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1 THE REVENGE
Hy JAMES
(Copyright. t James linrnes i
No ono kntw the Immediate locality that !
had prodiitol Trooper .Murphy. He claimed
he wob u New Yorker "bhoy," and held I
to tho distant mctropollii n If It wero 111 n !
native hciith nml natural stamping ground.
Hut such h brogtio an Murphy' could never !
havo been simply an inheritance. It hnd i
the touch of the soil In It nnd his first
prattlings mum have been heard In the
thick atmosphere of n smoky, pout-saturuic 1
cabin.
Murphy had Just squeezed by tho regula
tions as to height und certainly was not
moro than one or two pennyweights over
tho prescribed limit when placed upon the
fcIc. Hut ho was compactly built and a
natural born cavalryman; ho walked with
an easy swing, and If his legs were slightly
bowed, what of that? Tho first sergeant
paid that .Murphy had "glue legs, tho kind
that fit to horses's rlb."
.Murphy was a favorite, too. His laugh
was catching. lie hud a merry little
hlgh-pllchcd voice and dancing bluo eyes
and red hair, ub crisp and thl-'k an a rock-
lichen. If It had not been for this heavy
shock of hair, .Murphy's captain Bald, ho I
-would havo never succeeded In passing tho
examining sergeant. Thoro was a full t
quarter of an Inch of it. All this goes to
show that .Murphy wub but 5 feet I, and
that he weighed under 1B0 pounds. So much
for his pcruonat appearance. As to his age.
It might have bee;: iS or It might have
been .10; at nil events. It was something
between. Ho claimed to be 2ii.
It was ii "broiling hot day," which Is a
trite and usual description to convey the
Idea that tho weather was uncomfortably
warm. It had not rained for nearly thrco
months. Tho river, that was within u few
TUB DRUM MRU
hundred yards of the northeast corner ot
the parade ground, had dwindled down to
n narrow llttlo stream, that wiggled along
through ii dusty bed. A troop of horses
being driven down to water raised a cloud
that drifted up the bank like tho nmoko
of a lire. Tho buffalo grass on tho prairie
that Ktretcbed out for miles beyond tho
nost was gray and brown and matted. Tho
deep BhadowH of tho stables mid the bnr
rack and tho officers' quarters looked to
be painted on tho ground with dark bluo
pigment. They wero tho only restful things
for tho eyo to find.
Lying prono on tho ground In the shade
back of H troop's quartern was a group of
enlisted men. The uniforms wero nondc
Kcrlpt. Some worn their eanviiH stable, suits,
Iocmb and open. One or two wero in under
hhlrts and faded bluo breeches. Somo woro
boots, somo were In stocking feet. They
had ceased cursing the weather, and wero
nil absorbed In ono discussion.
"I Bccd tho beginning of It," said a lanky,
rather lough looking lad. who wait smoking
n cigarette, with another one HtucU behind
his car, pen-fiishlon. "I seed the beginning
of it, .Murphy wouldn't say why, but I know
It w8 something nlwiut tho new girls ot the
major's. The Dutchman's got a tlno Up on
lilm. It's a goud thing be doesn't piny tho
horn."
Hero another man, with a. brick-red faco
nnd a long, sunburned mustache, broke In.
"It Was a damn good tight," ho grunted,
"but the big fellow would have killed him.
The way ho mauled him was unmerciful."
"Just llko a blllygoat tackling a bull," re
marked a man on tho outsldo of the group,
rolling over on his elbow. Then, as It quite
pleased with his metaphor, ho repoated It:
"a blllygoat tackling a bull! Schreibor
made no report of it."
"Wo ain't nceti the end of It jet," said
tho lad who sjioko first. "Tho little fellow
II take a lot o' poundin' "
"That's no lie," remarked a man with a
red face: "but tho ugly Dutchman could lick
three of him. He's ton big to put on a horse's
back, anyhow."
