Saturday press. [volume] (Honolulu, H.I.) 1880-1885, 1883-04-21

glancca at II rs, II thoN hhd o"'h P'''"
balls Would certainly have made an ond
NJ him - he always happened 10 bc
there when ahc went 10y.
80 mntterr went on, till ono evening,
when Martha was nlmost ~ pulky ~ her
father because thnt day rhc had lost
ono ~ her two handkcrchicfa in her
Indignation at the professors rrcsum'ng
,n bow 10 her, the door opened, aud tho
dark eyed stranger came quietly in, hold
| ing her handkcrchicis 30 . flag OF truce.
Martha redeemed. and her father was
80 tart and cristy that Nhc was fright
cncd hut the Young man would not 60 |
I'LL he had heard llcrr Worninnadrum's |
aAaeio vhcrrupon the old professor, |
who was flushed and angry, played II |
terribly out nf time, made false notes, |
and NJ last got his poor old hands so on
tangled that he gave a terrible bang aud
came away, vowing that the piano was
entirely ont ot tune.
There was quite silence. and then
the stranger rose to go hut tho surly
old man lnncicd that he was frightened
nj ucrr worstanndrum, and would not
hear Of his stirring till he played like.
wise.
with a deep sigh, the young man
seated himself at tho instrument Tho
professor wrinklcd his face, took
of his spcctaclcs and cooked his
ear critically. while Martha turned
her back 10 hide her tcnrs-till hearing
great sniff behind her, she saw that
her father was weeping, and making the
most.terriblc grimaccs 10 hide IL.
When he had finished, the old pro-
fessor got up. and shut tho piano with
out word and Martha, flushed and
trembling, went with the stranger to
the tioor-for she knew from her fathers
look that he was saying 10 himself that
he would never play again.
ON the door step abe thought to look
at the handkerchief but it was finer
than any she had ever owned, and beau
nfully embroidered.
Take it, she said, handing 1t back
=. This In not mine
~ know it." answered tho Young
man: "but I kept yours purposoly.
!, Gold would not buy i, of me-" And,
with n grave bow, he went away.
,, "what wns that young jackanapes say.
:, ing to your" asked her father, when she
!, came back
Martha, who did not know how TO de
y ceive, told him every word.
:. "Oh, no r. growlcd the old man, oil
have him there. II no has stolen away
a my pupils, he shan't have my daughter
=. The next time lie comes, you're not Il
- let him in-do you hear, MarthaP"
"Yes, sir" answered Martha. Aud
. letting fall pile of plates, broke half o
. them, tore her only gown in trying t.
:, save them, burned her fingers when sh
;. lighted her fathers pipe, got wei
:. scolded and went crying to bed.
:, After that, every morning was laid oil
:. the door.steps brace of birds, baske
Of fruit, or some fine fish, always for tn
!. professor, who began to fancy that som
- of his old friends had at last remem
:. bered him, and chuokled nightly owe
- them to Martha, who blushed red as
rose. but never said word.
One morning, however, the old man
who was rs curious as a woman--took
=, in his head to find out whether ii raine
fish, birds and fruit, or whether he ha
still friend in Blunder; and, postin
himself behind the curtains, watche
the door-steps rs cat would nous
till, to his horror he deserted the darl
:, eyed young professor in the very act
- depositing superb haunch OF venisol
Wv You scoundrel you villain yc
coward II shrieked the old man in
=. fury, throwing open the window; "ye
.n wretch you poisoner ! you pettifoggel
- you huckster you mummy you
3, Here, as he could think Of nothir
- else, he threw his wooden leg at him.
The young man picked it up, and p
- litely handed it to Martha, who can
-. running to the window, as by this tin
- did also half Of the Blundernarians
- who, being only half awake, and hard
dressed at all, decided that the youi
professor had been trying to poison t
old one that he was discovered in 4
act Of trying to elope with Martha til
his the house was on fire; that the old pr
nth lessor WAS crazy; that he was drunk, a
ing a variety Of equally consistent and sen
90. hle opiniops But the truth of the m,
was ter leaking out las it always will, Lit
ira. ones, no matter how deep they bury il
and the Blundernarians exclaimed, with o
voice, that the old professor was an id
rst. aud an ass, and, as idiots and asses ha
= q no right TO live. unanimously resolv
or's to starve him out, by depriving Mart
of the little work by which she had be
eem able to support her father and herse
ren. Only the minister's wife couldn't
the made to see that she ought to starv,
,arp fellow creature because he was poor a
and cross, and between her and the dal
tho eyed stranger, who used to smuggle
Ierr contributions now into the kitchen, III
managed TO struggle on for few mont
we'd longer.
ucb At last, one day, Martha found I
o 81 dsrk-eyed stranger himself in the !
the chen, and was going TO blush q
ron scream, but concluded to cry, when
Inn. told her that he was going away.
lsr. 81 have ruined your father" he 50
hal, sorrowfully, {" and he won't let me rel