to

to

to

never

bottle

brandy.

own

enter

down

whether

their

not

could

the

I had

what

store

me

for

curious

greater chief

had

rifle for

my

remember
to

him

of

baskets

the

at

oxen

Pretoria

to

up

bat

waggon^

and

promised

wanted

told

one

on

waggon

rode

him^

Hendrick

stand

I, to

visit

and

chiefs

Mapeela^

Makapan

but

take

to
Elaffirs^

Makapan

and
to

came

next

the

Transvaal.

in the

Trader

Lady

the

coveted
offered
not

to

buy Eclipse ;
horse

hundred

know,

fancy

his

as

he

pounds

for I refused

offer

was

high

for lie looked

one,

profit!

clear

Eclipsefor
for

any

rich

I think

money.

I don't

"

describe

Mapeela.

He

man.

his

Makapan,
And

things :
afraid

brandy
I had
had

to

said

I would

impossible to

not

sell

my

purchasers had

had

old tins that

oil

bottles.

sauce

refused

to

waggon

We

that.

^'

Then

they

do ; and

I used
wanted

when

they

won't

tell,''
they

Every

trader

It

worry.

big gourds
medicine

drink

but

them

and

Of

tots

*
"

old

hollowed

perpetually
this I

away

brandy

to say.

was

bottles,or

me

worry

brandy ;

'

They

to

us

what

few.

hunt

used

doing

at least very

to

sells

difficulty

that

would

of

my

reason

small

had

they

that

good

little and

and

two

little

paraffinin them,

had

once

sixpence worth

to sell them

"

had

sometimes

constant

bottles,or

no

The

into

forced
a

was

was

secondly,

the bottle, for the

tin mugs,

tins,and

out, and
old

by

do,

record

I must

trouble.

of

myself being

prevent

than

graces

Hendrick

that

me

deal

great

me

gave

white

cuffs,and

airs and

more

French

showed

it,white

Kaffirs; and

wild

these

other

less.

it struck

that

one,

of

affected

white

and

leaving Makapan,

before

now,

in

pin

I liked him

and

that

forgettingto

near

very

little open,

finger. He

idea
for any

riding-suitand

and

necktie

was

respected

an

be

sell

not

big,sensual, and violent-looking

in

his waistcoat

had

on

dressed

was

wore

shirt ;

is

them

it could

think

Thinking of Eclipse,I
He

somehow

they

it gave

because

reason.

ring

that

ing
stand-

I would

passed, that

Boers

that it was

this I found

After

it,probably

very

hat ;

At

"

joke amongst

was

refusal.

my

to myself that trading was

distinctly
'^
Smouse
refusingto make eighty
Fancy a

forte.

my

pounds

me

surprisedat

307

I admitted

moment
not

Transvaal.

in the

Trader

Lady

always
the

from

there.
course

^what

^new

is the

law

Trader

Lady

3o8

here?'^

they

One

gentleman,

old

common

of

way

accept, and

offered

said,

me

the

law;

He

been

brought

he

now

and

them

walk

to

outrageously light costume,

old

was

man
gentlecurious

the

them

about

from

not

the

like

is

sell, you

amongst

up

dressed

accustomed

was

This

don't

He

make

to

want

I astonished

summarily.

amongst

^^

too.

sell him

to

me

you

him

had

that

knew

sixpence.

by dismissing
lived

and

course

then

present !

Transvaal.

vainly begging

evading

give

specimen.
had

after

present,^'and

you

Of

say.

tot/' paused^

^'

sixpenny

would

in the

Boers,

for
in

years,

the

most

but

poverty

from

choice.
The

He

his

out

dislike
to

into

his

the

territory;

savage

horses

our

one

me

the

day

extremely
refuse

voluntarilygone

mine,

which

he

cantered

we

Glas, then

hardly

can

has

empty

brandy

done

made

one

out

and

The

an

the

at

had

ox

but

when

I held

turning

heartily; and

pull

the

ahead,

me.

bearing

Mapeela
the

so

after

Hendrick

about

hand

one's

man

with
as

me,

affair

touch

to

give

to

paw

That

before.

another

hands

it ; shook

got

put

wanted

little

gone

attendant

an

crossing

was

rapidly

coming
and

Makapan

were

paraffin tin.
He

hoofs

as

had

which

waggon,

horses'

heard

riders

Makapan's-poort,

the

after

stream

I left

day

shook

away

in

opposite directions.
The

bush-

treked

to

their

the weather
to
a

bush,

much

or

(and

now

It

very

hot"

middle

of

shade), and

getting late

was

so

bushes

panted.

hot

day.

waggon
the

desert, all the

of the

the

under
most

was

farms.

was

in the

trek

bush

veldt

if

one
are

Under

that
At

it

noon

could
thorn

these

Boers

in the

was

one

not

and

had

season,

impossible
lay
get

don't

under

leafy
give

circumstances,

1o

Trader

Lady

until he

had

master,

whose

Transvaal.

in the

feelingswere

his

at

even

for the

asked

he

that

hurt

so

kicked

He

gratifiedhis fancy.

whip.
I

rode

met

into the

Mr.

had

or

moved

fontein.
had

said
Mr.

I addressed

He

the

was

when

and

to their

in

so

spoke

to

him

also

of

been

in German.

astonishment,

my

that

others

before

could

he

speak

dialect,norany Kaffir tongue;

Boer

EngUsh, Dutch,

yet he had

and

himself

that

him

German
to

Sand-

of

happened

It

moved.

had

station^

the

farm

new

him

asked

and

still at

were

speak

from

We

bowed,

missionary ; judge

new

I heard

neither

they

him, and

whom

permanently

He

heard

Mrs.

and

Mr.

with

missionary,to

young

whether

Station

Mission

time

some

the

in

colony

and

was

missionary !
I

While
me

gave

some

if he

me

Then

bed.

to

it was

burnt

These

two

being

the
him

hard

He

oxen.

was

on

here, but
well

left

had

here

helped.
tot

Tou

for you,

and

and

asked

objected
with

to

it is
you

been
go

go to

wrong

night

have

that

grace,

last

and
Pete

when

said, " I know

is the

'

not

when

that

home

come

good

be

'

must

the

candle

piece of

anything going

with

him,

condition.

lantern, and

might

this

up

play

far from

not

was

hang

he

as

is

to

and

go

one

on

leave.

him

gave

might

might

the

of

case

submitted

Pete,

long departed

not

alone, in

it can^t

lately,so

in
out

pleased with
you,

asked

he

I said he

go.

Hendrick

if he

I should

that

might

evening

going

was

waggon

if he

which

me

I said

of the

back

saw

me

asked

I told him

and

happened

a-visiting,and

go

cottage he

or

waggon,
at the

One

friends,and

some

hut

he

might

incident

place,an

concern.

little Hendrick

with

The

at this

was

to

show
little

will

be

behaving
bed/*

I drew
which
of

him

brandy,

boys

and

also

soon

Pete.

Pete,

light

the

was

and

go

stupid

too

did

like

not

rather
excited.
as

"It

the

Pete

which

he

is

did

soon.

He

until

was

he
I

not

drick
Henhad

had

he

but

drunk,

missing, and

was

It

anything.

saw

was

that

found

waited

so

been

I woke

not.

was

while, but

waggon,

Pete

that

place.

understand

to

beer.

lie down

to

he

seems

the

for

he

tain
ascer-

had

He

in his

that

to

thought

called

went

horse.

was

out

sleep

him

and

so

alongside

uneasy.

up

of

any

back

came

lay down

something.

KafBr

going

was

with

waiting

leave

to

told

by

with

much

too

got

whether

back,

came

answer

after

little Hendrick

and

remained

sleep if

Hendrick

lie

Pete

to

go

cask

the

near

I heard

Eclipse got

at last I made

dark, but

was

after

matter

see

to

never

bed,

own

waggon.

31

my

waggon,

the

pat out,

was

on

horses.

Little

startled

apparently

the

of

rule

getting no

what

very

it

Shortly

but

would

"ont

Transvaal.

down

lay

the

away.

the

as

then

near

the

were

in the

just behind

for I made

awake,

of

made

towards

the

tot/^

'^

I had

down

Trader

Lady

added,

again,
"

determined

to

himself

emerged

five-and-

his

get

twenty.'^

Oh

went

I to

am

for

outspanned
''

if

you

have
am

had

heard

minute

at

been

only
me

quite certain

to

that

for

offence ?

no

fioer's

only

that

waggon

is

.^'

was

have

punished

be

there

waggon

You

ness,
dark-

the

"

away

The

from

said,

and
''

Pete

this moment

At

been

some

to

call you,
you

are

very

little distance.

time

away,

that

Boer's

for I called

Pete,'' said I,
you

waggon,
you

tellinga lie,and

''

and

would

repeatedly.
that

you

went

312
to

away
away,

and

this

time,

is

for I have

drink,

or

should

have

told

never

Now

you

what

But

of

instead

in the

going

make

bed

at

He

is

going

to

and
in

whip

tactics

then.

Pete, and

Pete

Hendrick,
I

the

between

for

would

you

be.
Now

it.

Pete

see

the

by

shiftingabout

and

with

expression

an

''but

yourself,"quoth I,

of

fool

wish

you

beat

make

to

me

go

angry

Put

He

correct

group

that

there

is my

him."

he

whip,"

his

hand

Hendrick

taking

was

trying

was

about

would

look

me

gravity
for

my

in

those

in the

get

cut

cover.

demoniacal;

spite
two

only

of

the

savage-

dark, and

if I could

saw

sly

his

was

rather

state, looked

dancing

without

cover.

to

long
I

about.

dancing

also

the

with

Hendrick

saw

the

see

idea

myself

amazingly.

whip down, Hendrick,"

Pete

double

the

with

me

about.

them, tickled

touch
"

village to-morrow

and

could

how

not

getting

his face.

in his excited

looking wretches

''

It

you.

in

failed

dancing

hardly keep my
unpleasantness of the situation

of

you

I could

manner,

unless

once,

turned,

their

but

punish

you."

driver's

at

not

given twenty-five lashes.

bed

to

lantern

on

said, still dancing

I

the

great dread

"Don't

"

will

will, I hope, remember

remarkable

most

of very

with

long

punishment

my

it,and

flickeringlight of

to

very

you
the

tied up and

you

been

bed."

to

go

of

out

not

proof against

yourself that

for

had

know

you

so

absolute

no

I treked

when

have

you

drunk,

not

are

you

lucky thing

but

drink;

get

in tfie TransvaaL

Trader

Lady

said

I.

'*

You

must

orders."

forelooper,"quoth Hendrick,

''and

I must

And

the

That

''

dancing

He

sound

And
down

had

Pete

is

brains

^^

me

servants

my

that

whip directly/'

then

with

look

sullen

speak

to

gave

to

bed

either

of

go

from

both

hardly

at

said

you,"

in

their

had

and

once,

let

not

I.
before

blankets

done

do

when

so

lay

heard

better

quiet,Hendrick/'

be

said

I, "

or

punish you/'

**

''

voice.

You

shall

you

but

again;

'^

Give

them

saw

Hendrick's

my

of

both

hear

me

whip.

Now

^'

that I allow

moment,

Transvaal.

in the

on.

way

"

hesitated

the

me

went

the

is not

me/' said I.

to

Trader

Lady

It's

only waiting
with

out

for

to

me

said he.

yoke-skey/'

knock

sleep to

to

go

He," growled Pete.

You've

got

in

ready

one

cried

hand,"

your

Hendrick.
I

stood

worthies.

I
was

were.

If he

in his

bed,

unlike

any

Pete's
"

'^

of

hat

hat

up

and

in

try if I could

to

caught by

was

belonging

to

two

again.

He

said

looked

as

if he

he

yoke-skey

eye

is this ?

it, when
are

the

you

face

gradually.
cried.

my

was

the

to

over

his

hand

find
a

he

missiles

any

hat, which

boys, lying

my

had

was

close

to

blankets.

Who

But

had

stooped

and

Pete

went

Hendrick,

of

had
I

Whose

hold

that

afraid

then.

and

more,

found

that he

none

once

up

"

Hendrick

"

dark

Get

out

scowled, and
'^

You
was

Quick

with

asked,
face

on

peered

of this at

the
the

shall

get

it hot

by

the

side

the

once

point of taking
from
1"

under

I exclaimed.

figure it belonged
double

it.

to

rose

whip, Hendrick,"

!"

of my

bed

where

.the whip

314

-^

lay^and

back

in

bolted

He

had

not

only he,
I must

feet.
Pete

was

There

was

the

into

another

almost

have

little distance.

some

whose

him

sell

to

had

waggon

him, and

the

key

in

finger

that

all

in

this

not

or

I did.

in

the

sharp canter,
but

it could

I started

Waterberg
get

to

waggon

poort, and

the

it

was

next

day

for

transport road.
return

only

to the

to make

had

I found
com

up

see

I did

that

When

at

my

got

I looked

last I discovered

belt had

given vray

been

difficult for

ridden
This

at

that
left
mind

I
at

very

vexatious,

was

Pretoria, taking the

for the

pat

to

whether

pocket.

have

possible.

the

to

mechanical

waggon.

still I

helped.

pretty sharply, for

it would

be

I had

habit

little doubt

in my

leather

not

to

the

of the

key

mounted,

I have
farm

carried

belt which

purely

but
fruitlessly,

although

and

the

me

brandy

always

my

time

not

were

slip through,

to

the

broad

become

get back

Boer

asked

I drew

much

every

the

them

for

on

so

from

stitchingof

keys

was

lying at

mine

near

absolutelyremember

keys

part, and

one

the

to

the

everywhere
that

it

pocket

and

to

hurry

pocket

occasion, but

that

on

I found

back

this

I rode

in

was

leather

I cannot

movement.

farm

Now

horse.

my

suspected

saddling,the

was

brandy.

of

safe, that it had

was

at

6utspanned

night, and

and

my

been

did.

he

course

astonished.

nice.

business
as

very-

Of

was

look

that

my

him.

tap of the brandy-cask and

of the

day

wore

not

Just

mounted

waggon-box

it did

bottles

two

for

Hendrick

astonishment
from

on

quick.

too

was

my

rose

and

I had

morning

next

to

trodden

averred

Hendrick

and

ruffian,who

proof,but

no

Transvaal.

the fellow

bnt

darkness^

astonished,

Pete, and
The

instant;

an

but

in the

Trader

Lady

direct

could

not

Makapan's-

to

return

for

A
it from

good-bye
talk

to

the

Mr.

and

for

people

that

had

an

not

off

window^

ride

long

I remained

s.

of

the

setting sun

and

awakened

into

know

daylight,or

the

little
into

to the

me

me,

bargain^ and
twilightto

even

to

shone

country before

across

I did not

hour

of

rays

the

through
a

delayed^talking and thinking very

time^ until the

I had

the

as

bid

to

having no one
is refreshingto

long time^ it

started

myself

After

Mrs.

up.

Sandfontein

to

over

Boers

then

country
I

rode

such

and

eyes

that

and

to.except

dinner^

my

I had

get amongst

of

in the Transvaal.

Pretoria^ after sellingwhat

the waggon,

to

Trader

Lady

fact

and

that

count

on.

that I had to keep

possible. I knew
in towards
the Waterberg
road
to
hiUs^ until I came
a
running close to their base through thick high bush.
The
vrind had
become
high, and there were
heavy
very
clouds gathering swiftly. I rode
fast as I could, but
as
was

it is

not

easy

to ride

very

fast

with

long

grass,

and

covered

parts with
dark.
a

as

soon

as

little thorn

However,
I

stream,

of

outspann.

After

Hendrick
of

and

Jan

blowing

to

a
were
over

of

an

retainer

old
of

the

waggon,

"

was

made

the

fire had
to

my

and

asked

De

be

supper

Swartboy,'^

in

many

pitch

crossing

be

in. the

greeted by
in

hollow
it

off,but
become

attempted,
for

Clasps

to

was

waggon

and

Steen's.

and

my

wind

not

holes,

soon

must

the

kept

Clerc's
Jan

knew

more

of

after

keep

was

and

was

soon

which

near

now,

Kaffir

to

besides, it
I

full

studded

camp-fire was

to

try

De

quite close
to

The

cooked

had

minutes

cooking

disorderlythat
house

few

hurricane

Hendrick

Steen,

Pete.

ground

the

thickly

which

light

farm-house

feldt

got the road, and,

saw

bushes

over

me

in

was

so

and
the

father, and

Plessis,whose

houses

Young De Plessis came

to sleepin his ho use
me

3i6

I felt too

but

in such

Trader

Lady

horses,

get frightened,and

to

So

and

sheltered

the

sand

During

the

neither

hear

wind

nor

roared

it would

rain

lost the

brandy.
into the
a

brandy,

and

tried

was

from

their

delights

was

to

put

I could

truth

the

dense,

so

and

this

their

near

was

about

unhappy
I could

that

work.

without

oflF a

the

waggon.

buying by driblets, thus

of

have

to

ideas

to

happy.

were

and

Boer

key

bucket

novel

and

brandy, however,

any

showed

appearing

perpetual trotting backwards

to

had

they

certain

suggested

having

get them

not

Then

its

heavy

"

my

old tap which

an

not

rain

that

very

it did

cottages

in

wind.

the

the

say

displacingthe tap, drawing

They got

There

were

replacing it

removed

me.

evident

was

barrel, but
of

To

sleep^

not

before

darkness

the tap, because

They

way

been

it

Boers

of

key

tree,

strange if I could.

been

The

too.

the

alone.

restless,but

anything.
and

likely

me

it I could

seemed

that,

enormous

an

furiously

dogs

see

day

next

the

much,

so

have

The

me

night

from

reason

Behind

so

besides

Eclipse,were

under

waggon

driving

was

at least

or

its trunk.

by

waggon

listen to

to

to the

slept close

Transvaal.

the

about

anxious

storm, the

in the

forwards

Boeress

or

spinning

the

out

amusement.

On
sell

me

After

but

him

have
the

He

he
he

which

if his

to

he

De

would

back, and

came

regarded

for

pound,

I asked

said

me

as

and

pound
he

father

Clerc

said
a

of

had

that

would
asked

not
me

to

wife.

sheep
would

I had

course

could

his

friend, he

taught

not

if he

consult

pocketed, assuring

help travellers he
sheep at all. He then

ought
the

as

one

that

while

occasions

sheep.

time

scarce,
me

of these

one

to

have

let

give

him

let

give

all the

me

him

were

that

he

me

have

''tot,"

De

Clerc

nndertone,
''Then
Willem

'*

about

said

on

eyes

this

De

I,

about

and

me,

said

in

an

and

you

Plessis.

''

between

treachery

thought

those

supposed

were

you

You

feathers.

not

that,

mean

*'

suppose

Don't

''

his black

meaning

know

to

turned

Transvaal,

"

I"

Oh

''

Trader

how
?

in the

Lady

talk 'so

loud," said

he.

''

will

keep

your

secret/'
said I,

Thanks/'

''

kept.

It is De

know

that

either

declare

''You
will

keep

"

them,

the

had

you

Clerc

I went

I must

say

of small

hut,

curtained
but

was

he

word

other

very

little furniture, and

about
"

the

Your

this""

shall

Clerc.

De

clean

waited

and

"

is to

come

to

him

say

and

were

stone's

in

it

was

he

"I

over

about

but

throw

It

that

is

going

mad-

only

was

to

there

say,

into

that

There

drawing-room.
simple ;

very

from

come.

was

bedroom

little
"

departed.

did not

cottage.

room

in the house

if you

not

The

felt

Haying

now."

this

about

the

to

there, but

him

you

was

there

cottage,

dimensions.

room

as

said

that,"

just going home,

was

awaited

off from
one

that

now

them."

I have

what

Plessis's

Clerc's,and

De

; for

to be

buy them,

to

do," said I,

going

am

said

De

to

better
hear

feathers.

De

do

not

mine

secret."

Willem's, and

to

mine

me

keep

not

or

better

in

of

secret

no

secret, not

unlawful

was

your

What

is

there

Plessis's

it

had

"

but

hut
was

thing
every-

fresh.

for

feathers.
father-in-law

time

said,

thought

I had

better

begin

"

spoke

to

me

about

those

feathers

"

he know

of them

Didn't

*'

Poor

he

The
her

''

old
well

as

had

His

doing

said

had

I,

from

them.

game

in
in

were
*'

that

now

that I did

and

want

Ton

can

say

liable

to

Unfortunatelythat

would

*'

Oh

about

find
'*

Ton

have

Mrs.

for

dark

matter

began

to

De

that

supect

said

nothing.

know

not

those

get

will ask

if it is found

Pretoria,

to

up

where

got them."

driblets

in

them

was

feathers.

fine of 500Z.

that

from

the

Clerc.

De

"

*'

bought

bought

matter

In this

answer.

the

kept

When

them.

Kaflirs," suggested Mrs.

simply.

Wliat, does

'^

wife) sent

I did

when

you

1 it don't

I.

hand^ bat

them, people

sell

to

am

buy

dismay,

see

you

illegalact

an

out

"

gentleman
as

asked

snjBicient

was

his

relations

Now,''

''

and

deep

some

three

know

face

they (Willem

Clerc.
from

he knew

Plessis's

De

Plessis.

'^

know

yon

dilemma

gasped De

!"

father-in-law

My

in the Transvaal.

Trader

Lady

only

true,"

be

not

that,"

said De

tell them

to

I remarked.

Plessis,quite

they

so;

won't

out."
said

Unfortunately,"

have

"I

I,

objectionto

an

tellinglies."
'"

*'

It's

It may

is not

am

be

going

to
to

will return
to

money
and
home

that
as

whatever

me.

you

of

matter

your

way

do.

feathers

I know

have

you

you

profitI

made

keep
on

to

do

one

you

if you

worked

hard

to

struggle

nicely as

Plessis.

to

it ;

the

keep

said

I ; ''it

I will tell you

tell

can

you

going

am

De

doing business,"

of

then

do, and
the

business," said

being understood,

That

mine.

going

are

mere

up

me

what

of three

you

things.

will return

the

for

that

bird,

this

nice

little

therefore,I will

goods, and

what

take

let you

off

have

320
them

have

to

farther

any

the feathers.

dead.

was

he

decide
do.

they

I shall go
I

the

an

them,

and

mention

three

grand

it

of

to

very

these

by
be

perfidy.

saying,

'^

do

to

was

with

I shall

do

to

then
that

that

and

his

so

but

never

circumstances

that

in debt

used

"

proportions

as

up

the terrible

houses,

unpleasant

an

these

as

others'

each

make

to

squeezed

with

constantly

De

his father-

to

all

paying

poor

Living

do,

of

this

affair to

debt.

out

commenced

father-

unpleasant

an

regulated communities.
De

Plessis.

misfortune,

deeply

most

'^He

there

father-in-law

Boers

same

for

sorry

to

and

"

the

and

in better

overwhelmed

law's

forced

serious

the

other

in

the

assumes

seemed

tell him

am

denying

alarming extent,

an

mother-in-law

he

Then

very

most

as

running

developed

was

and

plana

do I shall do.

am

use

about

seeing each

"

that

seems

did, and

together

no

still in debt

unpleasant

Boers

in-law

was

was

and

himself

habit

It is

money

He
;

blank.

very

pow-wow.

