devil in Old Melbourne Memories
e stable. He went over here--over this very rail--and came down sitting as square as if he was riding in the park, holding his hat, too, in both hands." "How did he stop the horse?" "He jumped off on the straw heap here, and fell on his legs like a cat." I had a slight previous acquaintance with th…
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- 2,553
- Year
- 1,884
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- Project Gutenberg
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- Record ID
- 2553
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- Publication
- Old Melbourne Memories; Rolf Boldrewood
- Published
- 1884; Project Gutenberg public-domain transcription
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- Descriptive Belief Records
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- devil
- Archive period
- Gold Rush Colonial
- Location
- Melbourne, VIC (VIC): B
- State or territory
- VIC
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e stable. He went over here--over this very rail--and came down sitting as square as if he was riding in the park, holding his hat, too, in both hands." "How did he stop the horse?" "He jumped off on the straw heap here, and fell on his legs like a cat." I had a slight previous acquaintance with the gentleman referred to, whose whilom sobriquet of "Jack the Devil" was fully deserved, as far as feats of horsemanship were concerned. He rode equally well in a side-saddle, and once at least defied the minions of the law decorously attired in a lady's riding habit, with hat, gloves, and whip to match. To complete the "wild sports of.
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