At this minuto tho dust atoso again, and
tho horncH struggled up tho bank. A bugle
hounded the stable rail, anil the group brnkn
up. A llguro in uniform Just then crossed
the open space that led from the barracks
to the officers' quarters. The shriveling heat
bad not taken all the spring cut ot this fel
low; bis shoulders wero well back; hid tunic
buttoned to tho throat' and he mopped
briskly out. like a man with a put pose be
fore him. Rut If one had looked Into the
tioopor'n face, hu would have noticed a pe
cullar thing. Doth his eyes were apparently
shut tight; but It was not to avoid the glare
of tho kiiii. There was a slight abrasion on
his upper lip; Knottier at the corner of his
car. and his Jaw was badly swelled.
Lieutenant lllalr Carter, who was sitting
fn the veranda with his feet on the rail,
dressed ns eonlly .is wnw compatible with
his ueual devotion to neatness, watched the
nproachlng llguro, smiling, until It had
halted at the veranda ntops. The tlory of
the fight, although unreported, had reached
his ears.
"Well, Murphy." said the lieutenant,
acknowledging lazily the touch ot th) linger
t the hat brim, "how are the horse!"
"The furr'cr made a bad Job of 3hr elite
the crack-hoofed nag of Captain ARtiew's,
sorr. Pure I told him it was wasting time
to monkey with It."
"For heaven's .iko. Murphy, can you seo
nut of thofv eyes?"
"Yes. sorr." replied Murphy, wiping the
perspiration off his Miff upper lip with tho
back of his band. "The gray Is all relght
again, sorr, but one rf the new honc, the
one with the bald pot, l going to throw
n rphlint, I'm afraid, sorr"
Murphv had dismissed the oilbjeet of the
eyes politely, but flrml,-
"I'll come over nnd lock at him thit aft
ernoon, Didn't havo murh hkk with that
last bunch, did wo?"
Of MURPHY,
ISAKNES.
"No, sorr; wo did not."
"Is there anything else. Murphy?"
"No, wirr."
"That's all."
Then Murphy, with shoulders erect, but
to all appearance as blind as a bat, strode
off on his little bow leg down tho board
walk toward the stable.
The lieutenant picked up his paper, tnw
that his sister hail Just given a big party
on board of her husband' yacht, oud read
over the name of the winners at the Hock
away rucce. Then ho heard footsteps and
looking tip saw that a colonel's orderly was
standing whero .Murphy had stood hut a few
minutes before.
"What in It, my man?" asked the lieu
tenant. "Colonel would llko to see you, fdr, ' the
orderly roplled, "at your convenience, sir."
"I'll bo over right nway."
He stepped Into hlH hot, sturfy little room,
hid the newspaper under tho pillow of his
cot, hooked up his Jaket and booked on his
sword and started for the colonel's quar
ters.
The colonel k.U at his desk, putting away
at n great cigar. lie would blow down tho
smoke on tho table and It would roll off the
edges, scarcely rising In the still, homed
atmosphere. Tho room was filled with
(limy, blue strata. The colonel was a little
man, with a faco like an American eagle,
with a heavy gray mustache. Ho smoked a
ileal too much. I In had a liver and wns cog
nizant of It. He oluo bad n voice that was
entlroly a misfit, so far as the colonel's ap
pearance went, for it wan deep and sono
rous, anil at the same time sharp and clear
No one ever mistook the colonel'a orders be
cause bo could not hear then., lie was very
WAS DISENTANGLING HIMSELF FltOM THE
proud ot that voice, and next to It was
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II(I1I(J Ul till 1IU Bill. " iiumri wo.
matter, tho regiment wns proud of It, too,
and tried to pattern Itself accordingly.
Dress parade nnd Inspection this after
noon, Mr. Carter," said tho colonel.
"Yes, sir, I saw the orders this morning.
"Much cooler today."
"Think bo. sir'"
Carter wondered If the hard, dry flesh on
tho colonel's bones ever felt any change in
tho thermometer nt all. Apparently ho only
perspired when ho wns angry, and was only
cold In the prcsenco of the major's - wife,
who had onco offended his dignity.
