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DIR. LEYDS.
THE BOER EMIssARY A CHARMING MAN
OF THE WORLD.


| From The London Mail.
what a charming feowl" That ia the involun;;
ary opinion formed By any previously unpreJudiced
person on first meeting the redoubtable Dr. Leyos
| He Is such thorough man Of the world suaVet
gentle and courteous in manner ro, win ias fp IN a o.
information on all subjects; PrGt tr 'aS'e Ia a''
A good looking man. too OF medium height he
aSd dark 'S eyes keen piercing but kindly ADDED
to this, he IS well dressed neat and ponsheo Wltn
the invarable black frock coat clean white shirt
and narrow black tie. like bootlace, OF the ortho-
dox Continental diplomatist -
Withal, he is "A crafty man or extraordinary pow
ers OF fascination; one leaves his presence un,
sea thed by his subtle power Of charm. Even Paul
though it we're gross fattery to aege that Leyds
was popular In Pretoria II would be equally incorTeet
a good deal OF the sphinx. touch of Machiaveli-
room tenor-all these quaHhcatons, comolhed IN
making the man interesting as study and almost
Tie broad facts Of his peculiar case simple
enough lie is Batayian, born Of Dutch parents
was brought home to Holland and put to school:
lie displayed quite remarkable aptitude and
The Junior classes Before he sixteen years
Old Re had passed with honors his final examins-
then took his degree as Doctor Of Phosophy-hence
his title-and also qualified as teacher OF drawing
in he ss the TTansyaal being in want Of
OF the republic in a manner more or less in &C
cordance with its claim TO be civilized nation.
crab of the South African Republic
With his blushing honors thick upon him, he
set sail for what was to him yeritable Eldorado;
lie poor man, very poor man, but he did
not remain so long The Fates were propitious.
Soon after his arrival in Pretoria and his being
sworn into office. he accurately gagged the ma
terial which he was employed to mould . INTO shape;
very unpromsing at first. but with illimitable pos
sbilites Of which he was not SLOW 10 take al
lie Soon began to assert himself. DR.. Leyds OF
Pretoria in a very few months became the butter
master Leyds OF Holland The plastic Beers were
more or less easily moulded into the shape which
oil erlf hp1 n
ana for hmself lie not afraid of hard f work *
Introduced amazed and delighted the members Of
the Government who did not ran TO sprea1
the governing genius Of the young Hollander.
Nothing was too small nothing too large for Dr.
m sis conccssionare monopost had his uses
as wen as the mcanest thing that creepeth. He
perhaps he showed him the evil of his ways; any
how they were always on the the best OF terms
ph0rca 9at Is for R b 6 I MEYER hero lost Of hs
young madens dream. True he was subject 10
sore throat and other serious ailments. witch
moments but this only made him The more In,
interested I'm his moral and material welfare.
Socially, Or. Leyds has always been vastly as
birth and Of quite extraordinary linguistic powers
1t was at one time currently reported that pr
over dozen languages more or less fuently Pre-:
oria is not a literary town and the centres OF
all the more welcome az haven OF sweetness and
light. Books discussed. likewise pictures
and prints, especially Of the old Dutch masters
DR. Leyds is viOlOncelllst OF peculiar excellence,
and chamber music. tros and quartets were per-
formed with taste skill and discretion.
Toward the middle Of 1859, when the thrush OF
Outlanders to the gold fields had raised the popula-
ton and the income OF the republic to an In
credible extent, brilliant prospect was set be,
fore the aspiring statesman He was appointed
State Secretary. office of great Importance, IL
OF somewhat poor emolument. He was duly In
stalled. and proceeded at once 10 attract the Inn
migration into the Transvaal OF hordes or Inn
pecunious and incompetent HOllanders, who speed
ily filled a very large proportion OF the minor Of
fees In the Civil Service
This brigade OF jackals for IL was nothing less.
was absolutely at the beck and call or the astute
doctor They his creatures his satellites MS
myrmdons. Through them be obtained sucn
h I'D over the internal economy OF the Government
that even his worthy President, Paul Kruger him.
SELF began 10 get nervous. Previously there mao
been-outwardy. at least-the greatest seeming
Ieyds there came a distinct alienation OF the In
,tnacv tension OF the bond between them.
Ievds was at this time hand and glove with tho
Netherlands Railway Company. and while ostensi-
bly working entirely for the republic he was DONG
NO injury whatsoever to his private interests.
SO things went on until II became evident that
the Iandesvaders. the ''patres conscript,' had
hecome Jealous and envious OF this young cultured
snrig OF old Holland. He was altogether too I'M
nortant useful well 10 do. and above all. TOO
polite This last quality they hated. because they
could not understand H. There must be, they
thought some sinister design behind this suaVe.
charming manner So they perpended; and II was
thought safer 10 deport Or. LsAeA