New-York tribune., 1900-01-07
TIE WORLD WE LIVE IN.
From Black and White.


Scene: A city restaurant. Four chairs at a table
Upon one sits an old; gray man man eating sd MS
them arrive Brown Jones and Robinson. They
cast glances of unconcealed dislike at the old.
Jones (to Waiter)-Where's Mr.. Smith to-day?
Jones--,oh-in that case. of course (sits down
man)
Brown-wer and what's the best news7
more shameful than this muddle never heard OF.
The War Office will have TO give an account to the
nation when the wars over: -.
and and pinch Of common sense might have made all
Brown-Mind you. I wouldn't have minded If
tn @theyd % sent out the right men Take y; ats
Roblnson-And their tacticsl It makes my blood
fore last at Brighton-those maneuvres, you know.
81 ha aaye p GTSg to the tR
all cut from the main body while drinking at the
s hSd to tdeF DC fS RSe 70 5 a
we did it, II under der much worse fire than he had
,Jones-Then take Estcourt. Even 1 can sit
ting at home in my office what CHASTITY mistake
R;oPinsonaThsy tell me- too that the commits: mis-
Office simply doesn't know where to turn for timed
Brown--Theren be heavy day of reckoning and
Chan G%ham5erlaln's always opening his mouth too wide:
beats me-
Jones-Pun him gp Pull up an express traini It
g and tai'i oB Bs4sSss s
Bro%nif SIn i0f6 think I key-Kenny is pretty good
eheiee for the Sixth Division.
mark good or bad az against most Of these Sse 3 chaps
no genius in them THAT'S What f0 say ",
have taken Gre ber's Kioof without losing life.
tell you, as strategists, they're not worth d-n!
wasted because the pay to do work
don't know their business. Tla waiter-A follow of
q BTrOwRE;They made he big mistake at the very
smith; and Powell they make such a fuss about,
fsl,a had aMafekirg safe He couldn't help it But il
and and carried them by rail to Rhodesia,. and then
pad oaS a 9 {9 s month e Should have the
RFobinson-NoDody thought of that.
oo6?3 JG?qes5And he sqrties What rot It Isl They
:. .Robinson-My dear chap. White doesn't know the
force When we were at Brighton three years ago,
the s ahfPa 9 s %1sy R Rfi
to take 5 90 en nG 200 miles h9t IN enb We 1d have we
can't do it-England can't do it!
the reign, that's what / call it. And the Voiun-
teers who offered and were refusedl The truth is
the nobility in the War Ofice-fellows VINO are al
ought ought to be at work. The work isn't done, that's
Brown TO waiterJ@yTen Henry to put on q kidney
and get another three of bitter
Jones-I wish the Old Woman hadn't sent choco-
much sooner have had a packet Of shag -i
BTown-An wrong headedness all through Where
The nation will lift up its voice yet when it comes
Robinson-WefI hear of another Ntcholscrs Mex
II we don watch it. don't trust French or Cat
sent "Bobs." and they'll be asked why they didn't
Jones-There's foo r,uob oor+io- vI-Lo-.,z A..
old British dash? '''1o-' 0'"'i0i " mere the
Robnson-Blessed if I know Why. even at
Brighton. under a raking fire etc. etc
J9nesLIhey seem to me always to choose the
thought In place the size of Natal our generals
might have chosen line of march of their own.
railways, old man In modern warfare railways are
spec with these huge guns
Know what he's doing as far as can. make out.
stinc It's gift that Take Tom 5hf Bradds on IN
mel of the Lord Mayors own Wen. that man is a
STOCK Jopoer, really; but great soldier is lost in
Jones-It's instinct a soldiers born not made.
Itoolnson-I wish few more would be born. for
one Of EN- knows as much about guerilla warfare
"a Stranger passes and salutes the silent old,
earth are you doing in the city? nat or
Forbes Middleton Ghe world famous military ex-
pesses ness 81 ne Inunoerer )-hearning our weak
Jones aside to Brown and Robinson)-Thats
| scmethingi - ~
Robinson.Bet he's been interested to hear what
| we think. III tackle the Johnny. CTo Forbes Mid
| dleton) And what DO you say. sir. If we may ask
! for your opinion? 1t would be we'll worth having
! I'm quite of that. 9'
Forbes Middleton-I with ! could enlghten you.
gentlemen But. it is all happening so IA r
off, and We've heard nothing for twelve hours I've
lust come from interesting conversation with
Lord olSeley and the Minister Of War and we We
| an quite, agreed that our scanty knowledge OF
facts makes it impossible for to criticise anv-
| thing or anybody. We don't know enough
! Drown Jones ard Robinson obliterate them
selves. Forbes Middleton proceeds toward the ONCE
of The Thunderer'' and ponders the exact signif-
cance OF that fine, old crusted phrase, "The man
IN the street, z. P.