. The boy travellers in Australasia : adventures of two youths in a journey to the Sandwich, Marquesas, Society, Samoan and Feejee islands, and through the colonies of New Zealand, New South Wales, Queensland, Victoria, Tasmania, and South Australia. he nearest being one mile fromthe head station, and the farthest fourteen miles. In reply to his inquiry as to the duties of a shepherd, Frank learnedthe following, which he carefully noted: A good shepherd will let his flock out of the yard soon after sun-rise and before the heat is uncomfortable, and allow them to spread outas far as can be done
. The boy travellers in Australasia : adventures of two youths in a journey to the Sandwich, Marquesas, Society, Samoan and Feejee islands, and through the colonies of New Zealand, New South Wales, Queensland, Victoria, Tasmania, and South Australia. he nearest being one mile fromthe head station, and the farthest fourteen miles. In reply to his inquiry as to the duties of a shepherd, Frank learnedthe following, which he carefully noted: A good shepherd will let his flock out of the yard soon after sun-rise and before the heat is uncomfortable, and allow them to spread outas far as can be done with safety. With the aid of his dogs he headsthem towards water, and allows them to feed so as to reach the drink-ing-place about noon; then he turns them around and feeds them slowlyback again, so as to get to the yards just at sunset. This is the routineday after day, with slight variations when the sheep are mustered forselection, which is not very often. Sunday is the same as any other dayon a sheep-station, as the animals must be pastured exactly as on week-days, and there is no relay of shepherds. It must be a terribly monotonous life, Frank remarked. It is indeed, was the reply. The two men at a station are sep- A GROWING FAMILY. 389. /- -TC 390 THE BOY TRAVELLERS IN AUSTRALASIA. arated during the day, as they feed their flocks in different directions,and at night they are too tired to do much talking, and very often arenot on speaking terms. They become moody and taciturn; and it is asad fact that three-fourths of the occupants of insane asylums in Aus-tralia are shepherds. Every shepherd should go armed, as he never knows when he maybe attacked by the blacks. Many a poor fellow has been speared bythe aboriginals; they watch for months until they see him without his
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