The Opelousas courier., 1883-07-28
A KANGAROO HUNT.

.@rark to take part in a grand kan
aroo battue, convened by some neigh
ZINC sauatters. 1t was on the largesr
esala aver attempted in Australia, will
transporting result. The local pa
- same days previously contained the
hIloVing advertisement:
apoll up! Roll up! Roll up! Neigh.
ho,s Friends and strangers. Horse
,ssn and footnen, with guns or without
= n,aat at the - homestead, on the
ssd Of October, for a kangaroo drive
Eeleome for everybody. Bring 9
aair ef blankets, if you've got any. II
IN haven't, well find you some. Plen.
4 "a tucker guns and ammunition.
Bol up, boysl Roll up"
such an invitation in New South
Wales finds ready acceptance, and for
mo days before the one appointed
Mrsemen by twos and threes might be
seen vending their way through the
hush to s., the lessee of which run
vasfamed, far and wide, as o thorough
ooing sportsman and a liberal employ
Il. Our contingent went all together,
and an animated scene the home pad
dock presented when we arrived at our
destination. A similar sight is not to
Be seen every day in the Australian
bush. More than three hundred horse
nen, armed with every conceivable va
niesY 81 gun, from the forty-year-old
sb~eoting-iron of Hollis to the last
hing Of Greener's; and mounted on
every conceivable variety of animal,
rom an almost unbroken colt to a SUI
folk punch. Besides, there was a
small army on foot to act as beaters.
d vas q glorious day, but, Of course,
liter q twenty-mile ride we felt like a
little refreshment, and there was no
kck of it. Huge rounds of beef,
eheeses like dray wheels, and great
Buckets of tea, hot, strong and sweet,
disappeared like magic amid much
hHghter, finn and chatting.
Next morning, up with the first cry
aithe laughing jackass, just before
dybteak, a wash in the creek, break
iut, and q swig of Martelr's palest, and
lie Inn commences. Stations are al
bted to all the parties by our leader
dong both sides of the gully-the
whole length of it. Old hands at the
gsns generally lie down. because, in
ha excitement, bullets and swan shot
ugy III rather too close to be pleasant.
Tboked sharp out of my Uis-0-Uis and
discovered one of the rankest "new
shuHss it has been my fortune to come
seress. One of those gilded youths
Who are sent out here, now and again,
Will lots OF money and no brains.
Heaven alone knows what they come
here for, unless it is to be made a
haghing-stock Of through the colon
Is They haven't got q single idea,
except themselves, and their speech is
gsastally limited to shaw! oh! yeth!"
There, opposite me, stood this par
asalar specimen-admirably got up
iog the bush, Velvet knickerbockers,
nalhlng less, ancle-jacks, that I could
Sc rom where I stood, were pinching
IN horribly as he rested himself first
oa# one foot then on the other, like a
sMiFe Companion gazing meanwhile
iakmEiy up into the trees from under
~ aeanty shade Of a little stiff black
halyeock Seeing that this gentleman
81 handling q brand-uew revolving
ssa ! lay downfall behind q tolerably
laA stump, The heaters could now
mhaard at work. the cracks of their
Nhipa and Wild wells and shonts max
y - bush ring again.
eaae honnino do,rn H. as,1Is 49,
thua thak ~ ~ g"I sle gullys 'nuu,
Tier nager ya.ebea !
sos. INT fan - ? Aal oui Pos
nun the other s;da.4ba me = sbass
easss BEING nj & wolI lna.n ~ nao.-
sapiaIs. a. entar;ra ! Iii Iii =.
eapE II maEs ~ III ssa.p w
III q t,e ctba ~ ~ ~ sorap, - one
ii sg s;da 49, e. sne snOoseIs on
N l@essar.s 49, - Aae III y nle.
Aosagsr. fraa-antin acolusa'S m wnlc,
ia lister nor ILL ~ nist
Il lenoaraon o.aT sne living Side
no I'LL sbe;rs reIat;aoo walla
I'LL encoranassa5 .atSe anu
aortsmen ra;r;ar y swo Walis
4 course. Il ~ ! paaa u sIoa.
yes badly wantad $500 pu1 -
kanesFao q sa;S hememper, each
E aEs sheen J ds ~ oo1 ~ sne 9
ieetsa such 4 drive a. t hau fos "a