courland penders: coming home by ronald corlette-theuil

8/13/2019 Courland Penders: Coming Home by Ronald Corlette-Theuil

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'ujceshbrs.

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Eg thb mhost hauftefm af ocl housb, gy pobgs

arb posthugous.1

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,alb ets 'ujce# lNjut ef thb 'ob,s o" hes "erst 'ujceshbl joo%

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rb"brbf#bs afl ojceub !ce,'sbs #ac#ucatbl to arousb eftbrbst

afl #ureosety. /t es lbs#rejbl thbrb as a car!b$ ra,sha#%cb

#ouftry 'ca#b$ 'art o" hes "a,ecy6s bstatb$ afl whecb lbtaecs arb

"ra!,bftary afl lessb,efatbl o&br thb s'a#b o" sb&brac 'ob,s$

thb e,a!bry afl co#ac #ocour tbcc us that et es lestef#tcy ruracAustraceaf. \hes jbef! sael$ othbr ust-as-bx'ce#et lbtaecs$ su#h

as thb !rbat hacc$ rb,efl us o" ,u#h oclbr ar#hbty'ac ce&ef!

'ca#bs that sur&e&bl ef thb f!cesh traleteof o" thb ,afor housb

as thb sbat o" thb aresto#ra#y or thb caflbl !bftry. Afl thbrb

arb acso tou#hbs that b&o%b s'b#e"e#accy #oftefbftac ,olbcs

su#h as thb 2rbf#h #hJtbau or thb 4br,af P`hcoss? thb #astcb-

ce%b ,afseof-lb,bsfb staflef! fot "ar "ro, thb re&br-roal

acoo"$ 'ref#bcy$ lb"yef! thb ,olbrf worcl. /flbbl$ e"

lbs#re'te&b tbr,s arb ta%bf cetbraccy$ thbrb arb "urfeshef!s that

wb woucl fot orlefarecy asso#eatb weth af Austraceaf #ouftry

housb

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afl wecc fot se!fe"y "or afyofb jut he,sbc" that thby jbcof! to

thb rbac, o" efle&eluac fostac!ea ? thb e,'ossejcb rbturf to thb

ore!efac ho,b. @ofselbrbl as a sta!b 'ro'$ thb housb acso

rb"cb#ts a 'bf#haft "or aresto#rate# 'osef! afl acoo"fbss

9'brha's truaf#y es a 'rb"brajcb worl= "ro, thb orlefary

wor%alay worcl et es a rb"u!b$ a helbaway$ a shbcc$ a shebcl$ af

aceas$ af aceje. A##orlef!cy$ et es af a,je!uous 'ca#b "rau!ht

weth a,je&acbf#b afl afa#hrofes, hbrb$ thbrb$ fowhbrb$

afy#hbrb out oi thes #orclas >aulbcaerb 'ut etE thb 'ast ef

thb 'rbsbft$ thb 'rbsbft ef thb 'ast$ thb "uturb ef thb 'rbsbft$ thb

'rbsbft ef thb "uturb$ afl so of. Afl jy ,btofy,y or

syfb#lo#hb$ thb ocl housb rb&bacs thb a,je!uety$ a,je&acbf#bafl afa#hrofes, o" thb farrator-'obt-hber thb out-o"-thb-

orlefarefbss that sbts he, a'art "ro, thb #o,,of'ca#b s#hb,b

o" 'bo'cb afl thef!s$ "ouflef! hes staf#b as a 'obt.

/t ,ay acso jb sbbf se,'cy as a 'eb#b o" sbc"-

a!!rafleb,bft or ,yste"e#ateof$ a ,bafs o" #cae,ef!

jerthre!ht$ o" !aefef! bftry efto aluct so#ebty or cetbrary #er#cbs$

or ? ,orb 'brtefbft stecc ? as a retb o" 'assa!b efto thb rarb"ebl

rbac, o" thb arts

&a carmbr housb es fbblbl ior eccuseofs

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As a cetbrary lb&e#b$ thb e,'ortaf#b o" thb housb cebs ef ets

bf#haftbl 'rbsbf#b$ ets acofbfbss afl straf!bfbss$ ets 'owbr toshbctbr !hosts afl rbsoufl weth b#hobs$ to ,bleatb jbtwbbf thb

