It was painful to see the railway line and not be able to do any damage to it! I had made it a rule never to be in the neighbourhood of a railway without interrupting the enemy's means of communication.
We arrived now at the farm of Messrs.

Wolfaard, who had been captured with General Cronje; and here I met Commandant Danie Theron, with his eighty men.

He had come to this place to avoid the troops lying between Mooi River and Ventersdorp.

His horses, although still weak, were yet somewhat rested, and I gave him orders to join me in a few days, in order to reinforce me until my commandos should come back.

My intention was not to undertake any great operations, for my force was not strong enough for that.