The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1900-06-19
KRUGER'S PERSONALITY.
Anecdotes Concerning the Transvaars
President

The Daily News australian correspond
emf sends some Characteristic Kruger anec-
dotes, which he heard while a prisoner IN
the hands of the Beers, says the LcnGon
correspondent of the St. Louis GLOBE
Democrat. Here are some Of them:
AT one time Kruger was very tona
Of riding n-horseback, as nearly all
Beers are. Once, when out Tor a roe, ne
met an old woman, hobbling along with
bundle. She looked as the strapping young
fellow rather wistfully, as If she eVled
him his comfortable seat on the saddle
He passed her. Then. looking over his
shoulder, noticed that the old dame hung
her head YEARLY as she plodded along
behind him. He refined up his horse, Jumped
down. and without ceremony, lifted tae
old woman, bundle and all. into his saddle
Then, taking the horse by the bridal.
led the animal carefully onward toward
his own farm Just before arriving there
the old woman said:
May God be good to you for your
Kindness to one SO old and helpless. There
are not many who would do as you have
done. IL l had been young and come
". as I once was. could then understand
IT.
"If YOU had been young and conely.
should not nave dared to do it, said ne
WITH lust a suspicion Of laughter in his
hard-set eyes.
".Not dared! she said. and WIZ?
Should l. then. have eaten you?'
:. You might not said he, with low
chuckle, but pointing to mis- wife, I
think she would have
ION another occasion he went out on
a love expedition, but found that another
Young man had arrived there before HIM
The other sutton was a bit of coxcouibs
as coxconlos go on the veldt. He had
snowy horse and a gorgeous saddle and a
new suit Of clothes, fresh from the nav
kers, van, and when Paul Kruger arrived
on his rough, but useful morse, with saddle
to match, and clothing homemade to suit
The outfit. the other chap made some re-
marks which caused the lust of battle to
surge up good and strong in the future
presidents blood.
..But the maiden, who had the shrewd
sense to know the difference between
mule and a man, made him promise not
TO Law a hand on the other fellow, because
she was not worth the bother tt.at would
he certain to follow such a blow as young
Paul Kruger was sure to give. The dude,
somehow. cot an idea that Kruger had
znromised the dafnsel he would not strike
him and, as even in those days, Paul
was noted for his love Of the truth, he
thought he might very safely venture to
be rude So, climbing into his saddle, he
fired off a, lot of u1beartble insoience
right in the young Haii tSsth. s'ut
stood it until human nuture could stand
no more.
s.eDrawins back until ne got the full
force Of his giant strength we'll behind the
blow. he lashed out and caught the horse
behind the ear. The brute staggered from
the shock, as if a second-class EARTH
Quake had risen up and smitten it. then
Tell fiat on its TANKS, breaking the riders
leg in the fall.
.Oh, Paul! Paul!f cried the youn.
girl; you promised me you would not
hit him, no matter what he said
!" That is so. dear. said the young
veldesman. with a twinkle in his eye. and
I kept my word to the letter. for I did
not say would not hit his horse.
when he was in London, an English
friend offered to show him the sights OF
the modern Babylon. Dom Paul fell in
with tha idea and tbs Brtton got him to