THE OMAHA DAILY BEE : SUNDAY , SEPTEMBER 3. 1899.
DROLLERIES OF DONEGAL.
A Series of Irish Folk Stories Hy Scutnns .Macinnntts.
* r THE DLACK HULL OF THE CASTLE OF HLOUD.
Author of "through the lurf Smoke , " "the Leadln' Road to Donegal. "
( Copyright , U93 , by S. 8. JtcClure Co. )
GltAPTmi VII ,
Once on a time , long , long ago , when
good people were scarcer and enchantments
more plentiful , there was a queen who had
tlireo beautiful daughters who wcra re
nowned far and wide for their handsome
looks and gcntlo wayn , And were courted by
kings and princes and many others ot high
Cogreo , but hadn't yet been won by nny.
One day a great prince , whom no ono knew
and who had never been seen In that
country before , came , llko the others , look
ing for the hand ot ono of tlicsc beautiful
women. But the queen approved of him , In
case ho was able to succeed In winning the *
willing bend of either of her daughters ,
and though ho tried his very best he couldn't
win either of them ; for they hadn't yet
neon enough about him to consent , cither of
them , to bo his for llfo. Then , ho was too
proud nnd haughty to upend tlmo In his
courting , llko the other great gentlemen who
endeavored to win them , nnd when ho
couldn't have hlo deslro granted at once ho
would not delay , but went away from the
qumn'a court In great \\roth , Raying angrily
that Uio next tlmo ho cnmo for them they
would oomo with him without the1asking. .
It wasn't long after ho went away when
one morning the queen nnd her three
daughters , sitting by \Undow , chatting
and looking out on the lovely grounds , saw
a great black bull tramping among nnd
rooting up thotr flower beds. They were
greatly annoyed at this , oml the eldest
daughter Jumped up and ran out , seizing a
bit of stick by the way to drive the bull
from tlio garden , but when she reached the
bull and struck him with the stick the stick
otuck to the bull , and her hand stuck to
the ntlck , so that she couldn't let It go.
Then the bull started away , dragging her
after him and over high hills nnd low hills ,
great mountains and green plains ho ran ,
with tiio woman stUl drawn after him , very
eon disappearing from view of the quern's
cantlc , and for three days and throe nights
ho never stopped running o , till ho reached
another great castle , painted all over with
blood. Here the bull changed Into the shape
of a man , and the frightened young princess
daw that ho was no other than tiio haughty
prlnoe they had a ehort tlmo before rejected.
"Now , lady , " sold he , "It was my last
warning , when leaving your castle , that the
next time I would visit you you would
come with me without being asked. You see ,
my word was good , whether you will or no.
I now make you mistress of my castlo. If
* rnnl siVinv TY1A Vm ! Kllflll Wimt for
and shall bo happier than oven In your
mother's. Put If you over dare to disobey
me , your fate will bo that of many un
fortunate ones who went before you , nod
wtioso blood has painted my castle the color
you see It. "
The princess resigned herself to her fate ,
and making herself as comfortable as she
could that night , and In the morning the
ptinoo came to her with a great bunch of
lieys , which ho gave Into her possession ,
caylng :
"Now , stnco you are to be mistress of my
Castle , I give you charge of nil the keys
"of It. I go away to remain away for a
day , and you can pass your tlmo pleasantly
going through tuo castle and seeing all the
beautiful rooms It contains. Only this
there , " said ho pointing out a key , "Is ono
key , and do not use It , nor enter the reemIt
It opens. If you dare to do so you will
ouroly suffer for your Idle curiosity. "
Then he went away , nnd the princess at
her leisure went through the rooms of the
castle , ono after another , admiring their
beauty and gorgeousness , until she had seen
all but the forbidden room. And when she
AND SHE THREW A STICK AT TUB
ROBIN.
came to It aho looked long at the door , and ,
"Well , now , " she said , "I wonder what
can bo In that room , or why he has for
bidden mo to enter it. I should very much
Kvloh to see it ; and why mightn't I Jusl
turn the key and peep In ? Who shall
know ? "
So she put the key In tbo dcor nnd turnoi
It , nnd seeing the floor covered with eomo
rod matter , she put her foot In It and found
It was blood. Then she WHS horrified 01
looking around the walls to see that li
was hung all around with the bodies o
beautiful ladles , whom she then knew the
prince must have murdered. Then she quickly
closed the room again and locked It. She then
wont to wash the blood from her foot , hu
found that no matter how much she tried
though uhe rubbed It and scrubbed It In i
running stream by the castle , that she coulc
not get oven the smallest drop of the blooi
to woah out. But she thought aho couli
oaally conceal It from her lord , and wen
about her buolnero unconcerned , In the
evening she took bread and a basin ot mill.
