THE OLD AND THE NEW.
lis frnllnpeit away on his fiery stand,
And his Armor shone ns he tripled Ills speed
On through thn villa nt breakneck li'ilr,
Away to thn heath, of hi Indvn fnyrot
Arriving within lin milled hi steel
Amlswnng hi lihiiluwhiiu hit went to kncelj
lie IiiiiIiiiI hi love In thitt spacious hull
Tliu ulil-lnshionud love that wus host ot nil.
lin spin away nn IiIk nhalnless wheel,
An armories knight on n steed of steeli
Onward he files! "lis A rnnnnlm nlulit,
A brakeles whc1 nnd an ollless lliht,
A thmiKhtht youth ho reaches thn door
Ami kneels to ln'r nn A rugles Hour.
Hit iilvcs hi" inuslncnn n faultless onrl,
Anil iIikiiIi hi Iovh to n heartless girl.
I HER HAIR, i
:
A SOCIAL COMHDY.
'Yes," nuid Claudia Wallace, with
soft, 1 i ii itl eyen uplifted mill coral
lips npnrt, "I know it in n worthy
object I nlwnyn did sympathize with
willows ntnl orphans. I'm ti orplinn
myself, you kuow, Miss Rivers, ntnl I
would cheerfully subscribe something,
if I only could. Hut I tu;le I'ercy
keeps ma so close for pocket money
aud 1 sent my Inst 5 liill down thin
morning to buy ticket for the op.nu
inutiuee. oti Hnturduy. If I can pos
sibly get nny funds 1 will rami thorn
to you tomorrow morning. I'm so
Horry, ilenr Mins Hivers! Flense let
ui kuow if there's anything else 1
cult do Ht nny future time."
Mia Rivers swept her silken
flounce, out of tlio room, carrying
her brother in lior trnin nietnphoric
nlly, not literally. And the instant
they were Bunted in the little coffee
colored brougham she burnt out:
"I've no pittieuce with that Claudia
Wallace! Close for pocket money, in
deed! lid you see the rings on her
bund, the bracelets around her wrists?
I had a mind to any 1 would tnke any
one of those gundy ornament iu lion
of a subscription."
"I nm b''1 you did not, Hester,"
said her brother, severely.
"Why?"
"Yon judge Miss Wallace too harsh
ly. Hhe ia nil sweetuens, gentleness
and companion. 1 now the tonra
in her eyei when you apoke of the
destitution of Mrs. O'Hore and you
may depend upon it, those jewel are
all gilts from her uncle, with which
ahe ia not at liberty to part."
"Fiddlesticks!" aaid Miss Rivera.
"Of all foola, men are the worst. It
it were not for Claudia's straight uoae
and blue doll-like eyes, aud the two
little dimples on her cheeks, you
wouldn't be so eager to trump up ex
ciiKes for her."
"Now you are talking nonaense,
Heater!"
"Am I? I thiuk not. Hut you'll
juat please remember, Everard, that I
told you before we stopped here I
wouldn't give much lor all the cash
we should get from Claudia Wallace."
"Believe me,"persiated Mr. llivera,
"you miaiuterpret her sadly."
"Here we are at Kitty Griggs'
Kitty ia croaa-eyed and red-haired,
bnt ahe will give me a $5 bill see if
ahe doesn't."
And Hester jumped out of the car
riage and ran up the GriggV door
steps, leaving her brother to his own
meditations.
Presently his sister returned with a
face of triumphant glee.
"Didn't I tell you ao?" ahe cried,
lioldiug up a United State bauk
note. "Aud now we'll go home to
lunch,"
Mr. Rivers was indulging himself in
a quite afternoon cigar, ' juat about
dusk, when Hester popped her head
into the library.
"Oh, Everard, are yon there? Don't
you want to do me a furor a very
great favor?"
"If it isu't to much trouble."
"Do please go arouud to Han
tarelli's, aud see if my yellow wig is
ready for the masquerade tonight! I
can't see why they haven't sent it
home I The idea of my plnyinf
'Lady Andley' without a yellow wig!"
"Bother your wig!" said Mr.
Eivers.
