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arms vowed eternal constancy ; his pity gained 

 her love, thus each procured a mutual return. 

 Then calling his sister, she would have exe- 

 cuted her revenge, but for her brother; who told 

 her she was- now his wife. On my hero asking 

 after his sister, his new wife said she was very 

 ill but would soon be better; and she excused 

 her brother because the means he had taken 

 were the customary ones of procuring a wife : 

 " but you," said she, " have more white heart, 

 (meaning he was more like the English) you 

 no beat me ; me love you ; you love me ; me 

 love your sisters; your sisters love me; my 

 brother no good man." This artless address 

 won both their hearts, and now all three live 

 in one hut, which I enabled them to make com- 

 fortable, within half a mile of my own house. 

 I have taught all three to read decently, and 

 hope they will continue to cherish those seeds 

 of virtue I have laboured to impress on their 

 minds. 



This little anecdote I have given as the young 

 man related it to me; it affected me much, and 

 perhaps I have lost much of the simplicity. 



The females of New South Wales are in many 

 cases found to be at the head of the quarrels, 

 and in these they mix with the men and do 

 their part in the battle, indeed on some settled 

 contests the women begin the affray. It is to 

 this fondness for masculine avocations, that 

 must be attributed the many quarrels which 

 continually happen among them, 