Into the garden to lave supper under the
troca. AB she drank the milk a cat crep
up to lick the drops that fell from tbo bowl
but the princess struck the cat with bo
foot.
foot."Miaow
"Miaow ! Miaow ! " said the cat. "If you
let me drink up only what milk you lo
drop I will lick half the blood off you
foot , "
"Get out , " said she , kicking the cat again
"How would you lick It off when I wasn't
able to wash It off myself ? "
Then a robin redbreast came hopping up ,
picking up tbo crumls oho lot fall , and she
threw a stick at the robin.
"Toowhlt ! Toowhlt ! " said the robin. "If
you let me pick up what crumbs you let
fall I'll tell you how to take away one-half
the blood on your foot. "
"Get out ! " ald she , throwing another
tick at the robin. "When I couldn't wash
t off myself how could you toll meJ"
Next day the prince returned and asked
or the keys. She gave them to him.
"I hope , " he eald , "you did not disobey
mo and open the room I forbade you ? "
"No , " she said , "I did not. "
"Show mo your feet , " said he.
She tried to hide the foot thnt was cov
ered with blood , but It was no use , for the
rlnco Insisted on seeing It. And when ho
aw the blood upon U he had her In-
tantly killed nnd hung up In the secret
oom.
At the queen's castle there was great grief
nd great trouble at the loss of the princess ,
ind on n morning about a week after she
lad been carried off the queen nnd her two
aughters sat by the window talking of their
great loss , when once more the blnck bull
ppoared In the garden rooting up the beau-
Iful flowers nnd destroying nil before him.
The eldei of the two daughters eald she
would go out and drive him away. Her
mother tiled to porsundo her not , but she In
sisted , and , catching up a rake on her way
n order to eland further from him than her
sister did she went Into the garden and
struck the bull with It. But the rake stuck
to the bull nnd her hand stuck to the rake ,
nnd off the bull started ever high hills , low
illls , gray mountains nnd green plains , run
ning without once stopping for three days
and three nights till she at length saw a
great castle painted with blood , and here
she stopped , and the bull turned himself
nto a man , and there she behold the prince
who had gone away from her mother's castle
n wrath not lone before.
"Fair princess , " said he , "you may re
member that when I quitted your mother's
castle my lost words were that when I came
again you would come with me without my j
asking you. Haven't I kept my word ? " I
Then he led her Into the castle and told I
icr she would be m'lstress of It ; and , If she
so willed It , might be as happy as tbo day
was long , for he would permit her the en-
oyment of every pleasure , and put every
pleasure In her way only , let her beware i
not to disobey any of his orders else the
tate of many predecessors of hers , whoso
blood now colored the walls of his castle ,
would be hers.
Next morning he called her , and telling
her ho was going to bo absent for two days ,
gave her the keys of all the rooms In the
castle , telling her she might amuse herself
looking through them and beholding their
magnificence till he returned. But ho
pointed out ono and warned her on her
peril not to open the room of which that
was tbo key.
The rrlncc departed and the young prin
cess immediately set about going through the
many magnificent rooms which the castle
contained , and her amazement at their
grandeur wag great. She had opened and
entered every room but the forbidden ono
and , comlnc to that door and examining it ,
she began debating with herself why it was
ho had ordered her not to enter it and came
to the conclusion that it must contain some
wonderful secret when he was so strict In
excluding her from It. At length she re
solved to Just open It and peep In , saying
that It would be Impossible for the prince
to ever find out her disobedience. So she
turned the key In the door , and , opening It ,
she saw something red on the floor , to which
she put her foot and found It was blood.
