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where it had been constructed, and the young 
engineer jumped aboard. All went well until it got 
out into midstream, when much to my amusement 
it promptly toppled gracefully over. I helped my 
friend to scramble quickly up the bank out of reach 
of possible crocodiles, when, none the worse for 
(THE AUTHOR. ] [MR. C. RAWSON. ] 
**4 LUNCHEON SERVED IN THE WILDS, WITH OCCASIONALLY A FRIEND 
TO SHARE IT.” 
his ducking, he laughed as heartily as I at the 
adventure. 
Except for an occasional relaxation of this sort, 
every moment of my time was fully occupied. 
Superintending the various works and a hundred 
other duties kept me busy all day long, while my 
