The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1899-11-13
HE SHOOK HIS FIST.

marked: People up home display in
creasing agitation"
BAH" said the big man, with an
! other laugh. and crumpled up the tele-
gram.
The day after Burton and Phillips
rode out of Klerksburg and turned their
horses eastward. They left the railroad
line upon their left, and. as they struck
into the open veldt and saw around
them the wide circle of earth and sky,
their spirits gayly rose to this adven-
ture. Darkness found them still six
lice, but Burton knew the ground. and
they pushed forward. Finally, when it
was grown SO dark that they hardly
could see the ears iof their horses. both
pulled up suddenly, for from the veldt
upon their right they heard a voice as
of one in distress.
who are you ?" Phillips called. There
was no reply, but a figure arose from
the darkened plain and stood lettering
before them. They swung themselves
out of the saddle, and a match fiared in
Burton's hand. appears to be a kind
of man. he drawled, after cynical in
spection. 81
'Gem'n," came from the figure, "scuse
me If am not quite m'self." His words.
like his high silk hat. appeared to have
been crumpled up by the catastrophe.
'Medchins all smashed, horse gone off;
'bandoned. you see. on the lonely plain"
He lurched upon Buttons neck. "Scuse
me-" he walled, cheerfully, but 1 am
so drunk
You are. indeed" assented the other,
'and that's your horse about twenty
feet from here" 1t was so, indeed, al
though the patent medicines had all
been smashed. the faithful steed re-
NAMED. He seemed to glance at them
with a look of resignation and submit
ted without comment while they hoist
ed the rider up again.
Might as we'll take him along" said
Burton in disgust Appears to be
picked well. but ought not, you know.
to remain out here" The rescued man
tumbled off now and then like the
White Knight in Alice but by riding
one on each side of him, they generally
caught him in mid air. Proceeding
thus, they reached the camp of the Dor
der police and We're greeted with IRON
ical applause. Burton knew most of
the men: a letter which he brought
made them still more welcome. They
ate, and afterward among their hosts
lay back at ease around the campfire.
Invisible horses champed and shuffied
upon the plain around them; the troop
ers smoked and looked up at the watch
ms stars, and presently. for lack of
something better. they began to have
1uI Will tIt patent IIeulCille HALL
He stood up in the freight which
flickered upon his silly face well
pleased to have such an audience
"Ge' mn" said he. don't mock a fell
low man. These friends of mine. who
brought me out. of danger, who knows
where they themselves may be tomor-
row? Who knows what peril lies be-
fore them? Then. 1 shay, don't mock
victim of circumstances. It's wrong,
gem'n."
That's right somebody said wish
that the victim had left us some of his
circumstances. though. I'm thirsty
But the orator. now in the moralzing
line, scared to still loftier heights and
touched affairs of state. "Thish war;
he cried ''oh. my. what an iniquity,
You young men pant after fame and
fortune but iisht to my ripper wisdom
For again / shay it's wrong. ge'm'n"
Wrong, is -t?' said the captain of
the police He thoughtfully blew some
tobacco smoke at the stars, and then he
spoke deliberately. as one who does not
often air his views. There was a little
uneasy stir among the men around him,
for it was to these he spoke: THE
Niger who has had a Boer over him
has sat in hell, but he isn't in much
worse case than the. Uitlanders down
yonder. Englishmen treated like dogs
and on land which ought to be Eng
lands. Wrong. is it? Have the Beers
kept their word with us? Wrong, Well
my good friend. / would merely point
out TO you that war which would
change that government, such war
would give liberty and security to
every man. white and black. in South
Africa, would give another solid coun-
try to the race that can point to its
record and say leave things better
than found them I would just mere
ly point out to- you these trifiing facts
and ask you, Why is a war like that
wrong?"
The patent medicine man had stood
APPALLED,. with mis- mouth wide open.
during this speech. He staggered back
ward now, trirped over a saddle and
went down with all on board Rolling
HELPLESS nDon the plain he hurled up at