The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1897-02-07

ri,en I WAS yettit,R nervous. the Bocr NJ last
picked ur a lantern and. silent always Deekoneu
me TO follow him. He led me round the house
TO n kind OF barn and thrc9 open It's door. on
a stone floor were piled pumpkins and pota.
and in another Law a pile OF woolsacks. was
far too stitY and sore and fcverish TO wish ior
Before the specchless Boer lad closed the
door behind him | had thrown on the yeldt.
schoer which tortured me and lain down on
trared TINT / suffered. and the good wife had
been touched. AT any rate. a thing happehtu
which no experience I'm , the 6 mSers p sg"in
some fifteen minutes atterwari aud my host
came back with n parnikin OF hot coffee. a Dig
ways know when 1t IL hest 60 offer payment
and when TO refrain for fear OF wouaIihg
s seize en- .p I prodnc cd nv pnIiry store, and
was properly snubted. With u rruf ".Goot
necht." the Boer waved adeprecni,nG ia
and left me. but | fancicd he might, of nc.
his wife OF the. safety Of her pumpkins and
the poultry. prol ably r%oostinc ntnr by.
was up at sunrise. but the village was oil
astir before Inc. II its dweIlers retired early.
ut least they rose tetincs. In the roll Of my
blanket were towels and soap. and hohhlel
Ia a stream nearby. srhnnel by n stone bridge.
with "a watering place tor horses on each s,ir.
where | wR-hci and comhcd. From The 'riuGe
end ! could see the village; II consisted OF
hut one " even. uncohbled street. slopln2
gradually iom me and irregularly broad; Inc
houses were placed Gppn emily at the hulllers
C tnricr. some almost touching TIA" open gu .ter
"A pcllu III gutter. II - Ihlr 10 ray WIN IL
wall OF the stoeps, some lying lnck on the Orac
side. Their walls were ge. orally OF stone. or
OF galvanized iron sheets. the latter q faNorite
material for building Throughout south africa.
raw bricks making the inner lining Of tie wall.
such bricks had been used IN the construction
Of the outhou."s in ia" village. Ever dwell
Ing had these nj tho back ~ 1t chicken coons.
pigstys. SOW hyr--. and 80 on. Ia the. Dflsht
morning sun the town loosei snu. AMI pros;
Ferrous, ami IL was alive with the Growing n.
COCKS. the sgucdlinR of uig,. and the owing
OF cattle ALREADY being driven forth 10 pasture.
few. the houses were all onc-storled. At tie
other end OF the village. back fr9.i the street.
the church stood. The only amb!tipdly high
structure in the settlement. AZ sat on the
pirapct OF the bridge AID smoked a pine. II
soothinr!y home-like i"elinH harmed Inc into
good Will to the town. FOR ] reflected that. WIN
a few differences. tuch aS the stocps and The
gal, nni7'd iron. knew Of a dozen similar
'clachans'' la scotland.
People began to come IN their doors. chill
drcn to play about the steps. 4 w~hxonmsker
near at hand was already .ncnding the wheel
NJ n. cart. IL, owner gOssippihg with him dur-
ing the job. y man, bearded OF course. drove
by with n load Of something In sacks: n car
though the sun had NOT yet topped the noun,
tains. a bakers shop was open; the little world
ready 10 sneak than the night before: l even
coaxed them into talking English to me:
which tI,ey could do very ell Wien they
the bed. Tut allowed re 10 nay.for whit ] ate.
The stout woman came into the middle OF the
road with me aud pointed out the house OF
the village doctor. vino. she assured me. would
mend my feet. Then she and her children
hel HUSBAND was already "A. work somewhere
stood anu stared. uite. me and all the other
women and children at their doors DID thu
same. and remarked, on my, apoe aranc- To one
another in words when ] lid not understand.
but as TO whose favorable import ! Lad rneoIn'
iortins doubts.
The doctor was n Hoilandcr. and. II all his
countrymen are as lie Is. Amsterdam society
must u. the very k%in4!iest and most angeiic
on al tht, selfish EARN; Nm We y niue aI"'
opening on the street. which looked like office,
parior. and drug store rolled into one. snug,
quiet. and old-iashioned. Very deity he
dressed nay bruises. and 1 mean"hil, studied
him. lie was thin. little. e~xcitable tnan.
and utterly upset ny idea that all .Jutchnen
were fat, heavy. and phlrgmatlc. lis head
was bald and his whisScrs sparse; hus eyes
were bright and c~o'd!aiiy inauisitive; and ha
which was delightful. Rur not Just at first.
