The morning call., 1893-03-09

When l spoke of the encounter to a native
lady, member of the late Queen Emma's
household, she told me that the women
really seemed to have a more intelligent
and just idea of the situation than the men.
She, herself, was delighted with the change,
and predicted a new era Of prosperity for
Hawaii nei. When the women of a coun-
try feel that way be sure you are not far
from correct estimate of what the men
think upon the same matter.
l drove out of town one day, not long
since. and on a quiet road, back in the
midst of a field, 1 espied one of the
fast-disappearing native homes-a curl
ously constructed grass hut. These are
growing very rare now, nearly every
native having his comfortable cottage.
So leaving the carriage l dropped over
low stone wall crossed the fields. where
the low-headed, humped-backed Chinese
cattle were grazing, climbed fence or two
and arrived at the grass hut. No one was at
home, but knowing no exception would be
taken, l undid the cotton string that fas-
tened the door and was about to enter when
an old. old woman came from neighboring
cottage and advanced toward me. These
people do not age early, ana think this
''N'AiAh hiAob nave bGCI LGdllg ~ year . Oiut
but her step was firm and her eyes were as
bright as any girls. She gave me the uni
Versal native greeting, "Aloha," but after
that it began to look as though further COM
munication was out of the question, for not
word of English spoke she; not a syllable
of the flowing. melodious Hawaiian had I
at command save one word. xii (picture). by
which. at the same time exhibiting my
faithful kodak, made clear to her that l
wanted to get a snap shot ! think she
sprang good yard into the air as with wild
gestures and rapid tongue she began talking
to ME in hawaiian. In the midst of her
confused utteranee l made out the word,
"holokou." the name of the loose-fOwng
native feminine dress, and inferred that
even here the ruling feminine passion
was strong. She wanted 10 change her
dress and prink a little before sitting
for her photographs. 1 plead guilty to
meanly taking shot at her during her pro-
test but she never knew IL, ana after con-
siderable pantomime coaxing l finally per-
suaded her TO sit down, native fashion, by
the door of her hut while l secured q coun-
terfeit presentiment OF the whole beautiful
scene.
This is no place to expatiate upon the
any Hawaiian landscape, and besides they
beggar description. The real interest to me
In this adventure lay in the closing scene.
AS was departing my aged friend held out
one wrinkled, dusky hand for the coTdia.
handshake that is always given here. AS
laid mine in her clasp she covered it with her
other one, and looking at me with her shin
ing black eyes she said to me, "Ameriky ?"
l nodded and smiled. whereupOn she patted
my hand softly, grinnng until she showed
not only every tooth IN her head, but every
place-tar more numerous-wheret teeth had
been, but were no longer. As l stood there
l would have given much for the power TO
communicate with this aged sister of mine,
but was forced to satisfy myself with put
ting little extra tervor into the aloha"
with which l left her.
So far as l am able to judge, the natives
seem, of all people in the islands. most in
different to the turn affairs may take. As
one Of the poorer class remarked to me,