The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1885-01-19

thing was in & whirl of excitement. As she
brought in my coffee, she dropped a grateful
kiss on my shoulder, and stood behind my
chair with demure smile and folded hands,
which belied her bright cheeks and restless
eyes. Very pretty she looked, with frizzed
hair, new white jacket on, and red
feather in her bonnet.
We rode out te the fair grounds on the
top of the street cars it was long way,
through wide bouteuards, shaded by tall
trees, and children played in the sunshine
while their white. capped nurses hirted with
diminutiTs soldiers who looked, at little
distance, like toys out Of box.
Berthe grew confidential and told me
that she had never been to Jets before,
though she had lived her short life in that
city Of holidays and merriment. Her mother
was poor, and had many children and,
although she had to work hard with her
aunt, still she had enough to eat, and nice
clothes to wear and so,'' she said, 81
would rather stay with her natureln1ent."
We got on we'll together, and were fast
friends by the time VIC reached the end of
our journey. At length we turned a corner,
and the whole scene opened before us. We
looked upon sea of heads that dimmed to
a confused mist in the distance. Many coll
ored flags were flying, people were singing,
laughing, jostling, scolding, and peddlers
ca ling their wares. The merry-go-rounds
were whirling, swings were flying, miniature
steam engines whistled, and the Paris sun
shone brightly over all. My little girl gave
one happy, grateful glance at me, and then
turned to look at the delightful scene.
What day W. had The French are the
people to thoroughly enjoy holiday, and
the fun was contagious. Everybody talked
| to Us. Old women wished us good day,
children called our attention to pretty
| things, and one was conscious on every side
Of garlic and good-natu re.
We walked down the broad avenue be-
tween the tents, looking at the wonderful
display of gingerbread, arranged on tables
| in front of the boutiQueS; gingerbread dogs,
horses, cats, elephants, whole menaSeries,
| in fact, and the delectable compound done
| up in parcels with bewildering pictures on
| the wrappers. I gave Berthe her choice,
and she gravelY selected an elephant and a
monkey.
| Further on we passed the candy stand,
and watched a man roll and twist long
snakes of sugar taffy. Then, on to the
| bakers, where red-faced cook, all in white,
with paper cap on his head. turned out
| smoking hot gatedu1 by the dozen.
The day was hot, and 1 bought Berthe a
sunshade made of gaily colored tissue paper,
which cost the munifcent sum of three
cents. Berthe begged me over and over
again to assure her it was really hers ''to
keep" and many people turned to look at
the happy childish face under the gay
| parasol.
Then Berthe turned the wheel of fortune,
and won pair of toy candlesticks and a
small glass cross.
We rode on the merry -go-round, and sat
| just behind an elderly gentleman, who was
1 there all alone, and evidently enjoying him
| self, for his coat tails streamed behind him,
and his red face beamed as he kept time
with his cane to the hand-organ tune which
accompanied our journey.
| Then We went ''around the world in
eighty days. in miniature steam cars, that
travelled in circle, and had real engine
that pulled real smoke, and boys dressed as
railway guards collected our fare.
We went to the ''Grand Theatre Ameri-
cain" and saw fairies, rather weak in the
knees and shabby as to wings; we heard ter
rible tin thunder, and real guns fred in a
way that made my little girl tremble in her
| shoes.
We had luncheon of coffee and hot cakes,
and then went TO the Punch and Judy show.
and sst on bench, eating candy and enjoy
| ing the performance. How Berthe laughed
when Punch ran inter his dog, and screamed
when he whacked Judy over the head,
Then we saw the acrobats, and the fat
| woman, and the two-headed calf and had
onr fortunes told by a gypsy in a red cloak.
| She spoke, of course, in French, and 1 could
not for the life of me tell whether was to
| have four husbands, or be the fourth wife of
| one husband; but Berthe was to have untold
| good luck, good luck of all kinds, as l could
| tell by her delighted face and pleased
''tieRs! tienS!" of sincere belief.
| When we had seen every Thing there was
to see. and heard everythin & there was to
| hear, we started for home. There WAS a
| great crowd at the station, and Bertha, who
was running in front of me, tripped and
fell. 1 ran to help her and expected cry,
but she looked up brightly and said, Mon
DieuI thought my candle-sticks were
! gone that timeI''
As we rode back on the street car Bertha
put her head YEARLY on my shoulder. Her
hair was mussed, her jacket rumpled and
| her lap filed with nick-nacks from the fair.
''Are You tired, little one3'' 1 asked.
sOui MademOiselle,' said she softly,
| but oh, am tired with pleasureP'
B. o.