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merely miisculur irritalVilii y : llie m:m, aftor 

 skitiiiiiig- a very small [Kirtioii, Irft tlic Iiut. to 

 sharjH'ii his knite, mnl returning i'ouud the 

 atlimal silitiiig up, with ik^ flawed int^gummit 

 hanfjing over one ^de of tlie face. 



Anotlier instance ^vas tliat of a settler, wlio, 

 rcluininL!: fnnn a sjxirting" expedition, with six 

 kangaroo dogs, they met a dingo, which was 



uttitelti^ % lilm dogs, and ivorrlM to mtk a 



and that the worst of the sport came to liis share, 

 tlic ennninp; dino'o pretemled to hv dead : — tliink- 

 iug ho had departetl the way of all dogs, they 

 gave him a parting shake, and left liim. Unfortu*^ 

 aately ht ^0 ditigo^ hs^ was <ft an ItHpati^t 



dispp^Uon, and was eunseqnently prL-malnre in 

 his resurrection, for before the settler am! liis 

 dogs Jnid gone any distance, Uv. was seen to rise 

 and skulk away, hut on account of the rough treat- 

 meut lie h^d t<0ed?r(^» is^ a ^km fsm | 1^ iiog& 

 soon re-ateaekdd Mm^ wllmlte im ltoMIediB a 



manner that ninst havo eventually prevented any 

 resnseitatioii taking jdaee a second time. 



These instances may account lor the fact wliy 

 skektaos of die animals are mt hmd hi plaees 

 wltem ttef have hem left iuppi^ dead. I 

 liave more tlian once heeu taken wln^re onfi: had 

 hooii hiUcdj as i desired to have a skeleton ; hut 