Then , looking 'round the room , she saw the
horrible Bight of many bodies of beautiful
ladles , and her own lost sister amongst them ,
hung by the walls. She quickly closed the
door and locked It. But she found her foot
-was covered with blood , nnd when she went
to the stream that flowed by the castle to
wash It , though she rubbed and rubbed ever
so hard , she could not got any of the blood
off her foot. Then she gave it up , saying
to herself that she would manage to conceal
It from her lord.
That evening as she sat under the trees
in the garden eating bread and drinking
milk for supper , a cat crept up to lick some
drops of milk that had fallen on the ground.
She kicked away the cat.
"Miaow ! Miaow ! " said the cat , "If you
IK me take what milk drops from your bowl
I shall lick one-half the blood off , your foot. "
"Get out1" said she , making another kick
nt the cat. "Whon I couldn't wash It off
mvolf , I'm Burp you couldn't lick It off. "
Then a robin redbreast hopped up to pick
the crumbs she let fall ; but. she throw a
slick at the robin and hunted It away.
"Toowhlt ! toowhlt " snld the robin from
the tree , whore It alighted. "If you lot mo
pick up what crumbs fall from you I'll tell
you how you may take one-half the blood off :
your foot. "
"Get out ! " said she , throwing another
,
stick at him. "When I couldn't wash It off
injeolt I'm very sure you couldn't tell me 1
bow. " (
At tbo end of the two dayn the prince 1
returned and demanded the keys. 1 I
"I trust you haven't gone Into the room I [
forbade you of ? " ho said. "Show me your
feet. " i
She tried to bide the bloody foot from
htm , but It was of no use , for he Insisted on
seeing It ; and , finding the blood upon It , he
knew she had been In the secret room , aud
ho Immediately killed her and hung up her
body beside her sister's.
About a week after the second slstor'o dis
appearance the queen and her only daughter , ,
the youngest , sat in great grief by the win
dow on a morning , endeavoring to console >
each other for their great loss , when once i
more the black bull appeared In the garden ,
rooting up their flowers ns beford. The
young princess Bald she would go out and
drive him off. Her mother endeavored to
persuade her not to attempt It , but she In-
nlatcd , nnd , seizing a very long polo In order
to keep further from him than her elder sla
ters. As she went she rushed Into the
garden nnd struck the bull with It. But
the polo stuck to the bull nnd her hand
stuck to the pole and the bull went off , and
she went off , over high hills , low plains , run
ning on nnd on without once stopping for
thrco days and three nights , till nt length
she saw a great red castle , painted nil over
with blood. Hero the bull stopped nnd
changed his shape Into thnt of a mnn the
very prlnco whom f ho and her sisters had
some tlmo before refused their hands In mar
riage.
"Now , fnlr young princess , " said he , "when
you refused me nnd I quitted your mother's
ensile , I said that the next time I went for
you , you might como without asking. Has
not my word been fulfilled ? "
THEN THE BULL STARTED AWAY DRAGGING HER AFTER HIM.
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Tion ho told her that ho would make her
the mistress at that great castle and that
she would want for nothlnir to make her
happiness perfect. Only , bo told her , she
would have to obey him In all things ; other
wise the fate of these whoso Wood had
painted his castle would also bo hers.
On the next mornlnc the prince told her
he was going away , to remain for three days ,
and he gave her a great bunch of keys which
opened every room In the castle and told her
whilst ho would be absent to amuse herself
as beat she could going through them , seeing
their richness and beauty. Dut ho showed
her one key and told her on no account to
dare to enter or open the room of which
that was the key.
The prince bade her good-bye and de
parted , and the princess , taking the great
hunch of keys , went through the cnstle ,
gazing In amazement and wonder until she
had seen them all but the ono he had
ordered her not to open. She stood a long
time before the door of this room , wonderIng -
Ing why It was he had forbidden her to
enter It and what secret could It contain
that ho was so anxious to keep from her.
At length she resolved to open It and peep
In anyhow , for how should he know whether
she had disobeyed him or not. So she opened
the door , aud , seeing the floor covered with
something red , she put her foot to It to find
what It was and discovered It was blood.
