Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1900-06-02
DEsERET EVENING NEWS. SATURDAY JUNE Q, 1900.

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dame hung her head YEARLY ~ sho
plodded along behind him. lie refined
up his horse. jumped down, Gnd with
out ceremony lifted the old woman,
bundle and all, into hts saddle Then,
taking the horse by the bride. led the
animal carefully onward toward his
own farm. Just before arriving there
the old woman said May God be good
Co YOU for your kindness TO one 10 old
and helpless There are not many who
would do as you have done N / had
been Young and comely. as ! once was.
! could then understand st. II you had
been young and comelv should not
have dared 10 do IT, said he. with Just
suspicion Of laughter In his hard-set
eyes Not dared. she said and why.
should T. then. have eaten your YOU
might not said be. with low chuckle
but pointing 10 his wife who was
standing smiling on the stoOp i think
she would have
ION another occasion he was out on
n love expedition. hut found that an
other Young man had arrived there be-
fore him The other sutton was a bit
OF n COVcomh as cOXcOmbs go on the
veldt He had SNOWY horse and a
gorgeous saddle and new suit OF
clothes fresh from the hawker's van.
and when PAU Kruger arrived on his
rough but useful horse with saddle 10
match and clothing home made 90 suit
the outfit. the other chap passed some
remarks which caused the lust Of bat-
he 60 surge up good and strong IN the
future presidents blood but the maid
en-, who had the shrewd sense 10 know
the difference between mule and
man, made him promise not to lay
hand on the other fellow. because he
was not worth the bother that would be
certain 20 follow such a blow as young
Paul Kruger was sure 20 give The
dude somehow got m idea that Kruger
had promised the damse he would not
strike him and as even In those davs
Paul was noted FOR his love OF the truth
he thought he might very safely ven
ture 10 be rude so. climbing into his
saddle he fired on an unhearable lot
OF insOlenCe right In the young mans
teeth Paul stood il until human ma
ture could stand no more Drawing
| back until he got the fun force OF his
| giant strength well behind the blow.
be dashed out and caught the horse be-
hind the ear The brute staggered from
the shock as u second-class earth-
quake had risen up and smltten 10.
then Zen fat on It's flank, breaking the
riders leg IN the fan, Oh, Paul PAUL.
cried the GIRL you promised me you
would not hit him, no matter what he
said That is So dear said the young
yeldsman with a twinkle in his eyes
and ! kept my word 10 the letter. for
l didn't say | wouldn't hit his horse.
when he was I'm London an English
friend offered 20 show him the sights
OF the modern Babylon Dom Paul fen
In with the idea, and the Brton gath
cred him In TO see ballet show think
ing 10 get some fun out Of his shocked
feelings. but Dom sat and watched the
whole show with evident interest
What DO you think OF the girls
nice and fresh, amt theyY said the
Briton, with sly wink at the old pa
| tHarch.
The paints. fresh enough | don;
doubt came IN A&5ly, through a cloud
NJ smoke. hut lRrather have the old
shoes Of the one / left behind 10 Africa
than I'd have an the women you've
got In England. on The stage or on 10
She was good enough for me when she
was young, and she's good enough Tor
me now
Boer correspondence by Scriptuml
| texts has been quite q feature of late
I The latest example comes from Berlin,
I where IL vas received in a letter from
johannesburg. ID Is said 20 have been
exchanged by helilgraph between the
| Boer General De Wet and Command
ant Cronie before the latter's capitula-
I ton on February %. at 10 o'clock IN
| the morning. President Kruger tele-
graphed TO De Wet. Inform Cronie
that great re-enforcements are on the
I way. and that he will be freed Psalm
/ xxi ~ Save me from the lions
mouth; for Thou hast heard me from
| me horns ~ the unlcornsl Hereupon
! the following exchange Of messages
took place between the TWO generals IN
! the field
FEB. 25. 1880 afternoon. DE Wet 20
Cr1nje President telegraphs to hold
out Considerable rcenforcements are
approaching As soon as they have ar
rived. we shall attack early In the
morning from the north Psalm xiv.
| e." (But God shall shoot at them with
an arrow, sudden shall they be wound
ed
FEB %. AIS afternoon. -Cronie 20 De
| Wet. My provisions are becoming
scarce: for the rest do not doubt With
Gods help I shall boz able 20 drive on
the enemy 20 the north. Psalm Xxx. IT,
Some trust in ehariots and some In
: horses: but we win remember the name
Of the Lord our Cod
"Feb. &C. 7.2O IN the morning. DE Wet
10 CrOnje Requirements. IL Is 20 be
hoped come today. Hold cut III to
morrow evening Are sending pro-
visions as soon as possible Psalm Tx,
1j." O.rt them wander up and down
for meat and grudge II they be not
saushed)
Feb. 20. $50 In morning Cronje TO
De Wet The enemy has received tre-
mendous re-ennbrcements ] am hard
pressed Psalm $40. L. lord how are
they increased that trouble me! Many
are they that rise up against mel.
Feb 26-De Wet 20 Cronje The re-
endorsements are already visible In the
distance. but ! myself am attacked by
superior hostile forces. Psalm lK, H.
| 90 God. Thou hast cast us on Thou
hast scattered US. Thou hast been dis
pleased. o turn Thyself 20 us again
Feb 26. 4.l0 afternoon -Cronje 20 De
Wet. The bOmbardment Is overwhelm-
ing. Heavy losses The majority OF
the burghers want me 10 surrender
Psalm *. H." (Give US help from
trouble, for vain Is the help OF mani
This last-quOted hellogram Is said 20
have been READ ny Nilr biltlfH' WIN
thereupon photographed TO both gen.
erals. "All further opposition ON
| Cronjes side Is useless bl0odshej.
He is surrounded by 10000 men
| with 40 guns. and not "a single man
| of his troops will escape alive II he does
not surrender al once Psalm kilt
TO-" They shall fan by the sword: they
shall be a portion for f0Xeg)
Mr.. A. G. Hales, whose graphic let
tiers have often been quoted here writes
this week OF how the burghers took
| Cronjes surrender. "On the very