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steady tm4 sob^ Imbits :^ tle^ ^are also 



of the Tnouev they earn — ^as an instance, oiie 

 of tlicm, who hnrl just returned to Sydney from 

 ^ wialing voyage, on receiving his wages, placed 

 the woimt itt the hmdiB « g^^^nmii^ |if#m 

 whom he drew occasionally , about ten shillings 

 at a time, to purchase clgthes, or any otjifir 

 necessary article. 



The Australian ladies may compete for peiv 

 mw3i\ beauty ^ti^^l^iiee^idi^ mj Eur&pean, 

 although <$$tirizcd as "corn-stalks'* from the 

 slenderness of their forms. It is true tlieir 

 reserve is great, hut it proceeds from diffi- 

 dence, for in family iutercoui'se they are both 



from a deficiency of good school*, w» lb»^f 



much neglected, except they were sent to Europe 

 for that purpose ; but now tliat cause of com- 

 plaint is removed by the establishment of several 



degr^ of uatuxal talent the Australian females 

 really possess may now l)e improved by proper 

 cultivation. Even among the male Australians 

 there is a taciturnity proceeding from natural 

 dlfii4>e}Di@^ rederye^ not 6o>m any -wmt «^ 

 m^t^l i^^escmxeeg^ : ihh kd ome of their nior^ 

 lively countrymen to ol)serve, " tlmt they €Ott]d 

 do every thing but speak/* 



