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CHARACTERISTIC ANECDOTES.
The following casual anecdotes, though trivial in themselves, will assist in illustrating some of the peculiarities of the native mind and character.
MIAGO'S IMAGINARY SPEECH AS GOVERNOR.
Speech that the native Miago would have addressed to the aborigines of Perth if he had landed as Governor instead of His Excellency Mr.Hutt.

He came into my room directly after the Governor had landed, and made this imaginary address.
Yiee, nap yongar Perth bak-ad-jee yuado--Moon-dee Moondee gurrang, gurrang boola: Mir-ga-na, Mir-ga-na gurrang, gurrang boola: Yal-gon-ga, Yal-gon-ga, gurrang, gurrang boola; yarn bal?
Buck-il-bury Wattup gidjee, yam bal gurrang boola?
Bun-bury gurrang, gurrang boola.
Golam-bidie gwab-ba: Mam-me-rup wan-gow-een boola.
Goo-lam-bidie wilgey nab-bow, yago mial, Goo-lam-bidie donga broo: mam-me-rup meno been boola, mam-me-rup gurrang gaduck, golambidie gid-jee; Dule.
Waumma Governor yool: yahi Perth yongar bak-ad-jee yu-a-do; gwab-ba-litch.
MIAGO'S SPEECH AS GOVERNOR.
Henceforth this people of Perth must not fight.

Moon-dee, Moon-dee, you are always quarrelling.

Mir-ga-na, Mir-ga-na, you are always quarrelling.
Yal-gon-ga, Yal-gon-ga, you are quarrelsome--what is the reason of this?
Bucklebury speared Wattup, what reason had he to be in such a passion (or, why was he so very angry)?
Bun-bury, you are very quarrelsome.
The young men behave very well, the old ones are always wrangling.
The young men paint themselves, and the women look at them; the young men are not aware of this, but the old men are very jealous--and being in a passion spear the young men--this is very wrong.
Now another Governor is come, and you people of Perth must fight no more.
This is very good.
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WARRUP'S ACCOUNT OF HIS JOURNEY WITH MR.