Charley s Wonderful Journey. 



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to start on his vaulting tour, " keep still, though many of the Kangaroos grazed him 



we're coming." with their tails as they passed, none of 



And away he went, vaulting over each them had managed to give him a fair whack. 



Kangaroo in succession, 

 occasionally giving one of 

 them a vigorous rap with 

 his tail as he swept by him. 



Charley followed him 

 jump for jump until he 

 reached the end of the line, 

 when he too gave a back 

 and Charley vaulted over 

 him. 



Charley was now at the 

 head of the row, and had 

 to give back to all in succession, and having 

 Avatched his leader, and the way he flapped 

 his tail, and the dexterity with which the 

 standing Kangaroos avoided the passing 

 stroke, he too was on his guard, and al- 



the Kangaroos were quite a long distance 

 off, and Charley seeing a grove of small 

 trees with what looked like very large fruit 

 hanging from the branches, strolled toward 

 it and found that what looked like large 



