Show PAUL I In thin tho de th of or Paul Kruger prest dent of ot th the late Transvaal republic the tho world has haa lost a n I truly trul great man manIto He liD was wait a I man somewhat after the tho fashion of at ho was wan scarce scarcely ly IY less lees successful than Ihan that great man work ork felled failed after his hlA death for tho restoration of at the Stuarts can cnn be bo called culled nothing but the tha failure of ot tine the Protectors work while work vork failed In his life lite time lime Ills Hit struggle against England l for tor Boer Independence was one of at the most heroic In all 1111 his hll history tory tor land Had It succeeded It would havo ne been epoch making but hut as nn It failed It will only be regarded as liS a II famous Inci Incident dent Had lInd there coma to the aid old of at atthe the In their struggle for tor lade Inde as there came to the tho aid of ot the tho Americans In their war Will for tor Inde Independence Independence tho the power and resources of at a Prance France how different might aught have been the tho tale Hut but It did not lIot come and the line weaker went down before the stronger Hut But that lint weaker enker one did not go IrO down until they had hod compelled proud I I to put forth her hor mightiest ef et efforts fortu forts efforts the sine had not been bean roused routed to sluice since sho alto faced aced Napoleon Paul Kruger drew men mn to 10 him not be a of ot his lute lovable qualities but be because bOo cause of oC hits his hi strength of ot character Ho lie was Viii of ot the stern Puritan typo type lacking all the tho graces of at the courtier Ills was not the manual but the Iho nible Thero ho he found burnt his inspiration there ho M anchored his hope I He Ida n has been accused of at being n a mer mercenary mercenary I Ithe cenary country man of or having haying played upon the credulity of ot his hili people to the profit and and benefit of ot himself That Thai he had Dutch thrift Is le l true Irue That ho he confiscated hoer funds lo to his Ida own on use and credit Is not to be believed those come como from hi Ids his a enemies who ho finding It so 80 hard hart to tn master him himIn himIn himIn In In thus the fluid maligned him bum In lut their leis iota leisure ure Ills His people who knew hum him heel best trusted him unit and never once questioned his hie honesty Men differ In their Judgment of ot a n strong character a all as was vine Kru Iru KruK gers K rn R but hut they will not titter differ as ns regards lain his a II great grent mOil mint A little man does not arrest and hold the attention of or Europe for tor some soma years yearn together Tho The closing eluding years yearn of ot hl his hili life lite were v re ad sad for owing to 10 tate tale and no fault of ot his hll own he died Bled an sun exile lie a n 1 man without u n country its his people scattered catter d over tho the face of ot the earth |