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It is all along of this tea-drinking. We did not have this bother when the women took their beer regular. These teetotallers have done a lot of harm. They ought to be put down by Act of Parliament." And the kitchen-maid was better. Mrs. Mallet, indeed, assured Lady Atherley that Hann was not long for this world, having turned just the same colour as the late Mr.
A few shots, however, at long distance were sufficient to disperse them, so that, fortunately, the affair ended without bloodshed. On the 21st September, Hann came to the Endeavour, a river well-known in the history of Australia.
Haubin, indeed! I don't like carrits! as it must be confest Miss Hemly's his and has for a BLOND BUTY, she has pink I's like a Halbino, and her face looks as if it were dipt in a brann mash. How she squeeged my & as she went away! "Mary Hann now HAS haubin air, and a cumplexion like roses and hivory, and I's as blew as Evin.
"No rats in this world ever made sech a noise, Sir George; which the very first night as I slep here, there come the most mysterioustest sounds as ever I hear, which I says to Hann, 'Whatever are you a-doing? which she woke up all of a suddent, as young people will, and said she never hear nor yet see nothing." "What was the noise like, Mrs. Mallet?"
This river coming from the south-east falls into the sea some miles south of Mount Cook, which, with its spurs, divides it from the estuary of the Endeavour. Although there was a qualified surveyor in the party, it does not appear that he put Hann right. I do not mention this with any other desire than to show what difficulties our early explorers met with.
Further explorations around Lake Eyre Lewis equipped by Sir Thomas Elder He traces the lower course of the Diamantina Expedition to Charlotte Bay under W. Hann A survivor of the wreck of the Maria Discovery of the Palmer Gold prospects found Arrival on the east coast Dense scrub Return The Palmer rush Hodgkinson sent out Follows down the Diamantina Discovery of the Mulligan Mistaken for the Herbert Private expedition The Messrs.
And then to say as I put about that they was all over the house, and frighten the London lady's maid, which all I said was and Hann can tell you that I speak the truth, for she was there 'some says one thing, says I, 'and some says another, but I takes no notice of nothink. But put up with a deal, I have more than ever I told a soul since I come here, which I promised Mrs. de Noël when she asked me to oblige her; which the blue lights I have seen a many times, and tapping of coffin-nails on the wall, and never close my eyes for nights sometimes, but am entirely wore away, and my nerve that weak; and then to be so hurt in my feelings, and spoke to as I am not accustomed, but always treated everywhere I goes with the greatest of kindness and respect, which ask Mrs. de Noël she will tell you, since ever I was a widow; but pack my things I will, and walk every step of the way, if it was pouring cats and dogs, I would, rather than stay another minute here to be so put upon; and send for Mrs. de Noël if you don't believe me, and she will tell you the many high families she recommended me, and always give satisfaction.
I had visitors. A cart used to drive hup to the prizn gates of Saturdays; a washywoman's cart, with a fat old lady in it, and a young one. Who was that young one? Every one who has an art can gess, it was my blue-eyed blushing hangel of a Mary Hann! 'Shall we take him out in the linnen-basket, grandmamma? Mary Hann said.
Ap Shinkin in the chair, Ap Llwydd in the vice; Welsh mutton for dinner; Welsh iron knives & forks; Welsh rabbit after dinner; and a Welsh harper, be hanged to him: he went strummint on his hojous hinstrument, and played a toon piguliarly disagreeble to me. "It was PORE MARY HANN. The clarrit holmost choaked me as I tried it, and I very nearly wep myself as I thought of her bewtifle blue i's.
Hann had reluctantly to make up his mind to return to the west, and abandon the fresh ground to the south of him. After many entanglements in the ranges, and the usual confusion arising from the tortuous courses of the rivers, the watershed was at last crossed, and on the 28th October they camped once more on the Palmer River.
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