The Hawaiian gazette. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1865-1918, 1872-08-14

Txrz Hyzo-ss-Tbe following arecdose, ex-
t-sc:si f-cu, unpublished memoirs q a French
aosleua,. ray, il 5 hoped serve as an example,
vel worthy q oei1g initiated b. ST Who desire
to De thoGgbt Ooly brave and eoaraseocs Il ~
cords sa instance Of victory gaieed BY 3 man
over his Cwa rassio1s-yiciory more giorioos,
r1ore bo1orable than any that has ever been par
eaSseS with Ere and swo7d, with devastation An3
b,oodSted.
Two roblszsu. the Ma-qais De Vahiss and the
CCG1s Dc Mere. were educated u1der the sane
masters, ard were REGARDED by sl who knew them
y patterns Of Friendship, bo1ov and SeuSsbJlty,
Years succeeded years, ard no gaa-rei bad ever
t5s-racel tls,r attachment, When one unfortunate
svsui-g, the TWO friends, having INDUCED rather
freely IN so1e excslls1, bg-ycnty repaired TO =
rsighbo-i4s hotel ard engaged 10 game Of
Backgammon. Fortune declared herself IL favor
o. the Marquis he Won every game, and IN the
thocyhtlesS s,ee Of the moment laughed with ex-
ul.a.ion - bis 1ges1al good luck, The Count
. lost hiS tenPs-. and once o. twice Upb-siisi the
Marquis for eajoyiag the pain which be had ex-
I cited ic the bosom Of his friend, At last, upon
another fortunate throw made by the Marquis, BY
which be ssuuoced his antagonist, the Infatuated
. Co1-I threw the box 2ai dice 10 The face Of his
brother soldier.
Every gentleman present was in amaZeuent.
and waited. a'nos. bseathlsssly, for the moment
vhe1 the Marquis would shealbs his sword in the
. bosom OF the now rspe1,a1t Count
-Gsn.lsmea.~ said the Marquis, am
Frs1chuar, : soldier, and friend. have re-
csived blow from Freedman. soldier and
friend. know and acknowledge the laws Of
honor. and I VIII obey them. Every uan who
sees ne wonders Why am Jarjy ia visiting with
vengeance the auth0r Of ny disgrace. But, gen
tlszsn. the heart OF that man Is s1tWined with
ny o~u our educzuoa was the same. our princi-
pies are alike, and our friendship dates from our
earliest years. But. Frsucbusu. I viii obey the
aws Of honor and Fsance I vii stab him to the
heart
Upon this. be threw his aru around bis N
happy friend. and Said; NJ dear De Merle.
forgive yog. II yoa uu forgive ne 70, the irrita-
si5u I have occ4si1rsd il Z sensitive mind by
lzvity. Of nv o3a. Aud now, gentlemen ad-
5ed the Marquis, though have interpreted the
Llws Of honor IN NY own way. If there remains IN
this room one Freachnan who daIss to doubt ny
resolution TO resent even an improper suile, ny
sword Is by ny side toPuniSh and aErout, but not
TO murder NY friend, for whom would die. and
who sits there 5 monument Of eoutriti0u and
bravery, ready wi,b NE TO challenge the rest OF
the room TO deadly combat if any man dare to
thiak anlss Of this transaction.
les WASHINGTON N0SrxsST.-Tbe unfinished .
Washington Monument Is one ogtbs first objects .
which attract stranger visiting the capital Of the
United States But y0g make inquiries shout 1t .
when It vas begun. how high 1t Is. how long
since any work vas done upon it-and nobody .
seems 10 know anything about IT, Itis said that
Washington people feel ashamed Of the condition
Of the monument, and DO not Ike to talk about
IL It as f-St Suggested in ISIS that -uatiouaI
monument should be erected 10 honor Of George
Washington, In previous years Congress had
passed Tarioas resolutions that mousmeut,r
81 equestrian statue and uausoeum'
should Be erected to the e. Father oghis country
bat nothing had been accomplished. It was pro
posed that CONTRIBUTIONS should Be limited TO one
dollar ysz-, that all might give to the object
5ut this restriction vas removed 10 1915 When
tie fund amounted TO $4,000 1t was deemed safe
TO coue1ce the work and on joy I, ISIS. the
cornerstone vas laid with appropriate ceremonies. /
The site selected vas pgbIic reservation Of land
5rec.ly vest Of the Capitol The plan Of the
proposed an obelisk 81 feet high. and
: pantheon q base The estimated cost Of the
15s-isk vas S552 900. and Of the whole work 81
-. 900. II about 81 years from the laying Of
the eorusr-st0us the 0beIiSk was rarsei TO the
height Of 10 feet, and the funds we're exhausted,
S2SJ.OOO having been expended Efforts we're
made TO obtain appropriations from Congress and
subscriptions from the people. Dot before opera
ions we're again commenced the civil var broke
az, and nothing has since been done except to
preserve the Monument in good condition. With
I couple Of years appeals have again been made
o the nation for funds TO complete this work,
ut a. pet the monument zsiH stands, unfinished
: It did years ag0. Over eighty blocks Of mar
lls Or stone have been contributed by the States
nd Territories. b. foreign governments, and By
ari1ls destinations sE6 societies. These are IT.
cri6ei With s0ls suitable device OF inscription,
I'd VII Be iucI-dsi n the PaatheoS-Es-psr,s
Weekly
! BAsE DETAINED FOR FAEs--Ths London
O1t.. 4irstissT says On wednesday last,
T0uau =iih 4 TAB! II her arms got on board the
ars Of the T. G and B railway. somewhere be
=ssa OrangsTiLLs and this point When Coz