"Now do be a dnrliug, aud go,"
coaxed Hester.
Everard smiled.
"Well, I suppose I ahnll have to
go," said he.
M. Horeno Santnrclli wai a fashion
able hairdresser ou a fashionnbla
street, who charges fashionable prices
and he came bowing and scraping
forward aa Mr. . Rivers eutered his
ahop. He proftssel himself "de
solated beyond boliof" wheu Us heard
the young man's errand. "Mad
emoiselle's coill'ure was but half com
pleted when the stock of bloudeourls
gave out," he anid. "The lot they
had last imported did not match it,
ead to relate, but "
"The long and the short of i' is that
I can't have the wig, I suppose?" im
patiently interrupted Everard Rivers,
"Monsieur is too rash I Monsieur
waited uot to hear me out," said the
Frenohman. "I have yet hopes if
monsieur will but wait a fraction of
time. Franoois!" to a white-aoroued
assistant, "uriug hither Miss Claudia
'Wallace's hair; it is of the pale
blonde-like flax it may ut a pos
sibility work iu. It is uot even wavy,
bat we nmv curl it with touga. Art.
manipulated by au artist, can conquer
verytwug!
The last words were meaningless
nd unheard by Everard Rivers.
"Miss Claudia Wullaoe's hair!" Tbut
was ail his sense took iu. He could
iienetrate now the mystery of her
words of the morning, aud his heart
gave a great thrill as he recognized
the royal generosity of the girl who
oould thus sacrifice her greatest
natural oruniuout to a cause of
baritv.
"Miss Wallace's linlr!" hi re
peated, with rising color. "Is it pos
sible that "
".She sent it hers to bo nold mon
sieur," obstts.e I the hairdresser.
"lo be sold? Yes, lie was light;
Mentor wrong. Ills instinct hnd boen
truer than tier reason I
"I will tnke It," anid ho, nbrnpdy.
"Hut, monsiour "
"I will take it nt any price."
Aud so he paid down a Q-iU bill f jr
the privilege of bearing away
Claudia's wealth of golden hitir.
Homo liu went, utterly forgetful of
th i tlnxen wig which was to belli
Hester iu assuming the identity of the
beautiful and llund-likn Lndy Andley.
"llnveyon cot it?' was Hester s
first question when he entered the
room.
"1 have got it. I pnid 820 for it!"
he breathlessly answered.
"Twenty dollar!" echoed his
sister. "Kvernrd, yon nio mistaken;
it wns only to be ten!"
"Oh, you moan tlio wig!" anid our
hero, soinowlint crestfnllun, ns hn re
membered the unfulfilled orrnnd
which hud ao completely slid out of
In memory.
"Of course I do. What do yotl
mean?
"I am talking of Claudia Wallace's
liuir."
".rercy upon us!" nlod Hester,
"Is the man raving mad? Whnt on
earth hn Claudia Wallace's hair to
do with "
"Much. I told yon she was an
angel, Hester, and perhaps you will
believe it vvlion I tell you that to gain
money to help the poor she has sold
her mngnillcent hnir.
"I dou't believe it," said blunt
Hester.
"Hut I know it."
"Then the world is coming to nn
end, thnt's nil," said He iter, with an
incredulous shrug of her shouldera.
"Hut my wig?"
"1 forgot it, "confessed the sheepish
lover. "I'll go back for it nt once. I
was thinking of Clnudia'a hair."
Hester looked after him iu comical
despair.
"Thank l'rovidence I'm not a
man," said she to herself. "And if
1 were I dou't believe I cnuld possibly
be as spooney aa some of 'em are."
Hack again through the rainy twi
light dashed Mr. 1'veinid Hivers,
never staying until ho once more
entered the salon of M. Hnntnvelli and
breathlessly naked for the flaxen wig.
"Exactly. It awaits monsieur,"
said Hnntjrelli.
"You seut up the money?"
"What money, monsieur?"
