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# Men of the Time, eleventh edition/Bridgman, Frederic A.

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​BRIDGMAN, Frederic A., figure painter, born at Tuskegee, Alabama, Nov., 1847. His father died when he was three years old, and at the age of ten his mother took him to the Northern States, where he resided for a few years in Massachusetts. He then entered the American Bank Note Company (New York) to learn engraving, residing at Brooklyn, where he studied painting in evening art-schools. Although he made rapid progress as an engraver, he preferred to adopt painting as his art, and so resigned his position in the Bank Note Company; and in 1866, assisted by friends, went to Paris, where he studied under Gérôme in the École des Beaux-Arts for three years. In 1869, and again in 1870, he spent some time in Brittany. In 1871 he passed six months in London, and the next two years in the Pyrenees, on the Spanish border. The winter of 1872–73 was passed in Algiers, and that of 1873–74 in Egypt, Nubia, and on the Nile. In 1875 he received a medal in the Paris Salon, and also one at the International Exhibition of 1878. Soon after he was made a member of the Legion of Honour. He still resides at Paris. Among his pictures are "Up Early," "Girls in the Way," "Apollo bearing off Cyrene," "Interior of a Harem," "The Funeral of the Mummy," "Illusions of High Life," "Bringing in the Corn," "The American Circus in Paris," "In the Pyrenees," "The Nubian Story-Teller," "Donkey-Boy of Cairo," "Kybelian Woman," and "Planting Rape in Normandy."
# Men of the Time, eleventh edition/Bright, Charles Tilston

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​BRIGHT, Sir Charles Tilston, F.R.A.S., F.R.G.S., civil engineer, the son of Brailsford Bright, Esq., born in 1832, commenced the active business of his profession in 1850, and in 1853, as engineer to the English and Irish Magnetic Telegraph Company, was immediately concerned in the union of Great Britain with Ireland by submarine telegraph. In 1856 he was one of four original projectors of a line of telegraph between the west coast of Ireland and America, which work, as engineer to the Atlantic Telegraph Company, he accomplished in Aug., 1858, when he received the honour of knighthood from the Lord-Lieutenant of Ireland. Several messages were transmitted between London and New York and other places; amongst them congratulatory addresses between Her Majesty and the President of the United States, and orders countermanding the despatch of two regiments from Canada to India, by which the country saved upwards of £50, 000. The line, however, ceased to work a few weeks afterwards. Sir C. Bright was returned for Greenwich at the general election of 1865, and continued to ​represent that constituency till Dec., 1868.
# Men of the Time, eleventh edition/Brechin, Bishop of

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​BRECHIN, Bishop of. (See Jermyn.)
# Men of the Time, eleventh edition/Bree, Herbert

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​BREE, The Right Rev. Herbert, D.D., Bishop of Barbados, was born at Keswick, Cumberland, in Jan., 1828. He was educated at Bury School, and at Caius College, Cambridge (B.A. 1850; M.A. 1853); after serving the curacies of Drinkstone and Wolverstone, was collated to the rectory of Harkstead in 1858. He was curate of Long Melford from 1865 till 1870, when he obtained the rectory of Brampton, Huntingdonshire. Being appointed Bishop of Barbados, he was consecrated by the Archbishop of Canterbury (Dr. Tait), in the chapel of Lambeth Palace, May 1, 1882.
# Men of the Time, eleventh edition/Brett, William Baliol