'rosb o" orlefary ce"b afl thb hbe!htbfbl rbacety o" 'obtry et

rb'rbsbfts thb 'ast sur&e&ef! efto thb 'rbsbft$ or ,orb

'rb#esbcy$ et es a co#acb "ro, thb 'ast jut ofb so rb,otb afl

eftaf!ejcb as to jb rb,o&bl "ro, s'a#b afl te,b su#h as wb ?

rbalbrs$ #oftb,'orarebs ? bx'brebf#b thb,. /t es a ja#%lro' of

a sta!b$ a stuleo sbt ef whe#h Lthb artest6 #af set "or hes

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eftbccb#tuac o" !a,bs ? #hbss. ;hbf 'bo'cb lrbss u' or wbar

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thef!s ajout thb,sbc&bs or ajout thb worcl aroufl thb, that

thby woucl fot jb ajcb to lo othbrwesb. /f ce%b ,affbr$ ust as

"af#y lrbss es thb 'obtry o" thb joly$ 'obtry es thb "af#y lrbss

o" thb hbart afl ,efl thb ,bleu, jy whe#h a #rbate&b wretbr

attb,'ts to !e&b bx'rbsseof to hes or hbr lbb'bst sbc"$ afl to thb

lbb'bst "bbcef!s afl rbacetebs o" hu,af bxestbf#b as hb or shb

bx'brebf#bs thb,.

\hes es fot to say that (rafs"ebcl6s ocl housb es acc ,a%b-

jbceb&b$ 'urb "af#y$ a #astcb ef P'aef$ afl et es #brtaefcy fot a

Phaf!re-a. Kf thb #oftrary$ et es a sbreous 'ca#b ? a s'eretuac

rbtrbat ef that et ef#cefbs ets Lefhbretor6 to thou!ht"ucfbss afl

,bletateof jy thb ,brb "a#t o" rb,o&ef! he, "ro, thb worclafl ,o&b,bft. e%b a ,ofastbry or a #of&bft$ et es thb

ufworclcy afl uf#haf!ef! co#acb jy whe#h thb farrator o"

thbsb 'ob,s attaefs to a lbb'br afl he!hbr rbacety ofb that

bxests ef 'araccbc to orlefary bx'brebf#b eftrefse#accy$

ueftbssbfteaccy$ wethef thb jbef! afl ybt ef so,b ,ystbreous

way outselb or aroufl et too$ ufetef! joly afl souc$ hbart afl

,efl. /t es a hbr,eta!b$ a 'ca#b "or as#bte#es, afl souc-

sbar#hef! rathbr thaf a hocelay ho,b or a lwbccef!. /t es thbstycebl s'eret joly #ofselbrbl as thb souc #asb$ af

artb"a#ta##bssory'ro'brty as &etaccy fb#bssary as thb joly-

'aeft$ ,as% afl #ostu,b arb "or thb a#tor e,,brsbl ef a

rb'rbsbftateof or "or thb trejbs,af a#tef! out af af#ebft retuac.

/t es acso a 'brsofac gbgbfto gore$ a tb,'orary cast ajolb a

cy#h-housb or ,ortuary #ha'bc rathbr thaf a shrefb$ saf#tuary

or cast rbstef! 'ca#b

Et #ecc jb a gortuary soof.

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Afl ce%b thb escafl #astcb o" thb aly o" Phacott$ et es

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\hes jbef! sael$ thb e,a!bry usbl to lbs#rejb thb lo,aef

afl housb ef what "ec,-,a%brs #acc Lbstajceshef! shots6 es

#o,'bccef!cy rbac afl 'brsuase&b$ 'brha's jb#ausb lbtaec ?

b&bf 'rb#esb lbtaec ? es !e&bf ef su#h a lb#b'te&bcy o""hafl-

jut-lbcejbratb ,affbrM afl thes es so ,u#h so that ,afy 'bo'cb? afl bletors$ rb&ebwbrs afl #rete#s o" (rafs"ebcl6s wor% arb

"orb,ost a,of! thb, ? ha&b sbbf thb ocl housb$ whbthbr

"e#teteous or rbac$ as jbef! 'art o" hes &etac ,a%b-u'. Kthbr

rbalbrs ha&b woflbrbl whbthbr et has afy "ouflateof ef "a#t or

es ust 'urb "aftasy. Afl ,afy ha&b ar!ubl ajout thb ,attbr.

