Connecticut western news., 1871-11-24

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 |" You must believe whatT .m going to tell you, gentlemen, or you may be rude enough to doubt it if you like; I shan't complain: but it's as sure% as my names James Smith, Yorkshireman born, and that I failed at sheep-farming, but made ten thousand pounds at the diggings and that's what not one man in five hundred who were there managed to bring away, for his share of the spoil"
 The thin man >winked again, but the thoughts of a sum of ten thousand golden pounds seem to add so much weight to the responsibility and veracity of the bearded man, that had he felt disposed to enter into the borders not limited to vera city, he would now have found plenty of believers for anything he might choose to say.
 The settler paused, ignited his cigar, and then waited to enjoy a few puffs, while the waiter of the old Southampton Hotel replenished several empty glasses.
 "We were having kangaroo-bunt,' J continued he, "some years ago now, up at a place where was. Kangaroos were not so scarce then as'they've grown since and perhaps if our friend here to go over on purpose to have one, he might travel some hundreds of miles before he could enjoy that pleasure. Being b.t If 8 sport ing man in mild way, as I had dropped in at quarters where the squatter was also fond of bit of the field work, I got stay ing on day after day; for happened then to have nothing to do, having been driven out of my holding by drought that had starved three parts of my beasts and sheep, and food that hal drowned the rest. So that was on the wander, looking out for some fresh spot on which to locate myself, and naturally feeling rather low-spirited for, after working seven or eight years to get together decent bit of stock, it seem- ed rather hard for the climate to turn dead
 Il should think Stralia's a nice place sir, said the thin man, lau hing.
 Very, fla man has his wits about him, , said the settler coolly; " and, what's more it's very hospitable place, as I found then, for I'd fallen into good quarters my host being from my own county, and having had many good galop with the same pack of hounds. So we talked over old times, and fished bit, and shot little. and helped him take stock and we com pared notes about management, he being able to give me plenty of good hints, and perhaps giving him two or three respecta- ble little wrinkles.
 The day before left him we went out for kangaroo-hunt, for over night one ot his men had.come in to report tracks that he had seen near a water-hole some few miles away. t..r .-..
 "Perhaps my friend here will think that am throwing the hatchet, when say that this was all on my hosts piece for sheep-farmers they think more oi miles than they do of acres of land, and have known gentlemen cut there whose holdings were such that you might ride twenty miles without getting to the last blazed tree. ..-<-,
 The country about there was so woody and rocky that my host said he had better go on foot, so we did, taking with us a black fellow, and one of his men-an old convict who held the two dogs, in a leash, after the fashion of grey hounds fol coursing, till we came to the spot-what they call out there creek-a long water hole that depended on the wet season to supply it affesh after the long dry Aus tralian summer.
 sit was glorious morning in glorious country. The sky was delightfully."- blue while the atmosphere was SO clear and transparent that you could see the very leaves distinctly upon the trees, at an as- tonishing distance. An, gentlemen! ii there is beautiful country in this world it is Australia :"
 "Where droug ghs and floods destroy the whole of mans stock" sneerea the thin man, as he whispered the words into the tumbler he raised to his lips. e
 "And where industrious hard-working men may dig gold out of the Soft earth by the creeks" sid the settler, who had managed to hear every word.
 "Good- good-good !' chorussed the company, so that any one but the thir man would have been crushed by the weight of that gold ]; but he only laughed snorted, and took refuge in clouds of tobac co smoke. ...,
 "Perhaps Pm boring you with my stories, gentlemen" said the settler, part ing his beard. 5-......
 "No, no-no, no-go on, sir" came from all parts of the room, and he con tinued:
 "Well, gentlemen, we soon got into the hunting country, and were not long before we put up a kangaroo, whenI felt almost ashamed to hunt it, for the poor beast sal up on it's hind-legs and tail for few mo mcnts, turning upon us its simple doelike face, as much as to say How can you be such brutes 2 but it turned directly, gave bound that startled me, and was off flying over rock and bush in most sur. prising manner. Then the dogs were slipped, and away we were scrambline amongst bushes and rocks, tripped up now and then, but making a rush over every bit of open ground, to try and keep the dogs in sight; but as to my host and self we were separated directly.
 "I was not much used to this sort o thing, but soon. warmed up to the chase and, now getting peep at tho dogs, and now led by the shouting and barking l managed to get up in pretty good time to where the black fellow was dancing about with delight, and the convlct was coupling up the dogs, as they lay pantine and lolling out their great red tongues, be- side the kangaroo they had killed. Long as l had been in the country it had never fallen to my lot before to be at the death of kangaroo; and once more ] could not help pitying the soft, mousey- skinned animal, it looked so innocent. tame, and simple. But, there it does not do for. men who hunt to be too sentimen. tai, and besides, they may make mistake in the character of their quarry E; for, Pve never seen the animal yet that was not when driven to bay, perfect savage either from fear or natural courage.
 !" Where's tke governor, sir P said the man, as came up.
 "'I have not seen him, since trippe6 over creeper that came down crash bruised myself awfully. He did not sto1 when went down. I thought that ht would be on here'
 '" Help! helpn came faint cry iron