TUE O31AJIA DAILY J3EE : F1UDAY -J , 18JS. ) 9
001 PAUL'S ' SIDE PARTNER
He Hails from Ireland and Controls an
Effective Pull ,
POLITICAL POWER OF PETER GILLINGHAM
llc Helped Tito ToIIUK Amer
ican * to Interview 1'rcnlilcnt
KrtiKcr Ilrlit In High Kxtccni
liy ( lie Dutch.
President Kruger of the Transvaal Is a
man who may be classed as approachable
with limitations. Through all seasons ho
rises In the morning nt 6:30 : o'clock , and
Immediately fortifies himself with a cup of
ntrong black coffee , so hot that , to use n
tropical simile of the old burghers , It will
burn the hair off a Hon. After this ho reads
the Blblo nnd prays exhaustively , some of
his most Intimate friends at times joining In
the orisons. Then the president la ready
to hold an Informal levco on the quaint little -
tlo veranda , up the posts of which creep
uleopy-looklng nasturtiums and varl-colorej
morning glories.
From C:20 : to 7:30 : o'clock Mr. Kruger sits
In a rocking chair , giving rapid little puffn
at a meerschaum pipe , filled with Boer to
bacco , sometimes talking very rapidly , with
a semi-sputter to ono of his executive coun
cil on state affairs ; sometimes lapsing Into
silence , his eyes narrowed to a mere glint ,
and ngaln reaching forward his puffy little
right band , which Is minus a thumb , to greet
an old Boor who may have trekked eighty I
miles and camped over night In the church
square In order to consult oem ( uncle ) Paul
about something of vital Interest to the
rural population. In this respect Mr.
Krugor baa not departed from the pastoral
and patriarchal government under which the
Boera lived when they made their "great
trek" from Capo Colony In 1833 , on whlcu
expedition tbo little band killed 0,000 lions ,
and fought Innumerable battles with the
savages. And It Is for this reason that he is
loved so much by the old Boers.
Mr. Kruger , however , makes ono excep
tion to the gucHla at hla early levee , and
that Is newspaper correspondents. Ho
will occasionally talk with a representative
of the Johannesburg Standard and Diggers'
Nowe , the Pretoria Press or the Volksteln ,
all of which papers are subsidized by the
Transvaal government , but for the corre
spondents of foreign papers It Is next to
Impossible to gain an audience and secuiu
an Interview.
Mr. Ellcrthorpo of the London Dally Tele
graph and a representative of Black nnd
White had been working unsuccessfully for
two months to this end when the writer
reached Pretoria , though they wore handi
capped by Mr. Krugor'a Intcn&o dlsllko for
everything English , eo Intense that he will
not allow the language to bo taught In tbo
Boer schools.
It was therefore with no llttlo misgiv
ing that wo set out to accomplish this de
sideratum , which had been on our minds
over since leaving Now York , thrco months
before , and which was brought about by a
man who occupies euch a unique position In
the Transvaal government that ho Inter
ested us cqualry with Kruger himfielf.
Home of the HCIHH.
Living In a modest .frame house , the front
part of whloh Is occupied by li bakeahop and
confectionery counter , holding no position
other than Justice of the peace , and not even
having the merit of being a native Boer or
Hollander , this man wields an Influence
equaled by no other resident In the Trans
vaal. Ho Is , In fact , the political boss of
the South African republic. Ho Is consulted
ty nearly all the members of the raad , In
both the progressive and conservative par
ties , advises the executive council and Is per
sona grata with President Kruger , who treats
him as his most Intimate friend and looks
to him for clever ndvlco In ticklish political
crisis. And yet Mr. Peter Gllllngham claims
allegiance only to Ireland , though ho speaks
the Dutch language fluently and Is heart and
hand with the Boers lu their differences
with the English. Ho has been In the
Transvaal thirteen years , going there from
Capo Colony in the capacity of a general
speculator. How well bo has succeeded In
this no ono knows , tout I'rctorlans say that
behind the counters where he dispenses
ginger cakes and bread , Mr. P. Gilllugham ,
Urldes , nnd It was only after considerable
ecarch ttiat McDrldo tbo wolghmastor was
located In the second level , 2,000 feet below
the surface , whither the American manager
gave us permission to descend on a past.cn-
Ber car.