Then she saw a very great number of bodies
of beautiful ladles who had been murdered
and hung by their long hair from hooks
'round the walls. Horrified by this , she
hastily closed the door and locked it. But
she found her foot was covered with blood
and she went at once to the etreani that
flowed by the castle for the purpose of washIng -
Ing It. Yet , though she washed and washed ,
and scrubbed and rubbed for hours to
gether , she was unable to take a single trace
of the blood off the foot. Then she left , sayIng -
Ing to herself that she would bo able to
conceal It from the prince anyhow.
In the evening , as she ate her bread and
drank her milk for supper , under the trees
In the garden , a cat came creeping up to
lick the drops of milk that fell from the
basin.
"Oh , poor puss ! " said she , "you're dry ,
and that's not much milk for you. Hero , "
said she , giving the half-finished basin to
the creature "hero Is a drop for you , for
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SHE WAS HORRIKH3D ON LOOKING
AROUND THG WALLS TO SEE THAT
THEY WERE HUNG ALL ROUND WITH
BODIES OP BEAUTIFUL LADIES.
you're drier than me , and I can easily def
f without It. "
When the cat bad finished the milk ,
"Miaow ! Miaow ! " it said , "put out your ! ,
foot , fair lady , till I lick half the blood oft I i
I I
"There It Is , good cat , " eald she , putting
It out , "but when 1 couldn't wash it off my-
Jclf , I fear you won't be able. "
But In a few moments the cat licked
off half the blood. She thanked It very | i
enuch and It went away , leaving her eating i I
her bread. I
Soon the robin redbreast came hopping I
up to pick the crumbs that fell from her.
"Poor robin , " she said , "you are hungry
and more In need of this bread than me ,
for I can easily do without It , " and tiho
laid down her bread till the robin had
pecked to satisfaction of It.
"Toowhlt ! Toowhlt ! " Bald the robin then ,
"I can tell you , kind lady , how to take tha
other half of the blood off your foot , it you
do It. "
"Very well , then , good robin , " she said ,
"I'll try. But when I wasn't able to wash
It off myeelf I fear you won't be able to
help me , "
"Pluck ten leavea ot tbo yarrow tonight
at midnight , " said the robin. "Throw the
tenth away aud boll the other nine. Then
I wash ytnir foot In the boiled Julco ami the
blood will wash off. "
She thanked the little robin , who flow
nway , and at midnight she wont Into the
garden and plucked ten leaves of the yarrow -
row , throwing the tenth away , and boiling
the other nine. In the Julco she washed
her foot , nnd every trace ot the blood was
gono.
gono.When
When , at the end of the thrco daje , the
prlnco returned , ho demanded the keys.
"I hope , " said he , "you haven't dleoboyed
mo and opened the forbidden room. Show
mo your foot. "
She showed him her feet , uhlch would
shame snow In whltcncea.
"I see you have not disobeyed me , " ho
said , "nnd I am glad , for I would not llko
to kill eo beautiful a lady. Your tuo sisters.
I
whom I took sway , and many other bcautl-
ful ladles before that , when put to the test ,
disobeyed mo anil I killed them and hung
them up by the hair fn that very room ,
You have not disobeyed me , and I will make
you my wife , for you have nothing moro to
"
fear , now that I have found you nro without
thnt curiosity which Is the greatest blemish
on meet women. Here , " ho unld , handing
her a whlto rod , "Is a wnncl. Go to the eccret
rroni , open It , and , going In , Btrlko the
bodies of your sisters with 11. "
She did this , and lo ! her slaters came to
llfo once more. The prince then allowed her
to bring to llfo In the same way all , the
other young women who had been killed and
aung up In the room , aud they were sent
to their homes again.
The young prlcess found herself very
much In love with the prlnco , for ho was a
most handsome man , and she now gladly
agreed to become his wife. Her mother was
Boon made acquainted with what had hap-
3ened , and her Joy was great at finding her
> oautlful daughters still olive. Sbo came to
the marriage , as did all the other nobility ;
and It was allowed on all hands that a more
Beautiful or a happier pair had never before
jeon united. The marriage lasted nine days
and nlno nights ; the last day and night were
as good as the first , and the first as good as
ho last ; and the handsome prlnco and his
> eautlful princess lived happily o\or after.
