▁the ▁f amed ▁week ly ▁magazine ▁The ▁Bul letin ▁and ▁a ▁NS W ▁politician , ▁was ▁the ▁only ▁one ▁of ▁Fe il berg ' s ▁friends ▁who ▁d ared ▁to ▁mention ▁Fe il berg ' s ▁feelings ▁on ▁the ▁question ▁of ▁ind igen ous ▁rights ▁( poss ibly ▁because ▁Tra ill ▁was ▁living ▁in ▁Sydney ▁at ▁the ▁time ), ▁saying : ▁ ▁I ▁knew ▁him ▁well ▁during ▁the ▁time ▁he ▁was ▁for ▁a ▁while ▁a ▁journal istic ▁free - l ance , ▁before ▁he ▁went ▁on ▁to ▁the ▁staff ▁of ▁the ▁Cou rier ▁or ▁Arg us , ▁and ▁if ▁ever ▁a ▁man ▁lived ▁to ▁f als ify ▁the ▁popular ▁idea ▁of ▁a ▁‘ bo hem ian ,’ ▁he ▁was ▁the ▁man . ▁So ▁far ▁as ▁bo hem ian ism ▁is ▁supposed ▁to ▁compreh end ▁a ▁spirit ▁of ▁universal ▁char ity , ▁of ▁hat red ▁of ▁ty ran ny ▁and ▁cant , ▁and ▁of ▁a ▁most ▁inten se ▁love ▁for ▁his ▁profession , ▁he ▁was ▁a ▁thorough ▁‘ bo hem ian ’ ; ▁but ▁of ▁the ▁other ▁side ▁of ▁the ▁character , ▁the ▁reck less ▁improv idence , ▁diss ip ation , ▁and ▁cont empt ▁of ▁respect ability , ▁he ▁was ▁as ▁free ▁as ▁that ▁great ▁type , ▁the ▁‘ B rit ish ▁Mer chant ▁of ▁the ▁old ▁school .’ ▁As ▁a ▁journalist ▁he ▁was ▁an ▁un t iring ▁worker , ▁few ▁newsp apers ▁in ▁Australia ▁have ▁not ▁been ▁benef ited ▁by ▁his ▁pen , ▁and ▁few ▁writers ▁on ▁all ▁subjects ▁were ▁more ▁appreciated