Tbli was not an Inviting expedition find
It was rather discouraging after the run , to
have Mr. McDrlde tell us he could not fur
nish the Introduction. "I will give you a
loiter to McCann , though , " he offered , "ana
he will send you to Ollljigham ) nnd Ollllug-
hnm owns Ooirt Paul , "
Mct'ium the 1'iillor.
Our next step toward securing the Inter
view , therefore , was to meet Mr. K. C. Mc
Cann , proprietor of a little tailor shop , near
the Uarnato buildings In Johannesburg , fcnd
the reception accorded us there nearly
turned us from our purpose. Neither of the
two employes at work on the counter looUr.U
at'or spoke to us for some time. "What
do you want , " finally Inquired a large man ,
with Immense shoulders and a forbidding
face.
"Wo want to see Mr. McCann , " we replied
modestly. "Wo have a letter from the na
tional alliance In New York. We're good
Irishmen and wish to get an Introduction to
Mr. Kruger through him. "
At this there was a great clatter In an
adjoining room and from the doorway
emerged a tall man with an exceedingly red
nose , a gray dragoon mustache and envel
oped In a long frock coat.
"I'm McCann , the tailor , " he said , looking
at us keenly. "Who arc you ? " Hut without
giving us a chance to answer he snapped up
the two letters and disappeared In the street.
Astonishment gave way to anger at this
shabby treatment and we were on the point
of giving vent to the latter when the tailor
attracted our attention from the opposite
corner by winking violently and beckoning.
"You never want to make a break Ilko
that , " ho eald angrily. "It you arc good
Irishmen , as you Bay you are , you ought to
know that the English government has spies
all through the Transvaal and you never
know who you are talking to. " With that he
led the way to a 'basement ' saloon on Com
mtssloner street , selecting a email room In
the rear.
"Ben , " he said to a tough-looking citizen ,
who answered the electric summons , "you
see these gentlemen ? Well , lock the door
on the outsldo and don't let them out until
I glvo the word.
"Now , " he continued , turning to us ,
"what's your game ? If you think you can
como It over old McCann , why guess again.
You are no more Irishmen than the prince
of Wales. Your names are not Irish , neither
are your faces. You are spies , by God ! and
you've come here to find out how strong
the alliance Is In Johannesburg. Well , you
got In the wrong shaft. I don't require
a etono house to fall on mo before 1 tum
ble. "
Thnt'fl Different.
It was not until wo admitted that none
of our ancestors had ever seen Ireland that
the eccentric old tailor's eye softened and
a genial smile illumined his face. "Now ,
boys , " ho eald , "that's different. I see
your game. All you want Is to meet Oem
Paul through Irish Influence. You're
straight Americans , which Is something un
usual to eeo down here. I like you , and It
you como to my store In two days I'll have
the way prepared. "
McCann's preparation consisted In writing
to the "boss , " who undertook the mission ,
apparently , with the impression that It
eomo way It was all for the good of "old
Ireland. " The tailor gave us our creden
tials and bid us goodby , with the parting
Injunction : "For heaven's eake , don't ro-
fufio coffee , should the president offer it ,
even If It scalds you speechless. "
"Boss" Gllllngham is the busiest man In
the Transvaal. We had been In Pretoria
two days before we found him at home. In
compaby with numerous speculators and
foreign agents wo haunted the sign of "P.
Gllllngham , Baker , " underneath which 'is
another legend In smaller type , "And Jus
tice of the Peace. "
One of the men was from Dayton , O. , and
sought Gllllngham's Influence to sell Oem
Paul a phaeton. Another represented an
American marble firm and he wanted to
build a mausoleum for the president and his
family. Gome of them had already seen and
talked with this influential "fixer" and testi
fied that ho was no myth , as wo had con
cluded after being told continually that he
was "not at home" or "had a meeting to at
tend. " Eventually we were ushered through
the bakery Into a small sitting room , where
the president's right bower receives all his
PETER GIL LIN'GHAM.
Irishman and Boer , caresses a goodly for
tune , which ho has acquired by brisk Celtic
hustle , coupled with the advantages provided
iiy the patrpnago of the president.
On leaving New York for a tramp through
South Africa \vi\h \ a fellow newspaper man
on a very Ihrtlted capital , ono of the most
Important points , as It seemed to us , wan
to secure Just such an Interview with Oem
Paul. Several foreign consuls offered to give
us letters to their representatives In tbo
Transvaal , tint could not promise that they
were In such close touch with the Grand
Old Man of South Africa as to Insure us a
wclcomo reception. In this predicament wo
wcro directed to C. O'Connor ( McLaughlln ,
a well-known New York journalist , at that
tlmo secretary ot the Irish National Alliance ,
who , looking over a llmo-worn volume on
his desk , found the name of McDrlde.
