Daily camera. [volume] (Boulder, Colo.) 1891-1928, 1899-06-02
A WOMAN WARRIOR.
Wife Of the Transvaal Commander
Good Fighter.
IL Wa through Her That the knGIish
Were Defeated At Majsbs-Aer
HasbaAA's Staach Con-
PaAe.

Since the days Of Cleopatra the num-
Der of women TO actually take part in
the conduct Of the wars of their re
spective countries has been few. At the
present day there is only one woman
who, with any justice, can be termed
"a general in petticoats," and that is
Mrs. Joubert, wife of Gen. Joubert. COM
mander in chief OF the Transvaal forces.
Mrs Joubert has accompanied her hus-
band in all the wars he has undertaken.
Her CHEEKY face. almost hidden from
view under the folds of huge black
capple, ha. become sucn familiar
sight that the incongruity of one wom-
an walking in and out among an armed
to be a commonplace. From the days of
her earliest childhood Mrs.. Joubert has
been used TO wars alarms. She can
load and fire OF d gun with almost -
much skill as Slim Pet" (Anglice,
Clever Piet'D himself. and on many oc-
caSions has nown the greatest cour
age.
1t is not generally known that it was
to Mrs. Joubert that the great defeat
of the English at Majuba was greatly
due. The general considered the posi-
ton unassailso:e,. put MIS-. Joubert.
her eyes afre with patriotism, urged
the attack, eventually conquering the
scruples of her husband and the other
comma ndanrs. me result is known.
Mrs. Jouberts last appearance At u
war occurred during the recent Magat
nj I'D b. },
of the Transvaal. An artillery, burgher
AID native force Of nearly 10000 men
WAS dispatched to the front to subdu e
the rebel chief, M'Pefu. entrenched in a
series of rocky Businesses backed by the
Limpopo. Notwithstanding what was
feared would be the bloody nature of
the war, the heat-oyer 100 degrees in
the shade-and the fever. the plucky
woman joined the general q week or
two after his arrival at the Hoofd Lager
accompanied only by two or three little
kafiir maids
Finding Gen. Joubert in an anything
but comfortable tent, she routed him
out. erected tent of her own. and in
stalled him amid all the comforts of
home What was more, she recon
structed the generals mess arrange
ments and cooked his meals with her
own hands. The wife of the com
handing genera peeiinR potatoes was
an ordinary RI: during the campaign.
On one occasion during the war the
newp came :.,io camp that the general
had been taken Ill 10 miles away, in the
midst of n country tuir % hostile ma
lives aud deadl. w.. .a..---~. Without
hesitation. Mn !ouh>rt sr-Ge prepara-
tions to go and join her husband, and
here is little doubt that she would have
accomplished her purpose had not more
reas.uring news come a. nAnd
The war came TO an early close owing
to the military genius of Gen. Jouber,.
and. il is not too much TO say. his BET
ter half The plans of the campo ign
from the time Nra, Joubert arrived till
the camp WAS struck were talked over
and almost un~qualed knowledge Of
Kaffir warfare being hsid in high es-
TEEN.
Although such a warrior. Nrs. Jou
bcrt is true woman. There is moth
ing masculine about either her appear
ance or manner. Unlike most Dutch
Afrikander women, she Is slim, espe-
cially when conTareC VITA tae robus,
proportions of Gen. Pet Joubert, Won
dcrfully active, for her GO years, and
over, she can accomplish as much hard
work in an hour a. town-bred women
would in wees.
Needless to say, She is immensely pop.
ulsr among the burghers. To the sick
she is ever ready to lend assistance, and
many IA dying man has blessed her min
is,ration. When not on the wnrpath.
Mrs. Joubert IA singular, retiring.
Many Pretoriah- nave never seen her.
although she lives in their midst, in
the town house Of the general, OF Mar.
ket street. Her preference, however,
IL for the luie, T.: sne rnrm. where she
loves to remain until called forth to the
battles OF he- country ny wlfely affec-
tion.-ChicAxo Times-Herald,