One fine morning early, high up among the krantzes and dark jungles of a kloot or mountain gorge1, which branched off from Glen Lynden, a noble specimen2 of an African savage3 awoke from his night’s repose4 and stretched himself.
He had spent the night among the lower branches of a mimosa-bush, the opening into which was so small that it was a wonder how his large body could have squeezed through it. Indeed, it would have been quite impossible for him to have gained the shelter of that dark retreat if he had not possessed5 a lithe6 supple7 frame and four powerful legs furnished with tremendous claws.
We should have mentioned, perhaps, that our noble savage was a magnificent leopard8—or Cape9 “tiger.”
As he stretched himself he laid back his head, shut his eyes, and yawned, by which act he displayed a tremendous collection of canines10 and grinders, with a pink throat of great capacity. The yawn ended in a gasp11, and then he raised his head and looked quietly about him, gently patting the ground with his tail, as a man might pat his bedclothes while considering what to do next. Not unlike man, he lay down at full length and tried to go to sleep again, but it would not do. He had evidently had his full allowance, and therefore got up and stretched himself again in a standing12 position. In this act, bending his deep chest to the ground, he uttered a low gurr of savage satisfaction, sank his claws into the soil, and gently tore a number of tough roots into shreds13. Sundry14 little creatures of various kinds in the neighbourhood, hearing the gurr, presented their tails to the sky and dived into their little holes with incredible rapidity.
The leopard now shook off dull sloth15, and, lashing16 his sides in a penitential manner with his tail, glided17 through the opening in the mimosa-bush, bounded into the branches of a neighbouring tree, ran nimbly out to the end of one of them, and leaping with a magnificent spring over a gully, alighted softly on the turf at the other side. Trotting18 calmly into an open space, he stopped to take a survey of surrounding nature.
Breakfast now naturally suggested itself. At least we may suppose so from a certain eager look which suddenly kindled19 in the leopard’s eye, and a wrinkling of his nose as a bird flitted close over his head. At that moment a species of rabbit, or cony, chanced to hop20 round the corner of a rock. The lightning-flash is not quicker than the spring with which the Cape-tiger traversed the twenty feet between himself and his prey21.
The result was very effectual as regarded the cony, but it was not much to gurr about in the way of breakfast. It was a mere22 whet23 to the appetite, which increased the desire for more.
Advancing down the kloof with that stealthy gliding24 motion peculiar25 to the feline26 race, the leopard soon came in sight of a fine bushbok, whose sleek27 sides drew from him an irrepressible snicker of delight. But the bushbok was not within spring-range. He was at the foot of a low precipice28. Creeping to the top of this with great caution the leopard looked over with a view to estimate distance. It was yet too far for a spring, so he turned at once to seek a better way of approach. In doing so he touched a small stone, which rolled over the krantz, bounded from crag to cliff, and, carrying several other stones larger than itself along with it, dashed itself at the very feet of the bushbok, which wisely took to its heels and went off like the wind.
Sulky beyond all conception, the leopard continued to descend29 the kloof until he reached a narrow pass from which were visible, not far off, the abodes30 of men. Here he paused and couched in quiet contemplation.
Now there was another early waking on that fine morning, though not quite so early as the one just described. Master Junkie Brook32, lying in a packing-box, which served as an extempore crib, in the cottage of Kenneth McTavish, opened his large round eyes and rubbed them. Getting up, he observed that Mrs Scholtz was sound asleep, and quietly dressed himself. He was a precocious33 child, and had learned to dress without assistance. The lesson was more easily learned than beings living in civilised lands might suppose, owing to the fact that he had only two garments—a large leather jacket and a pair of leather trousers, one huge button in front, and one behind, holding the latter securely to the former. A pair of veltschoen and a fur cap completed a costume which had been manufactured by the joint34 efforts of his mother and sister and Mrs Scholtz. The husband of the last, on seeing it for the first time, remarked that it “vas more like me garb35 of a man of dirty zan a boy of dree.” The garb had been made of such tough material that it seemed impossible to wear it out, and of such an extremely easy fit that although the child had now lived in it upwards36 of two years there were not more than six patches on it anywhere.
How Junkie got to the Baviaans River may perhaps perplex the reader. It is easily explained. Hans had invited all or any of the Brook family to visit his father’s farm on the karroo. Gertie catching37 a cold, or in some other way becoming feeble, wanted a change of air. Her father, recalling the invitation, and happening to know that Hans was in Grahamstown at the time, drove her over with Mrs Scholtz and Junkie to make the thing proper, and offered a visit of all three. You may be sure Hans did not refuse to take them to his home in his new cart. After spending some time there Mrs Scholtz took a fancy that she would like to go with Hans on one of his frequent excursions to Glen Lynden, but she would not leave Junkie behind. Hans objected to Junkie at first, but finally gave in, and thus the little hero found his way to the River of Baboons39.
