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ously over without ever getting right, and I went by 

 the name of Shema, and Tehoty. 



The men were not the lazy savages generally pic- 

 tured to us. They worked in the gardens, carried 

 heavy packs, and hunted the kangaroo and wild boar. 

 The best of feeling seemed to prevail among them ; and 

 their village was the scene of dancing, merrymaking, 

 and laughter. 



When we hired the packers, we made them under- 

 stand, by motions, what we would pay ; and when the 

 "carry" was over, the goods were placed on the ground, 

 in order, and we put that which we had promised at 

 each bundle. There was no scramble for the trade 

 we gave, which consisted of sugar, salt, knives, and 

 hatchets; and not until we informed them that all 

 was settled, did they take what belonged to them. 



Each person owned the property thus earned; and 

 I well remember a little girl, not over ten years old, 

 who carried a twenty -five -pound bag of shot, all 

 day over the mountains, for the trade she obtained 

 for it. 



Armit arrived with his party, and we started for 

 Narinuma, with a long train of packers. Irving had 

 been left at the port to build a house ; and our party 

 consisted of Armit, Belford, Hunter, father, Shelley, 

 and myself, besides about thirty packers, and several 

 other natives, who accompanied us for the sport of 

 it. Many of the women who took heavy loads had 



