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Calling Shelley to attend the door, I addressed myself 

 to the mob in these words : " Now, you English roughs, 

 get out of this. The Yankees whipped you once, and 

 they are able to do it again ! " and with this emphatic 

 statement, I proceeded to illustrate my point, by dash- 

 ing madly at them, and delivering a round of impartial 

 and indiscriminate kicks, at the same time not neglect- 

 ing to use my fists. One or two of the enemy tried to 

 face me, but the attack had been so sudden and unex- 

 pected, that they ran without further parley. I had 

 the satisfaction of kicking the last one off the steps, 

 and bolting the outside door. That was the last we 

 saw of the "Larikins." 



After the lecture, father wanted to know what on 

 earth had been going on outside to make such a noise. 

 "Why," said he, u at one time I could hardly hear 

 myself speak." 



After finishing at Clunes, we went back to Mel- 

 bourne, where father lectured many times to large 

 audiences. 



I went to a lithographer's, and for our next start, 

 made some illustrated lecture bills. 



Melbourne is a fine, large city. Its parks and gar- 

 dens are magnificent, and the Library is the grandest I 

 have ever seen ; moreover, one can enter it, and without 

 signing name or residence, can take down and read any 

 book one wishes. Surely, a person who remains igno- 

 rant in Melbourne is alone to blame. 



