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ways^ never giving* over^ and shortly ag*ain speared 

 Mr. Kennedy in the rig-ht side ; there were larg-e 

 jag's to the spears^ and I cut them out and put them 

 into my pocket. At the same time we g*ot speared^ 

 the horses got speared too, and jumped and bucked 

 all about, and g-ot into the swamp. I now told Mr. 

 Kennedy to sit down, while I looked after the 

 saddle-bag's, which I did ; and when I came back 

 ag-ain, I saw blacks along- with Mr. Kennedy ; I 

 then asked him if he saw the blacks with him, he 

 was stupid with the spear wounds, and said " 'No ;" 

 then I asked where was his watch ? I saw the 

 blacks taking- away watch and hat as I was return- 

 ing* to Mr. Kennedy ; then I carried Mr. Kennedy 

 into the scrub : he said, '' Don't carry me a g-ood 

 way •" then Mr. Kennedy looked this way, very bad 

 (Jackey rolling- his eyes). I said to him, ^' Don't 

 look far away," as I thoug-ht he would be frig-htened; 

 I asked him often " Are you well now ?" and he 

 said, " I don't care for the spear Avound in my leg-, 

 Jackey, but for the other two spear wounds in my 

 side and back," and said, "I am bad inside, Jackey." 

 I told him blackfellow always die when he g-ot spear 

 in there (the back) ; he said, " I am out of wind, 

 Jackey j" I asked him, " Mr. Kennedy, are you 

 going- to leave me ?" and he said, " Yes, my boy, I 

 am g'oing to leave you ;" he said, " I am very bad, 

 Jackey j you take the books, Jackey, to the captain, 

 but not the big* ones, the Governor will g-ive anything- 

 for them f I then tied up the papers : he then said, 



