The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1856-1888, 1883-05-26
The Hermit of z .uai.

In the rererres uf the highest mountain on
Kauai an old hermit dwrlI-, IL Il said. all alone
ia. II huge cavern, which cinnur he approached
~ithnut difficulty and even considerable danger
during tie rainy SEASON. lie rs rupIueed To
subpist ON rGnir. Wild taru and fruits, which
grow Ilenthully ia the deep revines and imlnsr-
able yulcler that reIIder The interior mounTair-
our IDrtiun Of the Island sIIll unInhabiied.
There Was Il time when this old rerlu.e frequent
eli The iiHuu's of men. and rume of the OLD resi-
dents distinctly recOllect when lie wis ga the
prime uI early manIUid AMI c msidered one III
the most enterFrising lily good fellows III the
world. His Imrne. Il l. rhid. WIS Carleton Bun
fill, hut since lie has rerIud, d himself lie har been
knuwn by the nickname OF '.Ild Carl. &" by
which title we chunre les designate hIm. When
his singular change ui life rom IiIe aSruciatinms al
friends and AN agreeable locality To residence ia IL
lonely cave Is related. Une naturally seeks To find
an explanatory cnuHe. and after careful inquiry
aiming those hest acquainted With all reports aud.
&c might also be raid trhdiIinur. concerning INN.
il would APP ear that II great misfortune I'll .iienlI
threw Tim intu n melanrtl, " tali ireiIzIed state
ui mind. In wincr c,'ndrinn the Ian q. -esre-
gazing him elf from tn ,nkI d ini leading Il wild
lite in the mountains t".k Tur-es~iIH at Ia,
mind aud he forthwith prucee,ie'i Ia PUT it into
cxecuIinn. Although he has ut times heen seen
aud talked with hv rariSer wIO have eOnIe'Ime>
visited The muuutnins ia search nf iIuits. IiI
white man iar ever heen able tu catch IN re than
70 glimpse al h- W.iu hatI cIuDteu Term rIuCe the
day he dhrn ppenred irnm liz cory hume near Iir
eenride. Az we have ruid old Carl was then
young and lily and rIr0ng. lie came To- thIe
country during the reigr of knmehaneim Ill.,.
aud after eiIitIug about llnInluIu inr il time.
finally went tn kniai aud uhtaIIt d - lirIle piece
uf land whereun tie erected II smull hut cumel,
dwelling Tor Ihure tiHrs, out uf tie r,rk which,
had cum rH,-Ph the walls al an ancient llnwrimn
temple. lie took nth him To thus house IL ri6".
a tne h:aI aud fishing tackle, together with RUNE
necessary iIuusrtuId utensils and furniture. aud
lart AID muet important ni all Il young VIE wt"
had cuine from GVer the eea To- j,in him. A.
room H. lac gut Iarrly settled down ia his new and
then hat rrQue-IeIed home. lie hegan Ia tx
up AID euII'ellIsii fur romantic environments, and
ere hing hIr lnnrsIead assumed Il most cheerful.
pleasant a.Ifct. entirely in harmony witt, hI~
Ia-ie- aud character. llIs wife SEEMED In enjoy
herreli in her isolated. new hume extremely well.
although no neighhurr were near hy with whom
size could gossip ur retail scandal. SIe found
ample employment ia attending to the affair
OF her small luuSehrld. and delighted III
accompanying her husband when he ruie INTO
the mountains to gather fruit. or when lie sailed
out ia his email hnat VIXEN the sra WAS calm To
epi " the sIIrt of catching E-h, which also fur
uisIed theIn imd. The young hush I d and hi
rImure seemed wrnpt ia each others atrcfinn> .
entirely that all the world heeiie could nut destroy
their happiness. Tuey tnd nu wish except 10
please zach uti ,r; uu ambiIinm save the de-Ire To
mike each miner tfHpEy. lhrTe WAS no fucleti
to- &c Il at q cir devuripn. and no habl ng c-uwd
OF cuxr1nihry tn alloy their delight with p'ispn-
uuE vi irIrrs. Like lovers Ia the fret ecStacy of
romantic atircrinn. they deli .hted ~ laying each
other nll the drlIcate and tender ntten ions which
youthful R~ailnn.ry could suggest. Like lovers.
