Daily inter mountain. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1881-1901, 1899-11-04

oTously upon the sidewalk with each
step.
A few lays after the ill-starred lame
son raid and after the capture of the
tnsllsh invade l was driving with the
old gentleman in Pretoria His anger at
the attempted raid still was at it's height.
ana ne expressed himself in his vigorous
fasElon as We drove, emphasizing his
Well-turned periods with successive
thumps of his cane upon the bottom of
the carriage.
His Indignation finally reached a eli
max. and with a sudden motion of the
sturdy arm the cane was raised and
banged down with such force that it
crashed straight through the solid bot
tom of the well-built vehicle.
Much has been said of the dress of the
man which would give the impression
that he is untidy in appearance. The con-
tfafy IS nearer the truth. | never have
seen iim in anything but black broad
cloth, of the best material. and scrupu-
lously kept. the coat always of the Prince
Albert style.
What does give to him an air of gro
t~esqueness. however, is his trousers,
which never condescend to reach his
ankles, thus exposing a good part of the
leg of the old-fashioned high-topped
boots Which the gentleman always wears.
Besides the ever-accompanying cone of
which | have spoken, Com Paul always
IS seen with his much-beloved pipe. So
interchangeable is he in the use of it that
1t soes with him, in full operation. even
TO the sittinss of the volksraad. 1t these
sittings he occupies a chair by the side
OF the presiding officer, a huge cuspidor
at his elbow.
The smoke curls from the pipe when
the owner is not delivering himself of one
OF his tnrCible lectures. As he warns up
to his work, however. he invariably en-
pfaslzes his remarks n directs his
words to this or that offending Legislators
BY SEEING the pipe by the bow and
welding the stem as a baton.
Intoxicating liquors he never touches.
nor do the Beers generally. But both he
and they are lnyeterate drinkers of cot
fee. Nor has he an exalted notion Of
those who do indulge in alcoholic stin1u-
l3Ets.
On the eve Of the jameson raid. which
was hourly expected to develop. l was
dispatched TO the Kruger mansjon after
nlidn 2ilt to announce to the president
the report that the raiders Were en- route
for Pretoria.
| was permitted to- stand outside the
Gcor OF his sleeping room and deliver my
message. ThG e.uff query came back:
We'll. haven't they rum with them?"
renii2d t!:at it was more than likely,
WheItupoa the interview was cut short
with the groWl from within:
G back 10 BED: they viii not disturb
US while their rum lasts"
Gruff as ATr. Kruger is ia deneanor,
his heart is a kindly one and his love Of
jestins is proverbial. Ny first interview
with him was for the purpose Of solicit
ing the appointment which ItafterWard
obtained. He listened to my own stony
Of h If. paving little heed to my Cra-
G@pnttala and refer 5nces, ana at length
blurtel QUIZ:
"W-oll, nan, come M, are ypu / good
I r7an oil q ra4ralo'
Ats gray eygs lighted up after my
rather d~lsturhsI rep.N mat | WAS Hot
conscious M baing = rascal, and then,
with d burst Df laughter. Mis- tobacco
-raraant HUH tiaat haa .nis confidence.
N8tn4alv e10ueh. his one grllt h0rrO.
x GrAst britain. TrD0n coming to his
Office one morning he found "a his table,
witl, His mail, an English almanac, pos
s;h1y cent 10 Him Nv an enemy or q wag.
With the snor. Of an enraged bull he
! tGr. II - tatta,s ana threw II from the
window with as much satisfaction as il
| if h4d bpE, tha form Of Cecil Rhodes.
He speaks neither English nor French,
tha D,1trh 1arrl,aoe being the only one
with w.hfrh ha i. conyerSant, though it
l. e,,snarta1 Thar he has moro knowledg1
Of fnslish That he cares to admit. That
h. t. beloved by his people goes without
saving. He is in all things the hishesi
tyne of the RGer race; his whole life has
Lann dayrfed to his neoDle. and no scan.
dol 1 tver has stained his name.
In .ro,,hart and cronie he has two abb
~suhordinates in the field of arms. Ths
two mon differ in this, however. tina
lonbert is not beloved, and perhaps no
ent.fely fr,1sted. while Cronje holds ths
afY.rtion ard confidence of all.
So completely did he impress his hi
generosity and g~allautry upon the Jane
som followers that when, as prisoners
they we're being led from Hengersdor
ia pretoria. Crnpie was greeted with tn
bea,tfast az Fnolish cheers as he Dasse,
them on the road, a well-deserved tribut
TO the victor for his humanity towar,
the yauuuishea.
He speaks ill-adyisedly who speaks nov