Letter from Johnes, Sir James Hills,
Pretoria. B's nice letter to Lord Roberts; attempts to knock Botha out of his position; he saw the report in the Times about Drawingroom presentations; he cannot give a probable date for his departure.
Letter from Johnes, Sir James Hills,
En route to Kimberley. A good journey, sharing a compartment with Lord Roberts's nephew; description of Kimberley; he has been offered a cabin on the Castle Mail Packet.
Letter from Johnes, Sir James Hills,
Pretoria. Griffith's recovery; comments on home news; he must see Ladysmith, Spion Kop and Colenso before his return; Buller' incompetence; the Boers have been beaten off by a party repairing the line at Heidelberg.
Letter from Johnes, Sir James Hills,
En route to East London. A good journey; he met the Director of Traffic who gave him a compartment to himself; hideous and barren country; arrival at East London; plans for his homecoming.
Dolaucothy. Mrs. Burges's death; B. may find that she is more restricted at school than she was at home but it is for her benefit; the importance of truth and prayer in daily living.
Dolaucothy. She must apply herself to tasks which she dislikes in order to attain knowledge and proficiency.
Dolaucothy. Parties, balls, concerts, etc. should be only a means of recreation; he is quite willing to let her have all the clothes etc. that Miss Connell thinks necessary; home news.
Carmarthen. He is sure that she listens to Lady [Augusta] Hall's advice; the railway between Haverfordwest and Carmarthen is progressing; there is talk of large docks to be built at Pembroke; other news.
Dolaucothy. He sends her £20; the death of Mrs. Cookman at Monart; a long letter from Mr. Bishop which would annoy Lady Hall if published: B. should let her aunt know the time of her arrival at Carmarthen.
Haverfordwest. A poetic description of the countryside; men in shell jackets looking for lost companions; lunch at Newcastle [Emlyn]; other news.
Dolaucothy. Description of his journey from London; sympathy with a fellow traveller with a curvature of the spine; his visits to the Crystal Palace and the theatre.
Dolaucothy. His travels locally; an anecdote about the late Sir Henry Trollope [D.N.B.]; home news.
Carmarthen. Comments on the Bishop of Oxford's proposal that the clergy should not be subject to the civil power; a quiet election; other news.
Dolaucothy. She should thank a Higher Power than Sir E. B. Lytton [D.N.B.] for her escape [from a fire. See L5661, 8094].
Dolaucothy. Visits from Mr. Philips of Llandovery and Mr. Philipps of Hafodneddyn; he had wished to discuss the amalgamation of the Archaeological and the Cambrian Journal with 'Ab Ithel' [John Williams, founder of the C.A.A.], but 'Ab Ithel' was too ill.
Manchester. Description of his journey; Campbell Davys's illness; a sermon at the Cathedral.
Dolaucothy. He will be glad to see Sir Gardner [Wilkinson, D.N.B.] and Cathy; he has written to Aileen and Captain Ross; the death of George Price; the war on Russia.
Dublin. Description of Mr. Herbert's beautiful grounds in Killarney, where there is an abbey which he believes is of early Norman architecture.
Campbeltown Argyleshire. Reply to her note re the arrival of a whip at Monart; Campbell Davys is not well and they have not been out shooting; he is going to the established Church of Scotland.
Dolaucothy. He suffers from nausea; her continued intimacy with Mr. Berrington without mention of an engagement; Dr Cookman's reluctance to marry [Kina Bonville] against her father's wishes.