Chinkie's Flat and Other Stories

d, and then the black boy gave them farther particulars-the Chinamen, he said, were all on foot, each man carrying two b

ger. "What's to be done? They've come to rush the Flat again; but, by thunder! I'll

ow if the advancing Chinamen tried to come on to the field. But, nevertheless, he was thoroughly in sympathy with them. The advent of these Chinese-probably but an advance guard of

ave a little 'talkee, talkee' with them. But for heaven's sake try and keep cool, and I dares

ll the first of the Chinese appeared, marching one behind the other. The foremost

him at Gympie in the old times. He's n

d terrified looks of the Chinese, when Scott and the others drew up in front of them with their weapons at the present. Half of them at once dropped their basket

do you and all you

nothing but to get down to the creek and camp for a few days. Bu

ou a lot if you try on an

n," said the man, lo

ates is going to keep this field for white men-it ain't

wish to push along to the coast. Some of them are dying from exha

eech, was not a bad-natured man, and he could see that the Chinese were thoroughly done up, and worn down

that if any of your men put a pick into ground here, there will be serious trouble,

mpt to stay on any field where we are not wanted. My name is James Ah San. I am a British subject, and have lived in Australia for

every one in Gympie knew you when you was stor

much impressed the other miners; "the diggers there gave us forty-eight hours to clear out. The blacks killed fifteen of us and

f sweet grass, too, for your horses, so they can get a good feed to-night. In the morning this black boy will, if you like, show you a place in the ranges, about four miles from here, where you can let them run for a week. There's some fine grass and plenty of water, and they ought t

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ce; "we have plenty of rice and tea, but I should like to buy a bullock to-morrow, if I

us-this man here," pointing to Jansen, "w

oad to the "Digger's Best," and the Chinamen, with silent, childlike patience, resumed their loads and trotted along after their leader. They disappeared over