CHAPTER VIII. 



Queensland Lecturing in Brisbane Tropical Fruits Australian Natives 

 Throwing the Boomerang Disappointed Smokers Flying Foxes A 

 Savage Joke Industrious Chinese A Good Collecting-Ground The Musk 

 Duck Jumping Fishes Migrating Crabs Butterflies Imported Blacks 

 More about the Natives. 



BRISBANE, the capital of Queensland, was our next 

 stopping-place, and we remained there several weeks. 



This lively, go-ahead little city is a handsome place, 

 situated a few miles up the Brisbane River in a fruit- 

 ful land. On entering the country, everything has a 

 rich, green, tropical look, and the air is laden with the 

 perfumes from orange groves and banana and pineapple 

 plantations. 



Our lectures at this place drew immense audiences, 

 and excitement ran so high that crowds sometimes 

 remained about the hall for hours after a lecture was 

 over to discuss the various subjects. 



I think father imbibed part of the excitement, for 

 never before in my remembrance had he spoken so well. 



Several of the ministers felt called upon to answer 

 father. Some of them were gentlemen, and spoke and 

 acted as such, while others were carried away by their 

 anger and religious zeal. 



Occasionally, during a lecture, some religious zealot 

 would shout, if he fancied himself particularly hard 

 hit, " No, no ! that isn't so ! " or, " That's a lie ! " 



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