When dressed—which was soon done, as he omitted washing—Junkie began to consider what he had best do. Mischief40, of course, but of what sort? That was the question.
His room was on the ground floor, and had a lattice window which opened like a door into the back premises41. He pushed the window and found that it opened. What a chance! Mrs Scholtz was still asleep, and snoring. Absence without leave was his chief delight. In two minutes he was deep in the jungle, panting. Knowing from long and bitter experience that he would be pursued by the inveterate42 Mrs Scholtz, the urchin43 ran up the kloof, bent44 on placing the greatest possible space between him and his natural enemy in the shortest possible time. In this way he was not long of drawing near to the leopard’s point of observation.
No doubt that keen-sighted animal would quickly have observed the child, if its attention had not at the moment been attracted by other and equally mischievous45 game. A troop of baboons came down the kloof to pilfer46 the white man’s fruit and vegetables. They had evidently risen late for breakfast, and were in a hurry to reach their breakfast parlour before the white man should awake. There were a dozen or so of females, several huge males, and quite a crowd of children of various ages, besides one or two infants clinging to their mothers’ waists.
It was pitiful to see the sad anxious faces of these infants. Perhaps they knew their parents’ errand and disapproved47 of it. More probably they felt their own weakness of frame, and dreaded48 the shocks sustained when their heedless mothers bounded from rock or stump49 like balls of india-rubber. They were extremely careless mothers. Even Junkie, as he stood paralysed with terror and surprise, could not avoid seeing that. The troop was led by a great blue-faced old-man baboon38 with a remarkably50 saturnine51 expression. On reaching the top of the rock which the leopard had just vacated, the old man called a halt. The others came tumbling awkwardly towards him on all-fours, with the exception of several of the youngsters, who loitered behind to play. One of these, a very small bad little boy-baboon, deliberately52 turned aside to explore on his own account. He came down near to the foot of the rock where the leopard had concealed53 himself. Catching sight of his glaring enemy, the bad boy uttered a terrified squawk. Instantly all the males, headed by the old man, rushed to the rescue. Powerful though he was, the leopard was cowardly at heart. A large troop of baboons had some time ago made mince-meat of his own grandmother. Remembering this, he sloped under a bank, glided round a corner of the cliff, bounded over a bush, and sought refuge in a thicket54.
It was at this moment, while in the act of bounding, that he caught sight of Junkie, but being confused at the moment, and ashamed of having been twice foiled, he slunk away with his tail between his legs and concealed himself among the branches of an old gnarled and favourite tree.
The bad boy-baboon was the only one who had seen the leopard; the old males therefore had to content themselves with a few fierce looks round in all directions, and several defiant55 roars. Born and bred in the midst of alarms, however, they were soon composed enough to resume their descent on the white man’s stores—to the great relief of the petrified56 Junkie, of whom in their alarm they took no notice, regarding him, possibly, as a badly executed statue of a baboon.
Junkie quickly recovered himself, and, seeing the baboons descend the kloof, thought it safer, as well as more in accord with his original plans, to ascend57.
Gladly, hopefully, did the leopard observe his decision and watch his progress. To him the tide of fortune seemed to have taken a favourable58 turn, for Junkie, in the innocence59 of his heart, made straight for the gnarled tree.
But one of the many slips so often quoted with reference to cups and lips was at this time impending60 over the unfortunate leopard.
There was yet one other early riser that morning—namely Booby the Bushman. In pursuance of his calling, that ill-used and misguided son of the soil arose about daybreak with much of his native soil sticking to his person, and, with a few other desperadoes like himself, made a descent on Glen Lynden—not, by any means, the first that his fraternity had made. Not so bloodthirsty as the leopard, quite as mischievous as Junkie, and much more cunning than the baboons, Booby chanced to arrive at the gorge already mentioned just at the time when Junkie was approaching it. There was, if you will, somewhat of a coincidence here in regard to time, but there was no coincidence in the fact of such characters selecting the same route, because whoever passed up or down that kloof must needs go by the gorge.
Slowly Junkie picked his way up the ragged61 path towards the gnarled tree. The leopard, scarcely believing in his good luck, licked his lips. Rapidly the Bushman and his men descended62 the same path.
