The Pacific commercial advertiser., 1900-12-18

leave them to unbiased critics. And,
speaking of Americanism, ]. A. G. fails
to put his own nationality very clearly.
His rhetoric and phraseology smack
strongly of the Briton. OF course, in
that case. he is to be pardoned if these
little anecdotes of mine. turning tire
lime light of truth upon the much
vaunted but little proven valor of the
British soldier. hurt his pride in his
mother country.
Eating out of the same trough" as
Mr.. Hillegas wakes slightly vulgar, bat
Britons are known to be of choleric dis
position and evidently his temper got
the better of him. What he says Of my
very good friend Hillegas is to me most
amusing. However. 1 will not dwell
upon this point at present, as 1 intend
sending a copy of the Advertiser con-
tanning J. A. G.'s letter to Hillegas and
ct him tell J. A. G. who was DR.. Jekyl
-Hillegas or myself.
Right here I may say that were my
writings in favor of the British side
there would be no quotations from tiIe
Indian mutiny, of sepoys, or certain
critics. but they would be taken in
with an I-told-you-so relish.
Either J. A. G. has dreamed that a
dead British soldier is more dangerous
than living one or he has been, per-
haps, posted, for strange to say that is
the, very expression used by Command
ant Christian Botha in commenting on
the incident referred to when a Boer
Was killed by gun which he was at
tempting to take from the hands of a
dead British soldier
| Regarding the -'divil Malone" This
man is now in the sUnited States and
shall write him and give him an oppo--
tunity to speak for himself. Touchinc
on my qualities as a fighter. I fail &c
grasp ]. A. G.'s meaning Does ne
mean as a soldier or as a pugilist?
have not to my knowledge laid any
claim to shine as either.
AS to the incident of De We're and
| Kruger in connection with which j
A. G.. accuses me of playing Boswell
to De vere's Johnson, I will say this:
The incident took place in the tiny vii
lage of Machadodorp, consisting at that
time of about half dozen houses and
President Krueger's train. Every one
in the small village and every one OF
board of the train was aware of the in
cident.
! But when he hits upon my bold imag-
! ination. J. A. G.. strikes me in the right
spot. l admit that I have vivid i'm
agination for I imagine that there are
people in this world who stand far
above y. A. G. 1 imagine there are peo-
pie who, after reading my book, will
believe what I have to say, and inn
lagine there are others who. while they
may discredit some things which ] may
have to say, will have decency enough
to refrain from styling me as one of a
set of "riff-raff of creation" / admit
allowance to be made for certain peo-
pie who. lacking the love of justice and
truth, seek to malign those who do.
When ]. A. G. is ready to discuss the
merits of the Transvaal dispute / shall
be most happy if / can be of any ser.
vice to him. On this point I will say
1 am fairly we'll posted. I might bC
able to raise myself little in his esti
lmation. / have some NJ s. :. all ready
touching these matters and I will asl
your favor of allowing it to appear il
your columns
In conclusion 7 will say that when ;
person denounces honest tradespecpl,
and others of whom he knows nothin,
as "riff-raff'' for no other reason THAI
that they knew the right from tn
} wrong and like men fought for tn
right, regardless of nationality. / thinl
that he is stepping out of the bound
OF common sense and becomes only
common scold
FRANCIS JNO. TURNER.