The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1891-09-13

IN couSe9 uence, save sAcn - HIt5ut DC
prosecuting a South sea quarrel, hlnglng
on the price of cop-a and the odd
cent, or perhaps 3 difference about poul-
try. Even these, If they did not appear
upon the north would De presently visible
TO the southwark. the Sans Soucl drawing
them with chords. In an lsiand with
total population of twelve white persons,
one OF the two drinking shops might seem
superduous: but everv bullet has ITS billet,
and the double accommodation Of Butarl-
tart j. found in practice highly convenient
by the captains and the crews Of ships;
the land We live IN being tacltly resigned
10 the fOrcczstle. the sans S0uci facilly re-
served the afterguari. SO aristocratic
were my habits. 30 commanding was my
fear Of Mr. Williams. that / have never
visited the first; but in the other, which
was the club or rather the casino of the
island / regularly passed my evenings. Il
was small. but neatly fitted and at night
when the lamp was lit, sparkled with glass
and glowed with colored pictures ike a
theatre at Christmas The pictures were
advertisements, the glass coarse enough,
the carpentry amateur; but the effect in
that ,incongruous isle was Of unbrid.ed
luxury and inestimable expense Here
songs were sung. tales told, tricks per-
formed. games played. The Kicks, our
selves, Norwegian Tom, the barkeeper, q
captain or two from the ships, and per-
haps three or four traders come down the
island in their boats, or by the road on
foot, made up the usual company. The
traders, ali bred TO the sea. take q humor-
GUS pride III their new business: South
Sea Merchants is the title they prefer.
We are ell sailors here'-"M Merchants. if
you please South Sea Merchants
was piece Of conversation endlessly re-
peated, that never seemed 70 lose in SAVIOR.
Yet, 10 the critical observer, IL seemed
dispute OF words, and the South sea
identical From a week or two
on their stations, buried in island
neighDOrhOod and subsisting chiefly upon
native food, they came TO town and
reached the door OF the Sans Souci in the
same disposition as their brethren step on
shore with from year at sea. II Is the
more 10 the credit of these gentlemen that
we found them ct all times simple, genial,
gay. gala and obiiging; and across some
interval OF time, recall with pleasure the
traders of Butaritari. There was one
black sheep, indeed. / tell of him here
where he lived, against my rule; for in
this case / have no measure to preserve,
and the man is typical of a class OF ruffians
that once disgraced the whole field of the
South seas. aud still iinger in the
rarely visited isles of Micronesia.
lie mad the name on the beach of
"a perfect gentleman when sober"
but | never saw him otherwise
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traits of the Micronesian he has singled
out with the skill OF collector, and
planted in the soil of his original base
ness. He has been accused and acquitted
OF treacherous murder; and has since
boastfuily owned ii, which inclines me to
suppose him innocent. His daughter is
defaced by erroneous cruelty, for il was
his wife he had intended 10 distigure, and
in the darkness of the night and the frenzy
OF cocoa brandy, fastened on the wrong
victim. The wife has since lied and har-
bors IN the bush with the natives, and the
husband still demands from deaf ears her
forcibie restoration. The best Of his busi-
ness Is To make natives drink, and then
advance the money for the fine upon a
lucrative mortgage. Respect for whites"
is the mans word. "Nhat is the matter
with this island, is the want of respect for
whites" On ms way to- Butaritari while
| was there, he spiel his wife in the bush
with certain natives and made dash to
capture her; whereupoD one of her COM
paniOns drew knife. and the husband re-
treated. do you call that proper respect
for whites?" he cried. At an early stage
OF the acquaintance we proved our respect
for his kind of white by forbidding him
our enclosure under pain of death.
Thenceforth he fingered often in the
neighborhood, with l knew not what sense
OF envy or design of mischief; his white,
handsome face (Which | beheld with loath-
ing) looked in upon US at all hours across
the fence; and once, from safe distance,
he avenged himself by shouting a recon
dlte island insult, to us quite inOtiensive,
on his English lips incredibly incongru-
Gus.
Our enclosure, round which this COM
poslte OF degradations wandered, was of
some extent. In one corner was a trelis
with long table of rough boards. Here
the Fourth Of July feast had been held
not long before with memorable conse-
quences, yet 10 be set forth here we took
our meals, here entertained to a dinner
the king and notables of Maxim. In the
midst was the house, with a veranda front
and back, and three rooms within. In the
veranda we slung our man-of-war ham,
mocks, worked there by day and slept at
night. Within were beds, chairs, a round
table, fine hanging lamp, and portraits
OF the royal family of Hawaii. Queen
Victoria proves nothing, Kalakaua and
Mrs. Bishop are diagnostic, and the truth
IS We were the stea!thy tenants of the mar
sonage. On the day of our arrival Maka
was away, faithless trustees unlocked his
| doors, and the dear, rigorous man, the
| sworn foe OF liquor and tobacco, returned
| TO md his verauda Uttered with cigarettes
| and his parlor horrible with bottles He
| made nut one condirJ1-On the round
! table, which he used IN the celebration of
| the sacrament, he Degged - % refrain
| from selling liquor. IN al slse he bowed
| To the accomplished izrt, refused rent. re-
tired across the nay into Z native house
| ana. plying II n.s boat, 80: tae remotest
quarters 81 the lsis &! E.-gyender He
I found Us PIGS; / could aos fancy where.
/ 40 other pigs we're 80. be. lie brought
| Us Io"Ls ana Iar0; when Ne gave our feast
I 10 the monarch and gentry, X vas he who
/ supplied the = AeF@1.t.a4, he who SUPER
( intended the cooking, be Hho asked grace
/ ~ table ana when iae kings health was