They rode on horses—stolen horses, of course. The leopard heard the clatter63 of hoofs64 and looked back. Junkie drew nearer to the gnarled tree; the leopard looked forward. Never was savage beast more thoroughly65 perplexed66. Anxiety glared in his eyes; exasperation67 grinned in his teeth; indecision quivered in the muscles of his tail. Just at that moment Booby caught sight of his spotted68 skin. Had the leopard been less perturbed69 he would have been too wise to allow his carcass to appear. A poisoned arrow instantly quivered in his flank. It acted like a spur; with an angry growl70 and a clear bound of no one knows how many feet, he re-entered the jungle and fled to the mountains.
Petrified again, Junkie remained motionless till the Bushmen robbers rode up. Booby knew that his leopard was safe, for a poisoned arrow is sure to kill in time, so he did not care to hasten after it just then, but preferred to continue his approach to the white man’s habitations. Great, then, was his amazement71 when he all but rode over Junkie.
Amazement was quickly succeeded by alarm. His knowledge of the white man’s ways and habits told him at once the state of affairs. The appearance of Junkie in the company of “tigers” and baboons, was, he knew well, a mere juvenile72 indiscretion. He also knew that parental73 instincts among white men were keen, and thence concluded that discovery and pursuit would be immediate74. His own plans were therefore not only defeated, but his own safety much endangered, as his presence was sure to be discovered by his tracks. “Let’s be off instanter,” was the substance of Booby’s communication to his brethren. The brethren agreed, but Booby had lived among white men, and although his own particular master was a scoundrel, there were those of his household—especially among the females—who had taught him something of Christian75 pity. He could not leave the child to the tender mercies of wild beasts. He did not dare to convey him back to the cottage of Kenneth McTavish. What was he to do? Delay might be death! In these circumstances he seized the horrified76 Junkie by the arm, swung him on the pommel of his saddle, and galloped77 away up the kloof and over the mountains into the deepest recesses78 of Kafirland.
When Mrs Scholtz awoke that morning, rubbed her eyes, looked up and discovered that Junkie’s crib was empty, she sprang from her bed, perceived the open lattice, and gave vent79 to an awful scream. In barbarous times and regions a shriek80 is never uttered in vain. The McTavish household was instantly in the room, some of them in deshabille—some armed—all alarmed.
“Oh my!—oh me!” cried Mrs Scholtz, leaping back into bed with unfeminine haste, “he’s gone!”
“Who’s gone?” asked McTavish.
“Junkie!”
“What! where? when? how? why?” said Mrs McTavish, Jessie, and others.
Mrs Scholtz gasped81 and pointed82 to the lattice; at the same time she grasped her garments as a broad hint to the men. They took it hastily.
“Come, boys, search about, and one of you saddle up. Go, call Groot Willem,” was the master’s prompt order as he turned and left the room.
Six Hottentots, a Bushman, and a Bechuana boy obeyed, but those who searched sought in vain. Yet not altogether in vain—they found Junkie’s “spoor,” and traced it into the jungle. While two followed it, the others returned and “saddled up” the horses. Groot Willem chanced to be on a visit to the Highlanders at the time.
“What a pity,” he said, coming out of his room and stretching himself (it was quite an impressive sight to see such a giant stretch himself!) “that the hunters are off. They might have helped us.”
The giant spoke83 with good-humoured sarcasm84, believing that the urchin would assuredly be found somewhere about the premises, and he referred to the departure of an exploring and hunting party under George Rennie, which had left Glen Lynden the previous day for the interior.
But when Groot Willem with his companions had ridden a considerable way up the kloof, and found Junkie’s spoor mingling85 with that of baboons, he became earnest. When he came to the gnarled tree and discovered that it was joined by that of horses and Cape tigers, he became alarmed.
A diligent86 examination was made. Drops of blood were found on the ground. The leopard itself was ultimately discovered stone dead in a thicket with the poisoned arrow in its side, the horse-spoor was followed up a long way, and then it was pretty clearly seen that the child had been carried off by marauders of some sort.
Of course a thorough search was made and pursuit was immediately instituted. Groot Willem and McTavish pushed on promptly87 to follow the spoor, while men were sent back to the glen for a supply of ammunition88, etcetera, in case of a prolonged search becoming necessary.
The search was ably planned and vigorously carried out; but all in vain. Junkie had departed that life as thoroughly as if he had never been, and Mrs Scholtz remained at Glen Lynden the very personification of despair.
We shall now turn to the exploring party which had left the Baviaans River on the previous day.
About this time the rumours89 of war among the natives of the vast and almost unknown interior of the land had become unusually alarming. A wandering and warlike horde90 named the Fetcani had been, for some time past, driving all the other tribes before them, and were said at last to be approaching the Winterberg frontier of the colony. In order to ascertain91 what foundation there was for these reports, as well as to explore the land, the party under Rennie was sent out. Among those who formed this party were Charlie Considine, Hans Marais, Sandy Black and his satellite Jerry Goldboy, Andrew Rivers, Diederik and Christian Muller, and the tall black-bearded hunter Lucas Van Dyk, besides Slinger92, Dikkop, and other Hottentots and Bushmen.
