Butler citizen. [volume] (Butler, Pa.) 1877-1922, 1899-10-19

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like simplicity Of the gentle savage with
delightful originality. Having been or
dered by a paternal government %
cl0the themselves after the fashion ~
civilized society-such as il meant ont
there-they did il according 20 their
own graceful and airy ideas The gins
of the party We're akin 70 the most fash
ionable Partisan and English expOucnts
Of dress in that rhey only wore "a
much Of il as was absolutely necessary
and barely enough 20 meet the demands
of the laws regulating common decency
One Of the bucks had managed 10 pick
up an old nightshirt and an old Chin
ney pot hat-how the latter article
came 10 b. in that part of the world Is
one IF those mysteries past all clearing
up-and in these he struttcd about with
that kingly step which no other people
in the world have 70 such perfection
as the Australian black fellow. This
gentleman. with due sense of his dig
nifty and Importance. kept somewhat
aloof from his less fashiOnahly attired
brethren Doubtless they were dying II
admiration and envy, and more than
likely he afterward was created n chief
on the strength of his superior tastes.
But some of the others ran him closely
for originality Of dress. One wore
pair Of new Zone crown moleskin
trousers tied round his neck like hinge
boa. and several wore their shirts as II
they We're capes. tying the sleeves ~
these useful garments in front. as they
would have done a scarf. A favorite
form Of headdress was a glaring cotton
handkerchief round the forehead and
inclosing the hair A crowd Il hungry.
NANCY dogs yelped, fought and SUNK
about The women carried the pieka-
ninnics. and the men struttsd about with
dignihed locks, carrying boomerangs
and nulla-nullas in their hands. like
the lords of creation they Were
The police magistrate and his col
league now took their seats. was look
ing anxiously around when a general
turning # heads in a certain direction
told me that Miss Mackenzie and her
maid were coming. Nothing short of
two strange women would have caused
such n fiutter Of excitement in that
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kenzie came in with a quiet. self pos
sessed air The magistrate had turned
his head with an impatient gesture at
this distraction. But when he realized
the cause Of the interruption. IL seemed
as if he had quite forgotten the dignity
of his position and the occasion. for.
springing up. he dragged chair I'M
ceremoniously from under an unwashed
and hairy looking individual. who had
coolly appropriated it. and sent him
sprawling ON the ground Being. how
ever. in place this individual had a
considerable amount of wholesome re-
spect for, and knowing il would be i'm
possible To- challenge the p. VI 60
have ''set II. he wisely held his
tongue and betook himself % the hol-
low tree Then | saw how charming the
squatter's daughter could be when it
suited her purpose She shOok hands
with the =. NJ and seemed so genuine
ly delighted 10 see him that the worthy
magistrate would have gone ON talking.
utterly oblivious of any such thing tn
the world IA a trial. II his brother mag
istrate had not given him slight r.
minder by covertly kicking him on tho
shins It was obvious that we should
not have the p. NJ prejudiced against
one Of our witnesses.
a few men from the government cut-
ter and couple Of police eonstables
were interspersed throughout the crowd
so as 70 eject anybody evincing "a dispo-
sition 10 levity. There was silence Ev-
cry one was in a state Of expectancy. In
another minute Jack marched in be-
tween two constables. had feared that
he would feel the humiliation of his po-
ition and present an appearance less
consistent with injured innocence than
that which was 10 b. desired In this
was mistaken He might have looked
q trifie pale. his demeanOr may have been
rather thoughtful and subducd, but
there was a quiet dignity and nm open.
unabashed Look On his face that i'll ac-
corded with the popular idea Of as=ocia-
tion with hardened criruinalit+ j mo-
ticed he only once seemed 10 observe the
presence Of the women, and then he
turned his head quickly away, never
looking at them again. at least - far
as could make out
There was a hush. and the magistrate
read over the necessary preliminary pa
pers in connection with the charge. In
dealing with this case ! shall neither
repeat discussions regarding points of
law nor give in full the evidence II the
witnesses, confining myself To the main
features. / therefore do not pretend 10
be technically correct
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