"Hnvo n, chair. Mr. Carter," went on the
colonel, looking up, and this time blowlug
mathematically correct smoko rings toward
tho celling. "How aro tho new horses?"
"Only a middling lot, sir; might bo bet
ter." "Humph!" said the colonel. "That's In
your department."
"Yes, Blr."
"I didn't say It was your fault, nut ev
what you can make, of them."
"Did you wish to seo me on something
particular?" asked tho lieutenant; almost
siitfocating In tho bent of tho room.
"0, yes; bandmaster reports that ono ol
his nags turned very lame this morning.
I want you to send up a good quiet horso
In tlmo for dress parade. Havo you got
opo that can stand nuiBle?"
"Yes, nlr; I think so. What Instruments,
e!r?"
"Ilass drum, ,1 believe."
"Very good, elr; 1 will have a mount for
him."
"That's all."
"Thanks, sir." Tho lieutenant hurried
out.
The post prided Itself very highly on Its
mounted band. It was considered by all
means tho best In tho service. Tho band
master wa n German of nomo musical ed
ucation, nnd he had surrounded himself with
a company of good performers, tho irJorlty
of them of the amo nationality as himself.
Colonel Shepard used to bras a good deal
nbctit the band.
Lieutenant Cartor smiled to himself as
bo crossed the parade ground on his way
to the stables a half-hour litor; he wan
thinking of Murphy's appearance. The bass
drummer had the reputation ot being some
thing of a fighter, tin wns not exactly pop
ular In the regiment, and tho mental pic
ture of little Murphy engaged In single
combat with him caused tho lieutenant's
sn:llc. As he eamo out of tho stnhlcs hu
vns met by Murphy himself at tho door of
tho big corral. The little Irishman was a
favrrlte among the officers becailBO he was
rollto. eager ami willing, nnd he could
ride anything that had hide and hoofs. There
he wns standing at attention with about
as much expression on his batterod, swol
len countenance as ono finds on a bronze
Image of Ruddah.
"Murphy," said Lieutenant Carttr. lift
ing ono foot to the lower rail of the corral
fence. "I want our advice. '
"Yce, sorr,"
"Haven't we got a good, Quiet home that
will ntand music?" tho lleut.'nant nsked.
"Sure thev nil havo to Irani, ulr."
"Well, the colonel h.m naked mo to pick
out ii sober, quiet mount for or.o of the
luand men. Let's pee, I think. It Is the bass
drummer." ( '
"Tho bass drummer, sorr?" Murphy's eyes
opened the merest fraction of an Inch.
"Yen: enn't yon recommend a good ani
mal for him to rldu nt this evening's dress
parade?"
Lieutenant Carter looked fldl Into Mur
phy's faco and slowly winked, not onco, but
three times It might have been tile sun
light. ' I have Jiift tho horse, sorr."
"Which one"'
"Well, ho hits no name yet that yoj could
use In polite society," Murpty returned,
though ho Iras been called n great many
to be sure."
"Is he well up to weight?" the lieutenant
asked.
"Ho will carry anything, sit.' replied
Murphy without a quiver, adding to himself,
"llcgad, that can stay on his back.''
"Well, take him over to tho bandmaster
thl afternoon and explain what he Is for."
"Very good, sorr."
Lieutenant farter went Dack to his quar
ters, unearthed the newspaper, strolled out
on the veranda and read on for an hour.
Now he chuckled to himself. All at once
the bugle rang clear and high and t-omo
movement was detected In tho direction of
tho barracks. Olllcers strolled out buckling
on their sidearnm and some ladles with puru
eols and bright chintz drosses left tile housfit
and Btrolled over In the direction ot the colo
nel's quarters at tho head of thd paradu
ground, where In the evening the calonul'b
prutty wife poured tea.
