If offered anything he received it with becoming dignity, and partook of it without displaying that greedy voracity which the natives generally exhibit over their meals.

He was a man, I should say, in intellect and feeling greatly in advance of his fellows.

We all became exceedingly partial to this old man, and placed every confidence in him; although, as he did not understand the language of the Murray natives, we gained little information from him as to the remote country.
The boocolo of Cawndilla had two sons; but as the circumstances under which they were more particularly brought forward occurred on the return of the expedition from the interior, I shall not mention them here; but will conclude these remarks by describing an event that took place the day after our removal from the Darling.

The men who had been out chaining left the flags standing after their work, and came to the camp.

When Mr.
Poole went out the next morning he found that one of them had been taken away.