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Many convicts were terrible pecrle no dcubt, but ought
;o have been hanged, not transported. Transpcrtaticn. in
tne conditions* was a crue* zrunis^msnt. and un*s*r—~nano-
ing was the man's right.

Convicts were assigned to Tern, Dick and Karry, to
work. Story c: one v/hc fcr a fault was made to walk 14
miles and get an cmcial fogging, then walk back with his

or succored him in any way they wculd get the like.

Zealand

Xov. 6. A lovely summer morning, brilliant blue sky,
After a few miles from Innercargill passed through level
green vast pastures filled with sheep — beautiful clean
green expanses.

In these sheep pastures a:! the cattle are jet black — a
hardy breed brought from Scotland to withstand the
rather severe winter.

Idiots argue that Xature is kind and fair to us. if we
are loyal and obey her laws, and we are responsible for
our pains and diseases because we violate the laws — and
that all this is judged. Good Godl Cholera comes cut of
Asia and cuts me down when I have taken even-' pains
to have myself and house In good sanitary conditions. Oh,
in that case, my neighbors violated Nature's law — and
Xature makes me responsible, takes it out of me — and
that is called just! Very well, the caterpillar doesn't know
what the laws are — how then are these people going to
excuse nature for afflicting that helpless and ignorant
creature: It would save those people a world of uncom-
fortable shuffling if they would recognize one plain fact —
a fact which a man willing to see cannot be blind to,
namely, that there is nothing kindly, nothing beneficent,
nothing friendly in Xature toward any creature, except by
capricious fits and starts; and that Xature"s attitude
toward all life is profoundly vicious, treacherous and