A Woman’s Wanderings and Trials during the Anglo-Boer War TWO GREAT SOUTH AFRICAN BOOKS THE MEMOIRS OF PAUL KRUGER, =Four Times President of the South African Republic=. Told by HIMSELF. Translated by A. Teixeira de Mattos. With Portraits. Two Volumes. Demy 8vo, cloth gilt, 32s. THE ANGLO-BOER WAR. Edited by Commandant BRESLER. With Introductory Chapters by Generals De Wet, Kritzinger, Fouché, Jean Joubert, and the Rev. J. D. Kestell. Demy 8vo, cloth. With 30 Maps. 21s. LONDON: T. FISHER UNWIN [Illustration: The Wanderers.] A WOMAN’S WANDERINGS AND TRIALS DURING THE Anglo-Boer War BY MRS (GENERAL) DE LA REY TRANSLATED BY LUCY HOTZ _ILLUSTRATED_ LONDON T. FISHER UNWIN PATERNOSTER SQUARE MDCDIII _All Rights reserved_ LIST OF ILLUSTRATIONS THE WANDERERS _Frontispiece_ PAGE GENERAL DE LA REY AND HIS STAFF 17 MRS DE LA REY BESIDE HER WAGGON 36 “THE PICTURE OF MY WANDERING LIFE” 63 “OUR PEOPLE” 96 MESDAMES FERREIRA AND BEZUIDENHOUT 134 FOUR OF MRS DE LA REY’S CHILDREN, WITH TWO LITTLE GIRL FRIENDS 137 THREE OF MRS DE LA REY’S CHILDREN 139 A Woman’s Wanderings and Trials during the Anglo-Boer War On the 4th of October 1899 my husband left for the western border. I wondered what would be the outcome for me, and I thought of the many now leaving, some of whom might never come back. After a short time my husband returned and spent one day at home, then he left again on commando. A few days later I went to pay him a visit. I found that all was going well, and I met many friends, for the laager was a very big one. I was in good spirits, but the same day came the order to move to Kraaipan with 1200 men. This was not very pleasant news for me. All was soon ready for the start. It was a lovely evening, the moon shone brightly, and the 1200 horsemen rode out, the cannon clattering as they went.