New-York tribune., 1902-03-16
GOOD WISHES FOR PRINCE.
EXTREMELY FAVORABLE IMPRESSION
HE MADE on ALL WHO NET HIM
BRITISH FAILURE TO LEARN
IN SOUTH AFRICA
IN SOUTH AFRICA.

II is now case Of he came. he saw he con-
quered with Prince Henry of Prussia and literally
So be 1t said for Prince Henry in and of himself
was good fellow and hail fellow well met with
those who met him. Occasionally men would essay
familiarity, but all such the Prince would
Invariably meet with good nature tact and without
loss or dignity. To a request to shake hands he
always responded with a strong and hearty grasp
and at one particular dinner he scored a decided
MT by the apt use OF a bit Of American slang In
lull In the conversation of the men at the
table broke out with "Oh. / say, Prince give
speech" There was a pause following the request
and then TO the great delight well astouish-
ment Of every one. came in clear tones from the
royal guest, Not your Hfe"' He could not
have made speech that would have so thoroughly
captured his hearers.
In the swing around the circle one of the stops
was at Bowling Green, Ky. There the party
tarried long enough for Il typical Kentuckian to
enter the train and thus address the Prince: Your
highness. you ah now in Kaintucky, the grandest
state IN the Union. our women are the most
beautiful, our horses the best, and whskey
is unequalled in this broad land. In behalf. sub.
Of the citizens of Bowling Green, I beg present
you a dozen bottles of best whiskey and a
dozen bottles of appleiack. l have the hOnah to
wish you good day sub" And with that he de-
parted as swiftly as he had come leaving behind
him. however, the promised Bourbon and toddy
For a moment there silence in the party
and then Fighting Bob" Evans broke the quiet
only for answer to hear the firm negaton. Not
one drop"
The Prince has gone, but behind him he has left
golden opinions fairly He popular but
his was the popularity of A thoroughly good fellow
and sportsman, ard little of II was owed his
royal rank Those who knew him best liked him
most, and all say, our good wishes so with him,
when there shall be a let up his duties of rep
resenting the throne funerals, he will fnd time
to visit us again"
The unfortunate and i'll fated Methuen has been
overtaken by calamity which I'm the light of
his errors at Magersfontein. scarcely be said
10 be surprising The most extraordinary thing
indeed in this most extraordinary Boer is the
ignorance that the English officers have almost
invariably showed-an ignorance deeply in
grained that nothing could seemingly eradicate IL.
The lessons that they and the unfortunate Tom
my Atkinses' under them have received have been
many and bitter, but apparently to stand them
In a corner with cap marked Ounce has done
no good. nor has brching achieved better results.
Ihey have expended a billion Of treasure and men
by the hundreds of thousands. vet n date what
they have accomplished is nothing compared
with that which they have left undone. The Trans
vaal undoubtedly Will he conquered and annexed
In the end to the British Empire, but that
uon will be accompanied by wenigh irretriev-
able loss in prestige MaGersfontein, Belmont, the
Modder and TuEela rivers. Ladysmith and a score
of lesser victories. all purchased a price that
England shudders 10 look at, and the demnition
total OF which she dares not add up-and all thi.
with the end not yet and the lesson Of lighting
still unlearned.
a German officer who saw much Of the South
African fighting stated recently that it seemed as
though the English would never learn how.
They are magnihcently courageous" said he. but
then, too they are maEnfcenty foolish we'll.
They march regiment up a kopje though II
was dress parade at AIdershot and then pun.
pun, and the men shot down like dogs, and
many lives uselessly wasted. Then at the next
hoy and do tbC
with the disastrous result to themselves
Let me give you an instance OF their simplicity
that came under my personal observation.
-Four Beers and their comman were in a
farmhouse the vcdt when word brought
them that troop Of ten English horse was rapid
~ approaching. There was no time to escape.
Get in the grass said the leader TO the four
Beers. for the grass about the house very
long. and man was easily concealed in II. The
leader then leaned against the door smoking and
in plain sight. Presently up rode the English
troop. and their commander ordered the man in
the door to throw up hts hands. This he did but
soon the English t-oop was at a halt the
Boer leader whistled. and the four Beers in the
grass fired and omptted four English saddles. Then
another discharge. and a NTH saddle empty
and a sixth Englishuan was badly wounded.
Thereupon the four Beers and their leader capt
ured the survivors and carried them off prisoners.
THAT Identical trick has been played on the
English times without number and each time
CesSfully.'
When man acknowledges that he halls from
Missouri. invidous distinctions likely to be
drawn and stories In disparagement of his home
State become the order Of the day.
The other evening visiting Missourian was