The Daily bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Hawaii]) 1882-1895, 1883-01-13

Cakes and of Thistles, from the West
and from the North, and from the
Isles of the Sea.
z. And, behold, a great feast was
prepared, and men in white raiment
ministcrcd unto them, and ruler Of
the feast was appointed, and set in
the midst.
8. And forthwith to each man was
given n writing of the good things Of
the FEAST. and the writing was in
tongue no man could understand,
for it was the language of the Crap
ou1, which signitieth in the heather
tnoguc, a frog.
.. And some there were who
pretended to know the writing and
the Interpretation thereof: now
these were hypocritcs: for they knew
but six letters of the writing, and
those letters were II A G G l =, and
even this much was a great mystery.
10. And the dishes no man could
number; the people ate nightly, as
it were the space Of one hour. And
no man spoke to his neighbour till
his inner man was comfortcd.
IL. And while they ate, behold,
there drew near three mighty men
of valour, clothed in manycolourcd
garments; and they bore in their
arms musical instruments shaped
like unto beast of prey.
~. And they blew nightly upon
what seemed the tail thereof, and
straightwav came there forth shrieks
and sounds as it were the howlings
of the damned.
Is. And the hearts of the people
were comforted, for this is that
wherein their great strength licth.
ii. And wine was brought in
| vessels, but the children Of the
North would none of these; for they
qucnched their thirst with the Dew
of the Mountain, which is the water
Of fire.
II. Then spakc the wise men of
the congregation unto them, and
called to mind the ancient days and
the mighty deeds of their fathers.
Aud the people rejoiced exceeding
ly.
| 16. Now it came to pass when
they had eaten and drunken greatly,
even unto the full. that the hinges
of their tongues were loosened-yea,
even the joints of their knees.
IL. And the ruler of the feast fled
to his home, and a third part of the
multitude followed, and thi d part
remained, saying, ave thirst;" and
a third part rose up to play.
Is. And they played after the
fashion of their country, and their
movements resemblcd the pcregrin-
ations of hen spon griddlc which
is hot. Yet they seemed to think it
pleasant, for they shouted for JOY.
10. Now, as for them that were
athirst, behold their drinking was
steady, but their limbs were not SO;
yea, they also shouted for joy, and
sang amazingly.
90. And they answered one to
another and said, that notwithstand-
ing the GROWING of the cock or the
dawnnng of the day, they should still
partakc of the juice of the barley.
So they encouraged one another
with these words.
II. Now, it came to pass that, as
they sat, one came and said that he
had seen strange fire III the sky,
but what it was he could not tell.
%. And some said, 1t is the
moon; and others said, 1t is the sun
and some said, Doth the sun rise in
the west? and others said, This is
not the west, but the cast: and some
said, Which is it: for we perceive
two in the sky.
23. And one said, ] see nothing.
Now the name of that man was
Bin Foo. He was the son of Fill
Foo, and his mothers name was
lIaud Foo; and his brethren, Bung
Foo, Sing Foo, Greet Foo, and Tam
Foo, were spccchlcss. .a..
"a. Then each man babe his neigh
bour farewell, embracing and vowina
eternal friendship, and some were
borne home by men in scamty raj
ment, and Others in carriages which
jingled us they went; and Others
drove their own clariOts home, and
saw many strange sights-for they
found grass growing and bitches in
the midst of the way where they had
not perceived them before.
20. And it came to pass that in
the morning many lamented, and
took no breakfast that day; and the