The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1898-01-24

he would also have to agree with our law Of
IAN eye for an eye and a tooth for a tooth, -
but, being Christian, OF course he couldn't
do that Pah! never let man wrong you
without getting square, no matter how long
you walt; and never wrong a man II you can
help 1t, because he will wait his time to get
back on you, and at the worst possible mo-
ment. l. don't care whether it is Jew or Gen.
tile, it is all the same -
Barnato was member Of the Cape Town
assembly, and he delighted in mildly scan
dalizing the members of parliament: During
debate on the Cape liquor law, which pro-
hibited the sale of Intoxicating drinks on Sun
day. except accompaniment of a sub
stantial meal local Raines law, Barnato
said
"a few Sundays ago I walked some dis
lance from Cape Town, for, being busily en-
gagged In mentally reviewing the course of
business of the honorable house, / went on
much further than 1 had intended, without
noticing the time. l at length retraced my
steps, and, being then both hot and thirsty,
went into decent and most respectable hotel
1or retreshment only wanted to quench my
thirst, but, according to law, drink could
only be supplied as the accompaniment of
a bona fide substantial meal. Mine host set
before me bottle of beer and leg of roast
pork. He had no other eatables. What was
l to do? If l ate the pork l broke the law
OF Moses. If ! drank the beer without eat
ing 1 broke the law of the land. Between
the chief rabbi and the chief justice I stood
In very awkward position
Barnato had no sympathy to waste on the
broken-down adventures who came to South
africa to live by borrowing. When he be-
came known as very wealthy man he was
frequently bothered by requests for small
loans.
AT johannesburg some years ago. says
his biographer, "a well known Individual
of type rather common there borrowed 80
from Barnato, and although asked for the
money several times always put off pay
ment One day between the chains Barnato
said openly to some friends: Mind none
or you ever lend F. D. any money. He
has flo of mine. and it is time he was
stopped
The man heard of this, and, coming I'D
to him, said: I hear you have been talking
about me-
Yes; 1 want my money
Well here is your FLO, and don't talk
about me any more
"A short time afterward the same man
asked Barnato for loan of f25, as he was
No; l can't DO it, was the reply.
- why not? l do not owe you anything
rotn Il know you don't but you've disap-
never expected to get, and 1 won't risk an
other disappointment
Barnato's education was very elementary
Lapers. He did read Kiplings STORY of the
Gadsbys' on one of his trips from England
to Cape Town. His nerves were badly shat
lered ana when he found that he could not
steep Mr.. Raymond gave him K'pling's story
d1d not see him again until the second
the book. --foU
6 I like it very much, it is very good. very
cleyer. did not begin 1t until early yes
terday morning, and then wondered what YOU
nae given me The first chapter is all about
know, put 1t in my pocket when l went
down to the Office, and looking at II again
| sat there TIN had finished it. did what
and clean forgot a board meeting. c.
reminded me Of the meeting, but 1 sat to
finish Wv ~
If it made you forget yourself for
while you had better try the same prescrip-
49,, NO, it takes up too much time. The
but she had no chance
We discussed the loves of Capt Gadsby
until breakfast time I repeatedly tried to
induce him to make another incurson into
light literature, but without success He had
no time for 1t, he said. The last occasion
on which | saw him was about a fortnight
before he left England, in November 1896,
was not to return alive. He said
ri get the book of Kip,ing's you lent
me In Johannesburg. | think it Will do me
good to read it again.
One of Barnato's early partners in Kim
berly was Louis Cohn. They rented a lite
corrugated iron shanty, and there they
bought diamonds and lived Mr. Cohn tells
new story to Illustrate Barnato's shrewd-
ness. He says:
There was one man then, diamond buv-
er IN a comparatively large way, whose bus
ness we both envied. He seemed to have a
regular and large connection, and made con-
slant rounds, riding an old, yellow, rather
lame pony. We tried to follow him several
times to see which way he went, and who.
among. the wilderness of tents, huts, and
debris heaps, he called on, but without avail.
One day Barnato said to me, That chan
has rare good connection; we must get
hold of a bit of it somehow
AN right we want it bad enough
AT that time we were very hard up indeed
and prospects were poor. few days later
Barnato came to me in great glee.
know what We have to do to get IS
customers. I've seen him come home three
days running
If you had seen him go out and followed
him up 1t would be more to the purpose l
should think answered, rather sharply per
haps, for thought he was fooing
Have patience Lou, and I'll tell you If
you give me a chance. Look here, I've seen
him come back from his rounds three days