We were pretty well on the alert; notwithstanding which, every minor article was seized with a quickness that would have done credit to a most finished juggler.

One of the natives thus picked up my comb and toothbrush, but as he did not attempt to conceal them, they were fortunately recovered.

After staying with us a short time the men followed the women.

They appeared to be strangers who had come from a distance.
CUSTOMS OF THE NATIVES.
The natives of the Darling are a clean-limbed, well-conditioned race, generally speaking.

They seemingly occupy permanent huts, but their tribe did not bear any proportion to the size or number of their habitations.
It was evident their population had been thinned.