'Hew Is a man , " said he , "who will put
you on the right track. Our directory gives
him as a welghmastcr In the mines of tbo
I.andlaagta estate , two rulloa from Johannes
burg , near tbo Simmer and Jack I have
no Idea where that Is , anil I nevtr heard
of the man , but U you give him this IctUr
and tell him you are a good Irishman he'll
get > ou the Introduction , for we nro very
strong In that country. "
It was not such an easy matter to find
McDrldo after getting to Johannesburg. Even
after the I.andlaagto bad been located it
srrmrd to be operated entirely by Me-
V
callers , and met a man with keen blue eyes ,
light hair , mustache and chin beard , ot
well-set figure , square shoulders and speak
ing good , pure Kngltsh. lie greeted us
warmly and got right down to business.
"I've told His Honor about you , " ha said ,
"and ho Is anxious to meet you. If you will
come to my house at C o'clock tomorrow
morning I'll take you down and you can talk
to him as long as he desires. He's In a good
humor now and will talk 1C you know your
business. "
Qllllngham was not disposed to speak of
himself and evaded all questions bearing on
politics , but told us with no llttlo pride thai
ho was but 39 years old. Ho was torn at
the Cape , ot Irish parents , and there ab
sorbed the customs of the Dutch so thor
oughly that he Is regarded In Pretoria as a
stanch burgher and good Dutchman.
Set-ret of HH 1'opulnrlty.
Though born under the English flag he hag
no love for It , and that Is the secret of his
popularity with President Kruger , who.
though n mighty shrewd old hunter
and politician , has points of weak
ness bordering on fatuity. Ollllngham
made bis first coup with Kruger
at the time ot the Jamison raid , when Eng
land threatened to wipe out the little re-
ptfbllc. With the hosts of England arrayed
against the Transvaal , and no friends , this
plucky Irishman got together some of bis
countrymen and offered to raise a regiment
to fight for It against the Drttlsh. Further
more , ho communicated with Irishmen In
\tncrlca nnd proposed that they arm and
equip forces to send down to aid the Doers.
Oem Paul , who Is Just as generous ns ho Is
vindictive , was qulto overcome by this offer ,
and he has ever since Kept a warm spot In
his heart for the Irish.
Moro than this , however , Ollllngham hna
1 long head , knows when to tulvlse , whdn
o keep quiet , and Is so genial and adaptable
that he IB always "In tbo know. " This Is
appreciated by Oem Paul , to whom the
Itlshman Is loyal , for such Is the political
strife In the Transvaal , that Kruger Is often
at a loss to know whom to trust.
Oilllngham has no other position than jus-
.Ice of the peace , seeks for no public
honors , la never written nbout and posca
as a strictly neutral person. In this ca
pacity Kruger accepts his advice on the
most Important national and International
questions , and the only way ho prollts is
: iy concessions.
Concessions are granted for the moit ab
surd purposed. Ono man has the exclusive
right to make Jam In the Transvaal. The
dynamite concessionaires give the govern
ment five shillings on each cnsc and clear
about CO shillings. Such a high duty is
put upon the American article , which Is
vastly superior In quality , ns to practically
exclude it. The unsubsldizcd press IE very
bitter against Mr. Kruger on account of
this concession business nnd goes no far ns
to ask how the president could amass n
fortune of Moro than $1,000,000 on a salary
of 7,000 , nnd how his son-in-law , Klolf ,
could build a $250,000 palace on no salary.
Ollllngham Is In the front rank ot con
cessionaires and It was one of these con
cessions that kept him engaged whllo we
were there.
Among the questions put to Mr. Krugpr
In our Interview was the following :
"Are you not afraid that , without a sea
port , the English will starve you out ? "
"If God wills It , " he replied , "they c.in
do It. If not , the English might build a
wall around us high as Jericho and we
would live comfoltably. " At this ho looked
to the wily Irishman as though for assent
and Ollllngham Informed us later that Mr.
