New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1898-03-20

among those Spelonkin soli:ulcS to whom the
wonders or Tho ci;y 81 tht Rand Al aS Strange
as 10 the Eanir who visits il fOi tic FIRST t.nc.
Jnc ncnlb = ~ m historical Scottish family rs
f:eNcr yet set eyes a bicycle and knows uniy
4 the South African railways by report.
Yet ii H. rot want If M ans or leisure that pre-.
vents MIN GrLti:y Ing his Sight Is glimpse OF
Tic progress that has taken place IN IN" wJ:!i
s.HCe he far-oG days wh"n he settled Down IN
his mountain home. lie OWES IN" i!a'T, stltrn
horses IN .nH cOun, rs, ''+pd - 81 the best
American MAXI. and .uiil rcct oxen 10 carry his
possessions II Clpet1Nn. l;ut desire is GHn6:
he spirit OF !c;hdrgy mas taken Possession u
HIM. and lie is content 20 hear % these wonders
from tho far-oG South while me l0Cnsca ca his
shady vcranda. smokes his homegrown tobacco
and sips the coffee raised for him by the KAfiirs
WhJ reside cpon MS farm in n condition Of easy
rassa:aSe
Even the task Of money making calls for
more energy than IL reIusit" To take down from
he shelf the wire or blanket required ~ he
kafir customer. and once year q 80 for A
fresh consignment Of stock to Pretoria OF 10
Johannesburg. II is more than Xix ly, though.
that the task viii be ntrusted to an agent and
personal effort spared ~ .hc payment Of Il com
mission. a wcil-rcgulatCd and rigorous nonOp-
oily assures profits such AZ would excite The sur
prize scepticism Of the trader III less favored
regions and the acquisition of more than Il cam
p"tcncy Is : inevitable a. tn" budding Of the
peach tree In spring. SGT off against th.s the
few ness OF the traders wants. clothing If the
IiShicst and cheapest material. furniture .UAl-
lent t. make the vcrandl IN, daily lounge and
The bedroom protection from tn" heat ana
"V"~. thing beyond Is supcIllu rs luH;o.r Does
h. wish - cuitiNdt" The land? "" ca1 hay" As
inauy acre. Is H. can SOW for the sitnG-dyc
cVoa for tie taking. land thl' ha; a"iy to be
scratched 10 yield the best that the SOL can
anywhere produce. His oxen graZ. over miles
{ rich N"ld. ard his gun an always supply
zane hat an hc sh.; from the stJrp Of thc
house. lie is practically monarch # all he sur
ycys. free from tn. v"Xatiors restrictions Of
law and ORDER 50 len" as ne keeps peace win
The chief And does not oflrnl his white ncirh-
boris 10y any breach If ;hc lex non scrpfl II the
scant but prosperous community
a cont smptuouS attitude toward the ways of
towns Is characteristic Of all n, 81 dWcll"rs in
The sotudcs: ana If one IL them can be spurred
up - tn degree 4 energy necessary FOR CONVEX
sitipn there is 40 subject IN which h" crows so
Ioquently dogmaiic as the superiority II lar
h.riSja rs he loves To call his iife--pver civiza-
TIM. I;ut with the Inconsistency Of tho faddist,
his conduct is often 4 standing contradiction TO
his theories II is rarely that he can throw of
In" old Adan sufficiently tn be superior to the
attractions Of choice bits Of furniture Or gaudy
apparel FOR his dusky woman-folk.
II there Is 10 piano. there VIII be an Amer
iran organ that ats the manipulation of the
stray visitor Nor is literature overlooked. The
English magazines find their way here in be
lated bundles. and one old hermit has received
and read North Scottish weekly for twenty
five years One Of the best collections Of ma
terial for South African historian is on the
book shelves If al old elephant hunter who has
not seen 4 town Of five hundred Inhabitants for
more than quarter II Il century.
Tho m jority + these Refuses are Of SEQ fish
but the EnClishman docs not take 81 kindly to
'if' IT consistent isolation. Every two Or three
vars h. pays Il visit 10 the Rand. and one act
Cally journeycd To England. but he has lost caste
and prestige in she eyes II his n"ighbors in con-
sequence They sad ne had brought back no.
tons hat would unfit him frr the solitary life:
and their prophecy is being fulfilled for whci.
the chief recently gave newcomer leave - set
tie within twenty miles Of hiS plac" he showed
no rrs"ntm Mt. AMI lent only lancuid assent -
the protests ~ The other residents. who see the
possibility II their being crowded out by a few
more white settlers
Permission 10 trade in Mlgato's country IS
rot easily obtained. ana those in possession ~
The monopoly spare no pains 10 preserve il in
tact. II Is t. them that the country owes its evil
reputation As fever haunt. and these stories
have done much as the opposition Of the
chiefs 20 keep out settlers and COldscekcrS. The
Ec"rs long S.uce gave Up all attempts to combat
thr native hostility. and there is every rea-On
for believing ;hlt this favored corner " the
Trlnsvaal will long remain tho best retreat of
Is inhabitants md the one SPOT in older South
frica whera the pristine conditions II native
life viii remain undsturbed by the advance OF
civilization.