The Meeker herald. [volume] (Meeker, Colo.) 1885-current, 1892-02-27
LIVED WITH SAyAGES.
JAMES moRRiL's SEVENTEEN
YEARS IN AUSTRALIA.
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Journal aad many Of u stories sssln
,,r-assr Than iie,ioa. e e ally ~hss
IA ~ osis,s IN tho min Of English
sisn IA iI.a that that r. Of mankind
u1giak u little of say eannibsls
Nmaas those Isrson, ~ have aban
ton.l civilization ani iiF-i for time
amuns tla Ausirsliaa b. - as that
svleo il generally bat sFalriy called
ihe most interesting. p-FAapA is james
Ne FrilL lhe aild shlla EaH Of North
'guasas. sad aho sI-ea. -eFeslasn years
arons lia' psops.
an the 9Th of fsbrl4ry 1910
taea named tho i'-rusial 1f Dlniss
lot the port Of srdnsJ Nos sou,h
Male. hould for Chlaa Ih.ro .sr.
folgissa sailors amoh ~hom Has
MaFr.l- sHa seven paAs sor. Tor
full asss tho vessel o. ~Flohc-i ten
Pc I1ns ..aihsS an sas blown
aiUas for several days 18th only tho
bare mzs,s kArly oh the morning o.
,hs secpnd Sunday aul tho vessel
s'-urG o. Tho iiSr.~zsl0- reef on. o.
iGa dag shoai. . M sr-a, haT-
r.sr resi- which s,r.,sh-s for nearly
lslu IN i,ss along tho Queensland
- e, and sas soaa ssshui up 80 high
,hs' Only the spray ffpm tho breaker
rrsrhri hur.
Ia. haa's ~sr- destroyed ons a,
the timu of tho collision 9Th the
rbras. aad III. o,hars shun attempt,
NO.. issiR. made Ia leave tho ysssri
Ia ,hrm Tho sosond niai1 vas washed
overheard by tho nr,, - tina, sH-pl
tho vessel siisr she struck ami III.
tiF,' mails sas Loot shiis ho an, ca
duaVoriHs ta max. tho last remaining
tlal ft ior the ,-a Prom casks rig
..ns spars -,r.. raii aas formed
upon shich tho survivors alter 80
rgEine = ca.k of sai"r aud some
,lnnsi meal and soup drli,sd from tho
-c-c. thor suffering. during tho
day. that followed -oFu fearful
A. lat sitter forty four day. from
that on shiloh IL drl',-i from tho
.y's tho rat va. .a'hed ashor. an
tho nlFsh, eastern shsrr II Cars Glove
iaaI srv-a in all reached tho land
.ii.a shortly after landing Mr. Wi.
mo ard ,.Uoi-y died and Miilar and.
lag a native csnoa padded a~ay in
u In ,h. hope 81 discovering food and
relief. bg, he never rv,lrnoi. hi. holy
brins found som. iimr af,,r by tho
nall,os. Tho survivor sheltered
shrmsolyc, In kind OF cave sub,i.'.
In. on sholla.h for n for,nish, sh-n
some member. q! III. nl-orls. nal irlb,,
found them
After y short Tim. tho shipwr.ck-si-
survivor. wore conducted 10 huis pro,
pared for them al III. entrance oi
which several small fru. had brsn u,
and -.rs supplied With such food a,
th. ab,r.s ines possessed Tho four
unfortunate creatures struggled nions
for twelve mouih> whom tho captain
eiod, ana hts wutorsas~ss vito only
survived him thrro aon'ha dying OF
. broken hoart III. remaining ,so
sndesvorri " 6nd their say south.
bu, got no further than vhrru tn.
pr,,snt io~n Of Bowen stand. Twelve
month, alter the death OF III, captain
che younR apprentice died. and Nor
eill vas ief, sole survivor OF ~, party
with only tho aborigino. for his CON
panIons
During hi. residence with this ,rib,
Of tho Australian race Morrill, accom-
panied them In their marches Tough
with thcm In their tribal wars went,
with them on their hunting cspcd
lions into tho country. on their fishing
excursions To tho sca shore. Ito sopr
forgo, all European habit. md forgo
almost his mo,hor tonguu becoming.
In fac, real domcs,ica,,d abort q inai
During tho early part Of january.
1883. tn, tribe with which he live, .
organized kangaroo bnituc In III {
near vicinity Of a sheep station on tn 1
lower Burdckin aud ono dny Morril /
wn. detailed with a party OF I'll ,
OF tn. women who had stroiled out b
herself soon told Morrill, that .hc hn
aeon . white mans hut and whom sh ,
was directing him 10 the locality the
sighted some sheep. Upon Morril
deciding TO go on the woman RAJ
back. He then wont TO n water hole :
where he washed himself so as to mp
pear ms white ns possible and walkct
on in tho direction OF tho sheep
Soon he came in sight OF yard. ant
then . hut from which no heard
voices and nj this instant fclt con-
fused and alarmed and was almost i'm
PEELED 70 run away. Mounting rs
high as he could on tho fence he
called out the snilor's salutation he
had SO often repeated 70 himself when
alone: What cheer. shipmato9"
On hearing this one man looked
out Of tho hut and. seeing Morrill, who
was Withholding in appearance i'm
mcdia,cly called out. Come out and
bring the guns Wilson; here is
naked man that Is white or yellow. but
is not black'' Morrill, then threw up
his arms and called out II am
shipwrecked sailor You would not
shoot British subject" Then the
men. who were s,ockmen and had re-
garded him AS some sort OF II BUSH
ranger. took him into tho hut and
gave him bread to eat. which at first
he could not swallow. Having almost
forgotten the English language it was
some time before nc could explain
himself TO the settlers That night he
returned to the aborigincs' camp, and
upon his advice they moved of some
miles further from tho hut
When no told them that no intended
70 return to tho whites, the natives at
nrst understood that no would be
away for three or four days only.
and begged OF him to talk TO his
countrymen and tell thcm not to
shoot the natives When they learned