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Show r THE BOERS AND THE BRITISH. When by a combination of cireum-staces, cireum-staces, fortunate for his plans, General Gen-eral Roberts captured the valiant old Boer warrior, Crnje, a shout of victory went out from England that circled, the globe. At once the enthusiastic British turned their attention to perfecting per-fecting the form, of government they would introduce into South Africa upon up-on the graves of the two republics. Influenced were set to work to secure the places of lace and gold that would be so numerous at Pretoria, and the idea that perhaps after all Cronje's capitulation might not mean the end of it all never entered the minds of the stolid Britisher. How fared the Boers? Anxious only to preserve their own liberty, they made overtures for peace, which were not only scorned, but were construed as signs of weakness. Then with renewed re-newed courage and gTimmer determination deter-mination they set to work to snow to the world manifestation of courage, sublime in its sufferings and prowesa A few weeks has sufficed to bring' the self-confident Englishman to his senses and the elated condition of a month or two ago has given place to one of humiliation hu-miliation and fault-finding. So far Roberta Is the only one exempt from public reproach, and even he is the subject of private criticism for not bringing an end to the war before this. Perhaps after all the God of Battles will not let this opportunity pass without with-out smiting the nation whose god Is plunder and rapine. |