In Bad Company, and other Stories

by Rolf Boldrewood

IN BAD COMPANY

AND OTHER STORIES

 

BY

ROLF BOLDREWOOD

AUTHOR OF
'ROBBERY UNDER ARMS,' 'THE MINER'S RIGHT,' 'THE SQUATTER'S DREAM,'
'A COLONIAL REFORMER,' ETC.

 

London
MACMILLAN AND Co., Limited
NEW YORK: THE MACMILLAN COMPANY
1903

All rights reserved

 

First Edition 1901
Re-issue 1903

 

[Advertisements]

 

THE WORKS OF

ROLF BOLDREWOOD

Uniform Edition

Crown 8vo. 3s. 6d. each.

ROBBERY UNDER ARMS.
A COLONIAL REFORMER.
THE MINER'S RIGHT.
A MODERN BUCCANEER.
NEVERMORE.
THE SQUATTER'S DREAM.
A SYDNEY-SIDE SAXON.
OLD MELBOURNE MEMORIES.
MY RUN HOME.
THE SEALSKIN CLOAK.
THE CROOKED STICK; or, Pollie's Probation..
PLAIN LIVING.
A ROMANCE OF CANVAS TOWN.
WAR TO THE KNIFE.
BABES IN THE BUSH.
IN BAD COMPANY, and other Stories.

---

THE SPHINX OF EAGLEHAWK: A Tale of Old Bendigo. Fcap. 8vo. 2s.
THE GHOST CAMP; or, The Avengers.. Cr. 8vo. 6s.

MACMILLAN AND CO., LTD., LONDON.

 

 

 

CONTENTS

1. page

2. In Bad Company ................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................

   1

3. Morgan the Bushranger ................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................

   135

4. How I became a Butcher ................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................

   146

5. Moonlighting on the Macquarie ................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................

   165

6. An Australian Roughriding Contest ................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................

   174

7. The Mailman's Yarn ................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................

   182

8. Dear Dermot ................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................

   190

9. The Story of the Old Log-Book ................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................

   199

10. A Kangaroo Shoot ................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................

    208

11. Five Men's Lives for One Horse ................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................

    214

12. Reedy Lake Station ................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................

    220

13. A Forgotten Tragedy ................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................

    234

14. The Horse you don't see Now ................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................

    241

15. How I began to Write ................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................

    249

16. A Mountain Forest ................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................

    255

17. The Free Selector—A Comedietta ................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................

    261

18. Bush Hospitality ................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................

    282

19. Lapsed Gentlefolk ................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................

    288

20. Shearing in Riverina, New South Wales ................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................

    296

21. Ancient Sydney ................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................

    321

22. After Long Years ................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................

    335

23. In the Droving Days ................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................

    341

24. The Australian Native Born Type ................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................

    351

25. My School Days ................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................

    360

26. Sydney Fifty years Ago ................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................

    369

27. Old Time Thoroughbreds ................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................

    377

28. The First Port Fairy Hunt ................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................

    387

29. Bendemeer ................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................

    398

30. Sport in Australia ................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................

    407

31. Old Stock-Riders ................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................

    415

32. Mount Macedon ................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................

    422

33. Walks Abroad ................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................

    430

34. ⁠From Tamut to Tumberumba ................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................

    437

35. ⁠In the throes of a Drought ................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................

    444

36. ⁠A Spring Sketch ................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................

    449

37. ⁠New Year's Day 1886 ................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................

    455

38. A Dry Time ................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................

    461

39. Australian Collies ................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................

    466

40. In the Bloom of the Year ................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................

    474

41. Fallen among Thieves ................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................

    481

42. A Transformation Scene ................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................

    491

43. In Bushranging Days ................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................

    501

 

 

IN BAD COMPANY

AND OTHER STORIES