Kruger was greatly delighted at his prop
osition to erect hugo cold storage ware
houses , wherein 23,000 beeves could be
stored a safeguard against being starved
SOME OLD TIME ROAD RACES
Reminiscences of Warm Brushes Between
Noted Horses and Drivers ,
LOWERING THE SIX-IN-HAND RECORD
t .N. I'nlliT Itonily to Mulii- the
Trlnl Hri'ullcvtlonn > ( Vnnitrr-
litll , Iliinncr nnil OtliiT .Nnln-
lil < " < of tin * Itonil.
N. Fuller of New York , the vet
eran driver of fast horecs , though 75 years
old , believes that ho can break the slx-ln-
hand team record of SioC1 * , which he him
self established In 1SD6 , And ho Is eager to
mnko the attempt. Mr. Fuller said the other
day : i i
"I bcllevo that six horses can be made to' ' '
trot n nillo in 2-15 or better , and that I own
the six horses that can do It. But since it Is
rather costly , both lu time and money , to
train six horses to do their best , I should
to Fuller George again. Then ho began to I
gain , Inch by Inch , Inch by Inch. Just In
front of the club liouso we wcro going a
2 : IS clip and you could have covered both
hordes with a blanket , as the reporters say.
Vanderbllt looked across nt me. 1 tele
graphed Fuller George again and ho jogged
by cnMly. Then the commodore began to
call on Small Hopes and the horse went
right up In tbo air. There was quite n
crowd nt the club house and every man
in it hauled till he was hoarse. Tlo ) com
modore was so sere about It that he never
cured to mention the circumstance.
Viimlcrlillt 11 HiH'kloMM IlrlM-r.
"Commodore Vanderbllt , though a skilled
rclnsnian , was the most reckless driver oh
the road In the old Harlem lane days , and
his collisions with other drivers were fre
quent.
"Tho narrowest escape of my life was
when the commodore ran Into me. 1 wua
driving n single horse. Ho was driving
Mountain Maid nnd Mountain Boy. He was
going up the lane nnd I was coming down ,
I first saw him whizzing along like a streak
o.1 greased lightning two or three blocks
away , his horse swaying from side to side.
' As near ns I could tell ho was duo to bo
on my side of the road about the time wo
were to meet nnd I looked for trouble. So
f % r
did my horse , and It was hard work to keep
him from turning short about and upsetting
mo right there. The crash came In lebs time
after that than I can tell you of It , but 1
did the best I could by swinging my horse
so that he wouldn't bo pierced by the pole
L.VWSONNt FULLER AND SKETCH OF SIX-HOUSK-TUAM. '
of the commodore's waeon. The wnv I fixed
out in case of war with the English. Ho
had Just been granted the concession , to
build the houses.
Tnlkln * vrltlt Oem 1'niil.
The first question asked us by President
Kruger when wo finally reached him 'was :
"Aro ydtf from Tlhbdcs ? " Ho looked "at'us
rather sharply from the silt of , ono eye ,
embedded in puffy flesh , seamed with wrin
kles , and wo hastened to reply In the nega
tive. "They're both good Irishmen , " added
Gllllngham , and tbo half dozen members of
the raad , Paymaster General Van Alpen ,
Commissioner of Mines Kroeblcr and Com
missioner of War Smldt , all of whom came
along to hear the interview , laughed
heartily.
"What's your religion ? " was the next
question , and this put us for a moment In a
trance , from which wo were extricated again
by the Irishman's wit. "The Reformed
church is very strong In Now York , " ho ob
served carelessly as a cue. We remembered
then that the president Is a most bigoted
Dutch Reformer and explained to him that
while an American newspaper man's re
ligious views must necessarily be very clas
tic , we were at the present moment stanch
Dutch Reformer.
At this Oem Paul puffed fast , smiled wide
and eventually chuckled , whereupon took
occasion at Gllllngham's suggestion to ply
him with a volley of questions. At the end
of the Interview we hardly know which In
terested us most , the shrewd old Boer or the
clever young Irishman , who seemed to un
derstand each other thoroughly.
Gllllnghara lives in more simplicity even
than Mr. Kruger , who dines with his coach
man. His two sons , Joseph and Parnell ,
attend the town school ( though Mr. Gllllng
ham intends giving them a college educa
tion ) and they may bo seen at times behind
the counter. Gllllngham lives plainly and
dines plainly , his only Indulgence being
good cigars and a fine pair of horses. His
team is usually on the go all day , for he is
In no one place for many minutes. Ho Is
closeted with Mr. Kruger more frequently
than anyone else and. the president often
calls at the bakeshop and chats In the rear
room with the proprietor about doings In
the raad.
