The Hawaiian gazette. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1865-1918, 1868-08-12

4NOthing fcututS' nObhAhS "in- COY
he toss
so tossed. Headsp cried he, and
heads it was so we made the match.
1--WE rowed at Mortlake, and stiff
race it was they were good plucked ones,
those Newcastle chaps. First we forged
bit ahead, then they got the lead by a
couple of feet, and so on over the whole
course. How the people on the banks
and on the bridges did halo? i know at
least very nearly shut up, for | felt as if
my heart would burst but Just then Harry
who pulled stroke, sung out
"'Now, put on the last spurtp
Il managed somehow to answer the call,
and with four strokes we shot ahead Of
the other boat; in three more we were
past the winning post
"'Still ten pounds to raise grumbled
Harry, next day, as we walked along
Hampton road, for we had left the pair
cared outrigger in which we had rowed the
match at Richmond, where we had hired it.
yes l said, what stupids we were
not to back ourselves for a triae more
at was a queer thing, but the smaller
the sum we had to make up, the more we
thought of the difficulty of making it, and
the more impatient we became. For my
part, felt as if l could have done almost
anything for that ten pounds, SO as to 60
home with the means to have the banns
published the very next Sunday, and get
the whole thing out of ones mind. l was
Just in that state when the devil, if he
knew his business, ought to put nice lit
tie bait in mans way, and to do him jus
tice. he does not often let such an oppor-
tunity slip.
You remember, sir, that soon after you
have crossed Ashton bridge there is
patch along the river by Sir William Has
ties place, by following which, and cross
ing the ferry higher up, you save pretty
near two miles. While we were going
along this path, growing every now and
then at having only got as much as we had
hoped for by our expedition, Harrys nose
began to bleed. so he sat down on the bank
and bent his head well forward to avoid
soiling his clothes, while l crammed all
the keys and pocket knives we had about
US, down his back, and then stretched my
self on the grass, and lit pipe.
They have got new paliDgs along
here, since i came by last was the first
remark made.
AYE" said Harry, Il came past here
last summer with Bill Cutwater, who lived
in this neighborhood once, and he told me
that Sir William was always having new
palings, because why the old ones
were forever being pulled down. You see
there used to be pathway through the
park to the village, till Sir William HASTE,
who is always making rows with people,
going to law and the like, chose to shut it
up, and some folks, who says he has no
right to do it, are forever forcing an OPEN
ing"
"'AhP cried /, sure enough, there is
board stuck up with notice all about it.
o TEN POUNDS Observation-Disclosures, some
evil disposed persons are continually injur-
ing the fences surrounding this park, this
is to give notice that such offenders will be
prosecuted with the utmost rigor of the
law, and reward of Ten Pounds will be
given to any one giving such information as
shall lead to the conviction of any person |
Or persons guilty of breaking down the
pallngs or trespassing on these grounds"
al say, Harry, l feel awfuly evil dispos-
I'd. Ten pounds reward just the very
IDENTICAL sum-
"'What are you up to now?
"Why, feel somehow says |, 'as if /
must have walk in that park. Now, if
was to begin pulling this fence down,
you would never go and tell Of me, would
you? You would never go and get your
brother week or fortnight for the sake
If paltry ten-pound note? Besides, your
lose is bleeding, and the people would
ancy | had half-murdered you in my
struggles to get away, and you wouldn't
ike them to think that of me-"
AZ will not promise, said Harry, look
ng up with grin. But, / say, stop!
Why should you go to PRISON, and not |?
" Because first thought of it.
Nonsense said he, toss So
ossed.
"Tails,' said he. 1t was heads SO l
'egan at the pailings.
a. One moment cried Harry. 1T is
ather disgraceful to go to prison.
L" Yes said !, for doing anything
mean or dishonest, it is, but for trespass,
II an assault, or annoying gent as never
ubscribes to a regatta. or for knocking
own fellow as was saucy, ] had as soon
e shut up for few days as eat my break
asst
az Aye, but what would the girls say =
""They will never know anything about
!, unless you tell them. | am Samuel
'carlett, or Mort Lake and always wear
ly hair cut short. Here goes
SO had pulled down lot of paling, and
ad penetrated some distance into the park
efore was stopped and seized by Mr..
larry Hamilton, Waterman, who, spite of
~ struggles, in the course of which his
ice, hands and shirt front got covered
18th blood. dragged me up to the house,
here lot of grooms overpowered me,
nd presently Sir William came out and
bused me and praised Harry; and then
e all went before the nearest magistrate.
iy little game was very simple, being
lerely sham muzzy and sulky. l was
fered to be let off altogether, next FIVE !
ound note in addition, if would say who
ct me on to commit the trespass; but
his l steadily refused to do, and so got
IN days. and Harry ten pounds.
/ went to prison and picked oakum
e returned home and had the banns put !
p, telling old Beck and the girls that
nd got a little job to finish which would
eep me week or so, but never mention
g what it was.
az They don't know now added Joe,
18th grim"
A PARADIsE.-A writer in Pmnam's '