Ha&ef! sael thes$ et es o" 're,b e,'ortaf#b to 'oeft out hbrb

that thb bxestbf#b o" thb L!rafl ocl housb story6 lobs fot rbcy

socbcy of thb tbste,ofy o" thb 'ob,s. As hb #a,b toalucthool$ (rafs"ebcl$ thb 're&atb 'brsof$ was !e&bf to

,bfteofef! hes "a,ecy housb to "rebfls afl a#uaeftaf#bs et

was &bry ,u#h 'art o" hes catb-alocbs#bft so#eac 'brsofa. /f

loef! so hb was b,jbcceshef! hes ja#%!roufl jy story-tbccef!$

jcurref! thb cefb jbtwbbf ,uflafb rbacety afl thb rbac, o"

"aftasy as so ,afy 'bo'cb$ youf! afl ocl ace%b ? artests

"orb,ost a,of! thb, ? arb woft to lo.

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A!aef$ ef thb #oftbxt o" hes 'ujceshbl wor%s as lestef#t

"ro, hes bfterb 'rolu#teof$ wb shoucl acso jbar ef ,efl that

ofcy a hafl"uc o" 'ob,s bx'ce#etcy fa,b thb housb L@ourcafl

^bflbrs6. \hbrb arb o" #oursb so,b othbr 'ujceshbl 'ob,s ?

jut fot ,afy -$ whe#h lo fot fa,b et jut a''bar to jb rbcatbl

to et ef thb,b afl #oftbft.

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a&aecajcb of-cefbb has acso joumht af escafl ef Gorbtof :ay ef 0ubbfscafl,#hbrb hb afl ecary #ecc ce!b ef thb #eftbr afl pcaft a!oàlobs #he`h thby àf

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@hara#tbreste#accy$ ef hes eftrolu#teof to thb 'osthu,ous

&ocu,b Yoyamb efto Pocetulb9BI^$ 15)=$ whe#h hb #occatbl

afl bletbl$ Zolfby Hacc$ ofb o" (rafs"ebcl6s "erst bletor-

'ujceshbrs ef thb catb :s$ ta#%cbl thb ubsteof o" thb housb6s

,atbreac rbacfbss as a ,attbr o" #oursb$ e" ofcy to b&a#uatb et as

jbef! LPurbcyE fot thb 'oeft6. A lb#alb catbr$ ef thb (occb`tbl

)obgs9BI^$ 15)= whe#h hb acso bletbl$ Hacc rbturfbl to thb

,attbr at !rbatbr cbf!th$ rb,ar%ef! a!aef L>ut thes$ o" #oursb$

es s#ar#bcy thb 'oeft6 9/f joth efstaf#bs$ wb ,ay wbcc as% why

shouclf6t et jb thb 'oeftC=. (rafs"ebcl6s jeo!ra'hbr âtre#ea

(ojrb$ thb author o" hes bftry ef thb Austraceaf $e`teofary oi

:eomraphy 9latbl 155:= afl o" Ge`habc $rafsiebcls Ce!bs9GB^$ 1555=$ fotbs ef thb "or,br that La ,aor 'obte# sy,joc

was thb lb#ayef! #ouftry housb$ @ourcafl ^bflbrs$ efto whe#h

hb juect hes fostac!ea "or af oclbr #e&eceateof6. ôbt afl bletor

Zojbrt Ala,sof$ who %fbw (rafs"ebcl wbcc ef thb catb :s

afl barcy )s$ says ef hes rb&ebw o" thb (ojrb jeo!ra'hy

L\hb lru! 'obtry es a "e#teof ef thb sa,b way hes "a,ecy

,afseof @ourcafl ^bflbrs was et lelf6t bxest ef rbacety6. oth hes su''ortbrs afl hes lbtra#tors ha&b tou#hbl of thb,attbr$ afl thby ha&b #o,b to ,u#h thb sa,b #of#cuseofs.

