aalwurt
kyle-gut bomb-gur.

"Taalwurt djanga neyp bomb-gur, kyle-gut Taalwurt neyp bomb-gur: Waum
djanga Taalwurt matta boorn boola bomb-gur: Taalwurt yoor-ril watto, waum
djunga nar-rail ngob-barn boye koombar bomb-gar."

"Along the beach was walking Taalwurt; one of the dead struck him under
the ear. Taalwurt then very slightly struck this one of the dead; under
the ear Taalwurt very lightly struck him. Another of the dead then struck
Taalwurt very forcibly on the legs with a stick: Taalwurt went walking
along quickly; another of the dead, in the ribs with an exceedingly big
stone, extremely hard hit him."

A murmur of applause ran through the assembled natives. The ngob-burn
boye, koom-bur bomb-gur, or exceedingly big-stone, extremely hard hit,
was evidently regarded by them as a masterpiece of eloquence; and the
contrast between this and the neyp bomb-gur, very gently struck, of Mr.
Taalwurt, undoubtedly evinced its superiority in their estimation; but as
Taalwurt was a stout able fellow, and one by no means given to deal
gentle blows when in a passion, I did not place implicit faith in this
poetical narration. I had however no doubt that Taalwurt had been first
struck and was thus the injured party; but now I knew he had returned the
blow I was also sure that he had given at least as good a one as he had
taken.

The case therefore did not tell in Taalwurt's favour as much as I
expected it would; and on the offender being produced, I found that he
was a native from the island of Timor, and not much more civilized than
his opponent. The mate of the vessel who came up with him stated that the
man bore an excellent character, and that he was willing to make any
compensation Taalwurt might require. Before the case came on I had
explained this to the King George's Sound native, who compounded the
matter for half-a-crown, and then walked off with his friends, fully
resolved to get assaulted again upon the first good opportunity.

CHAPTER 18. INFLUENCE OF EUROPEANS ON THE NATIVES.

CAUSES WHY IT HAS NOT HITHERTO BEEN BENEFICIAL. INFLUENCE OF EUROPEANS ON
THE NATIVES.

After reviewing the condition of the Aborigines of Australia as it
appears to have existed from time immemorial it will not be irrelevant to
examine what change or melioration of their social state is likely to
arise from the settlement of a civilised European race among them.

The colony of Swan River differing materially in the elements of its
p