Corroboree

There have been for the last few days about twenty
aborigines camped close to Clare, who enliven us every
evening with their corrobsiics, which are well worth
the trouble of seeing. Each blockfellow is marked with
white chalk in broad lines and daubs all over his face,
breast, and shoulders, which gives them the appearance
of so many demoas as they dance clo3o to a large fire,
and especially when connected with their unearthly
jells. Two or three times during the performance one
of them carried round a hat, stating that tbe smallest
contriDuuon wouia do manktmiy received, wnioa l am
sure was liberally responded to by the spectators.