Tho bugle blew again nnd with a clank
ing of accoutrements and the duet raising
of hoofs the troopers trotted out. It hnd
grown a little cooler and tho shadows had
lengthened, but It wns hot enough to make
men grumble, and grumble they dlif ns a
matter of course. Tho line was formed.
Tho colonel mounted his borso and the offi
cers rode out before their companies, and
then tho band came bumping and jingling
down to tho front to take their position on
tho end of the line. It was a fortunate thing
Uiat tho bass drummer did not havo to blow
a horn. His great face had n slightly puffed
nppearanco and his Hp protruded over his
fine whlto teeth, that were firmly set as ho
cursed beneath his breath nt tho h-rso he
rode, vhlch had a way of sidling very dif
ferent from tho staid, brown nag that bad
Just been consigned to tho hospital. As tho
drummer passed Lieutenant Carter tho lat
ter glanced at him.
Tho colonel, with his piercing gray eyes
looking out under his bushy eyebrows, took
his position and drew his swon!. "Sound
off. be said.
Then came ii few preliminary bleats of
HHOKEN HARItEL.
the horns and then came a boom and a
crash.
It appeared as If somcthinE blew up all
nt onco in tho band, nnd to tell tho truth
It was principally the drummer! Tho musi'1
stopped, but tho explosion continued. Tho
black horso that had been called Impolite
names was nBHerting himself; ho disliked
tho indignity that had been thrust upon
him. That was evident from the first, but
now he concluded to rltl Hmself of tho
degradation. With "his head between his
knees, his back arched and his leg stiffened
ho waR bucking away like the winner In a
Wild West show. For a few seconds the
drummer managed to hold on somehow, but
no human backbone could stand It, and
with a despairing curse tho big fellow shot
up Into tho air. landed on nil fours, then
sprawled face .downward In the dust. Rut
tho Nameless one was not satisfied. The
drum was still attached to him by a
leather thong nnd out of tho melee ho
emerged llko a foot ball player, determined
to malto a touchdown. Eager hands had
snatched nt his bridle, but bo broko away.
Down the lino ho came, tho bass drum play
ing a sonorous nolo upon his flanks. When
about opposlto the adjutant, who to savo
his life could not utttor a word of cnmmnnd,
ho concluded to make n detour to the left.
The ranks parted for him. He pursued his
thumping course for n few feet up tho lino.
Then, thinking probably that ho would be
better appreciated whoro ho could bo senn,
hn charged through from rear to right nnd
emerged again, bounding like u vicious rub
ber creature, Intent on planting himself Into
tho ground, and mad that Instead of being
firmly Imbedded, bo should find himself In
tho nlr again.
Tho whole troop wn In nn uproar now,
but above tho Bounds of laughter nroeo the
oolonel'B voice.
"Catch that horse, somebody," ho roared.
"Take hold of htm, ont of you men!"
Maybe tho nameless black heard this or
der and determined to give tho colonel the
first chance, for. head down and tall up,
whanging nnd banging, ho charged down
upon tho commander of the pout.
Now tho horse tho colonel redo was n tried
veteran, lie had once faced cracking rlllce
and had ridden up nt tho head of a chargo
against a band of creamlng, shrieking hos
tlloH, but this strange looking thing coming
down upon him was too much for his nerves.
Ho swerved; the colonel leaned forward as
If to take mat'ers Into his own hands nnd
put a ttop to the riot, but be reckoned en
tirely without his host. Ills own horse, tho
tried nnd trusted one. could stnnd tho strain
no longer. With a snort of terror be
stretched out his neck and bolted. Tho
colonel tried to stop him. If there had licet)
nn uproar before, It was chaos now!