PHATTLI3 OK T11U YOU.VGSTI3IIS.
"Maria , I told Jimmy It was wicked for
Ittlc boys to fight. "
"What did ho say ? "
"Ho said : 'Pa , you must bo glttln' old. ' "
"Mamma , " said little 5-yenr-old Tommy ,
'do only coed llttlo boys go to heaven ? "
"Yes , my dear , " replied the mother.
"Well , " continued the youthful observer ,
'If that's the case boys rnui > t bo rather scarce
up there. "
"Well , Clara , what did you see In the coun
try ? " asked a father of his llttlo 4-year-old
daughter who had Just returned from a visit
to her grandparents.
'Oh , Just lots of funny things , " was the
reply , "and the funniest of all was the hired
man unmllklng the cows. "
Little -J-year-old Harold met with a very
serious accident , having both a broken arm
nnd a broken leg In consequence , says the
IN A FEW MINUTES THE CAT LICKED
OFF HALF THE BLOOD.
Youth's Companion , When ho was able to
talk his father questioned him as to how It
happened.
"Oh , " he said , "I went upstairs and there
was a window open. I looked out , then I
hollered out and then I Jest follored the
hollor. "
"Pa , ain't you a director of th' school
board ? "
"Yes , I am. What of It ? "
"Well , teacher called mo down today and
she was Just awfully impolite about it. "
"Wore you on the school house premises
when she called you down ? "
"Yes , I was on the roof. "
She was a bright llttlo girl nnd was not
at all backward for her years , but ono day
on her return from school she surprised her
mother by remarking :
"Tho music teacher must be a fool or else
he thlnkc we arc. "
"Why , what can cause you to say that ? "
queried the mother.
"Well , today ho stopped us In the midst
of our singing nnd asked how tnany potatoes
there wera in a bushol. "
The mother was naturally ns much sur
prised as the child and determined to In-
vestlcate , BO she sought the master of the
school , who could shed no light upon It , nnd
together they Interviewed the singing
teacher. Ho was thoughtful for a few mo
ments and then a smile broke ever his face ,
which resulted In general laughter when he
explained that ho had stopped the music to
ask :
"How many beats to the measure ? "
Political CliniiKrN In
A bowhlflkered Individual walked Into the
Postofllco department the other day , relates
the Washington Post. Ho ecemed to have
a very clear Idea of what be wanted , but
he didn't know how to get nt It. He went
Into one of the rooms and stopped up in
front of a desk.
"I want tcr eee Mr. Gresham , " ho an-
nounced to one of the young women clerks.
"Mr. Gresham , " she exclaimed , "I don't
know him. "
"Walter Q. Graham , " Insisted tbo man
with the whlskere. "I want the postmaster
general. '
"Why , Mr. Smith Is postmaster general , "
answered the clerk.
"Smith ? " queried the visitor. "The name
sounds kinder familiar , but I reckon I don't
know him. They'o a whole pock o * Smiths
In thla country , on' they ain't no kin ,
neither. Whar's Mr. Gresham ? Bo'n fired ? 11
'He's ' dead , " answered the young woman
solemnly. Ho was secretary of state after ho
left here ? " 1
Tbo old follow never batted his eyes at tbo
statement. Ho slmp.ly said "Uh-huh" and
walked out , while those In the olllca won
dered If he was not related to Rip Van
Winkle. i
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HRDCER TELLS HIS STORY
An Interesting Talk with the Famous Presi
dent of the Transvaal.
ANECDOTES OF HIS PERSONAL BRAVERY
ClmrniMer Sketch of One or the Most
Jlrtnnrknlilc of Mvliitf Men How
HlN People lluvilleen O | -
by Cecil lllioilcii.
Stoplmnus Johannes Paulus Krugcr , prcs-
Idcnt | ot the Transvaal , Is the most InterestIng -
Ing | public character today to Interview ,
Upon being Introduced you first conclude
that j ho has been greatly overestimated. Ho
scorns , nothing more than a shrewd old hunter -
ter j , who , by constant contact with wild anImals -
Imals | and savage Kaffirs , has developed a
wariness that makes him suspicious of every-
thing ( nnd everybody. Ho does not have the
"penetrating cyo" usually ascribed to great
) ' men. , On the contrary , a puff of flesh under
neath , his eyco , as a rule , permits ono to see
but ] a narrow gleam , giving ono the Inipres-
slon , of shiftiness.