Gost ha&b les,essbl et as "af#e"uc "e#teof afl cb"t et at thatM

so,b ha&b ta%bf o""bf#b at what thby #ofselbr to jb a

lowfre!ht 'eb#b o" e,'osturb$ fa,bcy thb 'obt6s su''osbl

#cae, to jb hber to a #ouftry bstatb$ afl othbrs 9a!aef jb#ausb

o" thb housb= ha&b !ofb so "ar as to say that (rafs"ebcl thb

'obt was acso a #ofsu,,atb Ljuccshet artest6- a #ureousul!b,bft to 'ass of thb ef&bfteofs o" a #rbate&b wretbr afl

ofb that says ,orb ajout thosb who 'rofouf#b et. /rofe#accy$

thb e,'ortaft 'art o" thes ty'e#accy Austraceaf lbs#re'te&b tbr,

rb,aefs$ o" #oursb$ Lartest6.

;hatb&br thb #asb$ as a lb&e#b "or sbc"-al&brtesb,bft$ thb

housb @ourcafl ^bflbrs 'ro&bl to jb af bx#bccbft ef&bst,bft.

Zb!arlcbss o" whbthbr or fot et b&br bxestbl as stofb afl

te,jbr of tbrra iergaor Gothbr arth$ et soof jb#a,b 'art afl

ru#b Ptrbbt$ >re!htof-cb-Pafls$ wethef

barshot o" thb 'cay!roufl o" Pt \ho,as Gorb6s @athoce#

ef"afts afl 're,ary s#hooc$ co#atbl of thb he!h !roufl cbss

thaf a huflrbl yarls away "ro, hes ja#% "bf#b.

Zb#orlef! thb 'rbsbft afl "orbshortbfef! te,b wbrb two

&bry a#te&b a!bfts ef (rafs"ebcl6s 'obte# e,a!efateof$ rbflbrbl

acc thb ,orb a#utb afl lra,ate# jy thb "a#t o" hes jreb" ce"b. Asthb short ybars 'ushbl he, ue#%cy to ,aturety$ hes &areous

bx'brebf#bs lel fot so ,u#h sbttcb efto 'ca#b to !e&b a

sujstafteac ,atbreac 'rbsbf#b to hes Lartest6 afl Lhber-to-

'ro'brty6 staf#b thby wbrb Ltbcbs#o'bl6 efto a rbacety o" hes

owf ,a%ef! ? ofb that woucl sbr&b "or thb wretef! o" 'ob,s.

;hbthbr or fot thb te,b was re'b$ thb #o,'ofbfts #o,'rbssbl

afl #a,b to!bthbr. >y thb ac#hb,y o" 'obtry thb 'obt was ajcb

to #rbatb "or he,sbc" af a''ro'reatb 'brsofa afl a ja#%!rouflsbttef! ef thb "or, o" af ocl 'ro'brty$ whe#h thus jb#a,b af

eftb!rac 'art o" hes 'obte# elbftety$ b&bf to thb 'oeft o"

sur&e&ef! he,$ as hb re!htcy "orbsaw jb"orb hes lbath

Cost ef hegsbci, hes lrbags, thbycc say,

lraf" too gu`h #efb, afl hal a òuftry housb.

9LZb&eseof6$ (occb`tbl )obgs$''. 0*-0=

K" #oursb$ whbf acc es sael afl lofb$ ef hes lbserb to

rb'rbsbft he,sbc" as thb hber to af ocl housb wb ,ay acso

su''osb that hb was se,'cy ,e,e#%ef! bstajceshbl 'obts: afl

,orb 'arte#ucarcy #brtaef barcebr *th#bftury Austraceaf wretbrs

who u'latbl thb ty'e#ac 15th #bftury "e!urb o" thb Ljush6

wretbrs$ bxtbflbl thber sujb#t ,attbr$ whe#h was jy afl car!b

:\.P. ceot es thb oj&eous Locl housb6 rb"brbf#b #.". L4brofteof6 LGy housb es alb#aybl housbE6 bt#. \hb loujcb fa,b afl ruefbl #ouftry housb arb acso hes #".

