New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1900-05-05
THE TALK OF THE DAY.

The Fall River (Mass) Evening News publishes
letter to a pro-Boer sympathizer from Miss
Eunice A. Lyman. American woman who is a
school teacher in Worcester. Cape Colony She
strongly sympathzes with the British. She saws
that one of the Dutch girls In her school Is stanrh
oya!ist although her brother fell fighting for the
Beers. II" she adds you are seeking the side
which will give the greatest freedom To the great
est number of people you are on the wrong side
II you are -Boer. Their Government has been
conducted by deceit and by ignorant seIfshness
The most enlightened among their own people ad-
init it. General Jouberts side think President
KRUGER and his clique deserve all they are getting
Not all Dutch people agree with the anti British
side. Families are divided all over the colony
All this proves that the question is not plainly
one of all right the Boer side proves moth
ing else.
.Fudge-There's no satisfaction talking with
sound common sense.
talk nonsense he doesn't tumble to t~tBoston
TRANSCRIPT.
Some one the other day showed a little Boston
three-year-old boy the engraving Of The Angeus"
and waited for a comment Looking at the picture
thougatfully for moment he exclaimed Golf
Tilton-There goes Dumlegh. l should like to
tell him what think II him. the ass
Eelton-Then. why don't you?
that you never could convince him that ne is one
Boston Transcript
a private in the Dublin Fusiers. who collected
number of bullets in his body. and is even more
bored by nqu!stive visitors to the Moot River Hos
pitak visited by pompous legislator from
Cape Town. He YEARLY described his wounds
Two bullets through his helmet one in his shoulder
another in his tut and two explosive bullets
through his left breast. It's you weren't
killed. said the legislator; they must have passed
perilously near the region of the heart" They
did that bedad," said the Fusiler but | was right
enough. for me heart in me mouth for
safety"
My dear. sir" said the old gentleman in his
open hearted way II shall welcome you a SON
S hone IS hf
hope 10 win her. but without II there is no chance
-(Chicago Post.
Henry Graves. who has lived in Chicago since
1891 he is the oldest resident city His
family. with twelve others, went there a schoon-
from Ashtabula Ohio The only other man Nv
ing who lived in Chicago at that time is Alexander
Beauben. but he has not lived in the city contnu-
ously. When Mr.. Graves went there there were
only three or four white persons in the village the
troops of the garrison having been on a campaign.
SOME ONE HAD NUMBERED.
Sir R-dv-rs B-ll-r
Ny Lord, concocted neat little plan
Which LEFT left ,a the hands Of this excellent man.
Who should, believe. have been Thorneycroft whn
When therefore my tactics mlscarried. / wondered
And | gathered that possibly some one had blum,
Sir Chris W-rr-n
My Lord. was ordered TO a plan
Which would never occur a rational man.
altered the plan, and the chief came To see
When | begged he would take the command
At first. like woman. he would then he vouIi,.,
And he couldn't decide ~ he should or he shonidn.t
And that's why In vain our artillery Numbered
l think IL s self-evdent some has blundered
L-rd R-b-rts
If girl, should say that your conduct was meek
Bat, Sir Redvers. In soldiers call It mere weak
ness: ~
While you, Sir Charles. fused like governess who
IL taking her class for airing Kew
What? Organization? There's In the camns'
You hadn't got oil for the signalling lanps,
It's wonder you were not all murdered and plum
dered. '
A pair OF you! Certainly, one has Numbered
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Sir Redvers devised impossible plan
Which he trusted to Warren. an obstinate man.
Lord Roberts sent home some dispatches and there
He freely expressed what he thought OF the pair
The War ONCE published these documents plain
To the JOY OF their foes and the grief the same
And while they were reading. all the world Won
dered $3.50
And promptly concluded that every one Numbered
lunch