The Australian Crusoes; or, The adventures of an English settler and his family in the wilds of Australia . ll day; a brisk walk will do yougood. I would go with you with all my heart, but thetruth is, I have promised Miss Moss to show her how totrench the ground for Indian corn. Trench ground for Indian corn in June! Well,thats a new idea, at any rate. You dont mean to saythat you are going to sow Indian corn in the middle ofwinter ? Sow it! No—not to sow it, but theres nothinglike being prepared in time. Flight there, said I; and as you like to preparein time, had you not better come with us
The Australian Crusoes; or, The adventures of an English settler and his family in the wilds of Australia . ll day; a brisk walk will do yougood. I would go with you with all my heart, but thetruth is, I have promised Miss Moss to show her how totrench the ground for Indian corn. Trench ground for Indian corn in June! Well,thats a new idea, at any rate. You dont mean to saythat you are going to sow Indian corn in the middle ofwinter ? Sow it! No—not to sow it, but theres nothinglike being prepared in time. Flight there, said I; and as you like to preparein time, had you not better come with us and look outfor a convenient stone quarry, for it seems to mo youllsoon be wanting a larger house than your present one ? Miss Moss, at this recommendation, worked away withher rake again with great energy; but she had thecourage to say, The surgeon, Mr. Beresford, desiredyou not to use your arm; and you know he said that anyexertion would be dangerous. But pray dont let mekeep you from joining your friends. I have plenty todo inside the cottage. So saying, she bid us a hasty adieu, and we proceedea. QUAPRYINO blONE FOR THE NEW HOOSE Hunt FOR Stone Quarries. 281 on our walk. Bcresford said he had to speak to about some sheep; but his brother, he added, wouldbe glad to accompany us to see the country. Well, then, said I, you can stay with your mo-ther, Betsy, and we will go on with our search. I should like to go with you, said Betsy; theday is so fine, and I am so fond of seeing stonequarries. Fond of seeing stone quarries ! thought I; whathas come to the hussy; she never was so interestedabout stone quarries before. Come, then, I said, anddont complain of being tired, for we shall make a longwalk of it, perhaps. We re-crossed the river, and struck into the bush,William going on before, and I and Crab following se-dately behind, while Betsy and the stranger came afterus. We soon came on some stone quarries, but we sawnone that pleased us. There were so many that we w
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