The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1901-08-29

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fod win hear divers answers as to
EAat Kfnd Of people the Beers are. The
more shori-sighted and lntolerate
among travellers may say that the
Beers are q dirty lot who don't use
liable napkins. an iiliterate set Of brutes
who never heard of kipling. an utterly
unrenned people whose knowledge Of
art Is ulli in short. a backward stupid.
dnproereseiYe. hali-civillzed set who
are too thick-headed TO know they are
standing Ia the path OF that Jugger-
naut car. civilization. and must ia the
end be crushed beneath its wheels Il
q mistake 70 take Paul Kruger and
MS surrounding politicians as types OF
me boer Also It Is a mistake to take
the deeller M the towns AZ typical TO
upearih the real Boer one must seek
inc vide and solitary veldt. the hid
den valleys. the distant hllis, and there
on his farm draw him out and study
hin. Your true Boer despises the
town, Tie rs essentially an agricui-
tprlst and a hunter Up 10 1892 be
never saw a railroad IN bis country
and be was bitterly opposed 10 lls com
ing he argues that the railroad will
drive away the game. and without any
thing q shoot at. life will not be worth
living. He Is extremely conservative,
and With strangers brusque and taci-
turn but II no. finds you are harmless
ne can be very hospitable. lie does
not drink deep. tie Is religious with
3 eioom-. stern religion. which makes
him believe as did the Covenanters. as
much ln the old testament as 10 the
new. Like oll people whose belief 10
me bible is OF that Incorporating
kind, he IS more or less superstitious.
Ne Is moral He does not believe IN
divorce laws He marrles early in
iife and ls convinced the highest bless
ina ls an abundance oi children lie
g sturdlly built. as a rule. thanks 70
has way ui iife. which 81 the same AZ
that Of bis father and bis ancestors
for many ecnerations-an open-air iife.
with lots OF beef aud cabbage and milk.
Hc ls good hOraeman and a remark
able marksmau he understands that
the man who can shoot straight and
without excitement makes. nowadays.
the best soldier He fears God and
loves bis country. bat cannot Under
stand the need OF tax-gafherer. He
~, ia fact. the hackw0odsman 81 last
century IN lhe United States come to
liie agaih IN Africa Al the lrst hint
oi array in the eastern sky. AZ the FIRST
crow Of the cock. .he farm household
is up and stirring. and breakfast. with
the usual si1ehg coffee the Boer loves
is over by he time the sun rises. The
men are out and about al once look
ing after Just the same chores A. on an
American farm ln the west. save those
who are On 20 replenish the iarder BY
shooting + tprlnebok. q hartebeest. or
some sueh species Of deer The women
have nlsuiy Of work about the house.
The geAuine old Boer farm furnishes
itself every Necessary 20 its occupants.
The furniture Is often made by the I
farmer. or he has great unwieldy.
carved chests and bureaus which have /
come 70 him from bis ancestors tie /
can make his own shoes His women
orohA and weave his own sleeps wool. I
and make their and bis clothes from I
a. Thcre Is almost nothing he needs I
20 buy. He does not care q rap for I
neckiies or collars OF store cothes, ana I
a fun beard s fashionable. All be I
really has 10 buy IS farm implements. 4
and Of these be prefers the primitive /
sort. though enterprislng agents have I
introduced such things as moving and /
other mschlnery. During the day be
works leigurely content TO make iiT- I
ma out oi the ground. He has been I
seen sitting On bis wagon Tor hours
watching an enierprising. hustiine TIT
lander with wonder as the foreigner I
worked continuously with an kinds Of
new tangled machines. producing far
more from the earth than bis wants 4
required. because be wished 10 market
The surplus and make money lie has
been seen thus shaking bis head Ia pity
a1d not unmlngled with contempt al
such folly Tor the Boer ls not a
lie does not want .
bank account so be drives bis slow
moving OK wagon away on the hot and
dusty trek. meditailne on the want of
faith these rillandefs have. who can
hot trust the future 70 God and be con
tent xlth today.