The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1896-06-23
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the Tate tcl4hlo aud lazy Auttrit ms
Wonderful Ability ~ . Iraoksr
Il is a fact that II Is hard TO teach
he Australian ,lborigincs anything
iseful They arc naturally lazy
and incident. unsettled and Of
rowing disposition. says writer In
the Californian They will not stay
long at ans place. and II raised from
their degraded position into more
comfortable conditions, ncccssiiating
the breaking with their natural mode
Of living. they will almost Invariably
return 90 10 at their first opportun
lty, aud the same may b. said Of the
half-castes. who otherwise are far
superior 10 their sable parents and
other relatives. II Is an oit-ro.
peaied occurrence Ia Australia that
hali-caste child has been removed.
when \ or 10 years ola, % the slr-
roundings OF civilization. hai been
given an education equal TO any
white child Of the better classes oi
the community. and. notwithsiand.
ing this. upon coming In contact
with his own race. has returned 10
the black fellows camp. ignoring
book learning. fine linen. and the
comforts Of civilized life. In two "a.
pacitics the black fellows have been
found satisfactory as crackers and
In the native police. can only find
a correct expression for their power
OF tracking by calling II instinct
have been with them searching Tor
men whose every trace had been
practically lost. but the black trackcr
has found them In spite Of all They
are more sure than bloodhouuds.
When the track ceases. through some
mysterious agency they seem 20 know
where 20 90 TO lind IL again In the
native police they are useful a.
crackers The police consists Of
small troops Of mounted. uniformed
black fellows under the command Of
European officers. They act a. gen.
darmcs Ia the outlying districts and
are principally used for the purpose
Of bringing marauding blacks o ac.
count II l. not uncommon that tho
mp country blacks spear the cattle on
the station. or murder travellers or
settlers, and Il l. principally In such
cases that the native police become
useful.
The manner In which they surprise
camp Of savage aboriginos l.
characteristics Having ascettainod
that they are near camp some Of
them dismonnt aud strip 10 the skin
Then they iasten their carbines TO
their ankle by means Of a piece Of
rope or chain. and. trailing II through
the long grass. approach the camp
The unsuspectlng blacks come 10
meet their sable brothers. when
quick a. lightning. the trooper
stoops brings his carbino 90 a level
aud sends death and destruction into
the camp The aboriginal thinks a
good deal more Of his dog than Of
ms women Dogs are always found
about the camp IN large numbers
They are Of the mongrcl breed. aud
generally starved % ierociiy. The
black fellow In most places l.
polygamisi, aud his wives are used
for carrying everything. from their
babies TO their husbands weapon
including all their camp parahernalia
raiions. or whatever they may wish
10 transport while their lordly
master marches along with perhaps
a waddio OF boomerang a. the only
burden 20 Impose on his progress
But H. a. IN many instances. the
blacks be savage. the white men with
whom they come into contact are no
less 80 Tho life Of a black fellow l.
counted a. nothing and the depreda.
tions perpetratcd on them by tho
settlers are numerous and often bar.
tlcularly cruel The spcaring Of
few head Of cattle Qua station. whore
thousands are grazing on the runs.
has often cost the lives Of many
black fellows and know Of several
instances where the camp had been
raidcd aud the women carried away
by white men. while Il l. a fact that
there arc settlers who have made il
a point 90 shoot any black fellow
found on their vast domains. TO
avcnge some murder committed Ia
the first place by the blacks.