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​BRETT, The Right Hon. Sir William Baliol, Master of the Rolls, eldest surviving son of the Rev. Joseph George Brett, of Ranelagh, Chelsea, by Dora, daughter of George Best, Esq., late of Chilston Park, Kent, was born in 1817. From Westminster School he was sent to Caius College, Cambridge (B.A. 1840; M.A. 1845). At this period he was famous for his skill in rowing, and he was in three University crews. In 1846 he was called to the bar at Lincoln's Inn. He chose the Northern circuit, and soon acquired a large practice. He possessed a peculiar knowledge of ships and nautical matters, and also of many mercantile pursuits; and he displayed rare skill in selecting the topics most pleasing to juries, and in presenting business matters clearly to business men. In March, 1860, he obtained his silk gown, and at the same time he was made a bencher of his Inn. His political career commenced in 1866, when, in view of a general election, he went down to Rochdale to oppose Mr. Cobden, and in this advanced Liberal borough declared himself to be, not merely a Conservative, but a Tory. Nevertheless he made so much progress among the constituents, that Mr. Cobden deemed it prudent to visit Rochdale personally, in order to defend his seat. Mr. Brett did not succeed in his bold attempt, and he failed in the contest against Mr. T. B. Potter. In July, 1866, he stood for Helston in Cornwall. This election became famous from the circumstance of there being a tie, and the Mayor assuming to give after four o'clock a casting vote. For doing this the Mayor was summoned before the House of Commons, and Mr. Brett was seated on petition. Mr. Brett represented Helston till 1868, being in Feb. of that year appointed Solicitor-General, on which occasion he received the honour of knighthood. During the short period he remained in office he took a prominent part in passing, in 1868, the Registration Act, which enabled the general election to be taken in that year, and the Corrupt Practices Act, which is now in force. In Aug., 1868, when it was known that the Conservative party had failed to gain the support of the country, he was appointed a Justice of the Court of Common Pleas, and by the operation of the Judicature Act, he became a Judge of the High Court of Justice in 1875. He tried the gas-stokers, and passed on them a sentence, which, by some persons, was deemed unduly harsh, and by others a necessary sentence, considering the great danger caused to the metropolis by the strike. His sentence on Col. Valentine Baker was also much criticised. In Oct., 1876, he was made a Judge of the intermediate Court of Appeal, and added to the Privy Council. In April, 1883, he was appointed Master of the Rolls, on the recommendation of Mr. Gladstone, in the place of the late Sir George Jessel. He married, in 1850, Eugenie, daughter of Louis Mäyer ​Esq., and stepdaughter of the late Capt. Gurwood, C.B. (editor of the Duke of Wellington's Despatches).
# Men of the Time, eleventh edition/Brazil, Emperor of

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​BRAZIL, Emperor of. (See Pedro II.)
# Men of the Time, eleventh edition/Bridge, John Frederick

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​BRIDGE, John Frederick, was born Dec. 5, 1844, at Oldbury, Worcestershire, and educated at Rochester Cathedral School, under John Hopkins, and afterwards became a pupil of Sir John Goss. He was appointed Organist of Holy Trinity Church, Windsor, in 1865; of Manchester Cathedral in 1869; Professor of Harmony at Owens College, Manchester, in 1871; Permanent Deputy Organist of Westminster Abbey in 1875; and succeeded to the full offices of Master of the Choristers and Organist in 1882. Dr. Bridge has composed the oratorio "Mount Moriah;" a cantata "Boadicea;" church music and part songs. He is the author of theoretical works on Counterpoint, Double Counterpoint, and Canon.
# Men of the Time, eleventh edition/Breen, Henry Hegart

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​BREEN, Henry Hegart, F.S.A., born in Kerry, Ireland, in 1805, is paternally descended from the ancient Irish chiefs of Tyrone, and represents the principal of the Septs, which, as adherents of Hugh O'Neil, were dispossessed of their lands in Ulster, in 1607, by the Government of James I., and banished to Kerry, as the remotest part of Ireland from the place of their birth. On the mother's side he is a near relative of Thomas Moore, the poet, whose father, the son of a Kerry farmer, settled in Dublin in 1775. Mr. Breen was educated at the Grammar Schools of his native county till the age of eighteen, when he was sent to the College of St. Esprit, in Paris, where, during a residence of five years, he studied philosophy, theology, and French literature. In 1829 he settled in the West Indies, and in 1833 was appointed Secretary of the Courts of Justice in the island of St. Lucia, the French language being at that time and for many years after the language of the Courts. In April, 1857, he received the appointment of Administrator of the Government of ​St. Lucia, which post he held till Oct., 1861. In that capacity he was present in Martinique in August, 1859, at the inauguration of a statue to the Empress Josephine, when he delivered an address in French, for which he received the special thanks of the Emperor Napoleon III.; but the chief incident in his administration was the visit to St. Lucia, in March, 1861, of Prince Alfred, now Duke of Edinburgh. He has written, "St. Lucia, Historical, Statistical, and Descriptive," 1844; "The Diamond Rock and other Poems," 1849; "Modern English Literature: its Blemishes and Defects," 1857; "Warrawarra, the Carib Chief, a Tale of 1770," 2 vols., 1876; and some other works which appeared anonymously. He has also contributed to periodical literature.
# Moosemeadows/Chapter 17

