The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1856-1888, 1857-08-20

veranoah, whom l recommend W0Q ~ nave zone,
and QUIZ
Mr. EDIToR:-In reading your leading editorial of
August 6, 1 felt a kind Of pleasing mi come
over me; not from the dullness of said leader, for it
is one of the best that has appeared in the CONNER
ciaI, and onetP keep any friend Of the government
wide awake and TIM R;pg, but sasI thought, I dream
ed" of a good old time PEARS sgorapd i Nss some
thing after this sort
There was q bright cluster of-starq1 rnin
heavens deep blue'-or. islands, amid the e deep,
blue sea- and that cluster was governed by q kind
noble-hearted ruler. Things went merry Is . we'd
ding. The "outsiders'' discovered that there was a
chance to put money in the purse" and they
brought the luxuries of foreign lands and laid them
at the feet of the generous prince. They said some
thing to him about dollars word he knew smelt of
trade, and one that was not in his vernacular. Lit
tie trouble did he give himself about the dollar; till
at length, much to his surprise, he found it was what
the outsider worshipped as a god, and they became
clamorous for their portion. "Give, give, with the
cry of the horse leech, did they present their claim
and the generous, simple hearted prince gave, and
gave, till he had not much more to give, and still the
cry came, even from over the water. sc give, give"
1t was a time of pilikia, to use the expressive word
of the people of that bright cluster; and trouble
yes, financial trouble (strange words that they had
been forced to learn the meaning oD-came over
shadowing them like a dark foreboding cloud.
1t occurred to the prince TO set outsider against
outsider, and finding one whom he thought he could
trust to cure this pilikia, he called him kauka, and
said to him, Scan you help me 2" Can you drive off
this dark cloud? The kauka took his time to study
his answer, and went forth to look at the cloud.
twas black and threatened to overwhelm the land.
He could see II per cent, els per cent 1S
per cent. "-mystic characters attached to this dark
cloud, and reaching down as if they would grasp the
whole of the fair cluster to satisfy their hungry
maws. He could see with that cold gray eye of his
that although all looked so dark yet there were bright
spots where he could see a |" silver lining,'' and he
returned aud in the simple language answered the
enquiring look of the prince as to the result of his
investigation-Hiki no tit can be done). The prince
issued his royal summons to all his officers to attend
court, and such was the love they bore him that they
FASTENED to obey and all we're soon in assembly.
The prince told them the story of his pilikia, and
that he had found a man he trusted would help them,
and he wanted them to listen to him and obey. The
kaukd arose and looked around with a kindly smile
and said, hiki no. He then told them he had found
a plan to help them, and if they would each one help
him the beloved prince would be saved and his bright
cluster be kept from the outsiders. It was necessary,
he tod them, TO learn another Sc outside word, - one
that was very great at hemo-ing pilikias, and the one
thing only that could save them. They said that
they were all anxious for him to learn that word that
was so powerful, and he would find them earnest 10
try it. And seeing that they had sthe win'' he gave
them the key to I" the way and taught them the
word "REFORM.' As he unfolded to them the
great power that lay within the meaning of this new
word, their faces were lit up with . smile, and they
all expressed their eagerness to contribute, each his
share, to put the new system into operation.
The details of the plan are too tedious, but one
part that impressed me most was that in which each
member of the council gave the most unequivocal
evidence of his earnestness to assisthis beloved prince
in his pilikia. And it was this the kauka took his
tablets, and arranging them before the prince, that
all might see twas done in his name, asked one Of
the members, who had formerly expended the rev.
enue of one of the fairest gems Of the cluster, hoao
little he could support his department on? He said.
&c food and clothing.'' The kauka wrote, 500. Thus
did each member give up all but what was necessary
to himself, aad agree to turn in each and every little
stream or rivulet that could be made of any account,
that the aggregate might swell to such an amount as
to drive off the pilikia. While the councillors were
thus engaged in their self-denying designations Of
what had been for years and years considered as their
own, the prince stepped forward to the table and said,
.'you shall not bear this burthen alone. I cannot
lipe in luxury tchile you my councillors and friends
are d~epriring yourselves TO, me-"
These words were not mere empty ones, and al
though his friends protested against his being a sharer
in the new work-him to whom al belonged, them
selves included, yet he was firm and his name was