The Calhoun chronicle. [volume] (Grantsville, W. Va.) 1883-1984, 1900-01-30

OF their representatives, we'll up 10
date, stood now before this old man
Of the people who had stopped for two
centuries, aud they hardly knew how
TO take him.
eve want some forage" Burton
reared, with ferocious emphasis.
Old Zwager considered this de-
mand once more, as though it had
been q new one. ''You can't have
it. he then replied, with undiplomatic
clearness, because you are English
schelms" trascals).
Phillips clenched his fist and
walked up to him. Yes, now's your
chance" encouraged Burton. The
Kafiir, safe upon the wall, was appGr-
entity the only witness, and he, being
native and untaught, seemed to
wonder that men Of those races should
fall TO fighting. Phillips put mis- fist
close up to the stolid face, then took
it away again.
always did understand that you
Americans were on uncertain set.
complained the Englishman. He
strobe up 20 the Boer himself. and
delivered an ultimatum. You old,
dense, beastly, uncivilized mule, " he
Numbered, tell the boy there to get
that forage, d'you hear?"
Tho ancient man never noticed
them. They both perceived with ease
that he thought they were afraid Of
him. 80, before I'd stand thatl"
Phillips tainted his companion. Pres
emily Zwager arose TO his feet. '.You
must now go away from here" he
proclaimed calmly, your language IL
not like the Scriptures" He went
and picked up heavy stick and stiff
y advanced upon them.
They stood and watched him come,
the two strapping Saxons, and ex-
/ changed a lurtive glance Then Of q
sudden they broke in full retreat:
moved by the same impulse they SUNK
back to their horses and mounted
without a word. Without O word
they left behind them Zwager's place,
and for half a mile across the weld
they rode long way apart and would
not leok at each other. Finally they
pulled up, and something had to be
! said
''Er-ab-most disgusting failure, 8"
the Englishman remarked.
! II couldn't DO it," the American re-
( piled, because" He stole q glance
at his companion, and read in his eyes
an answering horror-Itw was the awfEl
| horror and hatred Of their race for
'goody-goody talk" Because, " he
cried triumphantly, II thought there
might be some more Beers hidden in
! the barn"
Just so, assented the Briton in
relief, and came little nearer, ''My
own idea exactly" They rode along
| together in detection, knowing more
! about themselves than previously they
/ had known. Around them the VERY
veldt seemed to be laughing over
something; and as they approached
the camp again suddenly they both
laughed too.
Couldn't be done" Burton ex-
planned briefly to the captain. cap
pears, you know, that there was con
cealed force in the neighborhood. -
Hours atferward they left the camp.
and took the road toward Klerksburr.
They Stopped once in the plain aud
| looked behind them at the border line
aud all was quiet along it. Then the
/ IL 'i9LiAAddi tOuDtlt95 Win MS
thoughts upon old Zwager, said.
That war will come, though, as sure
as the sun is up there"
cor as sure as there is gold in
Johannesburg, the other agreed.
"but it won't be US that will start it.
We two weren't made, guess, to do
dirty work"
He licked his horse again, and grin.
ming cheerfuliy the unsuccessful ones
rode westward in the sunshine.-Ne-
| York Sun.