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addressed in the following speech by Mr. Morley, the storekeeper, while we all looked most ludicrously grave.
| Now now twonk, Gubbernor wonka me wonka black fellow, |
| Now attend, the Governor desires me to tell the black man |
| black fellow | pear | white man | white men |
| if the the black man | spear | the white man | the white men |
| poot. | Black fellow queeple no good. | Black |
| will shoot them. | If a black man steal it is not good. | If a black |
| fellow | peer | black fellow | no good | Black fellow |
| man | spear | a black man | it is not good. | If the black man |
| plenty shake hand black fellow, | no black fellow no queeple, |
| be friendly with the black man, | if the black man do not steal, |
| black fellow give him white man wallabees, wood come here, |
| if the black man give the white man wallabees, bring wood, |
| water come here, | white man plenty shake hand black man, |
| and bring water, | white man will befriend the black man, |
| plenty give it him bikket, | plenty ehtah, | plenty |
| and give him plenty of biscuits, | plenty to eat, | and give him |
| blanket, arrack, tomahawk. | Now now Gubbernor wonka me |
| blankets, rice, tomahawk. | Now the Governor desires me |
| give it him one guy | black fellow | one guy knaif. |
| to give each | black man | one knife. |
A knife was then suspended by a riband round the neck of each; thus ended the ceremony, and they were dismissed, a set of wealthy and happy mortals.