"The 820 to Miss Wallace. Tell
her the hair has found a purchaser
that her dream of mercy aud charity
may now be fulfilled that "
"But monsieur, pardon. Monsieur
does n"t fully comprehend," bowed
the hairdresser, courteously. "Miss
Wallace left the hair here to be sold;
it was a switch we made up for her a
year ago; nnd she never quite liked
the color it was not a good match,
she thought and whatever it sold for
was to be applied toward a new oue
we are weaving a 810 switch, mon
sieur." Everard Rivers stared blankly at
the knight of wigs nnd curls. He
began to perceive that he had been
mukiug a fool of himself and iu rather
an expensive manner, too,
"Oh," said he, rather awkwardly.
"I I'll take the wig if it's quite
ready."
He wont back, considering how he
could best make the embarrassing ex
planation of the truth to his sister.
"Hester," anid he, "don't laugh at
me. I've bcon a donkey."
"Men often are," said Hester,
sagely. "That's nothing new."
"Oh, but this is a little worse than
the common." Aud ha valiantly told
her the true story of Claudia Wullnce'e
hair. To his surprise, iustead of
laughing she went to him and threw
both arms around his neck.
"Everard, I nm ao glad." said she.
"Twenty dollars is a cheap price to
pay ror being uuducoived. I told yon
before that she was shallow, selfish
and coldhearted. Nuw you will be
lieve it, wheu you see that she can
pay 800 for a mnas of trumpery false
hair, even while she complains of
having no inouoy to spare for the
poor.
And Claudia Wallace never could
rompreheud how she lost tho devoted
loyalty of Everard liners.
The I. out I.rttnr.
Sir Edward Russell's new book.
"That Reminds Me," contains a num
ber of legal stories, some of which
deserve to bo repented. One of the
I est is told as follows: "There was
once a Hergeaut Channel!, who for
some reason was at fault somehow
about his h's. One day before Justice
Creswell, a sometime sayer of sly and
acrid things, n ship case was being
tried, aud Kurgeaut Channel! was ou
oue side aud hir Froderick Thesiger
ou the other. F.verv tima IIia fnrmnr
montionod the vessel he called her the
Ellen; every time the other counsel
mentioned ber he called her the Helen.
At Inst the judge with quaint gravity
said:
" Mton! Whnt was the name of the
ship ? I have it on my notes the
.Ilen and the Helen; whion is it ?'
The bar grinued. 'Oh. my lud'
said Thosige:', in his blandest aud
most fastidious manner, 'the ship wa.
cUi iHteued the Uelou, but she lost her
"h" iu the chops of the Cbanuell.' "
London L,uv Journal.
Hpckliiflr Iiifnrtinitlmi.
The indications are," remarked the
ruau who was looking at the sky with
an expression of great wisdom, "that
it will be cold and raw."
The mau who bus trouble with the
servnut-girl problem meekly inuuired
"Which are you tulking about, the
weather or uinuerr Washington
mar.
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How Mrs. flrwn rtntnrna C'nlln.
The wife of Admiral Dnwev linit
raised nnotlier social tempost iu Wash-
Itigtou by announcing that she will be
unable to return culls except by card.
Before her man Inge Mrs. Dewey's
viaiting list was compnrntivelj chort,
but w hen she beenme the w ife of the
hero of Manila and the admiral of the
navy she was naturally the object of
J 'articular Interest nil I there wns a
ong string of t-m ringes in front of hor
bouse every nftei noon, bearing peopio
who expected that she would irt-ip-rocnte
their attentions. Kow, when
tlioy are informed that aha doc not
intend to tnke the trouble to visit them
in person, but merely send 11 curd by
the hands of her footmnn or through
the I'ostofllee, they areiucHuod to say
saucy things.
lints nt Moleskin.