Though seldom seen actively engaged in
his place of business nowadays , no false
pride absents Gllllngham , and when we
called in the evening to bid him farewell
ho was engaged in wrapping up some hot
buns for a comely Boer maiden. Ho looked
at us with a benign smile , shook hands
warmly , and then tipped an almighty shrewd
wink , as though ho would say : "It's a smart
man who can tell a valuable diamond In the
rough. "
1'ollte J a men Hamilton Li-tvU.
This evening1 James Hamilton Lewis ,
known In the native wilds of Washington
ns "Dude. " Lewis , owing to his penchant for
line raiment , llnmlng neckties , and loud ap
parel , speak ? nt Metropolitan Temple , re
ports the San Francisco News Letter.
Lewis Is a member of congress for the
northern state , a democrat , and u recog
nized lender of the laboring element here.
When bo first reached Seattle ho bud a
bard time , for bo had no law practice nnd
less money. Ills voice Is light , and his
lungs not strong. It was his practice , for
some time ifter arriving at the town of
saw-logs and steep hills , to go In the early
morning hours out on u long railway tres
tle and shout the scales and declaim at
the top of his voice , even us William Tdl
held up his arms and shouted at his native
mountains.
One moist , foggy morning he was thus de
claiming with unusual vigor when bis
foot slipped nnd bo was precipitated u dls-
tunco of thirteen feet Into the mud and
water beneath. A boom of logs fortunnlsly
lay near , and upon these he crawled , plas
tered with slime. Hero be gave vent to
the most doleful cries for help , tie was
tlnally rescued by the owner of the logs ,
and , chilled to the bones and with teeth
chattering , his llrrt action WBH to tender u
profUBo apology to his rescuer for occupa
tion of the boom without first having se
cured Invitation. Ho I so polite that It Is
Impossible- him to pnnf n looking Klaas
without taking oft Ills bat and profoundly
tainting hlmielf.
Detroit Journal : They ntrollf.1 abroad
under the hturllt sky , titul us they 8 trull PI ]
they talked.
"He Is a man of miiny fides ? "
"The usual number , I think. "
"Marmaduke ? "
"An outsldo for clothes and un Inside- for
victuals. "
Presently they bid each other good night ,
thus bringing the chapter to un end.
not be willing to make Hho attempt entirely
without Inducement. Five thousand dollars
should bo hung up , and if that Is done I
will put my horses Into training at once , |
the entire purse to grf to " 'mo ' If I lower the
record to 2:50. : If not , i'km'to receive noth ;
Ing. Or 1 vyjll trot mjrj'Bljc horses ( against
any other three par teijin for J3.000 a side ,
the winner to take all.
"It would take me about a month to get
ready. I would bo willing to trot on any
first class track Hartford , Poughkecpsle , |
Cleveland , or one of those further south , j
Of course it Is too late to bring the event
about this fall , but my announcement Is out
In plenty of time to raako It easy to arrange
for the test early In .the season of I8fi9.
Judging from the crowd that witnessed my
record-breaking performance of 1S9C at old
Fleetwood Park , the men who put up the
$5,000 need not run the slightest risk or
loss , for they could fully recoup themselves
from the gate money. I should prefer to
trot my horses against some other slx-ln
hand , because I should bo surer of winning
such a match than a trot against time , but
I am quite ready for the latter , and on the
shortest notice feasible.
"Tho team would be the came as the
record-breaking ono of 1890 , with one ex
ception. Dexter , the ulgh leader of that
team , Is dead. It was about ready to pro
pose an attempt to make a 2:45 : record when
ho died and have been waiting since then
to find a horse to take his place. I have
now found the horse and my team will bo
made up In this way : Snip nnd Wlfkea ,
leaders ; Flora and a mare I call Josephine ,
In the middle , and Flcotwood and Fleet-
wing at the wheels. I haven't the slightest
doubt that this team will bo able to better
the old record. "
\VUrii Viillcr Ilent VimuVrlillt.
Mention of the lamented Dexter , named
for the famous trotter of that name owned
by Robert Bonner , always awakens a train
of reminiscences In Mr. Fuller's mind.
"I thought a good deal fof Dexter , " be
snld , "but I thought moro of his elre ,
Putter George. I have owned scores of good
lively steppers , but Fuller George was the
best one of them all. Ho was true as steel.
