Corroboree

 CORROBBOREE.— The Kapunda Herald
writes: — 'Fandangos of the corroboree descrip
tion -were of frequent occurrence in the early
days cf tbe colony, but since the spread of the
white people over the face of the land they have
become a thing of the past. However, a short
lime since a number of the blacks migrated
from Mount Remarkable in this direction. On
reaching Hamilton they fell in with some more
of their countrymen, and immediately^ their
exuberance knew no bounds, ' Fire- water' being
the height of a blackfellow's human felicity,
a plentiful supply of rum was obtained, and a
tenaLtless house being espied, it was
taken possession of. Then they imagined
they were in the midst of a perfect halo of de
light; dancing, howling, and yelling followed in
quick succession, until the peaceful residents of
Hamilton imagined that Pandemonium hid ar
rived amotgst them. This sort of amusement
was continued the next day, but with this dif
ference, that the midnight brawlers nearly
frightened the wits of tha children and the fair
daires; who had to fly for protection to Mr.
Go:d, the lecal schc olniatter. That gentleman,
on expostulating, was jeered at, threatened, and
assaulted. He therefore sought to have an end
put to these orgies, and appeared at the las'
sitting of the Magistrates' Court to prosecute
one of the ringleaders rejoicing in the name of
Jemmy Sprat, who had assaulted him. Mr. Gold
did not press the charge, and as Jemmy promised
to return to Mount Remarkable, His Worship
let him eff with seven days imprisonment.'