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Henry Lawson. Children of the Bush
Children of the Bush
Table of Contents
SEND ROUND THE HAT
THAT PRETTY GIRL IN THE ARMY
“LORD DOUGLAS”
THE BLINDNESS OF ONE-EYED BOGAN
TWO SUNDOWNERS
A SKETCH OF MATESHIP
ON THE TUCKER TRACK: A STEELMAN STORY
A BUSH PUBLICAN'S LAMENT
THE SHEARER'S DREAM
THE LOST SOULS' HOTEL
THE BOOZERS' HOME
THE SEX PROBLEM AGAIN
THE ROMANCE OF THE SWAG
“BUCKOLTS' GATE”
PROLOGUE
THE BUSH-FIRE
I
THE HOUSE THAT WAS NEVER BUILT
“BARNEY, TAKE ME HOME AGAIN”
A DROVING YARN
GETTIN' BACK ON DAVE REGAN
A RATHER FISHY YARN FROM THE BUSH
“SHALL WE GATHER AT THE RIVER?”
HIS BROTHER'S KEEPER
THE STORY OF “GENTLEMAN ONCE”
THE GHOSTS OF MANY CHRISTMASES
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Henry Lawson
Published by Good Press, 2022
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“I ain't had anythin' to do with them,” said the Giraffe, drawling again. “I ain't a cove that goes in for that sort of thing. But other chaps has, and I think they might as well help 'em out of their fix.”
“They're a rotten crowd,” said Billy Woods. “You don't know them, Bob. Don't bother about them-they're not worth it. Put your money in your pocket. You'll find a better use for it before next shearing.”
