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ways^ never giving over, and shortly again speared 

 Mr. Kennedy in the right side ; there were large 

 jags to the spears, and I cut them out and put them 

 into my pocket. At the same time we got speared, 

 the horses got speared too, and jumped and bucked 

 all about, and got into the swamp. I now told Mr. 

 Kennedy to sit down, while I looked after the 

 saddle-bags, which I did ; and when I came back 

 again, I saw blacks along with Mr. Kennedy ; I 

 then asked him if he saw the blacks with him, he 

 was stupid with the spear wounds, and said " No ;" 

 then I asked where was his watch? I saw the 

 blacks taking away watch and hat as I was return- 

 ing to Mr. Kennedy ; then I carried Mr. Kennedy 

 into the scrub : he said, " Don't carry me a good 

 way ;" then Mr. Kennedy looked this way, very bad 

 (Jackey roUing his eyes). I said to him, " Don't 

 look far away," as I thought he would be fiightened; 

 I asked him often " Are you well now ?" and he 

 said, " I don't care for the spear wound in my leg, 

 Jackey, but for the other two spear wounds in my 

 side and back," and said, "I am bad inside, Jackey." 

 I told him blackfellow always die when he got spear 

 in there (the back) ; he said, " I am out of wind, 

 Jackey ;" I asked him, " Mr. Kennedy, are you 

 going to leave me ?" and he said, " Yes, my boy, I 

 am going to leave you ;" he said, " I am very bad, 

 Jackey ; you take the books, Jackey, to the captain, 

 but not the big ones, the Governor will give anything 

 for them ;" I then tied up the papers : he then said. 