L>urft Fortof6 efIour 0uartbts.


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that o" rurac Austracea ? #ouftry 'ca#bs afl 'bo'cb as a!aefst

urjaf rbacetebs afl sbttef!s ? afl e,'osbl thber owf ,orb

so'heste#atbl 'brsofacetebs$ 'brha's ef thb "erst 'ca#b ef af

attb,'t to jrba% out o" afte'olbaf esocateof. / a, thef%ef! o"

af aty'e#ac "e!urb ce%b thb short story wretbr >arjara >ayftof$

"or efstaf#b$ who jb!af ce"b as a jush wo,af afl ef te,b

jb#a,b thb we"b o" af f!cesh corl$ or af eftbr-!bfbrateof

"e!urb ce%b thb 'obt afl a#alb,e# 4bo""rby (uttof$ jorf of thb

oclbst shbb' stateof ef Pouth Austracea$ thb Afcajy ,bfteofbl

ajo&b. >oth assbrtbl aty'e#ac staf#bs as thby "or!bl thber owf

bx'brebf#bs$ afl joth ,ay ha&b sbr&bl as ,olbcs "or

b,ucateof jy (rafs"ebcl. \hber 'arte#ucar %efl o" Austraceaf-fbss afl thb tbr,s of whe#h thby ce&bl thber ce&bs ,ay ha&b

ef"cubf#bl thb way hb sou!ht to 'ortray he,sbc"$ e!foref! as hb

lel$ efso"ar as hb 'ossejcy #oucl$ thb lrbary jusefbss o" ha&ef!

to barf a ce&ef! jy ta%ef! a sacarebl oj afl 'rbtbflef! to

"occow a #accef! othbr thaf that o" 'obt.

/f (rafs"ebcl6s #asb thou!h$ lesrb!arlef! hes barcy lbath$

what !e&bs su#h a #o!bft 'rbsbf#b to so ,u#h o" hes out'ut

was hes ajecety to trafs"or, hes owf rbacety afl to rb-arraf!bets jase# ,atbreac jy haccu#efateof ? acof! thb cefbs o"

Ze,jaul$ thbpo=tb gaulet$ thb 'obt as ac#hb,est$ thb 'obt as

sbbr$ jy cb l8r=mcbgbft lb tous cbs sbfs$ jut acso jy hes

'rb#o#eous ybt rb,ar%ajcb s%ecc ef usef! caf!ua!b to lo#u,bft

b&brylay ce&ef!$ as "or efstaf#b whbf hb was bf!a!bl ef

rbcateofshe's weth wo,bf or$ ,orb 'rosae#accy$ whbf hb was

#of&acbs#ef! ef or out o" hos'etac. \hb ,aturety that hba#heb&bl ef thb bxbr#esb o" hes #ra"t$ afl thb a#uety o" thb

efse!hts that hb 'ut efto hes jbst 'ob,s$ howb&br brrate#accy$

#affot jb lbfebl. ;hat es ,orb$ thb eftueteofs afl hellbf

rbacetebs that hb stro&b to !e&b "or, afl bx'rbsseof to arb fot

ust 'causejcb as 'obte# uttbraf#b ef jb#o,ef! art thby acso

jb#o,b ,orb rbcb&aft afl !bfuefb thaf thb 'rosb o" a#tuac

jeo!ra'hy. A"tbr acc$ af#bstry$ "ortufb$ afl b&bf a jroal

bx'brebf#b o" ce"b #ouft "or cettcb ef art 3bats was thb sof ace&bry-stajcb %bb'br$ Zb,jraflt6s "athbr was a ,eccbr. Afl as

"or 'obtry as a 'ro"bsseof$ wb ,ust acways rb,b,jbr that et

rb,aefs thb a#te&ety par b5`bccbf`bthat has fo b#ofo,y jar


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thb 'obt caurbatb$ fo ofb of thes arth es 'ael to wretb et.

Bfce%b orl \bffysof or \bl Hu!hbs$ b&bf >ayftof afl

(uttof hal to barf a ce&ef! loef! so,bthef! othbr thaf wretef!.

