Show cecil rhodes he possessed few antim intimate e friends and not even to all ot of them did he disclose his hand mere acquaintances his bis noody moody silence varied with fits of rather boisterous tun fun they rhey considered him excessively morose rough and overbearing and it must be admitted that he was a good hater violent when thwarted and at times limes blunt to tho the point ot of rudeness it Is difficult to bo be sufficiently unconventional to shock a mining c camp a m p but he shocked it in dress ho he was almost disreputable lie he seldom took pains to ingratiate himself with any one and a man who to too 0 penly openly scorns his bis fellows must expect to suffer social ostracism and to have his character traduced traducer trad it would be idle to deny that for a ti almo me there were unfavorable rumors in circulation regarding him or that he was in many circles unpopular hut but like gallic lie ho cared for non none 0 of those things from ills life by sir levis Ni michell lebell |