New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1854-07-29
HUNTING A WILD HORSE IN AUSTRALIA

After while began to make acquaintance with my
reighbors among whom found many young fellows II
NY sge some natives Of the colony, and others who
bad wandered with less capital, either intent
on making fortune satisfied, after having spent one
10 live peace Of the reach Of dscOunters dun'
bailis angry fathers. drunken wives, false sweetheart
rsscay executors. In my time, love- debt drink the
stock exchange, the course and the COurto Chanc
ery all sent representatives, of their dnpes nd their We
TINS; since iiu time, the number and the variety have
been increased by larger share of the purely ad'ea
turOus.
Among the friends that look back to with pleasure
were the three DawOods Robert Charley and John,
of Yorkshire farmer who emigrated when half rulne1
and Philip EagintOn, long DeyOnian, who, according TO
hints and rcraps, and bits Of unwilling conversation Wa
the of Grgoacred squire, aud herr not remotely 10
title who had lived among the best OF the land, ahd en-
loved the half Of university education, until amyserous
black cloud had waited him off 10 be my shhor a. the
nominal manager of large station with the help OF
slrswd colonial who could neither read write which
the property of al Abstraction Bank lie had plenty
Of money, aud magnificent outfit rode capital horses an
told wonderful sporting Stories but was SUBJECT 10 MS oi
absence
Ore morning, when was busy in the dairy Swimming
cream. and planning how, when had dairy of my
whittier ara smaller fingers than mine should pat The butter
series of cracks from stock whips, like the report OF
platoon of pocket pistols disturbed innocent Occupa
lion and di,per.ed nv dreams OF model dairy AMI dairy
maid-ou dashed in my shirtsleeves skinner in hand
rcd bandanna tied round my head, and saw galjoplng
up the DawOods and paginton, all working away like So
many unntc French Positions In an instant they were
They were full Of something but said nothing until they
had had smoke and drunk OF tea and then by degrees
Let out that had reached them from Sydney. Ny
emuover had made total smash, my occupation was
gone. They on the point Of making an overland
,nrney to be Port Philip district with stock would join
thom Share the risk and the profits Half hour
enough 10 make up my mind. In week we started and
il was while bu.hng at night by wood lre that got
into tie way of telling yarns some OF which viii be repro
duced in these pages could till w ume with the de-
tails Of our overland journey but all That has been done
too often lately to he amusing We sod our stock
wen md il was before returning while expedition
I ord In rpn q n
net With adventure which could only have happened
in newly settled district.
tied down with Colonial wife in the wild Gpp Land
He greeted with Eli, lads, but ye welcome with
your bonny nsgs There's vast of Wild cattle and horses
in these hills worth your riding after, ye could drive
them. There's black stallion rogue with mob OF
wen he has coaxed of from one or other OF cur
sn,ious The deeyl would be worth n hundred gouden
,uneas if We could lay hord on him He comes down TO
the pool below drink pretty off, but none OF our chaps
can tackle him.
We made MP our minds have a shy at the stallion and
after spelling week rest horses, set of one morn
ing lust before deybreak.
Robert Dawood took the command Of the party. TAU,
f.irhaired with his long silky muStachos and auburn
I'D flowing over his bronzed chest and large blue eyes
f.tles.lv CHANGING from side 10 side, he looked like soma
Saxon sea King rather than peaceful herdsman- sea'
kings rode thorouehereds IA hus Jersey
psenton was dark Gypsy, with flushed cJior ana
ore Il The talest mqn and best horsemen for his length
ever cav lie mounted on half-bred gray Arao,
80 seemed wsried under him into pony, but could
carry him faster and further than anything IN the colony
CHARLEY li,e random roicking Charley, rode weedy
~cious brute Of Lava sons brown-muzLed breed win
loose rein up and down hill IN style PeI'Scuy ~oIio
FIJI The wretch was iond OF cste or horse hunting
p, his master bat at other times was always kicking
luckipg biting and pasDg the ueN 20 the Sihoi SuIo
50 .ve,v one except Charley. John was ON peOald
tok hors an ugly brute but perfect ior mountain WORK
Boh John and Charley were true specimens Oh ua'te
b.t,alions-rood tempered, hospabe, generous, ready
- a,,b;Tc ar folt any one game 20 the back bone,
very ignorant in spite Of their fatheC care anu p
brojhers example; they could scaroely am noNo' u
rad except when lent them sporting -u'S"-', u
ri 81 Their desires were bounded 0y good run
large head of stock, and some famous mares "h'n
were 10 be their portion rs soon as oLu "a ~ ~
spare them; and their Conversation .utheu oNo"l o N
merits of their nags, races and cockhsu's' -.
d. wav law for full seven miles over rolling plans
. dotted With trees where the herOa2s rose 10 OK
horses knees then came forests OF green ses, anu 'uo
acnn tle ground opened until II became cSA SS Ia 40
could See an ocean Of grass land with Islands oil
,crubby Tickets =, ~, ,o,,o os an, ;,,e, lad hun,
81 .be npresrsnce Of the ground was anything out In
;,pr for heller olter Caop confess ihat wi'nSu!
the example OF my com b1'd On the moaatans was to
10 manner born should nsVer have diese" oi Idins
% tho lower face of this range, taking advantage
mathis and the wsier-Courses It was our plan
a. the wild horses hard that they could no' re'ire
f;b rocky pateaux above but musi eescend 10 tnelT
other feeding gTonha on 'No iA'AS' ""'' "
run sn, commenced in heavily tmbered FAT which
gradually sloped down TO running stream swollen VIE
recent rains, beyond which, IN sIecessoa OF rocS
80 rose a range Of mountains, with stony, naccess
M ne,ks where the winter long rests the sides oy
turns bare sud dark with forest and matted brush DIVIDED
by deep ravines carved out by floods 1t was at sprn4
in this fat that Long Peter, while cutting ou some N'
bossy with ablsck had caught sight Of the wild horses
II had been arranged that Charley whose nag was las
but not lasting one should take up the running a.
rs he came in sight OF prey and keep as close 70
tbs hest bore-the black stallion if Possibe-as he eouid
John was to follow, keeping Charley just IN sghl and
pushing to the right or left as occasion ish reuu g
Robert and Philip TO take up the running as soon
tie st two were blown and was to act under their or
DIS Three distinct cracks Of whip were to be sisna
for pushing on while the SANE sigma wa' 10 be sonnnu