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Updated: September 7, 2025
"Wish I could sit on the seat with the king-ductor," besought little Eddo, moving about uneasily. "That isn't a conductor, it's a driver. Conductors are the men that go on the steam-cars, the 'choo choo cars," explained Jimmum. Then in a lower tone, "They don't have any cars up at Castle Cliff, and I'm glad of it." Lucy did not understand why he should be glad, and Jimmy added in a lower tone:
What had happened she did not know; she only knew some heavy thing was dragging at her tail and pinching it fearfully. Every one in the back of the house was busy; no one but Eddo heard Zee's cries. He ran to the maid to ask "what made the kitty sing so sorry?" Whenever she mewed he called it singing. The maid looked out then and threw down her mixing-spoon for laughing.
"I wish they were both here," said Uncle James, "for you would like to see them take that little journey." "And the Mexican who built this air-castle," said Aunt Vi, "is he here this summer?" "No, he died last spring." "Died?" echoed little Eddo, who had heard that dying means "going up in the sky." "What made him die, mamma? Didn't he like it down here?"
For many a year Eddo has sought to rule through me, and to work evil in the world, but I have not suffered it. He would abandon our secret, ancient faith, and reign a king, as Dingaan the Zulu reigns. He would send the slave-tribes out to war and conquer the nations, and build him a great house, and have many wives. But I held him fast, so that he could do few of these things.
The "little two" started off in good season, hoping not to be seen by Eddo; but he espied them from the window, and they heard him calling till his baby voice was lost in the distance: "You ought to not leave me! You ought to not leave m-e-e!" "He wants to go everywhere big people go." "Yes," responded Bab. "Such babies think they are as old as anybody.
As Rachel approached they all rose and saluted, but to Nya and Noie they gave no salute. Only to Nya Eddo said: "Why art thou not within the Fence, old woman?" and he pointed with his chin towards the place of death above. "Thy tree is down, and all last night we were hacking off its branches that it may dry up the sooner. It is time for thee to die."
Scarcely had they set foot upon the farther bank when the heart of the tempest, which had been eddying round them all night long, burst over them in its fury. The lightnings blazed, the thunder rolled, and the wild wind grew to a hurricane, so fierce that the litters in which were Eddo, Pani, and Hana were torn from the grasp of the bearers and rolled upon the ground.
They all agreed that it was "perfectly awful and dreadful," and that it made you shudder to look into it; and that they were glad baby Eddo was safely out of the way. The mine was a deep, irregular chasm, full of dirty water and rocks. It had a hungry, cruel look; you could almost fancy it was waiting in wicked glee to swallow up thoughtless little children.
Rachel and Noie disentangled themselves from the litter, for they were unhurt, and stood by it, not knowing where to go, till presently two other litters containing the priests came up, for the third had been abandoned, and its occupant crowded in with Eddo. Now a great clamour arose in the darkness, the priests hissing commands to the surviving bearers to take up the litter and proceed.
Thenceforward Eddo, Pani, and Hana hid their judgments from Rachel, and would not suffer such suppliants to approach the camp.
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