From Him We Learnt That We Had Been Expected At The Sound Some Months Ago, But Had Long Been Given Up For Lost, Whilst Wylie Had Been Mourned For And Lamented As Dead By His Friends And His Tribe.

The rain still continued falling heavily as we ascended to the brow of the hill immediately overlooking the town

Of Albany - not a soul was to be seen - not an animal of any kind - the place looked deserted and uninhabited, so completely had the inclemency of the weather driven both man and beast to seek shelter from the storm.

For a moment I stood gazing at the town below me - that goal I had so long looked forward to, had so laboriously toiled to attain, was at last before me. A thousand confused images and reflections crowded through my mind, and the events of the past year were recalled in rapid succession. The contrast between the circumstances under which I had commenced and terminated my labours stood in strong relief before me. The gay and gallant cavalcade that accompanied me on my way at starting - the small but enterprising band that I then commanded, the goodly array of horses and drays, with all their well-ordered appointments and equipment were conjured up in all their circumstances of pride and pleasure; and I could not restrain a tear, as I called to mind the embarrassing difficulties and sad disasters that had broken up my party, and left myself and Wylie the two sole wanderers remaining at the close of an undertaking entered upon under such hopeful auspices.

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