New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1884-05-11
-. .l. pro.lle,it nexer once cast bis eyes in


black frock coats. rough tweed trousers and waist
coats. dark cravats and large turned down shir'
collars. They were heavily shod Also and hao 'ne
inelastic walk of elderly men who have got through
much field labor in the course of their hVes' On'
could see that they took the work of lire seriously
and IN mauful spirit. and had delved' pcughe",
made fences and been generally handy anu u,o...
u their h0mesteads IN the strong cIeC'lp0 i.7-''
which fell up1n them as they entered, the ch"i,
acteristic traits OF their physiognomies C"ho "0i
into view Krugcr's gTimness disappeared ~ - a."
big man with slightly bent shoulders ana mas ''l
mrnse horny hands which were ung'oFeu' Inc l"''
Is that Of man of about fifty. But hs uaIA oio"n
b,ir - free from silver threads and was sleek and
bri4bed down fat. The forehead struck me as un-
intellectual The features were heavy and the flesh
abou- the eyes pulled But there was IN air OF IN
tense s3.dncss n the man that rendered ms PLAIN
nos. quitc attractive. He is gentle silent and m
demonstratye I should not say that he thinks a
or.at deal but | am sure that he enjoys many
dav4lr,am The couuteuance expresses lhdoIeu1
meditation and the body physical activity. IL aP-
pear. that ne is "a great Bible reader and preacher
and that his house is the resort OF MoraVlah'
Methodist and Presbyterian missionaries Inc
Pres dent of the Transvaa or rather as ne ana MS
colleague. insisted. South African kepuDhcl wears
his beard long under the chin. The che'hs anu
other hirsute part, of the face are well shaved.
There IL some hing in bis general ar that reh4H"'u
me Of President Lucoln's portraits.
General ~mit looks hardy active able-houled
and very wide-awake man of the pioneer stamp
III, has a pleasant eye. and yet spendldly earnest
and rc.o.nte air The forehead in the region OF the
eyebrows is prominent and is of a fair height. Tie
has straight facial line, a long and straight nose
wide at nostrils and dipping slightly At tie point
and the shoulders OF Hercules and hands oil pro-
fe,sona rail-sptter. The under part OF the lace Is
hidden with a long dark beard which Us becoming
rrizzl,d Count Bokland told me that General
Smt and his sons have probably killed more WIN
animals than any other family III the lrahsVaai'
Every morning after family prayers he gives the
Youngsters a certain number of cartridges which
they are TO use in the of the day and not on
any occornt 10 waste. Before they go to bed at
night after domestic worship they are called upon
to give an account of the execution they have done
When heard this and studied the bOer General,
who is more of "A farmer than anything else, could
understand why il was that he and his followers
made snch short work of Sir George ColleYs troops
Poor half-starved lads reared in plgSty cottages
in the sluns of British manufacturing or other
cities or i'm warehouses. could have no chance III
bavonet struggle or fusilade against fellows
brought up in isolated Cape farms with iulness OF
bread and plenty of hard daily work to get through
and in the habit of using the rife from infancy III
shooting game and wild beasts. Smt would be a
terribly grim customer rushing from an amOd'cdue'
putoit is the Intellectual man OF the party. His
French ancestry shows itself in his physiognomy
and hi, figure which Is more muscular and "lry
than massive The features of neater and a
sharper cut and hc has quick black eyes, made 70
express intense emotions. The forehead rises IKE
balloon above his brow. HIS compression Is uSi IN
and bilious. Like the other Beers he dsGOurseu III
Dutch j. e. in the curious dialect OF the lransNaal
which few natives of the Low countries can now
understand II sounded in my ear stu more ="
LANGUAGE OF horses than German. Nowels were
broadly pronounced and C0ns0nalIs ubtlhcil4 dC'
eentuafed / thought 1t sOnO4Ous, grave; strong
moi uumuscal and tLcIe were Few siulred sounds
that could detect The three spoke like men IN
the habit OF speaking up just as tie spirit moved
them They were as far removed nom shNhess a.
from bumptiOusncss. kruger manner wa sIhl1e'
Ouiet crave. and he was not prodlgal OF WoidS'
Ihere was 40 stanImerlng nor forcing o. any hIHu;
DutoIt struck me as being an orator. nc N"u
lueucv warmth. intensity and splendid VOICE.
The erudite ~ Van Hamel translated the speeches
of the Beers. Dutots had q French complexion.
II was n HYMN of victory. The orator was all IoT
letting the EdIct OF Nantes bygones be Dygohes ana
for cultvatng intimate pOitl al ana cV1llneI Ji"i
relations with the great European hePuO Ply
France. The South African ErpuoHc HlsHu oilo
day give the hand t. North African one across the
regions explored by Livingston. the Souoah ana
Nuhi9 The two perhaps had for then proViIchtldl
mission To wrcst Africa from ietsnIsm ana MA
hometanism. Dutolt was proud q 'hc dcH.cNc,
meuts of his country IN lis WaI 81 nlepthaehc' al"
smoke with a genuine glow of cnthusidsn--u one
NAV Judge of what he SAID from VI. an Halhel
translation of the immortal principles OF udtout4
berty and human rights L. SELMA Terry lH''
Boer v0ul zee "a verv likely man 10 represent
Radical constituency in France. Tie Is nor only am
orator hut poet There is ID TINS morning papers
an ode OF his, also translated Dy an n'A'l' On 'Ac
four colored flag of the south African bepnnLc.
Professor Van Hamel told me that iiaI~Vaal
Dutch is in some poets 10 the mother tongue
what French ls to atm. Terminal y .a1lts Ha'c
been clipped from TIL words OF ING "l"ecJ nov, hoW
Sunkeu al Pretoria. The prOnouns nave also Derh
considerably altered. and IN some respects Inc
change mas not been for the better. nus lIc9ueHt
KrUgcr without shocking the ears 81 ~ ~
men. said q have been today 20 NltlJ lItsucDi
Grew who received us with the frlendlIest ana
m1Sf unaffected COTdiahty. is tct az the fllHer rs
fine accredited representative, of a baby Republic
to great good mother, and us were dc 5Lleu 10 re-
ceye encouraging assurances Of sympathy, ana no,
only amitv but OF respect also 5 hopes 10 merit
all the kind assurances which the president mace
| on that Occasion and Us will remember That his
Minister for Foreign Affairs. lncOngatulatlng Us on
! our happy Issue from the dlmCuties Whlch sur
rounded ~ three years ago. told Us TO- TeiqeIgber
| that whenever Us were again ID trouble 10 look
| with confidence to this older Republic for support
Is trust that such troubles Will never be repeated
But if they be. us are sure. COD beng Win as tAat
| they will be well overcome. go =,
Therewas no official representative OF the French
| Government at the banquet TO the Beers II was
| feared that hot language would be INDUCED I'D
| against England by some of the speakers lear
flat was cutie justified IN the course o. the evening
NJ Mvrc dc NillIcTs had a good deai TO say against
pcrhdious Albion. NJ rave OF tie lnSlii 'lle' az
showed himself a good hater of John Bun ana MS
Island NJ. de Lesseps listened ana IA gneu III MS
sleeve Tie Dutch Minister looked solemn fIrsi-
and To let-not 70 the lady opposite IN the low
necked dress. After dinner, notwithstanding lHc
presence OF ladies' 81 of the gentlemen snoAed ii
! the drawinrrooin General Smit, finding the cigar
| too mild. made use OF pipe with a long shank
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