\hb erofy o" (rafs"ebcl6s 'oseteof as rb!arls thb ocl housb

thb,b es #cbar whbf wb #ofselbr that ef hes jreb" aluct ce"b hb

s'bft so ,u#h o" hes te,b of thb ,o&b$ Lof thb roal6 ef trub

>bat stycb. @orrbs'oflef!cy$ hes attetulb towarls thb housb that

hb sha'bl ef hes 'ob,s es a,je&acbft @ourcafl ^bflbrs

buatbs weth 'obtry$ et es thb housb o" 'obtry$ jut et es a

hbreta!b or af efhbretaf#b that hb ? thb hber or jbfb"e#eary ?

acthou!h ba!br to cay #cae, to$ es ufweccef! or ufajcb to

assu,b ef "ucc

& E prbibr fot to ce!b thbrb&

9L^ortraet6=

thb housb etsbci af acebf

9L>erthlay >accal6=.

& fothefm'es a`tuaccy o#fbl.

9Lejrary6=

Afl ef ofb o" hes 'ob,s$ 'ujceshbl 'osthu,ouscy ef %hb

Pb`ofl Gofth oi Pprefm 915=$ thbrb es b&bf a 'oe!faftal,esseof o" hes sbfsb o" ho,bcbssfbss afl e,'ossejcb

rbsocuteof

gy tra!bcs ta"b gb

iar irog hogb

iar irog gy iarg

gy hogb that fb!br #as

9L\hb les#har!b6$ (occb`tbl )obgs$ ''. 0)1-)*=


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csbwhbrb$ "or thb 'obt thb housb es ef a &bry lerb#t way

buatbl to cetbrary "a,b$ afl weth thb staturb afl ,basurb o"

e,,ortacety that et jref!s. /f 15)*$ sex ,ofths jb"orb hes lbath$

hb wrotb as a tauft to a 'bbr who hal of#b jbbf a "rebfl o"

sorts

afl e #ecc l#bcc

ef a jarls housb iorb!br

gessefm you fot thb cbast

ior your cofm ajsbf`b

9L>e-shets rb&esetbl6$ (occb`tbl )obgs$ ''. 0:5-)=

A!aef$ #of#brfef! (rafs"ebcl6s ybarfef! "or thb lurajcb

afl ,atbreac thef!s o" thb worcl afl hes #of"ce#tef! afl

se,uctafbous lessates"a#teof weth thb, afl weth thb worcl-as-

hb-"oufl-et$ et ,ay acso jb ar!ubl that thb L#ouftry housb

'rbtbf#b6 ef whe#h hb b,jolebl thb "or,br afl ,ar%bl hes

lestaf#b "ro, thb cattbr rb'rbsbfts fothef! ,orb thaf hes ,exbl

"bbcef!s towarls hes 'arte#ucar rocb as af Austraceaf 'obt as hbbx'brebf#bl et. Howb&br ,u#h hb ,ay ha&b cof!bl to jb

bcb!aftcy #ofsbr&ate&b afl #casse#ac$ howb&br ,u#h hb ,ay

ha&b jbcof!bl jy jerth afl blu#ateof ? afl 'brha's b&bf jy

tastb ? to thb bstajceshbl f!cesh-Austraceaf traleteof$ or

lrba,bl o" ce&ef! ef rurac Austracea as a cattbr-lay bcetest

Zo,afte# o" Af!co-4br,af bxtra#teof ,e!ht lo$ et was jy

,e,e#%ef! thb b,efbftcy s#ru""y$ urjaf 9afl 'brha's#o,,br#eac= "e!urb o" thb waflbref! ,efstrbc$ thb lru!-rellbf

&a!ajofl 'obt$ thb &a!raft he!hway jcubs sef!br ? Ze,jaul$

thb >bats$ >oj (ycaf ? that hb "affbl hes fas#bft tacbft efto

"ca,b. Oouth$ sujurjaf or s,acc towf ore!ef$ ,ojecety$

'ocete#ac lessbft$ lru!s afl ce"b-of-thb-"ref!b arb thb thef!s that

hb sharbl weth thbsb "e!urbs. Gafy o" hes lru! 'ob,s$ "or

bxa,'cb$ rbsofatb weth thb wor%s o" Accbf 4efsjbr! or

;eccea, >urrou!hs$ whecb hes tra&bccef! u' afl lowf thbbastbrf #oast o" Austracea rb#accs thb L,o&ef! "or thb sa%b o"

,o&ef!6 that wb "efl ef 7a#% 3broua#6s sb,efac ;f thb


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%fowf$ 'brha's fot so ,u#h af al,erateof o" thber 'obtry as

o" thber "a,b as 'obts.)

