For instance, I notice in my diary that at the end of March we were enchanted to read a _Weekly Times_ of January 5.

On another occasion the Boers vacated some trenches, which were immediately occupied by our troops, who there found some Transvaal papers of a fairly recent date, and actually a copy of the _Sketch_.

I shall never forget how delighted we were with the latter, and the amusement derived therefrom compensated us a little for the accounts in the Boer papers of General Buller's reverses on the Tugela.

About the middle of February I was enchanted to receive a letter from Mr.Rhodes, in Kimberley, which I reproduce.
[Transcription of letter: "Kimberly "Jan 12 / 1900 "DEAR LADY SARAH, "Just a line to say I often think of you[.] I wonder do you play bridge, it takes your mind off hospitals, burials and shells.

A change seems coming with Buller crossing the Tulega.
Jameson should have stopped at Bulawayo and relieved you from North.