Fayetteville observer. [volume] (Fayetteville, Tenn.) 1850-1966, 1876-07-06
An Australian Love Story.
Why Westley, Now a Quiet Resi-
dent of San Francisco,
Became q Bush
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From the San Francisco Post.

time he was able TO crack a Whlp
Australia being over-rnn with cat
} tie a loose freedom prevailed of
branding other peoples stock, anC
Westley took the fatal step ant
branded some, too. This was hi
first trangression, and into it hs
was led by his love for his mas
ter's daughter, girl of some six
teen summers, who returned bis
passion, but was restrained from o
penly avowing it through fear of
her parents. He hoped by thus
unlawful mems to make money
and then claim her hand.
"What do you think 2 she said
to him one evening as they sat at
supper. "What do you think %
"What is it 2" he asked. =
"They want me to marry old
Brown"
Westley turned pale. He put
down bis knife and fork. lie had
had supper enough for that even
ing. The maiden smiled. 49,
"Go on with your. supper" she
said; "do you think Id marry a
man old enough to be my father p
"He's rich" easped her lover,
sand has sheep and cattle by thou
sands"
"Ob, we shall have sheep and
cattle when old Brown is dead"
she playiully added, as she trip
ped away to her mothers call. :
Westley was met by a stock ri
der, friend and companion of his
boyhood, who was, like himself,
going to muster the cattle Of bis
employer. After chatting for
some time, his mate told him of a
neighboring stock-ridsr who had
branded some of other peoples.
cattle for himself, sand what,
said he, "is to prevent us from do
ing the same ?" He had uncon-
sciously touched a responsive
chord, for something of the same
kind was passing Westley's own
mind not long before. That very
day operations were begun and sew
eral other mems cattle were BRAN
ded. The work went bravely on
for several months, and Westley
stood O fair chance OF becoming a
cattle owner of some consequence,
when, one day as the hopeful
young fellows were ccrrIling and
bra nding, who should ride up but
one Brown and one or Two other
settlers whose cattle were being
branded. His companion escaped,
but Westley was arrested and ham
ded over to custody. He was du-
ly tried and convicted, and sem
fenced to five years penal servi'
tude with hard labor in her Maj
esty's jail in Sidney. In Jail he
worked 30 hard that ere long be
had to be sent to hospital.
1t was while a patient that
WestIey formed the resolution of
becoming a bushrauger. When
convalescent and daily expecting
to be ordered back to his gang, he
contrived to make his escape.
The very first evening after es-
Gaping he happened into cottage
on Brickfeld Hill, Sydney, where
he obtained a change of apparel
from the woman of the house, a
fowling.piece and someammunition
that were suspended over the man.
tle-piece. Promising to pay for
.hem some day, he started away.
Before he had gone a mile on the
road a horseman splendidly noun.
ted approached. When Westley
pointed his gun and ordered him
to dismount and deliver, the order
was Immediately obeyed. The
brigand mounted. The high-met-
tied steed impatiently champed
the bit, the rider gave him rein,
and both were forty miles from
Sydney by midnight, in the dark
recesses OF the Blue mountains.
OF the five years for which he
was sentenced be only served eigh-
teen months. Meantime Susan,
his sweetheart, had been married
to old Brown. 1t was hard news
and be was Frustrated for several
DAYS. She must be informed of
his escape, however, and q mes.
senger must be sent to ask for him
her forgiveness. This at least
was due to himself and might be
satisfactory to her. r.. go
Two days after this a "swag.
man." or tramp, called at Browns
and asked that worthy for a job
Of work. Mr.. Brown had uc