; o my correspondents sa says : “One of the older fellows eign his 
- bottom ok iain inst Boi isto 8 oot teeth, and abs a ere 
a: a where the head gommera either kept it or gave 
{StS owner. It is said that an ancient shield (cf. the sacred 
by pe soon caught an opossum and brought -it to the camping ground, 
| oie it down beside the fire His pin: hee said ‘Why don’t you skin 
| hives se it at it?” “Ghuciigia 5 replied, ‘‘ Bail (no), massa; you 
dobody must not eat male possum.”  “ But, Georgie, no will know, 
at fel ‘The Krooben, he see me, he come take me; 
everything, Kare “ay = aster, ‘Tell him I 
you eat.” “Well, you are my m bid me eat-and 
Georgie did eat at’ his “nated bidding, eal so escaped the 
Years after, when this black boy was. about thirteen or fourteen 
> the dra ay was down in Maitland for station nee yved 
i in 
. sith those a ge tl ag done san Set one can 