Movo lace than 0111I11 oidery Is being
used by the bust dressmakers, ami
111010 new furs 1110 being used for luil-
liueiy nnd trimmings. Moleskin looks
vary siiinrt inniln into a to iio, and in
1 m is chamois skins are used exten
sively fur Hie same purpose. Kid and
doeskin, of ceitrse, have boon in use
soino time. Heme of the now millinery
Mowers nre enormous, gigantic roses,
made of crepe nnd silk, big tiger
lilies, orchids, pnusies, nnd even im
mense silk nnd velvet morning glories
in the most exquisite colors nre worn
on evening bounds. One of these
new moleskin toques is lightly draped
with tulle of the same shade, nud
raised high on one aido nre three
water lilies 111 tints of cream nud faint
lose color. A chinchilla toitie in
tucked up on 0110 side by n knot of
onieral'l velvet, nnd ih ndoi ncd with
big line iu blnck, white nud pule bluo
gauze. )ne of the very now soft felt.
huts, pastel blue, falls into the most
graceful of curves.nhd is triiumod with
largo velvet roses in shndes of blue
anil pule green, nud placed among
them ia u soft chou of gray Rutin,
l.ftily Mnllnlitiry's Hi.trtlv down.
A beautiful woman in her vouugor
dnys, of t lint blonde, stately type of
omliuoss no frequently to be mot with
i'i England, I.ndy KuliHliury retained
even to the Inst truces of her former
good looks. Hhe nover.liowever.gave
much attention cither t dress or to
consideration of feminine e!ogance.
Indeed, she was perhaps in her attire
one of the most dowdy w mien iu Lon
don, nud wuon Lord nnd Lady Salis
bury were contemptuously turned
away from tho doors of the Casino at
Moute Carlo by the gatekeepers, who
took exception to the more thnu
ehnbby attire of the party, it was not
nlone in consequence of the shocking
hat of the British premier, but also
by reason of the odd cut aud color of
the dress ot the marchioness and the
diugiucss of her bouuet nnd extraor
dinary bine veil.
Lady Hnlisbui y's gowns during the
last tweuty years of her life were al
ways of a sort of dark blue cloth,
whioh wero neither a credit to her
dressmaker nor to her maid, nud which
conveyed to the public tho impression
that ahe hnd but one single dress.
rolonrl Nfilllo Irrns Milrlilur,
It in not an unusual thing for (he
wives aud sisters of crow nod heads to
hold honorary commands an colonels,
with the privilege of wearing the uni
form and iiiBiguia of rank, but it is au
unusual thing for an American girl to
have that honor. Miss Nellie Jreno
Eldridge, colonel nnd daughter of tho
Missouri department of the (Irund
Army of the Republic, takes great
pride iu the title. Hhe is also the only
duly clioson and recognized daughter
of the Grand Army of tho Republic,
department of Missouri,
Colonel Eldridge is a pretty girl
with au oval face, regular fonlu'res, a
delicate, peachy complexion, large,
clear blue eyes and n luxuriant mass
of ohestiiut brown hair. Hhe is of
medium height and has a good fig
nre, which her natty military uniform
sets olT to advantage. Hhe is pluasntit
to talk to, and knows ns much about
militnry afl'a.rs aud taction an many
oflloers. Her ability to drill a body
of soldiers has made hor most popu
lar. Hhe Is daughtor of Major J. W. El
dridge, prominent in Missouri. Hhe
wan bom in lluutsvillj, A la., on July
21, 1878, but has lived for the Inst
ten years in Hpringfleld, Mo., where
her connection with tho Grand Army
of the Republic begau. It was at the
suggestion of J. 1'. Tracy, congress
man from the Hoveuth district ot
Missouri, thut hhe was made colonol.
Nw Winter MmlrU.
Some few new models have ap
peared with frilling of ribbon. Quito
light colors are chosen, with little
headings of blnck, the ribbon being of
the speciul kind thut cau be drawn
up by a thread Interwoven in one of
its edges. A capoline form, drooping
on the right aud slightly lifted ou the
left, is covered with a frilling of white
ribbon headed with black, laid on iu a
spiral form, the edge of the brim to
the centre of the crown. The brim is
linod with black velvet, aud two half
amnzons are attached at the side. Un
derneath is a bunch of crimson roses,
says the Millinery Trade Review. A
taste for shaded velvet has been re
vived, and also for combinations of
two shades iu the covering of a hut.