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I HAVE written this in New York. Old Tom Deblore visits me here every winter and has a good time. The dogs and Sol and Amy Bear are well, Tom tells me. It is more than three years since I saw them. It is more than three years since I last saw Moosemeadows Park. I have not seen Rose Jeanbard since the night I carried her out, unconscious, through the fire and smoke of the burning house.
I am heir to the five thousand odd acres of Moosemeadows Park. I mean to go back and live on the old place some day—as soon, in fact, as I can close my eyes without imagining that I am still carrying that Jeanbard girl in my arms.
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# Men-at-the-Bar/Blackwell, Benjamin Brunton

​Blackwell, Benjamin Brunton, B.A., St. John's Coll., Camb., 1841, goes the North-eastern circuit, a student of the Inner Temple 7 Nov., 1838 (then aged 21), called to the bar 30 Jan., 1846 (eldest son of John Blackwell, Esq., of Newcastle-upon-Tyne, Northumberland); born , 1815.
    Newcastle-upon-Tyne.
# Men-at-the-Bar/Blackwell, Patrick Thomas

​Blackwell, Patrick Thomas, B.A. London Univ. 1872 and a member of Convocation, goes the North-eastern circuit, a student of the Inner Temple 22 May, 1874 (then aged 27), called to the bar 17 Nov., 1877 (eldest son of late George Blackwell, of Harborne, co. Stafford, gentleman); born , 1847; married 13 March, 1880, Cecilia T., youngest dau. of late Capt. Westbrook, R.N.
    Shadwell, Leeds; 6, King's Bench Walk, Temple, E.C.
# Men-at-the-Bar/Blackburn, William

​Blackburn, William, B.A. Trin. Coll., Camb., joint author of Married Women's Property Act 1882, a student of the Inner Temple 28 April, 1873 (then aged 23), called to the bar 25 April, 1877 (eldest son of Hugh Blackburn, of Roshven, co. Inverness, professor of mathematics Glasgow Univ.); born 1850.
    11, New Square, W.C.; 21, Temple Gardens, E.C.
# Men-at-the-Bar/Blaine, Herbert Francis

​Blaine, Herbert Francis, undergrad. Brasenose Coll., Oxon, practises before the supreme court at Grahamstown, a student of the Inner Temple 21 Jan., 1878 (then aged 20), called to the bar 11 May, 1881 (youngest son of Henry Blaine, of 11, Gledhow Gardens, South Kensington, London); born , 1858.
    Grahamstown, Cape of Good Hope.
# Men-at-the-Bar/Blake, Charles Henry

​Blake, Charles Henry, M.A. Exeter Coll., Oxon, equity draftsman and conveyancer, a student of Lincoln's Inn 23 Jan., 1858 (then aged 22), called to the bar 6 June, 1861 (eldest son of Charles Blake, Esq., of London); born , 1836; married 7 Aug., 1862, Josephine Elizabeth Rose, only dau. of Edward A. Chaplin, Esq., of London.
    Moray House, Adelaide Road, Surbiton; 4, Serjeants' Inn, Temple, E.C.
# Men-at-the-Bar/Blake, Francis Douglas

​Blake, Francis Douglas, B.A. Univ. Coll., Oxon, and sometime of Exeter Coll., Oxon, capt. 3rd brigade royal artillery militia since 1880, a student of the Inner Temple 27 April, 1877 (then aged 21), called to the bar 17 Nov., 1881 (eldest son of Francis Blake, Esq., of Tilmouth Park, Northumberland); born 1856.
    Tilmouth, Cornhill-on-Tweed; 88, St. James' Street, S.W.; 21, Ryder Street, St. James, S.W.
# Men-at-the-Bar/Blackmore, Richard Doddridge