Straight upon tho heels of tho colonel's nnfi
came tho bounding, resounding mixture of
drum anil horse, and, worse luck. Iho
colonel's charged had loat his head com
pletely. Instead of turning to tho open
country to tho west, ho mado off to tho cast
ward straight for tho post laundry whero
mnio of tho washwomen wero gathering ur
tho clothcH thot had hung all dav In tho
bleaching sun. Into the mixture of linen and
clothen baskets tho colonel rode. A lino
caught him undor the chin, but luckily
rarted. Tho horso becamo frightened at the
sight of ono of the laundresses who was
protecting herself by flourishing n red petti
coat apparently nt his head, he whirled nnd
onco more tho colonel emerged upon tho
parade ground, while behind him streamed
the lino of clothes. He looked for nil the
world like a dismantled kite. If thoro had
been any personal danger attached to the
colonel's wild ear'er. maybe someone might
have tried to como to hln assistance. As It
wai most of the mon could hardly keep their
saddles. Carter nnd the other officers wero
doubled up. The lieutenant cist his eye back
at bU own company The sight of Murphy
be rould never forget Roth his logs wcrn
hanging free of the stirrups and kicking
his name and write to you if I wished to. Mr. Blender had several doctors to treat his wife but could do her no good and, no
relief came until she took Wine of Cardui. I sell these medicines all the time with satisfaction.
POLY LANDAKER, Druggist.
wildly. He would hao fallen had it not
been that the troopers on eitner sido were
endeavoring io keep him nn the i-addle.
"Hurroo, hurroo," lie wau walling at the
top of his voice, laughter was beyond him,
he could only make loud and extravagant
noised, noises that had never been beard
before, yelps and shrieks, wild cnchlna
tlnns that threatened his very existence.
Tho tears wero rolling from his blackened,
brained eyes. Ilo would catch his breath
und then burst Into a roar of Incoherent
noise simply noise no words, Just sound!
The cause of all this turmoil had swerved
out of the clothes yard back Into full view '
again. Ills bucks were becoming less
violent from sheer exhaustion. And now i
tho drummer, as If to assert himself and I
rolease himself fiom the disgrace of having
lost control of his mount a horrible thing ,
to happen to any rnvalryman ran out. Ills
lino uniform wnn ripped up tho back, his i
helmet was gone, but nevertheless ho
headed straight for the black horse, and
tho latter, as If perceiving that here was
iiiictflicr victim, made straight for him.
Tho big man mado a stand ot It and reached
for the bridle, but the crazy animal turned
quickly. The drum swung around In front
of him, nml, how It happened no one know,
tho lashlngK that held It broke, and tho
tlrht thing the regiment knew the Jdrummcr
was disentangling himself from tho broken
barrel much ns a clown would step from
a paper ring. He picked up tho ib brls and
limped off toward his quartern. And now
the colonel, having succeeded In stopping
and disentangling himself from tho clotho3
Hue, was Hhoutlng orders. Samothlng llko
nttentlon wns restorod, and tho lino visibly
shaking, was formed again.
Sergeant Schrelbor rnilo out and touchod
his cap to I.leuteant Corter, who. In thy
absence of his commanding officer, was nct
Ing captain of his company.
"May ono of my men fall out. Mr?" ha
asked. "A bit of bunsirokc, I think, sir."
Carter gavo his permission. He turned
round and saw Murphy, too weal; hardly
to tilt on hta hor.ic. make hU wny toward
the stables, his feet hanging loof-9 from his
stirrups nud his wholo body wuverlng baclt
and forth. Another trooper hud hold of the
bridle.
An orderly galloped down the line.
"Lieutenant Carter, the colonel asks you to
report to lilra nt once.
Carter redo tip. Thero wph not the gb,ol
of a emtio on tho colonel's hard-set fea
ture. "Mr. Cartor," ho nsked. sternly, "did you
know that horo was a buck-jumping Mc'.
devil?"
"1 hadn't n atupiclon, nlr," the lieutenant
responded, quietly,
"Take your post, wlr."
..a....
"What was tho matter with that man In
your company, Cartor?" nltod tho eurgeou
that evening. Hovorul men hud gathered nt
tho lieutenant's quarters, whoro thoir laugh.
I ter could not bo hoard ncrcni tho parade
j ground.