Velvet shaded from deep piuk to
amaranthe is used for a new model,
the brim of which is folded back, iu
border standing up at right angles
against the crown. Two jet brooches
iu the form of buckles are insert od so
as to keep it in this position aud be
tween the edge of the brim and the
qrown are fastened three black os
Itiuh tips. Aud for auuthor, mauve
and bright dark violet velvet, (he tip.
per side of the brim and the side ot
the crown are covered with the form
er, nnd the top of the crown w ith the
latter, while the brim is lined with
folds of thn same coming over (he
edge. Tho lint Is turned up in the
same way ns tho preceding, the brim
fastened to the crown by a large bunch
of pale Nice violets. These (lowers
have co 1110 in enrly this season; prefer
ence in given lo (he lilno varieties, mid
they nre being ordered largely, both
double and single.
The Mmtertl Ttot1fin.
Tho day whon a brldnl outfit niennt
dozens of rnch nrlii lo of clothing a
woman wtnrs belongs lo the pnst.
The keynote of the modern troussenn
is common scuso. The girl of today
considers what her future life is to be
and prcpnres for it ns well ns her
menus will nllow, but w ithout nny of
the excess which once wns npnnroiit in
every outllt of the sort. A welding
gown that can be iniidn Iu servo for
evening wear, one of less costly inn
term! nud darker in colors for dinners
nnd the like, n Inilored gown of limid
some broadcloth, a simple one of
cheviot for traveling nnd Inter morn
ing nud shopping use, two pretty af
ternoon gowns nud two for morning,
with n half doen odd wnists, menus
not suniciency nlone, but ample and
even elegnnt provision, while the list
can be further curtailed if need be.
Underwear need never mean more
thnn a hnlf dozen ants, and cnu easily
be kept from extravagance if the work
be done by the girl linrself. Dniuty
linish and fine material there should
always be, but handsome tucks make
the most elegant of all trimmings, and
there is no need of costly edges if
frills be made of fine nniusook rolled
nnd whipped on by hand.
Cheap display is always vulgar. Ex
cossive elaboration ou machine made
garments is far from refined. To be
correct the material should be nain
sook of lino English longclotb. nud
nil sew ing except the seams should be
done by hntid, but thero is 110 Inw de
manding fine hi' o nnd the like. Valen
ciennes edging and fine needlework
frills nre nth active nnd desirable be-
youii n tloiiht, hut thev should be a
hecoml rnlher tliim n first considers
lion, the nil Important place being
riven to material and workmanship.
.nodes.
(Irnwlfiit Olil XV llli 4irea.
Iu society the old lady is beginning
to die out. I saiil beginning, for
happily there are still some charming
old luil ion to be met with, sensible.
snow haired kindly people, who are
respected nnd petted by tho young,
admired aud roverouced by their con
temporaries. But they are becoming
fewer aud fewer. Obi old ladies are
often delightful; young old Indies are
nearly always, huddeniug, frightful,
deplorable.
lo grow old nicely is a great ni t,
anil old people ure mistaken in imair
iniug Hint they must necessarily be
liores to the young, though some eld
erly people Bre certainly tryiug; the
old gentleman, for instance, who
coughs despairingly, not because he
has n cough, but because he hns
known lifo and found it hollow; the
old lady who perpetually shakes hor
head, uot by reason of aa attack of
the pnlsy, but to proclaim au ubiding
sense of the w ickediicss of the budding
world.
There nre other specimens of old
nge that might be mentioned with
lORSouablo disapproval. I ut pleasant
old age, ripeness, mellowness, fulness
of knowledge, white haired sense
combined with white haired tolerance,
strong-hearted faith how good it all
in! Old ago reads aloud to us the
fascinating panes of the book of ex
perieuce. Yet nowadays the old lady
whom we can nil love nud admire
seems dying out, nud her place is
taken by another who goes about with
n wnmt of si-.teeii, hair of twouty-rlve.
' nn.l ...! .1.
., uirnn Ullll IIIVUUI Ul UL'lflUCU HIAIY
nud seventy, Agacau rarely be hid 11 1
together. It will peep out some
where.
Even if you can trnin your eyes a
diflicult tank your bands will betray
you. It you can school your limbs,
strap in you xvnist, be-wig your hend
nun paint your nps, yet your voice
will tell the secret. The crowsfeut
will come and the wrinkles round the
mouth nnd the furrows iu the fore
head. Aud why should we be afraid
of them. Woman.