Plessis.
in-law

to

me

unless

name

looked

of the

back

tells

he

stand

matters

of these

what

law, and

in

knowing

ask

story

bird's mate

the

let

Nilstrom,

without

act, and

your

and

to

yoa
the

difference

of

rid

be

with

go

that

ceases

forced."

be

The

of

feathers

whatever

wiU

like either

the Landrost

to

I shall

as

swear

favoar,

don't

affair

the

will tell him

makes

oar

unlawful

doing

I may

in

we

can

yoa

this

me,

choose,

that

If you

bonght

not

say

Perhaps

may

as

Yoa

Transvaal.

do

to

Nilstrom, and

of

it stands.

as

interest

Or, if yoa

Landrost

the

will

If yoa

price.

at cost

in the

Trader

Lady

have
the

done
two

and

ruin
him

women

his

on

to

affected

to

wants

He,

do

by

him

his

me,'* he
any
took

part,

harm.''
the

was

credit,

father-inwent

on

Under
matter

in

liand,and

the

deliberate
of the

specimens
told

by themselves, and
that

^was,

"

Landrost
found
the

and

the
best

knew

from

the

De

and

'^

know-nothing
When
they had
still ; I

could

''

he

! I

money
so

have

oath
De

send

He

made

"

This

much

was

that

he

had

this

as

little arts

venial

deviation

assumed

Plessis listened

De

had

there

eagerly.

say, he

to

quite

sat

was

and
filled,

of my

say

vrith

know

to

Now

back

that

great

catch

pay

you

honest

an

why

I should

"

not

were

lie to

will

reply;

my

understand

you

pounds!

secretlyto-night.''

you

feathers ;

those

for sixteen

name),

that,*'was

"

would

is what

me

He

however,

go,

not

done

my

mind

De

may

with

understand,"

Yes,

But," he added,

did

leaving

"

them.

myself

feathers

the

said,

house.

up

the

not

false

you."

Plessis

I had

to

all the

very

me

They urged

working

forswear

glad you

liked

is to

man's

feldt.

they

(his version

lie about

hands.

are

"

fellow, Willem.
tell

oath

solemn

his eyes

; then

cannot

am

all

his face

see

Hedwick

not

people,we
with

go

listeningto

said

said,

his

expression;

in his voice

^'

should

it out

sat

on

the

cellent
ex-

very

tian
others, remarkably Chris-

proceeding, using

strugglegoing

Mrs.

two

"

321

truth.

Willem

'^No

Boer

in the

make

to

female
some

dead

safest

of

given by

take

"

ostrich

advice

Plessis

swear

and

they

in t/ie Transvaal.

Trader

Lady

"

larger,and

there

think

but

I don't

this

little incident

to have

different

do

it out

from
was

the
more

De

with
to

over
one

I go

it

into that

go

there."

willingly.

was

yet, for I had

Clerc

De

I had

furniture

shook

we

I won't

here, but

come

Plessis, I walked

very

again

never

and

; so,

Clerc's
left.
in it.
T

after

house.
It

was

I think

322
there

two

were

Boers'

to

"

Oh

*'

Don't

and

safer

had

been

if
still,

to

I will

give

you

Thanks,"

"

but

De

his game

son-in-law

I ;

but

arrangement,
that

knowing
The
'^

old

with

than

me

have

(N.B.

Two

This

them.

"

and

to

settled the

shall

the

your

matter

give

to

unnecessary

he

lose

ticulars,
par-

by

satisfaction

our

of

honestly."

me.

is not

this

I went

where

wanted

to

remember

you

Makapan's-poort,

to

could

one

what
do

feathers;

before

find

tian
Chris-

more

?"

nation

your

speaking

I remember."

Yes,

'*Well,"

continued,

that nation, I should

it Christian-hke

spy

afterwards, instead

of

mischief

"as

like

to

to make

at

the

me

it better

let

for

have

we

behaved

had

we

asked

you
nation

'^

have

to

asked

shall have

we

continued,

conversation
when

that

regard

"

replied;

he

can

you

just been

it is

both

fellow looked

But,"

say

we

said,

pounds."

had

I have

that

say

and

through.)
"

satisfactorily.Although
I may

while

was

me,

see

reallythink

you

fourteen

subject,and

the

on

to

you,"

keep them,

Plessis

all

said

After

trouble

matter

not

less than

delighted

to talk.

commoQ

alone, which

Clerc

De

look

frowzy

feathers.''

the
me,

TransvaaL

the

was

for you

and

pounds

He

those

trust

it had

found

began

let

can

them

and

I about

*'

you

I wanted.

down

sat

in the

bat

rooms,

houses.

just what
we

Trader

Lady

out

influential

an

whether

know

to

of

them

them

to

speaking

by talking

of

you

son-in-law's

your

consider
and

errors,

him,

to

try

stranger

like

to
a

of

member

myself?"
Clerc

De
me

began

in the

face.

to stammer

out

excuses

without

ing
look-

A
It is

"

said

I ;

the

sort

up

to

in

no

*'

I want

and

as

believe

God

De

"

And

nation

which

had

He

but

be,"
he

think

that

of

sight

believe

the

did

prevent
me

do

his

tender
wiEe

him

itself

beneath

For

on.

its Christianity,

on

of

one

in this

you

interrupt me,

to

took

saying,
"

he

moment

he

it.

Do

now.

said,
"

remember

you

little while

ago

should

have

but

lesson."

not

having

If I had

spoken

called

once

that

you

to

my

otherwise."
understood

me,

better

after

calumniating
He

him.

while

no

point with
was

yourself,are

me

consider

and

much

me

dislike

given

it is very

Christianityfrom

good

man

neglected Dandy

him, and

prides

I went

perhaps

not

to like

make

that

for the

just done

seemed
not

told

in

hands

you,

I have

as

you

friendshipa

our

you

"

shake

can

pledged

His

the

husband

said,

hand,

my

not

tried

out

put

in

right

that

think

"

hate, and

you

friend, I could

was

your

Look

said,

lesson

you

pledged

had

done

nation

Yes, I thank

/'We

to

done

who,

you,

silent,then

child's

have

let that

Pray

you

by

you

require a

respect?''

not

you

have

amongst
to

we

whether

now,'' said I, " do

leader

tell

is

this

right?

is

me

Clerc,"

is,whether

me

tells you

Olerc hesitated,then
No/'

'^

De

''

"

sat

of it, Mr.

323

the Bible

you

disgracefulof

''

Transvaal.

out

to tell

you

thing that

Heaven

doing

you

trying to get

use

what

of

in the

Trader

Lady

he

mealeas

had

this

De

told

or

and

know

affair,but

Pies sis and

me

that

him, had

forage.

he

De

it

trying
Plessis

overworked

He

knew

this

me.

present

when
T

he

said

this, and

she

324

Trader

Lady

immediately said,

said,

You

'^

look

Willem

while

I may
had

once

him

to

was

and

rode

magistrate,

it, in

Now

watered.

perhaps, due
in

volcanic

In

many

the

hot

On
on

oxen

and

committed
had

of those

is

poisonous
did

late
he

not

to
come

Some

neighbouring
from

all well

were

Boers;

quiet,

Their

farm

drying

are

before,

years

Waterberg,

curious

well

was

This

up.

is,

capricesobservable
is very

volcanic.

obvious, without

this

from
I

was,

his

to

grows

of this

spoilt for practical

was

are

"

Bennevinn

"

way.

Waterberg

this

who

man

taking

account.

certain

oxen,

and

back

to

Now

in

farm

heard

care,

disappeared.

plant

every

springs

the

descended

all like

of

rest

children

at

in

taken

had

similarlydescended,

of water.

the

springs into

He

failure

places signs of

where

well

Dandy

afternoon

of

was

at, but

countries, for

asking

been

farm

not

look

some

returning

had

fed

who
to

the

the

superior

all the
to

in

was

and

with

common

he

that

out

him

had

the

to

were

to

the

by

purposes

sold

name

it

woman,

pretty

Clera

that

been

brother,

wife, who

gentle people, very

very

His

His

They

up.

had

respectable Boer,

very

good

very

brought

was

forage

De

to know

he

that

there

over

family.

horse

Clerc's

I think

days.

that, Mr.

me

incidentallyfound

De

to auction.

up

that

to

Dammerland,

German

and

that

belonged

those

day

Dandy

gave

him.''

had

mention

put him

the

at

overworked,

been

in

Willem

tell

not

must

only required to

not

lies.

Transvaal.

day/'

every
I

He

"

in the

at

that

was

either

he

had

stray where
this

parts

time

of

very
that

Pete, and

I missed

the

they would,
of

the

the

feldt

much

night

left

year
which

displeased.
or

the

next

326
he

would

fine to

pay

to

drawn

for

his wages

on

about

was

had

the

arrived

looking

other
the

on

with

man

hair, and

bead-Uke

caught sight of
and

him,

about

Flessis

De

He

whether

he

No

the

I had

him
and

his

in

'^

to

"

'^

you

was

Steen

an

Sir I sir I "

could
his

what

said

will pay

''

Don't
assembled
He

can't

was

him

said,
"

; I

mistress

eat

evening

other

^e

because

me

that

be

punishment

the

it

Of

hands.

doubt

no

had

pulled out

his

tied

they

only

to be.

was

magistrate.
amongst

the

Dutch;

him.

the

I will pay

"

magistrate ;

*'

I will

"

did you

what

pay."
say,

that

"

three

let

alone

asked

had

he

movement

cried Pete ;

Stop,"

has

Willem

Pete

deposed
that

there

eager

seized

to

fiercelyuntil they

be decided

I will pay

"

him

kraal, and

offences

''

the

the

that

enough.''
fetch

to

funny-

even

and

the

even

dinner

own

Twenty-five lashes,''said

There
Jan

had

resisted

Pete;

Pete,

does ; and

her

of

not

repeated

remained

she

sent

men

found

that

some

up

thought

knife

have

E^affirs,

bloodthirstylook

complaint against me.

I had
such
a
good

any

food

she gave

The

had

weasel

magistrate

examine

to

him

trate
magis-

of

Steen,

on

The

excited.

began

never

same

had

Glerc

owed

face, bristlingblack

like

gloated hungrily

looked

calm.

^^

rat ; De

having

the

Jan

up

looked

eyes,

crowd

of action.

crumpled

all

the

on

money,

meantime

the

besides

Boers,

no

until

clothing

scene

absurd

was

knowledge

my

shillings. In

four

and

which

me,

face of it ; for he had

Transvaal.

in the

Trader

Lady

him

pounds,"
I off

cried Pete.

with

him

flog

him

!"

Boers.

pay,"

said

I, "for

he has

no

money."

snarled

A
"

to

This

will lend

man

Kaffir,who

he had

no

of boots

said

three

The

voices, it

"

the

was

difficult to make
Pete's

pair

have/' shouted
law

by

"

the
their

heard.
this

in

voice

any

the Boers

I asked

insist

can

you

of

top

voice

my

employer,

magistrate hesitated,

"Yes;

the

at

and

them

I.

you

have

The

have

flogging/'

between

talking

were

as

? '' asked

But

that

me

law, Pete, if you

the

escape

furious, and

very

course

can

you

whom

I,

Of

let him

to

me

assured

had

morning

327

Pete, pointing

cried

magistrate, "by

were

of

"Have
matter

money/^

me

wanted

pounds

Boers

Kaffirs,all

"

and

Transvaal.

credit.

on

pay

in the

tliat very

money

"Stay,^'
can

Trader

Lady

!"

floghim

again.

then

said,

"

his

on

"

if

being flogged

you

choose."
"

Then," said I,

"

daresay

he

that

I don't
I

paying

think

the
he

out

three

pounds

to

five

lashes;

choose

can

painfulscene

get him

over/'

round

him

like

hounds

up,

they pulled

Jan

Steen

was

he

I ;

minute

foremost.

man

have

you

twenty-

quicker

this

Boers

and

those

They tripped

fox.

and

about

choose

gets it, the

round

him
the

in

and

another

by

off," said

punishment,

quicker

improved by finding

be

threat, or

my

poor

at him.

scowled

Boers

likelyto

will be

were

Hendrick,

his

the

in future," said the

better

is

carry

insist."

assembled

don't

said

They

I do

will be

magistrate,whilst
'^

"

yelped

It

him,

over

disgusting

was

him

spectacle.
"

that

Look
man

here," cried
alone

I'll send

I, in

'*

every

rage^
one

of

if you
you

don't

away

leave

from

my

328

is to be

; he

waggon
all of

cool

very

speech^

sideriBgtbat

mind
not

Thank
;

He

stood

had

Give

him

turned

said, what

he

of

I could

five-andI made

service

my
me,

up

"

something

me

to

but

means^

any

see.

dashed

he

of

was

money

hoarsely, and

said

then

(and rightly)to
Pretoria, which

in

me

be,

under

absurd.

course

owed

him

of

out

my

purse

and

it to him.
I not, missus?**

''I may

stop, may

He

cooling rapidly.

was

No,**

been

insolent

said,
"

you

kraal

were

dialect,and

they

go,**and

now

the

sittingby

was

he

he said.

your

in

uiiderstand
understood

sat

and

apart

that I
them:
their

bought

was

and

evening,

the

the

Kafiirs

few

squatted chatting. They

as

punishment

went.

waggon

Hendrick

remembered

had

had

have

'^

camp-fire, little

Pete

give

understood

complain

the

took

gave

have

''

I said, but
quickly,'*

water

the circumstances

not

in

savagely to

beating by

severe

killinghim

some

that he would

him

keep

brandy, brandy,**he

I want

in Zulu

"

before

men's

him.

it from

he

his

got

get ap

I would

almost

was

He

these

on

con-

dead.**

had

not

him

see

up,

almost

am

back.

missis,'*he said,

you,

his rage

"

he

as

to

whether

to

as

drink

"'

back

afterwards,

me

outspanned

was

stood

they

I waited

twenty.

'*

tortured; stand

^not

"

it stmck

as

waggon

my

but

ground,

or

pmushed

Transvaal.

you/'

my

in the

Trader

Lady

them

there

at

little time

gabble.

One

goat, and

some

from

talking

.were

from

at

the
Boer

they probably,if

all,thought I could
before
man

was

should

not

tellinghow

fowls, and

how

he

A
had

what
as

him

seen

pocket.
subject ;
he

the
him

then

fellow

the

I called to

that

of
on

go
him

had

asked

He

to

examined

my

the

understood

and

It

money.

therefore
waggon^

others^ got
that

was,

selling. I
by, and

honestly come
a
suspicion I had
pay three pounds
morning, instead

out

Pete

this

repeat

he

me.

had

said at

I then

sent

account-book^ and

had

he

no

ference
inthe

money^

discoveryonly corroborated
when

conceived
for him.

to

his

quite correct "the

had been
robbing

that

knew

him

what

my

all

was

his

but
instantlyshuffled^

fire,he repeated it all correctlyto

back

329

sovereigns out of
until he changed

and

Pete.

said about

him

in the Transvaal.

handful

pull a

let

had

I told

Trader

Lady

said

his

friend

nothingsbut

offered

to

the next

I told what
I had
heard
to
starting,
the magistrate,and he agreed that Pete should be caught
The KafBrs
afraid
said they were
again and examined.
catch
to
to
him, and the gentle magistrate was
go
obliged to ask me to bribe to the extent of half-a-crown
each if they brought him ; to this I agreed.
This time there was
a
grand conclave in Jan Steen^s
a cottage as
largeas De Clerc's,but more
untidy
cottage
Steen
dirtier.
whole
and
The
family,although related
of

"

to

the

De

Clercs,

were

very

low-class

Boers.

The

called,
magistratehad papers and ink, and witnesses were
and
ducted
supposed to be going to be coneverything was
in a strictly
business-like manner.
After
the prisonerwas
brought in (in a very defiant
then
of mind) everybody began talking at once;
state
of
in the
the magistrate called to order, and
course
the examination
examination
being conducted
by all
Boers
the assembled
according as an idea struck them
"

"

Pete

called

De

Clerc

"

uncle,''upon

which

De

Clerc

re-

330
marked

he
in

panse

his

not

was

the

told

to

as

witness^ and

stand

in, and

at

order

silent.

but
in my

yet,

mind
in

man

and

been

After

be

changed

and

returned

we

to

Jan

which

says

written
broken

every

parts

are

given

me

they

liked

the

bed,

kraal

to

to

buy.

Kaffirs

offender

the

of

sitting of

this

on

told
if he

room

sion,
occa-

of

them

and

by

in return

only this,but
Pete

Kaffir

at

had

gold

of his own,

to

from

being brought

money

my

Kaffirs,and

the

not

from

treated

been

it

hours,

articles
to

admit

but

not

several

stolen

the
;

is

there

in the

law

from

of

the

day

sell

as

The

his

in

Boers

brandy
were

to

law

the

it

necessity of making

an

said if such

is

the

under

country
had

his Kaffirs
angry

very

they talked, until

they

The

Steen, however,

Jan

much

in

sold
either

master,

Pretoria,

Landrosts

but

vaal
Transbe

may

penalty.

heavy

Landrost,

leave

over

until

intoxicatingdrink

under

"

to

restored

chief

permission

virtuously indignant
go

joined

gentlemanly-mannered

particular.

more

Steen

searching for

that
no

minute

of the

nose

very

that

verbal,

or

Jan

as

Pete.

Kaffir, without

present

was

most

Steen

remark

here

must

indignantly

I cou]d

silver,the

into

the witnesses

present

out

me,

were

was

him

and

from

was

him,

them

that

to

be

had

disposed

who

other;

Pete

treated

brought

at

the

that

there

Hendrick^ who

"

the

was

had

time

very

to

he

brandy bought

the

was

send

was

room.

afterwards

with

chair^ and

each

I looked

as

evident

waggon,
had

He

that

the

made

was

of

all could

that I should

not

were

one

to

Swartboy,

chaff

while

Pete^

"

squat

old
to

Hendrick

on

or

up

spectator^ began
no

uncle

down

sat

Transvaal,

in the

proceedings^ owing

being absent^

Trader

Lady

was

villainyas

"

^most

time

example
that

as

were

to

of

to be

Lady

allowed

to

against their

and

were

going

Clerc

said

he

do

it.

In

before
that

to

had

was

heavy,
to

get

Added

rain.

felt the

fever

new

beginning

the

the

day

the

days

was

venient.
incon-

to be

country

on

be

inside

in

from

De

two

and

these

Plessis

it,to make

of

case

Under

me.

over

I had

impossible

intenselyhot,

was

buy

oxen

of the trial I rode

Nilstrom,

morning.
then

was

to
tent

of those

few

minent.
evidently im-

was

turf-

of

very

spans

recentlybought,

of
and

the load.

divide
On

it

it would

creep

I determined

and

mention

lost about

This

by creeping

to

for

on

stretch

weather

this the

with

come

full that

so

trial

to pullthrough, except
frightful
of dry weather.
The
waggon

shelter

waggon

the old span

to

and

any
to

circumstances

good

is

I had

departure.

long

for

here

may

that

fallen,but

continuance

long

me

not

not

goods.

could

country which

"

very

for

was

did

committed

stock

of

not

De

and

he

them, but

was

sorts

my

uttered

rifle by his side close

Nilstrom.

postpone

with

reckoning they
KaflSrs

kraal

his

Pete

taking

on

Clerc

De

terrible

from

me

of

trial of Pete

There

after

protect

of different

Rain

crossed

sleep with

out

obliged

was

the

rise

to

as

glitteringones,

those

meantime,

found

the

of

331

far

so

go
them.

with

with

Landrost

50Z. worth
As

to

the

the
I

Steen

have

would

Transvaal.

mnrder

threats

to

the waggon

to

and

Jan

of vagne

in the

tbey might

on^

go

masters

flashingeyes,
all sorts

Trader

of

four

dwelling-house, and
that I have

the

is situated
seen,

and

in

Landrost's

fourth

the
in
a

to

Nilstrom

early in

capital of Waterberg,

tumble-down

rather

prison,another
town

the

over

the

buildings.
office,a
church.
of

third

The

sisted
con-

One
his
ginary
ima-

Waterberg
unhealthy locality.
particularly
the

ugliestpart

332

The

Landrost,

Trader

Lady

Transvaal.

in the

"

educated

an

estimation^ be

my

to have

Pete

(at some

would

old

crazy

had

hard

not

was

labour.

before

prison

punishment
trial

with

nothing

ordinary unpleasantness
aggravated
here

may
when

conclude

I asked

going

do

to

thought
I

day
would

and

get

The

the

before

the

well

after
without

sun

was

up,

with

the
De

was

very

sore

them

as

hot, with
I

De

wind

sittingby the
coming on my hand,

had

said

fetch
the

they
and

turf.

the

so,

them.

having

oxen

son,

young

blowing

of

; and

us.

and
It

in the

I remarked

waggon,
I

next

arrived;

not

in front

and

they

bought

got into

Clerc's

were

The

outspann,

to

that

that

people

had

back

was

was

they did, they

had

Plessis, and

hot

said

if

first

driving them
a

they

them.

the

Plessis, De

the

people,

what

that

till I

I started

his

as

that

black

my

and

police-court

Clerc

But

the

by mentioning

oxen

to

me

one

murder

the

missing.

for the waggon,

fever

of

of

out

disappeared, his

Kaffirs,they

might

Some

I started

evening,

kraal

Kaffirs

found, Willem

now

Pete

De

six months'

as

got

to

prosecute them, but

them

breakfast

been

and

suicide.

it, except

attached

morning, however, they

next

had

about

were

on

he

little

historyof

Steen

the

send

could

the

started.

strayed,

As

about

of

odour

Jan

I would

afraid

were

the

by

well

as

particularlysevere

remarkable

not

of his contumacy^

days, and

many

character,

committed

account

on

twenty-five lashes

to

imprisonment

decided

moment)

confess, and,

not

in

gentleman^ must^

of very

person

unguarded

sentenced

was

German

knew

was

in

for it.

