The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1900-06-24
lr,LL ON MRS. KRUGER
....e and Fears of Dom Paul's
Devoted Wife.
.,s,q TRUST IN PROVIDENCE.

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80 are two things which are con-
nv in my mind" said Mrs. Kru-
.he Transvaal presidents wife. to
,oday. says Eda NJ. Metzler, the
-york Worlds correspondent. writ
|. from Pretoria under the date of
Igl2o. o, .to 4ho,nh+
,be English are so neglectful
=, burying their dead and leave the
N he buried by our own men,
IN many times the Beers find them
~. rnable TO do. At night | dream
trorches filed with these poor un-
n.rnates whose bodies have been left
tho battlefield neglected and un-
III cred for.
.nr women and children if the
r.rusb enter Pretoria. The women
hravp-brave as the men-and
-.uld gladly fight to save their own
80 and those of their children. But
arc so few against great numbers.
,omember how many time in the
n,iSs1 nv daughters and | fed from
:, bores on the farm to avoid meet
II ,.r English soldiers who came into the
suptry and visited every farmhouse
!. tbe way. Nearly every woman in
pro,oris owns rifle. My granddaugh-
Al ,ors who live mile from town, al
v,ys carry pistols when riding in the
j htp afternoon or evening"
Ill Tho women in Pretoria spend many
hairs each week in rifle practice. Mrs.
Kruger is the honorary president and
II Mrs Peter Botha the acting president
III IA yoman's club which meets at the
M Elof. Mrs. Kruger's daughters house
IN most beautiful home. surrounded by
gardens, hothouses. orchards and ten
mis- court. At little distance from the
HI house is target for practice, near it
being summer cottage in which tea
Il Is served to members Of the club. |
asked Mrs. Kruger how much longer
IN Sue lH0usHt tIe "dl Noulu liNt-
That | cannot tell she answered.
A 1t will be as God wis. We trust IN
Providence We pray that the war
may end soon. If God wills it. our
side. even though its numbers are
snail in comparison with those of the
N English. will wiz. In the meantime
we fight. hope and trust II the Lord.
A after recent hattIe two Of our of
6cefs riding across The field cam" upol
III dying English soldier He asked fol-
water and after drinking, said:
Tell ne, Who is the Boor command
er all dressed in white ana WHO rides :;
white horse, but whom no one has cvei
I bit?
L "'There is no commander dressed il
white they SAID
A "'But we have all seen Lim-all o,
us. In every battle he is i'll the ad
n vance. He leads the men, speaks Il
bem ond diroots thoir ,,o,.o,,,o,+s :
You say there is no such commander
Then it must be an angel And he died
n Were the president five years youn
ger he would be fighting now. Onl.
ais age prevents his being at the front
However. our family is we'll represent
Cd. have sons, 6 sons-in-law and 4
gandsons fighting. Our cousins an,
ether relatives are innumerable. On
grandson was taken prisoner, and ou
people exchanged several English off
GERS for him.
sbe expressed delight that the Boer
Oave SO many sympathizers in Amer
and that some are sufficiently inter
'aed In this war to visit the countr
this time. when travelling is so dit
ocult Every dispatch or telegrar
nom the front Mrs Kruger reads wit
aIerest She expresses regret whe
ulormed Of losses on either side an
wishes most sincerely that the grie'
alces of the people might have bee
'gnted without the loss of so many hl
4 uan hYes.
VI my taking leave of her she e
N'ed me TO the door. Then, seein
@e president seated on the verand;
'ue Took me to him and introduced m
wv falling to tell him am an Amer
.aD and much interested in Africa. IL
war especially. The president shoe
uanus with me and talked n few mil
ses As left Mrs. Kruger stood
Vet husbands side one hand in hi
tpiesenting, it occurred to me. low
onfort and sympathy for Dom Pat
sao directs with so true a hand the a
.a-'s OF q nation upon whom now IL