\hes jbef! sael$ et es 'caef to afyofb who rbals

(rafs"ebcl6s wor%s that et was hes #o,,afl o" thb staflarl

sour#bs o" f!cesh cetbraturb ? #casse#ac ,ythoco!y$ thb Kcl

afl Fbw \bsta,bfts$ thb f!cesh afl ,olbrf #casse#s ? whe#h

hb a#uerbl barcy ef thb 'eb#b$ that barfbl he, thb rbs'b#t afl

a##cae, o" bstajceshbl wretbrs. Pe,ecarcy$ thb ocl housbesocatbl

s#eof thb,b rb"cb#tbl a "a#tuac as'b#t o" so#eac rbacety ef 'ost-

;;// Austracea thb lowfwarl trbfl o" ocl rurac "a,ecebs. /t

was a thb,b that hal fot ybt "oufl ets way efto thb cetbraturb o"

thb lay weth #o,'arajcb "or#b afl #of&e#teof ? or at cbast fotefto #oftb,'orary 'obtry. Fo loujt hes bclbrs ? bletors$

#rete#s$ 'obts ? wbrb wbcc awarb o" thes. As #of"er,bl

'ro"bsseofacs whosb tas% was to rbal afl a''raesb hes wor%$

thby rb#o!febl hes s%ecc ef usef! thb jase# ,atbreacs ef a

'brtefbft way hb 'assbl ,ustbr jrecceaftcy$ jut 'brha's as a

#casse# to jb!ef weth. /f&areajcy$ (rafs"ebcl was lbacef! weth

'bo'cb ,u#h oclbr thaf he,sbc" weth thb bx#b'teof o" Zojbrt

Ala,sof$ who was ofcy "e&b ybars hes sbfeor$ acc o" hesbletors 'ujceshbrs"bccow 'obts ? Pha'#ott$ Hacc$ @rae!$

(uttof$ Hbsbctefb$ bt#. ? wbrb jorf ef thb 15*s afl 0s. /f thb

@ourcafl ^bflbrs 'ob,s$ fo loujt$ thby saw a youf! 'obt

tac%ef! ajout so,bthef! lestef#tcy Austraceaf thb jrba%ef! u'

o" thb car!b rurac 'ro'brtebs hbcl jy ocl #ocofeac "a,ecebs that

hal jb!uf wbcc jb"orb ;orcl ;ar // afl hal a##bcbratbl b&br

sef#b$ hastbfef! thb rbcbftcbss so#eac afl "efaf#eac lb#cefb o"thb Lsuatto#ra#y6.

>ut s%ecc ef usef! staflarl ,atbreacs afl a#tuac b&bfts

acofb woucl fot ha&b ,alb (rafs"ebcl a rb,ar%ajcb 'obt. Hb

allbl othbr thef!s to thb, a lestef#t 'brsofacety ef whe#h

rbsofatbl lestaft b#hobs "ro, as "ar ja#% as Af!co-Paxof

te,bs afl thb tor,bftbl #ca,our o" thb catb 15:s afl barcy

)s ? thb sbfsete&ety o" a youf!$ whetb ;bstbrfbr$ #au!ht u' ef

thb "br,bft o" thb youth o" thosb ybars ef thb "a#b o" a worcl

) Pbb Acbxaflbr @rae!6s #o,,bft ef %#bc!b )obts rb ef"cubf#bs of youf!Austraceaf wretbrs LPo,b o" thb, cestbf to thb rb#orls o" >oj (ycaf6. (rafs"ebcl

was ofb o" thb,.


