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sessions as he sees fit ; the only condition imposed upon 

 him being that he shall receive and entertain for three 

 days any European, wounded, sick, or in want, and 

 supply him with sufficient provision to reach the next 

 station. Any one breaking this rule loses at once all 

 the privileges of his original concession, and, although 

 there are some flagrant abuses resulting from it, as a 

 whole it works well, and has saved many a good fellow's 

 life. 



Two days after our arrival our host arranged a kan- 

 garoo hunt in our honor, in the native way, — that is, 

 without guns. The night before, a dozen guides were 

 despatched in different directions to scour the country, 

 and report on the prospect of a successful hunt. 



At dawn we were awakened by our host, and told 

 to prepare for a day's sport, as the report from the 

 scouts had been favorable. The party consisted of five 

 natives, my host, myself, and Thursday, and three 

 travellers invited at the last moment. One of them 

 brought two enormous dogs in leash, bearing the sug- 

 gestive names of Strangler and Terror. We were fol- 

 lowed by a wagon loaded with provisions and camping 

 conveniences, enough to last us a week, if we chose to 

 stay that long. As the day broke we strangers were all 

 loud in our admiration of the beauty of the landscape, 

 and our words fired the pride of our guides. So we went 

 along well pleased with ourselves and one another. 



Here and there, as if dropped pell-mell, without order 



