And the Yeah, Hello everyone and welcome back to one thousand one classic short stories and tales.

Some of our episodes are inspired by reviewers and today's story is no exception.

This one came in as an Apple review from Australia.

Five stars. Thank you, John. Wonderful stories, and I really appreciate your introductions to each.

All power to you. My best regards from Down Under.

Margaret H. P.S. I'm new to your work. Just made it into your 2018 listings.

If Henry Lawson's loaded dog isn't already among your gems, I can recommend it. One of his best and

funniest. And thank you for including his drover's wife in your archives, one of

my all-time favorite Ossie stories. That one from Tree Sheila, Apple Podcast, Australia. Tree Sheila,

this one was for you. Thanks for the great review and thank all of you for your reviews and

for listening to our show. It's a humorous short story

concerning three gold miners and their dog and the far circle consequences of

leaving a bomb cartridge unattended. The story was first published in the collection

Joe Wilson and his mates in 1901. I hope you enjoy it. And now the

loaded dog by Henry Lawson.

Dave Reagan, Jim Bentley and Andy Page were sinking his shaft at Stony Creek in search of a rich gold quartz reef which was supposed to exist in the vicinity.

There is always a rich reef supposed to exist in the vicinity. The only questions are whether it is 10 feet or hundreds of feet beneath the surface, and in which direction.

They had struck some pretty solid rock, also water, which kept them bailing. They used the old-fashioned blasting powder in time

fuse. They'd make a sausage or cartridge of blasting powder in a skin of strong calico or canvas, the mouth sown and bound round the end of the fuse.

They dip the cartridge in melted tallow to make it watertight.

Get the drill hole as dry as possible.

Dropping the cartridge with some dry dust and wad and

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