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| Letter Reference | Smuts A1/188/73 |
| Archive | National Archives Repository, Pretoria |
| Epistolary Type | Letter |
| Letter Date | 24 May 1905 |
| Address From | Eastbergholt, Tamboer's Kloof Road, Gardens, Cape Town, Western Cape |
| Address To | |
| Who To | Isie Smuts nee Krige |
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The manuscript of this letter by Olive Schreiner belongs to the Archive referenced above; its ownership of the original should be acknowledged by referencing the letter as indicated: Copyright transcription: © Olive Schreiner Letters Project. This transcription can be freely used as long as copyright is acknowledged and it is referenced using the following citation: ‘Olive Schreiner to Isie Smuts nee Krige, 24 May 1905, National Archives Repository, Pretoria, Olive Schreiner Letters Project transcription’. Please also supply letter line numbers for specific quotations.
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The Project is grateful to the National Archives Repository, Pretoria, for kindly allowing us to transcribe this Olive Schreiner letter, which is part of its Special Collections.
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Eastberg Holt
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Tamboer’s Kloof Rd
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May 24th 1905
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Dear Isie
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Thank so you so much for Cato’s picture. She is so pretty & strong
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I’m going to try & go to see Daisy tomorrow.
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On Friday I was driving home with my little dog Neta & she fell under
13: the wheel of the cab & was crushed to death. I have had many good &
14: beautiful friends in my life; but she was the best friend I ever had.
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We shall be back in Hanover in the middle of next month. I saw Mrs.
17: Malan & her little boy today. he has such a sweet bright little face
18: but his heart is very bad; the doctors say he will never grow up: but
19: their little girl is splendid & strong.
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Good bye.
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Olive Schreiner
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Don’t you think Cato is very like your little boy, about the upper
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Wednesday night
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May 24th
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^I hope dear you did not think from my last letter of what people I was
30: complaining of what people said. One has long ago accepted
31: misunderstanding as one of the condition, that follow all most for
32: others. I only mentioned it to show how certain it was the bitter
33: things said of our great men would not touch me.^
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