We
Hendrick
led

treked
had

Eclipse.

that
to

act

I did

night,

and

felt very

forelooper,and
some

trade

along

so

I rode

the

ill.

Little

Dandy

and

road, but pushed

The

ride.
nice

made,

into

Pretoria,
The
I

day
being

no

Irish

my

told

weather

had

one

wine,
that

me

of

grain

all

speculation
far.

still

though

ride

to

but

still

house
which

the

Basuto

sorts

was

of

trading

the

the

as

am

war

still

had

grain

with

and

passed
he

to

high
out

there

to

out,

very

in,

rode

that

horses.

broken

turned

owing

grateful

commanding

to

move

and

rode

the

last

shivering

rain,
the

very

evening,

and

mind

to

for

uncertain,

through

myself

for

in

not

were

At

improved

burning

was

by,

enough.

late

after,

days

two

close

civil

sufficiently

were

Transvaal.

was

were

acquaintance's

some

me

so

had

the

home

bat
I

and

fever.

my

whose

specimens^
and

in

Trader

Boera^

weather

be

Lady

-^

334

ga^e

him,

and

and

that

price;
a

success

so

Trader

Lady

in the

CHAPTER

I left Pretoria

Before

told

had
of

that

me

my

own

it saved

me

expense,

horses

for

the

room

it,and

always

have

and

allowed

and

oxen

join

it

well

"mily

the

by

being

my

During
her

at

"

the

near

tenure

my

to receive

for my

as

half-high

advantages

two

waggons.

stable,as

to

from

stable^ and

the

of

use

of

repeatedly pressed

for the

invited

the

Felman

Mrs.

expedition

ThiSxhad

occupation.

and

this

of

this

on

partitionedoff

wall, for

33

XXIX.

might

tiny room

very

Transvaal.

payment

(forI

food

but

meal-times),

was

she

persistentlyrefused.
the

To

and

Felmans, therefore, I

still lived

dark^
in

this he left

the

my

waggons
in its

tumbled

by

went

off with

meant,

after

for the

grain

had

me

but

the weakness

against

mansion

it,and

I had

land.

grip

I had

the

intense

few

goods

to

trade

with

the

to

see

the
He
after

soon

to Basutoreturn

with

behind, but the fever

lie

pain

'^

but

loads,to

never

I hired
a
quite prostrated me.
Soldat,'^and sent
Hottentot) called

ing,
even-

Egerton.

Mr.

the volunteers

left

this

on

to

out

swamp,

sellingmy
I would

now.

and

the

sores

with

myself

greeted heartily. Going

was

in the

oxen

betook

from

groom
the

by completely,
the

(a half-caste

waggons

Boers

dreadful

and

back,
"affirs,

Lady

under

the

charge

called

"

336

the

amongst

better

received

of

various

Boers.

Jimmy
store, and
So

had

felt

get

getting a
There

Clerc
with

by

fight;"

"I

will

tell

property
rise

you

This

and

pay
to
we

half-tent

long

there

by

me

Higginses^
a

surveyor.

farm

time

was

little in

cheap, and

waggon

wait

to

before

about
difficulty

drivers

of the

be

off with

were

the

On

feeling of insecurityin

to

be

then
our

the

amount

shall take

of the

after

mementos

plans.
you
;

will

then

your

of what
that

don't

But

thought

count

out

as

you

government

property

case

continued,

Some

; and

the

powers

in any

pause

hear.

is due

talking

European
''

De

with

been

if I

felt

the Boers

had

had

me

suddenly said,

is what
his taxes

any

he

people

that

sure

conversation

this occasion

he

bat

seen,

pretty

was

certain

and

shall

to

old

supported by

be

we

refuse

I had

to

to

new

affairs,
political
asking

America

enemy.

put my

to

electric.

his farm.

would

thing
any-

better^ although still far from

nothing

was

was

about

me

Boers
or

at

know

left the

clerk

as

men

Basutoland.

fight,after

would

these

not

up

excellent

an

confirmed

had

new

brought

character

high

and

for most

"

There
air

the

He

then

beginning

was

the

that

and

did

the

to

trusting

to

I had

oxen,

to

Pretoria.

an

oxen.

driver

volunteers

go

bought

the

him

now.

little

to

of salted

span

could

So

gave

character

well, I determined
order.

they

got employment

as

soon

been

do, considering

in Pretoria

was

had

averse

Swartboy's^

driver

as

circumstances

Hendrick,

of

son

He

farm.

very
the

to

Transvaal.

engaged

there^ and

was

under

alone, but

I had

Boers

character.

in the

Hendrick^ and

Steen^s

Jan

at

of

whom

Boy,"

waggon

Trader

then

man

an

will

will seize
we

of the hands

shall

of

A
the

and
aathorities^

bat

until then
I should
have

We
to

you
child

be

to

going

He

We

"

don't

of

use

that

me

into Natal

go

On

it

and

Clerc's words

De

might
and

heard

I had

who

I determined

But

Clerc
had

he

when
not

observe

said

before

from

Potchefstrom

and

that

defiance
De

The

My
and

Clerc

waggon

that

take

morning

to

the

brought

oxen

care

up

and

meet

your

shall

we

count

as

had

was

violent

kept

news

refused

to

they did

to span

to be

in, and

came

not

his

pay

of my

it in
affair.

attempted.

got

under

me.

in consequence,

quite sure

them

to

to tell

the

I had

De

and

enemy,

possession of

going
;

Lanyon.

undertake

about

seized

felt

an

not
was

I had

stopped

not

me

he

Owen

Sir

would

been

taken

that

to

whether

tell what

to

I had

as

Boer

Then

had

do,

from,

ready packed

leader, and

stones

impressed by

so

Jackallsfontein
a

programme
was

singly on

I considered

to

to what

had

had

law.

not

for

waggon

of the

is the

What

''

believe it;

still

was

so,

that

respect

Boers

the

cannon.

our

shall not

you

that

it

did

I started

his

to do

him

in

Just

taxes, that

heard

he

cautioned

of

behind

We

manner,

not

secrecy

from

at you

ensued

that

round

scurry

right thing

the

be

not

who

men

Pretoria

to

little

you."

to meet

return

my

is like

said.

he

Urfeldt, don't

troops in the open

for

; but

now

nation

afraid

not

seeing them

your

country

English

do,"

shoot

who

the

were

you

against
and

fighfc
;

say/' I replied.

you

in the conversation

Boers

fightas

without

trees

the

cannon

horseback,

the

this^but

to

in

shall

we

man.''

fighta

to

assented

he told

with

war

did what

troops

many

ns

337

talking."

with

if you

sorry

not

go

done

Transvaal.
with

if they interfere
have

we

in the

Trader

Lady

my

my

get

new

eye

drunk.

then, having
z

driver
all the
I

saw

to tran-

338
sact

he

little business

to meet

was

store^ and
of

minutes, but
sudden

and
half

was

the

hour

an

it,the

and

swearing

minute.

They

waggon

of

horror

whip,

with

he

fit for

be

the

to

asked

him

to

night, which
looper were
able

before
him

get

;
a

to
we

and
new

comer

waggon

was

him

forward

sharp

Soldat

sober, but

the

drive, could
out

were

had

to

of

engaged,

fairlyrecommended,

After
but

his
in

up

the

although

when

broke

I took

But

an

open

Kaffir

wife,

he
the

then

mended,
trouble
Tiim

to

the

Jimmy,

and

for that

waggon

man,

considerable

no

riding-

to

driver

the

village.

was

charge, took

day

not, and

I
the

out.

on

looked

get the disselboom

driver.

!"

hopelesslydrunk

next

the

point of

my

oxen

and

by sleeping at

time

to

There

waggon

oblige me

The

the

the

with

cut

too

were

kraal, then

did.

about

on

laugh.

Felmans'

he

running

spectators. The

were

the

got

services I had

drunk

by

pulling the

fellows

two

driver

unladylike manner,

who

into

comer

straightout

"

drunken

gave

the

another

very

outspanned, left

Clara,'^whose

oxen

anything.

and

space

sprang

good,

no

was

in

I rode

it

hopelessly every

more

oxen

in

and

town,

rounding
and

tenant

dous
tremen-

As

away.

drunk

the fore

Pretorians

lost.

and

; the

them

door

together, the

turning

Pull out

some

to be

time

be

leader

answered

leader

to

them, the

shouted

afraid

am

up

were

"

being upset.

"

the

alongside of

was

it

them, entangling them

of

in front

get

the

transacted

the

over

I could

saw

have

that

particular

with

at his

was

burst

all mixed

oxen

at

at

was

before

market-square

into

had

storm

hoar

an

tbe driver

told

I should

the time

by

of

business

My

which

matter

Transvaal.

starting^I

qaarter

off.

cantered
a

in the

before
in

me

house^

five

Trader

Lady

and

foresaid

was

to

disselboom
dismissed
and
I

the

also

got

to
one

waggon

A
I

found

tlie

managed

started.

we

common

when

''

"

did

why

he

going

am

to the

The

mikde

end

of it

with
I
was

anything

wonder

that

after the
Potchef
and

by
I

yoke.
guns

strom

the bad

was

not

deal
that

rested

But

my

camp

and

at

one

inspanned
wretched

and

driver

tried

down

my

as

to

only got
z

has

in

waggon
To

the

at

they
as

drag

the
oxen

to

spruit,
disgust,

it, and

soon

the

sent

credit

that

long

Shortly

the

to

oxen

too

being

were

swore

by, and

been

off-loaded.

that

in their way.

close

spruit,'^

in,but the

had

remarked
reproved by a comrade, who
was
more
annoyed by its stickingthan

pitched their

then

place which

stick

place to
driving,and

only

the

and

hours, and

"

It

now.

looking

men

village.

driving.
upset

in five

the hill and

over

good

it said

be

men

to it

militarytrain

came

was

House

outspanned them,
and

man^s

absurd

an

crossed^ the

for it

to go

side
along-

of the

that

miles

rode

is called the "seven-mile

attached

spruitwas

in the

waggon

seven

what

as

then
out

got

we

is called the Bed

bullied

were

So
bad

so

the

did

We

tragicinterest
The

asked

engaged

you

of the team, and

raised.

whip

close to what

and

up

put Eclipse at him, and having

hunted
him, although he tried

up,

hopelesslyin

stuck

leaving

that

was

to the head

hurt.

oxen

you

saw

never

forget that

'^

I,

stand

my

I rode

the grass.

on

camp-

tow, and

the

up

the

on

me."

with

doublingsup

threw

next

farther,"he said.

no

farm

him

early the

got

we

However,

away.

had

339

so.

said

Indeed/^

run

Hardly

down

sat

Transvaal.

and
forelooper,

the leader

waggon,

him

forelooper had

get another

to

morning
the

in the

Trader

Lady

of
he

the
was

probably

They

were.

the

oxen

waggon
more

were

out.

hope-

340

lessljentangled
Boer

whose

on

did.

kindly

there

was

good

time.

him, having

was

assented.

and

riding,

to

the
and

walking,

bundles.

We

were

only

when

saw

that

back

turned

to

here

readers.
called

dog

waggons,

the
to

sort

was

we

for

bought him,

but

Nero

gave

Jimmy
named

Jimmy's
village
and

imminent,
time

The

next

arrived

introduce
of

and

dogs.

waggon

he

to

morning

the

at

escape

waggon,

dogs anxiouslyexpecting
a

the

third

dog

sheep-dog, black

existed, although he

I had

the

just in

unappropriate

most

thing
every-

which

and
of

was

very

boys

had
the

my

white,
milder

good hunting

splendid half-bred

Prince

us

to

and
for

name,

he

stances
circum-

started

was

severe.

very

as

to

me,

own

storm

that

half-caste

his

house

when

beg

must

Nero,'' a

never

Prince,

gone

slip,and

mastiff.
the

with
ran

back

me.

There
at

I
He

'^

dog.

to

was

discharged

these

outskirts

the

great

Soldat, Clara, and

found
and

it

again, and

started

we

carrying

Felmans'

the

for
it,fortunately,

driver,

on

Jimmy

employment,

we

in

driver

the

services, and

with

as

Pretoria

had

Under

told

set, but

meantime

evening

new

Andreas,

we

his

come

the

in

So

of

had

sun

employer

very

blanket^

got into

the

he
then

discharged

Pretoria.

in

to him

and

other

any

his

The

in

need

up^

take

his

that

me

slack

gladly

and

and

one;

proposed

and

morning

obtain

very

loaded

the

ask

to

which

and

moon,

had

pull it out,

to Pretoria.

farther

to

to

things

back

told

last

at

the horses

new

no

unable

the

next

and

up,

was

saw

The

and

were

beautiful

engaged

turned

we

Transvaal.

the

in

ever^

farm

to ride

going

and

than

to saddle

the driver
was

Trader

Lady

had

been

Pretoria, and

heavy
the

rain

spruitwas

at

the

very

Bed
much

House

as

swollen.

well

as

The

342
but

hardly

when

had

saw

the

hail,sweeping rapidly up
haste

to

be

made

the waggon,

on

burst

but

such

"

the

Fortunately
there

time
would

have

killed

or

down

there

the

maimed

and

I, crouching

thankful

for ; and

make

them

raining
the

and

had

and

let the

poor

dawned
the

waggons
I asked

on

while

going
the

still

was
were

oxen

Andreas

them, and

it

foot

they

to

come

to

and

Soldat

with
my

so

able

was

still

was

tie up

to

two

strong

so

sleptin

the

little

also, that I
When

hoi*ses
the

was

bad

swamp,

in

Dandy

waggon

very

leak, and

desire.

seeing

away,

pull

on

it

raining,the

gone,

and

were

their

to Potchefetrom

conductor

to

have

in

and

begun
so

she

attempt

Jimmy

begged

little brutes

to

standing

had

of which

Jimmy

very

and

on,

useless

was

Moustache

Boughy

sight,but

^itwas

"

that

was

came

their chance.

the tent

morning

Night

waggon

take

to

waggon,

I sent

the

wonder

roofing

together,were
some

sort

which

made,

to make

managed

only

all.

at

blowing

animals,

they

the

to make

sheets of iron

coffee

and

poured

rain

managed

some

this

shreds,

The

waggon-tent

she also

severe.

about

into

us.

at last

storm

districts, which

waggon
and

some

in the

griddle-cakes,but
to

the

up

previous

less

hail, for

other

in

the

the

little

Clara

got

than

but

animals

and

me,

ready

lightning was

tarpaulinand

ofi-loaded

been

worse

all

I ordered

and

of

tent

day.

with

with

was

the

the whole

had

almost

hail-storms

cut

had

everything was

thunder

were

of little tent

before

storm,

although

one,

get whatever

to

threatened

horizon.

the

from

visible,

become

sun

clouds, which

of

bank

Transvaal.

the

of

first rays

heavy

in the

Trader

Lady

to

the
in

were

leader.
look

for

government
spans

of oxen,

out, which

he

obliginglydid.
It rained

on

and

off the whole

day, and

in the

evening

A
the two

to

I very

much

them.

is

I did

not

and

its

our

Nero

and

and

rest

way

he
to

heard

from

trade, and
We

that the

write

at the

I should

always

in

after

Mr.

taken

charge
waggon

pressed

Pretoria,

consider

the

I had

although

own,

Egerton
of all

to

I had

It

managed

previously

doing

was

go

charge of, were

to

left

had

and

given

to

me

little

told
next

room

up

come

the

good

things which
the farm.
for

I had
These

at

to them

that

the

stable

by

the

Felman
not

trading,which

might
as

my

swamp

having

loaded

articles

the

whenever

me

mansion

Pretoria, Mrs.

goods

was

welL

were

oxen

had

who

be

Hendrick

Boy,'*

''

by

and

what

the

from

in

come

station.

Felman

Mrs.

give

for ourselves.

just

Mission

note

usual, hospitably entertained

as

were,

Felmans',

took

me

got in

gentleman

to

letter written

gave

Boer, viz., that

had

Kaffir who

early,

farm, and

little breakfast

the

and

up

the

see

inquire

We

Felmans'

it corroborated

decipher it,and

saddled

found

the

the

to

and

for Pretoria.

to

to

funny production,but

avery

the

rode

hence

Sunday,

was

having

direction

and

from^

and

us, started

try to get

learned

had

to

Jiminy

the

met

and

morning

bought

Pretoria

to

the

nately
Unfortu-

was,

animals

o'clock,and

got

farm

this

the

oxen.

first to go

next

with

nine

Waterberg,
who

The

proprietor,we

horses
On

bought

beautiful.

about

wanted,

where

necessary

had

was

taking

there

know

off to

treked

of

pastime

mined
deter-

shortly before

on

oxen.

day myself^ as

next

had

they

favourite

it.

to

way

that

flood.

at

the

343

of the

nothing

seen

oxen

feeding

be

man

to

been

This

weather

had

Transvaal.

spruit was

for the

suspected

it would

the

in the

the

look

to

go

they

the

that

reported

knew

Trader

boys retarned^ having

Soldat

farm

Lady

up

on

which

she

I did

not

-^

344

there

take

to

care

It

order.

was

saw

thick

the river

of

rush

the

spruitwe
that

river

to

in its

at the

had

crossed

in

was

before

us;

it very

deep,

its

the

had

was

considerablydeeper

here.

When

we

ford, it looked

ugly.

There

was

oppositeside,and presentlya

the

on

the

inquired if

and

across.'^

Come

''

looked

and

appearance,

answer,

because

anxious

to drown

but

as

other

no

ford

It
he

answer

full current, wanted

with

Eclipsedid

through

swam

and

even,

back

good wetting, Jimmy

strong.

after

Arrived

letter for Mr.

on

be

to

was

to turn

the

Mr.

the

side I had

A
where

short
we

were

was

just left,so
canter

very

English Africander, I

his

this

boy,
was,

satisfactory

Boer"

young

some

took

when

the

kindly

to

to

Mrs.

look

put
of it

got

into the

we

got through
Nero

poor

boy

was

very

that I had

gratified
by hearing
the stream

down
ford

Mr.

received.

believe.

he

current

to the

way

had
us

like the

not

felt much

we

him,

followed, and

bank, I said
and

's farm

to

made

answer

got from

that

boy

his

it

down

I hailed

however,

struggle,for

it, we

farm-house

truculent

The

that

rode

small

us.

the

of the liberties of his nation

the enemies

all,sniffed and snorted,

at

be

might

forded

altogether

not

heard

evident

passable;

was

was

the stream.

Eclipse at

at

across

of

part of this

was

was

hills^

flood.

in

being

it

but

was

coarse

time

not

very

the

same

we

the

between

morning

where

time

steep decline,and

very

marking

tellingof

water,

found

once

push along pretty

to

windings

and

to cross,

for

had

the

able

some

started

pretty^ and

came

road

and

Jimmy

be

to

place into

got the

line of brushwood

had

we

when

as

we

followingthe

after
we

last

At

I had

rather

was

for

sofficiently
good
qaickly.

hot

Transvaal.

in the

until

very

road

The

more.

Trader

Lady

back

Mr.
P

again !
's

P
P
gave

on

house^
is

us

some

an

A
which
coflFee,
Mr.

that

was

had

number

of

lost,he had
which

oxen

belonging

direction

of

hopeful.

Mr.

had

been

killed

his

oxen

were

my
P

told

by

towards

the hill Mr.

river

suddenly Jimmy
could

altered

we

and

oxen,

Jimmy
and

odd
when

sly about
in

the

and

the

who

found

out.

not

walk

then

off

more

; if

do

so

think

they

same.

ground,^'oxen

do

not, like the

being

of

that

farm,

strange

any

strange
the

spot

we

to

quickly than

If

They

could

run

away

ostentatiously.They
picion,
they have lulled sus-

at

would

to

seen

mean

to
run
they mean
away
it very softly,
not to wake
so
as
they go, their expression upon

their ways

when

know
play truant
fully
They are wonder-

it

to

way

pushed on,
peaceably grazing.

think

do.

about

do

he

towards

heads

oxen

that

are

that

fourteen

friends

our

our

us,

of
and

confident

so

seen

sheep

distance.

encouraged

quietlyuntil they

accustomed
to

their

sounded

to

some

was

had

sneaking away

daytime, they

will graze

he

sight of
they

sure

it,if he had

Thus

thing

he

out

as

the

more,

presentlycoming

that

indicated.

an

quite well

and

with

was

valley at

owned

us

in

he

or

in

spot, took

that

but

his

several

that

pointed

away,

was

once

same

some

of his

number

had

out

who

told

came

is

in

course,

morning

had

soon

It

our

he

that

oxen

them

the Boer

asked

we

far

this

thought
a

except

oxen,

hill

mounted
the

at

exclaimed

make

not

again

grazing

oxen

The

storms, and

We

missing.

the

the

late

the

that

us

the

recognized as

not

so

wetting,but

our

hill-side

neighbours.

waggon,

fording

see

had

345

for
field-glass

his

on

seen,

he

his

to

Transvaal.

about

nothing

us

morning, looking with

he

oxen

any

tell

in the

acceptable after

very

could

that

Trader

Lady

but

one,

being

less emotional

not

one

possiblefor them
night, they set

any

Elfin

any

found
^*

page,

and

ever
whenis

out

fall to

the

demonstra-

34^

tive nature
an

than

they

eye^

Trader

Lady

'^

front

least

use

of their

had

character

head,

and

In

been

he

had

which

waggon,
the
the

coming

not

was

ox

quickly,and
antics

tied

oxen

to the

down

She

We

short, we

the road

bad;
of
such

during
had

the
a

horses

Clara

blanketed

had

been

my

bad

very

neighbouring

Boer

I
to

At

from

fed, we

sat

for

warm

of

the

got

we

and

in

had

put

to
on

us.

ing
neighbour-

make

hire
my

long story
was

the

drift

to

pass,

had
a

weather

places;
we

to

to

The

trek.