Wien he had sympaiheicaliy attended TO my
u let mc write n Zinc or two. The fact was
that i Ind n knack OF writing hcrostics and
ti'ated storeEeepers in litt!.e South African
towns We're pleased to consider 4 novel adv"r:
Using medium: The doctor had mentioned
the names OF the proprictors OF the one store
ia Hariebeestfonteiu aid the crime Of an
acrostic was soon committed.
II served an immediate purpose. for the
doctor at once produced manuscripts In Dutch
and English and READ Inc verses Of his own.
I listene. ard admired. AID he was ready TO do
me 10 the two Jews who owned the store.
hat luck | might have had my sell in selling
tlt ! hhAA'A NtNs 'AA W. "
friend ralEcd and laughed aud coddicd the
storekccpeTs So rNcctivelN thai | left .he store
II sovereign richer than before. IL is doubtful
II the doctor Lad much ot a practice in that
Notwithstanding valley of some 400 inhnbi
tants. for he devoted the rest OF the day 10 rae,
insisting uron taking III" home to dinner. lie
was u witowcr. His one daughter. twelve
Years Id. was hors,kecpcr. and there never
was.a home more happy a2d CuuienIcG.
think. than the Go,ior's. lie showed me hi,
Garden. reaching UP ia" hillside. Il 1wers, fruit
and vegetables a pl-nty; q pluckcd an oranc,
for me- 4 ON his own Trees. W d walked llOAI
the little town together. aud gl,.ncrs OF suS
picion no lcnIer troubled me with him as M
GUIDE. Every house MAS comfortable. every
creature was well fed. all seemed nb,oluteli
content. and, one thing was "cmarkable. "
h. use seemed notably better or worse than il
ZION by either RAGS or velvet. In llarteO,est
%t9ntetn the aris'oGrat and 'hc pNuper Trr,
searched the night before. FOR the inn. tavern
%canteen. or other house 81 entertainments To-
modern township could get along.
There is nome" said the doctor. "a wor
thy traveller, ran always mad shelter with ont
OF. us In our houses. hut travellers are lew. 20
we are of the main roads
NO cantrcn:'
NO drink is sold In the town. said the doc
tor. Their" used To lie n canteen. and II di,
not do any harm % u Villagers, but IL wa
ruin for our kaIitr servants. They take L
drink like cats IL cream. and then hccom
interchangeable. So We drove the liquor sellc
out. We're not tect' tallers. but you,,n neve
see any one tn. Morse for liquor here
| smoke to The doctot OF the absence Of pov
crty and the equally noticeable lack OF displa,
In the town.
surrey" said. there are rich men in IN
village. Also l can hardly conceive OF u tow
where there II 10 uHC;"r."
"uf COURSE" my Guide ren'icd. there ar
some WHO are "A liitlc better oil than Others
but not greatly So. \ iiorr is not like nj
American or an EnE!i-hman. He does no
want 10 10 WEALTHY. lie would not know wha
to 10 with riches II he had tGcm.
Tie Roer doc, not " osress." said the doc
tor calmly. He Is content 10 remain as h
is. Observation-Disclosures grew mcalirs I'm
dian corn aud ulrd cattle and sheen, and mad
his own shoes ANA his own clothes %sufrcicn
&" supply his family, and his rcGt-grandfathe
Was PERFECTLY hnpuN atd contented. so likt
wise were his gran liaIher and his father. In
Boer. with these examples before HIN, an
cumprehenlinG, rs lac GOES better THAI an
other lhan, what Snlrmoa meant when hc sal
that nil j. vanity. Is not going to very him
; self sick. as YOU litlanders DO, L. pile II
riches. Nhu ever saw II Beer ]prospec; "a
gold IN this land % god
Doctor. son ARE u litaNarr yourself"
said. for the Dutch-eNtractcd Rocr nwns to n
more Einship with the l!O.iaudrr than n IRE,
. born American ownsto ki@ship with the Brltor
"rhi.ty years" said he doctor laughing