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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.] 



: A 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 



