The Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1837-1867, 1846-08-08

chase, will that fellow; he's "A Boomah, u one
= ofthe biggest rascals ever saw Sowe sal
- down at the top ofthe hill, under gum tree
$ aud there we sui long time, don't know how
= long, until we saw Hector coming up. The
0 stock keeper looked at his mouth, lie has
killed. said he; but he has got a little scratch
in the tussle, and so has Fly. That big chap
was almost too much for two dogs Then
he said Go showp and Hector and Fly uot-
ted along straight TO where the kangaroo lay,
without turning to the right or left, but going
over every thing, just as if they knew the road
quite WELL
We came TO a hollow, and there we saw
the kangaroo lying dead. Just as the stock
keeper was going to cut him open, saw IA
mother kangaroo not hundred yards OIL.
There's another' said /; and the dogs, al
though they had had hard battle with the
Close to us was large pond of WATER like
| little lake. The kangaroo was between the
dogs and the lake. Not knowing how to
get past, suppose, he hoped right into the
lake, and the dogs went after him. He hop
! ped further into the lake, where the water got
deeper, and then the dogs were obliged to
swing but they were game and would not
leave their work. When the kangaroo found
himself getting pretty deep in the water, he
stopped and turned on the dogs: but he could
not use his terrible hind claws, so when one
ofthc dogs made rise at his throat, (hey al |
ways try TO get hold ofthe throat,) he took hold
ofhim with his fore legs, and duckcd him UNI [.
der the water. Then the other dog made
spring at him, and the kangaroo ducked him |
in the same way. well, said the stock keep |
er, i never saw the like of that before: this is |
a new game And all the while the dogs |
kept springing at the kangaroo's throat, and |
the kangaroo kept ducking them under the
water But it was plain the dogs were get
ting exhausted, for they were obliged to swim
and be ducked too; while the kangaroo stood
with his head and fore-Iegs out ofthe water.
This will never do said the stock-kccpcr;
he'll drown the dogs soon at this rate SO
he took bis gun from me, and put Il ball in
il. Now said he, Tor good shot; | must
take care not to it the dogs lie put his gun
over the branch of dead tree, and watching
his time, he fired, and hit the kangaroo in the
neck, and down il came in the water. He
then called ofl'the dogs, and they swan back
ous. lie is such prime one said he, it
would be pity to lose his skim so he wadcd
in after him, and dragged him out. lisa
PITY said he, to lose so much meat, but his
hind quarters would be bigger load than
shoRld like to carry home; but Unjust have
his skin, and I'll tell you what, young fellow,
you shall have his tail, though I'm thinking
it's rather more than you can carry home
This reused me bit, TO think | couldn't car
ny l>angaroo's tail; so determined to take it
home, if | dropped, though must say it was
so heavy that | was obliged to rest now and
then, aud the stock keeper carried it good
part of the way for me. What shall we do
with the mcat: said ]. What shall we do
with itn sad he; 'arc You hungry i believe
YOU said |. Then Wen make dinner off
him. said the stock keeper With that we
got together some dry sticks, and made fire,
and the stock keeper took the ranrod ofhis
muskct, and first he cut slice ofthc lean off
the Ions, which he said was the tcndercst
part, and put the ramrod through it, and then
lean, and so on a bit oftat and bit oflean till
he had put on lots ofslices, and so he roasted
them over the fire. He gave me the ramrod
to hold, and cutting long slice of bark out
of Il gum tree, made two plates; capital plates
he said, for bush dinner. told you we had {
got some salt and some damper, and was
pretty hungry, as you may suppose, and ]
thought it the most delicious dinner ever ate.
When had done, laid down on the grass,
and Hector and Fly came and laid themselves
down beside me, and somehow, don't know
how it was, | fell asleep; was so tired
slept good while, for the stock keeper said
it would have been a sin to wake me, was
in such a sweet sleep. Iwoke up, however,
aftera good nap, and felt as if could eat
bit more kangaroo. But it was getting late,
and so we made the best of our way home,
We passed by the place where we had riIled
the kangaroo; SO the stock keeper brought
home the hind quarters aid the three skins.
andl brought home tail; and really don't
know which is best, Kangaroo steaks or kan
CARGO steamer. OR cockatoo pie said his
mother; 'ond now to bed; dare say we shall
dream all night ofyour Tale ola Kangaroo"
WHETTINa A RAZOR. A young fop who
had just began to shave for beard, stepped
into BARRIERS shop, and, after grand swag-
ger, desired to he shaved. The barber went
through the usual movements, and the sprig
jumped up with flourish exclaiming-