The men did not come round the tents, but stood in a row at a short distance.

At sunset, they gained a little courage, and wandered about a little more; at length they went off to the Darling.
HONESTY OF A NATIVE.
It was quite dark, when I heard a native call from the hill on which the women had been, and I desired Hopkinson to take his firelock and ascertain what the man wanted.

He soon after returned, and brought a blanket, which he said the man had returned to him.

The native was alone, and when he offered the blanket, kept his spear poised in his right hand; but, seeing that no violence was intended him, he lowered his weapon, and walked away.
REWARD THE MAN FOR HIS CONDUCT.
I was extremely pleased at this trait of honesty, and determined to reward it.

On inquiry, I found that the men had availed themselves of the day to wash their blankets and that one of them had been flung over a bush hanging over the bank of the river, and it was supposed that one of the natives must have pulled it down with him.