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Toline of the Lachlan

           Butthesunhadmeantimesunkbehindthetalltrees,andasafewmileswouldnotgreatlyretardtheirprogress,andthespottheywereinwouldbesuitableforahalt,Glenarvangaveorderstopreparetheircampforthenightatonce.Ayrtonunfastenedthebullocksandturnedthemouttofeedatwill.Thetentwaspitched,andOlbinettgotthesupperready.Tolineconsented,aftersomedifficulty,toshareit,thoughhewashungryenough.HetookhisseatbesideRobert,whochoseoutallthetitbitsforhisnewfriend.Tolineacceptedthemwithashygracethatwasverycharming.

           Theconversationwithhim,however,wasstillkeptup,foreveryonefeltaninterestinthechild,andwantedtotalktohimandhearhishistory.Itwassimpleenough.Hewasoneofthepoornativechildrenconfidedtothecareofcharitablesocietiesbytheneighboringtribes.TheAustralianaboriginesaregentleandinoffensive,neverexhibitingthefiercehatredtowardtheirconquerorswhichcharacterizestheNewZealanders,andpossiblyafewoftheracesofNorthernAustralia.Theyoftengotothelargetowns,suchasAdelaide,SydneyandMelbourne,andwalkaboutinveryprimitivecostume.Theygotobartertheirfewarticlesofindustry,huntingandfishingimplements,weapons,etc.,andsomeofthechiefs,frompecuniarymotives,nodoubt,willinglyleavetheirchildrentoprofitbytheadvantagesofagratuitouseducationinEnglish.

           V.IVVerne

           ThiswashowToline’sparentshadacted.TheyweretrueAustraliansavageslivingintheLachlan,avastregionlyingbeyondtheMurray.

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