The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1878-03-25
RESULT OF A B0YISlI DREAM
DIV ENGLISH rOrTH's iDTENTrREs IN
TfN.iS iND NTU IEIL.iND.

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O.. rnev mud Oyil'- mctnmorphosps He was
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-is for drawing. could speak Ia little French.
Ihnd wadcd up to his knees in Euclid lie
WIS nm invotertt' rrai"r hut there seems to
have been no partition between his perception
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Avmnrd Fenimorc Coorer. md others Nat
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sports the stories ct border NE ana lndan
warfare were branded upon his mind and
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"' New h h romr0S" % AL S o"s mn'n
harnyard. armed with bow and arrows. and
,rnctiscd uron tho cnlves and horned cattle
After he left school delegation OF Maori chiefs
visited England. Young Graham saw them in
the Town Han ut b'rm'nsh"m, ic"nlns on tnelr
tu'ars anu sluaV''hg on mus in'F N'rc
tattooed from head to foot. and smacked thor
Inns over every tender baby that they saw on
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rcricnccs Of Can't. Cook and other adyrnturcrs
nnd fired the blood Of the imaginative boy. His
parents were III good circumstances anu hau
Nninly endcavorcd to turn his thoughts into
business channel, The father wis LAWYER.
hut the sight ~ "A brief drove james from the
Office He had no cyes for anything hut n gun
or dog. A Mr.. Jenkins. Interpreter with the
New Zealand chiritnins was u friend OF the
family He foresnw trouble unless the boy WAS
allowed TO follow his natural bent jenkins had
the father advanced money for trip to Auck-
land.
james went to New Zealand I'm n cliuper shin.
aud quickly found situation as a shepherd On
the plains of Canterbury. The life proved dis
cabbage tree all day long listlns-ly watching the
sheep There was neither hunting nor fi.iins.
md snvapns were ms scarce ns -uv1l,r- I'M In,
don one day he heard rumors OF the disnov-
Graham's words merchants shepherds law
yers clcrgymen. and sailors. s4ouldcrcd their
swnls and started for the Iokitika mines ="
H., ,s"t taste of Inc Ilf, thnt he
fnncird he would fancy The dignings
were in barren ana deso Hate country. Graham
and MS party were forced 10 cross the backbone
tains covered with snow. when twenty -nvo
miles from tho diggings their provisions gave
said that the rush was a dufrer." Graham
ana his comrades turned back. Scores OF mon
went without PROVISIONS. 4 half pint of nnur
cost half dollar. Gr,lhnin says that h. gave a
sovereign for a pound Of salt beef The most
day he Killed n Xvi or tniiiess bird with useless
wings. about the siz' Of a prairie chicken. II
Wirty miles iurther' To- Tayior's shtcp station,
where they bought quarter Of mutton. ami for
tlc first time in tire. weeks enjoyed a square
NAL. They had been living On danlper or
dough baked IN me ashes 1t wa- n rainy
twenty days. Graham says that his teeth were
So loose thHt he thinks he could have pulled
Them out with his fingers. Alter resting M
Tayor's sheep station two days they started 70
walk To the next ranch. sixty miles away. The
ruin fell in torrents. While crossing noun
tain stream called the TcranaGun Graham
saved the life 81 a carpenter who WIS carried
away 10y th" rapiliiy of ~" current. tn" man
gave him small piece OF bacon, which Graham
divided among Ills scvcn comuanion-. The
Maors generally cross the mountain streams
with large stones upon their heads. To- hold them
down and k..ep their feet from b,in;, carried
others hands and string across hut the ear
pointer ATTEMPTED 10 ford 4 alone. ami was ear
ri"d down. Tn" cont nurd drrnrhng and star
.aiion kent The Graham party very weak, but
u" '"'p"nr'f p ht,"h gaN" ti'm r'r'h.tn "a
r'nrh tent er,tea - some rni"rirls nE i'',, "
.hry-hv, miles from Thyl"rs station, lie
and brandy. Graham,S mon.y had run
pu' ana ne was spnrrlhE WIN Ilsuni,
bty uui ne ih"hus'I l" "tr puuuu
or chrrs" ana cracNcrS' and n" clrp n
tr treated nun Z" n Elss "l nr"h0D, he
met many persons on th' way tp tl' hlE-lh-s'
,hI sV,n' ny n"ur IN mnsw ', r tnrit ~ tHr,
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ertary pr S ,H Iaasg owncd "ul 755"i
Hrau OF Sir'rl ne in't rtnhuhl .n We !, az
sven m.i's rom NJ nous: me h3S ; starving
c,,nd his ntv t;rnbam a a.' HIM how f,r !,
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"a. ,y.st cnn.t and Inuen It'd him d, 20 a. hi :
s,n,ion, scr IL mni,I- md siey as lo-r A. h.
t.l.ls..j Iane,.'s .tatinn Was On Nh. Itsh ROAD
.rnn, the ii,,,inus t'ht - Chtlr.h ti" nriu,i.
=, tn,rn - -, rr,v,n", md ,yl,iit M, r,sh
ins,nd th, humane master KIM M cook ,.'i,.
st,ntiy nnul'veI fnndingt me uon, l,oli nk..r.
who wore io1hl'nr hG,'sv,lra without money.
Lnultn ar t,rnylsinI, Graham and NJ rec. ',i,l.
~, L. st,vni ~ ~. e,atinu ninn 'inva Wt,rin
i"rty.ciult hours they frt III" III ,'r II noiirish.
M fnnI Ihnv atr ike rnrnnrnn,s bnt IL was
H., Lrnni # indIstrv, Tor thny ttirn,d In an
washed % 90 head of wcth.rs tninted with
H.. snnb N''' "
From the station the boy went 10 Christ
Cnurrh In, his eNporinnce on th. road tn ii e
old dia,pinps had not washed away M drs re
Tor ady~nturn ii. ioiu"d A COMMITMENT sur.
vcying rnriy They began operations near III.
u1utI ~ ~. nuLin river and followed il To- H.
source in H. mountains Thr object was L. cut
- mss ttet cniiil IT,. Isri in suunly int. tho ro
dii,rers with cattle and sheen The Australians
VIZ sending snin Loads T. the mouth fnf ti,e