Fashion's I tidn and l'snrle.
Fob chains for fans are among the
novelties.
Pineapple silk handkerchiefs with
embroidered edges are sheer and
pretty.
Ono-buttoued castor glovos are
modish lor fctreet wear with cloth
walking costumes,
BllttnHv ornaments for the eoi.Tm-
are of chi Ion or net spaugled in gold,
silver aud gay colors.
Camel's hair cloth, very 110ft and
fleocy, is oue of the dress materials
very much liked for morning wear.
New satin matelasse gowns show
onal and moouliorht effects iu faintaat
sea-green, tea-rose piuk and silver
I gray.
Gourrha aigrettes, which resemble
a buuen of daisies blown by thewiud,
are oue of the fashionable hat trim
mingn.
Winter sky is the last departure in
fashionable grey-blue shades. Yichy
is a soft water-blue, aud marquise aud
cocoa ore favored shades iu brown.
Gold beads nre often employed iu
the afternoon hats. A stylish turbuu
has a brim of shirred grey velvet, with
white satin crown, daintily embroid
ered wltu gold Leads.
Homo of the newest 1 ng coats of
light fawu cloth are made w ith a deep
shaped flounce which rests on the
floor all around, aud is entirely cov
ereu wuu runs 01 stitcmng.
THE TiUfiE OF 1USUT0S,
A THORN IN THE FLESH OF BOTH
BRITON AND BOER.
(ivltln.it lleynnit Any Afrlenn Profile,
1 hey XVnnlil Slakn n I'nwerfiil Knsllsli
Ally si'il lrimlol liner F.nnny lln
sj Nlntiillna Army nf nil.lMMi Men.
The llnstito Is the Intent troubling
factor in the Transvaal trngedy. He
hns been n troubling factor eim 0 the
beginning of Hoiith Afrlcnn civiliza
tion. Hn has warred will; tho Eng
lish. He ha waned with the Boer.
He linn broken treaties. He hns up
set calculations. He has smashed
policies. He lias changed maps. He
assisted nt tho formation of the Trnns
vnnl republic. He presided over the
birth of the Orango ires (state. He
has been n thorn iu the side of Boer
and En 'linhmeii.
And now, civilized nud U'ospntous
far beyond any blnck people, ha wants
to meddle nsnln. This Jlasuto prob
lem is n serious 0110 for both English
and Boovs. The Rnsuto army is pow
erful. It 11 limbers :;o,nii() warriors
nud includes ft splendid rnvnlry.
Thoy would form a owerful British
ally nnd a dreaded Boer enemy.
1 his jinnuto tribe, ik.w so noxiously
wntched by English eyes, is In tunny
respects the most remarkable In Hoiith
Africa. Jt occupies a rocky tract
bounded by Nntal, Ca e Colony and
the Orange Free Htnte, known aa the
Switzerland of Hontli Africa. It con-
tuina 10, '2!KI sipiiii 0 miles nnd Is ribbed
with mountain range nud valleys of
wonderful fertility.
Bnsiitoltintl is practically n reserva
tion, and 110 awhite men nre allowed
to live there except Boveriiinent odl
cinls, iiiissiounrios nnd s limited num
ber of tinders. Its native population
is Oflll; its European population,
1100, Jt in a British crown colony with
home rule under modified native laws.
Tho ltasutos nre highly civilized
for natives. They nre of mixed stock
nnd nre like the Knllirs, with thinner
lips nnd softer features. They have
welcomed missionaries, nnd, as a rule,
profess a Culvinistio J'rotestant faith.
They have the entire Bible translated.
'I heir land is dotted with churches
mid schoolhouses. They nre well ed
ucated, llinusnnds of thorn speak
Ilutch nnd English fluently. Alone
of African tribes they build comforta
blo brick and stone houses. They
have excellent roads and keep them iu
repair.
They are also nn industrious peo
ple. They rnise cnttle and sheep
extensivelyand atlnct improved breeds.
Their enormous fertile valleys yield
rich cro s of wheat and ninize. They
cultivate wool. They have a steady
mai kot at Cupe Colony, and in good
yours import thither produce to the
value of 81,000,000. Coal is miiied iu
the mountains.