“This is what I call real enjoyment93,” said Considine, as he rode with Hans, somewhat in advance of the cavalcade;—“splendid weather, magnificent scenery, lots of game big and little, good health and freedom. What more could a man wish?”
“Ja,” said Hans quietly; “you have reason to be thankful—yet there is more to wish for.”
“What more?” asked Considine.
“That the whole world were as happy as yourself,” said Hans, looking full at his friend with a bland94 smile.
“And so I do wish that,” returned Considine with enthusiasm.
“Do you?” asked Hans, with a look of surprise.
“Of course I do; why do you doubt it?” asked his friend, with a perplexed look.
Hans did not reply, but continued to gaze at the mountain-range towards which the party was riding.
And, truly, it was a prospect95 which might well absorb the attention and admiration96 of men less capable of being affected97 by the beauties of nature than Hans Marais.
They were passing through a verdant98 glen at the foot of the mountains, the air of which was perfumed with wild flowers, and filled with the garrulous99 music of paroquets and monkeys. In front lay the grand range of the Winterberg, with its coronet of rocks, its frowning steeps, its grassy100 slopes, and its skirts feathered over with straggling forest,—all bathed in the rich warm glow of an African sunset.
“You have not answered me, Hans,” said Considine, after a pause. “Why do you think I am indifferent to the world’s happiness?”
“Because,” replied the other, with an expression unusually serious on his countenance101, “I do not see that you make any effort—beyond being good-natured and amiable102, which you cannot help—to make the world better.”
Considine looked at his friend with surprise, and replied, with a laugh—“Why, Hans, you are displaying a new phase of character. Your remark is undoubtedly103 true—so true indeed that, although I object to that commonplace retort,—‘You’re another,’—I cannot help pointing out that it applies equally to yourself.”
“It is just because it applies equably to myself that I make it,” rejoined Hans, with unaltered gravity. “You and I profess104 to be Christians105, we both think that we are guided by Christian principles—and doubtless, to some extent, we are, but what have we done for the cause that we call ‘good,’ that is good? I speak for myself at all events—I have hitherto done nothing, absolutely nothing.”
“My dear fellow,” said Considine, with a sudden burst of candour, “I believe you are right, and I plead guilty; but then what can we do? We are not clergymen.”
“Stephen Orpin is not a clergyman, yet see what he does. It was seeing what that man does, and how he lives, that first set me a-thinking on this subject. He attends to his ordinary calling quite as well as any man of my acquaintance, and, I’ll be bound, makes a good thing of it, but any man with half an eye can see that he makes it subservient106 to the great work of serving the Saviour107, whom you and I profess to love. I have seen him suffer loss rather than work on the Lord’s day. More than once I’ve seen him gain discredit108 for his so-called fanaticism109. He is an earnest man, eagerly seeking an end which is outside himself, therefore he is a happy man. To be eager in pursuit, is to be in a great degree happy, even when the pursuit is a trifling110 one; if it be a great and good one, the result must be greater happiness; if the pursuit has reference to things beyond this life, and ultimate success is hoped for in the next, it seems to me that lasting111 as well as highest happiness may thus be attained112. Love of self, Charlie, is not a bad motive113, as some folk would falsely teach us. The Almighty114 put love of self within us. It is only when love of self is a superlative affection that it is sinful, because idolatrous. When it is said that ‘love is the fulfilling of the law,’ it is not love to God merely that is meant, I think, but love to Him supremely115, and to all created things as well, self included, because if you can conceive of this passion being our motive power, and fairly balanced in our breasts—God and all created beings and things occupying their right relative positions,—self, although dethroned, would not be ignored. Depend on it, Charlie, there is something wrong here.”
The young Dutchman smote116 himself heavily on his broad chest, and looked at his friend for a reply.
What that reply was we need not pause to say. These two young men ever since their first acquaintance had regarded each other with feelings akin31 to those of David and Jonathan, but they had not up to this time opened to each other those inner chambers117 of the soul, where the secret springs of life keep working continually in the dark, whether we regard them or not—working oftentimes harshly for want of the oil of human intercourse118 and sympathy. The floodgates were now opened, and the two friends began to discourse119 on things pertaining120 to the soul and the Saviour and the world to come, whereby they found that their appreciation121 and enjoyment of the good things even of this life was increased considerably122. Subsequently they discovered the explanation of this increased power of enjoyment, in that Word which throws light on all things, where it is written that “godliness is profitable for the life that now is, as well as that which is to come.”
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