His temper was perfect. He waa never In
bad condition. Ho was positively the pret
tiest horie I ever saw. Best of all , he
was never beaten on the road.
"I shall never forget the day ho out-
trotted Small Hopes , driven on old Harlem
lane by Commodore Vanderbllt. Any oM-
timer will tell you that Small Hopes was
one of the crack steppers of his day , his
track record being 2:18V4. : My Fuller George
had no track record. None of my horses
have been track horaea , slnco my only ob
ject In owning fast horses has been that I
might win pleasure and health by Jrlvlng
them. But Fuller George was a better
footer than. Small Hopes , as I proved to
the commodore one pleasant June morning
about twenty-flvo years ago.
"A good many of the commodore's
friends bail told him that Small Hopes was
all right , but ho wasn't In tbo came class
as Fuller George. Vanderbllt pooh-poohed
at that , of course. But. all the same , ho
understood full well that his horse must
beat mine or be beaten sooner or later and
so ho was on the lookout for me.
"As I drove down the lane that morning
I saw the commodore sitting up stiff and
straight behind his pride and joy , and I no
ticed that be had his eye on uie and my
horse. Small Hopes had his eye peeled , too.
Highbred horses know when their drivers
are getting ready to speed them as well as
the drivers do , and Small Hopes was per
fectly aware that he wau about to bo tested.
I was ready , of course , and EO was my horse.
But , as I wished to beat the commodore In
my own way , I let him drive up alongside mo
and get almost a length ahead.
"When the hind wheels of his wagon were
about even with Fuller George's head I
stirred him up a little. Not by yelling nt
him or by using the whip. I just telegraphed
along the reins by a slight pressure of ( he
left llttlo finger. My horse knew what that
meant , nnd from that on the commodore
could not Increase the lead. The race was
fairly begun at Ono Hundred and Forty-
fifth street and It lasted till wo reached
One Hundred and Twenty-fifth Just a mile.
"Tbo old Harlem club house stood at One
Hundred and Thirty-third street and a short
time before we arrived there I telegraphed
things my horse and Mountain Boy came to
gether so hard that It knocked the breath
out of both of them.
"Vnnderbllt's rig was all smashed up and
I thought the commodore was killed , sure.
Ho went right down among the horses , bead
first , with his feet in the 'air nnd yelling
like n wild Indian. The shock knocked him
senseless. The wagon was not damaged be
yond the springing of the front axletree
and my horse was injured so llttlo that I was
able to drive him home. They carried the
commodore to the clubhouse nearby anil
brought him to. As i.oon as ho opened his
eyes be nsked for mo.
" 'Ob , Fuller has driven home , ' they told
him.
him."What
"What did IIP say ? Nothing. Ho wasn't a.
man of many words nt any time , and be
had some hard thinking to do just then. He
never spoke about tbo accident to me. "
Homier anil Ileeuhor.
Mr. Fuller -Is almost the solo active sur
vivor of the famous drivers on the fane In
Its palmy days. Russell Sago used to drlvo
there a good deal then , and so did the
Harpers nnd Robert Bonner. But the driv
ing Harpers , like Commodore Vanderbllt ,
have long been dead. Sago is still with us
In tbo flesh , but his present driving tame
In comparison with that of the old times.
Bonner Is nllve , too , but he doesn't drlvo
much on Manhattan island nowadays.
"Bonner was ono of the best drivers I
ever knew , " Bays Mr. Fuller , "and he drove
for pure pleasure. But a moro awkward
driver never handled the ribbons. That
was because ho didn't learn to drlvo when
be wau young. Ho .never couM hold his
hands gracefully. All tbo same , the most
Impressive eight I remember on the lane
was Bonner driving Peerless over Its whole
length ono day with Henry Ward Bcecber
on the scat beside him. Peerless waa In
mighty fit condition that day and he got
over the ground In record-breaking time.
Bonner was clearly Intoxicated with de
light as the splendid horse came down the
road at whirlwind speed. Beecher's face
fairly glowed with excitement. His eyes
were like stars and his long gray hair
floated out In the breeze like the pennant
of a crack man-of-war going at full speed
In a gale of wind.
