The record-union., 1899-10-16

cornet, lying face down on the opep
veldt He had been praying three
days and nights steadily, without food
or water, and was nearly dead. When
carried back and revived, he explained
that he had done it as a chastisement
for his sins.
THE OTHER SIDE.
! Two stories the Uitlanders relate to
offset Kruger's pious disposition. One
was printed in a Natal paper during
my sojourn there, and l did not see it
refuted, though l cannot vouch for it's
| accuracy. The writer accused Dom
Paul of Furnishing one of his Kafir
boys once by tying him under his
wagon, spreading out legs and arms
and making them fast to the axles. The
boy was hauled for two days in this
position, declared the writer On an
other occasion Kruger, when he was
treking, lost an OK and could not find
another to take its place. so he hitch
ed up Kaff1r in the team and COM
pleted the journey. This chap is still
living near Dreikopjes, in the Orange
Free State, at a ripe old age, so the ex-
him. In fact, he seems rather proud
of the distinction.
When it comes TO treatment of the
blacks however, EngIshmen must re-
main immured in glass houses. A ma
tive will take his chances of good treat,
ment with Boer every time, though
his life is mighty unpleasant one at
| the best
CANNOT SERVE TWO MASTERS
The first question 1 put to Dom Paul
was why he did not give the Uitlander
the right to vote, which the English
put forth as their chief cause for COM
! plant.
! Mr.. Kruger smoked hard tor n mo-
| ment, then laid down m4s -pipe. and
placing his hands on his knees, said
"A man cannot serve two masters.
Either he will hate the one and cling
to the other, or despise the one and
love the other. Now, the Englishman
wants to do this. He demands the
franchise from me, desires to become a
Burgher, and yet, when it comes to
| trouble, he would forsake us in a mo-
ment and claim the protection of the
| Queen. How can give such men the
chance to vote? They do not take any
interest in our country. They have not
come here to settle. They wish us no
good. | want to be fair with every one
who comes here to live, and when he
has proved that he is a good citizen
and has come to help us, l want him
| to vote. But we have a law for bigamy
in the Transvaal, and it is necessary
for a man TO put off his old love before
! taking on a new
When one has lived in johannesburg
he recognizes the truth of Mr.. Kruger's 5
| reply. The Rand is stamping ground
for a great mass Of people from all over
the earth. Very few remain there one
or two years, and only that long, for
the most part, because they cannot
| raise the money to get away. They are
only concerned in making a fortune
| rapidly, and returning to a pleasant
country quickly as possible. You do
not see persons moving out on the
veldt and cultivating the soil; no one
cares a rap about developing the coun-
try. Only the Beers are fit for that.
But this surging mob is disHontented
Nearly every one CANDLES in stocks
horse racing, or poker, and when he
loses it is attributed to the Boer Gov
ernment. Ninety-nine men out of p
hundred have come to take a flyer"
and it is immaterial to them who is
running the Government.
Not so with Mr.. Rhodes and the Eng
lish Colonial Office, however. There
is the stain Of Majuba Hill and the
Jameson raid to be wiped out and
A. IA
mines, and England will never be hap
py, therefore, until she gets possession
Of the country, lock, stock, and barrel.
The only thing that stands in her way
is that old, sleepy-looking fellow, who
is now turning very gray from con-
slant worry, and bowed with care that
gives his face a look Of world-weari-
ness.
AS A LION HUNTER.
Mr.. Kruger related to me graphically
and briefly the history of the Beers
from the time they settled in Cape
Colony, from whence they were driven
out by the English, until they settled
in the Transvaal. On this great trek
they killed 5000 lions, out of which
number Kruger himself Killed 25U
They fought their way step by step un-
til they finally reached the long ridge
known as the Witwatersrand, where
they settled, all unconscious of the hid
den wealth. 'Tt seemed so poor" said
Mr. Kruger, that even the English did
not begrudge it. So we established
government developed a Constitution,
and laid the foundation for a nation,
We built towns, cultivated the soil, and
were making great progress and living
peacefully when gold was discovered.
Then new and perplexing questions
arose, and England Immediately be-
came avaricious, but we were not will
ing to give up the country which we
had developed by the sweat of our
brow, and so there was Majuba Hill.
You know about that?" Here Mr..
Kruger blinked slyly, and laugh went
around among the Beers. 80 now,"
continued Dom Paul, taking up his pipe
and dropping into parallels 1.-The gold
fields are like a beautiful rich young
woman. Everybod wants her, and
when they cannot get her they do not
want any one else to possess her.
Can the English starve you out ?"
I then asked Dom Paul.
IF the Lord wills it, yes" he replied
eff not, the English can build wall
around us as high as Jericho and we
will live and prosper" BY cutting of.
all supplies the English military ex-
poets and hopes to speedily bring the