His tegs are so short and slender that you
wonder how they bear the weight of a heavy ,
, thick ( and solid body. Ills head is big , with
| i nose , and ears to match , nnd his neck concealed -
!
' coaled by beard , hair and coat collar , ao that
.
you cannot determine whether or not ho In- '
] dulgcs In neckwear. At homo ho Is usually
.
pulling a short briar plpo and as ho handles
this j you notlco that the thumb of his loft
hand j Is missing. Thcro Is a story In connecv
, tlon ( with this that his- honor will tell you
between puffs If ho Is in the mood. It gives
an ( Idea of the grit which Is a characteristic
i of the old Boers.
S < orlN of PliNl < > nl CoiiniKi * .
. Mr. Krugcr when a young man was out
hunting ' hart becsto ono day with a rlflo
which had not been used for a long time.B
Whllo tinkering with n charge the gun exploded -
ploded , tearing his loft thumb In shreds.c
krugor's companions wanted to glvo up the
hunt and hurry to the nearest surgeon , but
the Intrepid young Boer refused. Taking out
his hunting knlfo , ho placed the lacerated
thumb on the stock of the rlfla and ampu-
latcd it himself. By tying about the stump
. piece of rawhldo he stopped the flow of ,
bn5ci and winding around It his red handkorv
chief ho continued the sport.
All through his llro Kruger has had nar
row escapes from death and his career , If
detailed fully , would bo thrilling. When
only 14 years old , ho and n little sister
strayed away from the laager down In Capo
Colony , whore the elder Kruger had settled
emigrating from Germany , and while playIng -
Ing were suddenly attacked by a leopard.
Young Kruger's only weapon was a Jackknife -
knife , but shielding his sister with one arm ,
ho met the vicious spring of the leopard
with the other and after a bloody struggle
succeeded in dabbing it to death.
It IB the appearance of rough hardihood
and unkempt personal attire that first im
presses one on meeting "Oom" Paul , but
when the man begins to talk and untold
gradually his mental power you forget all
else but Kruger , the diplomat and careful
statesman. He gave the writer a short In-
ervlow recently for publication with the
understanding that the Boer side should bo
represented from tils own view-point , flrbt
Inquiring if I were a spy from Cecil Rhodes.
On being assured to the contrary by several
of the Raad members who were present he
followed It up by another customary ques
tion , turning on mo suddenly and asking ,
"What Is your religion ? "
These two Inquiries glvo an insight into
Kruger's life. His first duty , ho believes ,
Is to God , and his second to Rhodes , whom
ho detests like a poisonous reptile. out
for Rhodes , Mr. Kruger says , all would bo
peace nnd quietness in the Transvaal.
So Ions as this man Is in South Africa
there Is no rest for the Boers , and their
secret service agents may bo found on every
street In Johannesburg , on the lookout ft-r
Outlander conspiracies.
From all outward appearances Oem Paul
is Intensely pious , and though the English
Insist that It la all hypocrisy , there Is no
proof that Kruger does not live In strict
accordance to his preaching. Ho was con-
fluncd In 1842 by Rev. Danlol Llndlay , an
American missionary , and from that day lo
this has led a severely Christian llfo after
the precepts laid down by John Calvin. Ho
can quote nearly the whole bible , and this
has served him well In a secular way , for
ho has learned from it to speak In parables ,
terse epigrams that are readily Interpreted
by his followers and have more force than
the most brilliant rhetorical flights.
Kruger , In addition to his other accom
plishments , Is by far the best preacher In
the Transvaal , and the Dutch Reformeo.
church boasts of some capable men there.
Ho occupies the pulpit In a modern brick
edifice across the street from his homo about
once a month , and always talks to standing
room only. Ho uses no notes , but speaks
oft-hand from a text , and docs not hesitate
to sprinkle a llttlo humor in the discourse.
In his speeches before the Raad ho quotes
scripture generously , nnd even more so In
conversation.
