The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1892-07-03

perhaps thirty grown folk, and of child
rem twice as many, some standing
some squatted on the ground. and all star
Ing at my house. have seen house in
South Sea village thus surrounded, bat
then trader was thrashing his wife IN
SIDE. and she singing out. Here was
nothing-the stove was alighf. the smoke
gong up IN 3 Christian manner: ali was
shipshape and Bristol fashion. To be sure
there was stranger come, but they had a
chance TO see that stranger yesterday, and
took IL quiet enough. What allied them
now? l leaned my arms on the rail and
stared back. Devil a wink they had in
them Now and then | could see the chill
dren chatter. bat they spoke 50 low no.
even the hum Of their speaking came nv
length. The rest were Ike craven images:
they stared SO me, dumb and sorrowfuI.
with their bright eyes; and il came upon
me things would look not much different
if we're on the platform OF the gallows
and these good folk hal come 10 see NE
hanged
felt was getting dsnn,ed. and began
10 be afraid looked il. which xoald never
dc. Up L stood, made believe 10 stretch
myself, came doKn the verzndsh star. and
sfroiled towards the river. There wen.
short buzz from one 70 the other. Ike What
ven hear II the gheatsrs when she curtain
goes up; and soiDe q me nearest gave
hack the matter u pace. ] saw giri
lay ore hand on young man and make I
gesture npwAri ~aTh the other: :. the
same f2EEle she said something Il the native
Win C2splng voice. Three Little b.ovs
sa- beside my path. Rhere | must pass
within three Zee; q Them. Wrapped IL
their saeets. with thelr shaved heads and
bits Of topkno;s and queer faces. they
locked ike CURES On = chimney-viece.
Awhile ;Asy s2s Shelr groUni. solemn
IS judges / came up hand over
Lst. dong nv Eve knots. Ike : man that
fueaut buslness. and though. I saw \
sors - Il wink Snd sulp ia tae three
fzcs>. Then one lDnEs,1 ~ he " A. the
faFthess ca ana ran for bis NANNY.
Iae ether Two trying II follow san. sol
tool- came 10 ground Together hawking.
Nr1ggfed right Qua OF 8helr sheets and n a
moment there were al three OF them
seaEaPer;ng Scr shear lives and singing ont
ike P4gs. The natives. vAo would never
il; joke sllP, even ~ i burial, laughed
AMI iei Up. 81 short - dogs bark.
Ihey SAy - scaTvS E2an - lie alone. Ne
s1ca hing. NhAt ScArss him III ihe dark
o. The hish bush 5 that ne can't make
sere. aad there might be an Srmy al his
elbow. What scACcs hila worst Is 10 he
xsEAi n Tie midst AZ crowd and have No
sues =. shat taey e driving az. When
thai isUsh stopped l stopped too.
Tie Bows had uos yet made
their cI1ng. tcey were sin on
the fGA stretch Co.nS the one
way. when bad already gone about ship
snd wss sneeTlng Of the other. Like =
fool / had come oaE, doing nv ave Knots:
Ike 5 fool weCt oack AcSia- IL mast
hsVe been the tGnn5ss. th3nS - see. and
what knocked use silly. Tins ,sgae ~ one
lsugked; only one o.d woman cAve 4 kind
% pio9s moan, the Nay wa have heard
DSsSentexs II their chapels A. tie ss-r,,,n
Il never saw sGch zoos 81 kaaAkaS a.
yaa- people here / sad once 20 TraR-
slaucsng cat Of the WiacoE 81 the starers.
'->Avyy nothing" says ma. wlth q
hind 81 disguised AZ that she - cooi st.
Aud thai VAS sli she tSlS We hal upon
the zaaGter. for | was pi.E o1t, Na1 I ma
scoS Ghe thing 50 much - matter al
coarse thar MAS fairly ashamed
All lay. Gf and on. uow fewer and nNw
more. the fools sat about the west emf 0i
ny sc1se an& Scross the river. waiting Ior
shs show, Whatever HAT NSs-tlre - come
dosn from heANep. I suppose. and CON
same ne bones ant baggage. Bat by
evening. like resi- islanders. they had
ssSgss1 ~ t&e business. and Sol AWAY.
A. hsi dsnCe instead ~ the bag house
a. tAs village. y here ! beard them singing
ana c3apping hands til maybe, ID *
nlEat and sGe Rex; Gay Is seemed they
AS& forgotten ( existed. II G-S had come
down from heaven or t.lc earth opened
sIa 50 a4saSsss me there ~ossi have hsen
TO Gre 20 see tae sport or f8ae the lSsSon,
Or w@assye< yoa ,.As ~ ca. Il. h2s | sas