'Possum

They fell silent again, save for the water lapping gently against their poor place of refuge. Unbearable pains were beginning to torment 'Possum; her feet, from standing on the...

"Take up my time! Why, you've on'y got to come to sales with me--I'm always 'goin' to them--an' let me give you a word of advice: an' I can come over here now and then, to see h...

"There's a doctor staying at the hotel, I know," Tom said quickly. "I'm afraid to tackle it myself--I don't know enough about it. Don't worry old man, we'll have you right in no...

"I want to give her a pretty, dainty print frock," said Aileen, leaning her elbows on the table, and speaking rapidly, with shining eyes. "Not blue--she never wears anything but...

"Those people have most likely been in one of the settlements--Ramahyuck or Lake Tyers. The woman's dress looks like it: she'd never be as neat as that if she hadn't been in a m...

"Well, so am I," said his wife, laughing. "But after all, it's in the bringing-up. We must just be grateful for having neighbours who are willing to take pity on our ignorance....

"It isn't easy to say. I suppose I shouldn't make any predictions, since I don't in the least understand all I'll have to tackle. But plenty of other women have done it, and muc...

Two months passed, and spring deepened into summer. The gold of the wattle, which had covered the hills when the strangers came to Gippsland, faded; its tiny yellow balls floate...

"I only saw three, but I heard lots." Garth's tone was hopeful. "And Bran was awful excited. He couldn't get up the ladder, but he raced about down below, and barked like fun. D...

"I reckon I am," said 'Possum firmly. "There's other, things besides Cups. I couldn't do it." There was a hint of a sob in her voice. "Please don't ask me, Missus; you're a bric...

He led the way across the untidy yard. The shed was a half-open place, tenanted by a dray, two ploughs, a harrow, sundry old iron, and a calf. The calf was tied to the wheel of...

I The "House Beautiful" II Breaking Bad News III Gordon's Farm IV Into the Unknown V The Home-Coming VI A Day in the Country VII The Riding of Jane VIII Rain--And a Friend IX "M...

There were four main rooms, with a kind of lobby at the back, off which were bathroom and storeroom. It was a simple cottage, such as you will find in the Bush in hundreds: a bi...

They all lunched together at the buggies, in the shade of some gum trees--hurriedly, for the children wanted to see the steamers come in from Sale and Bairnsdale, with their big...

Half the afternoon had waned when the train came to the end of its long journey, and they emerged from the station into a sleepy street where two-horse cabs waited to rattle the...

"He came by last night's boat. He wrote, and sent you a telegram, too, but of course we haven't sent in for the mail for three days--I 'specs they're both in this bundle," said...

But when, in the night, the tide turned, it brought the little boat back. The pale moon that smiled over the Bush cottage where Garth lay, sleeping calmly, saw it also: a tiny t...

"The story has many more incidents than Mrs. Bruce's earlier books, and though her style is quiet and matter-of-fact, she does succeed in infusing reality into her exciting epis...