The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1891-11-15

ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS s1T1i 10 u WHiSeto ANou
Terutak lost that image.llke immobility which
he had hitherto maintained. He rocked on his
mat. threw up his closed knees alternately.
and stFick himself on tho breast after the
manner OF dancers but he came gold out Of
the furnnce and with what voice was lett MIN
continued to reject the bribe.
And now came timely interiection. Money
VIII not heal tho SICK" observed the King q
sister. sententiously. and as soon as l heard
the remark translated my eyes were unsealcd.
and l began to blush for my employment
Here was q sick child. and sought. In the
Wow OF Its parents. to remove the medicine
box. Here was tho priest OF religion. and Ia
brethren mitlionairel was corruptlng him to
sacrilege. Hero was o greedy man. torn in
twain betwlxt greed and conscience. and eat
by and rclished. and lustfully renewed his tor
ments. Ave. CTsarl Smothered In a corner.
dormant but not dead. we have all the one
touch OF nature-an infant passion for the
sand and blood Of the arena 30 brought to
an end my first and last experience Of the Joys
OF tho millionaire. and departed amid silent
awe. Nowhere else can expect to stir the
depths Of human nature BY an offer OF i've
pounds. Nowhere else. oven at the expense OF
millions. could hopc to see the evil OF riches
stand 30 legibly exposed OF all the by
ISLANDERS none but the Kings sister retained
any memory OF the gravity and danger Of tho
thing in hand. Their eyes slowed. the girl
beat her breast In senseless animal excite
ment. Nothing was offered them. They stood
neither TO gain nor to lcso At the mele name
and wind OF these great sums Satan possessed
them.
From this singular interview. went straight
to the palace: found the King: confessed what
1hsd been doing; begged him. in my name. to
compliment Terutak on his virtue. aud to have
. similar box made for mo against the return Of
tho schooner Tembinok'. Rubam. and one OF
the Daily Papers-him we used to call "the
FacetiD Column"-labored for while at some
idea, which was at last intellisibly delivered.
They feared thought the boy would cure me.
whereas. without tho wizard. 1t was useless.
and when was threatened with another cold
I should do better to rely on Pain Killer. I ex-
planned 1 merely wished to keep II In my
"'outch" as thing made In Apemama. and
these honest mon were much relieved.
Late the Same evening my wife. crossing the
isle to wlndward. was aware OF singing In the
bush. Nothing is more common in that hour
and place than tho jubilant carol Of the toddy
cutter. swinging high overhead. beholding be-
low him the narrow ribbon Of the isle. the con-
tlnent field Of ocean. and the fires Of the sun
set But this WAS Of o graver character. and
seemed to proceed from the ground level Ad-
vancing little IN the thicket. Mrs. stevenson
saw clear space fine mat spread In the
midst. and on the mat a wreath Of white flow
ers and one Of tho deviwork boxes woman.
whom We guess to have been Mrs. Terutak. sat
in front, now dropping over the box like
mother over cradle. now lifting her face and
directing her song to heaven. A passing toddy
cutter told my wife that she was praying
Probably she did not so much pray as depre.
cate: and perhaps even the ceremony was ono
of disenchantment For the box was already
doomed; 1t was to pass from It's green medi-
cine tree. reverend precinct and devout at
tendants: to be handled by the profane: to
cross three seas. to como to land under tho
foolscap OF st. Paul's. to DO domesticated with.
in hail Of Lillybridge: there to be busted By
the British housemaid. and to take perhaps
the war Of London for the voice Of tho outer
sea along the reef. Before even we had An
ished dinner. cheench had begun his journey.
and one Of the newspapers had already placed
the box upon my table as gift Of Tembinok'.
made haste to the palace. thanked the King.
but offered to restore the box. for could not
bear that the sick Of the island should be made
to suffer. was amazed byh is reply. Teru.
tax. it appeared. had still three or four in re-
serve against an accident: and his reluctance