Among cannibals; an account of four years' travels in Australia and of camp life with the aborigines of Queensland; . he preserved disciplineamong his subordinates. What an impression this wouldleave among the blacks in regard to right and wrong ! Whensober, he was in the habit of saying that the only way ofcivilising a black-fellow is to give him a bullet. I sent a letter to Mr. Stafford, the sergeants superiorofficer, who lived in the police barracks on the table-land. Igave him an account of what had happened, and demanded 252 AMONG CANNIBALS CHAP. the punishment of Jimmy for the two murden
Among cannibals; an account of four years' travels in Australia and of camp life with the aborigines of Queensland; . he preserved disciplineamong his subordinates. What an impression this wouldleave among the blacks in regard to right and wrong ! Whensober, he was in the habit of saying that the only way ofcivilising a black-fellow is to give him a bullet. I sent a letter to Mr. Stafford, the sergeants superiorofficer, who lived in the police barracks on the table-land. Igave him an account of what had happened, and demanded 252 AMONG CANNIBALS CHAP. the punishment of Jimmy for the two murdens he had com-mitted. I added that, if nothing was done in the matter, Iwould make a full report to the Government. After putting my collections away in good order at myheadquarters, I got myself ready to depart for the Valley ofLagoons, where I intended to pass the worst part of therainy season. During the last days my collection was aug-mented by the addition of two most interesting specimens ofthe Australian fauna. The one was a pouched mousei^SmintJiopsis virginicB), which is tolerably abundant in the J^iSs^.
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