Foot-prints of travel; or, Journeyings in many lands . s fills one with wonder and delight; their loftytops seem almost lost in the sky to which they aspire. Nochurch steeple, no cathedral pinnacle reared by the handof man, but only mountain peaks reach so far skyward. Tasmania is largely occupied for sheep-runs and wool-raising. The eastern side of the island is studded withlovely homesteads carefully fenced, the grounds about theresidences being covered with fruit trees and flower does not appear to be any waste land, all is carefullyimproved in the peopled districts. The roads a
Foot-prints of travel; or, Journeyings in many lands . s fills one with wonder and delight; their loftytops seem almost lost in the sky to which they aspire. Nochurch steeple, no cathedral pinnacle reared by the handof man, but only mountain peaks reach so far skyward. Tasmania is largely occupied for sheep-runs and wool-raising. The eastern side of the island is studded withlovely homesteads carefully fenced, the grounds about theresidences being covered with fruit trees and flower does not appear to be any waste land, all is carefullyimproved in the peopled districts. The roads are oftenlined with thrifty hedges, symmetrically trimmed, fre-quently consisting of the brilliant, constant flowering,fragrant yellow gorse, and sometimes of the stocky speciesof scarlet geranium,. This sort is not fragrant but becomesvery thick by being cut partly down annually, until itmakes an almost impenetrable hedge. Prosperity and goodtaste are everywhere noticeable, amid a succession oflandscapes like those of the populous New England ^,- yOURNEYINGS IN MANY LANDS. CHAPTER VI. WE embark at Hobart by steamship, for SouthernNew Zealand. After following the course of theriver Derwent for a distance of twelve miles, its mouth isreached, where the ships course is a little south of east,the dull green of the waters on soundings rapidly changingto the navy blue of the ocean. The prevailing winds hereare from the west, which with the Australian current andthe Antarctic drift, are in our favor, so .the ship speedscheerily on her way. The tedium of the voyage is beguiled by watchingthe graceful movements of the wandering albatross, thefateful bird of nautical romance, which is sure to be seenin considerable numbers below the thirtieth parallel ofsouth latitude. The peculiarities of this sea-birds flightare a constant marvel, for it scarcely ever plies its wings,but literally sails upon the wind in any desired wonder what secret power can so propel him for hun-d
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