Coming home had an incredible bloody journey.

TCD MS 11274/66 folio 1 verso

TCD MS 11274/66 folio 1 verso

[?1917]

Yes dearie my pit was to have been a dug out it isn’t going to be anything now.
And do you know the expert Tunnellers have had a “slip”. Several miners ill concealed their satisfaction. I don’t know how bad as I wasn’t there today. Today went to a big town almost a city in the car. Was only there 1 ½ hours spent all the time looking for a dog. None to be had but I found where they can be had. Coming home had an incredible bloody journey. Driver tried to take a direct route in the dark & no lights and went over the most awful holes till within 200 yards of where I now sit when we were