With these thrifty habits and their
civilization, the ltasutos inaintnin an
army of a high standard. Its normal
strength is HO.OOi', but they cau put
GO.OOil in the field without an etlort.
It spite of disarmament, half of these
warriors would curry ritles. The rest
have assegais nud battleaxes. The
feature of the liasuto army ia its cav
alry. From eurly times they have
fought on horseback. In their wars
with the Boers their mounted war
riors did great execution.
Their present chief is Lerothodi, a
brave 1111111 and a skillful warrior. His
home is a mountain cave, whose walls
are pictnred with hunting scenes and
battles. No Binall skill is shown in
those drawings, in all of which the
Basuto wniiiors are depicted as
shapely men and their enemies hid
eous impossibilities Their moun
tains are full of great caves, utilized
ns nrmories, forts aud hiding p'neei.
Thei capital is Thuba Bosigo, an im
provable mountain stronghold, often
ussaultod but never tnkeu. There ia
110 securer retreat iu all Africa than
this.
Wheu the Boors, resenting English
rnlo, moved from Cape Colony into
Natal aud thoie made a stand against
English interference, the Basuto
wero a factor iu the quarrel. I'ra
torinns wero beaten nud Nnta' seized
by the British, 'lhe Beers refused to
Btay nud retreat, d to the Orange
river couutry, whore thoy again But
up their republican government. This
gave great offence to England and it
wns determined to erect a barrier of
native tribes between them aud civili
zation with the purpose of forcing
their return. Moshesh nnd his Ba
suto wore the principal of these na
tive states. Hovereigu rights were
granted him over a la' ge tract north
of thn Orange river and he was paid a
subsidy, he wna thus in control of
the uew land occupied by the Boers,
But the p!un fuiled. The Boers
laughed ut native sovereigns. They
reuiuiued where thev were and gov
erned themselves. Wars sprang up.
The whole situation was impossible,
nnd wheu Sir Hurry Smith arrived he
determined to break the native states.
Incidentally, ho auuexed the Oiauge
river district, Boers and nil, to the
British dominions. And thus do we
pet a g'.impse of that early hounding
of the Boer by the Briton that is now
bearing fruit.
Moshesh agreed, and the fnrmers
fought nnd were beaten. Again,
rather than submit to British rule,
many of them retreated "trans-Vaal,"
across the Vaal, tuns laving the foun
dations of the Tiausvuul republic ot
today.
Tints were the beginnings of both
the Boer republics. The English did
not follow the trans-Ysal emigrants,
but they held snay in the Oiauge
l iver territory un' it the Basntos took
a hau l. Moshesh hud never been
satisfied with the relinquishment of
sov ereiguty forced by sir Harry Smith.
He now resolved to get it buck. To
this end be mado war uot with the
British, but some neighboring tribes.
The British took the lait aud sent a
force to compel order, an offence not
ouly to Moshesh, but to the Boer
farmers who stilt remained. Moshesh
wns vi ry shrewd.
The Beers sent for Commnndsiit.
rretorius, who hnd gone across the
Vnnl with a price on his head, and
the Basil tos mado common cause with
them. The British were beaten, and
in 1H.-.2 tho Boers, with the help nf
the ltasutos, forced a treaty with Eng
land acknowledging their independ
ence. This wns the birth of the
Tralisvnnl re tlblic.
Beaten by the Boors, thn British
pushed the wnr against the Basntos.
Sir John Cnthcart lod an army against
Moshesh. The Basuto chieftain re- '
tired to his stronghold and left a great
herd of 1 nttln on n convenient plain
ns n bait. Tho British drove olT 4000
head and found themselves iu nn am
bush. They were badly defeated at
great loss. ' .
Then Moshesh proved lil.n genius.
He sent a note to the defeated Brit ish
coinuinuder in which he deferentially
1 egged pea !.
"1011 have captured onr herds,"
he said. "You have chastised ns.
Let it bo enough. I entreat ponce
from yon." The British army marched
triumphantly home and the Bnsutos
celebinted witli much fensting.