As for his private llfo , that seems to be
exemplary. After rising ho prays for n long
time In his room and "talks over with tha
Lord" the questions of the day. When ho
develops a conviction in this way ho pro
ceeds to act on It. Kruger's piety once
nearly cost him his llfo. A good many years
ago ho suddenly disappeared , and when ho
failed to Bhow up , a searching party was
made up to hunt for him. At the end of
thrco days they found the future president ,
who was then a field cornet , lying face down
on the veldt. Ho had boon praying thrco
days and nights steadily , without food or
water , and was nearly dead. When carried
back and revived ho explained that ho baa
done , it as a chastisement for his slut ) .
Tin * Other SI lie.
Tdo stories the Outlanders relate to offset
Krugor's pious disposition , Ono was printed
In a Natal paper during my sojourn there
and I did not see It refuted , though I
vouch for its accuracy. The writer accused '
Oem Paul of punishing one of his Kafllr boys
once by tying him under his wagon , spread-
ing out legs and arms and making them foal
lo the axles. The boy was hauled for two j
days In this position , declared the writer. '
On another occasion Kruger , when ho was
trekking , lost an ox and could not find an
other to take Its place , BO be bitched up a
Kaffir In the team and completed the Journey ,
This chap Is still living near Drelkopjes , In
the Orange Free State , at a rlpo old age , so
the experience does not seem to have Injured
him. In fact , ho seems rather proud of tbo
distinction , I
When it comes to treatment of the blacks , '
however , Englishmen must remain Immured '
in glass houses , A native will take his
chances of good treatment with a Boer every
time , though hla life Is a mighty unpleasant
one at the best.
C'ii not Srv " Tno MiiNtiTx.
The first question I put to Oem Paul was
why ha did not glvo the Outlander the right
to vote , which the English put forth ns tbolr
chief cause for complaint.
Mr. Krugor smoked hard for a moment ,
then laid down bis pipe and , placing hla
hando on his knees , said : "A man cannot
servo two mastere. Either ho will hate the
ono and cling to tbo other , or despise the one
and love the other. Now , the Englishman
wants to do this. He demands tbo franchise
from me , desires to become a burgher , and
yet when It conies to trouble , ho would forsake -
sake us In a moment and claim the protec
tion of the queen. How can I give such man
the chance to vote ? They do not take any
Interest In our country. They have not coma
here to aettle. They wish us no good. I
want to 1x3 fair with everyone who comes
here to live and when he haa proved that bo
Is n good citizen nnd has come lo help us , I
want him to vote. But wo hnvo a law for
bigamy In the Transvaal nnd It Is necessary
for a man to put off his old love before tak
ing on a new. "
When one hns lived In Johannesburg ho
recognizes the truth of Mr. Kruger's reply
The Hand Is a stamping ground for a great
ninffi of people from nil over the earth.
Very few rcmnln there ona or two year ? ,
nnd only that long , for the most part , because
cause they cannot ralso the money to get
away. They arc only concerned In making
a fortune rapidly and returning to a pleas
ant country BH quickly as possible. You do
not.eco persons moving out on the veldt nnd
cultivating the soil : no ono cares n rap
about developing the country. Only the
Boons are fit for that. Hut this surging mob
Is ) ( discontented. Nearly every one gambles
,
In ( ' Htocks , horse racing or poker , nnd when
ho loses It Is attributed to the Ilocr govern
ment. Nlnrty-nlno men out of a hundred
have } ] como there to "tako n flyer , " and It la
,
immaterial ( ' to them who Is running the
go\crnmcnt.
Not so with Mr. Rhodes and tha English
colonial office , however. There Is Uio stain
of Mnjuba hill and the Jamcvon raid to bo
wiped out nnd $100,000,000 to bo made from
I ho gold mines , and Englnnd will never bo
happy , therefore , until she gets possession
of the country , lock , stock aud barrel. The
only thing that stands In her way la that
old . , sleepy-Jooklng follow , who Is now
turningery gray from constant worry and
bowed with core that gives his face a look
ot world-weariness.
AN u Iton Hunter.
Mr. Krucor related to mo graphically and
briefly the history of the Boers from the
tlmo they settled In Capo Colony , from
whence they were driven out by the English ,
until they settled In the Transvaal. On this
great trek they kllleJ C.OOO lions , out of
which number Krugor himself killed 250.