"Beccher was writing for the Independent
at that time and the next week's Issue bad
an article from his pen defending the speed
ing of horses. It was really a description ol
that drlvo down the lane behind Peerless ,
nnd It was such a beautiful piece of writing
that I cut It out and preserved It. Once It
a while I hunt it up and read U over , and
when I do I see a mental picture In which
Peerless and Bonner and Beechcr arc the
central figures. "
To Stop it IlimiMMiy Train.
Mr. Fuller has been driving over the roads
of Manhattan Island for moro than forty-
five years and computes that In that time
bu has driven 475,000 miles. In the forty-
five years he has suffered six runaways , no
counting such Incidents as his collision with
Commodore Vnndcrbllt. The best way to
stop a runaway team , Mr. Fuller says , Is to
throw the horses.
"I learned that trick , " lie explained
"when a boy. I was champion wrestler litho
the county of Franklin , Vermont , 1 hal
from. Collar and elbow was my favorite
bold and constant practice at that made me
strong in my arms and shoulders. You
know how a man la throun In collar am
elbow wrestling. All you have to do Is to
pull pretty steady for a while to the rlgh
and then glvo a sudden Jerk as hard as you
can to the left. If you know how to do 1
you can down your man nine times In ten
without tripping him.
"I never thought of trying collar and
elbow tactics on a runaway team till one
day I got in a pretty tight place with a pali
o : horses that took the bit In their teeth
not many blocks away from whera I hai
beaten the commodore. At first I though
I could hold them , but I couldn't , and 1
began to wonder what I should do. Then I
remembered how easy It used to be to yank
a husky chap off his feet at collar and
elbow. There was no reason why the fcchcme
wouldn't work with horses as well as mej > ,
( GO I pulled them steadily to the right.
though gently at first. I wanted to down
( them where there wag a soft place to light
and presently when I neared such a spot
I let go of the off rein , grasped the nidi
ono with both hands nnd brought the horses'
bonds nrouii 1 with a sharp Jerk. If the rclu
had broken I'd have been n goner , sure ,
but It stood the strain all right. Just ns I
had expected , down went the team In a
heap , the off horse on top. W s 1 hurt ?
Well , 1 went Hying about twenty feet nnd 1
lit on my shoulders , tint I struck the soft
ppot I'd been looking for and was only
shaken up a mite. |
"After that I Knew how best to stop n |
runaway team. It make n her e feel sheepIsh - i
Ish to bo thrown , nnd ho Is sure to show It
In his looks , too. And the best of It Is that
once throun he will never try to run away
again. "
Tor broken surW'-is. sores , insect biles ,
iitrns. skin diseases , nnd especially pllee ,
hero Is one reliable reiretly , DeWltt's Witch
lazel Salvo. When you call for DeWltt's
don't accept counterfeit or frauds. You will
lot bo disappointed with DoWltt's Witch
Inzcl Salve
Tli - C'uj I'oynti'i
"Speaking nbout smart animals , " said the
cal rotate man to tbo Kaunas City Journal , '
I want to go on rp"ord ns saying that theio
s no animal that ca'i hold a candle to the
i
coyote for smoothness. When 1 first went
out to Kansas 1 had nn nmbltlon to kill
enough coyotes to make n Inprobo to send
back to my friends In the cast. 1 tramped
nil over that country with a gun , but I
never could get nearer than within n mil *
of a coyote. 1 need to drlvo out In my buggy
nnd hlilo the gun under thi > sent , but It
didn't mnko any difference Not a coyotn
over got near enough so thnt ho could hav *
been reaehi- ' with anything .short of a
long-range cannon.
"Ono dny 1 started out In a hurry wl
forgot my gun. I hadn't ' gone a mile from
tonn bi-fore I ran Into group of four coy
ote * . The critters didn't even take tin
trouble to lope tff out of Plght. They Jus !
walked off two or throe rods from the -on I
and sat down nnd looked nt mo and yax\n d.
It made me mail to HOC their Infernal Im
pudence and I mode n dive us If I \\cr
going to pet the gun out from tinder the seat
1 thought sure 1 would scare them awav.
Well , maybe jou wouldn't believe It , but
those cussed coyotes nevrr mo\cd. Thi'.v
just sat up theie nnd actually grinned. They
said just as plain as If they bad used ( hi
words , 'Oh , you needn't trv to inn any bluft
on us ! We nro strictly onto your Job' How
they know I hadn't the gun 1 don't know ,
but I have had great respect for the sensi
of a coyote ever since. "
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