"I don't know what you might call It."
I Cartor answered. "Hut I suppefre. In loomed
phrase, it might be mentioned ns pnrnlyili
ui i lie riniuu'..
"Colonel wants to tee you, nlr," said an
orderly at the doorway.
In half nn hour Cartor had returned.
"What did the old man say'.'" qucwtltined
Jack PrancU, who hnd th room neKt to
Carter's own, looking up from his perusal
ot tho league base ball si ure.)
"Four week' continent nt to post," wai
tho reply "A little knowledgo Is a danger
ous thine"
Down at the barra-ks Murphy had told
Glie eDokilion of
Hie
perfecf procficf
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Some six or eight months ago Mr. X. Blender, a highly respected and well known
farmer south or town, asked mc if I had any medicine that I could recommend for female or
womb trouble. I recommended Wine of Cardui and Black-Draught as the best made, so he
bought six bottles for $5.00 and five packages of Black-Draught for $1.00 and commenced
the treatment, and now his wife is doing her housework and doing her washing and all the
work a. farmer's wife h.is to do. Mr. Rlcnrli- fnlrl m,. tli! the. other dav and Said I Could USC
Your druggist has Wine of Cardui and he
his side of the Htory.
' It was mo thai done it. though I held
no grudge ngln the colonel." ho said. "Hut
I am even with the drummer, bedad. He
lngo Is swate. May Ann'll nivcr look at
him now."
And ho never did.
wo.ui:vs it i-:n mim:i,
Iteiikon to llellevt- th ill VellM Cimxe
.Mini of I Ik- Trimble.
Few things aro moro annoying to a sensi
tive woman than persistent redness of the
tip of the nose. This erythrorhlnla, an we
may call It, says the Medical Journal, Is par
ticularly frequent among women with a deli
cate complexion, and Is not often seen among
the peasantry. A Iter) lit physician, Ur.
HoHcnbnch, believes that he has fathomed
tho cause of tho condition nnd Is convinced
that tho veil Is responsible. He found that
the redness was most marked where the vsll
prtsscd most ilosely against the nose, and
that when the wearing of the veil was aban
doned the condition, In a majority ot in
stances, dloappearcd. Although veils nro
very soft to tho touch, the threads soon bo
como rough with use. and aro then cnpablo
of exerting a decided irritation upon the
bcnsltlve t-kln of the noso and cheek, against
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can furnish you with a $1.00 bottle to-day.
the nose Is opt to tnolsien tho veil, especially
In winter, and then the veil ih'Ib almost like
a tnoMt i empress. The sbapo of the nose Is
alEo slightly altered hy the veil. The noho
in depressed, 1 la i toned, and, In Itosenbach's
opinion, tends to lose Its graceful form.
With lime thlB alteration becomes perma
nent. The pressure upon tho tip of the nose
renders tho latter somewhat anemic and
driven tho blood to neighboring parts, chiefly
to the regions Just abovo tho point and along
tho lateral wings. On entering a wnrm room
tlm abnormal distribution of tho blood be
comes Intensified unless tho veil Is quickly
tomoved. When the vessels have become
permanently relaxed, owing to Iho Improper
dilution, tho abnormal distribution of the
blond remains to a greiter or less degree
even lifter 'the removal ot tho veil. The
causes for this condition, then, aro tho prcs
suie of tho veil and tho friction produced
by it. A dellcnto skin anil a catarrhal stale
of tho nose act as predisposing causes. It Is
unfortunate that the persoiiH most liable to
this veil-erythema .'ire very apt to ascrlbo
It to tho Influence of tho nlr, nnd seek to
proveut it by tying the veil iih tightly ns
possible. Hut the more tho noso Is barri
caded the more the skin will be Irritated.
Occasionally a Blmllar persistent rcdnoss Is
TBI! MS.
who Just passed, and you didn't speak to him
with him last bum ntr.
terms.
