. Review of reviews and world's work. t of the Free State. So it hap-pened that the peace party, led by Mr. John Eraserof Bloemfontein, came out a mile or two with of-ficial keys and welcome words for Lord Roberts ;and the pretty village accordingly became Britishhea<lquarters, witli Robeits comfortablv lodged111 President Steyns mansion. Whereupon LordRoberts sent another of those despatches whichhave made liim so idolized in England. Bythe lielp of God and tlie bravery of Her Majestyssoldiers, cabled Lord Roberts from Bloemfon-tein on Marqli 13, the troops under my com-mand have taken pos
. Review of reviews and world's work. t of the Free State. So it hap-pened that the peace party, led by Mr. John Eraserof Bloemfontein, came out a mile or two with of-ficial keys and welcome words for Lord Roberts ;and the pretty village accordingly became Britishhea<lquarters, witli Robeits comfortablv lodged111 President Steyns mansion. Whereupon LordRoberts sent another of those despatches whichhave made liim so idolized in England. Bythe lielp of God and tlie bravery of Her Majestyssoldiers, cabled Lord Roberts from Bloemfon-tein on Marqli 13, the troops under my com-mand have taken possession of the same despatch, however, he remarkedthat tlie enemy had withdrawn from the neigh-borhood, and that the officials of Bloemfonteinliad met him two miles from the town and pre-sented him the keys of the public offices. It wasonly a figure of speech, therefore, which GeneralRoberts had used in his opening sentence whenhe declared that Bloemfontein had been won bythe bravery of the troops. Or else it was what. THE MARKET SQUARE OF BLOEMFONTEIN. THE PROGRESS OF THE IVORLD. 399
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