The Editor begs to thank the Authors and Publishers for permission to use the following Extracts in this Volume: The Authoress of the Chronicles of the For an Extract from Sketches of Schönberg-Cotta Family Mrs. R. S. HAWKER Mr. DARWIN Mr. F. LOCKER.. Mr. MATTHEW ARNOLD Mr. SMILES Messrs. MACMILLAN & Co. Christian Life in England in For an Extract from Poems by For an Extract from The Voyage For an Extract from London For The Forsaken Merman. For Extracts from The Life of For Extracts by Isaac Taylor Messrs. G. ROUTledge & Cɔ. ........ For Extracts by Captain Mayne The COMMITTEE of the Religious Tract Society, for Extracts trom several of their publications, and especially for courteously placing a number of the Society's works at his disposal for reference. 2 I. THE SONG OF THE WESTERN MEN. A GOOD Sword and a trusty hand! King James's men shall understand And have they fixed the when and where? And shall Trelawney1 die? Here's twenty thousand Cornish men Will know the reason why! Out spake their captain brave and bold, "If London town were Michael's 2 hold, "We'll cross the Tamar, land to land, With one and all,' and hand in hand, "And when we come to London Wall, Come forth! come forth, ye cowards all, "Trelawney, he's in keep and hold, But here's twenty thousand Cornish bold, R. S. Hawker. II. A CORROBERY. A LARGE tribe of natives, called the White Cockatoo men, happened to pay the settlement1 a visit while we were there. These men, as well as those of the tribe belonging to King George's Sound, being tempted by the offer of some tubs of rice and sugar, were persuaded to hold a "corrobery," or great dancing-party. As soon as it grew dark, small fires were lighted, and the men commenced their toilet, which consisted in painting themselves white in spots and lines. As soon as all was ready, large fires were kept blazing, round which the women and children were collected as spectators; the Cockatoo and King George's men formed two distinct parties, and generally danced in answer to each other. The dancing consisted in their running either sideways or in Indian file into an open space, and stamping the ground with great force as they marched together. Their heavy footsteps were accompanied by a kind of grunt, by beating their clubs and spears together, and by various other |