​Blackmore, Richard Doddridge, M.A. Exeter Coll., Oxon, author of Lorna Doone and other works, a student of the Middle Temple 27 Jan., 1849, called to the bar 7 June, 1852 (2nd son of Rev. John Blackmore, of Ashford, Barnstaple, Devon); born , .
    Teddington, S.W.
# Men-at-the-Bar/Blackmore, Samuel Haywood

​Blackmore, Samuel Haywood, B.A., Univ. Coll., London, 1853, and a member of Convocation, equity draftsman and conveyancer, a student of the Inner Temple 16 Jan., 1851 (then aged 19), called to the bar 17 Nov., 1853 (2nd son of Rev. Samuel Blackmore, of Eardisland, co. Hereford); born , 1832.
    83, Tollington Park, N.; 7, New Square, W.C.
# Men-at-the-Bar/Blair, Harrison Falkner

​Blair, Harrison Falkner, B.A. Corpus Christi Coll., Oxon, matric. London Univ. 1856, a member of the Northern circuit, a student of the Inner Temple 1 May, 1861 (then aged 22), called to the bar 6 June, 1864 (eldest son of Harrison Blair, Esq., of Manchester); born 1839.
    4, St. James' Square, Manchester.
# Men-at-the-Bar/Blackwood, Arthur Rankine

​Blackwood, Arthur Rankine, under-grad. Balliol Coll., Oxon, practises before the supreme court at Melbourne, a student of the Middle Temple 6 May, 1870, called to the bar 26 Jan., 1875 (son of James Blackwood, of Melbourne, Australia, merchant); born .
    Melbourne, Victoria.
# Men-at-the-Bar/Levi, Leone

​Levi, Leone, F.S.S., F.S.A., etc., professor of the principles and practice of commerce in King's Coll., London, 1852, instrumental in founding the Liverpool Chamber of Commerce 1849, hon. secretary, author of International Commercial Law, Taxation, History of British Commerce, editor of Brooke on the Office of a Notary, naturalized by act of parliament 1847, a student of Lincoln's Inn 8 Oct., 1856 (then aged 36), called to the bar 10 June, 1859 (2nd son of Isaac Levi, late of Ancona, Roman States, merchant, dec.); born at Ancona 6 June, 1821.
    19, Richmond Crescent, Barnsbury, N.: 5, Crown Office Row, Temple, E.C.
# Men-at-the-Bar/Levy, Jonas

​Levy, Jonas, a member of the South-eastern circuit, J.P. Kent, Cinque Ports, and borough of Margate, a student of Gray's Inn 19 March, 1851, called to the bar 26 Jan., 1854 (only son of Lewis Levy, of London); born , .
    Kingsgate Castle, Isle of Thanet; 55, Tavistock Square, W.C.; 2, Brick Court, Temple, E.C.; 4, Verulam Buildings, Grays Inn, W.C.; Savage Club.
# Men-at-the-Bar/Lewis, Angelo John

​Lewis, Angelo John, M.A. Wadham Coll., Oxon, author of Manuals of Indian Penal Code and Indian Civil Procedure, Modern Magic and Drawing-room Amusements (under nom de plume of "Professor Hoffmann"), contributor to Temple Bar, Saturday Review, Belgravia, London Society, etc., a student of Lincoln's Inn 1 April, 1858 (then aged 19), called to the bar 26 Jan., 1861 (eldest son of John Lewis, of London, gent.); born 23 July, 1839; married 12 May, 1864, Mary Ann, eldest dau. of Joseph Avery, Esq., of London, and of Tintagel, Cornwall.
    12, Crescent Place, Mornington Crescent, N.W.
# Men-at-the-Bar/Lewis, David Jones

​Lewis, David Jones, matric. London Univ. 1883, a member of the South Wales circuit, J.P. co. Carmarthen, a student of the Middle Temple 11 Jan., 1871, called to the bar 17 Nov., 1873 (eldest son of late Frederick Lewis, of Llywn Celyn, co. Carmarthen, gent.); born , 1848; married , 1867, Elizabeth Marianne, only child of late Rev. Henry Jones Davis, J.P., vicar of Conwil-Cayo, etc., and has issue.
    Gilfach and Llwyn-Celyn, Llandovery; 2, Plowden Buildings, Temple, E.C.
# Men-at-the-Bar/Levy, Lewis

