The Polynesian. [volume] (Honolulu (Oahu), Hawaii) 1840-1841, 1840-09-12
\ CHAPTER FROM MY SKETCH BOOK.
Concluded from No. I2.)

Concluded from No. l2)
"Iions - returned he, "oh you have heard
h Of Them then, we have Just now as noble Il
couple as you will find this side the Atlantic
K or NAV be the other too; however. about that
won't be stubborn. You see that large
tent over yonder, on the green; well, there
they have got Painters, Tigers, Cantelopes
& and Camcls; Monkeys by the dozen, and
two amazing big lions, that look fierce enough
to take away IA mans stomach for a week "
"Well, that is purity tolerable slick. cal
culatc, what real natural and no hocus-
pocus stuffed skins well if we don't have
some fun with those creatures my name ism {
Jack Doolittle. Won't we Mr. parlcyvoo:"
"MonScur Contretemps, If it you please;
ccs We shall be very Apply to visit them All,
ma chcre patric, ave you ever vice the Ma
tonal collection at Paris All, VOLTA vice
maaagerie magnitique Gentlemen will you
do me the honor" he added bowling, and
Extending his snuff box towards us.
"Thank ye, Mr.. Countrytongs, but don t
deal in the article, " said Mr.. Dooli,tle "Ah
but my dear Do-bnt-lectle, YOU will find it
yer good, cXtraordinaire; No! veil, chacun
"A son govt"
"I'd just as leave smell rotten tree dust
as made the chap do, that first got me to
try that tobacco powder, and put such an
eternal fit of sncezing on me, that | have
\ not got over it yet, bat it comes back at
odds and ends Of times, and sets me in a
pucker of passion, tel yc"
"Nat you do at h;m:" inquired Monsieur
eyes what was it," repeated |.
oil |. :.
particularly Short well no matter about that,
however as | was saying"
"PardoncZ moi, do not rcco!!cct."
"Darn it, now, you hadn't ought to do
that as | was saying, noe | wasn't saving
anything; now you see that is the effect Of
getting illustrated, so I'll begin as good as
new. You see, chap that went to school
with me, down east put it into my head to
smell some of that tarnal snuff; he said as
how 1t was genteel, and all that, and he came
over me rather more than | relished on the
whole; well, as | said, it threw me con-
siderable out Of sorts, and says l. all to
myself, young man you'll get served for that.
as sure as your name is Peaceful"
"Oh Tranquillc! que cest droIer'
$50 one day we had been taking a kind
OF tramp, and we went up hill, not cy-
ceSSlye high, nor terrible steep. However,
we cot to the top, and sat down to breathe
a second, on the hollow trunk Of an old dead
tree, that had been laying there for heap
OF years for what | know; and we got talk
ing about one thing and another, says, |,
"Peacciul Iador, you're broader across the
shoulders than am. " ''No, ;" said he 'Zach,
anti ooh, your grandmother" says
you would whip two like me as easy as
nun corn, however, we can soon tell, do
You think you can creep through that log"
and he sworc it was big enough for both Of
U.s. Now" says |, Hll lay you the big
SgcSl pumpkin on our farm, you can't creep
through as quick as J." ''Done," was the
word, and down went, and in the quivering
ol corn leaf, was out on the other side,
none OF the worse for wear. Then he laid
MS hat down, and walked into the log in fine
STYLE and | heard him pushing his way