Yokeskey river, which

state, that

but

morning;

miserable

was

own.

absence.

the next
a

that

my

keeping

sheep

late.

until

towards

after

delight,and

my

was

caught sight

dark, Jimmy

was

night

inconvenient, and

and

breast

orders, bought

my

started

to

the

dinner

had, by
farmer

and

up,

Jimmy's

not

only guides

rise

not

the

to

did

we

our

charitable

of

his

of

veldt

this the

to

did

his

ness."
lung-sick-

'^

the

road, and

moon

his

many

with

therefore, very

it

camp-fire,much

our

the

who

appendage during

that

Added

reverse

after

^f
or, like

operation,for

no

was

tossing

away,

over

easy

was

were,

arise in

to

time

last, some

an

there

maintained

run

oxen

the hills.

feelings the

erring

the

off in

move

^'Blauberg,"

now

"

round,

turn

oxen,

inoculation

upon

take

to

slopes of

Blauberg's
caused

He

portion of

country, there

on

muttered, they

so

of

name

tuftless tail

lost

had

themselves,

to

of my

case

mutinous.

flickinghis

We

were

the

the

illness consequent

know

having

by perpetually trying to

brethren,
the

mutter

military expression, and

captor.

always

and

in

expression

any

imaginative observer,

daring spirit of

one

be

unmistakably

most

the

form,'' to

Transvaal.

elfins^bat if there

''found, found, found/'

visibly,to

in the

span

of

span,

and

oxen

very

or

ford

was

from

in
a

then, with.

three

drivers,
out.

waggon
hired
his

oxen

I do

not

the

corn

to

come

the

desirable

fact

for

Durks

The
but

had

Dandy

and

waggon

in

go

lead

the

farm

of

Williams.

all very
inner

all

been

us

and

something

met

well

blown

kind, fat

last reached
that

the

public buildingsat

who
that

me

had

and

the

of

name
was

very
were

little

wind

which,

continued

nearly

just

from

had

come

in

saw

had

there

storms

at

paper

Nilstrom

!"

the hurricane

in

Jackallsfontein
shared
It had

with

required

the

loose

which

eggs,

rain

ride

two

wife

his

one

ill,

to

the

of

public buildings

Nilstrom.'^

taken

outspanned by

afterwards

cottage had

treked

we

only

outspanned,

the

by

as

outspanned,

the

we

but

the

man

oxen

evening

so

we

^^

down

drive

as

twelve

more

terrific.

been

"

Of

it very

was

that

so

home,

told

who

had

found, alas I

made

Jimmy

withstand

to

intelligencethat
at

out

for rain

joke

no

so, and

or

bread, milk, and

nice

the

We

for

from

was

I here

Waterberg,

hour

an

trouble

That

shortlyafter

night.

tramping

river, and

English Africander,

consolation
on

the

Eclipse,as

acceptable,the

coming

of

had

He

tramping-floor.

across

the waggon

yokes

an

He

kind, giving

it is

imminent

to

using).

was

for

being

after

trouble

(for I had

oxen

have

them, for they, and

the

on

would

persuasions

heavilyshortlyafter

on

cleared

to

used

is

get

come

add
to

being

the

pull

to

this.

saw

to

hire

347

Durks/*

"

to

com

rain

to

weather

again;
and

of

me

rain did

the

the

the

was

threatening,and

was

while

on

course,

Mrs.

rain

name

wanting

cattle, were

for

job
Boer

this

been

His

for not

young

that

it not

wife.

difficult

think

had

oxen

reason

all the

had

the

goodnatured

good

his

me

in the Transvaal.

Trader

Lady

the

been

storm,

and

fate

the

blown

of

down

348

in the Transvaal.

Trader

Lady

CHAPTER

There

is not

way

of

tein

could

^E^l
few

scenery
be

^^ li"s
"

should

much

on

around

"

Downs

'^

around

it have

Jackallsfontein

miles

round.

But

advantages

of

what, in England,

of

of the

Wittwaters-randt.

all been

planted, and
in

but
itself,

Jackallsfontein

we

The

only

not

country for

all the

material

this, the

counterbalance

to

undeniably

is

Jackallsfontein

gentle slope

Griinfon-

it and

between

the

in

Jackallsfontein

in

comparison

instituted.

call the

trees

describe

to
no

XXX.

Griinfontein

over

are

manifold.
At
be

Jackallsfontein

let

thrive
the

run

to their

and

in

cattle

took

which

or

great

sheep

No

care

herbs

of

my

their

poisonous

(although at

too

of

favour

great

are

being
and
a

Magaliesberg,

herbs

poisonous

at

to

far from

distance

to

is

Transvaal,

Griinfontein, I had

allowed

not

the

that

Although

common.

very

sheep

in

farm

any

by

or

themselves

to

the

can

sheep, too,

ailments

burden

slopesof

they

Jackallsfontein, and

near

grow

in

through
was

great part of the Transvaal.

poisonous

several

the

with

lives

the

proprietors,on

point greatly
where

their

fear

without

winter

render

safelybred

be

can

beiug plagued

which

and

to

and

summer

well, not

tickn

horses

stray into

lost

pasture

property there
endanger my oxen)
my

350
tHeir

neighbours, they

curiositymy

the

effect

the

on

and
was

and

who

could

fathers

with

drive
was

common

to the

from

childhood
be

should

so

"

minds,

their

instance)does
Look

is,
the

at

and

men

fallen

have

The

has

the

vast

dull ?

the

'*

wore

race

must

men

are

knowledge

that

lives

the

vast

majority of

"

in many
of

them

look

the

would

who
have

air of

covered
dis-

sion
depres-

depressedif
if the

versoby

women

dull/'
ways

cunning, any

will

majority of
Boeresses

or

knowledge

would

not

vice
be

of

general

in

but

Italy,yet

will

question

education,

is

sun

who
a

(for

generation after

It

from

''dull;'* and

the Boers

any

statement,
that

not

women

of

depressed the

Although
who

their

''

of

look

life of toil dull, and

dulness.

gleam

them

women

be

to the

want

such

in

question arise

answer

makes

it
the

known

have

peasant-woman

peasantry of South

called

men

of

my

that

Italian

live

on

stretching

peasant-woman

It is not

who

toil

wonder

no

who

the

their

as

Boer

I think

men/^

the

the

on

ever

look

?^^

not

incarnations

that

the

South

the

generation that

latest

the

boys

"

depressed expression

feel the

must

all

slatternlywomen

of

it is

those

should

Why

women

generation
has

lands,

well

life of dull

grave,

yet,

of

children

shadowy pictures

book-learning,that

of

rather

and

when

depressed,
'^

the

to

There

it,as

less

or

With

Boeress.

of other

peasantry

more

houses.

helpful boys

hold

left

stimulating

wards
back-

dirty little

or

to

running

of

dirty but

have

the

bearing

as

having

entanglement

an

voices,who

loud

of

owing

up,

anothers'

of

plough,

mixed

so

Boers

one

number

sprinkling

; there

mind,

between

large

Transvaal.

excited

amongst

forwards

ages,

all

were

appearance

custom

yery

in the

Trader

Lady

corroborate

them
bear

are
a

one

the

dull, and

stamp

of de-

Trader

Lady

in the elder

pression,although
effaced

gives
that
but

an

they

not

the

of

from

"

blue

and

eyes,

people

be

then

female

door

had

tie

likelyas

as

in.

Of

be

it

door

not

writing,it

did

there

met, treated

spit on
They,

in which

me

to

they

with

to

the
as

certain

treat

most

no

ground
indeed
extent

family

piece

tive
inquisithe

all the

then

morning

talk

scramble

manner

Boers

smoke,

trying
I

have

from
differently

people. They

till
gaged
en-

was

would

would
a

of

window

if I

men

be

aside

would

in

To

reeds

they

children

that

light,and

even

the

an

or

from

or

the
a

the

was

matter;

feet, and

mothers^

nerves.

the

very

sowing

until

afford

to

them,

not

their

all would

and

push

to

but

inhabitable,and

early dawn

to

the

was

incessantly.

me

left open

talk

not

he

willing to help

ploughing

as

course

tinctly
dis-

can

way,

were

make

reed

the

about

way

fellow, with

that

their

in

to

from

themselves, and

weak

was

unmarried.

They

the

amongst

to

know

was

kind

as

stalwart

troop disported themselves

in

whilst

the Boers,

there

enterprisingyoungster

an

was

If I did

at

say

distinguished sufficiently

they invaded

usuallyto

whole

night.

but

rest, to

string,and

peep

so

with

help

to

he

time.

same

privacy,I had,

to

and

very

room,

done;

of

retired

sight

to

mean

which

of
fine

Lo,'' a

that

were

the

at

willingalso
certain

not

women^

member

whom

host, and

settling my
to

first

on

amongst

women

general relationshipto

annoying

the

individual
was

These

had

do

children^ lads^ and

remember

of mine

at

jollity. I

what
some-

exceptions.

only

the

son

fat^which

to

cheerfal

stamp is

this

women

351

big, rough-handed, grimy-looking, rough- voiced

the

kindly

of

seen

rare

are

Besides

men,

tendency

appearance

I have

group

by

Transvaal.

the

in

never

the

called

352

by

me

familiar

any

if

had

they

them

attempted

whatever

conversation
should

had

the

Boers

coarse

and

both

occasion

This

point being
try

afforded

besides
I

this

felt

of

to

the

more

be

to

dislike

existing between

feeling

which

in

Transvaal, each
diminish

or

respecting
mention
In
to

the

of

In

stood.

them

Waterberg

in

much

so

of

who

take

to

any

April

the

the

to

English ;

either

De

Lo

in

the

augment

triflinginformation

the

Transvaal.

I may

telegraphed from
ask

to

why
bank

perhaps

never

interest

in him.

was

Plessis

glad

to

the

as

how

my

Boer

I
I

Neither

connected
common

him

saw

loves

balance

with

old

Nell

is this
with

I had

solitary

unknown

an

conversation

amongst

could

supposed

or

Certainly,so
gossip as

Mrs.

when

trading

was

Pretoria

well

bo
far

as

as

any

my
man

perience
ex-

or

in existence.

woman

and

amusement.

following September
me

in

sidered
con-

which

country

could

how

I had

private matters,

goes,

people

the

of

of this in illustration.

individual,being subjectsof

people

and

settler

spreads

asked

money

instance

Boers

the

be

sense

my

these

mine.

would

imperative owing

in London

banker's

my

by

out

of innocent

for it is wonderful

individuals

it

only

of

friendlyfeeling,and

source

individual

month

that

thinly populated

so

instance

an

felt

we

had

acquaintance

which

their

them

stopped

impertinent, T

any

conduct

have

frequently what

put limits, marked

to

that

be, although playful

is

attained, I

proof

should

may

check

to

proprieties,upon
as

so

amongst

any

the

do

to

all very

were

perception

vagae

reason

twice

to

some

the

consider

unwise

although they

name^

friendly. Perhaps they

Transvaal.

in the

Trader

Lady

and
hear

Jimmy

soon

the latter

became

improving

quite chums,
in

speaking

the

A
dialect

of

rode

see

to

Trader

Lady
the

country

various

should

to

know

anxious

no

had

and

the

The

anything
ride

back

have

but
to

professed am

at Potchefstrom

but

continued

pleasurethat

I looked

Still it

Pretoria.

them

farm,
The

until

I made

morning
the day was

into

horses

forage I
been
and
with
Clara
next

used,

to

boy, had

me

instead

day
the

the
went

that

ten

that

with

having

to

that I should

from

Waterberg
in Pretoria

be

to

I could

as

To

for them

to go

farm

at the

the

I had

meantime

to

her

as

I had

did

and

taken

not

I had

had

the
had

mistress
Andreas
to

leave

Andreas

the

wish

turned

never

horses

to

put the
that

their

husband.

after the

tenant

get

leaving Pretoria

spree,'*and

look

the

not

rest, and

to

I found

well

as

up

I rode

night.

sorrow

saddle

I did

little room,

supperless.

without

at

gone

before

Soldat, as

''on

had

my

animals,

poor

of

my

not

hence

o^clock

they

into

get

stable.

my

the

on

advanced, and

usual, but

put by

so

they

was

to

storm^ that I could

so

far

the

had

again, so
In

was

as

only able

was

that

it

evident

waiting as long

until about

Felmans

I had

start.

Pretoria

into

so, after

lish
Eng-

in progress.

was

forward

was

at

opinion

stormy, and

very

done

ignorance

certain
my

Olerc

De

were

elsewhere.

confirmed

only
by

felt

that

of the

utter

or

with

men

being

was

thither, for my waggons

nearly due, and, of course, I had

meet

the

all

indicated

The

met

expressed

to return

were

to

while

their reticence

weather

353

meantime

general attitude

communicate,

programme

wish

of what

the

to

either
to

news

the

at Jackallsfontein.

as

Government,
occurrences

heard

all I knew

Potchefsfcrom,and
of

In

day.

every

and

store

open

Transvaal.

neighbours, and everywhere

kindly welcome,

in the

up

myself.
in
A

my
a

house

354

left Pretoria
it
afiairs,

and

was

bad

it for

prepare

determined
The

Kaj"rs

two

Day

Boer

the

to

ridden

effect
of

name

Perdekraal,

for

Lo

De

had

attend

to

been

caused

from

Plessis

pressed

all the

incofciing
waggons

with

and

bringing

that

they

would

plan

I had

revolved

that it would
I

it,as
for

me

It

them

be

thought
to

men

citement
ex-

bargained
meeting.

going; they

be

assuring

hardly an

to

me

This

me.

I had

mind.

my

up

consumption,

of

trade

but
good speculation,

was

doubt

no

abandoned
finally

honourable

many

had

been

that

of the Boers

others,

the

fired

suddenly abandoned,

at Jackallsfontein

good

Great

the

to

were

good

will,I daresay, be remembered

of many

at

position

accept.

January, and

of

ride

articles

in my

much

it would

meeting
had

Beeinkommste,

guarantee

message

of loading
desirability

the

final Beeinkommste

the

famous

to

various

to

forthwith.

other

the

me

upon

sent

messenger

whereon

me,

and

the

"

with

farm

could, ought, in the

now

held

be

to

was

had

who

the

the

Jackallsfontein,

left

Pretoriu"

come
on

neighbouring

man

every

not

were

rumours

that

from

over

which

saddle

alarming

morning

that

had

employed

did

waggons

my

Kriiger and

God,

it.

into

things

it in order.

very

Paul

outbreak, I

an

necessary

to

temporarily,

least

neglected,and

much

meanwhile

The

that

news

most

day passed, and

in the

had

put the

of

state

house, I determined

of
possibility

the

to

been

set

to

increase.
a

had

after

in, and

to

let

to

unsettled

the

to

occapation,at

view

only

garden

time
own

my

although, with

owing

as,

Transvaal,

in the

Trader

Lady

meeting

for the

much

to

8th

the

themselves, includingmy

hence

were

my

plans,as

well

of
of

prise
sur-

bour
neighas

those

considerably disconcerted.

A
One
to

see

when
and

morning

I had

whether

the

if

of old

remained

on

thought

this

I met

Robert

That

Mr.

of

case

the

determined

old

farms

and

people who

and

waggon,

the

whole

go

my

way
the

and
I had

moment,

rife, that had

have

never

As

to the

much

relish the

I had

hardly got

when

saw

just in time;
to

get

leader
an

to

boy
the

oflSce which

to

to

do

to

the

to

of

ride

waggon,

Jimmy

day

next

Dandy,

and

which

would
A

in it.

of the

having
the

at

to

continually

be at
with

so

probably

flood,I
a

led

did

horse.

village,however,
back

fortunate

was

otherwise
2

farm,

volunteers

turned

act

I intended

good

got

were

crossing it

outskirts

at

the

I should

me

approaching, and
the

lives,in

horse-stealingwas

likelyto

was

be

this,for

of rain which

river
idea

storm

and

but

torrents

the Tokeskey
falling,
not

boy

no

Dandy behind
again.

him

for

than

latelybought,

Pretoria, and

in

I left

seen

owing

being

village

opportunity of sellingmy

I had

choice

no

raised

being

were

there

report.

their

of Pretoria

the

there

demand

price; and, saddling the horses, I started for

and
Andreas
riding one
leading the other.
levanted,

to

of the

that

not

false

to

great

thought

the

oxen

On

had

Boers

many

confirmed

be safer out

seize

to

the

resolved

was

the

lives would

of

inquire.

there

Higgins

by

their

the

garden,

my

Magaliesberg

one

followingone

outbreak, would

an

warned

Pretoria, but

Higgins

amongst

waggons

been

but

was

greatly agitated,and

was

the

their

early,

Robert

from

Higgins himself,who

and

day

in

acquaintance that
friends

reports flying about

house

at work

were

355

the Pelmans'

from

Pretoria, having

they

safe.

walked

an

old

Transvaal.

in the

Kafllrs

by

of my

into

that
be

told

was

most

come

Trader

Lady

only

enough

subsequently as
Soldat
have

had

to
to

drive,
per-

356

Trader

Lady

Transvaal.

in the

It

form.

o'clock

seven

The

in the

morning

had

with

taken

rain,although
round

river, and
Boer

is

He

then

return

you

if I meant

Yokeskey

off,when

rein, and

he

to

met

asked

farm.
swim

the

that

sell,with, I hoped,

river,

farm

going

was
a

the

at

stay

to

I told him

to

waggon

lowering

the

to my

have

than

otherwise."

me

Pretoria.

to

my

asked

will

'^

he,

passing it

no

I told him

going ;

was

Then,'' said

there

up

drew

both

We

on

escaping

were

near

far

not

of

hopeful

already

was

at

pushed

farm

the

to

of cloud

masses

appeared

horseback.

on

*^

rain

the

where

me

heavy

very

rain, and

and

waggon,

that

December,

for Jackallsfontein.

road

shorter

the

horizon.

the

after the

fresh

pretty quickly,taking

of

I started

morning

was

13th

the

Monday,

on

was

to

or

bring

of farm

lightload

produce.
Look

"

at the

impassable
doubt
your

it

back

struck

other

turned

if I had

for

kommste

about

news

that

Boers

no

such

any

the

was

that

the

across

likewise

My

across

way

is

no

get

you

the

deliberation

asked

me

he
in

bade
one

and
me

lay past

within

in Pretoria
it

me

Beeinride

had
was

of
any

true

Pretoria, saying that

this I

was

able to

good-bye, and

direction,whilst

veldt, towards

asked

of the

whether

to enter
;

alongside of

companion

one

report

veldt

My

much
; so,

true

rode

we

no

allowed

Shortlyafter
off

there

the time

was

(Perdekraalwas

then

current

and

of the

him

were

said

he

time.

news

He

it.

river is

the

"

I think

deeper by

horse

my

I told

farm).

my

what

Perdekraal

at

Boer

rains, as

still

short

heard

the

to it."

that

me

said

if it

will,it will be

disgusted,I
each

and

now,

waggon

It

!"

clouds

tradict.
con-

cantered
held

on,

Pretoria.

largefarm-house, belonging

to

yi

358
De

Mr.

Wett

ride into

told

Pretoria

Beeinkommste
civil and

that

Mr.

De

leaders,and

might

still be

little

to

use

such

to

think

accept of

would

struck

Pretorius

this time

her

yet

superior

had

we

been

Pretorius,who

Mrs.

by

but

time, and

girls,in

much

being

as

as

old
the

to

have

at

trim

neater

very
come

the

the

Boers

complete
This

concerned.

was

good

man

was

fellow,rough

ordinary Boer.

sipping coffee brought

must

looked

been

things

listened, whilst

far

so

independence

me

it

effect that

the

to

the Boer

seen

things had

and

peace,

my

compromise

no

of their,

restoration

enough,

I held

but

possession.

that

me

when

compromises

would

littletact

by

been

two

to

us

good-looking

in

three pretty little

or

the

than

the

to

by force, and

had

by

It struck

expressed himself

l*retorius

All

of

that

certain

was

ari*anged.

pass,

he

that

that he

if

that

over

take

to

to

messenger

government

new

the

officers,both

taken

be

to

case

that

said

delivered

commando

Pretorius

assured

Wett

in

only

administrator

not

were

the

with

Pretoria

He

tell the

republicon Thursday, they would

that on
Thursday the heads of the
ride into

at.

despatched

to

offices

Government

the

had

day

very

then

all necessary

appointed

military,and

Pretoria

arrived

not

was

and

Thursday,

been

had

TransvaaL

commando

that the

us

until
had

compromise

no

in the

Trader

Lady

Boer

generality of

maidens.
The

post-cart being
Wett

De

Mr.

Pretorius

what

observed

that

thought

was

my

started

his

would
he

waited, for
say

spoke

when

with

they

might perhaps speak

only English listener. I
came

he

knew,

in, and

and
the

was

anxious

was

reticence

he

farm, which

neighbour

Cooper

inspanned, Mr.

now

were

as

them,

and

freely when

more

talked

first about

interested

conversation

to hear

gone,

before

and

in, then

drifted

back

Lady

in the

Trader

Transvaal.

359

"

again

while
politics,

to

into

removed

we

another

more

homely sitting-room,and, npon

hearing that I had had
breakfast
before
Pretorius
no
leaving Pretoria, Mrs.
Boer
coffee.
biscuits and more
brought me some
It has always been
lish
my opinion that although the EngGovernment
in annexing the
were
perfectlyjustified
Transvaal, the

in which

manner

it

annexed

was

not

was

blunder
but
an
My
unjustifiable
unjust act.
for thinking that
in itself was
the annexation
reasons
it would
baaed
which
are
on
justifiable,
general principles,

only

be

an

hopeless task

met

ever

but

of annexation
the

explain to

to

attempt

thinking that the manner

altogetherwrong are completely within
of

one

every

In

them.

which
generalprinciples,

and

only remarked

that

they had
spoke

knew

(in order

I had

that

as

able

to

not

task

of

De

Barend

to

in

treated.

