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wa3^S; never g"iving* over, and shortly ag'ain speared 

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

 jagfs to the spears, and I cut them out and put them 

 into my pocket. At the same time we g-ot speared, 

 the horses g-ot 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- Avith Mr. Kennedy ; I 

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

 was stupid with the spear Avounds, and said " 'No j" 

 then I asked where was his w^atch ? I saw the 

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

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

 into the scrub : he said, '^ Don't carry me a o-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 wound 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 blackfelloAV always die when he g'ot spear 

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

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

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

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

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

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

 for them ;" I then tied up the papers : he then said. 



