The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1893-10-12
ZOE MARSDEN'S DREAM.
He Thought He Was Following loads
Up Hill and Down Dale.

"a prominent business gentleman"
whose st, re is situated not over a
thousand miles fir m that of the Pacific
Hardware Comyany'S on Fort street,
and who has taken great interest in the
matter OF employing Professor Koebcle
II externioate our blight pests, Cal ed
on Commissioner Marsden this morn
ing ard ing tired how the toads were
getting along.
"Thcse toads will be the death Of
me yet" answered The geni,l Comm's-
sioner. 81 was up all night following
them around. The number Of insects
they have destroyed is simply marvel
Gus. You would not believe it if YOU
had not followed them as | did and
watch, d their operations. Why, they
actually cleaned out a dozen of the
biggest places in Nouanu valley last
night"
us that possbIe2" answered the
merchant 81 wish you would let me
have some Of them on my place"
"You are too late" said the Com.
missioner 81 have any quantity Of
orders ahead of you, but I'll put your
name down, and as soon as your turn
comes | will have the herder drive
them around"
The merchant "took a tumble to
himself" about that time, but a STAR
reporter, who had overheard the con-
versation, thought there might be a
story behind it and asked the Com
missioner to detail his experie' ces Of
the night before. They are given in
that gentleman's usual vivacious man
ner and his own words:
"Well, think | had dream. About
9 O'Clock last night my slumhers were
apparently broken by the ringing of the
telephone. Word had been sent that
my presence at the MakIki forest was
desired Immediately, as the toads
showed signs If restlessness and insnb-
ordination. | at once dressed myself,
summoned a hack and was driven with
all speed to the toad reservation at the
nursery at Makik forest But l was
too late. They had gone, l wept
from disappointment over the loss, and
was about to return 10 town when one
of the men said he thought there was
something moving up the opp site hill.
| started to investigate on foot, and
what time | did have following those
toads all night. l believe l have
actually lost twenty pounds in weight
since then. What d. you think those
toads did1 They kicked about the p
: G. grub on the re servaton and started
off to forage on their own account.
When they left the forest they rmt d
in line, the big ones in front and the
women and children behind, and
marched in regular martial array They
had four big scouts in front When
they got ever the ridge they struck the
region recently burned, but nothi G
daunted, they pushed on, occasuna y
casting reproachful gIances at me. |
was at that time nobly bringing up the
rear. Passing across the Pluoa valley
and ascending the ether ridge, they
entered the Booth place. Here con-
sutatlon was held, and as the character
Of the country looked barren and desc,
late, having also been devastated by
fire, the females and children were
1 ordered to return and destr every
living insect in the Maklki forest dur,
ing the absence of the expedition. The
main body then entered Nuuanu valley
Their progress through this beauti-
ful country was one of devastation.
The cemetery was cleared Of insects in
the twinkling of an eye and the grounds
OF the Mausoleum were next attacked
Here a determined resistance wa:
made by lot of old beetles and othel
insects who had long thrived and waXeC
fat at the expense of lot Of subserv
lent taxpayers But they were routed
horse, foot and dragons and swallowed
whole by their cannibalstic conquerors
But the more the latter ate the more
they wanted. The scouts reported the
residences of w. O. Smith, DR.. Pratt
General Hartwell and others furthe
down the valley. They approached
the Attorney-GeneraPs residence very