SHOOT ANOTHER KANGAROO. 49 
what I had brought home, and giving him the two 
largest for supper, his brow again cleared, and he 
voluntarily offered to go out again to try to get a 
kangaroo to-morrow. 
May 23. — Leaving Wylie asleep at the camp, I 
set off early to fish at Point Malcolm. After catch- 
ing four rock-fish, weighing five pounds, and losing 
several hooks, I commenced hunting about among 
the rocks for crabs, of which I procured about a 
dozen They were quite different from the English 
crab, being very small, not more than three or four 
inches in diameter, and without any meat in the 
inside of the shell ; but the chine and claws afforded 
very fair pickings. Upon returning to the camp, I 
learnt from Wylie with great satisfaction that he had 
shot another kangaroo as he went to bring up the 
horses. The latter were now at the camp ; so send- 
ing him to water them, I remained behind to dry my 
clothes, which had got thorougly wetted in catching 
the crabs. # 
Upon Wylie’s return I mounted him on one of the 
horses, and accompanying him on foot, proceeded to 
where he had left the kangaroo ; as it was only one 
mile and a half away we brought it back upon the 
horse, entire, that we might skin it more leisurely at 
the camp. It was a larger one than the last, and 
promised an abundant supply of food for some days; 
added to this we had five pounds of fish and a dozen 
crabs, so that our larder was well and variously 
stocked. Upon skinning the kangaroo, Wylie care- 
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