The Hawaiian gazette. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1865-1918, 1874-12-30

announcement much better than he anticipated !;
/" bat we'll have happy New Year for all that" :"
Simon's roasted potatoes were completely
charred, he had been detained so late; but there
was little meal in the center of each, and char
coal is not at all unhealthy. He went to bed.
and in spite of his cares, slept the sleep Of ;be
just
A confused babbIng awoke him at daylight
Master Bobby was standing on his stomach, Miss
Cbfy was seated nearly on his head, and baby
was growing in Its cradle. Happy New Years
and kisses were exchanged. "oh. dear papa and
mammal cried Bobby, what a beautiful horse
found in my stocking"
And what a beautiful wax doll with eyes
that move in nine said Cbfy-and such a
splendid rattle and coral in babys. Go, do go
down and see what there is in yours"
This is some of your work, little woman, ,
whispered Simon to his wife But the little
woman denied it emphatcally. Much mystifed
he hurried down to the breakfast-room. The
children had made the usual offering of very hard
and highIy.colOred sugar plans; but in each of
the two large stockings, slowed away at the bot
tom. was q roll of bark notes, FIVE hundred dol
lars in each.
Somebody wants to ruin Us !" cried Simon,
bursting into tears. "This is stolen money and
they want to lay it on to us
All know about it," said Mrs Quinpeu. ais
that last night just before you came home, a
sailor man came here with all these things, and
said they were for Us, and made me promise to
put them 10 the stockings as he directed, and say
nothing about his visit to you"
A sailor!" cried Simou-"I have i'll
think know who it is. GOod-by-IlI be back
to breakfast directly"
Simon ran to the Office, and found, as he an
ticipated, Mr.. Latitat there before him.
A happy New Year to you, sir" said he
" Have you seen your brother y
/ have not,r replied Mr. Latitat.
Simon then told him all that happened on the
preceding night; the apparition Of the sailor
the temptation-the money found in the stock
iugs, in proof Of which he showed the thousand
dollars, and stating bis Tears that they had been
stolen, offered to deposit the sun 10 his employ
er's hands.
Keep EN-. shipmate. they were meant for
you :" exclaimed Mr.. Latitat, suddenly and queer
ly assuming the very voice and look Of the nauti-
cal brother of the preceding evening.
While Simon stared his eyes out OF his head,
Mr.. Latiiat informed him that he bad no brother
that he had disguised himself for the purpose
of putting his clerks lOng-;ried fidelity to fual
test, aud. that sustained triumphautly, had re-
varied him in the manner We have seen. He
told how, disgusied in early life by the treachery
and ingratitude of friends and relations who had
combined to ruin him. he had become a misau-
:. - hnsr tho spectacle of Simons
6isinterested fidelity, rlglu sense 0i Hou6r' seii
denial and eheeriuness, had won back his better
nature, and he wound of, as he shook Quillpen
warmly by the hand, by announcing that be bad
raised bis salary to twelve hundred dollars per
aOnum.
The good news almost killed Simon. Please
your honor said be, endeavoring to frame an
appropriate reply no-that amt it-please
your excelleneY-you'yeg gone and done it-you've
gone and done it / was Baron Rothschild be-
fore. and now-no-I can't tell what amt
isn't in no biographical dictionary, and don't
believe it's in the Wealth Of NationsP"
We'll never mind said IAutat, laughing,
" 90 home and tell Mrs. Quillpen the Office won't
be open till tomorrow, aud that ] shall depend
on dinner with you all to-day"