They fought their way step by step until
they finally reached the long rldgo known OH
the Wltwatorsrand , where they settled ,
all unconscious of the hidden wealth. "It
seemed so poor , " said Mr , Kruaer , "thnt
evrn the English did not begrudge It. So wo
established a government , developed a con
stitution and laid the foundation for a na
tion. ' Wo built towns , cultivated the Boll and
wore making great progress and living
peacefully when gold was dlsoovonul. Then
now and perplexing questions arose and
Englnnd Immediately became avaricious , but
wo were not willing to gtvo up the country
which wo had developed by the sweat of our
brow , nnd so there was Majuba Hill. You
know about that ? " Hero Mr. Krugor blinked
slyly and a laugh went around among the
Boers. "So , now , " continued Oem Paul ,
taking up his plpo and dropping Into par
ables , "tho gold fields are llko a beautiful
rich young woman. Everybody wonts her
and when they cannot got her they do not
want any ono else to possess her. "
'Can the English starve you out ? " I then
asked Oem Paul.
"If the Lord wills It. yes , " ho replied.
"If not , the English can build a wall around
us as high ns Jericho and wo will live and
prosopr. " By cutting off all supplies the
English military expects and hopes to speed
ily bring the Boers to terms In event of
war. Against this Kruger has provided by
building storehouses and granaries , where
meat and grain arc kept In great quantities.
The great drawback to the Transvnal'ls
that It lacks a seaport. The most con
venient ono is Delagoa bay , owned by the
Portuguese. As Portugal Is mortgaged to
England , the latter country controls it. I
asked Mr. Kruger If ho Intended taking this
port , but ho only replied : "Cursed bo ho
who removes his neighbor's landmarks. "
Mr. Krugor Is now 70 years old , and hns
been elected to the presidency four times.
His salary Is $33,000 a year , with $1,500 for
coffee. This he drinks black , and so hot
that the burghers say It will scald the lulr
off a dog. His llfo has certainly been a
remarkable ono , and at different stages he
has been a farmer , herdsman , hunter , eol-
dlor , clergyman , ambassador , triumvir ,
financier , head of the army , and is now
serving his fourth term as president. In
recent years ho has bought and sold land
a good deal , and Is reputed to bo very
wealthy. His habits and method of living
are so simple , however , that he could have
saved nearly all his salary In these years ,
which would give him a tidy fortuno.
IVIfc of the I'rcNliloiit.
As ho closed our Interview Mr. Krugcr
wont across the hall Into a low-celllnged ,
whitewashed room and leaned for a moment
ever a placid-faced , motherly little woman ,
who was seated on a rocking chair , darning
stockings. This was Mrs. Kruger , who ,
though ono never hears of her , interested
mo mightily , because she seemed BO utterly
oblivious to the turmoils that are besotting
her husband's nation. She got Mr. Kruger's
hat , escorted him to the door , and then
went back to her knitting. It was difficult
to think of her as the first woman of
the land. Yet eho has been Mr. Krugor'a
constant helpmeet through nil the years of
his public life , nnd' their affection for each
other seems to have grown with each suc
ceeding year. She Is Mr. Krugor's second
wife , and was a Miss Du Plessls , a name ot
prominence In South Africa , Kruger'e first
wife was an aunt of Miss Du Plossls , and
bore him one son , who died. Sixteen chil
dren were the fruit of this eecond mar
riage , and of these seven are living. The
girls are comfortably married to burghers
In and about Pretoria , and the boys take an
active Interest In the army. Ono son-in-
law , Captain Eloff , has made himself famous
by bulMIng the most expensive mansion In
South Africa. Ho has accrued n fortune
In real estate operations , and Is supposed
to bo worth $2,000,000. Ono of Krugor's
sons acts as his secretary , and another la
captain of nn Infantry co.mpany , Mr. and
Mrs. Kruger live in a llttlo two-story cot
tage , painted whlto and covered In front
with morning glory vines. Their mutual
ambition Is to see their nation Independent
of Great Britain , and then spend their last
days peacefully and quietly In thin llttlo
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