All

the

with

war

the

of my
it would

explain to
feel

should

I confess

bound.

so

depressed by

with

the

Boers,

Clerc, Willem

De

Englesberg, all

them

of Boers, I should

have

this
so

when

them

from

not

being

have

been

myself bound
I often

state

much

so,

superiorto

attempted

what

the

side
I did

case

seriously

things

in my

in the

that

to

felt

of

under

that

Plessis, Pretorius,

men

Boers

should, in spiteof

consequence

to

attempt

thinking

English,they accepted

and
nationality,

my

with

nation; but that in the Transvaal

own

and

intercourse

them

of

case

inevitable

an

myself

annoyed

in

expressed,side

circumstances

feel

with

great frankness, and

with

me

said that

change

against my

badly

to

to them,
unintelligible

were

I coincided

very

before

simply

useless

given

been

allusion

my

prevent the idea that I sided

to

obtaining) I
what

that

expressionof

any

opinion to them, they inevitablymissed

the

Boer

any

for

reasons

my
was

of

grasp

to

as

common

yet knew

case

also

of
run

was

360

Lady

impossible^namely^
them,

for my

but

That
of abstract
think

language

whenever

I felt

admitted

always

restrained

that

the presence
Boers

from

occupied
would

the

and

his

head

wife

changed
whether

but

was

towards

did

not,

struck

long

way

ofE
out

that I could

that

it

the

Yokeskey

however,

take

of the

direct

across
never

even

protected
Bain

farm

or

choice
into

run

sure

or

that

an

more,

onc^

river.
the

should
without
a

had

way

path, but

swum

needed, I

Pretoria.

saddling-up

his

remained

all

veldt for Durks'

the

across

that I had

so,

As

who

give Jimmy
the

shed

part in the

late,for I felt

too

was

imminent;

get

I must

had

Pretorins,

or

heard

on

they

blood

those

returning to

remain

advantages, first,that
so

that

the

Government.

unharmed,

left

to

as

would

before

outbreak

be

until

animated

an

think

to

evident

was

he

Pretoria

turned

mind

my

rain, it

no

took

(who

even

deter

innocent

English

necessity. Having

of

street

outstanding farms,

on

that

not

would

to

The
the

as

it

children
street

of

would

neutral
strictly

been

talked,

house

Pretoria, and

on

town.

conversation),seemed

case

made

be

whole

English

friend,and

in

not

were

women

the

on

had

that

confidentlyasserted
given up on the appointed

I heard

fightingfrom

be

all

to

and

me;

would
of

well

was

effort

the

in after-reflection

it,and

Pretorius^s

in

publicoffices

attack

an

from

me

never

doing.

so

usual, freelybefore

day

it

party assembled

that if the

deterred

this

impelled towards

from

expression

by people who

formed

to

guage.
lan-

of Boer

knowledge

is unfit in itself for the

thought, because
and

TransvaaL

opinion thoroughly

explain my

to

still imperfect

abstractly;

The

in the

Trader

this

retraced,

Drift.

It

was

ofEered

plan

possibly find

the

swimming, which,
horse

across

two

drift
sidering
con-

river, and

A
thatl
the

knew

that

in the

Trader

Lady

rather

Eclipsewas

wetting apart, a

well

matter

Transvaal.

361

shy of deep water,

worth

it would

waggon

to Pretoria

skey

winds,

river

hundred

worth

be

that

so

than

the

Mrs.

Williams's, where

and

hospitablewelcome.

but

after

saddled

once

Just
and

the

as

rain

got

storm

which

while

another

down

all that

had

the

storm

the

had

of the

rain

see

allow

not

until I

me

with

I had

highly

creditable

discharged

Moustache,

who

had

bit

giving little bounds

What

answering

his
the

made

what

questions;

what

long

which

house,

ears

to

welcomed

was

stranger suppose
the Boers, for
antics

some

of

mass

hair

he

as

rushed

until

while, wagging

haze,

by espjringand

him

an

of

moon,

the

cottage,

sort

little barks, and

indicative

chattering;
of

Then

soft little

offended

forciblyseparated,Nero,
and

Plessis'

outside

it.

distant

pickinghis

of the

rays

side,

one

the

watery

have

volley of

first,and

me

De

not

such

to
a

would

the tail of

hills to

only Jimmy, but

Roughy, after executing

known,

little

while

years,

to

roll,

randt, the wind

fury on
Eclipsewas

was

the

close

was

to

kind

and

its

assembled

party

which
cordiality

that

was,

the

with

only

the

the

stony slope above

remained

quickly

on

met

the

was

over

time

the

higher

water

forage

it

pouring

by

few

for Jackallsfontein.

but

up,

in

stop long, however,

not

highest part of

was

and

pushed

some

started

graduallydissipatingunder
did

did

roaring away

went

bills at the other

way

whirling

came

the

Toke-

the

it twice
the

place was

bring

farm

I off-saddled, and

and

on

to ford

saddle, and

horses
more,

has

judge

to

to

attempt

Durks'

neither

at

the

one

to

At

not.

or

yards, but
flapof

while

the

considering;

other, that I should, by fording the drift,be able

whether

was,

they

his short

at

coming
welwere

tail

of satisfaction.
anxious

retailingof

asking
my

news

and
to

362

each

member

my

arrival,hastened

by

the

unmade

home,

thought

over,

into

away

toiled hard
remote

as

who, hearing of

"

^took

"

last

My

all the

before
and

cottage
!

moon

Transvaal.

community

to the

the

past

small

the

of

lightof

in the

Trader

Lady

placethat nig^ht

that

plans

I had

tp realize,were

yet

carefaUy
be

to

swept
it and

lay between

if years

as

in the

evening

to-day !
At

last,after
and

whole
as

had

I had

eaten

family,but

with

alone

was

him

to

had

with

heard

only

not

Durks'

I had

what

his

haired

family
man

"

are

told

the

Englis^h;

name

he and

had

told

him

farmer,

farm

and

Joubert.

was

his

ridingpast

stoop, where

Boers

what

fessed
con-

all that

Pretorius's

farmer's

was

him

cottage, and
members

some

congregated. A big, bony, blackJoubert

bones,
; with a stubbly beard, high jaw-

eager

Where

the

first time

said, but

off

were

was

and

the

drop

to

good-night, I

me

the

between

This

as

tage,
cot-

by the

at first

treatment

upon
had

said.

to

up

bade

for

the

to

passed

me

of the

another

anxious, aud

was

Pretorius

called to

ridden

Then

bestow

to

Drift,had

had

of

minds

then

Plessis

Da

regard

cottage I had

whose

He

surrounded

and

one

Jimmy,

with

it in their

first

that

interior

gradually diminishing company,

until Lo

beds,

the

to

supper,

my

sleepinesscaused

to their

retired

eyes.
from

you

''

From

Pretoria.''

''

What

is the

news

'^

he

cried,as

I drew

rein.

"

I told him.
"

Yes, yes," he

give

Government
'^

of the

am

in

no

exclaimed,
up

positionto

Government,"

likely they

the

will."

"

that

is well

public offices,think
know

I answered

what
*'

are

but

the

Will
you

your
"

intentions

I do not

think

it

A
He

drew

manner^

breathy and said^in

his

water

the

asked

on

vengeance

if I

; asked

witness

to

his

us;

neck

horse's
unlike

eyes

look
Then

''

back
drive

that

cried

he

from

you

alive

remain

will kill all

we

the Russians

The
until
^'

**

I held
came

out

the

; not

whole

cry
frame

laid his hand

had
was

look

in his

thirsty
blood-

will

water

as

are

that

country

fight\

of your

one

run

the

give us

Where

will

we

nation

shall

Thursday

on

troops ?

your

sent

attacking you

are

"

the Americans.''

"

there

his

mistaken."

are

you

his
suflFusing

head,

path

"

paw

and

eyes

very

your
looked

; and

Jimmy
he would

me.

He

no

me

on

for

he

civil

our

I go
"

relling
quar-

;" and

then

out

good-bye.
choose

must

the farm

the

although

before

chose the former

with

not

am

and

hesitated

"

told him

remain

*'

reason

hand

bade

shaking

I"

harm,

no

there is

he

voice

begone
moving.

the Boers

Joubert

himself whether
with

we

enemies

is your

mine.

rough

Pretoria ;

to

before"

lie,"he cried,his

I wish

All this I told

Pretoria

Then

English and you a Boer,

personally. Give me

am

will

this,"said I, not

Grovemment.

of

spiltwould

seen

they

shall

now

to

you

There

like

Not

"

I,

action

red.

looked

I know

Now

passion.
"

said
rushed

blood

they

the Irish

"

No, no/'

*'

blood

fightagainstthe

to

away

ever

"

country

all of you

"

like

shiver.
involuntarily

me

again.

your

blood

passion. He
spoke j there

think

the

back

going
the

the

glittering,his

I had

made

don't

you

'^

he

of

thought

were

eyes

as

anything

that

absolutelyquivering with
my

blood

with

run

"

what
eagierly

me

Heaven

called

shall

of Pretoria

streets

Government

on

363

savagely suppressed

Thursday/'

on

He
the

Transvaal.

"

Then

*'

in the

Trader

Lady

or

return

for
to

alternative ; and

364

in the

Trader

Lady

Transvaal.
Kaffir at

sleepless
nightyI called up Soldat and the
four in the morning to span
in.
I had
packed
things I required to take with me, but the waggon
the Tokeskey
river with
have
not
got across
light load on it. The Boers before leaving me
after

had

evening
.

promised that,
and

breaking out,
would
his

food

until

had

the

detained

returned, for Clara

dawn

early

started, and

just breaking when

on
Dandy, and with

was

I, mounted

side, bade

Jimmy,

who

good-bye.

They

stood

there

cold, faint light.

change
the

say

in

the

mind

your

word.^^

But

thought myself
in

Pretoria.

when

some

in the

next

She

"

voice.
'^

"

it

he

The

room,

is

words

if she

forded

and

Nero

me.

for him

me

where
heard

I made

had

wakened

will

the

and

Eclipseby
in his

he
that

too

late

only

to

indeed

than

was

morning,

the

sleepers

ears.

come

sleepyfemale

back.^^

equallysleepy female

who

he

as

will

us

pay

voice

for the

in

deep, and
had

nearly washed

torrent

of

rain, the

outspanned
broken
away,

at Durks'

loose, and
and

current

farm.

followed

little Moustache

ing
only saved by being caught by his neck as he was sinkthe leader himself could hardly keep his legs. Mrs.
Durks
was
civil.
He
advised
friendly,her husband
was

"

little

"

Yokeskey

Moustache
was

never

don't, then
?

waggon

It is not

"

had

another

food

the

forlorn

so

still in my

were

she

Well,

running strong
Nero

looked

getting ready to inspann,^'said

Englishman's
We

both

safer

was

Ah,'' remarked

and

with

yet,^'said I; "you have

preferredremaining,and

movement

"

the

holding Roughy

was

arms,

to

in

give him

to

going

was

Pretoria, they

in

promised

also

even

hostilities

of

event

could

Soldat.

as

The

my

being

protect Jimmy, and

well

as

of my

in

some

up

1
366

usual

formula,

*^

in the Transvaal.

Trader

Lady
but

I have

justhad

that the

news

Boers

in

;" and he told his story.

to-night
His great pointwas
that the band-master's wife,whom
he knew, and whom
he had been to visit,
was
sittingup,
expectingthe signalto be given to go into camp for protection,

coming

are

and

that she had

doing the

was

the

over

and
town

made,

the

colonel's wife

coming

were

tion,
to avoid detecparties,
attack the
to form at a given spot and
sorts of prepwirations
were
being secretly
the signalfor going into camp
to be
was

were

and

that

said that the Boers

that

small

in

singlyor

that all

He

same.

hill

told him

bugle call.
I thought the whole
story
the bugle call as a signal

''

It is odd

that

the likelihood of

the

was

is because

That

has

notice

of
givenpublicly
signalto seek protection

been

attack,and of the

an

camp,''said

in
''

no

odd, particularly

sounded

I.

there

are

so

about,"

traitors

many

answer.

and I
deeply impressed evidently,
take some
I waked
precautions
; so
Clara,told Clara to put a few thingstogether
and for me, in case
of our
having to run for it,
dressingmyself,I started to walk down the

My neighbour was
thought it best to
Soldat and
for herself
and

then

to old Mrs. Parker's cottage,for

village
to be alone, her sons
was
likely
beingin
I thought I might be able to be of use
a

sudden

alarm.

sounded, he

was

I told Soldat
to

saddle

that,as

the

horses

T knew
the

that

country,and

to her in

soon

she

of

bugle
bring them

as

and

case

the

sharp to her cottage,after leavingClara with my

with them.
neighbour's family to be taken into camp
down

My oxen
nothing

were

could

all kraaled
be done

about

in

Mr.

them.

Pelman's

kraal, so

A
It

was

beautiful

favourable
the

against
all ; and
was

night

of

aware

saddled

might

not

gone

horse

at

well

as

nothing, but

and

pretty

far
the

door

attack.
that

when
of

them

in another

coming out, and that he

waited accordingly. There

the

bugle

the

three

The

but

shots

cannon

in.
as

back

I went

day

next

come

been

knew

they

The
had

was

would

was

villagewas
a
good deal

heard

on

amused
as
as

his
at

an
a

tell

me.

to

as

caused

to visit

way

the

of

would

event

an

just

was

to

report

specialreport

no

always fired

heard

of any

able

be

with

thought

they had
Captain C

suggested
and

cottage.

minute

much

seemed

had

call

whereupon

there

orderlies

two

said that

officer

The

anxiety.

outposts, and

the

that

door

open

of such
attack, only the possibility

certain

night at

at

sure

be

neighbour's cottage

my

saw

if

They

be

an

it to

attack

to

through

inquireof

the Boer

to

passed

means

no

commotion.

some

had

Boers
I felt

out

As

lightsinside/

saw

as

stepped

of

367

I knew

surprise^and

tactics

mistake.

some

Transvaal.

moonlight uight^ by

for

usual

as

in the

Trader

Lady

idea

that

improvement on
signalof danger,

to bed.

in
to

state

Parker's

Mrs.

that

do

of

in the

had

sons

suppressed panic ;
matter

of

setting

but
little the
out
next
garden in order, I went
in late
at last my
came
day or Saturday, when
waggons
A
in the evening. They brought bad
news.
good deal
left at Makapan's-poort had
I had
of the
been
corn
damaged by the floods of rain that had fallen there.
had traded
Hendrick
grain and cattle,but on coming to
river had
it impossible to cross
the
Pinaars
found
it
with
loose cattle.
He
with
or
heavilyloaded waggons,
my

had
been

therefore

told

by

waited
the

Boers

for

it to

run

that if he did

down,
not

until

he

had

get the waggons

368

Pretoria

into
the
loads

with

behind

through,
the

that

had

He

oxen.

oxen

towards

is

the

off

they

come

wild

excitement.
was

square

should

we

greater
"c., "c.
had

he

Sunday,

The

fortified

all be

massacred

and
for

He

oxen

comfort

terrible

"

the

in

to

up

that

in

they

"

he

but
not

was

out

danger
was

all have

must

of

^the market

Pretoria

away,

drinking, although

When

state

the

"

breath

my

in

night

serving in
"

on

being given

were

the

"

general

me

coming

rifles

English

been

drivers

were

Kaffirs

quite took

been

the

writing, when,

had

rushed

Boers

being

than

the

swum

spent

who

with

custom

long trek,

half-castes

the

had

part of

otherwise.

evening, Hendrick,

spree,*'as

and

cattle

Kaffirs, and

day,

next

the

and

them

seize

It was
getting partly wet.
in splendid condition, but

were

disappointment
The

left

then

some

loads

the

would

Saturday, they

by

Transvaal.

in the

Trader

Lady

then

"

for

even

rifles,
I

saw

absolutely

drunk.
ordered

Eclipse

village,taking
the

to

Hendrick

outskirts, near

at the

the

rushing
that

be

after

was

and

being

was

that

saw

house

My

the
lies
close

soon

Hendrick

had

Kaffirs,superintended by
works
earthhastily throwing up
the

centre, whilst
and

men

crushing

driven

but

into

of

in

white

rode

foot.

on

camp

and

round

through

lads

of

cart

laden

it to

the

all

of

mass

ranks,
with

was

rifles,

place appointed

distributingthem.
It

and

Crowds

church

excited
frantically

me

Then

market-square.

round

for

the

engineer officer, were

an

saddled,

with

to

exaggerated.

not

be

to

was

with

learned

given

from
to

the

that
difficulty
an

acquaintance

coloured

made

that

through,

my

way

no

rifles

population, till

were

all the

to

white

had

population
it, so it

and

square,

waited

the

him

what

''

and

Where

are

was

''

not

asking
ward

I did

not

''

I shall remain

want

but

had

better

to

reason

inquired

protection of
the

the

town.

''

regardin
asked, dis-

he

he

asked.

my

house

was

for

the

near

Yes"

'^

here

up

the

the

have

place

comparative
I

in the town.

oxen

to lose them."

want

you

of

What

"

waggons

any

"

he

to let them

Between

''justlet

them

the
go

of

"

The

waggons
best

for

barricading,"

thing you

do is to

can

to me."

?"

oxen

think,"

just be

for

want

eagerly.

on

them

But

''

exclaimed,

greatly in

am

bring

any

; I don't

spans

he said.

convent,"

three."

went

he

go to the

house,''I answered.

own

appointed

valuable

!"

Oh

"^

'^

that

know,

is, whether

been

three

have

"

pected
ex-

was

I then

refuge ?

in ? ^'

you

at my

know

to

safetyhas

''

I then

protectionfor myself,but

about

are

Well, then, you

he

officers,

horses," I answered.

"

'*

for

the

common.

camp

question.

the

people in

to

of

was

; and

for

into

attack

an

there

case

made

going

you

what

I said

been

that

the

be

my

and

But

said

He

belonging

oxen

that

cart

round

liberty.

at

was

true

was

turned

little group

command

would

such

provisionhad

oxen

nay

it

night.

that

horses
^'

in

one

whether

that

believe

the

crowded

who

those

staying.

approaching

tiU

asked

while

worth

not

was

for

369

rifles in the

The

provided.

nearly sufficient

not

were

been

Transvaal.

in the

Trader

Lq^dy

I remarked.

answered,
loose

"

the best

in the

barricades

and

plan for

them

would

square."
the

earthworks

loose ? "

Bb

"

said,

370

Yes/'

"

Lady

Trader

the

reply.

was

I thanked
how

myself
have

to

about

him

unless, indeed,
Boer

point of

Wlien
the

the

of

auctioneer's.

to

It

to

of

unable

that
oxen

villagehad
a

behind
told

did

not

the

glanced

had

left at

in
the

day

next

covered
dis-

ing
approach-

streets

of course,

information

any

towards

quickly

not

was

plan

and

horses

for

from

the

Gildea, for it seemed

protecting the

belonging

few

days' length, such

to

sible
impos-

large

bers
num-

in

people

to

the

camp

almost

devised, considering that

the

across

drawn

that

Colonel

me

know

was

best
town

where

place

no

in

the
of

case

provision was

do

that
I

me,

so

as

to

for them

As

asked
guns

injuremy

him

in

this

idea

the

camp

house, which

in
was

foot,

on

of

rifles.

camp

oxen,

that

whether,
at

full

let them

to

was

night.
the

viDage

to the

as

the

Hudson,

not

was

but

was,

could

loose

to the

Gildea

apart

down

Mr.

by Kaffirs,and

set

thing

attack, the fire from

directed

he

I met

common

hand-cart

to

be

had

of the

whence,

Secretary,hurrying
a

He

the

the

one

get

to

some

even

way

my

Colonial

there

"om

greatest public importance.

the

On

of

cantered

been

not

siege of

of

and

gone;

barricade

Colonel

me

it

been

find

to

which

waggon,

was

engineer officer,I
try

old

remove

Having

fear^ rushing

arrangement

mentioned

market-square, from

allowed

the

upon

were

my

it in the
the

be

would

view.

waggons

direction

partiesit

being desperatelydefended

was

looked

one

off, thinking to

with

maddened

that

square

rode

to all

singularlybeneficial

small

Transvaal.

politely,and

very

thirty-eightoxen,

in the

he

he

said

thought
about

run

seemed
case

he

admissib
inof

an

likelyto
pointed

out

A
him.

to

He

said

I determined

so

had,

other

so

made

^^ggo^s,
and

oxen,

The

determined

to the

way
their

me.

them

to sit up

house,

shoulders, going

off

little children

dragging

94th

riding

the

that

managed
boys

my

and

to

from

back

with

men

and

There

all

convey

the

was

any

camp,

the

had
save

think
the

saw

of stores

close

were

coloured

revolving

been

property

my

of

moving,

village.
and

them

no

was

massacre

increased.

excitement

men

seen

and

seized ; horses, waggons,

Dandy,
drive

Boers

All

moment.

being

girls

and,

as

officer

commissariat
into camp,

was

in preparation

now
undoubtedly imminent.
siege which was
to
evidentlya great deficiencyof waggons
the stores, and
imperative,for
yet haste was

that

news

of the

on

infants,

and

There

news

the

rifles

women

Department

superintending the moving

for the

the

get old muzzle-loading rifles for

the Ordnance

from

two

their

people wending

after them.

panic and

day

the

from

returning

was

attack, but the morning brought the

of the

yokes

stable and

carryinghastily-made-upbundles, mattresses,
and

my

spans

the

to

it with

to the

patrol;

on

let all the

to

places of refuge ;

various

brought

all tied

full of

were

position;

myself.
I

time

371

safe

waggons,

the entrance

the

by

to my

common

with

boys sleep close

my

streets,

in

kraal^and

I had

inside the erf,barricaded

was

of my

Felmans'

now

it

oxen

my

arrival

the

feed together ;

thought

keep

the

from

oxen

he

to

since

in the TransvaaL

Trader

Lady

with

in

by
but

had

my

trick.
oxen

only

him

through

mind

my

as
a

my

some

or

waggons

not

Now

I would

I did

grazing far
ride out

at

were

out

little Hendrick

companion
at

streets

also.

oxen

all

mount

poort
Bb

My

expected

was

in the

whether

were

to

by

to

not

of
on

them,

little distance,and

yj2

under

much

not

farm.

told

had

of the Boers
and

It

able to manage.

of my

account
am

but

the

on

when

bound

in honour

other

of the

in

the

benefitted

determined

that

the

felt

own

officer

in

and

and

drivers

doing

as

gained

forWard

come

am

on

such

the

and

safe-

should

because
it

thought

likely

employ
in

war-test

be

residing,one
either

one

that

to me,

the

to

be

only

this, not

seems

let

any
is
the

or

lieved,
general principlesI bevindication of British authority

its inhabitants
from

the

sphere of
I

ought
He

to wish

; and

several

in this manner,
my

the

delivered
to

be

and

waggons

out

the

the
case

them

and

government.

time,

at the

have

animals,I

to

the

poor

had

offer,
and
oxen,

their
I

did

but

by

I not

missed.

may

as

do

fore,
there-

oxen

for my

side

waggons

advantages which,
I should

to

to win.

have

I sent

had

would

subjectof

to

hence

help the

to

gladly accepted

like

time

and

have

Boers, but

action

my

would

rather

benefit, or

foreloopersover
I

so

should
time

that

On

question.

that

know

not

one

given

of

government

to

accord, offered

hour's

an

the

by

the

necessity;
to

out

do

to

with
distinctly

favours

small

that he

tellingme
in

side

to ask

my

was

of my

spans

happens

would

not

lay in

seemed,

majority of

the

him

and

brought

combatants.