​Levy, Lewis, a member of the South-eastern circuit, a student of the Middle Temple 17 Nov., 1877, called to the bar 9 June, 1880 (2nd son of John Lewis Levy, Esq., of Rochester, Kent, dec.); born , .
    Rochester; 1, Essex Cout, Temple, E.C.
# Men-at-the-Bar/Lewin, Frederick Albert

​Lewin, Frederick Albert, M.A. (fellow), Gonville and Caius Coll., Camb., 1867, author of Law of Apportionment, editor of late editions of Lewin on Trusts, a student of Lincoln's Inn 1 April, 1864 (then aged 22); called to the bar 26 Jan., 1867 (4th son of Robert Lewin, Esq., of Cuddington, Surrey); born 2 Jan., 1842; married 29 March, 1869, Ella, eldest dau. of late William Robert Baillie, Esq., writer to the signet.
    73, Harcourt Terrace, West Brompton, S.W.: 10, Old Square, Lincoln's Inn, W.C.
# Men-at-the-Bar/Lewin, Wilfred Hale

​Lewin, Wilfred Hale, B.A. (scholar) Univ. Coll., Oxon, a student of the Middle Temple 15 Nov., 1875, called to the bar 26 Jan., 1883 (2nd son of Edward Bernard Hale Lewin Esq., of Wanstead, Essex); born .
    Holly Hill, Wanstead, E.
# Men-at-the-Bar/Lewis, Albert

​Lewis, Albert, Q.C. (St. Vincent 27 Aug., 1879), attorney-general Tobago, West Indies, since 1881, acting chief justice 1884, late registrar of courts St. Vincent, Crown nominee in Legal Assembly St. Vincent 1873-7, a student of the Middle Temple 26 Oct., 1867, called to the bar 26 Jan., 1870 (youngest son of late Joseph Lewis, of St. Vincent, West Indies, merchant); born , .
    St. Vincent.
# Men-at-the-Bar/Lewis, Arthur Griffith Poyer

​Lewis, Arthur Griffith Poyer, M.A. Univ. Coll., Oxon, from Eton, a member of the South Wales circuit, registrar diocese of Llandaff Jan., 1885, official to archdeacon of St. David's since Jan., 1874, J.P. cos. Carmarthen and Pembroke, a student of Lincoln's Inn 30 Jan., 1869 (then aged 20), called to the bar 17 Nov., 1873 (only son of Rt. Rev. Richard Lewis, D.D., bishop of Llandaff); born 29 Feb., 1848; married 14 Aug., 1877, Annie Wilhelmine, 2nd dau. of James Ellison, M.D., surgeon to H.M.'s household Windsor.
    43, Colville Gardens, Bayswater, W.; 2, Mitre Court Buildings, Temple, E.C.; New University Club.
# Men-at-the-Bar/Lewis, David

​Lewis, David, B.A., Caius Coll., Camb., 1872, a member of South Wales circuit, joint author of Fowle on the Law of Collieries, 4th edition, a student of the Inner Temple 11 Nov., 1870 (then aged 21), called to the bar 17 Nov., 1873 (eldest son of John Lewis, of St. Thomas, Swansea); born , 1849.
    3, Essex Court, Temple, E.C.
# More Australian Legendary Tales/The Frog Heralds of the Flood

