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Wealth in the Wilderness

           InEngland,inthemidstofcivilizedcountries,thenewcomeracquaintshishostwhencehecomesandwhitherheisgoing;buthere,byarefinementofdelicacy,MichaelandSandyPattersonthoughtitadutytomakethemselvesknowntothestrangerswhowereabouttoreceivetheirhospitality.

           MichaelandSandyPattersonwerethesonsofLondonbankers.Whentheyweretwentyyearsofage,theheadoftheirfamilysaid,"Herearesomethousands,youngmen.Gotoadistantcolony;andstartsomeusefulsettlementthere.Learntoknowlifebylabor.Ifyousucceed,somuchthebetter.Ifyoufail,itwon’tmattermuch.Weshallnotregretthemoneywhichmakesyoumen."

           Thetwoyoungmenobeyed.TheychosethecolonyofVictoriainAustralia,asthefieldforsowingthepaternalbank-notes,andhadnoreasontorepenttheselection.Attheendofthreeyearstheestablishmentwasflourishing.InVictoria,NewSouthWales,andSouthernAustralia,therearemorethanthreethousandstations,somebelongingtosquatterswhorearcattle,andotherstosettlerswhofarmtheground.TillthearrivalofthetwoPattersons,thelargestestablishmentofthissortwasthatofMr.Jamieson,whichcoveredanareaofseventy-fivemiles,withafrontageofabouteightmilesalongthePeron,oneoftheaffluentsoftheDarling.

           NowHottamStationborethepalmforbusinessandextent.Theyoungmenwerebothsquattersandsettlers.Theymanagedtheirimmensepropertywithrareabilityanduncommonenergy.

           Thestationwasfarremovedfromthechieftownsinthe

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