The Hawaiian gazette., 1869-04-14


ge1ce is. that continuance Of an immOd,
crate use Of the Intoxicating drug, pro
dgees q sort Of insanity, allied TO islsrila'
h-s~s,ss, As fOa,ed along leisurely op-
posiie the kings vale mbure. one Of the
fellows who had got snakes after him-uo;
in his boots. for he had none-came rush
ing Out and plunged into the river, with =
shrek first. and then howl. Diving into
Z the river. be rOse close alongside Of ne,
and made fer NE. good deal to my annoy
asee- Seeing st once. that the fellow was
crazy. put out from him with all ny
strength and vigor. and he followed in my
wake, equally strong and vigorous felt
that it WIS a race for life How was l 10
get back again 10 the safe asylum of Phil
lips house, l was good swimmer, but
NY pursusr was equalIy good, if not better,
than myself Insane as he was, from the
use Of angona, yet there was method in
his madness, for be shouted repeatedly,
@Sa udua IA kai papalangi Here Is a
foreigner. As l got opposite Phillips
house. looked over my shoulder and saw
that M pursusr was ouly four or FIVE yards
behind me- Remembering = trick which
l had learned in chiIdhoOd's days, l sud
denly made leap and dived. Getting
down to the bottom, clatched the mud
with both hands, and erept along in the
opposite direction to which l had come.
Just as long as NY want Of breath would
allow. At last, rising to the surface, and
getting ny wind. l looked around in the
now growing daylight, but could see moth
ing of my late pursuer. But l could faint
ly hear bis voice, away up the river, stiIl
calling out, -Sa ndua IA ksi papalaugi."
Getting safely back into Phillips house,
be met NE on the threshold, and quietly
said, that in his opinion. l had made a fool
Of myself. in going down the river and
running the risk Of getting captured. l
found also, that had run another risk
that of getting shot, for Phillips having
heard Of ny peculiar fx-chased up the
river by the crazy man-had stood at his
door with his trusty rife in hand, ready to
FIRE, and in his then unsteady condition
Of nerves. be would perhaps have been as
likely to shoot NE as the fellow who was
chasing me. Jim was fast asleep inside
the ta1-namu. and. after lecture from
the chief, followed his example.
The second day of what may be termed
our Imprisonment, was only q repetition
Of the previous one. Abundant and excel
lent food, and the most careful attendance.
Along in the afternoon, awakening from a
zIumber. We saw Sidney Bob and Phillips,
payi1g their assiduous sttendances TO the
rum-keg, and this time, the latter was IN
deuiabIy drunk-a good deal to my sorrow,
beeaGse on his sObriety l based the safety
of We two runaways- Sidney Bob was a
retainer of Phillips boon COMPANION
and did any and alI kinds Of menial Offices
for him. When looked out from under
the mosquito-bar. Bob was performing the
part Of barber for PhiIIips-that Is, so far
rubbing his head and beard with eOcoanut-
oil. scented With sandaI-wood. and with the I
tweezers, Strengthening out each seperate |
hair All this time, he and Phillips were
exchanging jokes Of the coarsest sort, and |
ia the coarsest kind Of English. Every /
few minutes they called for and drank of
bumpers Of rum, neat ii. e, without the
sdmixture Of sater-Rhich was served by /
native, Who "a, By the keg. He remind
ed ne Of the comparison of an editor to a
town pump-e1pected to furnish others
with drink, bat never be dry himself-for
the chief did not permit his people to drink
spirits
All that night. and all through the next
day. Philips and Sydney Bob boOzsd away
At the rum Meanwhile, we we're carefully
attended upon by the servants, and all our
wants amply supplied but l felt uneasy
I vas fearful that Phillips drunk would
somehow expose us to capture And 50
1t proved.
About nine O'Clock. on the evening Of
the third day after our absconding from
the vessel the drunken chief and his equal
y drsnken companion having gone of
somezhere, se we're lying quietly in the
darkness aud solitude Of the great house
for there was not 3 soul about, besides
ourselves-Eheu all at once, We heard 9
whispering. Directly, there was clicking
Of flint and steel. and then torches we're
lighted Looking cautiously out from IN
der the taa-nzmg- We saw dozen or more
tall, hirsate FJiimen. armed with war
clabs, and their faces bIzekened Coming
10 the side Of the tsa-namu. one who sp-
pee,ed TO Be the leader. said in substance,
in q loE tone, You must rst1rn With as
to the vessel jim BickfOrd Immediately
grzzped his shezth-knife. and szOre that be
EoaId fight rather than surrender. Bot