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Show YARNS TOLD OF THE ROER3. Unwilling Maiden Forced Into Matrimony Matri-mony Hunter's Coolness. Carl Jeppe, in hid "Kaleidoscopic Trnnsvanl," gives some amusing sketches of old Boer days. For instance, in-stance, showing the patriarchal tjpc of the old government: "A Mr. and Mrs. Bicrman were the proud parents par-ents of n daughter whoso charms had nttracted tho attention, soon fanned into love, of a rich Portuguese Portu-guese whom wc shall call Mendoza. Unfortunately, his passion wns not reciprocated, nnd tho young lady would have none of bin, though her parents strongly supported his suit. The lover and parents then together approached the go eminent for succor suc-cor in thciivliour of need. The result re-sult wns effecthc. A proclamation was promulgated fn the government gazette solemnly prohibiting all . ministers, magistrates nnd other mnrringc officers from joining Miss Bicrinan in holy ma.rimony to any individual except tho said Mendoza. Bather thnn seo herself condemned to cternnl spinsterhood, Miss Bicr-ninn Bicr-ninn capitulated." "Oom Pnul" Krugor wns not the only cool-headed hunter. Mr. Jeppe writes again: "D. S. Marc, magistrate magis-trate of Zoutpnnberg, wa3 out lion shooting with tho Into Barcnd Vor-ster, Vor-ster, a mjghty hunter before the Lord. A lioness had been wounded, driven out of cover and stood at bay. The landdrost jumped off his horse, fired and missed. It was now Vor- stcr' turn, since there wns not time for his friend to reload. In dismounting dis-mounting he dropped his watch and Ftoopcd to pick it up". The lioness seemed obout to charge and Mnrc urged his friend to shoot. Yorster replied, grumblingly, that the glass of tho watch hud been broken. "'Never mind that now; the lioness is ready to spring,' Mnro replied. re-plied. 'Do you know,' Vorster siHd, 'I shall have to send the watch to Pretoria, and that it will coat me five shillings to get it repaired?' 'Good heavens!' the magistrate answered. an-swered. 'Don't you see you have not a moment to lose?' 'It's nil very well for you to talk,' Yorster replied. 'It is not your wntch that is broken !' At last, however, he slid it into his pocket, nnd, with unerring aim, gave the .lioness the coup de grace." |