Aborigines of Van Diemen's Land, 1830-1840 - Page 227
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sticks to the spears, and throwing them into the thatch; they were afraid of approaching the hut too closely. This was the same day that they killed Claypole, one of Mr Espie's men.
The tribe When the Aborigine was shot on the day named by old Scott, the tribe carried off the dead body, placing it in a tree in an upright position, with a spear drove through his the chin to keep it from settling down. The head was left The body had been, in a great measure, destroyed by vermin, but the head remained entire, and what is most singular, the hair was in perfect preservation, and with two beautiful rows of teeth in the head. Dr Espie took the head it with him to England. The bones which that were left were buried by the mission, which
seemed to give a great satisfaction to all the Aborigines.
The tribe was however extremely anxious to Keep kill old Scott, but the mission got him out of harm's way, ánd started him to Bothwell.