too. they would c.inypr-e together lr IuurE and
seemed tn iureer iIe flight uf rim", md = metimer
they would rIrnil arm and arm nluns the era
Sliur- apparently enra ptured with IL kind al
transport little short Oi divine inspiration. On
there uccis IpIs they seemed ru have bechine tIur
children of nature. and mingled with the subtle
EnIrIt which "iien app carr Ia animate the universe
when the heavens ut On their starry crown of
nucIurnIl gliry and rhs hillnwE "f the ERA gently
hrAve their breasts sparkling and murmuring lnr
an instant ere sub>iding IL rest When the cuul
hrr' zas al evening. laden with the perfume of
flow err. rustic through the leaves ui the palm aud
cucua tree, making lnrmury With the music ni
the waves. Chanting the only audible voice OF
tranquil nature. :. love and youth and briuIy,
ye are wOnd' Our strong. and may create within
yourselves u magic world. the prototype OF heaven.
but when ye are "nre mutually translated istu
tie enchanted realm uf IrHI ired delight. aud then
suddenly cart out forever into the Iareh realities
ui II luwer. prn-aic world. the 81 an.e j. nisaurt
like the shock ui death Tor " ami lnve do die.
youth IasSe- away. and nnly regrets ard sIrrowr
survive. For II time Carl aud b,s beaurIinl
rInuse tasted all the ineff able sweets Of hal
lowed affec,run. but in an evil hour the
Q ltilk Chtltu AlC u ihNls Htu IL l.
l,s trail ia rverv brwer. \ strange ship
was cart awav near by un the reel ia "a terribIr
sturm une night. and when the morning daH ned
and Gail went down in the beach To- launrh h-
bunt. he beheld fragments of the wreck up n the
raml on the Eiinie lie fastened To- ex imiur
them aud found half buried in their midst tie
apparently ImanlnIare torn of IA young sailor.
L on further tx rIninaIi"n. hnWpSer. Carl dr.
ruSeted signs ui lIir ia the bruised hpdy and Las
lilly removed u IL hi hnuse. fnrre every atIrn-
tim " hIcn could he yaId rD tie unfortunate nIe
wa- gladly rendered. and in IL short time he re-
yIyrd sufficiently Ia speak ami rerrrve food In
IL lew dave he WAS able To- walk about. NV il
i~aIIened NJ thus ine tliat Carl WAS compelled Ia
come To- Honolulu Tor cerInIu provisions hut ns
tie mariner war -iill very weak It WAS thought
bert Tor him To- remain heh nd. Carl WAS absent
almost a muniIi Ia IInn"lulu ul Ihi- "c,i-iun, and
when lie finally returned tie iuurd that hi hume
WAS de>er,ri. Both lis vile aud the young
sailor had di>nT cared and nn Trace of either
culld lee found 'Or SHINE TINE Carl VAS perfectly
Wild he rode NJ and d,wn the rr,ast searching
every nu,x tor some indIuntirn u at J.. igII lead la
The dircovery a.. the iusItIve wife and rBlhIr.
Then he went into the inIeIirr of the i-lrnd Bud
searched tor week. among the mountains. For
u riIEe le refuInrd regularly { ! get supplies but
eventually he HH- seen To- return nu m'Ire. Some
natives nhseIviug that ms inme was de>er,ed
went Iu Pxnmine il one dry. Before entering the
threshold they were hnrriied With an awful
stencil. a. Of dera,ing arsh. and nppre' ended
that Carl had di. d uiune aud nn me fHd buried
his remninr. bur a. suun ~ a dObr Was opened
the PARTY rIuud nsIa-I ut the SIGHT uT che mutt
Iared badirs of The rarlnr and The fnithiers wife
which lay HI0n the hlur With II lifee placatd
suspended frnIn the ceiling uver their r e. where
IN Was engraved the single wvrd AVE