Transvaal

all that

it

danger

little doubt

probable

in

usage

believe, that

and

little
of

my

other

commander

the

animals;

one

to

I had

and

pecuniary advantage, but

been

which

in

country

case

temptation

hand

have

matters

some

it very

get hard

other

in

wheedle

not

of my

they would

but

induce

was

own

fond

very

that

could

deemed

was

to

away

Durks

there

commando,

the
I

"

unless

me,

if I could

conduct, which

on

true

was

fair

even

pass,

me

I meet

by speaking
me

get them

observation, and

robbing

should

Transvaal.

pretty surelythat what

I knew

Boers

in the

Traaer

Lady

well

And
say

-^

374

honse, and
of

report
mine

time

to

Boers

with

mattress,

or

children,

Suddenly

the

and

pulling

cloud
towards

sweeping
Boers

I look

from

the

their

thick

us

from

of

rain

pelting

shower

foot,
a

some

piled

and

dwellings ;
the

driven

up

overhead.

poort

near

the

wind

by

it.

smoke

torrent

with

on

growling

rain

in

were

along,

bundle,

through

of

the

camp

hand-cart

thunder

came

at

the

people

of

be

not

the

boys

should

hurried

carrying

some

those

to

with

along,

rattling peal
a

roads

being

with

and

We

the

hastilysnatched

mud,

The

All

chair, some

all this in

the

of

terror

ns

upon

dashing

articles

camp,

! the

ox-waggons

Uttle

women,

'^

were

get into camp

mule-waggons

came

Oh

heard

inspanned, we

were

oxen

cannon.

The

crammed

with

the

jast as

Transvaal.

in the

Trader

Lady

of

firingt

the

'^

cried

boys.
Bat

soon

this

Through
torian
there

told

ready

to

had

who

back

into

So

to

that

all the

toiled up

again

the

sad

procession

but

little to move,

about,

the

they

look
a

horse

at.
to

mud

tired,

probably

was

It

evening, I, as

the

last,
to

not

console

happiest

to

not

the

children,

wet, had

dismantled.

ride, and

as

return

little

and

That

cold, and

and

and

were

was

camp

back

go

had

Pre-

mistake

the

women

poor

the

of

rest

been

that

must

we

homes

to

had

day,

through

little children, wet,

anxious

that

the

mistake.

headquarters, and

to

way

there

camp
us,

I, and

our

That

"

receive

day.

next

what

going

our

made

wanderers,

their

them

showed

to

toil
a

was

having
least,no
and

person

feel
in

Pretoria.
.

The
for the

next

day

siege.

we

all

fairlywent

into

camp

and

prepared

Trader

Lady

in the

CHAPTER
Any

wbo

one

story of
the

has

chapters I

besieged
part of my

book

recordingfacts
instructive, to
I

mentioned

which

might

few, and

finishingthe story

am

formed

small

the

on

at

rise to

gave

Our

past.

colonial

the ideas which

tion

"

^which,if

everybody
Before
must

talk

of

"

it has

and

of

thing

not

to

have

principal
of

view

time.

of which

the

siege

past

as

small

of
the

sway

is not

is, and

fluence
in-

will

part of Africa,
pacity
politicalinca-

British

it for

thing

past

"

important

an

swayed

of

their outcome

had

the

the

Transvaal

who

have

nation

time

some

to-day,nor
in

conven-

pleased,has certainlyastonished

the
were

growth.

describe

describe
there

the

the

peculiarexhibition

ideas of sudden

ilie camp,

the hill above

in

away

while

to

the

policy

that

writing in

was

the war,

except

have

attempting
try

when

part of those

are

present time, and

the

partly

this

reading

and possibly
interesting,

prove

to whom

remain, utterlyunknown,
which

that

mistake, will

not

numbers

on

of

there, partly with

episode,is

which, if I do

compliment

will, perhaps, remember

written

was

the

Pretoria; and, indeed,

of

camp

375

XXXI.

me

adventures

my

earlier

paid

Transvaal.

the

camp
in

Pretoria, exclusive

life we
itself.

Although

realitythree

camps

of

formed

the

camps

'

led in camp,

I
on

in

376
the

and

convent,

in the

Trader

Lady

in

the

prison

little.

On

the

which

I knew

camp,

which, although composed

called

was

were

either

what

was

called
it

because

members

the

but

had

corps,

able-bodied
do

to

it,higher up

from

coloured

kept

Just

people.

great kraal

and

kraal, made

Government,

or

and

one

of

Rustemberg,

Brown

had
and

whilst

drivers

mine

the

composed
from
it

was

kept

its

of

the

were

left

was

only

possible for

between

it and

they

round

continual
the

his waggon

stopped,
His

their

kept

were

of

The

the

to

me

or

yokes

was

two, and

forciblythat

communication

insurgents.

rate
sepa-

camp

hut

very

own

being kraaled,

native
old

an

Mr.

that

had

tied

with, instead

pitched

Brown,

Rustemberg.

always

great advantage.
tents

mention

that

spans

hence

were

mine, and

but

he himself

in

the

ment
Govern-

the

oxen

impressed, and

Brown

were

so-called

the

Pretoria, where

to

positionit certainlystruck

very
up

been

they served
a

was

business

the

impressed by

here

no

by

was

acquaintance,Mr.

I may

to

cattle

slaughter

them, in which

old

my

the

inhabited

was

distance

militarycamp

trek

in

At

called

some

camp

it

it

or

belonged
at

waggons

impressed

others, and

of the waggons
which

to

f oreloopers,and

and

from

of

kept.

on

Mrs.

and

to

were

had

poor

oxen

the

aU

come

oxen

and

belonging

belonging

span

cows

little above

Government

oxen,

and

hill,was
the

in

principally

was

in which

below

the

where

night,

at

the

and

what

picket-duty ;

on

volunteers,

was

men

of

most

militarylines.

the

by

military

quartered

Force,

this,there

from

civil camp,

families

Reserve

the

because

mounted

the

circumscribed

was

distance

short

of

the

was

fancy,

to

village,of

the

great part of civilians,

in

attached

men

within

hill there

military,partly,

the able-bodied

Transvaal.

It is

an

to

be

absolute

fact that their leaders

it

as

if

inclined,a

so

and

of the

out

I have
took

could

civil camp

little doubt

although

these

tbat^

slipped in

obsei-ved

the

by

posts,
out-

communication

such

for the

tents, and
last

of

The

of

of

wooden

of

these

with

tents,

touching

each

and

other.

bungalows

militarylines
was

for the

The

first

in

to
case

poor

evening

rain, and

to
was

to

of

that

them.

order

to

and

one

to

there

all

was

Some,

others

trenches

not

from

within

be

of
the

work, indeed,
and

mornings.
the

the

tents

rain, and

last

modation
accom-

standing

into

the

At

sufBcient

through

got

other

or

night.

after

back

dren
chil-

out, it happened

came

raining

almost

were

evenings

wet

in the

own

women

for them

as

paddle

civil camp,

properly protected by

come

on

the

that

to

their

attack; and wretched

things

found

obliged
the

up

continue

for all of
were

had

All

it.

accommodated

them

the

made

accommodating

of

Every night
sleep,so

(long,low,

over

be

not

in

beds

rooms.

bungalows,
to

up

could

to

into

down

elements, and

drawn

waggons

the

civil camp

of the

it

no
.

so-called

who

put

bungalows

given

had

divided

canvas

were

who

or

camp

moment

with

boards

after

so

or

all these

of

houses,

canvas

had

caaes

other

children

and

military

these

of

bungalows

women

some

other

or

week

of these

soldier^s

ordinary

framework

little

erected

consisted

buildings),and

stone

the

the

in

were

awnings,

with

buck-sails

few

only

were

militarycamp

besides

with

Some

floors,and

of waggons

them

to

siegecommenced.

water

exist

to

have

night

that

composed

was

made

of

wet,

doubt

being

and

movements^

our

any

any

without

very

canvas;

to

Elaffir
camp

side -tents

or

it

of

most

377

place.

The

the

knew

impossible for

certainlywas

Transvaal.

in the

Trader

Lady

in

the

running
not

yet
saw

378
them

in

the

damp

which

beddings

through, and
the

morning

they

had

floor

the

in the

the

tent

them, soaked

with

bring

to

cold, their

with

shivering

had

of

Transvaal.

On

big puddle.

one

whole, however, I think, considering all things,the

well

was

camp

of its inmates

; and

own

my

of

advantage

subjectto

not

is,

members
in

road

the

discomfort

space,

the

and

had

besides

at

the

end

of

the

camp,

through

same

nity.
commu-

militarycamp,

it,and

to

the

of

the

waggon

main

facing a

waggons

my

people

naturallytends
discomfort

side-tent

having

of

number

the

waggon

comfortable

With

health

and

comfort

confined

irritation between
I had

the

as

concerned.

unavoidable

cause

was

far

as

together in

of course,

made

managed
were

all crammed

to

Trader

Lady

line of

that

so

of

most

as

annoyances

the

my

neighbours.
A

miserable

sight

rainy morning,

when

I would

lines where

horses

most

the
and

me,

over

the

Women

boots.

tents,

the

plashing

into

ground

making

water

their

over

the

little fire

blow

into

them

and

cried, or

In
one

and

had

ablutions

people

both

Against
after

the

looked
this

band

people

in these

to be

and

ceased

very
were

may

their

mud,

the

the
was

within

breakfast

trying

and

waggons

very
set

in the

to
to

tent.

away

restricted,and

much

on

the

stowed

were

or

the

on

child,perhaps, held

itself from

of

picture I
had

little

bewailed

both

Kaffir

shivering

some

numbers

waggon,

preparing

my

from

they stepped

as

coffee, or

blaze, while

cases

many

soon

so

in

slipping

waggons,

the

likely,over

very

waterproof

my

emerging

ranks

on

from

back

coming

running,

various

their

from

or

be

early

camp,

picketed,with

were

water

of

that

was

in

lows
bungamany

dirty.
that

playing.

of

Then

fine

evening,

all the

various

Lady

liabitations

Trader

alight,and

were

and

heard

one

the

the

would
song

"

Of
and

promenaders,

whilst

assembled,

and

even,

gossip of

unlimited

of

the

which

for

Besides

the

the

less aristocratic
took

guard) could

by

the

were

recurring,must

could

the

that

see

The

conviction

of

and

it

prevent

the

another
their

of warfare.
occasional

course,

where

bungalow

the

accommodated,

unparliamentary language,
longer,had

no

orders
be

to

smoke

the

less
neverthe-

to

the

and

sentry

be

suppressed

of

it, I fear.

ward.

the

have

Mrs.

from

scene

society were

had

and

become
of

the

an

serious,

between

of

piano.
also

less

the

of

of scandal

neighbours

were,

was

or

Mrs.

around

civilians,
appointed

to

more

party

gay

of

of
patience (in the slftipe

endure

observed,

mortals

course

the

of

ward-masters

matters.

sound

there

there

of

form

of

master

to

camp,

the

of

inhabitants

human

on

were

snatches

amount

woke

members

the

which, when

They

hear

noisy vociferation

quarrels

between

These

would

unlimited

fiftyyards

some

these

which

squabbling,

ladies, which

slumbers

rows

an

and

them

there

quarrel between

privately,to
of

one

and

them^

cheerily,

round

but
raged femininelyand furiously,

pair

was

amount

from

here

sorts, and

all

assembled

bungalow,

one

there

course

in

and

minated
illu-

laughter from

and

voices

merry

people

be

varying

but

in

colour

bright

camp-firesburnt

of coloured

groups

from

nothing

of

The

vistas.

long

in

arranged

379

caught glimpses of

one

dashes

interiors^with

Transvaal.

in the

hard

time

different

over

issued

general

from

many

prematurely
camp-mind
smoke

from

of

grey.

that

the

the

said

perpetually

these

persecuted

was

owner

fire

disputed

on

was

It

of the

headquarters

referees

grievance, which
caused

blocks

general
of

fire

driftinginto

380

nostrils.

neighbours'

his

head

of the

family would
of

ladies

the

'^

And

manner.

his shoulders

then,

in

think, had

office

although

he

wear

them, always impressed

wore

pale

to

in

be

kid

from

camp-life.

seized

mine,

and

and

her
'^

smoke

us,'' cried

to

the

declare
the

can't

camp-quartermaster

dressed
'^

woman

Mr.

some

on

at
want

get it ?
I

their

(as

singularly

the

influences

gentleman

young

of

neighbour

dispute between
of hers.

smoke

really

the

longer,"

any

do

must

something

."

smoke

subject of

assailed.

Once,

in

of

just

rushed
I

her

You

was

one

endure

things, Mr.

only

not

to

who

lady's fire absolutely suffocates

'^

accused.

But

was

he

one.

of

speaking

this

did

appeared

by

"

that

hard, and

smoke

joke

idea

had

the

to

presence

infuriated

an

this

youthful

never

excited

decide

that

of

alter this state

it

by

in

of

the

equally impassioned neighbour

an

retorted

with

seeing

tent

by

in my

worked

minds

off to

carried

The

''I

his

held

conversation)

upon

allow

made

be

officer who

he

I remember
in

upon

would

was

me

cular
parti-

official shrugged

never

young

many

exasperating effect
of

"

hurry, although

learnt

gloves

his

to

cannot

quiet enjoyment

indignant

an

bewildered

appeal

This

epidemic

inconvenienced

be

to

despair,an

officer who,

young

time

outrageous.

if the

camp-quartermaster.
who,
officer,

is

family

my

Many

exclaim, appealing

"It

ward-master,

Transvaal.

peculiar mental

This

females.

peculiar to

not

was

in the

Trader

Lady

front

that

when

my

tent,

the

he

was

well-

him, exclaiming,
"

some

Where

soap.

can

"

must

wards

give credit
very

to

the

fairly clean.

ward-masters

There

was

for
one

keeping
ward

in

Lady

382
''That

is not

the

to

great

at the
was

booth

Kaffirs

them,

and

"

with

or

They'll

the

rations

glad

be

who

He. remembered

relief

in

all sorts

the

about

who

with

dine

to

farmer
at

camp

standing
the

meat

presently/'

us

I'm

glad you've got

good soup yet."
made

of

to that

came

of

small.

being
"

to

on

old

grumbled

eating soup

before

One

been

plenty

had

come

on

men

was

besieged it,

It'll make

fore-tow.

had

"

written

unfortunate

joking.

It

women

fastened

or

There

of

chuckling.

say,

just

to

and

men

rations

grotesque

dishes, cups,

the

one

got

ward.

most

employer

rations.

any

in each

"

some

round

plenty

have

mnst

getting the

hands

their

Boers

when

me

bad

leather

young

their

Cockcroft,
the

when

would

he

also

of

name

Durban

in

the

out

serve

the

of

crowding

the

purpose

and

quite

up.''

afEair,and

Old

either

all

grumbling,

being

for the

name

They

was

carrying baskets,

some

to

the

paper,

things;

joke

day

every

it oflFer.

with

piece of

of

event

it

blowing

appointed

picture did

had

be

dynamite.

frightfullytedious

of

lliat is

lager,and

One

little wretch,

firing/'replied the

''

confidently.

in the Transvaal.

Trader

the

dient,
ingre-

same

gallant

that

little band

in Natal.
Mr.

Cockcroft
it

touching
They

They

had

invested

and

had

the

volunteers
were

to

was

very

see

him

lately bought

had

Pretoria.

we

was

"

hard-working

listening to

officers rode

''Heavy

up

to

the

where

firing, Mr.

was

from

well,

on

son

When

Swartkopjee,
said

in

was

farmer.

standing

CockCroft,"

wife.

far

got

Their

young

very

blind

not

had

it.

firing from
he

his

farm
and

hard

earnings in

their

fellow,and

leading
fine

worked

fine old

near

to

one

of

two

me.

them.

*'Pm

afraid

they
'*

be

must

Let

''if

it

won't

there

just close

it

the

gives

of

mucli

bo

383

hoose

your

left;

to it/'

go,'' cried

only

Transvaal.

in the

Trader

Lady

old

with

man,

shelter

some

kindling eyes

first

to

our

poor

fellows."
''

!"

Ah

exclaimed
of

right sort
Yet
As

time

went

of

The

of

band

indeed, for
Red

and
There

them.
and

on

his

this

there

there
old

was

disastrous

were

bringing
My

down

the

also

time

is the

to

how

see

the

rations

got

down

the

generally lay

oxen

and

up

walked

at

write

the
when

some

when

and

dawn,

to

Early

were.

born,

was

course,

let

and

grass
I would

of this

the

take

the following
went

cofiee.

Went

of
;

either

worked

pen

fetch

to

and

Home

rode

while

did

or

paper
to

boy,

afterwards
graze,

see

kraal,

sending

horses

history.

to

Government

the

breakfast

then

village and

nothing, except

did

''Little

routine,of which

got

rations);

on

make

risingto

on

(for by going myself,instead

better
to

in

up
I

outline.

the

festival

house.

fed, and then

horses

the

occasionally,

see,''"c., "c., thereby, of

taken

was

disturb

grand birthday

ago,

the

at

dangerously

noise would

gentleman, who,

to

the

fight

many

to dinner
a

newspaper.

evening, except,

every

that

theatrical

open-air performances

little camp

night sixty-two years

live

the

man.

bazaars, and

the

invitations

were

certain

I should

that

me,

after

thought

was

ruined

speech returning thanks, remarked,

think

it

was

played

then

occasion

one

given by

2 1st

while

for

now

in camp"

up

there

the

some

House,

wounded,

and

"

is

farmer

got

were

course

oflBlcers," that's

little concerts,

on,

entertainments

the

Cockoroft."

Mr.
spirit,

gallant old

this

of

one

with

dinner

at

384
about

five; looked

in

was

the

and

Mrs.

before

wife

had

was

shared

them

the

to

and

waggon

Mr.

old

and

war,

thence

to

had

gone

sort

of

here

say

learnt

what

had

find

meantime

although

after

to

get through

us

word

that

fruit,had

had

been

Robert
to

the

being

had

anxiety

to

them

and

well

they were
swept

from

of the
and

seized,
and

Boers.

Half

My

old

friends

impressed by Government,

was

and

were

to us,
us

article

place
were

Sam
poor

and
Sam

but

brought

crops,

Dick

all

Moy-plas,
of furniture
desolate.
obnoxious

reported

were

in

also, alas

laid

both

lieved
re-

managed

and

word

we

great,

very

Kaffir

on

farms.

war,

treated;

sheep, too,

my

we

Stur-

the

Surprise and

Sturton

was

Boers

sheep, all ripe

whole

old Mr.
of

well

latter, every
the

of

them,

to

back

both

family

their

to

end

brought

escaped
his

the

by

them

then

before

William

back

suspense

cattle,every

of

case

of

months

two

married
un-

had
and

and

the

about

his

and

but

seized

been

to

stopped, and

Arthur

happening

Next

married

been

been

at

the

Higgins

gone.

when,

been

family.

Higgins

been

which

civil camp,

his

carried

they

been

in the

had

that

head

every

whilst

had

had

Higginses

his wife

John

James

that

Robert

had

parts

outspanned

The

with

the

fanner

young

been

Potohefstrom,

at

King,

the

had

and

Higgins

Pretoria, and

I may

that

been

Mr.

into

to

all

Farquason

in the

Higgins

prisoner at Fahl-plas.

their way

the

veldt.

Cape Colony.

also

had

Sturton,

also, but

ton, and

for

visits.

Mrs.

so

farm

Alice

had

the

paid

little house

Mr.

children.
the

settled

being

and

mine

bush-

old

by

was

then

whose

on

I went

horses

Parker

far from

not

his

oxen

Transvaal.

great gathering of people from

camp.

waggons

the

to

night, inspected the

There

in the

Trader

Lady

had

lost his

as

been
life at

A
the

Lady

fight at

also,

the

Red

indeed

as

He

was

the

Pretoria

ridden

by

wounded

weather

people
in

suffered

cart

walking
garden
for

after

as

never

when
grass
camp,

and, strange

command

to

say,

of

Captain

only slightly

was

children
coffin

and

delicate

taken

was

few

down

mourners

deserted

some

of deaths

at last

was

obtaining planks
in which

wood

to

demolished

had

great

so

the

for

used

been

be

to

villageof Pretoria so pretty as I

riding through its deserted streets, in which
knee-high, until cut for hay for the horses
grew
whilst

hills

neglected gardens

The

Felmans'
luscious

guard
to

near

camp

hurrying home

the

and

would

for fear of

guard, and
of

some

too

came

out

dropping

sudden

were

capture.

often

the

to

Sometimes
c

be
a

to

shots

raid.

pastured under

were

they

Sometimes
sent

all

all

hastilycollected

be

in

up

were

few

the

hold,
be-

to

stores

mules,

did

glorious

beautiful

The

dirt.

sometimes

cattle

in

herbage covering

deserted.

they

for fear

bloomed

now

was

horses

; and

and

around,
of

and

almost

streets

heard,

erf
green

disorder

Government

under

brought

the

former

the

be

the

thick

closed, the

would

were.

supply what was

earthworks, being replacedby brick walls.

thought

signs of

graze

mine

Poor, ijiglorious
martyrs, sacrificed

number

had

impressed

in

graveyard with a
flowers plucked from

in
difficulty

the

the

across

he

and
a

385

Captain Sanctuary

whilst

stormy,

those earthworks

luxuriance.

the

The

was

necessary,
I

it.

on

support,

was

little

it; a few

and
coffins,

but

Pretoria

severely. Many

strewn

there

in

severely,and

very

the

to

nothing

that

was

was

whoever

mortally,whilst riding him,

grazed.
The

Transvaal.

