pe.
It was after a long day's work in the secret Volksraad. He was tired.
'It is hard work,' he said, 'for the head.' The State attorney, a
young Christ's man, explained to him that 'we were both at the same
school in England.' Kruger was eloquent on the subject of the
Petition. He told me that some of the 21,000 had died three years
before they signed it, and some had signed it owing to a bottle of
whisky. 'And I want you to let that be known in England' (I know
anything said to you will circulate--by experience). He said, did the
subtle old man, that he wanted to do what was right and fair
irrespective of nationality.

This Transvaal question is complicated. I thought it easy at first.
But now I can see no moral grounds of any sort for a war with the
Boers, in spite of their iniquities. There is a great deal to be said
on their side, and much iniquity concealed under such specious phrases
as 'Imperialism,' 'Supremacy of Great Britain in South Africa.' I
cannot see that we have a real cause for war, but it is a big question
with many sides. If England goes to war and wins, she {113} will have
her work cut out. 'Can she afford,' said the Attorney of the Transvaal
to me, 'to have a second Ireland at the distance of some 5,000 or 6,000
miles from home? What if she had war in India?

_To W. A. B._

Lucknow Lodge, Berea, Durban: August 22, 1899.

I thank my God in my prayers on your behalf for His goodness in
granting you His best gift--a human soul to love and to inspire.
Together you will be able to know and love Him better than either of
you could alone. You cannot make your love too sacred; as you know God
you will learn to know one another.

We are inclined to think that we know all that love means. The truth
is, we are only beginners. Thank God that we are in the school,
although only in one of the lowest forms. He will teach us, as years
go by, to sanctify ourselves for the sake of another. We have not
learned to love until we are living the highest possible life, in order
that the object of our affection may become a saint. God is giving you
a present, the value of which you see in part now, you will realise
fully hereafter. You must wrestle with God for her and for yourself.
If you are true to the highest, both of you will rise together and see
God. If you are not, she may not be able to mount alone.

I am filled with joy and hope as I think of you both. I believe that
you will live