Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1901-03-07

than match for Kitchener as lis
brother, the American fox, once prov
ed more than a match for CORVALLIS.
DeWet, more than anyone else, has
kept alive the resistance to the Eng
liSh forces. 1t is reported of him that
in six months he captured 5000 pris-
OneTS, and destroyed many million
dollars worth of ammunition, and all
this while he and his men had abSo-
lutely no other supplies than which
they were able to take from the Eng
lish. In personal appearance he is an
object of pity rather than admiration.
Seated upon his fayorite old horse,
ragged. and weather beaten no one
seeing him would think him to be the
greatest military genius OF the world,
who had matched himself score of
times against Roberts and Kitchener,
and defeated their best plans fer lis
capture. He is generally the most
ragged in lis band as he exchanges
articles Of clothing with those of his
men who are more poorly clothed than
he. His greatest characteristics are
an imperturbable caImness and sense
of humOr, even in times Of greatest
danger. Although his occupation up
to the present war has been the I'M
exciting and peaceful one OF raising
potatoes, he now captures English
garriSOnS, plumbers supply trains, aid
dest rOyS railways as calmly as lie for
merly dug his potatoes upon his f nm
at RoOiyaI. He never loses his pres
ence of mind or becomes confused.
Once when Kitchener was pursuing
him with 10000 men DeWet spent
half day quietly looking over his
farm, which had been devaSt ated .Ly
the English. At last when the enemy
drew too near for comfort he mounted
his rony, and calmly said to his men:
''Come, let us scoot." And the follow
Ing day Kitchener reported ''with re-
grets'' that DeWet had again ''Scoot-
ed.'' The word ''scoot" DeWet has
borrowed from the English and he is
now giving them few lessons as to
its meaning. Upon this same farm
DeWet captured from the English
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OF food and clothing, and enough rifle
amunition to supply his men for two
Years. AS he looked over the spells
after the battle DeWet remarked to
his men: ''That's a better crop than
ever raised upon my farm even in
peace times" Not long ago when re-
leasing three English soldiers whom
he had captured he sent with them
letter addressed to the English gener-
al. When the general opened it, ex-
pecting probably to lind an offer of
surrender from DeWet he read:
catching them every day." The force
of Canadian hOrSemen, which had
been raised and sent to South AFRICA
by Lord Strathcuna at an expense of Il
million dollars, has So often been cap
tured by DeWet that they are called,
even by their comrades, ''DeWet's re-
mounts" Once when DeWet had re-
lieved hem OF their horses and equip
mentS he said TO them; Maybe your
queen or country has use for you. l
:, haven't. When I want you again I'll
send for you" The story of the cap
ture of DewetSd0rp shows his deter
mined character, and readiness to act.
He approached the town with but If
1 teen men, intending to visit his aged
father AT he arrived al the town LIE
learned that. a force OF three hundred
English were guarding the place. and
he promptly sent them the message:
surrender, or vel; annex YOU" His
procla ain was more effective than
4-ebeE~S groalaa.stIeU Of aanexatiop;