The American patriot., 1855-01-31
Horse Race in the Sandwich
, Islands


The women and girls are decidedly the best
riders With them, not as with the ladies in the
Atlantic cities, side saddles out Of the question
In their loose flying drapery, hair streaming in the
WIND, their beautifully erect position, and their
horses carrcering along like the march of whirl-
wind they look majestically dangerous, and yet
they are never thrown from the saddle. There is
many a lady in civilized nations who would envy
the equestrian skill of those Hawaiian women.
There is many finished artist that would be glad
to have of them as subject for his pencil. 1t
may be owing to this mode Of exercise that they,
in part, acquires such an exquisite development
of form. wish l could fully portray these Satur-
day afternoon sports. Yonder, on the plain, some
forty or fifty women are speeding almost with the
rapidty of life toward some well.seected goal |
Every nerve and muscle of both horse and riders !
is strethched to the utmost teusidn-the former |
from sheer instinct to gain the victory; the latter
from spirit of almost matchless daring, mirthful |
ness and excitement. Now comes along party
ofmen and boys, many of them clinging, with their
naked limbs to the fanks of their foaming stecds,
while their restless hands and arms are describing
all sorts of circles in the air. as ifunder pain of dis
memberment, but, in reality, to cheer along their
animals to swifter speed. Clouds of choking dust
follow their wake. Here and there may be seen
a mounted foreigner, quietly looking on, sharing
in the mirth and sports. But yonder is scence
that defies all attempts at description. few
horses and donkeys not under immediate use, but
which few minutes since were quietly feeding on
the everything pasture, have caught the spirit of
that fiery locomotive by which their compeers are
impeed over the plain. Unable any longer to con-
troll nature away they speed in the utmost confu-
sion, as though their powers of life endurance
were all concentrated in this single moment. Now
they have mingled with the mounted animals, shar
ing their foam, and madly plunging through the
clouds of dust and endangering the life and limbs
of any pedestrian who fails not to get out ofthe way
in time. On they speed like Arabians over their
native sands, all and each one struggling for the
mastery in the well-contested race for glory.
A PARABLE FROM THE GERMAN.-!t happened
once on a bright summers day that was stand
ing near WE'LL when little bird flew down, seek
ing water There wns indeed, u large trough near
the we'll, but was empty, aud grieved for mo-
ment to think that the little creature must 60 away
thirsty but it settled upon the edge of the trough,
bent its little head downwards, then raised it again,
spread its wings, and scared away, singing; its
thirst was appeased ! walked up to the trough
and there, in the stone work, saw a little hole
about the size of a wrens egg. The water held
there had been source of revival and rcreshment;
| it had found enough for the present, and desired
no more. This is contentment.
Again, stoodby alovely, understanding flower,
and there came bee humming and sucking; and
flower had no honey. This knew, for it had no
nectary What then, thought |, will the bee do?
It came buzzing out of the cup to take a further
flight, but as it came out it sped the stamens full
of golden tarina good for making wax, and it roll
ed its little legs against them till they looked like
yellow hose, as the bee-keepers say; and then,
thus heavily laden, flew away home Then said
Thou camcst seeking honey; and finding none,
hast been satisfied with wax and hath stored it
for thy house that thv labor might not be in vain.
n Thou likewise shall be to me lesson of content
ment."
The night is far spent-the dark night Of trouble
that sometimes threatened to close around us,
but the day is at hand; even in the night there
j., were stars-I have looked on them, and been COM
fortcd; for as one set could see another rise and
each was a lamp showing me somewhat of the
depth of the riches both ofthe wisdom and knowl
edge of God.
PROPER REBuKE-A correspondent Of the Gin
cinnati Columbian tells the following story:
SAT Lafayette q well-drcsscd man, accompanied
by an interesting looking lady, evidently his wife
and two sweet little children, entered the cars. ll'
, was short of statue with short, turned-up nose
: short thick lip, small eyes, and impcrceltibl'
S eyebrows. The lady had pleasing expression
c in her pale countcnance, that bore the impress
: suffering patience Her younger child appeared
t sick, and tossed fretfuly on her weared knees
a The other soon grew tired of the irksomenses o
J. the car, and became frctful and impatient. Th
man. for can not call him gentleman, lay layzil,
y reading paper, lounging on whole seat he mon
r oplized to himself, though other passengers wcr
g standing At length the lady, perfectly unable t.
s attend to the two little ones, in tone fgenenes
that had something of fear in it, besought him t.
attend to the wants of the elder She was answer
:; cd in loud and abrupt tone that attracted ever
G body's attention. Don't bother mel! Her eyes drop
h ped; look of mingled sorrow and shame cam
It over her face, but she said not a word. A icy
e moments afterward the Conductor, Mr.. Paul, cam
d along. and the man enquired of him the distanc
e. to Michigan City, With tone modelled to tn
ID life after that previously used by his interrogation
Paul hissed out Don't bother me-! The man
of eyes glarcd fury, as he demanded the reason
p such an insult and threatened to resent 1t unles
o. a proper apology offered"
20 ~ shall offer no apology for my language"
~ said the noblchcarted conductor, neither will yo
i resent it; for man who deems himself in]ure
., by having applied to him the same language
has dsgraccd himself by applying to lady, is tt
m little of a gentleman to be apoigised to, and tt
~ ~. much of coward to dare to resent it,"
ur There are some things you can learn from TOO
at Among the number is the value of holding yo
nd tongue! Fact In other words, the age is so &C
es rupt that YOU must not speak the truth at
al times. under the penalty of knock on the soon
N from your next ncighbor. Charitable amt
pc Where's all the thousond-and-one pulpit oratio
Sc past ages about Love thy neighbor as thyse'
,et Air-empty air, as Falstaff says about honor
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