And not for gold nor the world's applause --
Though ways to the end they be --
I'll win, if a man might win, because
Of the men who believed in me.





Contents.



Prefatory Verses --
The Author's Farewell to the Bushmen.


Part I.

Joe Wilson's Courtship.
Brighten's Sister-In-Law.
`Water Them Geraniums'.
I. A Lonely Track.
II. `Past Carin''.
A Double Buggy at Lahey's Creek.
I. Spuds, and a Woman's Obstinacy.
II. Joe Wilson's Luck.
III. The Ghost of Mary's Sacrifice.
IV. The Buggy Comes Home.