CHAPTER XIX.

The Botanical Gardens—­Contributions from all Countries—­The Zoological Gardens of Adelaide—­The Laughing Jackass—­The Dingo—­A Misnamed Province—­Telegraphing from Melbourne to San Francisco—­A Mania for Holidays—­The Temperature—­The Death Rate—­Celebration of the Reading of the Proclamation of 1836—­Some old Settlers at the Commemoration—­Their Staying Powers—­The Intelligence of the Aboriginal —­The Antiquity of the Boomerang

Chapter XX. 
A Caller—­A Talk about Old Times—­The Fox Hunt—­An Accurate Judgment of
an Idiot—­How We Passed the Custom Officers in Italy

Chapter XXI. 
The “Weet-Weet”—­Keeping down the Population—­Victoria—­Killing the
Aboriginals—­Pioneer Days in Queensland—­Material for a Drama—­The Bush
—­Pudding with Arsenic Revenge—­A Right Spirit but a Wrong Method—­Death of
Donga Billy

Chapter XXII. 
Continued Description of Aboriginals—­Manly Qualities—­Dodging Balls
—­Feats of Spring—­Jumping—­Where the Kangaroo Learned its Art ’Well
Digging—­Endurance—­Surgery—­Artistic Abilities—­Fennimore Cooper’s Last
Chance—­Australian Slang

Chapter XXIII. 
To Horsham (Colony of Victoria)—­Description of Horsham—­At the Hotel
—­Pepper Tree-The Agricultural College, Forty Pupils—­High Temperature
—­Width of Road in Chains, Perches, etc.—­The Bird with a Forgettable
Name—­The Magpie and the Lady—­Fruit Trees—­Soils—­Sheep Shearing—­To Stawell
—­Gold Mining Country—­$75,000 per Month Income and able to Keep House
—­Fine Grapes and Wine—­The Dryest Community on Earth—­The Three Sisters
—­Gum Trees and Water

CHAPTER XXIV.

Road to Ballarat—­The City—­Great Gold Strike, 1851—­Rush for Australia
—­“Great Nuggets”—­Taxation—­Revolt and Victory—­Peter Lalor and the
Eureka Stockade—­“Pencil Mark”—­Fine Statuary at Ballarat—­Population
—­Ballarat English

Chapter XXV. 
Bound for Bendigo—­The Priest at Castlemaine—­Time Saved by Walking
—­Description of Bendigo—­A Valuable Nugget—­Perseverence and Success
—­Mr. Blank and His Influence—­Conveyance of an Idea—­I Had to Like the
Irishman—­Corrigan Castle, and the Mark Twain Club—­My Bascom Mystery
Solved

Chapter XXVI. 
Where New Zealand Is—­But Few Know—­Things People Think They Know—­The
Yale Professor and His Visitor from N. Z.

Chapter XXVII. 
The South Pole Swell—­Tasmania—­Extermination of the Natives—­The Picture
Proclamation—­The Conciliator—­The Formidable Sixteen

Chapter XXVIII. 
When the Moment Comes the Man Appears—­Why Ed. Jackson called on
Commodore Vanderbilt—­Their Interview—­Welcome to the Child of His Friend
—­A Big Time but under Inspection—­Sent on Important Business—­A Visit to
the Boys on the Boat