The Frog Heralds of the Flood
When Byamee ceased to sojourn on this earth, and went back the way he had come from Bullimah, up the circuitous ladder of stone steps, to the summit of Oobi Oobi, only the wirreenuns were allowed to hold intercourse with him, and that only through his messenger, Wallahgooroonbooan.
For Byamee was now fixed to the crystal rock on which he sat in Bullimah, as was also Birrahgnooloo. The tops of their bodies were as they had been on earth, but the lower parts were merged into the crystal rock.
Wallahgooroonbooan, Baillahburrah and Cunnumbeillee alone were allowed to approach them, and pass on their commands to others. Birrahgnooloo was the flood maker. When the creeks were drying up and the wirreenuns wanted a flood to come, they would climb up to the top of Oobi Oobi, and await in one of the stone circles the coming of Wallahgooroonbooan. Hearing what they wanted, he would go and tell Byamee.
Byamee would tell Birrahgnooloo, who, if she were willing to give her aid, would send Cunnumbeillee to the wirreenuns bidding her say to them: "Haste ye to tell the Bungun ​Bungun tribe to be ready. The ball of blood will be sent rolling soon."
Hearing which, the wirreenuns would go swiftly back down the mountain and across the wogghee below, until they reached the Bungun Bungun, a powerful tribe with arms strong for throwing and voices unwearying.
This tribe would station themselves, at the bidding of the wirreenuns, along the banks on each side of the dry river, from its source downwards for some distance. They made big fires, and put in these fires huge stones to heat. When these stones were heated, the Bungun Bungun placed some before each man, laying them on bark. Then they stood expectant, waiting for the blood ball to reach them. As soon as they saw this blood-red ball of fabulous size roll into the entrance to the river, every man stooped, seized a hot stone, and crying aloud, threw it with all his force against the rolling ball. In such numbers and with such force did they throw these stones that they smashed the ball. Out gushed a stream of blood flowing swiftly down the bed of the river. Louder and louder rose the cries of the Bungun Bungun, who carried stones with them, following the stream as it rushed past. They ran with leaps and bounds along the banks, throwing in stones and crying aloud without ceasing. Gradually the stream of blood, purified by the hot stones, changed into flood water, of which the cries of the Bungun Bungun warned the tribes so that they might move their camps on to the high ground before the water reached them. While the flood water was running the Bungun Bungun never ceased crying aloud. Even to this day, as a flood is coming, are their voices heard, and hearing them the Daens say: "The Bungun ​Bungun, or flood-frogs, are crying out. Flood water must be coming." Then, "The Bungun Bungun are crying out. Flood water is here."
And if the flood water comes down red and thick, the Daens say that the Bungun Bungun must have let it pass them without purifying it.
# More Australian Legendary Tales/The Legend of Nar-oong-owie, the Scared Island

The Legend of Nar-oong-owie, The Sacred Island
Ngroondoorie, the giver of laws, customs, and a religion to the Southern tribes of aboriginals in South Australia, became to them as a God, and his promise was ever believed, that, if they followed the laws he had given them, after death their spirits should follow his footsteps over the island of Nar-oong-owie, and thence be translated, as he was, to his home in the skies. The tradition was that his departure took place somewhat as follows. His two wives ran away from him. In going after them he crossed what is now called Lake Albert, went on for some distance over the Corrong to the sea, and along the beach past the present Port Victor to Cape Jarvis. When he arrived there he saw the fugitives wading through the water, being when he sighted them about half-way across the channel—which at that time was quite a shallow one—between the mainland and Nar-oong-owie, as Kangaroo Island was then called.
Enraged at his wives for running away from him, Ngroondoorie determined to punish them. He bade the ​water to rise up and drown them. With a terrific rush the water rose, and the women were carried back towards the mainland. They tried to swim against this tidal wave, but were powerless to do so, and the terror-stricken pair were drowned, and their bodies were turned into rocks which were called Rine-jool-ang, and can be seen to this day, and are known to the white people as the Pages or Two Sisters. After his wives were drowned, Ngroondoorie walked into the water and dived out towards the island. Where he emerged from the water is a black patch three or four yards in width. He went on to the island, and as the day was hot he wished for a shade to rest under. Seeing none, he made spring from the earth a she-oak tree which is said to be the largest in Australia. He lay down in the shade and tried to sleep, but could not, for as every breeze blew he heard the wailing of his drowning wives' voices through the tree-top. Finding he could get no rest, he walked to the end of the island. He threw his spear out into the sea, and immediately a reef of rocks came from the island to where the spear dropped. He then threw away all his other weapons and departed to his home in the skies, where those who have kept the laws he gave the tribes will some day join him. And to this day anyone who tries to sleep under a she-oak tree will hear the wailing that Ngroondoorie, the greatest of all, heard as he lay beneath that giant tree he had made to shade him on Nar-oong-owie, that island which ever afterwards was held as sacred to him and the spirits of the dead by the Southern tribes of South Australia.