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captivate the mind. Trees, bushes, glens, glades 

 abound on every side in much variety. Often one 

 may fancv oneself in an English park, or in an 

 Enoiish wood. Althouo-h winter, numberless ever- 

 o-reen trees, plants, and bushes attract and please 

 -the eye. The day passes rapidly travelling- 

 through this lovely country. It is midday, ap- 

 parently, immediately after sunrise, and dusk before 

 one has had time for a In-ief afternoon slumber. 

 Our first halt was made at the AVarm Baths, about 

 fifty miles from Pretoria. Here there are some 

 hot springs, possessing medicinal (jualities. The 

 water issues from the ground at a temperature of 

 about 100 degrees Fahrenheit. The baths are of 

 the roughest description, square holes dug in the 

 earth, the sides plastered with mud. However, 

 we found them fairly refreshing after a long and 

 dusty drive. The hotel accommodation is rude 

 but clean, and doubtless the Boer considers the 

 place a perfect Capua for luxury. The next 

 day, passing always through beautiful woodland 

 scenery, brought us at noon to Nylstrom. Here 

 are a Landroost's office, a telegraph station, 

 a hotel and store, all newly erected. The hotel 

 and store were kept by a rascally fellow, who told 

 us we could have no food for two hours, and on 

 being informed that we were provided with 

 supplies of our own, calmly charged us 2/. 10^. for 

 an hour's use of the common dining-room. In the 

 evening we reached Bads-loop, where we found 

 some clean bedrooms and an excellent store, the 

 property of a young German settler, who was 



