It may be helpful to compare
Paterson's short story, "Three Elephant Power", in the book of the same name
that was published in the same year. The plot centres around a speed demon
who would drive at unspeakable speeds, even up to 45 MPH! (About 72 Km/H.)
"The Mylora Elopement":
[ No thought has be but for his prize. ]
changed to:
[ No thought has he but for his prize. ]
"The Protest":
[ W ll, but I KNOW. ]
changed to:
[ Well, but I KNOW. ]
"The Maori's Wool":
[ In any place more civilised that Rooti-iti-au. ]
changed to:
[ In any place more civilised than Rooti-iti-au. ]
"The Lost Drink", "The Matrimonial Stakes", "Not on It", "The Scapegoat",
"The Angel's Kiss", and "The Reveille" were all dropped from "Saltbush Bill"
when it was included in Paterson's "Collected Verse" (first issued in 1921).
No poems were added, though "The Song of the Pen" moved
from the front of the book to the back, and several titles
were slightly changed. No effort has been made to compare the texts.
There was no Table of Contents in the original trench-edition; one was added.
Omitted from the original are the index (to Paterson's first 3 books)
and the "frontispiece and vignette by Lionel Lindsay",
the first of which was set above the lines:
"But when the dawn makes pink the sky
And steals across the plain,
The Brumby horses turn and fly
Towards the hills again.
Pages:
76
77
78
79
80
81
82
83
84
85
86
87
88
89