At last her mistress
said--"All right, Laura, suppose you no take 'em medicine, I go for
doctor." "No, no, missis. Me die meself!"
A variety troupe visited the town, and Laura was taken to a performance.
Among the "freaks" were General Mite and his consort. Laura came back
with this proud boast--"I bin shake hands alonga piccaniny!"
ROYAL BLANKETS
Nelly was extravagantly fond of pictures; anything, from an illustrated
advertisement up, pleased her, and when the subject was not very obvious
to her she would indifferently gaze lovingly upon it upside down. A pair
of fine photographs of King Edward and Queen Alexandra in all the
sumptuousness of their coronation robes was shown her, and she was told
that "fella King belonga whiteman. That fella Queen wife, you know."
Putting her democratic forefinger on each alternately, Nelly said--"That
fella man; that fella Missis! My word! Got 'nother kind blanket!"
HIS DAILY BREAD
The Government of Queensland is conscientiously performing the duty of
smoothing the pillows of the dying race. On the coast several mission
stations have been established where the blacks of the neighbourhood are
gathered together and, under discipline tempered with a strong religious
element, taught to take care of themselves.
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