The Present State of Australia a Description of the Country Its Advantages And
The Present State of Australia a Description of the Country Its Advantages And
Robert Dawson
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you tee ! you tee ! wool-man ! wool-man ! corbon wool-man !" and off he ran with his dogs till he was within a fair distance, when he slipped their collars. I was at 142 KANGAROO HUNT. this time on foot, and the whole of them therefore were soon out of my sight. They had turned round the bot- tom of the hill in the direction of the river, and as I was following them down I heard the dogs at bay, and the shrill call of " coo-oo-oo " from my companion, to direct me to the spot ; and on turning th...e corner of the hill I met him running and calling as fast and as loud as he could in search of me. As soon as he saw me he stopped and called out, "Massa! massa! make haste; dingo (dogs) been got him in ribber. Murry corbon wool-man, all te same like it bullock. " All this was said in a breath, and as I could not pretend to run with him, I desired him to go as fast as he could, and help the dogs till I should arrive. When I got up to the spot, he was in the middle of the river, with about two feet depth of water, while the kangaroo, sitting upright on its haunches, was keeping both him and the dogs at a respectful distance, and had laid bare the windpipe of one of the dogs.
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