But the victory of the Bnsutos de
cided the English about that tronhroy
some Orange river country. With
wily Moshesh holding the balauce of
power they were overmatched. The
Boers saw their position and pressed
their independence. In 1851 England
acknowledged their independence and
the Orange Free Htnte of today came
into existence. The Basutos did it.
Four years later the Boers and the
Basntos warred. The question was
one of boundary. The Basuto horse
men made frightful ravages among
the Boer farms. Battle were fought
nnd ambushes Inid, but in the end the
Boers conquered and the Basntos lost
much splendid farm land. But the
victory was won only with British aid,
and iu the end the Basntos found
themselves British subjects.
And so they remain today, prosper
ous, civilized, self-governing in large
iikuhiii'h and envions of those fair
nnres that once were theirs and now
are the property of the republic.
THE ENCLISH SOLDIERS' COOKBOOK.
Herlnc Sanctioned by thn Commander In
(iilr.
Occasionally one hears a great deal
about the bad cooking and insufficient -food
of British soldiers. Every now
end again some faddist or other takes
the matter up and tries to lead the
public to believe that onr troops nre
condemned to live entirely npon un
palatable food.
Here are three reoipes from "Tom
my's" cookery book which are sanc
tioned by no less a person than the
commander in chief himself.
"Meat Hnnp Ingredients: Sixteen
nnd one-half pounds meat, 1 ponnd
onions, 1 pound flour, 6 ounoes salt,
1-4 onoce pepper, 5 ounces sngsr,
small fnggot of herbs, 8 1-2 gallons of
water.
"Cut the meat into pieces of abnnt
four ounces, take eight ounces of the
fat and chop it up; slice the onions,
l'ut the fat in the boiler; when melted
add the onions; stir them well so that
they do not get brown. In five min
utes odd the meat, which keep stir
ring or turning over for five minutes
longer. Then add the boiling water
by degrees; let it simmer gently for
one bonr. Mix the flour with (old
water very smoothly, add it to the
soup, with the salt pepper, sngsr and
herb. Himmer gently for thirty min
utes; keep stirring to prevent the
flour from settling at the bottom."
No doubt the result of these carefnl
operations is a most sustaining and ex
cellent soup, and one wonders how
many artisans or laborers get any
thing better for dinner.
The recipe for "a hurried dinner"
is much loss elaborate; bnt if soldiers'
opinions go for anything, it in by no
means a bad oue. It is as follows:
"Cut your ration of meat into pieces
abont the size of a penny, bnt three
or four times thicker. Skewer them
upon a piece of wire or hard stick. A
few minutes will cook them if hung
before tho fire."
The British soldiers spent Christ
mas far away from the usual English
luxuries of that festive season. It is
a relief, therefore, to find a recipe for
plum pudding in "Tommy's" cookery
Look:
"i'nt into a basin 1 ponnd of flour,
3-1 ponnd of ruisius tsloned, if that
can be allowed), 3-4 ponnd of the fat '.
of salt pork (well washed, cnt into
small dice or chopped), aud two table
spoonfuls of sugar or treacle. Add
half a piut of water, mix nil together;
put into a cloth tied tightly; boil for
four hours and serve. If time will
not pei mit, boil onlytwo hours, though
fonr are preferable."
There seems a tonch of human
nature about the war office, after all.
Frcnrlt AnVotlnn for th Srntrli.
The French people have cherished
an atlectiou for the Scots ever since
Mary Htnart'a time, but they never
got quite to the pciut of taking kind
ly to the tartan iu its unmitigated
state. Consepaently they bioke np
the checkered ratterns, subdued the
tints obtained from roots and berries
and applied iu all the artless gayety
of the savage Ecosai. until they
produced an effective fabrio divested
of all meaning. It is significant of
the real lejuvenation of tUj tartan
that these same French people are
now taking bits of the genuine plaid
and applying them upon dark-hned
backgrounds. It is perhaps too much
to ask theiu to aocopt the plaid as a
whole.
A ltlclion mt Ik Cyaie.
When a woruau argues politics, it
reminds you of an old ba hslor try
ing to tell a ente baby story. Xa
York Presa.
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