On Our Selection (Imprint classics)

This afternoon, as Dad approached his dumb patient, he suddenly put down the bucket of water which he was carrying and ran, shouting angrily. A flock of crows flew away from Farmer and "cawed" from a tree close by. Dad was excited, and when he saw that one of the animal's eyes was gone and a stream of blood trickled over its nose he sat down and hid his face in his big rough hands.

Australian author Arthur Hoey Davis wrote under the pseudonym of Steele Rudd. His short stories about country life were extremely appreciated by his country men. His works reflect his personal experiences of life.