Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1901-08-15
DOM PAUL AT CHURCH,
Attentive to Sermon and Makes Sug.
qestlons 70 Prcacher

qestions to Preacher.
4 little before church time every
Sunday morning as mall group of per.
sons gather near the door of Casa
Cara, the villa at Hnvorsum, where
Kruger is laying, Curiosity TO get a
view OF Com Paul is still strong In
| those who have not yet seen him, and
many cyclst 40 FOR a spin down to Hi.
Versum TO Eet peep at the old man.
Mr., Kruger rides to church in
closed carriage, drawn by two light
Chostnutcolorcd horses, with coach.
nina and footmau on the box dressed
in the dark green livery Of the Trans.
vaal official days, The arms OF the
rrausvaal are emhloEoned on the
panels OF the carriage doors and below
them stands the inscription, Zen.
tracht maakt Macht" or Union Ia
strength" The horses headgear car.
rios the TraOsvaal national colors, In
tho form Of q small rosettc, side by
SHE with the Dutch colors--a sop to
the NetherlNnders,
Presently Dom Paul mmhors out OF
the villa, usually accompanied by his
secretary, EloN, hts medical adviser
and Mr., Uroden late chief of the
Transvaal police, hut now Mr.. Kru.
gers hodyguard The carriage kcels
over with the cNprcsideuts heavy
weight 0s he steps in hut as the
vehicle rolls away past the little knot
OF the curious, one might easily
imagine Il was a scene from one of tho
streets of Pretoria,
In the church Mr. Kruger gives his
entire attention to the service leaning
first on one arm, then ON the other,
with his hand behind HIS eNr to enable
him the better to catch what Is said,
aud with his elbow resting on the
ledge In front of him, He IA method.
cal and slow In all his movements The
place In the Rtblo to which the speaker
rcrors Is found for him by ono of HIS
attendants, who vie with each other In
showing him attentions, and when he
stands up from his cat--a chair, by tho
way--it Is carefully arranged behind
him, ready for hi INTO ait down again,
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| able amount OF work. First no tumblos
for the case containing them, takes
out the spoctacles and wipes Thorn,
and then adjusts them upon his nose
with great care, laying the case upon
| the ledge In front OF him while tho
spoctaclcs are in usei ma soon ms he
has nnishod reading he takes them OF,
wipes and replaces them In their case,
! placing tho latter IN his inside pocket
again, with the Same fumbllng move
mont And this process Is repeated
! every timo the glssos are used,
Another thing that worries him 10
the collecting bag, II Is usual for two
collections to be made during tho
service, aud as the bag approaches Dom
| paul's position ono of his attendants
gives him a nudge as n hint for him
20 get his money ready which Ia done
in the same lahorlous manner rs when
seeking his spoCtaCles,
Mr.. Kruger carries his money In an
inside pocket, having n peculiar dread
OF piCk.pockcts ever since he lost his
watch ut a political meeting in johann
nosburg during election time. He gives
freely to the ohurch-that Is, freely
for a private lndlyidual--usually put
ting "ryksdaalcr" (4a.3d) in tho bag
each time It Is brought around, 80 that
the morning service costs him So ad
The service over, Kruger usually
SAYS n few words to the preacher,
sometimes giving him hint how to
make his sermon moro Impressive, for
Kruger used himself 60 preach In the
little D0pper Church In Pretoria, Thon
he seeks his carriage, to return 20 he
came. The little crowd that had gath
cred round the carriage door disperses,
discussing Kruger as It molts away;
tho cyclists mount, ring bells or blow
horns, then disappear up the road, ana
all 10 away satisfied Mt having seen
this president whom they have In
vested with a halo of sontimontaIity,---
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