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!oef! thb wrof! way. 9As af aselb hbrb wb shoucl rb,b,jbr

that thb youf! 'bo'cb ef 'rotbst o" thb :s afl barcy )s wbrb

ef ,afy ways rb!rbsse&b afl efb""b#tuac ef thber rb&oct thby

,ay ha&b rbb#tbl outre!ht thb worcl o" thb L,astbrs o" war6 ?

thb tb#hfo#rats$ jurbau#rats afl 'cuto#rats ? jut acc thby #oucl

"efl to rb'ca#b et weth was a sy,joce# ,o&b ja#% to faturb$ a

rbturf to a ,orb se,'cb ,olb o" bxestbf#b$ a swef! away "ro,

thb #ety afl towarls thb #ouftry.= /f (rafs"ebcl6s #asb$ thb

lra,a was 'brha's b&bf ,orb s'b#e"e# as a 'obt ef Austracea

hb was a#utbcy awarb that hb hal fo ,bafs at acc o" sur&e&ef!

ef thb ,atbreac worcl o" hes #oftb,'orarebs afl that hb lel fot

"et ef to et of afy cb&bc. /" hb #oucl fot barf a ce&ef! ef thb #ety$hb woucl jb "ar cbss ajcb to lo so ef thb #ouftry. /f a sbfsb$ hb

was thb ,olbrf-lay #ouftbr'art o" a "e!urb "ro, 4rbb%

tra!bly ? a ,af acofb #au!ht u' ef af e,'ossejcb-to-wef

stru!!cb weth thb ,astbrs o" "atb

afl thb bgptefbss es fot thbsb straflbl

bflcbss pcaefs jut "fo#efm that you arb `ogpcbtbcy

acofb ef a lbsbrt iucc oi strafmbrs

9Le%b \hes "or Obars6$ latbl LAu!ust 15:56$ ef %#bc!b

)obts4

Fo loujt too that thb a,je&acbf#b efhbrbft ef thb

awarbfbss o" hes owf 'ce!ht was ofb o" thb ,aefs'ref!s o" hes

effbr #of"ce#t$ a strbf!th afl a wba%fbss ust as 'oe!faft afl,o&ef! as thb cof!ef! to L!o ho,b6 afl thb efajecety or

e,'ossejecety o" b&br jbef! ajcb to lo so othbr thaf ef 'obtry$

afl &ea thb he!h roal o" af barcy lbath.

As "or hes 'osef! afl 'rbtbflef!$ ef acc "aerfbss / thef% hes

harshbr #rete#s shoucl jb rb,eflbl that hes sbfsb o" hu,our

fb&br lbsbrtbl he, afl was acways ojtrulef!$ b&bf ef thb ,ost

sbreous ,o,bfts.Ar!uajcy$ (rafs"ebcl he,sbc" sou!ht to lb-

\hb sb#ofl sb#teof o" hes sb#ofl joo% %hb Efspb`tor oi %elbs9BI^$ 15)*= esbftetcblbers afl 3ra`bs. /t #oftaefs thb Lsb#ofl !bfbrateof6 @ourcafl ^bflbrs

'ob,s$ whe#h arb ,u#h ce!htbr ef tofb$ acc o" thb,$ so wb arb tocl$ Lwrettbf jb"orb

or luref! 15)6.


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"usb or short-#er#uet thb #rete#es, cb&bccbl a!aefst he, "or hes

Lhber-to-'ro'brty6 "aftasebs$ as wb sbb ef that #ureous 'eb#b

%fowf as L^brsofac6

$obs afyofb "fo# #hbrb

E `af juy a (orofac 75tbflbr6

9(occb`tbl )obgs$ ''. 1)5-=

K" #oursb$ thb ,ost b""b#te&b rb'cy hb b&br ,alb to hes

lbtra#tors was to lbce&br a se!fe"e#aft #or'us o" 'ob,s afl leb

youf!. /f loef! so hb lel bxa#tcy what hb he,sbc" al&o#atbl efthb cast cefbs o" thb 'ob, %fowf as L/" ,y ,a,,ary sbr&bs

thbb wbcc6

jbat iast rbtrbat ? ybcc

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