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house, while our house was being built at Kimbriki,
Jimmey used to collect firewood and carry water for
Mother = He served her a nice trick one day = Do
you know what Dogwood is? very likely not, as it has
almost disapeared[sic] = when it was burning it had a most
awful smell = like rotton[rotten] horse = that is about the worst
smell I know = Jimmey was getting a supply of wood
and wanted to get away & as there was lots of Dogwood
about he brought that & Mother paid him his sixpence
and Jimmey cleared out. I was over that day and
Mother could not make out what was the matter, there
was an awful stink. I can't use a milder word = when
I looked at the wood I soon saw the cause = Jimmey
took care to clear out before Mother found out.
Then there was Johny Martin, he was the Dr of the Tribe
a short, stumpy - one eyed - Blackfellow = with a tremendous
paunch, and he used to grunt between every sentance[sic], if
he was telling anything it was all grunts - this way = "I bin
see him native dog (grunt) close up (grunt) water hole(grunt)
up big Flat (grunt) = he was the only man I knew
who could eat native dog = I do not know how this was
but they have told me that only old men could indulge
in dog. I do not know of any other food that was only
to be eaten by old men = but I have a fancy that Eaglehawk
was only eaten by old men, I remember Johney Martin being
sent out by Mother with my gun to shoot pigons[pigeons] = There
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