The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1900-04-25
A Virginia Girl Who
Has Seen South Africa.
She Went There in Sympathy
With the Outlanders, bat
is Now a Boer Sup
porter.
Riahmood Dispatch

Riahmood Dispatch
81 sympathize with the Beers, be
cause | saw manifested among them
so much of the American spirit of
49," said Hiss Ella G Agnew last
night as she So: talking to Dispatch
writer in the parlor OF her cousin.
Mrs James A Grigg, No Is South
Third street
81 have just returned from five
years spent in Cape Colony and the
Trapsvaal,' she continued 81 was
thrown into very close contact with
the Beers in their daily lives Gen
eral Joubert was warm personal
friend l knew much about the daily
life of President Kruger: Mr.
Reitz, the Secretary of State,
and other officials | learned
to know the people well, and while
| went among them an ardent sympa
thizer with the UitianGers, left them
fully convinced OF the righteousness
of their cause, and firmly of the be
lief that the greed of the Euglish,
and not the broken faith of the
Beers, is at the root Of the trouble .
The Beers nave an able advocate
in Miss Agnew She is bright,
educated, Travelled. Virginia woman
She talks remarkably well She is a
Virginia woman, ner home being at
Burkvllle Her mother and father
died years ago Her step mother still
resides there, and Miss Agnew will
go thither today About six years
ago she was is New York aud lady
offered her position in the Hugenot
school in Cape Colony Rather as a
joke Miss Agnew agreed to come out
when notified she was wanted, aud
several months afterwards, much to
her surprise. the offer came. She &c.
cepted it Later che took charge Of
the Boer school at Wakkers,room
The latter ecnool was chiefly sup
ported by the late General joubert.
and he and ais family were among
Miss Agoew's warmest friends
She is great admirer of the char
acter of "Slim Plet," whom she
describes as most genial and Iowa
bic. Indeed, she expresses deep
admiration for the people of the
country generally, characterizing
them as honest, bardworking, God
fearing people, of simple tastes,
somewhat unprogressve, but pc.
triots 10 every sense of the term
Miss Agnew did not know Presl-
dent Kruger intimately. 1t may
surprise some to know that Dom
Paul is preacher He has
church just across the street from
bis residence, in Johannesburg, and
occupies the pulpit on those Sun
days when the spirit SO moves
him He preached one Sunday
near to where Mise Agnew
lived, but for some reason she did
not go to hear him, Kruger is Of
the Dooper sec:-which appears to
to be the upreformed Dutch Re
formed church.
Miss Aguew greatly admired the hos
p!tsli:y Of the Boers AID the sim pllol'g
Of their bone livfs She spoke OF hav.
iog read oae day in an American paper
aa account of BocT houc Which made
the people little mcrc tosa nasosrisns;
SEE passed 1t Co to aer hoste 8, ilra
Jouber:. vii, Of seq Of the Gsoera!S
Mrs Jcuoer, laughed heartily.
When the var came % toe schccl at
Wskkers;room iad 20 be ciased, aod
Miss Asnew wees to Pretoria She vas
sospi:al nu7se for tine. ADD vented
10 attach befse.f to toe regular hosp;:s
corps, bu. vas rejected ca accoaat OF
her not ceipg thought strong escuga 70
Undergo the hsrd.1ips iacldea: TO sacb
work
Sac saw a great dea; CT Va. lss
1.gocs called ase5;ion 70 oae fact sos
seoeraiiy kuouo Every American
IL tee Tracsvs@i GOT 10 sae eup.cy Q:
one Of the u,nioe compacies, or sooe
other corporstioa > soc said. Is lsh'!sg
for the Beers today
Fioaly Miss Agoev determined TO
coc,e hcme she secured passports
which took har to Lorenzo Marques,
where more passports were o5ia'aed
aud she cane on 10 Dsiagoa bay. O"e
OF her trayel,og companions for toc
er:ire tip to Ne@ Yosk vas Mr. Web
s,er Dacis, Assis,a0: Secretary o: the
Interior. who weut 10 Wait the I'ans-
vaai. age who resieoed upon bis re'u'o
to the Uoited States il ORDER 10 60 on
the lecture platform advocating 'ae
cause Of the Beers Soe is great
.dm;rc- az Mr. Davis