Been on the checks, here also In ureal
against which the veil restH. That pressure
by tho veil Is the caiiHo is proved by the tact
that tho redness often ends below In a nharp.
well defined margin, corresponding to tho
lino where tho veil begins to hnng loosely
from tho cheek.
The treatment consists primarily In tlm
disuse of tho veil. For a llttlo while tho pa
tient should not expose herself to sharp
winds or grent degrees of cold. If this is
impossible, Hhe should take caro not to pass
from tho cold directly Into a warm room.
It Is also well on going out to cover the
naso with a little lanolin, vasollu or cold
cream, nnd then to powder It with talcum
powder or starch. A little massage oft
stroking with two flngcra from the point to
tho root of tho nose Is also advisable. If a
veil must lie worn during Kkutlug or riding
tho bicycle it should bo only half hIzc, so
as to leave tho nostrils uncovered, In order
Mint tho molsturo may evaporato unhin
dered, It In, of course, best to avoid tho uso
of tho veil altogether.
Wo havo called attention to thin matter
because, In tho first pluce, ltnscnbHch'H view
can be easily verified by observation and
guarded questioning, and also because It
thero Is any truth In It and It Bccms rea
sonable women will probably welcome, a
suggestion thut will restore to their noseo
tho natural hue.
CUT OKI' iAT M.VBTV-Tllltr.i:.
Iloeri AVIio I.nuieiitcil I lie Burly I)c
iiiInc of iv NiieeexNf ill Anecntiir.
The Kiigllsh lulvo governed in Houth Af
rica, for 100 years, driving Into the dcseit
tho Dutch, who wish to bo Independent,
says Youth's Companion. Hut the strung)
Hoer race which Is not exactly Dutch, hut
a mixture of several races, IneludliiK al
most os strong nn nilmlxture of French
Huguenot blood ns of the blood of Hol
land, mid Including iiIko ii 1iihIi of (Irr
nmn, Bnglish and Hcottlsh always comes
uppermost in the nffalrH of the c olonics
At this day the "Afrikanders," or Dutch
speaking colonials', bear tuvny by virtue of
their majority In Capo Colony Itself. An
Austrian traveler, Ilerr von Ilubncr, tells
why this Is sn.
Tho lloers love .South Africa and have
no desire to live anywhere else. They have
taken deep root In the soil. They hnvo
completely adapted themselves to the cli
mate and conditions of life. They live to
a great nge and great families of children
nro born to them.
Ilerr von Huliner visited n family ot
French Huguenot origin. Hugo by name,
which was In mourning for the head ot
the family. The famllv had mostly assem
bled on account of the old man's death
mid there was a great crowd.
"How many descendants did Hnrr Hugo
leave?" the visitor asked.
"lie had 292 111 all." was the answer, "but
there are only 211 living now."
"All children nnd urundehlldreii?"
"And great-grandchildren and great
Ercat -grandchildren."
"How did ho happen to die'.'"
"Thnt Is what no one can tell," they un
Hwcred, shaking their beads. "lie never
had a Hick day In bin life, he never took
to IiIh lied, and ho seemed to drop off nil
ut once. It Is a profound mystery."
"Hut bow old was ho7"
"Only !."
No sui.li IhiKllMh-Hpenklng patriarchs as
this are found. The Buglish abandon the
country ns soon ns they can; If they must
remain to completer the making "f a for
tune, or to earn a livelihood, they neiid
their children "homo" to Knglatid to be
educated. ... . .
The Hoers of French origin are proud of
It and even mil themselves French Hnni
tluics. but they do not speak a word of
the French language. They are as c un
pletcly assimilated to the Hoer natlonalltj
hh any Huropcau emigrant In the ueemid
generation In America Is to ours.
W. S. I'hllpot. Albany, tio says; "He.
Witt's Utile, Karly Illsers did mo more
,1 V. . nllta T tvnr fnnl1' Tim f .1 .
I innuH little pills for constipation, btlloui
I otss and liver and bowel troubles.