Wellington

horses

Carabineers

was

in the

House.

all the

always

D'Arcy

Trader

and

On
veillance
surseen

store-

386
keeper

would

had

to

obtain

few

hours

mostly
By

obtain

then

of

the

camp

those

who

owing

to

when

times

at

excruciating torture,

to

ask

to

Mrs.

village.

party

sent

were

best

it.

of

out

been

The

Boers

They

to

it

see

grazing

engagement

had

mowing-machine.

horses

small

to

picnic there.

the

of

spectator

Parker

sad

so

to

me

erf, and

own

my

was

the

used

that

I heard

; but

day.

our

made
but

men,

the

captured

out

sent

the

mowing-

I
was

people

in

issued

great demoralization

their

punishing
than

than

most

and
at work

saw

them

was

myself

that

some

special order

and

very

and

this

obtain

wine

from

the

of
not

was

servants

everywhere

people.

great,
not

but

leader

my

bad

The

of

mine

terfered
inwere

heard

influence

plaints,
com-

was

drunkenness

while
or

the

afraid

were
a

been

insolent,

very

oxen,

that

had

them, and

to

became

my

say

coloured

very

volunteers, could
got

must

in camp

the

among

used

openly punished
I

and

orders

mistresses

neglecting

for

once

with,
better

they

and

masters

them.

being

that

was

all the coloured

among

stringent

violence

any

this

of

that

Very

camp.

against

upshot

they

she

was

the

There

not

suflFered

them

then

to

had

machine

among

horses

my

tween
be-

plied

mule-waggons

village three

having

reinforcements

Boers

more

the

in

me,

escort

and

thronged by people,

being springless. Sometimes

her pretty cottage (itlooked

close

an

raid,

be

for

his store

their

quietlynear

as

would

place

and

drove

deserted), and

quite

half open

Government,

the

them,

visit

to

Once

would

(allmen

camp

women.

tried

used

the

leave

permission to

the

Transvaal.

in the

passes)^ and

order

never

TracUr

Lady

civilians,

spiritsunless

Provost

Marshal

on

particularstore, or

it

coarse

written

order
from

order

asked
I

wanted,

there

The

doubtless

means

One

driver

provided
for the

me

for

the

to

no

In

use.

populationwas,
them, and

of

number

told
and

had

that

me

had

them, saying,that he would

of

by

of his

friend
word

off numbers

sort

were

in camp,

and

women

in

forwards

brought

driven

part of the country into

there

and

friends

secret

them

of

backwards

their

and

out

wine.

that
of the

children of the

lager,and

show

his

had

respect

English by treatingthem well ; but had dragged

he had found
whom
them, outside
hiding among

lager,and
to

broken

the

I went

afraid

were

sent

''

He

of bottles

of

was

immense

'^

I went

particularstore

the coloured

boy
Waterberg,

in from

in that

man,

and

people.

got enough liquorto get

cattle,had also put all the

Boers'
Boers

The

day
had

order

my

authorities

people.

Mapeela

so

keepers
store-

so

buy

to

this

at

rule

order.

order, and

that

the

number

going

was

the

white

an

requisite

wine,

for

what

often

of these

come

all

the

Pontac

the

out

messages
Boers

my

liquorat

general demoralization,and

the

the

fact about

sins.

many

between

Of

well; but

asked

out

groom

The

at their

helped

and

strict with

wanted,

wrote

Ponttw),

no

upon.

camp

the

store

my

winked

what

he

believe, this.

had

meantime

drunk

no

doctor.

they presented

as

very

and

it turned

was

that

unless

some

wine
at

then

store;

and

him, and

I told

the

Marshal

what

me

be

wanted

once

Provost

the

the

387

constantlydisregarded,whilst

instance, I

For

rule

Marshal

obliged to

were

firom

employers,

Provost

and

the

people,

their

from

the

openly

was

coloured

to

order

an

to be

supposed

was

sold

was

to

in the Transvaal.

Trader

Lady

think

killed him
of

this

and

then

self-same
0

there.

It seemed

odd

Mapeela sittingby

to

my

388

Lady

waggon

in

Ids

previously. I
that the Boers in partof Waterberg had
unoflFendingKaflSrs during the war, and

ill-used

crueUy

this I learnt

from

the

into Pretoria

after

the

them

seen

lashes
On

his bare

the

back

the

heard

successful

near

Mr.

went

in.

deal

good

it seemed

to

of, not

to be

me,

his

of truce, still I think

it would

have

in

wounds

according

to

be

the

the

to

him

hang

talk, but

say

he,

as

been

fire under

as

who

it

there

argued

was

chief,had

allowed

that he
thus

of his

This

Government

spoke

must

seemed

flag

better, had

of the

evident

was

many

to

men

to

I believe

in camp.

afterwards.

proclamation

violated,it

regret

kille^.

four

of curing him
desirability

unofficial

rebels,and

were

flag to
and

order

to

to

as

purely

course,

men

he

talk

no

wounded

sense,
creditable,non-

very

talked

allowed

been

had

one

our

was

the

we

glad
Waterberg men, but I was
of my
old
acquaintances were
among
leader,who was
severely wounded, and

none

that

We

The

all

had

it is true

when

dawn

This

afternoon

brought

sortie

farm.

before

long

out

the

prisoner,caused
as

fifty

first

Cockcroft*s

In

Their

them.

him

occasion

the

was

engagement.

prisonerswere

he had

me

give

the

January,

morning.

The

that

of

This

prisonerswere

came

"ult.

the

the

who

told

and

np^

firingearly in

and

learn

He

him

place.

volunteers

Nilstrom,

over.

no

6th

fighting occurred

troops and

of

was

for

the

took

camp

Landrost
war

time

short

Kaffir^tie

Thursday,

"om
the

seize

on

Transvaal.

in the

dress

smart

afterwards

heard

Trader

was,

that

of
as,

these

the white
be
to

hung,
hope

Now
began the piteous sight of
might be so treated.
watching with pale,anxious faces,to catch the last
women,

he

glimpse of

their dear ones,

Carabineers,

or

as

Nourse's

they rode

out

in either the Pretoria

Horse; hasteningfrom

point

390
the

Boers^

The
Boer

day

these

for

With

had

and
reason

their

on

and

were

it

in work

useless

was

to

to
on

went

The

and

said

the

and

horses

being

volunteers
up

and

receiving orders

harnessed

riding past
looked

out.

of those

presentiments

times.
very

which

This
secret

dark; and^

back

to

I looked

was

the

were

sortie

sounds

going

to

clank

of

and

that

of the
I

got

tramp, tramp,

"

them,
or

may

was

were

being

they

then

at

affect

time

they

headquarters.
went

that

for

I heard

evil,which

all the

often

from

tramp

guns

large sortie,and

but

were

disastrous

there

the

they

nevertheless

was
one

of

as

irregular or

to what

as

the

tent

There

the

but

heard
to

my

through
true,

they

troops complained that

presently I

so

also

being

with

lager

horses, indicating that

move,

that

capacities;

their

to

that,

troops, riding in file,

and

This

the

and

observed, they had

and

guns

take

to

The

not

about

that

dissatisfied

were

volunteers

of the

try

that

volunteers, I

on,

applies to the
particularly
Saturday, the 12th of February.
Early in the morning of that day
do.

among
be

heard

the

disadvantage,being kept

off to

engaged,

time

as

unsuited

regular cavalry.
shown

and

properly supported, besides

never

employed

of

dissatisfaction

what

far in front

on

said

killed.

regular troops

side.

the

ambulance

an

Kaffir

This

affair.
irom

trace

severelywounded,

the

the

know,

whole

send

to

men.

been
to

the

flag of

the

expressed by

was

of

ought

we

was

think, from

sent

that

it increased

that

brought

wounded

regard

say
as

Kaffir

Pretorius

thirtyBoers

far

management

say

two

Henning

may

to

camp,

the

to

as

next

Transvaal.

great dissatisfaction

and

volunteers

in the

Trader

Lady

one

I felt

may

not*

painfully

supposed
Boers

one

knew

to

be

be
at
a

all that

we

Colonel

planning.

were

Sanctuary, mounted
of the

Pretoria

account

of the

officer who

for

second

pushed

in

fire from

front

the

aloof,and

Gildea

took

Captain Sanctuary
Mackenzie
the

had

Walker

only

Oh

'^

! what

But

check, and
doctors

the
He

so,

the
his

on

As

why
'^

get

no

'^

save

Better
him

No,

the

the

doctor

then

Retire.''

*'

Boers

the

behind

it

they

no

use,

his men,

formed

Walker

wound.
if

of

was

in

which

officer,that
;

"

infantry,he exclaimed,

God

"Good

"

Boers

men.

yet dressed

not

was

of the

one

cutting

the

; the

volunteers

body.

put him
and

ing
waver-

exclamation,

keep

taken

be

Mr.

officer who

the

and

orders, sir," answered

main

the

off from

were

men

ambulance,

commanding

retiring; the

were

remained

leg, and

the

an

to

men

Captain Sanctuary's wound

troops

galling

the ambulance.

fire ?

you

to

guns

from

in ! "

are

Mr.
reponsibility,
rescue

have

exposed

His

the

would

passed some

don't

We

the

to

volunteers,

The

through

his

save

action

the

dressing Captain Sanctuary's

ambulance

to

he

out

own

tried

and

to

were

pointed

retired

rallied

try

head.

place was
we

of

engagement.

could

mess

my

volunteer

early in

command.

Gildea's

by

troops and

shot

he

to

in the

give

quite prepared

were

were

the

was

orders

Walker

Mr.

usual,

took

Colonel

taken

his

lost

part

no

Boers

head

corroboration

had

wounded

whilst

Boers,

told

was

I have

was

as

what

The

command

in

on

from

tain
Cap-

at the

for the last time.

others.

Colonel

us.

the

from

391

in command.

was

Wellington, rode

on

present, and

was

I say

what

Gildea

Carabineers
action

Transvaal,

in the

Trader

Lady

in," cried Walker,

rest

"

for there

thought

he

were

would

'^

and
other

finish

let

us

try

to

wounded.

the

dressing

392
first ; and
the

levelled

the Boers
''

But
the

in

the

retreat

had

the

men

had

the

dead

mule

the

old

Boer

time

among

his

this

the

her

one

of

and

his

fellow, broad
and

father,

father

and

him

place him

in the

had

the

but

joined
of the

said ;

fellow
''

A
a

I have

very

fine, young

boy

mere

corps,

and

had
and
had

in

Colonel

to

held

only

the

gone

colonel

He

the

had

the

man

Erasmus.

boy's mother

that

reserve,

wounded

eye.

the

old

obnoxious

very
the

the

sisters, and

father

an

prisoner

youngest, and

his

was

from

strong, but

His

the young

No, father," he

of

and

name

in the

lefb

Deesy)

mother's

shouldered

Deesy

and

of

name

called

darling

great

wounded

Boer

cut

waggon

camp,

man

English subject,was

in innocence.

when

consented;

his

"

the

the

was

large family

into

ambulance,

(commonly

the

so

sought
be-

his own,
at

last

firm.

never

prey.

came

killed

was

drove

fallen

the

by

greatest sufferer

The

The

who

volunteers

the

the

Boers.

was

of

in

road

mules

them

defeat

son

at

themselves.

the

on

fled, so

have

only

shot

; another

of the

of

dismay.

Transvaal

was

"

on

volunteers, having protected

One

one

of

faithful

Desiderius

Gildea

fire

you

man

deserted

off and

would

while

was

years

do

''

troops, retreated

in it.

enemies;

colony and

apple

it.

already wounded,

the

it,too,
news

the

man

the

loose, and

lady;

second

boy,

been

griefand

the

to the

of

jumped

or

camp,

mule-waggon

troops who

was

on

in attendance

man

latter ;

meantime

the

In

When

killed

wounded

it.

found

into

the

did, and

fire he

They

his rifle at

of

One

doctors.

the

leave

and

retire

to

''

ambulance

lay

and

woanded^

shame,'' cried

For

hospital?

to

the

ambulance^

had

Walker

despair Mr.

in

in tfie Transvaal,

Trader

Lady

disobeyed

you

or

Lady

caused

my

mother

is

matter

of

tHis
let

myself

be

in the Transvaal.

Trader

griefbefore,but
honour

called

Nothing would
Captain Sanctuary

; not

mother

Ferreira,
Owen

and

who

him, and

move

that

on

Lanyon,

under

granted

their

disposal.
but

truce

had

arrived

been

for, the

come

idea

the

at

allowing

sister would

prayed,

and

besought

They
nursed

their

see

taken

were

him

in

Outside

their
In
a

we

up,
first

our

take

men,

by

darling,and

at

if

if he

camp,

all

must

engagement,

camp.

the

the

release
and

so

it

was.

had

they

the
and

held dear,

to

they prevailed.
night long they

and

in

coming
them

in

any

over
festivity

ambulance.
to

for the

agree

Boers, after it had

And

but

they wept

assist

Pretoria, bringing
be

prisonersto

prisoners we

must

they

boy;

all

joy

was

the

ladies

the

what

last

could

captured
wished

at their

gentleman,

commander

Boer

asking

we

all

lay,and

the ladies returned

that

camp

headquarters,and
them, and laughed

refusal

no

Sir

Administrator

the

see

the

to
to

to

to

Boer

When

to

the

message,

was

Major

went

the

the

to

up

victory,and
morning

after

of

wife

to

told

came

he

he

mule-waggon

and

them

tent, the

in

can

when
act, particularly

men

these

now

kind-hearted

sent

where

to

occasionally,and
way.

of

of the chief

and

them

sent

placed

was

out

war)

him, and

outposts

mother

let

be

to

see

act

message

of

so

of his enemies.

(the

Basuto

advisable

an

Boer

presently some

sisters

openly styled rebels.

the

at

to

the

was

surely hardly

enemy

prayed

and
petition,

It

sakes

rode

in the hands

the

to

he

so

morning;

dark

his

gone

and

flag of

of

one

had

for your

do

coward/'

prisoner, and doubly wounded,

His

I must

now

even

393

to

had
send

conveyed

taken
back
the

given
at

the

our

bulance
am-

wounded

394
The

day

next

sending
told

and

all the

in

the

by

bred

one

Boer

pieces.

There

others.

He

first he
a

few

last

seemed

One

dying.

passed

almost

nay,

"

body,

besides

away,

his

leg.

At

conscious

and

comrades,

he

Mr.

his

in

false

cheerful, although

of

the

one

was

of

(which grazed

it

rally,but

to

he

days

the

wound

was

that

life, besides

Erasmus'

received

stomach) through

them

Captain Sanctuary^sleg

Deesy

had

torn

of

most

them,

of

One

wounded,

many

insult

covert

by Kaffirs, and

fallen upon

was

were

despaired of, and

was

(I

which

them,

released.

prisoners were

severely wounded.

were

with

them)

amongst

Boers

brought in, the

prisonerswere

Lydenburg,

to

Transvaal.

slaughtered sheep along

was

going

in the

Trader

Lady

hope,

and

calm

to

he

knew

in
the
.was

the

died

Simpson,

artilleryman had died before him, and

Captain Sanctuary, after his leg being amputated, lingered

day before,
to the

an

7th of March,
There

arms.

was

inhabitants

of this

kindly

In

to the

the

little

coming

were

days

had

we

until

to

said
for

one

doubted
On
waggons,
of

the

day, some

one

the

welcome

that
the

should

we

under

head

said

sight

fifteenth

camp,

the

and

us,

of

opposite ridge,

(Tuesday)

ride

victorious

greet

our

column.

be

the

eyes,

but

likely
none

him.

see

crossing
while

ing
count-

were

George CoUey

we

the

about

saw

escort, defile through

and

we

another, would

to

ments
reinforce-

the

of

Sir

see

body

valley.

news

relieve

should

we

through Bobian-poortat
Some

had

the

when

borne, with, military

was

in the

graveyard

through

sorrow

day

in

companions

his

the

on

camp

gallantofficer

meantime

that
the

of the

and

followed

then

profound feeling of

all the

honours,

and

poort

to

twenty
the

valley, outspann

Boer, bearing

flag

on

of

east

the

truce.

rode

towards

from

his

and

rumour

Sir

George OoUey

But

that

of these.

It seemed

were

enough

to

There
I used

of

was

the

Mrs.

the

It

was

pushing

on,

helieved

the

officers that

when

women

one

too

soon.

still there

was

was

which

! I shall

still,there

there

Sir Evelyn Wood

had

the next

day

to

forget that
hasten

had

leaders

discuss

the

moment

headquarters

To

reported that Sir George Colley'sreason

people in
he knew

and

Pretoria

he

was

children

reinforcements

to he

ahont
were

of

starving; had,

to make

starving,men

was

cavalry,was
in

fact,said

not

hold

for

that he

desperateeffort,hut
must

leap
but

commonly

waiting for

of

terms

and

without

completely

waggon

to

been

of the Boer

some

was

officers

three

that

Newcastle;

her, when

to

hurriedly that

never

all sorts

March,

of

talking

that he and

Boers, and

The

evening.

an

28th

the

waggon

in from

others

some

followed.'

Monday,

us

dreary,

very

great feelingof depression,

what

told

in Pretoria
Oh

from

of

and

up,

the

peace.

that

was

generally,and

known

cause

Parker^s

great battle, in
be

came

and

of

play polo

expected

just ridden

would

! it

Administrator

not

to

evening

girlrushed

defeated

it,and

it

and

now,

to

was

known
one

no

sitting in
had

; and

mouth.

to

continually flying about;

were

enough
On

mouth

from

half-rations,but

the

heart

of affairs

rumours

though

State

defeated, and

Alas

came.

on

how

the

state

was

other

Administrator,

Free

not, believe

armistice

an

have

true

with

eat.

to wonder

could

only just risen

dreadful,too incredible, to believe,

too

put

now

the

been

killed,flew

official confirmation

We

had

395

in company

printed in

was

had

letters for the

not, could

would

many

until

back

troops

our

him

meet

newspaper,

the

Transvaal.

Gildea, who

to

out

They brought

Dutch

Colonel

us.

bed^ rode

officers.

in the

Trader

Lady

to his

that

hack.

396
the

work

of

the

same

goal.

The

but

waited,

that there

to be

was

through

struck

gradually and
bring

them

no

heavy

very

England,

at

personal loss

the

steadiness, but

retrieve

the

pain, almost
thankful
my

boy,
her
had
swell

in
the

Ufe

was

realitybeen
ranks

of death.

any

pain caused

mother

was

to

to

see

with
how

the
she

horses,
keen

really
cruelly
to

the

that

her

midst

of

cherished,

forth, recklessly,wantonly,
For

what

For

to

reprieve for

knowing

cause

that

weight

therefore

in

by
and

think

the

to

glad,
win

of

courage

being ground

herself

told

honour

to

thought

of

torment

by

be

I felt

that

the

feather's

how

able

upholding

sent

should

for

mad

and
uselessly,

had

in

usual

necks

been

crushing

lost

as

misfortune.

myself

retrieve

to agony,

been

she

was

much
as

sleek

I had

many

the

by

whose

woe

I went

having

while
sacrificed,
dust

so

their

for

feel almost

move

that

was

could

me

amounting

pets from

very

to

other.

I stroked

as

one

well

early,as usual, but

than

worse

should

How

personallyI

not

chill

morning

the

woke

that

was

times

it made

powerless

and

heckrt,it

my

thousand

It

suflTerer.

ache

bitter

was

believe

to

reason

thecountry

official information.

morning

that

then

the

distinct

until

cluded
con-

they dispersed

dull,listless feeling of impending

had

wait

whispers

; but

incredible

and

been

that

assembled, and

to
silently,

some

I remember
with

all those

had

by the Boers,

It seemed

I heard

peace

Gildea,

waited

We

then

victory,that

back

Colonel

Bellairs.

no

square^

proclaimed.

be

with

given, and

dictated

terms

given

Colonel

in the

to

news

was

been

the

Arrived

were

towards

pouring

were

the

in

ridden

and

sign

no

had

on

had

Administrator,

Transvaal.

quite dark.

was

breathlesslyfor

officers who

the

It

in the

Crowds

instant.

an

all waited

we

Trader

Lady

to

the disfKmoitr

398
had

they
their

lost all their

all but

crops,

destined

by

in their

them

them, only

they

old

were

of it

thought

the
the

officers rode

look

to

You'd

*'

passed
Even

large body
I

camp.

they
out

did

and

get dead

shaggy

they

"

to

with

you

; sometimes

the

of

thought

been

thrust

on

women.

old tradesman

one

cularize.
parti-

their

two

as

welj-groomed
for

they're good

disgraced ourselves."
as

he

you're only Cfurying about

In

us.

thrust

cared

the

This

then
How

midst

not

them

to

rode

through

proud

those

Some

but

had

excitement

to

Unes

men

the

; others

would

hardly

go
sided
sub-

(I think), and

headquarters,
the

as

cried
to

swore

now,

this,

past the

submit

; some

nothing

up

close

great.

Pretorius, Joubert
rode

of all

volunteers*

was

on

for

the

riding

seen

were

drunk.

acquaintances.

but

and

charge them,

being

Schumann
nags,

despoiled,

coats," cried another,

excitement

Henning

when

Hendrick

Boers

and

was

with

same

little camp
ruin

have

have

jeered at

The

that

cried out

of

walking through

was
so.

insult that

you

to

disgrace."

of

muster

to

officers

Kaffirs

the

been

It's all

off your

take

of your

badge

the

wouldn't

We

other

some

had

that

at them

close

it is useless

men

airs !

dandy

better

the

we,

friendly

were

was

in

to

of these

look

"

their

pretty.

told

fellows,^'cried

past

and

horses

But

seemed

anger

at those

Look

'^

house

were

whom
from

turn

patientlyborne,

was

the

It

turned

that

which

disgrace,

them, roused

voices

faces, heard

to

they

men

Sturtons

old.

you

the

to

them

very

very

"

horses, and

tent.

Their

worse.

sheep^ all

all their

cows^

The

and

waggon

Transvaal.

subject

tempted

Wherever
saw

be

to

enemies.

into

neighbours

and

of their

two

henceforth

in the

oxen

promises, had

our

and

Trader

Lady

camp

to

must

have

on

their

greet old
felt that

when

day,

the

attire had
and

no

the

have

also, that

considered
Hendrick

then

; but

and

that

was

morning,

I rode

that

not

was

midst
I

to my

of

sorry

am

country

concerned,
well and
He
''and
The
canteens

knot

have

took

my

I thank

and

"

the

Boers

of

produce

for the
so

as

opened,

'^

What

and

the

you

his friends

became

village now

it
the

saw.

waggon
ing
break-

was

villageearly in
ing
look-

in

up

of

you

Boer

the market.

to

his waggon
and
"

in the

spoke

it is

to

disgrace

have

; you

him.

you

are

fought

reward.^'

got your

you;"

to

feelingstowards

my

heartilycongratulate
hand.

my

Numbers

peace," I said,
far

I also

her,

But

truckled

camp

come

I went

kiss

eyes.

take

standing by
so

greet

insolent,perhaps, but

at.

had

knew

riding about,

were

little

had

not

and

my

of the

streets

than

would

that

whole

of Boers,

; but

had

The

Schumann

Hendrick

saw

who

wondered

be

with

to

to

contented,
to

laden

waggons

''

and

even

knew

home

out.

only sister

I determined

through
Groups

morning.

proud

them

house.

to my

return

up.

men

see

truckling to

next

out, and

to

playing

his

meet

both

at

not, and

pleasant sight

English, now
The

worth

rosity
gene-

to crack

nut

of

should

we

any

we

Government

I could

him

saw

pleasant

not

the

but

harder

the

not

game

Schumann,

him

was

that

and

the

them

cloak

the

been

all,and

we

termed^

conquerors.

that

had

there

did

so

found

had

we

virtual

the fact under

fight if

military

had

they

in their hearts

399
in

gentlemen
(whom

hide

knew

to

Transvaal.

