588 A P P E N D I X , N o. VI.
th a t it w a s no t W a t - te -w a l w h o h ad k ille d h im , but W e - re -m u r - ra h .
L i t t le did w e fu fp e f t th a t o u r fr ien d h ad a v a iled h im fe lf o f a c ir cum -
ftance w h ic h h e k n ew w e w e re u n acqu a in ted w i th , that W a t- te -w a l had
m o r e than on e name. B y g iv in g us th e fe con d , h e faved h is fr ien d ,
and k n ew th a t h e cou ld at all times b o ld ly main tain th a t h e h ad no t
concealed h is name from us, W e - r e -m u r - ra h b e in g as m u ch h is name
as W a t - te -w a l, th o u g h w e h ad n e v e r k n o w n h im b y it. O n apprifing,
h im fom e tim e a fte rw a rd s , th a t w e had d ifcov e red his ar tifice, and th a t
it w a s a meannefs w e did n o t e x p e r t from h im , h e o q ly lau gh ed and
w e n t aw a y .
T h e v io len t d e ath o f Y e l- lo -w a y w e h a v e feen fo llow ed b y a c ru e t
p ro c e e d in g , w h ic h terminated in th e death o f th e murderer’ s re la tion ,
G o -n a n g -g o o - lie . I lh a ll n o w Ihew w h a t fo llow ed w h e re th e p e rfon died 1
a natural death.
B o n e -d a , a v e r y fine y o u th , w h o liv e d at m y hou fe fo r fe v e ral m o n th s ,
d ied o f a co ld , w h ic h , fe ttlin g in his fa c e , terminated in a m or tification
o f h is u p p e r and low e r ja w s , and carried h im off. W e w e r e told th a t
fom e b lo o d m u ff b e fp ilt o n th is occafion ; b u t f ix w e e k s elapfed b e fo re
w e heard o f a n y th in g h a v in g hap pened in con fequ en ce o f his deceafe-
A b o u t th a t time h a v in g p alled , h ow e v e r , w e heard that a la rg e p a r ty o f
n a t iv e s b e lo n g in g to different tr ibes, b e in g affembled at P a n -n e r -ron g * ,
(o r , as it is named w ith us, R o fe B a y ,) th e fp o t w h ic h th e y had o ften
ch o fen fo r fe e d d in g b lo o d , a fte r d an c in g and fe a ftin g o v e r -n ig h t , e a r ly
in th e m o rn in g , M o - ro o -b e r - ra , the b ro th e r , and C o le -b e , an o th e r
re lation o f B o n e -d a , fc iz e d u p on a lad named T a r - ra -b il- lo n g , and with,
a c lu b e ach g a v e h im a w o u n d in h is head , w h ic h laid the Ik u ll bare.
D a - r in g -h a , th e lif te r o f B o n e -d a , had he r lh a re in th e b lo o d y r ite , and
p u lh e d at the u n o ffen d in g b o y w i th a d o o -u ll o r Ihort Ipear. H e w a s
b ro u g h t in to th e to w n and placed at th e h o fp ita l, an d , th o u g h th e
fu rg e o n p ron o u n ced from th e nature o f his w o u n d s th a t his re c o v e r y
w a s ra th e r d ou b tfu l, h e w a s feen w a lk in g ab ou t th e d a y fo llow in g . On-
b e in g fp o k e to ab out th e bufine fs , he faid he did no t w e e p o r c r y o u t lik e
a b o y , b u t lik e a man cr ied K i - y a h w h en th e y ftru ck him.; that th e p e r -
fon s w h o treated h im in th is u n fr ie n d ly m an n e r w e re n o lo n g e r his enem
ie s , b u t w o u ld eat or d r in k o r fit w i th h im as friends.
* Pan-ner-rong in the language o f the country fignifies Blood.
T h r e e
T h r e e o r fo u r d ay s after this, G o - r o o -b in e , a gre y -h e ad ed man, apparen
tly u pwa rd s o f f ix t y y ea rs o f a g e , w h o w a s related to B on e -d a ,
came in w i th a fev ere w o u n d on th e b a ck p a r t o f his head, g iv en h im
on a c cou n t o f th e b o y ’ s deceafe ; n e ith e r y o u th nor o ld ag e appearing
to be e x em p ted from tho fe fan g u in a ry cu ftoms .
W h e n Ba-rang-a-roo, B e n -n il- lo n g ’ s w i fe , d ied , fe v e ra l fpears w e r e
th row n b y th e men at each o th e r , b y w h ic h m an y w e re w o u n d e d ; and
B e n -n il- lo n g h ad a fe v e re con te ft w i th W il- le -m e r - r in g , w h om h e
w o u n d ed in th e th ig h . H e had fent fo r h im as a ca r - ra h -d y M attend
h e r w h e n lh,e w a s i l l ; b u t h e e ither could no t o r w o u ld no t o b e y the-
fum m o n s . B en -n il- lo n g h ad ch o fen th e time fo r ce leb ra tin g thefe funeral,
games in h o n o u r o f his deeeafed. w ife w h e n a w h a le fea ft h ad affembled
a la rge n um b e r o f nativ es to g e th e r , am o n g w h om w e r e fe v e ral p eop le
from th e n o r thw a rd , w h o fp o k e a d ia le d v e r y different to that w i th
w h ic h w e w e r e acqua inted .
S om e officers h ap p en in g once to be p refent in th e low e r part o l th e
h a rb ou r w h e n a ch ild d ied , p e rce iv ed th e m en im m e d ia te ly re tire , and,
th r ow th e ir fp ears at o n e another w i th m u ch ap p arent an g e r , w h ile th e
females b eg an th e ir u fu a l lamentations.
W h e n D il-b o o n g , B en -n il- lo n g ’ s in fant ch ild , died , fe v e ral fpears w e r e
th row n , and B en -n il- lo n g , at th e d e c e a fe o f h e r m oth e r ,fa id rep e a ted ly ,th a t
h e fo ou ld no t b e fatisfied u n til h e had fac rificed fom e one to he r mattes.
Y e - ra -n i-b e G o - r u - e y h a v in g beaten, a y o u n g w om a n , th e w i fe o f
another m an , and fe e h a v in g fom e tim e a fte r e x ch an g e d a p erilous and
trou b le fom e life fo r th e repofe and q u ie t o f th e g ra v e , a conteft en fu ed
fom e days after, o n ac co u n t o f he r deceafe, b e tw e en B e n -n il- lo n g and
G o - r u - e y , a n d b e tw e en th e h u fo a n d and G o - r u - e y ,. b y both o f whom*
h e w a s w o u n d ed . B e n -n il - lo n g 'd r o v e a fpear in to h is kn e e , a n d th e
h u fo an d ano the r in to h is le ft bu tto ck . T h is w o u n d , h e muft h a v e
re c e ived b y fa ilin g to ca tch th e fp ear on h is fo ie ld , and tu rn in g h is b o d y
to let it pafs befid e h im ; o th e r fpears w e r e th row n , b u t h e a lone
appeared to b e th e v i a im o f th e d a y . S ig n i fy in g a w i f e to h a v e h is ,
w o u n d s dreffed b y th e - fu rg e o n , h e w a s in th e e v en in g a c tu a lly b ro u gh t
up to th e h o fp ita l b y the v e r y man w h o h ad w o u n d e d him .
T h e b a y named P an -n e r -ron g w a s th e fc en e o f this e x tra o rd in a ry ,
tr a n fa d io n .
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