The Little Black Princess
by
Jeannie Gunn
CONTENTS
Chapter 1.- Bett-Bett
Chapter 2.- ‘Shimy Shirts’
Chapter 3.- ‘Shut-Him-Eye Quickfellow’
Chapter 4.- ‘Me King Alright’
Chapter 5.- ‘Goodfellow Missus’
Chapter 6.- The ‘Debbil-Debbil’ Dance
Chapter 7.- ‘Mumma A’ And ‘Mumma B’
Chapter 8.- A ‘Walkabout’
Chapter 9.- The Coronation ‘Playabout’
Chapter 10.- ‘Looking-Out Lily-Root’
Chapter 11.- ‘Newfellow Piccaninny Boy
Chapter 12.- Goggle-Eye Sung ‘Deadfellow’
Chapter 13.- Bett-Bett Is ‘Bush-Hungry’
LIST OF ILLUSTRATIONS
Frontispiece. — Old ‘No-More-Hearem’ Fishing
Page 3. — Bett-Bett And Sue
Page 5. — The Homestead
Page 6. — Belts Of Red Feathers To Please ‘Mr. Thunder-Debbil-Debbil—Bett-Bett’s ‘Shimy-Shirt’ Bag—Sticks For Procuring Fire
Page 17. — ‘Goggle-Eye Turned To Laugh’
Page 27. — ‘Dilly-Bags’ Used By Blackfellow Women In The Bush
Page 33. — Bett-Bett’s Favourite Quart Pot—Hank Of Hair For A Son-In-Law’s Use — Hobbles For The Horses
Page 37. — Dressing For The Debbil-Debbil Dance
Page 39. — Making His Legs Look Exactly Like The Figure 4
Page 41. — Goggle-Eye’s Belt And Tassel—Heads Of Bull-Roarers Or Corrobboree Sticks
Page 43. — The ‘Great-Great-Greatest Grandfather’ Of The Kangaroo Men
Page 45. — The ‘Great-Great-Greatest Grandfather’ Of The Iguana Men
Page 60. — Sea-Going Crocodiles Are ‘Cheeky-Fellow’
Page 63. — A Few Old Men At Home
Page 73. — A ‘ Poolooloomee’—Jimmy’s Union-Jack Apron—His ‘Gammon Letter-Stick’
Page 79. — Coolamuns