*')their

rebels

matter, and

expected,

we

Boers

attempted

in the

'^

trying to

use

generosity;
not

them

acknowledge

to

of

was

dressed

handsomely

unjustly termed,

It

in the

Trader

Lady

whole

scene

is

say
gave
of

true," he said,
a

united

disorder.

population,black

and

grunt.
The
white

Trader

400

crowded

into

the next

day.

had

impressed by

been

paid

off.

they

had

else to

Lady

them, and
For

some

back,

left for

likelyas

as

broad

off in

stood

that

of

Numbers
homes

with

Many

would

families

land, it was

of

told

but

they

showed

me

the

crushed

seemed

trader

young

Boer

cruel to

disloyal?

go

to

Boers

war

to

It is not

of.

country

that
?

only

whole

teams

one

with

we

even

who

men

Mr.

turn.

N
,

was

are

the

to

to

'^

be

for
us

It

with

his

has

been

given

back

ever

who

remain
ftiust

openly against them,

that

or

man

met

said,

force

met

marked

it should

Why

declare

Men

Mayepee's^
he

as

own.

plough

farms.

at every

wept

oaths

to

oxen

them

Andreas

If the

solemn

English, why

spoke

at

desolated

all their

lost

the

altogether.

bringing produce

disaster

met

cruel !

us"

the

the

wife, almost

after all the

amongst

he

caught

their

oxen,

claim

not

oxen

had

own

waggons,

could

by

their

lost

saddle,

horses

seen

back

have

and

to

carried

and

would

their

to

had

they
of

Boer

market,

going

use

team

their brand, in

no

that

me

of

sent

having

"

turned

without

their

saddle

getting

knowing that, without

go,

who

be

oxen

and

pursued

not

to

government
not

individuals

the

had

had

after

horse

Others, less fortunate,lost

robber.

their

he

by,

thus

were

owner

seized

Higgins,

on

with

whilst his
be

howling,

Horses

gone.
If one,

safe,nearly lost him

close

families,but

full of

were

would

Mr.

entirely,if, leaping

him

their

manner.

he

not

to

seemed

moment,

daylight.

WelUngton

me

daring

most

immediat"ely

not

streets

order

who

men

meantime, having nothing

The

All

bridle,were

the

of better

crtoured

wore

get away

in

drank.

do, they

stolen in the

his

Government
to

instead

worse

the

reason,

wait, and

to

reelingwretches.
and

things got

wanted

They

Transvaal.

in the

ruined,

or

it is

live
be
our

domestic

old

encambrance.

hatred, have

Heavily

doors

the

loyal Africander,

and

English

us

the

of

their country ; and

even

face the

in, to

only of

the

cross

and

sea

elsewhere,but, if they
and

for and

having fought
dependent

now

seeing

in

Pretoria

the

with

any

one,

for any

given

in

say

killed for

nothing

the

he

Why

spoke

waggon
"

the

that

1 could

mother

to

and

oxen

bear

! '^ and

he

home,

heard,

''

^'

clung
they

His

Oh

take

have

had

been

Now

she

her, but
what

was

it

was

could

I, or

only he had
thought that

died

he
sent

loss,when

boy

my

about

him

I had

sacrificed

was

father wandered

I dreaded

! if

But

to

"

be

silent,

visibly. Only
asking

simple tombstone

it/' he said; ''but

turned

and

to the

English, are

person

saw

the

to

those, who,

on

died

often

for themselves

necks

She

Deesy

of his son's

me

policy has

of their

the

Erasmus.

to it ?

! I

one

decrepitude of grief stealingover

once

my

by

before

should

is the

their

discarded

grief.

Oh

murdered

sufferer

livelihood

Boers

country'ssake

for his

him

fallen

for themselves

the

by

Mrs.

answer

purpose

is true.

has

Our

home

bend

But

wail

sad

same

been

was

fine-lookingold lady

ever

real

Boer.

gain

to

mean

them.

on

bont, shrivelled

out

carve

lavished

will be

which

taunts

the

property, but

children,must

their

said

were

they,unlike us English,cannot
leaving the land they have been bred

of

thought

loyal

their

them

which

he

an

love into

the peace

by

ties of

off like

cast

turned

what

Transvaal,

robbed

not

And

bat

am

the

themselves

entailed

the destruction

as

have

me

upon

before."

them

in

on

like

np

be

friendship,only to

closed

to

open

thrown

have

Numbers

401

destroyed.

been

who

numbers

of
relationship,

ever

has

happiness that

amongst

one

in the Transvaal.

Trader

Lady

me

to let

to his grave.

his mother;

away.
D

oh

! his

402

Trader

Lady

in the

CHAPTEE

In

this

excuse

if I

me

which

in

The

the

been

in the

and

will

in

of

long

in

case,

my

ruin

and

who

oflScer

it will afford
carried

been

opposite

sat

he

Boers

the
in

the

result

of
not

on

out

conceive

the
; and

this

how

me

the

largely?
that

but

cases,

robbed

fallen
be-

had

aaked

looted

had

at

me

reply in

my

majority of

being

to

that

world,

few

some

of

ruin

the

severely,and

case

could

of

part

had

they

who

one

reads
the

thinking,perhaps
the
The
some

hundreds

as

in

sufferers,
he

then

could

be

case.

If any

on

has

manner

personally.

me

manner,

process

whether

the

that

the

that

in the

not

was

stated
the

that

him

similar

very

suffered

asked
aflGirmative,
I told

the

to

as

affected

hotel, speaking of the

an

I had

an

numbers
whether

details

some

will

readers

my

generally.

ago

in

breakfast

trust

its results

how

Transvaal

Not

but,
hardly be entertaining,

ruined

illustration

an

into

enter

war

narrative

have

XXXn.

concluding chapter

my

Transvaal,

story

my
end

of

is of

it may

the

same

throw

way

little

of

light

question.
animals
time

impressed by

after

working hard,

they

while

Government

impressed,

were

their

food

was

stinted

were

all valued

and

had

they

been
had

in

consequence

in, the
the

Lady

Trader

become

thin.

valuation
in

animals

allowance
blame

horse

or

would

fell very

much

under

number

of

for

been

distorted

naturallydo
the

other

matters

make

and

real value.

My

valued

were

amongst

of

no

am

afraid

this I

am

an

our

the

the

way

and

Yet

fact of

very

large

were

known

that

It

have

is

ox

horse

or

on

its

price,

oxen,

but

that

The

should

ment,
Govern-

to

oxen

my

are

few

people, including

is true

cruellytreated,

very

in the

remedy

no

not, still

or

an

effect

of

case

but
they were
similarlyvalued.

sold

animals

disease

study such
the general

salted

most

valuation.

is often

the

from

it is salted

the

ness,
lung-sick-

in the

whether

was

there

matter

but

in

the

of them

returned

and
did

and

to

of

matter

matter, but

Transvaal;

declared, I, and others, appliedto

was

peace

the Government
in

this

valuation

of

have

water,

exception.

animals

delay in
for hire

this

lutely
abso-

no

animals

who

of others

government

the

animals

no

I cannot

such

case

inoculated

unsalted, and

as

circumstances

for the

When

oxen

the

myself, refused
under

great number

consequence

have

best.

at

guess

produces

they

and

animal

salted

being

the

pretty good guess

of the

appearance

In

of

reason,

is

diseases, although people who

two

tail of
then

this

by lung-sickness,red
any

were

real value

there

attempted

sufiFer in

not

can

it is but

left

lost ; but

or

they

of salted animals.

impossible.

it is true, the

for

403

state

the

this, for,as

have

disease,to

have

cases

in favour

mark

distinctive

the

in

Government

the

Transvaal.

Even

made

was

in the

the
not

and

us,

the

Dutch

to Eoman

that
1"

to

the
d

We

to
"

question
2

also

applied

told

were

adhere
law

able
consider-

was

We

oxen.

waggons.

intend

there

that

English

the

old

whether

law

law

by

of
ib

404

entitled

were

we

to

Attorney-General
In

peace.

for

and

was

coming

hardly

any

grass

on

had

Boers

at

would

have

fallen

that

knew

had

without

once

the

less

this

and

Boers

alliance

The

to

leave

in

this
poor

to

Mr.

to

to

meant

if

have

been

beasts

at

the

all of

to any

tion
parti-

for

of

one

every
of

and

war,

Transvaal.

it,
an

This

great personal loss,

a

time.

than

taking

take

them
farm

own

my

in their

belief

My
risk

to

winter;

for them

openly,

so

portion

loads, rather

for

cold

too

the

peace

it was,

Convention,
retain

the

to

the

said

determine

me

farm

consent

and

only

with

of
as

renewal

numbers,

Natal

Higgins's

the

being

country

themselves

meant

Transvaal,

oxen

poor

; but

us

of the

eventuality made

my

would

Boers

the Free-State

determined

the

the

results

never

terms

England

between

knowledge

the

would

all knew

we

leave

and

there

the

over

heavily on

but, in the face of the

that

given

reserve,

of the Transvaal.

believed

kept

could

to

owing

ductive
pro-

be

to

Natal,

to

Pretoria

near

was

of

daily.

Government

If the

had

oxen

while

apace,

be

to

others, this

loads

was

declaration

the

being given, I

take

to

getting thinner

were

us

decision

I wanted

winter

in

already thin

until, the

village.

the

after

the

to

decision

That

doubt

no

of evil ; for my
in Pretoria

weeks

referred

been

decision.

three

case^

my

his

Transvaal.

had

payment

for almost

given

not

in the

Trader

Lady

impoverished

state.

belief

The

amongst

the

by
were

great

its

that

war

military as
being

well

known

being strengthened.
probability of
we

received

imminent

was

war;

as

prevalent

was

civilians,and

was

creased
in-

that

the

The

Boers, too, spoke of the

and

breathed

forts

indeed
the

same

round

what

Pretoria

telligen
official in-

thought.

All

4o6

village,for,
that

so

the

The

iHth

the

siege;
she

taken, but

the

in

an

affidavit

I should
of the
it

but

of

was

any

to

as

turned
no

loss and

my
hold

him
that

out

things

been
to

told

to

investigate

to

be

as

able

to

compensation,

for

property

end

the

At

responsible.

him

had

I had

look.

ask

there

refused

and

so

all my

holding

use

then,

go

to

allowed

into

broken

heard,

to

law,

great.

very

excuse,

not

was

was

of my

the

defy

Eelman

some

interest

own

my

siege it

whether

of the house

obliged to

be

Mrs.

made

could

bolt

wanted

if I

that

and

been,

key

matter

make

see

the

husband

her

always

have

me

rob

Transvaal.

thief

had

house

then, and

me

the
ifc,

temptation to

Felmans'

during

let

outside

once

in the

Trader

Lady

was

gone,

responsible,for

he

was

bankrupt.
Mr.

He

there.

were

had

Higgins

lambs

were

brought

gone

dead

"

sheep, including all

stolen,

proclaimed, and
too

and

he

condition
so

him

I asked

his

would

he

too

living in

leave, for it would

no

had

appeared

have

greatly over

that

the

to

to

care

no

the

ewes

my

in

were

ewes,

Hans,

poor

"

was

peace

in

were

able
piti-

his

sheep

were

buy

mine

cheap.

to

money
his

useless

gone,

Sturton

buy
him

lost

deed,
and, in-

any,

unable

waggon,
for

had

to

He

go,

to

out
with-

farm.
Nell

discomfiture

this, a notice

seventy of

after

Mr.

money.

been

purloining freely.

Added

All

Pretoria

to his desolated

oxen,

been

had

my

also gone,

remaining

if he

sheep, but

It

that the

all

best

my

taken

was

neglect.

he

was

ram

my

from

that

answered

and

things

that

that

been

having

that

said

stolen

or

how

see

word

back

me

wethers

my

of them

some

Surprise,to

to

gone

So

family

had

of

Higginses

the

much

had

been

for

been

rejoicing
and

had

gratitude!

sent

to Mr.

Higgins

from

the

standing

Trader

Lady

Transvaal,

in the

and

the

to

indeed

Boer

he

everything

Government,

Conference

be

should

come

with.

communicated
Mr.

myself.
the

Bellairs.
the

on

Hendrick

Schumann

part of the

Boer

sheep

was

leaders

an

but

for

act

of

in

the

violence

of

sittings

time. Colonel

Mr.

declared,

such

of
the

by

Higgins

letter

seizure

authorized

not

this

reported

it,and

the

would

he

stating

that

that

meantime

held

when

the

heard

; also

was

the

letter

Government,

utterlyunauthorized

was

fiscated
con-

Pretoria, and

to

Administrator

the

to

the

all his

was

he

until

end,

an

saw

returned

Higgins

matter

to

had,

that

and

responsible for nothing being wanting

of the

that

neighbouring Boers, telling him

crops,

407

and

my

Boer

were

sufferers.

the
I

sent

and

up,

delighted

was

treated, and
had

been
but

Of

but

De

borrow
asked

gratifiedhim
had

been

under

pain

of

miles
had

into
been

was

left

all the

out

penny

farm

ing,
flourish-

up

I had
of

only

"

kindly
the

on

crops

haggle

to

to

up
in

"

him

in this.
turned

sown.

his
too

board,

glad

to

try

to

Pretoria,and

of

own

had

I felt very

the

way

one

case

farm

by

had

to

to

"

he
be

Jimmy

amusing.

very

I knew

and

visit,and
snuff, "c.

and

sweets
was

failed ; and

he

off her

being hung,

me

pay

which

articles

presents for

as

woman

came

money,

for different

bought
and

Plessis

some

been

sound.

safe and

Lo

humour

no

had

I had

good

bring Jimmy

Boughy, too, came

of

made

he

that

which

oxen

remained

in

was

find

to

Little

safe.

his host

him

see

two

nothing

course

Ac,

that

kept

Jackallsfontein,to

to

waggon

where
the

Boers,

walk

forty

grateful that Jimmy

spared.
getting

anxious

about

the

answer

from

the

4o8

Trader

Lady

Attorney-General. It
in

Pretoria^ the

the

boys

were
a

no

of

standstill.

of

their

any

by

Grovemment
it

the

that

also

the

did

know

not

day

every

agreed
making

Transvaal

for Natal.

down

but

already overworked,
winter.

Every day

the

over

Drachensberg

still the

My
I

too,

taking

was

discovered

once

speaking
after

him

I did

very

them,

hard

in

looking

after

and

It

for

it

no

not

want

be

given,

the

after

to

the

the

as

set

of

way

journey
in

oxen,

in

the

to

get
and

"

feeding, and

bad

from

of mine

impossible

felt

ill;

be

ready

to

decision
had

One

him.

lose

about

been

than

more

myself

I contented

Hendrick,

I had

and

had

I
to

feeding

boys, who

were

all drunk

get
been

start

at

of the

saddle, too,

in the

were

to

with

evening,

the hire

that

oxen

only

answer.

as

and

and

same,

that

the

almost

day's work,
the

the
the

was,

courses,

so

do

was

favourite

was

leaving

importance, so

theft,but

notice, when

should

of

People

were

the great cold

sent

bad

feet, packing up,

my

moment's
oxen

before

to very

him,

to

drivers, and

on

of

one

of
true.

them.

to

to

stand

of

was

yield

were

numbers

already drooping

were

lost

and

not

Attorney-General

oxen

even

now

not

dissatisfaction

back

danger

would

were

general rising against the

there.

the

war

conditions

the

the

I determined

loads

at

was

distinctly

rumours

of

given

do,

to

of

the

were

what

money;

of

stated

was

one

accounts

of

would

they

day

every

besides^ there

outbreak

it

that

and

for all work

that

was

likely
threats

take

to

this

brought

Kaffirs,and

Boers, if

all vowed

to remain

oxen

worse

fresh

country, while

seemed

Every day

to

off

money^

any

of

the Boers

np

all eaten

bad

making

Ramonrs

as

peace,

from

for the

bad

very

being

going

were

means

rife,and

was

grass

TraTtsvaaL

in the

at

some

tance,
dis-

except little

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I

The

unable
the

leave

to

decision

their

the

on

time

of

old

Boer

war

that

believe

told

was

by

was

allowed

had

counted
the

me

and

I had

than

taking

up,

managed

after

them

good

with

me,

had

too

was

season
was

with

had

and

the

waggons.

compensation
those who

to

delay in giving

saddle

some

turn

as

had

me

far advanced

terrible

trek.

to

I was,

start

it was,

the

of
I

me

was

village.

drivers

home),

go

"

(" Boy

of

neither

I started, taking Jimmy

ill,
and

I could

wait

as

the

As

two

Soldat

discharging
but

had

as

so

Derde-poort,

as

into

obtain

still

Weak

back.
rode

to

on

caught, and

oxen

he

delay to
left

moved

capable of acting

far

as

but

to

stealing my

just been
the

him

the

to

went

was

bolted.

me,

I had

and

yet arrived,

not

It

and

compensation
and

Hendrick

Hendrick

and, although

voluntarily,

everything

him

pursued

and

driver

other

my

of

as

fortunatelymore

I had

the

in

consideration

blow

me

of

use

in

such

no

to

course

that

was

revolver

my

the

pected.
ex-

is allowed

oxen

terrible

getting better;

shaking
and

was

of

last I heard

horseback,

on

that

to

waggons

the

of

news

fatal.

been.

I saddled

of

value

this loss ; but

escaped

in

was

was

decided

hire

no

and

being paid, and

sofa-chair,and

the

it

oxen

It

illness

was

for

penny

it

by

sufferers

was

at

oxen.

the

other

answer

my

day

what

was

seventy -five pounds

in

on

It

when

up

The

Government

that

my

to them.

During
bad,

up

allowed

was

for deterioration
I

law, and

having given

my

after.

The

waggons.

that

from
weeks

receive

to

was

and

oxen

three

days

two

one

for

409

hardly got

again, and

bed

my

came

No

act

lie down

obliged to

was

I had

morning

next

Transvaal,

in the

Trader

Lady

it

I rode

Clara.
no

My goods

longer, for

the

was.

by

the

side of the

oxen

4IO

myself

to

that

see

over-driven.

and

lying down,
watched

all

and

down

in

doomed.

to

up

work

me

noses

on

it

If

it had

real

was

before

would

with

try to take

It

the

by

heart

that

rub

would

shoulder, and

my

of

out

away.

enjoyed

have

too

their

hand,

my

moonlight

horses

to

come

wasting

often

of

bread

of

by

to

berg

Boer.

loads

night
come

often

hand

my

and

time,

try

once

be

the

as

tried my

more

be

to

remain
my

able

to

watch

over

at Harrismith

It would

error.

them

to

the

loose
to

on

of the
them

before

long,

toilsome

arrange

Dracheus-

the

as

I, for

of
the

the

one

farm,

day

that

of

so

as

I had

showed

them

cruelty to
ascent

in, if

governess,

startingwith
been

to

farm, while

owner

but

through

mined
at first deter-

over

warm

fortune

have

and

me,

Roughy

decimated,

so

I had

in.

for

on

shot

were

spans

oxen

get them

possible,the employment
to

last my

little

Prince

handsome

brought

take

to
to

At

Poor

throughout.

they fairlygave

to

try

trek

snake, and

Harrismiih

at

for the

unlucky

an

was

bitten

was

me

close

piece

the

for

noses

would

them

see

this, I should

up,

they

of

were

I could

that

out

eating.

was

their

to

me

camp-fire

tied

they

well

mealeas

lay

Some

camp-fire, would

take

to

the

were

so

myself, but

or

for

round

they

stand

and

been

me

the

and

cold.

I knew

but

from

than

rather

very

farmers,

by

grief

not

picture

the

them

shoulder,

my

and

with
sat

was

before

covered.

they were

they drooped,

one

not

night

cold

children

were

know

to

that

see

by

of

came

as

to

weather

charge

of

and

night

every

got up

they

one

The

They

only

not

if

vain,

died.

left behind

them,

as

was

blanketed

I have

to

them

but

oxen,

often

tenderly treated,

were

them

slept close

where

they

saw

Transvaal.

in the

Trader

Lady

have
the

posed
ex-

Berg,

where

numbers
to

never

to

again, whilst

who

had

man

third

sheds

give

to

the

speculation,having
them

of

saw

all

were

busy eating

with

them

lavish

in
The

sign

of

of

cheap

to

had

of

and

sell my

rather
as

in

than

they

been

South

that

the

I left
when

as

he

against

nose

have

done

firms

their

on

from

with

the

people

good prices being

no

and

garden

always

instead

of

had

hoped,

much

for transmission

down

and

for

land,
EngLarge

left

overstocked

auctioneers
so

well.

coming

to say,

in

cases

now

fat oxen,

ofEeringgoods

to

were

making

was

as

over

were

value

let articles go

would

some

was

Africa

half

in

were

There

as

were

and

market

well,

there

sent

lattor,strange

about

great

so

was

to

enjoying

me

wet

great

They

two

Transvaal

the

emigrants

the

waggons
than

more

be

to

thing

thrown

of the

Harrismith

to

anything except

produce, which
high price

his

last

to

over

them

buy

Transvaal,

the

wanting employment.
oflfered for

(one

as

them, and

was

seemed

Firms

applies

this

hai;ids. Crowds

Transvaal,

them

extent.

which

come

in

trade

could

you

of articles

stocks

and

put

at Natal.

as

certain

forage

to

and

me,

to

for

The

them.

of them

one

of them

two

left all of

cariug

of

friendship.

even

and

loose

forage

depression of

itself felt
as

his

left

caught sight
me

after

hand,

themselves, although

hoarders)

of

comforting

was

all but

plenty

buys half-dying oxen

means

fancy for looking

sellingthem

in^ and

and

tbem^

who

gentleman

I sold

So
for

them

cold

in the

ofifer of

an

1 1

lain down

shelter

to

paid

Transvaal.

have

I had

them.

of what

together with
having

would

of them

rise

good forage
at

in the

Trader

Lady

them.
often
below

dairy

or

commands

being
could

The

able to

get

no

depression

refused
their

real

to

sell

value,

by accepting the highest bid.

412
I think
how

what

has

ruin

told

I have

subsequent Convention,
the

on

part of the

Government,

the

of the

fact, most
ruined

by

entailed

is such

which

that

impossible

so

propertieswhich
the

high price before

far

war

I see,

as

compensation
that

have

toiled

government
hard

in the

done

is, tbat

add

got

Herewith

earn

of the

I took

Jimmy

situation

Moustache,
I make

my

are

bow,

away

and

BT

eiLBBET

Alfl)

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and

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me

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