The Australian Emigrant a Rambling Story Containing As Much Fact As Fiction
The Australian Emigrant a Rambling Story Containing As Much Fact As Fiction
George Henry Haydon
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" Every thing being arranged for an early move on the mor- row, the visitors had leisure to admire the domestic arrange- ments of their host. The great box, which occupied so con- spicuous a position in the hut, served as a table, chest of THE AUSTRALIAN EMIGRANT. 107 drawers, and bedstead ; a block of wood answered the double purpose of chair and pillow, the beef-barrel was also a kind of side-table, whilst the cover of it was made to do duty occasion- ally as a rat-trap by setting it up with ...a stick and a string, and Dodge described the destruction he wrought upon the rat species by these simple means as something quite astonishing. After spending by no means an uncomfortable evening, a shake-down was made and they all turned in. Before they fell asleep, a wild dog was heard howling near the hut and presently a chorus struck up. Dodge, taking his gun, went to the door, and answered them by a howl nearly as wild, to which there was a reply. " These chaps and I have a little conversation together of a night — they are capital compa- ny, and afford me lots of sport.
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