The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1900-08-13

Intense Hatred of English Is Mani
fest Among the VrOuws.
Correspondence of the Associated Press
LONDON, Aug. Awhile events in
South Africa no longer move with their
former rapidity, and the closing scenes
of the war may lack the theatrical effect
which characterized their opening, the
correspondents still find much of inter-
est to chronicle in the constantly chang
ing scene
The spectacle is much like that of the
early reconstruction days" IN the Unit
ed States during the latter sixties, when
the tales of personal valor had given way
to those of heroic devotion to a waning
cause.
'"The men are still sullen, the women
are still drumlie and sore," writes John
Stuart, Of the Morning Post. describing
the Transvaal women about Krugersdorp.
AS 1 have often before remarked, these
women hate us with hatred as cruel as
the grave.
LET NE WATCH HIM DIE"
"'S Send me a wounded Englishman,'
wrote young woman of the place to her
lover outside Ladysmith, for / want to
watch him die
THAT was common request found In
letters from all over the country, mostly
dated from Krugersdorp And now Tom
my Atkins pervades Krugersdorp and ad-
dresses the young woman who had such
kind hopes for him in Language which
Ma Jane. OF Chelsea, would think face
tious. He means neither unkindness nor
incivility Only these poor women are
not in a frame of mind to understand his
large, kindly heart.
A BOER BARBARA -FRIETCHIE
"A am afraid that Mary Jane of Chel-
| sea would be a little annoyed If she
could see his Simple overtures- Of peace.
They are very frank but they are very
futile. But am going to tell you story
which shows there Is something akin to
nobility in thfs passionate hatred of the
women. Monday night, long after the
town had surrendered, Transvaal flag
was floated over one house occupied by
Mr. Phane Kosh, who is a brother Of the
general who was wounded to death at
Elandslaagte. A trooper saw the flag
and hauled 1t down. Next morning Mrs.
Kosh, in impudent obstinacy, had an
other hoisted. An officer ordered 1t re-
moved. She called him into her sitting
room and rallied at him at considerable
T Elength.
''Ah!p she cried, you can take away
our flags and you can take away our in
dependence, but you cannot take away
our spirit" /"
Thereupon she opened a tinkling cot
] LdBe PldllO dll0 pieiyS l4AC IleALoN ele~A
| ''VolksIied," singing the words in voice
| that shook with rage.
/ Pretty tune,' said the officer, what
is It? Play it again, please
"But she only shook her fist in his
face. She was speechless. Poor, wild
woman. If she had been English or
American she would have found Whit
tier to put the pathos of the scene into
! jingling verse for the school books.
PREDICTS A NEW OUTBREAK.
1.-The builders of new South Africa have
a hard and difficult soil to work on, and
nothing can be gained by hiding or ig-
! noring the fact. Already an ex-com-
mandant is foretelling fresh outbreak
/ of rebellion within two years And
many men who have given up arms will
urge another round at the race war on
the first European complication.
Wait, they say, until we see Eng
land with her hands full and you will
/ see the whole country atiame
For this reason l plead for examples.
! We should not be satisfied, as we are
often satisfied in our easy-going way,
! with the surrender of an old rife and
/ 20 to 80 rounds Of ammunition. There
were enough Mausers in the Transvaal
at the beginning of the war to supply
! every Boer in South Africa twice over.
Our returns will soon prove that we have
not received anything like half the num-
Der originally distributed"